Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research

The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research seeks to improve the health of individuals, families, and populations by understanding the problems, issues and alternatives in the design and delivery of health care services. This is accomplished through an interdisciplinary program of research, consultation, technical assistance and training that focuses on timely and policy-relevant questions concerning the accessibility, adequacy, organization, cost and effectiveness of health care services and the dissemination of this information to policy makers and the general public.

Upcoming Events

Jan 23 3-5 pm	AHRQ/NRSA Seminar Determining Future Research Needs Tim Carey -- Sheps Center, Rosenfeld Conf Rm
Jan 30 3-5 pm	AHRQ/NRSA Seminar Grants, Contracts, and the Money River Tim Carey -- Sheps Center, Rosenfeld Conf Rm
Feb 6 3-5 pm	AHRQ/NRSA Seminar Pilot Funding Tim Carey -- Sheps Center, Rosenfeld Conf Rm
Feb 13 3-5 pm	AHRQ/NRSA Seminar Project Management Anne Jackman -- Sheps Center, Rosenfeld Conf Rm
Feb 20 3-5 pm	AHRQ/NRSA Seminar Budgeting and Screw-ups Tim Carey -- Sheps Center, Rosenfeld Conf Rm
Feb 27 3-5 pm	AHRQ/NRSA Seminar The Job Talk: Interviewing, negotiating, and transitions Morris Weinberger -- Sheps Center, Rosenfeld Conf Rm
Apr 23 3-5 pm	AHRQ/NRSA Seminar Giselle Corbie-Smith The IOM committee on CER standards -- Sheps Center, Rosenfeld Conf Rm
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Mar 12 3-5 pm	AHRQ/NRSA Seminar Using qualitative methods to inform quantitative methods Jennifer Craft-Morgan -- Sheps Center, Rosenfeld Conf Rm
Mar 19 3-5 pm	AHRQ/NRSA Seminar Long term acute care study Kathleen Dalton -- Sheps Center, Rosenfeld Conf Rm
Apr 2 3-5 pm	AHRQ/NRSA Seminar Understanding high financial performance in Critical Access Hospitals: A mixed methods approach George Pink -- Sheps Center, Rosenfeld Conf Rm

What's New?

The American College of Surgeons Health Policy Research Institute has released an update to their online, interactive atlas of the surgical workforce in the US. This updated version includes data on surgical sub-specialties, population data, and health access indicators. [Atlas]
The NC Health Profession Data System has released the Spring 2011 Allied Health Job Vacancy Tracking Report. [report]
The NC Health Professions Data System has released the 2010 health professions data. [Data book] [Data]
The NC Health Profession Data System has released the Fall 2010 Allied Health Job Vacancy Tracking Report. [cover letter] [report]
Tom Ricketts, PhD, Sheps Center, was appointed to the National Health Care Workforce Commission. [news release]
The 2009 NC Health Professions Data are now available. [Data book] [Data]
The American College of Surgeons Health Policy Research Institute has released an online, interactive atlas of the surgical workforce in the US. [Atlas] [Press release]
The NC Health Professions Data System has released a new report entitled, "Trends in the Supply of Pharmacists in North Carolina," [link to report]
Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD and Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-term Care announce publication of a first-of-its-kind manual to improve practices and inform policies in assisted living communities through the use of a collaborative method of research – community-based participatory research (CBPR). Press release link pdf manual link
Dr. Gerald Gartlehner presented a 'Critical Appraisal of Randomized Controlled Trials' as part of the RTI-UNC Evidence-based Practice Center seminar series. To view presentation slides visit this [link]
New Findings Brief: Updating Uninsured Estimates in an Economic Downturn [link]
The Center for Women's Health Research has moved to its new location in Southern Village. Contact information: CWHR, 104B Market Street, Campus Box #7521, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Telephone: 919-843-7720. Please check their website at www.cwhr.unc.edu for details.

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