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Seniors Welcome! Avoiding The Trap Of Age Limits In Health Research, Arshad Jahangir
Seniors Welcome! Avoiding The Trap Of Age Limits In Health Research, Arshad Jahangir
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews
The guest editor introduces this specialty issue of the Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, which focuses on cardiovascular diseases in the elderly. The reality of an aging population has increased the need for better evidence-based medicine in older patients. However, randomized controlled trials frequently exclude such patients, especially those with comorbidities, from study. This practice ignores the fact that physiologic changes to the cardiovascular system caused by the aging process and aging-associated diseases create clinical dilemmas distinct from those in younger patients. Considering the rising costs of health care and growing incidence of cardiovascular disease, research efforts and …
Advancing Population Health: New Models And The Role Of Research. An Overview Of The 22nd Annual Health Care Systems Research Network Conference, Robert T. Greenlee, Lois E. Lamerato, Sarah M. Greene
Advancing Population Health: New Models And The Role Of Research. An Overview Of The 22nd Annual Health Care Systems Research Network Conference, Robert T. Greenlee, Lois E. Lamerato, Sarah M. Greene
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews
The Health Care Systems Research Network (HCSRN; formerly HMO Research Network) held its annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia, in April 2016. A consortium of research organizations affiliated with 20 large health care delivery systems, the HCSRN met for the 22nd consecutive year to report on scientific achievements, develop and share skills and best practices, and promote new research collaborations. The 2016 conference, with a theme of “Advancing Population Health: New Models and the Role of Research,” was co-hosted on behalf of HCSRN by Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation and Henry Ford Health System’s Public Health Sciences Department. The 350 conference …