University of Wisconsin–Madison

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WINRS Collaboration: Dr. Aleksandra Zgierska

WINRS teams up with Dr. Aleksandra Zgierska for her five-year PCORI grant WINRS is collaborating with Dr. Aleksandra Zgierska, MD, PhD, of the UW-Madison Department of Family Medicine and Community Health on her five-year grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, “A Comparative Effectiveness Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness Meditation versus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for …

Check it Out: New articles about the CARDS

Newly published articles about the CARDS WINRS created its Community Advisors on Research Design and Strategies (CARDS) program in 2010 with a vision of bringing unheard voices into research. Seven years later, the CARDS are still going strong, meeting twice every month with researchers from UW-Madison and other institutions. How have we managed to sustain …

Spotlight on Engagement: Kimberlee Gretebeck

Physical Activity for Life for Seniors (PALS) Lead Researcher: Kimberlee Gretebeck, PhD, RN; School of Nursing UW-Madison What is the focus of your research? Health promotion interventions to improve health and physical activity in older adults. How has stakeholder engagement helped your project so far? We brought both our recruitment and training materials to the …

Spotlight on Engagement: Elizabeth Burnside

Screening Mammography Patient Advisory Committee Lead Researcher: Elizabeth S. Burnside, MD, MPH, MS; Department of Radiology, UW-Madison What is the focus of your research? Advancing shared decision making for breast cancer screening. How has stakeholder engagement helped your project so far? Having the CARDS review our Patient Advisory Committee (PAC) recruitment flyer, letter and telephone …

Meet a Stakeholder: Bettye Emmanuel

Bettye Emmanuel Member of the Goodman CARDS since 2012 What is one thing you really like about being a member of the CARDS at Goodman? I like the commitment, how everyone keeps coming. I’ve always liked information, and being in the CARDS makes me want to dig deeper. What is one interesting experience or research …

Check it out: HARPS Toolkit

Hard-to-Reach Patient Stakeholders: An Engagement Guide (HARPS) Are you looking for resources to help you with patient engagement? Do you want tools that streamline the development of a feasible, effective stakeholder engagement plan? Would you like step-by-step guidance for engaging hard-to-reach patient stakeholders? We can help! Download our free HARPS toolkit, at https://www.hipxchange.org/HARPS HARPS contains a …