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June Updates from the Mongan Institute
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Dear Colleague,
In this newsletter you will find:
Mongan Institute News and Events
- MGH Community Gathers for Vigil Honoring Black Lives
- Highlights of Mongan Institute Faculty COVID-19 Research and Efforts:
- Breast Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment During COVID-19: Call for Research Participants
- COVID-19 and Health Equity, Community Engagement Research, and Advocacy
- Engaging Patients in Decisions About Rescheduling Colonoscopies Delayed Due to COVID-19
- Awards and Honors:
- Jocelyn Carter, MD, MPH, Awarded the Sanchez and Ferguson Research Faculty Award
- Karen Donelan, ScD, Appointed Inaugural Stuart H. Altman Chair in U.S. Health Policy at Brandeis University
- Joseph Greer, PhD, Awarded the American Psychosocial Oncology Society's Ruth McCorkle Research Mentorship Award
- Emily Hyle, MD, MSc, Selected as Inaugural Jerome and Celia Reich Endowed Scholar in HIV/AIDS Research
- Giselle Perez, PhD, Awarded the Eleanor and Miles Shore Family Award
- Jennifer Temel, MD, Awarded American Cancer Society Research Professorship
- Recent Publications
- Social Media Highlight
News and Events from Our Partners
- Register: Equity and COVID-19 Research 101
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MGH Community Gathers for Vigil Honoring Black Lives
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The Massachusetts General Hospital community gathered for a vigil on the Bulfinch Lawn on Friday, June 5, to honor George Floyd and the countless Black lives lost to police violence. With this vigil, Mass General acknowledges the injustice of systemic racism in the United States. We affirm that it is not acceptable to simply bear witness to the brutal realities of systemic racism and commit to using our voices, privileges, and resources to confront racism in our own lives and institution.
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Breast Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment During COVID-19: Call for Research Participants
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Led by Erica Warner, ScD, MPH, this study is being conducted in partnership with breast cancer organizations including Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research, SHARE, Survivingbreastcancer.org, Sisters Network Inc., the African American Breast Cancer Alliance, and through ResearchMatch.org. Individuals were eligible for this study if they:
- Receive routine breast cancer screening; OR
- Are undergoing diagnostic evaluation for breast cancer; OR
- Have ever been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Participants are asked to complete a 10-15-minute REDCap survey which collects information on respondent demographics, breast cancer screening and diagnosis, the extent to which care has been changed, delayed, or cancelled because of COVID-19, personal protective practices, extent of worry about financial and health implications of COVID-19, and use of telemedicine. The surveys are available in English and Spanish and will be open through the end of June and are available here:
Dr. Warner is an Assistant Professor in the Department Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an Assistant Investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital where she conducts epidemiological research on cancer in the Mongan Institute’s Clinical Translational Epidemiology Unit.
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COVID-19 and Health Equity, Community Engagement Research, and Advocacy
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Julie Levison, MD, MPhil, MPH, is Co-Director of the MGH Chelsea Community Research Program, where she and her colleagues developed a Clinical Research Advisory Board to review COVID-19 research protocols at MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center with attention to equity and cultural and linguistic appropriateness.
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Engaging Patients in Decisions About Rescheduling Colonoscopies Delayed Due to COVID-19
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In a newly PCORI-funded study, Principal Investigators Karen Sepucha, PhD, (left) and Leigh Simmons, MD, (right) will examine the distribution of patients’ preferences for rescheduling a screening or surveillance colonoscopy that was delayed or postponed due to COVID, and factors associated with those preferences. Then, they will study whether shared decision making tools and training will increase patients involvement in decisions, increase their intention to follow through with some type of colon cancer screening, and reduce decisional conflict. There are many challenges to resuming healthcare during this crisis, and this study will address important research questions about how to do this in a safe, equitable and patient-centered manner. Co-Investigators from MGH include Steve Atlas, MD, Sanja Percac-Lima, MD, and James Richter, MD.
Dr. Sepucha is Director of the Health Decision Sciences Center and an Associate Professor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Simmons is Medical Director of the Health Decision Sciences Center and an internal medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Jocelyn Carter, MD, MPH, Awarded the Sanchez and Ferguson Research Faculty Award
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Jocelyn Carter, MD, MPH, was awarded the Sanchez and Ferguson Research Faculty Award, established in honor of the first Latino and African American residents in the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Guillermo Sanchez and Lloyd Ferguson. With the goal of enhancing a diverse research faculty to drive excellence, and in recognition of an unmet need for funding and mentorship support for junior faculty at vulnerable points in their careers, the Sanchez and Ferguson Research Faculty Award supports research faculty from underrepresented in medicine (URiM) backgrounds.
Dr. Carter is an Instructor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School and a practicing internal medicine hospitalist of the Albright Hospital Medicine Unit within the Division of General Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. She also serves as Director of the Community CAre Transitions (C-CAT) Initiative, linking inpatients at high risk for readmission with community health workers focused on closing gaps in care driven by social determinants of health.
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Karen Donelan, ScD, Appointed Inaugural Stuart H. Altman Chair in U.S. Health Policy at Brandeis University
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Karen Donelan, ScD, will be joining the Heller School faculty at Brandeis University as the inaugural Stuart H. Altman Chair in U.S. Health Policy in September 2020. Dr. Donelan will be a senior member of the Schneider Institutes for Health Policy at the University’s Heller School for Social Policy and Management.
This new endowed chair position was founded in honor of celebrated health economist and health policy expert Stuart Altman, a former Heller dean and the current Sol C. Chaikin Professor of National Health Policy.
“I am extremely proud to have Karen Donelan as the first recipient of the Stuart H. Altman Chair in U.S. Health Policy,” says Dr. Altman. “Karen's path-finding research in health workforce issues dovetails so nicely with my own early studies on the recruitment and training of registered nurses."
Dr. Donelan is currently a senior scientist at the Mongan Institute’s Health Policy Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She will continue to be affiliated with the Mongan Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Joseph Greer, PhD, Awarded the American Psychosocial Oncology Society's Ruth McCorkle Research Mentorship Award
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Joseph Greer, PhD, has received the Ruth McCorkle Research Mentorship Award from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS). The Ruth McCorkle Research Mentorship Award honors an APOS or community member who has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to making a significant positive impact on their mentees’ education and career, nurturing intellectual growth, career development, professional guidance, and positive role modeling in the field of psychosocial oncology.
Dr. Greer is Program Director of the Center for Psychiatric Oncology & Behavioral Sciences, Associate Director of the Cancer Outcomes Research Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, and an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School.
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Emily Hyle, MD, MSc, Selected as Inaugural Jerome and Celia Reich Endowed Scholar in HIV/AIDS Research
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Emily Hyle, MD, MSc, has been selected as the inaugural Jerome and Celia Reich Endowed Scholar in HIV/AIDS Research in the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. The newly established Jerome and Celia Reich Endowed Scholar in HIV/AIDS Research will be held by a faculty member in our division for a five-year term, honoring this individual as a pivotal leader in the field of HIV/AIDS in the Department of Medicine, while also providing them with flexible resources to be used for their research and teaching activities. Please join us in recognizing Dr. Hyle for her work at the intersection of HIV clinical care and research in effective and cost-effective strategies for HIV laboratory monitoring and resistance testing and in the management of comorbidities affecting people living with HIV.
Dr. Hyle is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a faculty member of the Medical Practice Evaluation Center.
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Giselle Perez, PhD, Awarded the Eleanor and Miles Shore Family Award
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Giselle Perez, PhD, has received the Eleanor and Miles Shore Family Award, part of the part of the Eleanor and Miles Shore Faculty Development Awards Program at Harvard Medical School. The Shore Program strives to support the Faculty of Medicine at the level of instructor and assistant professor by administering a range of award opportunities to support academic activities.
Dr. Perez is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Senior Scientist at the Health Policy Research Center, and Chair of the Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Task Force.
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Jennifer Temel, MD, Awarded American Cancer Society Research Professorship
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Jennifer Temel, MD, received the American Cancer Society research professorship, a lifelong designation accompanied by a five-year award totaling $400,000. The awards are the most prestigious research grants made by the American Cancer Society’s Extramural Grants program.
Dr. Temel will use this award to advance her program of research through the development and evaluation of interventions using mobile applications (apps), video tools, and telehealth to deliver accessible and tailored supportive care.
Dr. Temel is Director of the Cancer Outcomes Research Program and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
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Recent Publications
Below are a few publications recently published by Mongan Institute investigators. Please find a more comprehensive list of publications from the past 3 months on our website.
- Mind, Mood, Mobility: Supporting Independence Among Rural Older Adults at Risk for Functional Decline
Kennedy MA, Pepin R, Stevens CJ, Bartels SJ, Batsis JA, Beyea A, Bruce ML, Eckhaus JM, Korsen N, Pidgeon DM, Powell KE, Reynolds CF 3rd, LaMantia MA. Mind, Mood, Mobility: Supporting Independence Among Rural Older Adults at Risk for Functional Decline. Am J Health Promot. 2020 Jun 22:890117120934622. doi: 10.1177/0890117120934622. [Epub ahead of print]
- International Collaboration and Rapid Harmonization Across Dermatologic COVID-19 Registries
Freeman EE, McMahon DE, Hruza GJ, Irvine AD, Spuls PI, Smith CH, Mahil SK, Castelo-Soccio L, Cordoro KM, Lara-Corrales I, Naik HB, Alhusayen R, Ingram JR, Feldman SR, Balogh EA, Kappelman MD, Wall D, Meah N, Sinclair R, Beylot-Barry M, Fitzgerald M, French LE, Lim HW, Griffiths CEM, Flohr C. International Collaboration and Rapid Harmonization across Dermatologic COVID-19 Registries. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Jun 17. pii: S0190-9622(20)31148-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.06.050. [Epub ahead of print]
- Waiting for Certainty on Covid-19 Antibody Tests - At What Cost?
Weinstein MC, Freedberg KA, Hyle EP, Paltiel AD. Waiting for Certainty on Covid-19 Antibody Tests - At What Cost? N Engl J Med. 2020 Jun 5. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2017739. [Epub ahead of print]
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Equity and COVID-19 Research 101
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Wednesday, July 1
6:00 - 7:00pm ET
Virtual Webinar
The Harvard University CFAR Community Engagement Research Program & the Community Advisory Board present the COVID-19 Equity Research Initiative: A Webinar Series. "Equity and COVID-19 Research 101" will be moderated by Adrianna Boulin, MPH (The Fenway Institute). Panelists include Julie Levison, MD (MGH), Kenneth Mayer, MD (The Fenway Institute), Bisola Ojikutu, MD (MGH, BWH), and Athe Tsibris, MD (BWH).
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