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Health Outcomes And Implementation Science

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…

Guidance for the caregivers of blood cancer patients

Researchers are expanding a successful program that teaches spouses and other caregivers how to support a patient living with a blood cancer, such as leukemia. Newly filmed videos will feature the expertise of caregiving expert, Allison J. Applebaum, PhD, a professor and director of the Center for Caregiving at the…

Ph.D. pathways in cancer research: Miranda Reid

“I’m interested in how to make sure programs and research efforts last,” Reid said. “It’s not enough to collect data and show success; you have to think about what happens when you leave and how to make sure the work continues.”

CNBC profiles PhD graduate and family’s obesity journey

The video shows Dr. Heeren and her family discussing their weight management journeys and recent adoption of injectable diabetes medications. You may notice scenes at the University of Florida where Dr. Heeren is jogging and playing tennis on campus.

New trajectory for cancer

Jamie Hensley, MHCM, CCRP, navigated booths where community health educators shared cancer prevention tips and screening guidelines, and outreach workers stacked giveaway boxes full of vegetables and food staples.