IHPI Research Seminar Series
The IHPI Research Seminar Series is a lecture-based program designed to share innovative health services research topics, studies, and programs with an audience primarily comprised of clinicians, faculty, research staff, and students from a variety of disciplines. The Seminar Series is free of charge and anyone may attend.
2023 Seminar Videos
January
Early Career Spotlight
"Thyroid hormone replacement: Challenges and complexities"
Maria Papaleontiou, M.D., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
"Person-centered and justice-informed translational contraceptive research: Practical and ethical challenges"
Justine Wu, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, University of Michigan
February
Opportunities in Oral Health Policy Research
Romesh Nalliah, D.D.S., M.H.C.M., Clinical Professor of Dentistry, University of Michigan
Chad Brummett, M.D., Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan
Adrienne Lapidos, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan
Ola Rostant, Ph.D., Assistant Research Scientist, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
March
IHPI Director's Lecture: The Future of Medicare & Healthcare Reform
Michael Chernew, Ph.D., Leonard D. Schaeffer Professor of Health Care Policy and Director of the Healthcare Markets and Regulation (HMR) Lab, Harvard Medical School and Chair, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
May
Faculty Panel: Experiences and best practices for policy and communications engagement
Renuka Tipirneni, M.D., M.Sc., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan (moderator)
Chad Ellimoottil, M.D., M.S., Assistant Professor of Urology, University of Michigan
Christopher Friese, Ph.D., R.N., AOCN, Professor of Nursing, University of Michigan
Preeti Malani, M.D., M.S., M.S.J., Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
Emily Martin, Ph.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor of Public Health, University of Michigan
October
Primary Care Workforce in Alberta: Quantitative Measures, Qualitative Findings, and Policy Directions
Lee Green, M.D., M.P.H., Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine, University of Michigan
Terrence McDonald, M.D., Assistant Professor, Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary
December
Early Career Spotlight
Archana Radhakrishnan, M.D., M.H.S., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
Samuel (Sam) Terman, M.D., M.S., Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Michigan
Michael Thompson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan
2022 Seminar Videos
February
Redesigning healthcare delivery at the intersection of surgery, architecture & urban planning
Andrew Ibrahim, M.D., M.Sc., Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Michigan
March
IHPI’s Workforce Diversity & Health Equity Initiative
Dana Telem, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor of Surgery
Jade Burns, Ph.D., RN, CPNP-PC, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Ebbin Dotson, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., Assistant Professor of Public Health
Sheria Robinson-Lane, Ph.D., M.H.A., M.S., RN, Assistant Professor of Nursing
April
IHPI Director’s Lecture: A Conversation with Dr. Joneigh Khaldun
Joneigh S. Khaldun, M.D. M.P.H., Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer, CVS Health
October
The National Poll on Healthy Aging at Five Years & Beyond
Terry Keenan, Ph.D., Director of Health and Health Security Research, AARP
Jeff Kullgren M.D., M.P.H., M.S., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
Preeti Malani, M.D., M.S., M.S.J., Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
Sheria Robinson-Lane, Ph.D., M.H.A., M.S., R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Michigan
Lina Walker, Ph.D., Vice President for Health Security, AARP Public Policy Institute
November
Access to care barriers for people who use opioids
Pooja Lagisetty, M.D., M.Sc., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
December
What’s Next? Health Policy Forecasts for 2023-24
Hemi Tewarson, J.D., M.P.H., Executive Director of the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
Dianne Hasselman, M.P.H., Interim Executive Director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD)
2021 Seminar Videos
February
COVID-19: Turning Data into Prevention
Emily Martin, Ph.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of Michigan
April
Enriching Science, Education, Practice, and Policy with Narrative and the Humanities
Mary Blazek, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan
Laura Hirshbein, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry and History, University of Michigan
Pooja Lagisetty, M.D., M.Sc., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
David Porter, Ph.D., Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Michigan
Kara Zivin, Ph.D., M.S., M.A., M.F.A., Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan
May
Choosing Patient-reported Outcomes Measures for Improving Patient Monitoring and Outcome Assessment
Joel Gagnier, N.D., Ph.D., M.Sc., Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan
October
Research to improve genetic risk evaluation and management after diagnosis of cancer
Steven Katz, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
Elena Stoffel, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
November
How to use one of the 25 CQIs in Michigan for your research work
Michael Englesbe, M.D., Professor of Surgery, University of Michigan
December
Accelerating Population Research and its Impact on Reducing Alzheimer’s Disease Burden
Julie Bynum, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
2020 Seminar Videos
February
Using Research Thinking to Address Health Policy Problems
Nicole Lurie, M.D., M.S.P.H., Strategic Advisor to the CEO, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
September
Optimizing the Delivery of Telehealth at Michigan Medicine and Beyond
Chad Ellimoottil, M.D., M.S., Assistant Professor of Urology, University of Michigan
October
College Campuses and COVID-19
Preeti Malani, M.D., M.S., M.S.J., Professor of Internal Medicine and Chief Health Officer, University of Michigan
November
Caring for the Critically Ill During 1st Wave COVID
Jack Iwashyna, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Internal Medicine and Hallie Prescott, M.D., M.Sc., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
2019 Seminar Videos
February
White Coat, Black Box: Augmenting Clinical Care with AI in the Era of Deep Learning
Jenna Wiens, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Engineering, University of Michigan
May
IHPI Director's Lecture: Looking Ahead to Health Politics in the 2020 Election
Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News
November
From Advocacy to Policy to Impact: Lessons from U-M's IVF coverage decision
James (Jim) Dupree, M.D., M.P.H., Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology, University of Michigan
December
Palliative care: Part of the value equation in surgery for older adults
Zara Cooper, MD, MSc, FACS, Kessler Director, Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Associate Chair for Faculty Development, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
2018 Seminar Videos
February
Michigan Medicine at the bicentennial: Some lessons of history for health policy
Joel Howell, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Internal Medicine, UMMS
March
Better Health through Better Partnerships (Fourth Annual Director's Lecture)
Jerome Adams, U.S. Surgeon General
April
Precision health, big data and evidence-based medicine – contradictions or companions?
John Ioannidis, M.D., D.Sc., Professor of Medicine, Stanford University
May
Update and Dialogue - Mental Health and Opioid Policy
Lynda Zeller, Senior Deputy Director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
June
Development of the System for Opioid Overdose Surveillance (S.O.S.)
Mahshid Abir, M.D., M.Sc., Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan
July
Special Seminar - State of the Health Care Debate
Jonathan Cohn, National Correspondent, Huffington Post
September
Helping patients in high-deductible health plans get the care they need at a price they can afford
Jeffrey Kullgren, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
October
Medicating Distress - Benzodiazepine Use in the U.S.
Donovan Maust, M.D., M.S., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan
November
Sabotaging the Affordable Care Act
Nicholas Bagley, J.D., Professor of Law, University of Michigan
December
Understanding healthcare care for the elderly: separating the impact of the patient and the providers
Beth A. Virnig, Ph.D., M.P.H., University of Minnesota and ResDAC
2017 Seminar Videos
January
A Collaborative Innovation Network for Diabetes Research - Leveraging Mobile Technology and Social Media to Support Open Science
Joyce Lee, M.D., M.P.H., Research Professor of Pediatrics, University of Michigan
February
People, Place, and Public Health - Reflections from Detroit
Abdul El-Sayed, M.D., D.Phil., former Executive Director, Detroit Health Department and former Health Officer, City of Detroit
March
Advancing Healthcare Transformation Through Policy Efforts
Kimberly Wisdom, M.D., M.S., Senior Vice President, Community Health & Equity, Henry Ford Health System
June
Diabetes and Oral Health - Lessons Learned and Implications for the Future of the Dental Profession
Ira Lamster, D.D.S., M.M.Sc., Professor of Dental Medicine, Columbia University
July
Special Topics Seminar - The State of the Health Care Debate
Jonathan Cohn, National Correspondent, Huffington Post
September
Opportunities in Aging-Related Research - IHPI, AARP, and the National Poll on Healthy Aging
Preeti Malani, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
October
The Opioid Epidemic in Washtenaw County - Addiction, Overdose and Paradox
Adreanne Waller, M.P.H., Epidemiologist, Washtenaw County Public Health
November
Precision Health at University of Michigan - Building the Platform Our Patients Need
Sachin Kheterpal, M.D., M.B.A., Associate Dean for Research Information Technology, University of Michigan
December
Challenges in Moving to High Value Healthcare - Research, Policy and Innovation
Eric Schneider, M.D., Senior Vice President for Policy and Research, The Commonwealth Fund; Paul McCreadie, M.B.A., Managing Director, Arboretum Ventures
2016 Seminar Videos
January
Applying Causal Inferential Techniques to the Evaluation of Health Management Interventions
Ariel Linden, Dr.P.H., Research Scientist, General Medicine, University of Michigan
February
When Less is More - Communicating with Consumers About Clinical Prevention Services
Paula Lantz, Ph.D., M.S., M.S., Associate Dean for Research and Policy Engagement, Professor of Public Policy, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
March
Are the High Costs of U.S. Medical Technology Justified by Improved Health Outcomes
Bob Kaplan, Ph.D., chief science officer for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
April
Providing More with Less - Care Delivery Bright Spots
Arnold Milstein, M.D., M.P.H, Clinical Excellence Research Center (CERC), and Director Professor of Medicine, Stanford University
May
Director's Lecture - Epic Measures. One Doctor. Seven Billion Patients.
Jeremy N. Smith, Author
June
Using EMERSE at Michigan
David Hanauer, M.D., M.S., Clinical Associate Professor, UMHS Department of Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases, and Melissa Pynnonen, M.D., M.Sc., Associate Professor, UMHS Department of Otolaryngology
September
Michigan Opioid Prescribing and Engagement Network
Chad Brummett, M.D., Associate Professor of Anesthesiology; Michael Englesbe, M.D., Cyrenus G. Darling, Sr. M.D. and Cyrenus G. Darling, Jr., M.D. Professor of Surgery; and Jennifer Waljee, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery
October
Future Directions in Peer Review and Publishing - The Voice of the Editors
Matthew L. Boulton, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Epidemiology, UMMS, Preeti Malani, M.D., M.S.J., Professor of Medicine, UMMS, Anne Sales, Ph.D., R.N., Professor of Learning Health Sciences, Nursing
2015 Seminar Videos
January
Heterogeneity and Decision Making – Tutorial and Breast Cancer Case Study
Jeffrey Smith, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, Professor of Public Policy Faculty Associate, SRC, Institute for Social Research, and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research
February
Numbers, Numbers, Numbers
Angie Fagerlin, Ph.D., associate professor of Internal Medicine, and co-director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, Brian Zikmund-Fisher, Ph.D., associate professor of Health
March
Potential Drivers of the Systematic Overuse of Healthcare
John F. P. Bridges, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
April
VA CCMR's Annual Point Counterpoint Debate
Rod Hayward, M.D., Internal Medicine, UMMS, and Vic Strecher, Ph.D., M.P.H., School of Public Health
May
A Press Release is Not Enough
Austin Frakt, Ph.D., creator and co-manager, and primary author of The Incidental Economist health economics blog, with Adrianna McIntyre, managing editor, The Incidental Economist, and IHPI member Nicholas Bagley, J.D., assistant professor, U-M Law School
June
The C3N Project - Commons-based Peer Production for a Learning Health System
Michael Seid Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Director, Health Outcomes and Quality of Care Research, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Director of Chronic Care Research, James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems
August
Tactics & Strategies to Reduce the Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in India
Prabhakaran Dorairaj, M.D., Director, Center for Non-Communicable Diseases, Vice President, Public Health Foundation of India
September
Incentives in Medicare’s Payment for Episodes of Care
Edward C. Norton, Ph.D., professor of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, and professor of Economics, College of Literature, Science and Arts
October
The Consequences of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansions
Sarah Miller, Ph.D., assistant professor of business, Ross School of Business, and J. Clint Carter, administrator for the Michigan Research Data Center
December
Health Care Innovation and Behavioral Economics
David Asch, M.D., M.B.A., Professor of Medicine, Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Professor of Health Care Management, Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, University of Pennsylvania
2014 Seminar Videos
January
Valuing Investments in Nonclinical Prevention
George Miller, Ph.D., Altarum Institute
February
Can Oregon transform health care?
K. John McConnell, Ph.D., Director, Center for Health System Effectiveness at Oregon Health and Science University, Associate Professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Public Health and Preventive Medicine at OHSU
March
Innovation and Digital Health
Larry An, M.D., U-M associate professor of internal medicine and director of the Center for Health Communications Research
April
Addressing quality issues in prostate cancer survivorship care
Ted Skolarus, M.D., M.P.H., a research investigator at the Ann Arbor VA HSR&D Center for Clinical Management Research and an assistant professor of urology in the Divisions of Urologic Oncology and Dow Health Services Research
May
VA-CCMR Point-Counterpoint - Are performance measures doing more harm than good?
Rodney Hayward, M.D., Senior Research Scientist, CCMR, Sheldon Greenfield, M.D., Executive Co-Director of the Health Policy Research Institute, University of California-Irvine
June
Measuring Patient Reported Outcomes - Smarter, Faster, Better
Noelle Carlozzi, Ph.D., director of the Center for Clinical Outcomes Development and Application (CODA) and assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), and Anna Kratz, Ph.D., also with the CODA Center and an assistant professor, Department of PM&R
September
A Conversation on the Affordable Care Act
Nicholas Bagley, J.D., assistant professor of Law, and Helen Levy, Ph.D., research associate professor, Institute for Social Research
October
Should researchers be policy advocates?
Rodney A. Hayward, M.D., Senior Research Scientist, CCMR, and Mark Fendrick, M.D., Director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, Professor, Internal Medicine, UMMS
November
Leveraging Quality Improvement Collaboratives for Extramurally-Funded Research
Justin Dimick, M.D., M.P.H., Henry King Ransom Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Michael Gaies, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of Pediatrics, and Michael Englesbe, M.D., associate professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery
December
Using Geographic Health Information Systems to Improve Diabetes Management
Dean Marie Lynn Miranda, Ph.D., Professor and Samuel A. Graham Dean, School of Natural Resources and Environment, Director, Children's Environment Health Initiative, and Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology
2013 Seminar Videos
May
Should researchers be policy advocates?
Rodney A. Hayward, M.D., and Mark Fendrick, M.D.
September
The Views from PCORI Contract Awardees
Debbie Gipson, M.D., Dept. of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Division of Nephrology, UMMS, Susan Goold, M.D., Dept. of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine, UMMS, David Sandberg, Ph.D., Dept. of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Division of Child Behavioral Health, UMMS, Francesca Tentori, M.D., Arbor Research
October
Using the Epic EHR for Health Services Research
Thomas Sequist, the Director of Research for the Harvard Vanguard Medical Association