ACCORDS (Health Services Research)

Russell Glasgow, PhD, and Dan Matlock, MD, MPH, are leading a series of projects aimed at increasing patient decision-making power. Funded by the?Anschutz Acceleration Initiative, the projects focus on rapidly researching and creating tools to help patients make tough choices about their health. Read more about ACCORDS faculty behind the decision support tools projects: https://lnkd.in/gMrixP_b

A team of ACCORDS investigators, led by Laura Scherer, PhD,?won the contract to revise AHRQ’s shared decision-making clinician training program, called the SHARE Approach. “For patients with multiple chronic conditions, sometimes you have to make tradeoffs about treatments based on a patient's preferences, values, and life goals,” Scherer says. “We have to consider the health outcomes they want to achieve when treatments for their chronic conditions conflict.” Learn more about the updates that benefit both clinicians and patients: https://lnkd.in/gpWhrVFX

For International Women's Day, we're celebrating the achievements of the many women at ACCORDS making advancements in health care. Visit our Newsroom to read their inspiring stories: https://lnkd.in/epJGtea

Our inaugural annual report reflects upon the last fiscal year at ACCORDS, including new leadership, new Cores, and innovative research. We are thrilled to highlight successful partnerships across the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, as well as celebrating staff and faculty achievements. Flip through the full report here: https://lnkd.in/gMKY3Wnj

We're hiring for a Graduate Student Research Worker/Intern! The position will be part of research studies funded by NIH and PCORI, led by Mónica Pérez Jolles, PhD. Interested applicants can search for job #9655982 on Handshake, or view the full posting here: https://lnkd.in/gYx__7nM

Join ACCORDS and Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute for our two-day online interactive workshop focused on applying theories, models, and frameworks (TMFs) to guide your implementation research! This workshop is aimed at researchers familiar with D&I science who are interested in learning more about integrating TMFs throughout a project. Register today: https://lnkd.in/g8_mpibD

We're hiring a Director of Finance and Administration (DFA) to join our team at ACCORDS! The DFA is responsible for the overall financial management and administrative functions at ACCORDS. Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/gJuCigGw

A school-aged child died of measles in Texas Tuesday night (Feb. 25), the first pediatric death from the disease in the United States in over two decades. Declared eliminated from this country in 2000, measles cases have been slowly climbing again along with the number of unvaccinated people. As the outbreak in Texas continues, David Higgins, MD, MPH, who practices at?Children’s Hospital Colorado?on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, shared more on what people should know about the disease. https://lnkd.in/gPFvKsCC

Register for next week's Transforming and Advancing a Learning Health System: Multiple Perspectives for Mutual Gain Seminar Series with Dr. Sunil Kripalani. Register here: https://lnkd.in/g-Hxz2x3

?? Registration is live for the Colorado Pragmatic Research in Health Conference (COPRH Con)!?Join us June 4-5 for the?Future of Pragmatic Research: Team Science to Enhance Innovation and Impact. COPRH Con 2025 is primarily in-person, co-sponsored by Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI) at the Gold Sponsorship level. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eQHfp8cW ?? COPRH Con is a national conference hosted by ACCORDS and CCTSI to train and engage researchers in methods and applications that support research for real-world impact. It is?ideal for clinical and translational researchers, including statisticians, dissemination and implementation scientists, health services and public health researchers, and program evaluators. Junior faculty with career development awards, fellows, and anyone wanting to learn and apply new methods directly from world-renowned experts are encouraged to attend. ? Registration?is free for students, staff, and faculty of the CU School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado, and CCTSI members.