Cancer Health Services Research Workgroup

Cancer Health Services Research Workgroup mission: Advance research that informs policies and practices aimed at improving access to and delivery of affordable, efficient, high-quality cancer care, and preventive services.

Cancer Health Services Research Workgroup goals:

Bring together researchers from across the University of Pittsburgh who are conducting cancer related research in the areas of health services, outcomes, policy, and related fields to support current projects and promote new collaborations
Build data infrastructure to support quantitative secondary data analysis in cancer health services and outcomes research, potentially including claims, registry, discharge, and other administrative data
Identify key funding sources and support proposals for new research to advance cancer health services and outcomes research across the University of Pittsburgh

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CHSR Upcoming Workgroup Events

WORKGROUP BROWN BAG MEETING: Hope and Advance Care Planning in Advanced Cancer
Speaker: Michael Cohen, MD
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: A638 Public Health or Skype
Details: Please feel free to bring lunch. Email chsr@pitt.edu to register.

WORKGROUP BROWN BAG MEETING: The Intersection of Race, Income, and Neighborhood in Breast Cancer Outcomes
Speaker: Dr. Preg Rosenzweig, Professor, School of Nursing and Medicine; Catchment Area Research, Hillman Cancer Center
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: A638 Public Health or Skype
Details: Please feel free to bring lunch. Email chsr@pitt.edu to register.

WORKGROUP BROWN BAG MEETING: Reducing Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Low-Income Non-Elderly Adults
Speaker: Kirsten Eom, PhD Candidate, Health Policy and Management
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: A638 Public Health or Skype
Details: Please feel free to bring lunch. Email chsr@pitt.edu to register.