Elyse Park, PhD, speaks about the ASCO 2022 abstract, “A health insurance navigation intervention tool (HINT) for survivors of childhood cancer: Randomized pilot trial results from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study”

HPRIR Director, Elyse Park, PhD, speaks with Oncology Tube about the ASCO ’22 abstract, “A health insurance navigation intervention tool (HINT) for survivors of childhood cancer: randomized pilot trial results from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.” Summary: The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) will look into the long-term impact of Read more…

HPRIR Director, Elyse Park, PhD, Speaks for the 2022 Gold Together Champions for Childhood Cancer Kickoff

The National Gold Together Champions Campaign brings awareness and funding to childhood cancer in the month of September, childhood cancer awareness month! This Zoom kickoff covers why families facing childhood cancer need our support and how we can make an impact. HPRIR Director, Elyse Park, PhD, shares her ACS funded Read more…

Daniel Hall, PhD, and Zach Wallace, MD, interviewed by the EIC of The Journal of Rheumatology

Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Rheumatology, Dr. Earl Silverman, speaks with Daniel L. Hall and Zachary S. Wallace about their article “The Association of Illness-related Uncertainty With Mental Health in Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases.” You can watch the interview here – https://www.jrheum.org/content/viewingrheum For the full article: The Association of Illness-related Uncertainty With Mental Read more…

Intern Raissa Li’s abstract accepted at APHA Annual Conference!

“Exploring the Experiences and Outcomes from a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Intervention Among Cancer Survivors” will be presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Conference this November. HPRIR intern Raissa Li led the abstract under the mentorship of Dr. Daniel Hall.  Congratulations to Raissa and team! Full citation: Read more…

Efren Flores, MD, selected to the CMSS-NAM-WHO Advisory Board for Identifying Credible Sources of Health Information in Social Media

Congratulations to HPRIR faculty member, Efren Flores, MD, on his selection to the Council of Medical Specialty Services (CMSS)-National Academy of Medicine (NAM)-World Health Organization (WHO) Advisory Board. This distinguished and diverse group of experts will guide the development of a globally relevant, expanded set of principles applicable to potential Read more…

Smokefree Support Study 2.0 Protocol Paper Published in BMC Public Health!

The Smokefree Support Study 2.0 study protocol paper, “Study protocol for a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial testing virtual tobacco treatment in oncology practices,” is now available to read online at BMC Public Health! Persistent smoking among patients diagnosed with cancer is associated with adverse clinical outcomes, yet an evidence-based Read more…

Brett Goshe, Ph.D., presents EAQ171CD (SSS2) trial updates at the ECOG-ACRIN Annual Conference in Chicago!

Last week, at the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group annual conference, project director Dr. Brett Goshe (pictured above) presented trial updates for the EAQ171CD Smoke Free Support Study 2.0. The Smoke Free Support Study 2.0 is a trial designed to examine the effectiveness and implementation of a virtually-delivered, evidence-based tobacco treatment Read more…