Professional Development Directory

This introductory-level session will provide an overview of community-based participatory research (CBPR), an increasingly used approach of researchers collaborating with communities to ethically and effectively design research to address health disparities. Nina Wallerstein, Dr.P.H. and Lorenda Belone, Ph.D. from the RWJF Center for Health Policy and the Center for Participatory Research, Department of Family and Community Medicine, at the University of New Mexico, along with one of their Tribal Partners, will present CBPR definitions and principles, the rationale for using this approach, as well as issues, challenges, and strategies for effective CBPR. Examples will be presented of the process of conducting CBPR, including research design and measurement, and its potential for achieving mutually beneficial outcomes, within communities and within University practices. 

This seminar focuses on two examples of translation in PHSSR. Participants will learn about designing research questions in partnership with practitioners, conducting research with practice partners, and sharing findings with those who can use them to support the implementation of evidence-based and innovative public health practice.

In light of new data requirements as outlined in Section 4302 of the Affordable Care Act, this session will focus on analytic considerations for data collection in health systems. Romana Hasnain-Wynia, Ph.D., director of the Center for Healthcare Equity and an associate professor of research at Northwestern University, will address issues including standardizing and categorizing race/ethnic data which will ultimately help track disparities initiatives and overall progress towards health equity. 

This webinar provides an in-depth look at Section 4302 of the Affordable Care Act and its implications for disparities research. David Meyers of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will point to specific language that impacts racial/ethnic data collection. Commentary will be provided by José J. Escarce, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles/RAND. 

This webinar provides an overview of the Affordable Care Act with emphasis on impacts and opportunities for disparities research. Dr. Brian Smedley addresses implications of the legislation for addressing health inequities and proposes strategies for researchers and communities to work together to address health problems plaguing underserved communities. Dr. Carlessia A. Hussein, director of the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities for the Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene provides a reaction from the state perspective. 

This session engages participants in a discussion about the importance of health services research in helping to optimize the rigor, relevance, and real-time nature of knowledge generation. Panelists review some of the important characteristics that have helped to shape the field of HSR thus far, and discuss the ways in which emerging data trends may lead to a substantial shift in its methods and conduct. 

The Health Economics Interest Group (IG) held an educational webinar to discuss the unique challenges and opportunities in working in a soft money environment.

Panelists, led by AcademyHealth's Health Economics Interest Group, discusses best practices in how to effectively manage, grow, and structure teams.