FEATURE STORIES

Preventing Nurse Burnout

Rachel French and Karen Lasater found that more than 40% of RNs reported high burnout before the pandemic, suggesting that returning to pre-pandemic hospital and nursing conditions would pose a risk to public health and patient safety.

Postpartum and Interconception Care for Mothers and Babies

A study led by Emily Gregory revealed that preventive visits after a complicated pregnancy were associated with a lower risk of complications in subsequent pregnancies.

How Hospital Capacity Strain Can Lead to Delayed Treatment

Research by LDI Fellows shows that the time to initiate sepsis treatment is associated with ward census, indicating that a strained health care system can lead to delayed care for some of the highest-risk hospitalized patients.

Annual Health Insurance Exchange Conference Returns to Penn

The 2022 Health Insurance Exchange (HIX) Conference convened experts from across the country to asses the current state of the insurance marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act.

Penn LDI at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting 

Visit our website to browse conference photos, LDI Fellow poster sessions, and highlights from students participating in one of LDI's minority research programs.

EVENTS

2022 Summer Undergraduate Minority Research Program (SUMR) Research Symposium

Friday, August 19
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET
Colonial Penn Center Auditorium

IN THE MEDIA

“Don’t Use Mental Health to Deflect Conversations From Gun Reform.” Emily Becker-Haimes, Rebecca Stewart, David Mandell. The Philadelphia Inquirer

“The Way the United States Pays for Nurses is Broken.” Matthew McHugh. Vox

“Breast Cancer Drug Trial Results in ‘Unheard-Of’ Survival.” Susan Domcheck. New York Times

“We Are in the First-Ever ‘Blood Crisis.’ As a Doctor, I’m Worried.” Jeremy Cannon. The Philadelphia Inquirer

“As the Pandemic Ebbs, Long-Haul COVID Still Drains Patients and Confounds Doctors.” Ezekiel Emanuel. The Guardian

PUBLICATIONS

“Effect of Text Messaging and Behavioral Interventions on COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake: A Randomized Clinical Trial.” Shivan J. Mehta, Colleen Mallozzi, Pamela A. Shaw, Catherine Reitz, Caitlin McDonald, et al. JAMA Network Open

“Neighborhood Characteristics and Racial Disparities in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Seropositivity in Pregnancy.” Heather H. Burris, Anne M. Mullin, Miren B. Dhudasia, Dustin D. Flannery, Sagori Mukhopadhyay, et al. Obstetrics and Gynecology 

“County-Level Variation in Changes in Firearm Mortality Rates Across the U.S., 1989 to 1993 vs. 2015 to 2019.” Michelle Degli Esposti, Jason Gravel, Elinore J. Kaufman, M. Kit Delgado, Therese S. Richmond, Douglas J. Wiebe. JAMA Network Open

“Supporting Innovation in Medicaid Policy - Interventions to Increase Adoption of RCTs.” Jacob Wallace, Julia Smith, Atheendar Venkataramani. New England Journal of Medicine

“Fix the Process That Led to Alzheimer's Drug Fiasco.” Jason Karlawish. Nature

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