Research Grants and Projects
- Disparities in Health and Health Care
- Communication in Health Care Settings
- Health Care for Marginalized Populations
- Cancer: Patient Navigation
- Cancer: Prevention
- Education/Training
- Other
Disparities in Health and Health Care
Using Social Risk to Guide CHD Preventive Treatment
Kevin Fiscella, MD, MPH - PI
NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
9/01/07 – 6/30/10
To demonstrate that the incorporation of social risk into global risk assessment and preventive treatment guidelines offers potential for reducing disparities in CHD.
Primary Care-Based Randomized Trial to Reduce Cancer Screening Disparities
Kevin Fiscella, MD, MPH - PI
American Cancer Society
1/01/08 – 12/31/11
To demonstrate that the incorporation of social risk into global risk assessment and preventive treatment guidelines offers potential for reducing disparities in CHD.
Randomized Control Trial of Primary Care-based Patient Navigation-Activation
Kevin Fiscella, MD, MPH - Principal Investigator (PI)
NIH/National Cancer Institute
9/30/05 – 6/30/10
Navigation Newsletter 1st edition
To evaluate the impact of patient navigation on cancer related quality of care and racial and socioeconomic disparities in cancer-related care.
RCT of Primary Care-Based Patient-Navigation-Activation Research Administrative Supplement to Promote Diversity
Kevin Fiscella, MD, MPH - Principal Investigator (PI)
NIH/National Cancer Institute
9/01/08– 8/31/10
To provide Implementation and evaluation of an office detailing demonstration project to optimize subject recruitment, particularly for underserved patients with cancer; and to provide Qualitative analysis of the patient and navigator perspective on the impact and salient features of patient navigation. (Supplement to grant above)
Randomized Control Trial of Concurrent Peer Review
Kevin Fiscella, MD, MPH - Site PI
Subcontract on a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant awarded to Ellen Volpe, MS, NP at Westside Health Services
12/1/2006 – 11/30/2008 (extended to 5/31/09)
To assess the impact of concurrent peer review (CPR) visits on the quality of cardiovascular and diabetic care for underserved, minority patients. The secondary aim is to assess the success of the CPR implementation process.
Tailored Interactive Multimedia to Reduce Colorectal Cancer Screening Disparities
Kevin Fiscella, MD, MPH - Site PI
Subcontract on an NIH/National Cancer Institute grant awarded to Anthony Jerant, MD at the University of California, Davis
9/12/2008– 8/31/2013
The study investigators have developed an interactive multimedia computer program that provides personally tailored education about colorectal cancer screening in the user's preferred language (English or Spanish). In this study, the investigators will examine whether use of the computer program increases the number of patients who receive colorectal cancer screening and lessens or eliminates the glaring disparity in screening between Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites.
A Communication Intervention for Physical Activity in Underserved Communities
Jennifer Carroll, MD, MPH - Principal Investigator
NIH/National Cancer Institute K07 Award
9/26/2008 - 8/31/2013
To pursue a mentored career development plan and to successfully train to apply for R01 level funding to conduct larger scale cancer prevention trials to promote physical activity via communication interventions focusing on underserved populations.
Communication in Health Care Settings
Targeted and Tailored Messages to Enhance Depression Care and Reduce Stigma
Ronald M. Epstein , MD, MPH - Site PI
Subcontract on an NIH/National Institute of Mental Health grant awarded to Richard L. Kravitz, MD, MSPH at the University of California, Davis.
Est. 9/27/07-7/31/12
To participate in a multi-site study to develop and test targeted public service announcements and a tailored interactive multimedia computer program designed to enhance depression care seeking and reduce depression-related stigma.
Health Care for Marginalized Populations
Deaf People and Healthcare
Steven L. Barnett, MD - PI
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
9/30/06 - 9/29/11
To assist Dr. Barnett in becoming an independent health services researcher focused on deaf people who communicate in American Sign Language (ASL) and their families, and for him to pursue a mentored research project to study healthcare experiences by adapting and and administering in ASL a widely used English language survey.
Cancer: Patient Navigation-Activation
Measuring What Navigators Do: Task and Social Network Analysis
Jennifer K. Carroll , MD - Site PI
Avon Foundation/Boston Medical Center (Subcontract)
2/1/07 – 1/31/09
To develop a measure to directly observe and quantify the tasks of navigators and the networks they employ to conduct their work.
Risk Prevention
Population Impact of Raising Perceptions of Heritable Risk
Robert E. Gramling, MD, DSc
NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute
1/1/07 - 12/30/2009
(Extended to 6/30/2009)
To evaluate whether raising social awareness of family history as an independent, major risk factor for common diseases motivates appropriate preventive actions and translates into long-term health benefits for individuals with a predisposition to CHD.
CVD Risk Perception, Behavioral Support and 25-year Survival
Robert E. Gramling, MD, DSc
NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research
9/13/07 - 5/31/09
To examine whether the introduction of resources for behavior change interact with pre-existing health risk beliefs to promote survival, and the degree to which interval change in smoking, diet, exercise and weight management explain the influence on survival.
Education/Training
Faculty Development for Researchers and Master Educators
Richard J. Botelho, MD - PI
Health Services and Resources Administration
7/1/05 – 6/30/08 (Extended to June 30, 2009)
To provide fellows with a curriculum to develop research and/or teaching skills; and to help fellows develop expertise in one of the specialty tracks: Behavior Change, Family Systems Medicine, Health Care Disparities, Patient-centered Care, and Ob/Gyn.
A Curriculum in Mindful Practice to Promote Caring Attitudes and Professional Behavior of Medical Students and Residents
Ronald M. Epstein, MD - PI
Arthur Vining Davis Foundation
7/1/07 – 6/30/09
To create a program in mindfulness for third year medical students, their supervising residents, and their attending physicians to foster caring attitudes and professional behavior toward their patients; and to disseminate the program to collaborating medical schools.
Promoting Mindful Practice in Medical Student and Resident Education
Ronald M. Epstein, MD - PI
The Gold Foundation
12/1/08 - 5/31/10
To disseminate an innovative educational project in Mindful Practice to medical schools and residency training institutions.
Other
Highland Hospital’s Reproductive Health Program
Thomas L. Campbell, MD - PI
New York State
1/1/05-12/31/10
To provide comprehensive family planning and reproductive health care services to underserved populations in a skilled, caring, confidential and culturally sensitive manner.