Wisconsin Network for Research Support
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 …
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 …
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 …