University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: August 2017

Spotlight on Engagement: Yao Liu

Using teleophthalmology to increase diabetic eye screening rates Lead Researcher: Yao Liu MD; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Studies What is the focus of your research? Our goal is to increase diabetic eye screening rates and reduce blindness throughout Wisconsin using teleophthalmology. Teleophthalmology is the use of special cameras to take pictures of the back …

Meet a Stakeholder: Vicki Goodman-Strenski

Vicki Goodman-Strenski Member of the Zgierska Patient and Family Advisory Committee and Stakeholder Advisory Committee since 2017 What is one thing you really like about being a member of a patient advisory committee? I really appreciate how open the researchers and project coordinators are with the patients on the committees. You can tell that they’re …

Check It Out: New article authored by WINRS

Article Published on “The Power of The Personal” We were delighted to have a WINRS story published in the latest issue of Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics (Johns Hopkins University Press). “The Power of The Personal: Breaking Down Stereotypes and Building Human Connections” is a reflection on our experience since 2010 facilitating meetings between research teams and the CARDS. Over …