PARCKA and GIN are pleased to announce that the Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Expectant Mothers (MOMs) Study has been endorsed to begin enrollment.
Dr. Matthew Samore, MD, Chief of the Division of Epidemiology for the U of U Health, has received the 2019 Under Secretary's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Services Research...
PARCKA Research Analyst Ary Bryan and Director of Research Dr. Jerry Cochran recently published the chapter “The Opioid Crisis” in the Encyclopedia of Social Work.
The Utah Hospital Association, in collaboration with Utah's four largest healthcare systems, are joining together in a collaborative effort to encourage the use of face masks in public. Dr. Michael...
In this month's Greater Intermountain Node (GIN) newsletter, we introduce 'Chalk Talk' where we speak with investigators, clinicians, researchers, and coordinators from our various studies. This month we speak with...
This month’s PARCKA PARLEYS was held Tuesday, June 16, 2020 and was facilitated by Kris Williams, DNP APRN FNP-C & Kirsty Baron, PhD RN from Weber State University Annie Taylor...
While surrounding states see spike in virus, Colorado’s methodical approach is working. According to Dr. Lindsay Keegan (Research Assistant Professor, Epidemiology) an early and alarming surge of cases in mountain...
Despite improvements in their performance over the past decade, electronic health records (EHRs) commonly used in hospitals nationwide fail to detect up to one in three potentially harmful drug interactions...
Dr. Lindsay Keegan (Research Assistant Professor, Epidemiology) recently sat down with the Salt Lake Tribune's Robert Gehrke to discuss the frequently referenced public models for coronavirus peaks and how they...
Doctors who use drugs that target antibiotic-resistant bacteria as a first-line defense against pneumonia should probably reconsider this approach, according to a new study of more than 88,000 veterans hospitalized...
In Utah, an average of 7 deaths each week are attributed to overdoses on prescription drugs or heroin. Learn how U of U Health researchers, including those in the Program...
The Division of Epidemiology wishes Adi Gundlapalli, MD, PhD, well in his new position as the Chief Public Health Informatics Officer for the Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services...
The Division of Epidemiology congratulates Dr. Marty Slattery on her retirement this July. Dr. Slattery’s service to the University of Utah includes a career’s worth of significant contributions to departmental...
