American Institutes for Research Health Experts to Present at the Annual AcademyHealth Conference
Washington, D.C. – Experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will discuss a variety of health research issues, including models for reducing chronic disease risk factors and mixed methods in health services and policy research, during the AcademyHealth 2012 Annual Research Meeting to be held June 24-26, 2012 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin in Orlando, FL.
AcademyHealth’s research meeting provides a forum for more than 2,400 attendees to gather and discuss health policy implications, share research methods, and network with other professionals from around the world. AcademyHealth promotes interaction across health research and policy by representing a broad community of health services research professionals seeking to improve health care.
AIR health experts will participate in the following sessions:
Sunday, June 24
Session: Poster Session B, 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
AIR Presenter: Grace Wang (Jill Yegian contributed)
Presentation Title: How Does Hawai'i Manage Health Care Costs?
Monday, June 25
Session: Poster Session B, 9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
AIR Presenter: Coretta Mallery
Presentation Title: The Effects of Neighborhood Context and Parenting Factors On Adolescent Mental Health: A Multilevel Investigation
Session: Taking Corrective Action: Organizational Strategies for Performance Improvement Panel, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
AIR Presenters: Kristen Carman
Presentation Title: Recommendations for Implementing Lean in Healthcare: Findings from Comparative Case Studies
Session: Approaches to Quality Improvement, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
AIR Presenter: Kathryn Paez
Presentation Title: Implementing Lean in Healthcare: Findings from a Mixed Methods Study of an Urban Safety Net Clinic System
Session: Poster Session C, 6:45 – 8:15 p.m.
AIR Presenter: Karthik Shyam
Presentation Title: Will Benefit Designs and Cost Information Stimulate High Quality, Low Cost Consumer Choices?
Session: Poster Session C, 6:45 – 8:15 p.m.
AIR Presenter: Grace Wang
Presentation Title: Influence of Patient Preferences on the Cost-effectiveness of Screening for Lynch Syndrome
Session: Poster Session C, 6:45 – 8:15 p.m.
AIR Presenter: Steve Garfinkel (Jennifer Richmond, Samuel Fuchs, and Elizabeth Frentzel contributed)
Presentation Title: Improving Decision-Making and Communication to Enhance Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes
Tuesday, June 26
Session: Invited Speaker, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
AIR Presenters: Kristin Carman, Steve Garfinkel
Presentation Title: Mixed Methods in Health Services and Policy Research: Expanding the Range of Uses
For more information, visit http://academyhealth.org.
About AIR
Established in 1946, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance both domestically and internationally in the areas of health, education and workforce productivity. For more information, visit www.air.org.
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