Research
AQORN Projects
Explaining Racial Disparities in Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer
The major goal of this pilot project is to characterize key physician
characteristics that may partially explain racial disparities in the use
of standard adjuvant chemotherapy for Stage II and Stage III colon
cancer patients.
Funder: University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
Shared Data Resource
The major goal of this project is to promote high-quality, collaborative
research on the quality of cancer care by providing professional support
services, and a data repository for publicly available electronic
healthcare data.
Funder: University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
Factors Influencing the Completion and
Content of Advance Directives
The major goal of this pilot project to obtain sample sizes and compare
the sociodemographic and health characteristics of patients who document
advance directives in the Aurora database to patients who do not
document advance directives.
Funder: University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
Access to Care and Health Outcomes in the Near Elderly
Project Leader:
Maureen Smith (09/02-06/07)
This project is part of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study P01 program of projects [P01 Principal InvestigatorI: Robert M. Hauser, Ph.D.]. We will examine access to care, use of services, and health outcomes in the near elderly, including disparities in access for women and persons in poverty or poor health.
Funder: NIH-NIA #P01 AG021079-01004
Older
Adults and Specialty Care Use in Managed Care
Principal
Investigator:
Maureen Smith (9/01-6/04)
This project will examine the contribution of both managed care incentives and hospital characteristics to explaining variation in specialty care use, outcomes, and costs for older patients hospitalized with acute stroke.
Funder:
NIH-NIA #R01 AG19747
Other Collaborative Projects
Integrating Aging and Cancer Research in NCI-designated Cancer Centers
Principal
Investigator:
Richard Weindruch (9/03-9/08)
Dr. Smith is co-Principal Investigator and leader of the “Patterns of Care” section in this NCI-funded grant to develop an Aging Program within the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Funder: NIH-NCI # P20 CA103697
Follow-up Survey on Quality of Life for Stroke Patients
Principal
Investigator:
Russell Luepker (10/00-6/05)
Dr. Smith directs a subproject of the Minnesota Stroke Survey to examine the long-term recovery of quality of life after stroke.
Funder: NIH-NINDS #R01 NS39028
Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety
Principal
Investigator:
Pascale Carayon (9/01-9/04)
Dr. Smith is on the planning committee of this Developmental Center for Education and Research in Patient Safety.
Funder: AHRQ # P20 HS11561