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Dr. Lukasz Mazur recently published an article, titled "Incorporating Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) Into Analysis of Reported Near Misses and Incidents in Radiation Oncology"

Authors: 
Gregory D. Judy MD, Daniel P. Lindsay MD, Deen Gu MHA, Brandon T. Mullins MD, Prithima R. Mosaly PhD, Lawrence B. Marks MD, Bhishamjit S.Chera MD, Lukasz M. Mazur PhD

Purpose: Human factors analysis and classification system (HFACS) is a framework for investigation into causation of human errors. We herein assess whether radiation oncology professionals, with brief training, can conduct HFACS on reported near misses or safety incidents (NMSIs) in a reliable (eg, with a high level of agreement) and practical (eg, timely and with user satisfaction) manner. Read the full article here

CHIP faculty Dr. Chris Shea (UNC PI) and Dr. Saif Khairat (UNC co-investigator) received funding from Health Resources and Services Administration, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

RFA: Telehealth for Heart Attack and Stroke in Rural Hospitals
Total award: $950,000
Funded organization: Rural Telehealth Research Center.  This is a collaboration between the University of Iowa (lead institution), the University of Southern Maine, and UNC Chapel Hill.

The primary purpose of this project is to examine telehealth for heart attack and stroke in national samples of hospitals. Research questions include (1) What have been the trends in adoption of telehealth services for heart attack and stroke among hospitals since 2010, and what factors have contributed to this trend? (2)  What telestroke processes and implementation strategies are in place, and how do these processes and strategies differ across levels of rurality? link

Dr. Saif Khairat received funding from PCORI 

Title: Evaluating the Comparative Effectiveness of Telemedicine in Primary Care: Learning from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Co-PIs: Jessica S Ancker and Rainu Kaushal, Weill Cornell Medicine
UNC Site-PI: Saif Khairat
Award amount: (About) $3 million
Award duration: 2 years

This study aims to examine the comparative effectiveness of different approaches to provide primary care during the widespread transition from in-person to remote visits during the pandemic.  The study examines how telemedicine is offered to and experienced by diverse populations as well as telemedicine’s effectiveness on outcomes and disparities among people with chronic conditions. The study uses PCORnet® to examine the impact of telemedicine on patient-centered outcomes and disparities in outcomes for patients with chronic disease at many clinics.

Dr. Lukasz Mazur recently published an article with CHIP doctoral student Karthik Adapa, titled "Impact of Simulation-based Training and Neurofeedback Interventions on Radiation Technologists Workload, Situation Awareness, and Performance"

Authors: Lukasz M.Mazur, Robert Adams, Prithima R.Mosaly, Joseph Nuamah, Karthik Adapa, Lawrence B.Marks
Purpose: To assess the effect of a combined intervention - simulation-based training supported by neurofeedback sessions - on radiation technologists (RTs’) workload, situation awareness, and performance during routine quality assurance (QA) and treatment delivery tasks. Read the full article here.
CHIP BMHI students gave their final presentations
Presenters: David Zablocki
Presentation Title: "Telehealth Reimbursement Analysis and Considerations in the Post-COVID-19 Era"
Presenters: Liyuan Zhu
Presentation Title: "Early detection of dementia: opportunities for modular home sensor networks"

Congratulations Ryan Hensley for successfully graduating from the online master's program in BMHI at CHIP. He was the first online MPS BMHI graduate at CHIP. Learn more about the online program in Biomedical Health Informatics

 

Upcoming Grant Deadlines


Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate, December 11, Read more

Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health, Application Deadline: Open, Read more

Spencer Foundation, small research grant, November 3, Read more

Senior Research Scientist Award - KO5 - Read more 

Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed), Read more

Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology (Health IT) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), Read more

Secondary Analysis of Existing Datasets for Advancing Infectious Disease Research (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed), Read more
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Deadline: Click here

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Read more
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Deadline: Click here

Independent Research Scientist Development Award KO2 - Read more

Research on Current Topics in Alzheimer's Disease and Its Related Dementias (R01 Clinical Trial Optional), Read more
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Deadline: Click here

Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education and Human Resources, learn more
Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Job Opportunities

Several part-time and full-time positions have been posted on the CHIP website 

Job opportunities at AMIA Jobs

Job opportunities at NCHICA Career

Events and Deadlines
 

Informatics Research Seminars, Wednesday, September 9, 4:00 pm - 5:00pm, learn more

Free Conference: ICCAI 2020 Meaningful AI in the age of COVID-19, September 10-11, 2020, Register

Carolina STEM/Healthcare/Business Virtual Career Fair, September 16th, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM, learn more

Race, Racism, and Racial Equity (R3) Symposium, Thursday, Sept. 10, 1:30–3 p.m., learn more

Future Health Summit 2020, Sep 23-24, Register

AHIMA20 Virtual Conference – October 14 – 17, learn more

AMIA 2020 Virtual Annual Symposium – November 14-18, learn more

Interesting Reads

Nurses 2.0 - The digital transformation of nursing

New data shows digital health was in trouble pre-pandemic

How Can Health IT Address Socially Determined Risk amid COVID-19?

Google releases data set of search trends for COVID-19 symptoms

Fitbit Wants to Be Your One-Stop Health Care Shop

Telehealth bridges and highlights rural health disparities

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