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Implementation scientists to meet in Seattle Sept. 12-14The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration’s 5th Biennial Conference will explore the intersection of research, policy, and practice.
2019-08-27
Accountable Communities of Health have made stridesWith a new multi-sector collaboration model, Erin Hertel led CCHE’s evaluation showing ACHs can help make a Healthier Washington.
social determinants of health, accountable communities, Healthy Washington
2019-08-19
The House of God at 40We can still learn from a 1970s novel based on real-life doctors, Dr. Eric B. Larson writes, recalling his internship time with them.
overdiagnosis, medical training, residency, overtreatment
2019-08-14
Healthy Hearts Northwest helps smaller primary care clinics improve careNew study shows how a little supplemental support can result in big gains—especially in blood pressure care
primary care, MacColl Center, Healthy Hearts Northwest, blood pressure
2019-08-12
Mindfulness: Practicing what we preach (and study)KPWHRI doesn’t just study mindfulness. We encourage our employees to practice it. Dr. Jennifer McClure explains.
meditation, mindfulness, Jon Kabat-Zinn, stress reduction
2019-07-30
Primary care patients say ‘it’s important to ask’ about suicidal thoughtsStudy participants balanced fear and vulnerability with hope of getting help, researcher Julie Richards found.
2019-07-25
CT scan use in pregnancy rose in US and Canada over two decadesLarge, multicenter study among first to quantify exposure to ionizing radiation during pregnancy.
women's health, radiology, pregnancy, CT scans
2019-07-24
Land Acknowledgment
Our Seattle offices sit on the occupied land of the Duwamish and by the shared waters of the Coast Salish people, who have been here thousands of years and remain. Learn about practicing land acknowledgment.