Anna Lewis

Contributions to Public Health

• Critical Illness Survivorship and Patient-Centered Recovery: Understanding and improving recovery after critical illness is a growing public health priority. My work has focused on characterizing the physical, psychological, and social needs of survivors of critical illness, with particular attention to symptoms, functional impairment, and care transitions after ICU discharge. Using qualitative and mixed-methods approaches, I have elevated patient and caregiver perspectives to inform more patient-centered models of post-ICU care and long-term survivorship.
• Eaton TL, Lewis A, Donovan HS, Davis BC, Butcher BW, Alexander S, Iwashyna TJ, Scheunemann LP, Seaman J. (2022). “Examining the Needs of Survivors of Critical Illness Through a Palliative Care Lens: A Qualitative Study of Patient Experiences.” Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, December 2022 (e-published), April 2023: 75:103362. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2022.103362.
• Eaton TL, Lincoln TE, Lewis A, Davis BC, Sevin CM, Valley TS, Donovan HS, Seaman J, Iwashyna TJ, Alexander S, Scheuneman LP.  (2023). “Palliative Care in Survivors of Critical Illness: A Qualitative Study of Post-ICU Program Clinicians.” Journal of Palliative Medicine, October 2023 (e-published), December 2023. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2023.0034. 
• Translating Research into Practice and Education:
  Disseminating evidence in health services requires bridging research, clinical practice, and education. Through my scholarship experience, I have contributed to peer-reviewed publications that translate health services and policy-relevant research for clinicians, trainees, and health system leaders. My work supports evidence-based improvements in survivorship care delivery and informs broader conversations about quality, equity, data access, and patient-centered outcomes in public health.
• Hope A, Johnson A, McPeake J, Felt H, Sevin C, Mikkelsen M, Iwashyna T, Lassen-Greene C, Haines K, Agarwal S, Bakhru R, Boehm L, Butcher B, Drumright K, Eaton T, Hibbert E, Hoehn K, Hornstein D, Imperato-Shedden H, Jackson J, Kloos J, Lewis A, Meyer J, Montgomery-Yates A, Rojas V, Schorr C, Wade D, Williams C. (2021). “Establishing a Peer Support Program for Survivors of COVID-19: A Report from The Critical and Acute Illness Recovery Organization.” American Journal of Critical Care, March 2021: 150-154.
• Herbst N, Danesh V, Lewis A, Sevin CM. “Multidisciplinary Team Approaches to Assessing and Addressing Post Intensive Care Syndrome.” Critical Care Clinics. 2025 Jan; 41(1):157-170. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2024.07.002. Epub 2024 Oct 3. PMID: 39547722.
• Lewis A, Markell J, Besaw RJ. “Preserving Access to CMS Data for Early-Career Researchers.” JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(5):e241281. May 2024. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.1281.