Coming Together for Health Services Research

Wednesday, September 23, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Join colleagues across Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Public Health, Veterans Affairs, Denver Health, Kaiser, and beyond to explore how health services research (HSR) is shaping the future of health care at the free inaugural campus-wide event open to students, residents, faculty, staff, clinicians, administrators, and research teams!

Hear from campus leaders:

• Opening Remarks from Adit Ginde, MD, senior Associate Dean for Clinical Research, CU Anschutz School of Medicine
• Dynamic plenary discussion on the promise of HSR across departments, schools, colleges, and external organizations. Plenary panelists represent a cross-section of CU Anschutz campus and external leadership across departments, schools, colleges, and community partners, and include:
  • Amy Barton, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, senior associate dean for faculty and students, College of Nursing
  • Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, professor of medicine - emergency medicine, School of Medicine, and associate dean for centers and institutes
  • Cathy Bradley, PhD, MPA, professor and dean, Colorado School of Public Health, and deputy director, University of Colorado Anschutz Cancer Center
  • Bruce Dye, DDS, MPH, professor and chair of community dentistry and population health, School of Dental Medicine
  • Brett McQueen, PhD, associate professor of outcomes research and graduate program director, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Yael Schenker, MD, MAS, visiting professor of medicine - internal medicine, School of Medicine, and chief academic officer, Denver Health
  • Darcy Thompson, MD, MPH, professor of pediatrics - nutrition, School of Medicine, and clinical research director, Colorado Child Health Research Institute
  • Thomas Valley, MD, MSc, visiting associate professor of medicine - pulmonary sciences & critical care, School of Medicine; director of Secondary Data Resource, ACCORDS; and research investigator / staff physician, Veterans Administration

Explore emerging topics and opportunities:

• "Hot Topics" in health services research -- "lightning-round" style breakout sessions featuring cross-campus subject matter experts
• New pilot grant opportunities from departments and programs on campus
• Top presenting poster authors will deliver oral abstracts as part of the competition for Best Faculty HSR Poster, Best Staff HSR Poster, and Best Student HSR Poster -- poster abstracts due August 10!
• Awards for posters and papers featuring a diverse variety of health services research
  • Best HSR Day Paper Award submissions due August 24!
  • Late-breaking posters accepted through August 31 for the Audience Choice Poster competition!

Choose your own HSR Day adventures:

• Guide the plenary panel's discussion by focusing the topics and questions they'll answer
• Network with faculty, researchers, staff, and students across schools, colleges, and external partners
• Vote for the "Audience Choice Award" poster in real-time with other attendees

Draft Agenda (subject to change):

8 - 9 a.m. Welcome, Networking, and Opening Remarks
9 - 10 a.m. Cross-School/Cross-College Plenary Panel
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Hot Topic Talks, Posters Viewing & Voting
1 - 2p.m. Lunch, Awards, Pilot Grant Opportunities