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KPWHRI to launch study on vaccine hesitancy among long-term care workersThe Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute plans to award $4.75 million to compare ways to raise COVID-19 immunization rates
vaccine, COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy, community engagement, health education
2021-07-16
Patient collaboration sparks care innovationsBy partnering with patients, KPWHRI researchers developed 2 new interventions to boost lung cancer screening.
human-centered design, patient partners, co-designing, lung cancer screening
2021-07-09
Detecting, assessing suicidal ideation during COVID-19Drs. Greg Simon and Megan Gary share how new processes improved suicide risk identification when mental health visits went virtual.
mental health, suicide prevention, COVID-19, telehealth, suicidal ideation
2021-07-06
Deprescribing: Less may be moreDr. Sascha Dublin explains why sometimes not taking medications may be a safer and healthier choice.
aging, deprescribing, Medication Use & Patient Safety
2021-06-15
How to become a clinical value championKPWHRI’s MacColl Center launches online training to help clinicians identify and curb overused services in clinical practice.
MacColl Center, low-value care, medical overuse, value champions, free training
2021-06-14
Volunteers needed for COVID-19 booster trialNIAID-sponsored study includes Seattle in test for benefits of mixing different vaccine types.
coronavirus, COVID, Johnson & Johnson, COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna, clinical trial, vaccine booster, Pfizer
2021-06-14
Bringing community to the tableKPWHRI research partner Neely Williams shares her views on hesitancy in health research in the Black community.
research hesitancy, Tuskegee study, Black community
2021-06-10
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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.