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MERC Strategic Initiatives Allocation Grant Awards
2007 Awards
2007 Emergency Care and Trauma Symposium
George Mejicano, MD, MS, Associate Dean, Continuing Medical Education; Director, Office of Continuing Professional Development in Medicine and Public Health
Award: $80,000 over one year
This award, jointly funded by the Wisconsin Partnership Program and the Chancellor’s Office of UW-Madison, expands the Emergency Care and Trauma Symposium by providing complementary admission for Emergency Medical Personnel (EMS) across the state. The Symposium aims to effectively educate EMS personnel in current medical and trauma care standards.
2006 Awards
Advancing Evidence-Based Health Policy in Wisconsin: Translating Research into Practice
David Kindig, MD, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Population Health Sciences, in collaboration with Bobbi Wolfe, Ph.D., Director, La Follette School of Public Affairs
Award: $149,230 over two years.
This award brings together the UW Population Health Institute and the La Follette School of Public Affairs, in partnership with the Wisconsin Legislative Council, to develop methods to forge a stronger link between the worlds of policy making and scholarly research. The goals of the partnership are twofold: to provide decision-makers with the best available evidence for crafting solutions to health care issues, and to increase the relevance of UW research by incorporating real-world issues into the research agenda of the schools’ faculty. This will be accomplished through forums, symposiums and meetings between state policy makers and university researchers on current health issues facing the state. The project is jointly funded with UW-Madison.
Center for Urban Population Health Public Health Development Plan
Co-Principal Investigators, Ron A Cisler, PhD, Associate Professor, UWM College of Health Sciences, and Director, Center for Urban Population Health; Randall Lambrecht, Ph.D., Dean and Professor, UWM College of Health Sciences
Award: $1,058,448 over two years.
This award aims to support an expanded role for the Center for Urban Population Health (CUPH) in the public health initiatives being implemented in the Milwaukee area. CUPH’s overall goal is to develop an increased capacity for conducting population health research and education to advance health and well-being in the Milwaukee community through the recruitment of faculty and scientists at UWM and the Aurora UW Medical Group. It focuses on the UW SMPH objective to address the challenging public health issues facing the underserved populations in Milwaukee.
2005 Awards
Research
Improving Cancer Care in Wisconsin
George Wilding, MD, Director of UW Comprehensive Cancer Center
Award: $319,092 over 16 months
The goal of this project is to develop the Wisconsin Cancer Control Plan for 2005-2010 in partnership with the Wisconsin Division of Public Health and other statewide partners. The project will survey 1,000 cancer patients regarding quality of care, with the goal of improving outcomes for patients and families. In addition, it will establish a coordinated program to translate evidence-based results to practitioners statewide on issues such as colorectal screening, cancer pain, and palliative care as well as enhance cancer care and patient outcomes in rural populations.
Reducing Cancer Disparities through Comprehensive Cancer Control
James Cleary, MBBS, Department of Medicine
Award: $532,126 for a three-year period
Through a unique partnership model between the UWCCC and the Wisconsin Division of Public Health, projects will be implemented to reduce cancer disparities in Wisconsin. Funds will be directed towards development of community-based participatory partnerships with underserved/minority populations, and under the leadership of the Center for Urban Population Health, development of a Milwaukee Regional Partnership Network dedicated to breaking down barriers to access to cancer care.
Making Wisconsin the Healthiest State
David Kindig, MD, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Population Health Sciences
Award: $820,343 over four years
Implementation of a planning and evaluation effort identifying effective investments for--as well as monitoring progress towards--making Wisconsin the nation’s healthiest state with less health disparity. The results will form a guiding framework for assessing the overall effectiveness of The Wisconsin Partnership Fund and will assist in the development of funding priorities for the program. The initial phase will concentrate on assessment, while later phases will develop strategic options and intervention priorities.
Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute
Mark Sager, MD, Professor of Medicine and Population Health Sciences, and Director of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute
Award: $375,000 over five years
Support of a statewide public health initiative to promote early diagnosis, treatment and support for persons with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and their families by: 1) developing a statewide network of satellite diagnosis and treatment centers (SDTC) to support research and education; 2) recruiting statewide for the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP) as part of a statewide research initiative to prevent AD; 3) developing a prospective cohort pilot study to evaluate a screening instrument(s) capable of accurately identifying cognitive impairment; and 4) developing statewide interdisciplinary educational opportunities for students interested in AD and related dementias.
Education
Conferences
Health Care Data Collection and Reporting: Models for Public-Private Partnerships
Patrick Remington, M.D., M.P.H., Professor, Department of Population Health Sciences Director, UW Population Health Institute
Award: $11,121
In partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, the conference, held on February 7, 2005, focused on health care data repositories, including public and private sector initiatives, partnership, and regional health information organizations. It addressed design, governance, financing, and integration of existing initiatives in Wisconsin.
The Transformation of Health Care and the Role of the University
Jeffrey Grossman, M.D., President and CEO of UW Medical Foundation and Sr. Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
UW Population Health Institute
Award: $32,145
The conference, held on November 17-18, 2005, brought together public and private industry leaders, health policy makers, public agency officials, and faculty to consider contributions the University can make toward transforming the healthcare system and its role in improving health and health care.
Planning
Wisconsin Academy of Rural Medicine (WARM)
Byron Crouse, M.D.
Associate Dean for Rural and Community Health
Award: $178,014 for an18-month period
Start-up funding for development of the Wisconsin Academy of Rural Medicine with the aim to increase the number of UW School of Medicine and Public Health graduates who practice in rural Wisconsin communities with the objective of positively affecting the rural Wisconsin physician shortage and improving the access to health care.
Implementation
Genetic or Molecular Epidemiologist – Department of Population Health Sciences
Javier Nieto, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., Professor and Chair
Department of Population Health Sciences
Award: $261,706 for a three-year period for a .50 FTE
Start-up funding for recruitment of a faculty member in genetic or molecular epidemiology to expand the Department of Population Health Sciences capabilities in epidemiology coursework and research, to play a critical role in the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW), and to help develop multi-disciplinary educational programs in public health genetics in support of the transformation to the School of Medicine and Public Health.
Health Policy Faculty – Department of Population Health Sciences
Javier Nieto, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., Professor and Chair
Department of Population Health Sciences
Award: $261,706 for a three-year period for a .50 FTE
Start-up funding for recruitment of a faculty member in health policy who will expand the Department of Population Health Sciences capabilities in health policy coursework, research, and service, develop collaborative relationships with related academic departments, the La Follette School of Public Affairs, and governmental and community public health entities, and support the transformation to the School of Medicine and Public Health.
Masters in Public Health (MPH)
Susan Skochelak, MD, MPH, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Patrick Remington, MD, MPH, Professor of Population Health Sciences, and Director of MPH Program
Award: $2,646,534 over five years
Implementation of the MPH will: 1) provide education to all enrolled students in public health concepts and skills to serve the public health work force; 2) encourage collaborative graduate education for students from a variety of disciplines in the health sciences to understand multidisciplinary approaches to health problems in communities; 3) arm health professionals with skills to participate in community-based clinical health services and population-based research; 4) provide continuing professional education for state and local public health practitioners; and 5) enable health professions students to combine training in their primary discipline and in public health.
Library Collection Support for Public Health Research and Teaching
Terry Burton, MFA, MLIS
Director, Ebling Library
Award: $159,794 for a three-year period
Acquisition of a solid core collection of public health resources to support the transformation to the School of Medicine and Public Health to include print and online journals, books and monographs.
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