The Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN), North Carolina Network Consortium (NCNC), has relaunched their webpage. We would like to thank the Sheps Center for all their support in the redesign and relaunch of the web page especially Brian Cass, Liuliu Fan and Dea Bell. We hope this website will support investigators interested in taking research projects… Read more »
Marisa Domino, PhD – New Mental Health Training Program Director
Please join me in welcoming Marisa Domino, Ph.D. as the new Training Program Director for the UNC-Duke Training Program in Mental Health Systems & Services. Currently, Marisa is a Professor of Health Policy and Management in the Gillings School of Global Public Health and a Senior Faculty Fellow at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for… Read more »
Pam Silberman honored by NCHA and NCCHCA
Pam Silberman, immediate past president of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, and current Clinical Professor Health Policy and Management at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health has been honored recently with two awards. On July 17, 2014 she was awarded the North Carolina Hospital Association’s 2014 Meritorious Service Award. NCHA Press Release…. Read more »
Screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis could bring more harm than benefit
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill and RTI International conducted an evidence review that was used by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a task force of national medical experts, to recommend against screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in adults. Carotid artery stenosis (CAS) is the narrowing of arteries in the… Read more »
NCNC Presentations at the NAPCRG Conference
At the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) PBRN meeting the collaborating PBRNs of the North Carolina Network Consortium (NCNC) are presenting a poster Lessons Learned During Year 1 of a State-Wide PBRN Collaboration on Dissemination of a Shared Decision Making Toolkit. This toolkit for shared decision making with asthma patients is being disseminated… Read more »
New free questionnaires can improve the care and quality of life of older adults in assisted living through person-centered practices
The Toolkit for Person-Centeredness in Assisted Living was developed through a close partnership between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the national Center for Excellence in Assisted Living (CEAL), along with assisted living providers, residents, family members, and organizational representatives. Available for free download, the Toolkit includes questionnaires to be completed by assisted living residents and staff, and simple, easy-to-follow instructions for scoring and interpreting the results. The questionnaires measure Person-Centered Practices in Assisted Living, and are called the PC-PAL.
Gun violence, simple solutions, and mental health workforce shortage
It often takes a crisis to help us see a real problem that has been ignored for too long. One positive result that might yet emerge from the tethering of gun violence and mental health is a concerted, nationwide response to the mental health workforce crisis. Sheps researchers, Kathleen C. Thomas, Alan R. Ellis, and… Read more »
Sheryl Zimmerman to lead Social Research, Policy, and Practice Section of the Gerontological Society of America.
The members of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) – comprising nearly 6,000 researchers, educators, and practitioners, all dedicated to the field of aging – elected Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-term Care Co-Director, Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, to lead the Social Research, Policy, and Practice Section of GSA. Dr. Zimmerman will take office during GSA’s… Read more »
Frequent in-person home visits can reduce both readmission and death for patients with heart failure
CHAPEL HILL- Home-visiting programs and multidisciplinary heart failure clinic interventions can reduce hospital readmission and improve survival for patients with heart failure, according to research from RTI International and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The work, based on a report funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), was published… Read more »
Medications can help adults with alcohol use disorders reduce drinking
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Several medications can help people with alcohol use disorders maintain abstinence or reduce drinking, according to research from the RTI International-University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center. The work, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, provides… Read more »
The Center for Women’s Health Research at UNC has announced the release of the 2014 North Carolina Women’s Health Report Card
The Center for Women’s Health Research at UNC has announced the release of the 2014 North Carolina Women’s Health Report Card. This edition focuses on data reported during 2011 and 2012. It demonstrates where we have made strides and where opportunities exist to improve women’s health and healthcare needs in North Carolina. Download a… Read more »
Upcoming Seminars on The Challenge of Opioid Addictions: Focus on Pregnant Women, Mothers and Their Children.
A series of one-day trainings will be offered on opioid use disorders and treatment that will be open to family drug treatment court and family court teams, guardian ad litem staff, child welfare and foster care staff from departments of social services, other health and domestic violence team members, and substance abuse treatment staff.
Study estimates that 7 out of 10 adults in assisted living communities have some form of cognitive impairment
A new research study published in this month’s issue of Health Affairs finds that assisted living communities are a primary provider of residential care for older adults with dementia and that an estimated 7 out of 10 adults living in these settings have some form of cognitive impairment. Sheryl Zimmerman, Philip Sloane, and David Reed… Read more »
Sheps NRSA fellow publishes new cancer research
Angela Stover, a current NRSA predoctoral fellow with the Sheps Center has been featured by the School of Public Health about her recent publication. Read the article HERE.
Sheps Center Child Health Program has a New Director & a New Website
Dr Betsy Sleath, distinguished Professor at the UNC School of Pharmacy and long-time Sheps Center investigator, has recently agreed to take over as Program Director for the Child Health Services Program. Betsy has worked on children’s health issues for many years, examining efficacy and adherence issues of medication use in this vulnerable population, with additional… Read more »
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