Healthcare Quality Research in the School of Health Professions

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Brian Downer, PhD, Division of Rehabilitation Sciences
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Cognition · Epidemiology · Health Disparities · Healthcare Quality · Hispanic Health · Long-Term Care · Population Health · Rehabilitation

Healthcare needs in diverse populations of older adults: Older adults need ways to meet their healthcare needs so as to continue living in their home environment and benefit from a high quality of life.

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Muneeza Esani, PhD, MHP, MLS(ASCP), Dept of Clinical Laboratory Sciences
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Clinical Laboratory Sciences · COVID-19 · Healthcare Quality

Physicians need a way to screen for and predict severity of COVID-19 based on laboratory test results in order to reduce length of stay in the hospital and/or mortality.

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Muzna Khan, MS, RRT-ACCS, Dept of Respiratory Care
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Aging · COVID-19 · Healthcare Quality · Lung Function · Physical Function · Population Health

People recovering from Covid-19 need to have their pulmonary function monitored in a way that will allow them to find effective ways to reduce their shortness of breath and improve lung function.

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Chih-ying "Cynthia" Li, OTR, PhD, Dept of Occupational Therapy
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Healthcare Quality · Physical Function · Readmissions · Rehabilitation

Rehab clinicians need to deliver high-value interventions in the post-acute phase so that patients do not incur costly readmissions and are able to optimize their personal functional recovery.

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Monique Pappadis, MEd, PhD, Division of Rehabilitation Sciences
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Brain Health · Healthcare Quality · Health Disparities · Population Health

Persons with traumatic brain injury need a way to receive affordable, timely, safe, and accessible care following injury in a way that promotes equitable care delivery regardless of patient demographics and improves long-term physical and mental health functioning, care satisfaction, and quality of life.

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Rajkumar Rajendran, DCLS, MS, MLS(ASCP)cm, Dept of Clinical Laboratory Sciences

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Clinical Laboratory Sciences · Health Professions Education · Healthcare Quality

Doctorate in Clinical Laboratory science students need a way to successfully complete their clinicals in a way that reduces out of pocket costs (hotel, travel and taking time off from work) and assures successful program completion.

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José D Rojas, PhD, RRT, RPFT, Dept of Respiratory Care
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Aging · COVID-19 · Healthcare Quality · Lung Function · Physical Function · Population Health

Clinicians need a way to evaluate lung function in patients who are recovering from COVID so as to identify those with increased airway resistance and design approaches to reduce breathlessness.

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Jose "Eddie" Salazar, PhD, MLS(ASCP)cm, Dept of Clinical Laboratory Sciences
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Clinical Laboratory Sciences · Healthcare Quality · Reducing Physician Error

Physicians need to receive laboratory test interpretation and recommendations so that they make fewer diagnostic errors and provide the appropriate medical recommendations to their patients.

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Melissa J. Yanes, MS, RRT-ACCS, Dept of Respiratory Care
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Aging · COVID-19 · Healthcare Quality · Lung Function · Physical Function · Population Health

Post-COVID19 patients need a way to identify, manage and control their breathlessness with the support of Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) in a way that reduces their exacerbations and improves better control of day to day activities.

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