Seminars & Trainings
COHO is host to several ongoing seminars and trainings including the M & A Series, Research and Statistics Brown Bag, Cultural Proficiency Learning Group, Qualitative Research Methods Forum, Foundations of Cultural Dimensions, Multicultural Toolkits Training, and the Prevention Training Center.
Methods & Applications in Health Outcomes Seminar
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The M & A Seminar Series began in 2001 as a way to provide insightful discussions of methodological issues in health outcomes research, with examples of the application of these methods to specific research problems. These seminars are held from 4-5 pm on the last Tuesday of each month, September through June, in the Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building, Room 305, on the Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC). Presenters give a 20-25 minute didactic presentation of a specific methodological issue relevant to an outcomes research project and then describe the application of that methodological issue to the project. Time (10-20 minutes) is allocated at the end of the presentation for audience discussion. For the 2007-08 academic sessions, the COHO and the VA Colorado Research to Improve Care Coordination (VA-CRICC) program will cosponsor the series. Please email Tara.Janosz@uchsc.edu for more information or to be added to the distribution list.
2008 -2009 CALENDAR
September 30, 2008 |
February 24, 2009 Sampling of Social Networks for Research |
October 28, 2008 |
March 31, 2009 Decreasing Diagnostic Errors for Malignant Melanoma Using an Intelligent Tutoring System |
November 25, 2008 |
April 28, 2009 Strategies for identifying individuals at risk for non-engagement with the health care delivery system |
January 27, 2009 Evaluating the impact of drug warnings on clinical practice: Second-generation antipsychotics and metabolic risk |
May 26, 2009 Community Based Participatory Research: Lessons From Taking Neighborhood Health to Heart. |
2007-2008 CALENDAR
September 25, 2007 |
February 26, 2008 |
October 30, 2007 |
March 25, 2008 (Click title for link to ppt) |
November 27, 2007 |
April 29, 2008 (Click title for link to ppt) |
**January 15, 2008 ** (Click title for link to ppt) |
May 27, 2008 |
January 29, 2008 |
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Research and Statistics Brown Bag
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The COHO Research and Statistics Brown Bag Discussion Series is held the fourth Wednesday of each month throughout the year and is open to the UCD community. These sessions are designed for analysts and investigators to meet and discuss methodological issues in study design and analysis. Participants are urged to bring data from current projects for the group to use in discussion of different statistical techniques, publication, and applications of research. Note: due to the nature of series there are often last minute additions to the schedule; please contact us directly if you would like to be added to the distribution list or if you would like to present.
Past topics include: GEE & conditional logistic regression, Missing QOL data in longitudinal study, Calculating sample sizes for nested case control studies, Moderation and mediation in longitudinal studies, Anesthesia variables predictive of surgical outcomes?
For more information or if you would like to present, please contact Brenda Beaty at: 303-724-1076 or Brenda.Beaty@uchsc.edu
Cultural Proficiency Learning Group (CPLG)
The COHO Cultural Proficiency Learning Group Brown Bag Series is held the several times throughout the year. These sessions are designed in line with our vision and mission:
Mission: The Cultural Proficiency Learning Group is committed to building professional and personal cultural proficiency for its members, University of Colorado, and its partners. Through outreach, education and advocacy, and by focusing on cultural competence in research, we will contribute to the elimination of health disparities in Colorado.
Vision: An environment for University of Colorado and its partners that is culturally diverse and proficient, and is open and respectful of all persons and their contributions at all levels of operation. Striving toward cultural proficiency will make fundamental contributions to reductions in health disparities in Colorado.
Our learning group topics are selected by brownbag participants and our format alternates between a more didactic learning experience that includes an invited speaker one month, with a more a introspective guided session on alternate months. Recent topics in our series have included: Community based participatory research, White privilege, socio-economic status and class, health literacy and disabilities. We have also viewed films including “The Color of Fear,” “Worlds Apart,” and “The Spirit is Able.”
For more information about the CPLG please contact Stephanie Phibbs: 303-724-1080 or Stephanie.phibbs@uchsc.edu
Toolkits for Multicultural Care
This training program for primary health care providers is offered to increase awareness of health disparities, develop an understanding of the social and cultural determinants of health, and develop an understanding of cultural competence and the role it has in provision of care. Trainees build skills in working with patients from diverse racial/ethnic, socioeconomic and linguistic backgrounds. Training sessions are available free of charge through June 2008 for any care provider in Colorado. Sessions are 2.5 hours or 8 hours depending on individual and organizational needs and objectives. Please contact Charlene Ortiz at 303-724-1700 or Charlene.ortiz@uchsc.edu to schedule a training.
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The Denver STD/HIV Prevention Training Center (PTC) provides state-of-the-art training in the clinical diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted infections, and in evidence-based behavioral interventions. We also offer program support courses that are designed to improve agency capacity and to increase the quality of services delivered in community settings.
The Denver PTC is program of Denver Public Health, a department of Denver Health and Hospital Authority. The PTC operates in partnership with the University of Colorado Denver with whom we share an interdisciplinary staff and faculty with years of professional and practical experience in medicine, social sciences, health education, and human services.
Dr. Sheana Bull of COHO is affiliated with the PTC as a trainer, offering training sessions on behavioral science theory and public health interventions; use of technology for health promotion; program evaluation; and planning and moderating focus groups.
Foundations Of Cultural Dimensions
The Colorado Health Outcomes Program (UCD), The Children’s Hospital, the University of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus Office of Diversity and Health Sciences Library would like to invite you to attend the next Foundations of Cultural Dimensions session.
The purpose of Foundations of Cultural Dimensions is to inform University of Colorado Denver, The Children’s Hospital, and their affiliates about the wealth of resources related to Cultural Competency that they can access. Bimonthly one existing project or training related to Cultural Competency will be presented to the group. Staff, Faculty and students are encouraged to attend. This meeting is open to anyone who would like to participate.
Partnering with the Foundations of Cultural Dimension is the Strauss Lecture series which focus on complementary and indigenous medicine. The Strauss Lectures support the Strauss Complementary and Indigenous Medicine Collection at the Health Sciences Library.
To be added to the e-mail distribution list, please contact Vicky.Saulsberry@uchsc.edu or 303-315-8558.
Qualitative Methods Research Forum (QMRF)
The Qualitative Methods Research Forum, sponsored by the Colorado Health Outcomes Program, is a “community of practice” dedicated to building our qualitative research knowledge and skills through sharing expertise and exploring issues that challenge us all. We invite researchers, faculty, and students interested in qualitative research methods to participate in making this an interesting and useful forum for learning from the experiences of our colleagues.
QMRF meets bi-monthly beginning in January. It is held on the fourth Thursday (every other month) from 3:30-4:45 pm. The QRMF meetings are held in the 3rd floor Reading Room at the Health Sciences Library. For more information, please contact: Carolyn.nowels@uchsc.edu or 303-724-1173.