Patrick L. Remington, M.D. M.P.H.

 

Education and Training: Remington received his undergraduate degree in molecular biology and his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin.  From 1982-1984, he completed an epidemiology fellowship through the Centers for Disease Control, and was assigned as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer to the Michigan Department of Public Health in Lansing, Michigan.  From 1984-1988, he was a medical epidemiologist in the Division of Nutrition at the CDC in Atlanta, where he completed his CDC Preventive Medicine Residency and, as part of the CDC Career Development Program, obtained an MPH in Epidemiology from the University of Minnesota. Wisconsin Division of Public Health: From 1988 until 1997, he was the Chief Medical Officer for Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention in the Bureau of Public Health, Wisconsin Division of Health. During that time, the majority of his research was on chronic disease surveillance and control. His research was one of the first to suggest that most, if not all, of the increase in breast cancer incidence was attributable to increasing rates of mammography in the population. He also conducted research on the effectiveness of interventions to increase the use of mammography in low-income, rural populations. Department of Population Health Sciences: In July 1997, he joined the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin, where he is a Professor and Director of the Population Health Institute, and Associate Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center. He was also appointed as the Director of the newly established Master of Public Health program, part of the Medical School’s transformation to the school of medicine and public health.   Research Interests Dr. Remington’s research examines the translation of evidence-based public health into practice, with a focus on tobacco and cancer. His earlier research examined the epidemiology of behavioral risk factors in populations (including smoking, diet and weight control practices, and alcohol use) and characteristics and trends in preventive health practices. He has also conducted research on the effectiveness of public health interventions, such as those to increase the use of mammography in low-income, rural populations; or policies that ban smoking in restaurants of bars. His current research in the UW Population Health Institute examines methods to measure the health outcomes and determinants in populations, as well as health disparities by education, race, or region. In addition, he is examining ways to use this information in community health improvement, such as through the publication of the Wisconsin County Health Rankings.   Affiliations/Associations Professor, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 2003-present; Associate Professor (1997-2003); Adjunct Associate Professor (1992-1997), Adjunct Assistant Professor (1988-1992). Director, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 2001-present. Director, Master of Public Health Program, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 2004-present. Associate Director, Outreach and Population Studies, Director of Cancer Control, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1997-present. Affiliate Faculty Appointment, UW School of Nursing, Madison (2004-present). Adjunct Professor, Department of Population Health, Medical College of Wisconsin (2006-present).   Honors and Awards Wisconsin Public Health Association, Public Health Researcher of the Year, 2007 Lynn R. Smith Award for Outstanding Leadership in Tobacco Control, Am. Cancer Society,2001 and 2006 Dean’s Teaching Award, UW Medical School, 2003 Centers for Disease Control Service Award, Outstanding Scientific Contributions to Public Health Award, for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001 State Medical Society of Wisconsin 2000 Meritorious Service Award Delta Omega Honorary Public Health Society, 1986. Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society, Drs. Joseph Dean Award and Scholarship, 1981. Phi Beta Kappa, Honors Program graduate in molecular biology, 1976. Representative Publications http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=DetailsSearch&Term=remington+p%5Bau%5D&WebEnv=0Pj8--t5vt9Og_CuWMT-zKvrxYxO5DRrSUTni-mTC4V4BMTd9quvmWQ2OzKWX_g2yIw3hwAI6Q72%402562753666821810_0017SID&WebEnvRq=1 Andersen LD*, Remington PL, Trentham-Dietz A, Robert S. Community trends in the early detection of breast cancer in Wisconsin, 1980-1998. Am J Prev Med 2004 (Jan);26(1):51-5. Robert SA, Strombom I*, Trentham-Dietz A, Hampton JM, McElroy JA*, Newcomb PA, Remington PL. Socioeconomic risk factors for breast cancer: distinguishing individual- and community-level effects. Epidemiology 2004(Jul);15(4):442-50. Erickson JL*, Remington PL, Peppard PE. Trends in bariatric surgery for morbid obesity in Wisconsin. WMJ 2004;103(2):32-7. Guse CE, Marbella AM, Layde PM, Christiansen A, Remington P. Clean indoor air policies in Wisconsin workplaces. WMJ 2004;103(4):27-31. McElroy JA*, Kanarek MS, Trentham-Dietz A, Robert SA, Hampton JM, Newcomb PA, Anderson HA, Remington PL. Potential exposure to PCBs, DDT, and PBDEs from sport-caught fish consumption in relation to breast cancer risk in Wisconsin. Environ Health Perspect 2004(Feb);112(2):156-62. Peppard PE, Kindig D, Jovaag A*, Dranger E*, Remington PL. An initial attempt at ranking population health outcomes and determinants. WMJ 2004;103(3):52-6. Said A*, Williams J, Holden J, Remington P, Gangnon R, Musat A, Lucey MR. Model for end  stage liver disease score predicts mortality across a broad spectrum of liver disease. J Hepatol 2004(Jun);40(6):897-903. Said A*, Williams J, Holden J, Remington P, Musat A, Lucey MR. The prevalence of alcohol induced liver disease and hepatitis C and their interaction in a tertiary care setting. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2004(Oct);2(10):928-34. Ahrens D, Uebelher P, Remington PL. Community and organizational characteristics of smoke free ordinance campaigns: a 15-city community evaluation. Preventing Chronic Diseases 2005;2(3):1-9. Fox S*, Meinen A, Pesik M, Landis M, Remington PL. Competitive food initiatives in schools and overweight in children: a review of the evidence. Wisconsin Medical Journal 2005;104(5):38-43. Schumann C*, Remington PL. Using local data to monitor obesity rates in Wisconsin counties, 1994-2003. Wisconsin Medical Journal 2005;104(5):20-25. McCauley L*, Kempf A, Morgan J, Katcher ML, Remington PL. Overweight among High School Children: Where Wisconsin Ranks. Wisconsin Medical Journal 2005;104(5):26-31. Eisenberg T*, Glysch R, Remington PL, Katcher ML. Youth suicide in Wisconsin: mortality, hospitalizations, and risk factors. Wis Med J 2005 September;104(7):54-58. Berry DA, Cronin KA, Plevritis SK, Fryback DG, Clarke L, Zelen M, Mandelblatt JS, Yakovlev AY, Habbema JDF, Feuer EJ for the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) Collaborators.  Effect of Screening and Adjuvant Therapy on Mortality from Breast Cancer.  New England Journal of Medicine 2005; 353(17):1784-1792. Edwards NM*. Umland M. Ahrens D. Remington P. The silent epidemic among Wisconsin women: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease trends, 1980-2000. [Journal Article] WMJ. 104(4):50-4, 2005 May. Mehrotra C*. Remington PL. Naimi TS. Washington W. Miller R. Trends in total knee replacement surgeries and implications for public health, 1990-2000. [Journal Article] Public Health Reports. 120(3):278-82, 2005 May-Jun. Siomos EE*. Newsom RS. Camponeschi J. Remington PL. A statewide collaboration to monitor diabetes quality improvement among Wisconsin health plans. [Journal Article] American Journal of Managed Care. 11(5):332-6, 2005 May. Ashby SL*, Remington PL, Katcher ML. Births to teens in Wisconsin: Targeting high-risk populations. Wisconsin Medical Journal 2005 September;104(7):37-40. Stolzmann KL*, Camponeschi JL, Remington PL. The increasing incidence of end-stage renal disease in Wisconsin from 1982-2003: an analysis by age, race, and primary diagnosis. WMJ. 2005 Nov;104(8):66-71. Trentham-Dietz A, Nichols HB, Remington PL, et. al. Correlates of age at menarche among sixth grade students in Wisconsin. WMJ. 2005 Sep;104(7):65-9. McElroy JA*, Remington PL, Gangnon RE, Hariharan L, Andersen LD. Identifying geographic disparities in the early detection of breast cancer using a geographic information system. Prev Chronic Dis. 2006 Jan;3(1):A10. Bandi P*, Remington PL, Moberg DP. Progress in Reducing Cigarette Consumption – The Wisconsin Tobacco Control Program, 2001-2003. Wis Med J 2006 Jul;105(5):45-9. Monteon ML*, Arcari CM, Remington PL, Kanarek MS, Oemig TV. Tuberculosis: Treatment Improvement and Documentation of Completion of Treatment in Reported Active Cases, Wisconsin 2000-2002. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 2006 May-Jun;12(3):254-61. Reither EN*, Peppard PE, Remington P, Kindig D. Increasing Educational Disparities in Premature Mortality, Wisconsin, 1990-2000. Wis Med J 2006 Oct;105(7):38-41. Callcut RA*, Kaufman S, Stone-Newsom R, Remington P, Mahvi D. Gender disparities in colorectal cancer screening: true or false? J Gastrointest Surg. 2006 Dec;10(10):1409-17. McLean A*, LeMay W, Vila P*, Wegner M, Remington P. Disparities in oral and pharyngeal cancer incidence and mortality among Wisconsin residents, 1999-2002. WMJ. 2006 Sep;105(6):32-5. Fryback DG, Stout NK*, Rosenberg MA, Trentham-Dietz A, Kuruchittham V*, Remington PL. The Wisconsin Breast Cancer Epidemiology Simulation Model. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2006;(36):37-47. Treml KB*, McElroy JA, Kaufman SK, Remington PL, Wegner MV. Updating progress in cancer control in Wisconsin. WMJ. 2006 Jun;105(4):38-43.  McElroy JA*, Gangnon RE, Newcomb PA, Kanarek ME, Anderson HA, Vanden Brook J, Trentham-Dietz A, Remington PL. Risk of Breast Cancer for Women Living in Rural Areas and Adult Exposure to Atrazine from Well Water in Wisconsin. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology (in press). Byrd D*, Katcher ML, Remington PL, Durkin M, Peppard P. Infant mortality: Explaining black:white disparities in Wisconsin. Maternal and Child Health Journal (in press). Peppard PE, Kindig D, Dranger E*, Jovaag A*, Remington PL. Ranking community health status to stimulate discussion of local public health issues: the Wisconsin County Health Rankings. Am J Public Health (in press). Kempf AM*, Remington PL. New Challenges for Telephone Survey Research in the Twenty-First Century. Annu Rev Public Health. 2006 Nov 9; [Epub ahead of print] 80.      Books and Chapters Brownson RC, Remington PL, Davis JR (eds).  Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Control, Second Edition.  American Public Health Association, Washington DC, 1998. Goodman RA, Remington PL, Howard RJ.  Communicating information for action within the public health system. IN: Teutsch SM, Churchill RE (eds):  The Principles and Practice of Public Health Surveillance, Second Edition. Oxford University Press, New York, 2000.  Nelson DE, Brownson RC, Remington PL, Parvanta CF (eds). Communicating Public Health Information Effectively: A Guide for Practitioners. American Public Health Association, Washington D.C., 2002. Remington PL, Nelson D. Communicating Epidemiologic Information.  In: Applied Epidemiology, 2nd Edition. Brownson and Pettiti (eds).  Oxford University Press, New York, 2006. Remington PL, Houston CA, Cook LC. Media interventions to promote tobacco control policies. IN: Monograph 16: ASSIST  Shaping the Future of Tobacco Prevention and Control (pp. 119-166). National Cancer Institute, 2005.   Courses Taught Monitoring Population Health (PHS 803 / 3 credits): 1998-present Principles and Practice of Public Health (PHS 780 / 3 credits): Summer 2002, Fall 2004-present. MPH Summer Field and Culminating Experience (PHS 650 / 8 credits): Summer 2007-present. Physician in Public Health (PHS 650 / 1 credit): Spring 2002/2004 Introduction to Epidemiology for Medical Managers (PM 797A / 3 credits): 1998-2001 Population Health Graduate Program Seminar (PM 650 /1 credit): Spring 2000 Chronic Disease Epidemiology (PM 802 / 3 credits): 1990-1997   Lecturer: Nursing 105 (Undergraduate students-Reivitz): 2002-present Health Management and Policy (Ridley/Reivitz/Steinkamp): 2005-present. Biologic basis of population health (PHS 650 Olson): (2 lectures, 2002-present). Patient, Doctor, and Society (Med students Seibert). Determinants of Health (2004-present). Air Pollution (Env Tox 308-Kanarek): 2002-present. Physicians as Health Activists (Patterson): 2001-present. Introduction to Epidemiology (PHS 797-Trentham-Dietz): 1997-present. Determinants of Population Health (PHS 795-Kindig): 2000-2004. Management of Health Problems in Ambulatory Settings (Nursing N715A-Riesch): 1996-present. People, Chemicals, and the Environment (PHS 305-Kanarek): 1999-present. Pathologic Basis of Disease (Pathology 402/404-Gilchrist): 1998-present. Interdepartmental Seminar on Prevention and Intervention (Nursing 775-Riesch): 2001-present. Neoplasia (2nd year medical students): 1999-present Genetics and Population Health (Genetics 770-Becker): 2000-present LOCUS: Public health (Haq): 2002-2003   Contact Information: Patrick L. Remington, M.D., M.P.H. Department of Population Health Sciences 610 Walnut Street, Room 760 Madison, Wisconsin 53726 USA Phone: (608) 263-1745 Fax: (608) 262-6404 Email: plreming@wisc.edu Updated 11-8-07