The Importance of Gathering
AcademyHealth senior staff reflect on the purpose of conferences and meetings, how AcademyHealth is adapting to a virtual environment, and ask readers to complete a short survey.
Policymakers Need Evidence, and the Health Policy Orientation has the Skills You Need
AcademyHealth Senior Manager for Government Affairs Josh Caplan explains how AcademyHealth’s Health Policy Orientation helps attendees maximize the impact of research in policymaking.
Experts Discuss Child Health Care Transformation
AcademyHealth CEO Lisa Simpson asked Charlie Bruner, of the Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) Marks network, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, about its efforts to transform child health care in the United States. The following is the Q & A from that interaction.
Nursing Health Services Research: Developing an Agenda to Address the Nation’s Top Health Care Challenges in the 2020s
As the COVID-19 pandemic shines a spotlight on the critical role of nursing in health care delivery, members from the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues (IRGNI) highlight key areas of focus to ensure nursing health services research is well-positioned to address the nation’s top health care challenges over the next decade.
AcademyHealth Chair's Address: A Burning Platform for Change
On July 29, 2020, Dr. Elizabeth (Becky) Yano delivered the annual Chair's Address as part of the “Rockstars of HSR” session at the virtual 2020 Annual Research Meeting. The below text of her remarks has been edited for length.
We Are the Light of Justice that Will Not Be Extinguished
Kealoha Fox outlines a 10-year effort that resulted in billions of dollars of government investment in programs that connect cultural values to social determinants of health in Hawai‘i. Dr. Fox presented this work at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Sharing Knowledge conference, organized in partnership with AcademyHealth.
Diversity and Inclusion in Health Services and Policy Research: Then, Now, and the Future
Addressing racism requires a diverse health services research (HSR) workforce. A team of researchers is now fielding a survey on perceptions of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The eventual findings will help address the lack of progress in in the HSR field.
AcademyHealth CEO Charts a Path Forward Amid Pandemic and Persistent Inequity
Lisa Simpson, AcademyHealth President and CEO, delivered opening remarks at the first virtual Annual Research Meeting today, highlighting changes needed in the field of HSR in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide protests against racism.
How to Create Meaningful Connections and Get the Most out of Networking at the 2020 Virtual Annual Research Meeting
AcademyHealth’s Director of Membership, Angélica Rodríguez, shares valuable tips and tricks for networking at the upcoming virtual Annual Research Meeting.
Researchers Examine Trust Between Patient and Provider
In this fourth post in a series on building trust and mutual respect in health care, Maura Dugan highlights insights from researchers examining the relationship between patient and provider.