Group Health Research Institute (GHRI) hosts regular seminars where investigators from the Institute and our collaborating institutions present their research findings.
Upcoming seminars | Past seminars
Upcoming scientific seminars
- Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Metropolitan Park East
Room 1509A
4–5 p.m.
"Studying organizational context and quality improvement: Some thoughts on measurement and bias."
Christian Helfrich, PhD, MPH
Implementation Research Coordinator, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services, University of Washington School of Public Health
- Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Metropolitan Park East
Room 1509A
4–5 p.m.
"Research opportunities leveraging natural language processing."
David Carrell, PhD
Multi-Institutional Research Consultant, Group Health Research Institute
Past seminars
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
"Intimate partner violence at Group Health: How common is it? What is it costing?"
Melissa L. Anderson, MS
Biostatistician, Group Health Research Institute
Tuesday, 12 January 2010
"Does patient-centered access change the utilization, costs and quality of care for patients with diabetes and comorbid conditions?"
David Grembowski, PhD
Department of Health Services, University of Washington
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
"The changing climate at NIH and what it means to you."
Marcia Holiday, Senior Manager, Grants and Contract Administration, Group Health Research Institute
Sherry Flotten, MPA, Senior Grant Management Specialist and Pre-award Lead, Group Health Research Institute
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
"The other influenza: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine shortage and public health response—United States, 2008–2009."
Michael L. Jackson, PhD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
"Engaging patients and caregivers as advisors to research."
Leah Tuzzio, MPH
Cancer Research Network Project Director
Senior Research Project Manager, Group Health Research Institute
Kathryn Horner
Project Manager, Group Health Research Institute
Cheryl Wiese, MS
Survey Program Manager, Group Health Research Institute
Debby Goodman
Patient Advisor
Gail Alexis Ray
Governance Consultant, Group Health
Sarah Greene, MPH
Research Associate, Group Health Research Institute
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
"Clinical improvement and prevention in practice in the Group Health delivery system: Framing your work to fit organizational priorities."
Michelle D. Seelig, MD, MSHS
Medical Director, Clinical Knowledge & Support, Group Health Cooperative
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
"Variations in Diagnostic Practices: A challenge for case-mix adjustment."
Elliott S. Fisher, MD, MPH
Director, The Center for Health Policy Research Professor of Medicine and Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School
Senior Associate, VA Outcomes Group, White River Junction
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
"Quality study of nurse's case presentation of patient's summary status to health care provider."
Mary Dolan, RN, FNP, MSN
Group Health
"An analysis of clinic nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and experience with advance directives and of end of life planning."
Charlotte Green, RN, CCRN, MSN
Group Health
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
"Informatics and health IT at Group Health: current state and future directions."
Gwendolyn O'Keefe, MD
Associate Medical Director for Quality and Informatics, Group Health Cooperative
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
"Conducting comparative effectiveness research within Group Health: Results and lessons from the Radiological Evaluation and Breast Density (READ) randomized controlled trial."
Diana Buist, PhD, MPH
Associate Investigator, Group Health Research Institute
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
"Shaping a research agenda for healthy aging and evidence-based health programming."
Nancy Whitelaw, PhD
Senior Vice President and Director of the Center for Healthy Aging, National Council on Aging
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
- Topics in Women's Health Seminar
"Epidemiology of urinary incontinence in women."
Jennifer Melville, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology Adjunct Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
- CHS Scientific Seminar
"Healing in primary care—What does it mean and how do we promote it?: A summary of two qualitative studies at Group Health."
Clarissa Hsu, PhD
Research Associate and Senior Program Manager, Center for Community Health and Evaluation, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Tuesday, 14 July 2009
"Whose pyramid is it anyway? Examining the evidence base behind the dietary guidelines."
Jeannette Beasley, PhD, MPH
Women's Health Post-Doctorate Fellow, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
"Insights from three perspectives: grantee, reviewer and, PRAC member."
Beverly J. Torok-Storb, PhD
Co-Head, Program in Stem/Progenitor Cell Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Consortium
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
"The Cancer Information Service: Public voice of the National Cancer Institute ."
Nigel Bush, PhD
Senior Staff Scientist, Public Health Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Senior Research Associate, Western Region, Cancer Information Service, National Cancer Institute
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
"Net benefit or harm? An update on the evidenced-based process of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force."
David Grossman, MD, MPH
Senior Investigator, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Group Health Pediatrician
Medical Director of Preventive Care, Group Health
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
"Osteoporosis overview and risk assessment"
Susan M. Ott, MD
Associate Professor Department of Medicine, University of Washington
A T32 Women's Health Seminar, a quarterly series on topics related to women's health and aging, sponsored by a NRSA Institutional Research Training Grant (T32) "Improving Health Care for Aging Women."
Thursday, 7 May 2009
"Racial differences in predictors of intensive end of life care in advanced cancer patients."
Elizabeth Trice Loggers, MD, PhD
Research Fellow, Hematology/Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Birnbaum Lecture
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
"Identifying potentially cost effective chronic care programmes in the absence of good evidence"
Lotte Steuten, PhD
Senior Research Fellow, Health Economics Research Group and Multidisciplinary
Assessment of Technology Centre in Healthcare at Brunel University, London
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
"Evidence is in the eye of the beholder"
Larry Kessler, ScD
Chair of the Department of Health Services in the
UW School of Public Health
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
"Neuropathology-based risk scoring for dementia diagnosis in the elderly"
Sebastien Haneuse, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Rod Walker, MS
Biostatistician, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
"Faculty mentoring and career development: Things you need to know"
Jennifer B. McClure, PhD
Associate Director for Research, Internal and Associate Investigator, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
"Of two minds: Reason and emotion in health care decisions"
Peter A. Ubel, MD
Director of the Center for Behavioral and Decision Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
CHS seminar series
"Menopausal symptoms in breast cancer patients"
Janet S. Carpenter, PhD, MSN, BSN
Professor, School of Nursing, Adult Health, Indiana University
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
"Sex and gender differences in clinical pain"
Linda LeResche, ScD
Affiliate Investigator, Group Health Center for Health Studies
T32 Program Faculty, and Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, University of Washington
"Fundamental Payment Reform: What would it look like?"
Douglas A. Conrad, PhD, MBA, MHA
Affiliate Investigator, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Professor, Health Services and Dental Public Health Sciences, University of Washington
Co-Director, University of Washington Center for Health Management Research
Adjunct Professor, Finance and Business Economics,
University of Washington
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
"There's No Monkeying Around with (DatStat) Illume!! Web Surveys at the Center for Health Studies."
Cheryl Wiese, MA
Manager, Survey Research Program, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Tonya Johnson
Research Specialist, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
"Estimating the impact of discontinuation of medical interventions on health outcomes."
Noel S. Weiss, MD, DPH
Professor of Epidemiology, University of Washington
Faculty Member, Epidemiology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Scientific seminars are held at the Metropolitan Park East Building (MPE), 1730 Minor Avenue, in Seattle. For directions to GHRI and contact information see our Contact Us page.