Angie Fagerlin
Chair, Population Health Sciences @ U of Utah, scientist @ SLC VA IDEAS, experimental psychologist, studies shared decision making, mom of 3 boys, wife to 1 guy
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20th Anniversary Ottawa Decision Support Framework: Part 3 Overview of Systematic Reviews and Updated Framework - Dawn Stacey, France Légaré, Laura Boland, Krystina B. Lewis, Marie-Chantal Loiselle, Lauren Hoefel, Mirjam Garvelink, Annette O’Connor, 2020
Introduction. The Ottawa Decision Support Framework (ODSF) has guided practitioners and patients facing difficult decisions for 20 years. It asserts that decisi...
Masks help stop the spread of coronavirus – the science is simple and I'm one of 100 experts urging governors to require public mask-wearing
Recommendations around mask usage are confusing. The science isn't. Evidence shows that masks are extremely effective to slow the coronavirus and may be the best tool available right now to fight it.
The face of Utah’s coronavirus fight: Angela Dunn’s life has prepared her for this critical moment
At a recent news conference, Angela Dunn, the state’s lead epidemiologist, was answering questions about the coronavirus in rapid fashion, knocking them down, one by one, using plain phraseology that required no advanced degree to grasp, but never...
U of U Health “Wellness Bus” Provides Testing for COVID-19
To expand locations where Wasatch Front residents can be tested for COVID-19, the University of Utah Health Wellness Bus has been outfitted for virus testing.
Commentary: Family caregivers are the invisible health care workers
Frontline health care workers treating patients with COVID-19 are heroes. Additionally, the 340,000 family members, neighbors and friends providing care to Utahns with chronic conditions and disabilities in their homes are also heroes. They are the...
Charging copays and deductibles during a pandemic is foolish—and deadly | Opinion
Yes, the United States rations medical care by ability to pay. We can't have that happen as we fight COVID-19.
In battle-tested Detroit, neighbors help each other as coronavirus spreads
Detroit and the rest of Wayne County comprise nearly half of Michigan’s coronavirus cases, forcing residents to summon resilience forged through decades of crisis.
Prior Vaccination and Effectiveness of Communication Strategies Used to Describe Infectious Diseases
We tested the effect of prior vaccination on response to communication strategies in a hypothetical news article about an influenza pandemic. Vaccinat...
Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus
You may have heard the word "coronavirus" online or on TV. You probably have a lot of questions. Check out our comic to get some answers.
2020 CBSSM Research Colloquium & Bishop Lecture in Bioethics
The Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM) Research Colloquium will occur on March 11, 2020 (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.). It will take place at Forum Hall, Palmer Commons, 100 Washtenaw Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
The CBSSM Research...
Will Eliminating Waiver Requirements Improve Access to Buprenorphine for Treating Opioid Use Disorder? Evidence From Increasing the Patient Treatment Cap - CHERISH
The Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA 2000) permits qualified physicians to obtain a waiver to treat patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) with buprenorphine in office-based practices. In 2016, 47% of all US counties and 72% of rural...