Research Announcements

Congratulations to Doug Levy et al. on the publication of article “Cost-effectiveness of Implementing Smoking Cessation Interventions for Patients With Cancer”. The objective of study was to estimate the incremental cost per quit (ICQ) of adopting an intensive smoking cessation intervention among patients undergoing treatment at cancer care clinics, from Read more…

This month, a paper examining illness-uncertainty, among rheumatology patients, was published in the Journal of Rheumatology, led by Dr. Zack Wallace of the MGH Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology with HPRIR faculty Dr. Lucy Finkelstein-Fox and Dr. Elyse Park as co-authors, and Daniel Hall as senior author. It was Read more…

Elyse R. Park, PhD, MP.H and Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School presented at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting on the findings of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. The Study is a collaboration with the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study and is a pilot randomized trial assessing a virtual patient Read more…

With Channel 3, Eyewitness News, HPRIR Director Elyse Park, PhD ( @PsycholERPark )discusses burnout amongst healthcare workers and provides tips for diminishing burnout and promoting resilience, highlighting components of her SMART Program! https://www.wfsb.com/news/new-research-found-ways-for-healthcare-workers-to-combat-burnout/article_06478fe2-4896-11ec-99d7-239c1caa3e90.html?block_id=994091