Workshop in Kenya builds strength in implementation science research
University of Florida health researchers are expanding collaboration with Mount Kenya University (MKU), one of the largest private universities in Africa.
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Undergrad Bishop wants to do everything (and nearly does)
An undergraduate could get lost in the graduate student atmosphere on the top floor of Malachowsky Hall for Data Science and Information Technology, but that’s not the case for senior Harold Bishop. He has leapfrogged with ease into the mature world of graduate-level research and steady employment.
Cancer screenings continue years after guidelines change to limit unnecessary tests, study finds
“Excessive screening opens the door for a lot of negative consequences,” said Jennifer LeLaurin, Ph.D., an assistant professor of health outcomes and biomedical informatics at the University of Florida and lead author of the new study.
Understanding the value of direct feedback from cancer patients
This new implementation research, titled Monitoring Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes During Cancer Treatment, will collect data from cancer patients over two years to investigate how the feedback system affects provider workload and patient behavior.
Poster winners at conference on smoking cessation research
Two University of Florida student researchers earned high praise for their poster presentations at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Lina Modjarrad and Miranda Reid were honored at the event in New Orleans in March.
Educating professionals to increase quality and safety in health care
A free and AI-enhanced continuing education program from the University of Florida’s College of Medicine aims to improve patient safety and quality of care by upgrading the skills of providers. The Quality and Patient Safety initiative provides innovative and timely courses for a range of health care providers. A few…
Students display cancer research at Showcase
Several of our department’s students and faculty members participated in the UF Health Cancer Center’s annual Research Showcase on February 12, 2025. …
Perspectives of LGBTQ+ youth on anti-vaping messages in social media
University of Pennsylvania: Florida researchers collaborated with the University of Pennsylvania and other experts to understand how to reduce vaping among LGBTQ+ youth.
Strong representation at conference on dissemination and implementation science
The UF College of Medicine’s Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics had 13 poster and podium presentations accepted for the 17th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health.
Researchers combine public service with secondhand smoke study
Three researchers from Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics (HOBI) serve on the organizing team for the Florida Health Policy Leadership Academy within UF’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service. They also recently combined efforts to publish a study on secondhand smoke with surprisingly high exposure rates. The study was…
