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13th Annual HMO Research Network Conference
"Building a National Research Model:  The Future of HMO-Based Research"
 March 19-21, 2007, Portland, OR 

Agenda Details
Sunday Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
   Hosted by: The Center for Health Research Kaiser Permanente Northwest  
     

Within the agenda below, you'll find links to most concurrent and plenary
presentations/abstracts. To view posters, click on the Abstracts button
in the menu at left.

  Detailed Agenda
including speakers by session
 

  Sunday, March 18  8 am 5 pm

Time Session Room
3–5 pm HMO Research Network Governing Board Leadership Session Crown Zellerbach
5:30–6:30 pm CRN Ovarian Supplement Jantzen

  Monday, March 19  8 am 8 pm

Time Session Room
8 am–5 pm Conference Registration Desk Open Grand Ballroom (1st Floor lobby)
8 am–Noon HMORN Governing Board Timberline
9–Noon CRN DCIS Clark
10:30 am–Noon CRN3 Health Literacy Jantzen
Noon–5:30 pm Molecular Epidemiology of Fatal Prostate Cancer Study Jantzen
1–2:30 pm MENU White Stag
1–3:30 pm CRN Steering Committee Clark
1–3:30 pm Set up for Poster Sessions 1, 2, 3 East and West Grand Ballroom
2:30–4:30 pm eGranting Experiences: The eGood, the eBad, and the eUgly Timberline
3–5 pm Diabetes Research Consortium Pendleton
3:30–5 pm caBIG and the HMORN – Open Discussion Forum Clackamas
3:30–5:30 pm Cardiovascular SIG White Stag
5:30–6:30 pm Interactive Poster Session 1: See Abstracts for Posters East Grand Ballroom
5:30–8 pm Welcome Reception / Dinner & Introduction of New Investigators East Grand Ballroom
  *Entertainment: Flat Mountain Girls*
          www.flatmountaingirls.com
 

 

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  Tuesday, March 20  7 am 8 pm

Time Session Room
7 am–5 pm Conference Registration Desk Open Grand Ballroom (1st Floor lobby)

7:30–9 am CRN SDRC Overton
7:30–9 am CRN3 Cancer Prevention Index Pendleton
7–7:45 am Final set up for Poster Session 2 & 3 West Grand Ballroom
7:30–9:15 am Breakfast West Grand Ballroom
8–9 am Poster Session 1 – viewing East Grand Ballroom
8–9:15 am Interactive Poster Session 2: See Abstracts for Posters West Grand Ballroom
9–9:30 am Poster Session 1 – removal East Grand Ballroom
9:30–10:30 am Plenary I West Grand Ballroom
 
  • George Halvorson, Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Inc.
    Welcome (by video)
  • Kenneth Buetow, PhD, Director of the NCI Center for Bioinformatics (NCICB). "caBIG(TM): Bridging Research and Evidence-Based Medicine."
 
10:30–10:45  am Beverage Break  
10:45 am–12:15 pm Concurrent Session A1 – Biomedical Informatics
Moderators:
Walter Stewart, PhD, MPH Geisinger Health System
Victor Stevens, PhD, Center for Health Research / KPNW

Presentations

Performance Characteristics for a Master Patient Index (MPI) within the NM Health Information Collaborative (NMHIC) (Abstract #A1-1)
Scott B. Robinson, MA, MPH, Lovelace Clinic Foundation

EMR Use Is Not Associated with Better Diabetes Care (Abstract #A1-2)
Patrick J. O'Connor, MD, MPH, HealthPartners Research Foundation

A Smoker's Registry: Toward Comprehensive Assessment of Smoking and
Cessation Care in Entire HMO Population (Abstract #A1-3)
Brian Hazlehurst, PhD, The Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente
Northwest

Health Information Technology (HIT) and Quality of Care for Patients with Diabetes (Abstract #A1-4)
Jie Huang, PhD, Kaiser Permanente

EHR-based Physician Alerts Increase Uptake of an E-health Intervention for
Chronically-ill Patients
(Abstract #A1-5)
Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH, Geisinger Center for Health Research

Crown Zellerbach
  Concurrent Session A2 – Health Disparities
Moderators:
Rachel Novotny, PhD, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
Terry Field, DSc, Meyers Primary Care Institute

Presentations

Differences in Medication Non-Adherence and Glycemic Control among Black and White Adult HMO Patients with Diabetes (Abstract #A2-1)
Alyce S. Adams, PhD, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Harvard Medical School

Racial / Ethnic Differences in Hypertension Medication Adherence and Blood Pressure Control (Abstract #A2-2)
Vicki C. Fung, PhD, Kaiser Permanente, Division of Research

Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease Among Adults in a Managed Care Organization (Abstract #A2-3)
Douglas W. Roblin, PhD, The Center for Health Research / Southeast, Atlanta, GA

Panel Discussion – Measuring Race and Ethnicity
Discussion Leader: Rachel Novotny, PhD, RD, The Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii

Collection and Use of Race and Ethnicity Data for Quality Improvement: 2006 AHIP-RWJF Survey of Health Insurance Plans (Abstract #A2-4)
Rita Carreon, America's Health Insurance Plans

Variation in Surname Analysis and Geocoding in the Identification of Hispanic Members in an HMO (Abstract #A2-5)
Debra P. Ritzwoller, PhD, Clinical Research Unit, Kaiser Permanente Colorado

The BLEND Methodology to Examine Health Behavior and Risk among Female Adolescents of Multiple Ethnicities in Hawaii (Abstract #A2-6)
Rachel Novotny, PhD, RD, The Center for Health Research,
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii

Weyerhaeuser
  Concurrent Session A3 – Research Administration
Moderators:
Kate Rardin, MPH, HealthPartners Research Foundation
Robin Hudson, CIM, Kaiser Permanente Southeast

Presentation

Facilitating Collaborative Research: Administrative Perspective
(Abstract #A3-1)

Presenters

Overview: Work Over the Past Year
Barry Miller, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Creation of Templates to Store HMORN Informational Documents and Contact Lists
Kate Rardin, HealthPartners Research Foundation

Proposal Development Checklists and Templates
Ben Prince, Meyers Primary Care Institute

Post-award Administration Multi-site Agreements
Tim O'Bar, Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative

Research Administration Best Practices
Barbara Richard, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Summary and Next Steps
Ellen Deitch, The Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest
Robin Hudson, The Center for Health Research Southeast

Overton
  Concurrent Session A4 – Pharmacoepidemiology
Moderators:
Denise Boudreau, PhD, Group Health Center for Health Studies
David Smith, PhD, Center for Health Research / KPNW

Presentations

Clinicians’ Attitudes Regarding Pharmaceutical Marketing and Computerized Prescribing Alerts (Abstract #A4-1)
Steven R. Simon, MD, MPH, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Harvard
Medical School

Exploring Prescriber Attitudes Towards and Relationships with Pharmaceutical Representatives: A Focus Group Study (Abstract #A4-2)
Katheen Mazor, EdD, Meyers Primary Care Institute

Health Plan Members’ Perceptions of Prescribing Practices (Abstract #A4-3)
Sarah Goff, MD, Meyers Primary Care Institute

Patient Knowledge and Beliefs about Osteoporosis. Preliminary Results
(Abstract #A4-4)
Kathy Mazor, EdD, Meyers Primary Care Institute

Clackamas
  Concurrent Session A5 – Multi-site Studies
Moderators:
Leah Tuzzio, MPH, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Mary Ann McBurnie, PhD, Center for Health Research / KPNW

Presentations

Progress in the HMO Research Network toward Streamlined Multi-site IRB Review (Abstract #A5-1)
Sarah M. Greene, MPH, Group Health Center for Health Studies

Essential Systems, Procedures and Tools for Supporting a Multi-site, Multi-protocol Research Network (Abstract #A5-2)
Reesa L. Laws, The Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest

Getting on the Same Page: The Wiki as Project Communications Tool (Abstract #A5-3)
Roy E. Pardee, JD, MA, Group Health Center for Health Studies

Participation and Retention in the Web-based Cancer Prevention MENU Choices
Study: Preliminary Results
(Abstract #A5-4)
Gwen L. Alexander, PhD, MPH, Henry Ford Health System

Washington
12:30–2 pm Luncheon and Plenary II West Grand Ballroom
   
2:30–4 pm Concurrent Session B1 – Linking Population and Public Health
Moderators:
James Nordin, MD, MPH, HealthPartners Research Foundation
Jonathan Finkelstein, MD, MPH, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare
Laura Coleman, PhD, RD, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation

Presentations

Testing Telephone Counseling with Smokeless Tobacco Users: The ChewFree Minnesota Study (Abstract #B1-1)
Nancy E. Sherwood, PhD, HealthPartners Research Foundation

The Association of Neighborhood Characteristics and Social Interactions with
Exercise and Diet Among Working Adults
(Abstract #B1-2)
Douglas W. Roblin, PhD, The Center for Health Research / Southeast, KPGA

Childhood Overweight and the Incidence of Distal Forearm Fracture
(Abstract #B1-3)
Laura A. Coleman, PhD, RD, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation

An All-or-None Performance Measure for Diabetes Quality and Public Reporting: Spur to Improvement? (Abstract #B1-4)
Leif I. Solberg, MD, HealthPartners Research Foundation

Partnering with the Public Health Community: Experiences and Opportunities
Blake Caldwell, MD, MPH, Senior Advisor, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention Coordinating Center for Health Information and Service

Crown Zellerbach
  Concurrent Session B2 – New Investigators: Grant Writing
Moderators:
Suzanne Fletcher, MD, MSc, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare
Cheri Rolnick, PhD, MPH, HealthPartners Research Foundation

Presentations

“Ten Questions in Search of a Grant”
Patrick O’Connor, MD, MPH, HealthPartners Research Foundation

“Mistakes You Did Not Know You Were Making”
Jennifer Coury, MA, The Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest
Kevin Lutz, MFA, The Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest

Weyerhaeuser
  Concurrent Session B3 – Optimizing Care Delivery
Moderators:
Jennifer Elston Lafata, PhD, Henry Ford Health System
Richard Meenan, PhD, Center for Health Research / KPNW

Presentations

Pay for Performance In Treatment of Depression in Primary Care: Findings
From a Mixed Methods Approach
(Abstract #B3-1)
David H. Smith, PhD, The Center for Health Research,
Kaiser Permanente Northwest

An Outreach Program Improved Osteoporosis Management After a Fracture
(Abstract #B3-2)
Adrianne C. Feldstein, MD, MS, The Center for Health Research,
Kaiser Permanente Northwest

Perinatal Substance Abuse Intervention in Obstetric Clinics Decreases Adverse
Neonatal and Maternal Outcomes
(Abstract #B3-3)
Mary Anne Armstrong, MA, Kaiser Permanente / Division of Research

Does Diabetes Double the Risk of Depression? (Abstract #B3-4)
A. Lauren Crain, PhD, HealthPartners Research Foundation

Overton
  Concurrent Session B4 – Cancer
Moderators:
Lois Lamerato, PhD, Henry Ford Health System
Robert Greenlee, PhD, MPH, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation

Presentations

Surveillance Mammography among Older Breast Cancer Survivors (Abstract #B4-1)
Terry S. Field, DSc, Meyers Primary Care Institute

Survival Effect of Mastectomy, Breast Conserving Surgery with and without
Radiation in Older Women
(Abstract #B4-2)
Diana SM Buist, PhD, Group Health Center for Health Studies

Declining Recurrence Rates among Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Patients Treated in the
Community Setting
(Abstract #B4-3)
Laurel Habel, PhD, Kaiser Permanente Northern California

The Greatest Challenges Reported by Long-Term Colorectal Cancer Survivors with
Stomas
(Abstract #B4-4)
Mark C. Hornbrook, PhD, The Center for Health Research, KPNW

An Analysis of Diet and Diet-related Factors among Smokers and Nonsmokers:
Results from the MENU Study
(Abstract #B4-5)
Jennifer B. McClure, PhD, Group Health

Clackamas
  Concurrent Session B5 – Research Methods
Moderators:
Cheryl Wiese, MA, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Kathy Mazor, EdD, Meyers Primary Care Institute
Andrea Altschuler, PhD, Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Presentations

Measuring Height and Weight: Self-Reported Versus Clinically Captured
(Abstract #B5-1)
Tyler R. Ross, MA, Group Health Center for Health Studies

Web Recruitment to a Clinical Trial: Mixed Model Recruitment in an HMO
Population
(Abstract #B5-2)
K. Sabina Smith, BA, The Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest

Geocoding: A Powerful, Sexy Addition to a Study, Maximizing Utility While
Assuring Privacy
(Abstract #B5-3)
Rick J. Krajenta, BS, Henry Ford Health System

Use of Health Plan Administrative Databases to Identify Patients with Irritable
Bowel Syndrome
(Abstract #B5-4)
Sarah Goff, MD, Meyers Primary Care Institute

Washington
4:15–5:30 pm CCSN Cardiology Clinical Trials Writing Group White Stag
4:15–5:45 pm PGRN (Pharmacogenetics Research Network) Forum Clackamas
4:30–6 pm CRN3 Investigator Development Weyerhaeuser
4:30–6:30 pm Obesity SIG Pendleton
4:30–7 pm CRN3 Burden Jantzen
4:30–7 pm Optimizing Healing in Healthcare Overton
4:30–7:30 pm Poster Session 2 & 3 viewing West Grand Ballroom
5:30–7 pm PACIFIC Study (Multi-center Study of Pancreatic Cancer) Crown Zellerbach
6–8 pm CERT Clackamas
6:30–8 pm CRN Steering Committee, Part 2 Washington
  Dinner on your own  

 

 

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  Wednesday, March 21  7 am 4:30 pm

Time Session Room
7:30–8:30 am Screening of HER-2 Overexpression Clark
7:30–9:15 am Cardiovascular SIG Pharmacogenomics White Stag
7:30–9:15 am Breakfast West Grand Ballroom
8–9:15 am Interactive Poster Session 3: See Abstracts for Posters West Grand Ballroom
9:30–10:30 am Plenary III West Grand Ballroom
   
10:30–10:45 am Beverage Break  
10:45 am–12:15 pm Workshop W1 – New Investigators: Getting Answers to Your Research Questions with HMORN's Virtual Data Warehouse, Part 1
Moderators:
Edward Wagner, MD, MPH, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Gene Hart, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Roy Pardee, JD, MA, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Tyler Ross, MA, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Crown Zellerbach
  Concurrent Session C1 – Gerontology/ Geriatrics/ Long Term Care
Moderators:
Valerie Crooks, DSW, Kaiser Permanente Southern California
Maggie Gunter, PhD, Lovelace Clinic Foundation

Presentations

Aging and Decision-Making Competence: Models, Methods, and Results
(Abstract #C1-1)
Melissa L. Finucane, PhD, The Center for Health Research,
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii

Guided Care: Cost and Utilization Outcomes in a Pilot Study (Abstract #C1-2)
Martha L. Sylvia, MSN, MBA, Johns Hopkins HealthCare

Social Network and Risk of Cognitive Decline and Dementia (Abstract #C1-3)
Valerie Crooks, DSW, Kaiser Permanente, Southern California

Improving Pneumococcal Screening and Vaccination Rates in the Elderly with
Community-acquired Pneumonia
(Abstract #C1-4)
John B. Bulger, DO, Geisinger Medical Center

Multnomah
  Concurrent Session C2 – Cardiovascular Disease
Moderators:
Humberto Vidaillet, MD, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
Alan Go, MD, Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Presentations

Electronic Medical Records and Clinical Archives for Studying Adverse Effects
of Anti-arrhythmic Drugs: Early Lessons
(Abstract #C2-1)
Robert T. Greenlee, PhD, MPH, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation

Diabetes Mellitus is a Risk Factor for New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation (Abstract #C2-2)
Sascha Dublin, MD, PhD, VA Puget Sound Health Care System

A Matrix Gla Protein Gene Polymorphism is Associated with Increased Coronary
Artery Calcification Progression
(Abstract #C2-3)
Andrea E. Cassidy-Bushrow, PhD, MPH, Henry Ford Health System

Cardiovascular Pharmacogenomics: Opportunities and Obstacles
Dan M. Roden, MD, Institute of Experimental Therapeutics, Vanderbilt University
School of Medicine

Weyerhaeuser
  Concurrent Session C3 – Translating Research into Practice and Policy
Moderators:
Mohammad Hasan Rajab, PhD, MPH, Scott and White Health System
Evelyn Whitlock, MD, MPH, Center for Health Research / KPNW

Presentations

Accelerating the Diffusion of Innovations through Practitioner Networks (Abstract #C3-1)
James W. Dearing, PhD, Kaiser Permanente Colorado

Reducing the Knowledge-Practice Gap: Partnership Grants (Abstract #C3-2)
Leif I. Solberg, MD, HealthPartners Research Foundation and Medical Group

The Rationale for a Partnership Approach to Optimizing Practice Through Research (Abstract #C3-3)
Thomas E. Kottke, MD, MSPH, HealthPartners Research Foundation

Improving Outcomes Using a Clinical Data Base: Evaluating Technology Data Base for Insulin Pump Users (Abstract #C3-4)
Veronica K. Piziak, MD, PhD, Scott & White

Washington
  Concurrent Session C4 – Health Economics and Evaluation
Moderators:
Debra Ritzwoller, PhD, Kaiser Permanente Colorado
Kaan Tunceli, PhD, Henry Ford Health System

Presentations

Associations between Health Conditions and Health-related Absenteeism and
Presenteeism
(Abstract #C4-1)
Kaan Tunceli, PhD, Henry Ford Health System

Family Costs of Child Mental Health and Developmental Conditions (Abstract #C4-2)
Frances L. Lynch, PhD, MSPH, The Center for Health Research, KPNW

Enhanced Primary Care for Adults with Diabetes Saved Money and Improved
Health
(Abstract #C4-3)
Patrick J. O’Connor, MD, MPH, HealthPartners Research Foundation

The Influence of Psychosocial Factors on Work Absenteeism in an Employed
Population
(Abstract #C4-4)
Peter J. Joski, MSPH, The Center for Health Research / Southeast

Clackamas
12:30–2 pm Luncheon and Discussion West Grand Ballroom
   
2–2:30 pm Removal of posters from Poster Session 2 & 3 West Grand Ballroom
2:30–4:30 pm W1 continued – New Investigators: Getting Answers to Your Research Questions with HMORN's Virtual Data Warehouse, Part 2
Moderators:
Edward Wagner, MD, MPH, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Gene Hart, MS,  Group Health Center for Health Studies
Roy Pardee, JD, MA, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Tyler Ross, MA, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Crown Zellerbach
  W2 Research Admin. WorkshopThe Very Latest on the HMORN Effort to Streamline Multi-site IRB Review
Moderators:
Sarah Greene, MPH, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Robert Reid, MD, PhD, MPH, Group Health Center for Health Studies
Jeffrey Braff, DrPH, MBA, CIP, Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
Weyerhaeuser

 

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