In February 2021, WINRS collaborated with Dr. Barb Bowers to facilitate conversations with the CARDS community groups about the COVID-19 vaccine. We asked CARDS members to discuss the following questions: What would motivate you to get the vaccine? What concerns or barriers would stop you from getting the vaccine? How might we address barriers or concerns? Where do …
The CARDS are a perfect 10! The two groups of Community Advisors on Research Design and Strategies (CARDS) coordinated by WINRS just celebrated their 10th anniversary. In honor of the occasion, WINRS held Zoom parties with awards and comments from Dr. Linda Scott, the Dean of the School of Nursing, and Dr. Barbara Bowers, Director, …
Shammari Kay Member of the Lussier CARDS since 2016 What is one thing you really like about being a member of the CARDS at Lussier? One thing I really like about the CARDS group is the fact that the group feels more like a family rather than a group of people from the community, which …
Designing a smart phone app to improve outcomes after surgery Lead Researcher: Sara Fernandes-Taylor, PhD; Department of Surgery, UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health What is the focus of your research? Our research program focuses on improving outcomes after vascular surgery. Specifically, we designed and pilot-tested a smartphone app that allows our vascular surgery …
Bob Miller Member of the Goodman CARDS since 2010 What is one thing you really like about being a member of the CARDS at Goodman? I like it when we hear feedback that something we did really helped someone – when it made something as or more successful as someone was expecting. It’s what we …
Provider-patient communication in managing chronic childhood conditions Lead Researcher: Gwen Costa Jacobsohn, PhD, Primary Care Research Fellow; UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health What is the focus of your research? My research looks at the role of provider-patient communication in management of chronic childhood conditions; more broadly, relationship between socioeconomic determinants of health and …
Spreading awareness and preventing healthcare-associated infections Lead Researcher: Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD; UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health What is the focus of your research? Our team’s research agenda focuses on healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention and treatment with a specific interest in antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. To better inform our work, we applied for and …
Charly Jordan Member of the Lussier CARDS® since 2010 What is one thing you really like about being a member of the CARDS at Lussier? I like being able to contribute to the community. It gives us a voice. It gives us insight into what studies are [about], and the opportunity to help with a …
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 …
Over-treatment of thyroid cancer and shared decision-making Lead Researcher: Susan C. Pitt, MD, MPHS; UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health What is the focus of your research? Our research focuses on the over-treatment of thyroid cancer. Specifically, we are examining the role of patient-provider communication and shared decision-making. We investigate both the cognitive and …