Presented by: Nathaniel Breg, BD-STEP postdoctoral fellow at the VA Palo Alto
Talk Title: “Medical Technologies with Comparative Advantages on Different Dimensions of Health: Evidence from Hysterectomy”
Bio: Nathaniel Breg is a BD-STEP postdoctoral fellow at the VA Palo Alto, with a joint appointment with the Department of Health Policy at Stanford. His research focuses on health care provider decision-making. He completed his Ph.D. is in public policy and management with a concentration in applied economics at Carnegie Mellon University in 2022. He previously worked on projects for CMS as an analyst at RTI International.
The Weekly WIP has been canceled and will resume with the Monthly WIP on Nov 7. See you then.
Each week, S-SPIRE hosts an in-person Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback on projects in every phase of development—from drafting specific aims pages, to parsing grant review committee comments, to abstracts/papers/methods in preparation.
Please refer inquiries to Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu
Presented by: Dr. Amber Trickey, Sr. Biostatistician, S-SPIRE Center
Talk Title: “How to work with your biostatistician”
Bio: Amber W. Trickey, PhD, MS, CPH, is Senior Biostatistician of the S-SPIRE Center. She supports multidisciplinary teams in research design, implementation, and analysis. In over 15 years of health services research, with 10 years focused in surgery and emergency medicine, Dr. Trickey has collaborated with diverse investigators, including attending physicians, residents, nurses, psychologists, and engineers. Dr. Trickey obtained degrees in epidemiology and biostatistics, and certifications in public health and SAS data analysis. She has evaluated data quality in surgical and trauma care, supported multiple clinical trials, and led data validation studies using the ACS-NSQIP surgical registry and administrative claims. Dr. Trickey has contributed to public and private grants on surgical safety, healthcare quality metrics, simulation-based training, team communication, error disclosure, and emergency services.
Presented by: Vikram Fielding-Singh, Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Talk Title: “Perioperative Management of Hemodialysis for Patients with ESKD”
Bio: Vikram Fielding-Singh is a cardiac anesthesiologist, intensivist, and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine. His research focuses on perioperative optimization of patients with end-stage kidney disease treated with hemodialysis.
The Weekly WIP has been canceled due to Thanksgiving holiday. We will resume on November 28, 2022.
Each week, S-SPIRE hosts an in-person Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback on projects in every phase of development—from drafting specific aims pages, to parsing grant review committee comments, to abstracts/papers/methods in preparation.
Please refer inquiries to Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu