IS Research Seminar by Alicia Arbaje ITE 459, W 11/13 10 am
Safer care for older adults coming from hospital to home
Location
Information Technology/Engineering : 459
Date & Time
November 13, 2019, 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Description
Speaker: Alicia Arbaje, M.D., M.PH., Ph.D.
Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology in Johns Hopkins University
Title: A surprise behind every door: Research and reflections on making healthcare safer for older adults coming home from the hospital
Objectives:
* Define and describe national patterns of older adults’ care
transitions in the U.S.
* Describe a multi-site, qualitative study to investigate information
management during the hospital-to-home care transition
* Present challenges healthcare providers, older adults, and
caregivers face during care transitions
* Discuss practical approaches to implement best practices and
improve care transitions supported by informatics.
Speaker's Bio:
Dr. Arbaje is an internist, geriatric medicine specialist, and
health services researcher at Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine. She is Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of
Transitional Care Research at the Center for Transformative
Geriatrics Research. Dr. Arbaje is interested in the problems
older adults face as they navigate through the healthcare
system. She is leading several studies that aim to develop
performance measures, define best practices, and ultimately
improve the quality of care of older adults as they leave the
hospital. The focus of her research has been on identifying
patient populations at risk of experiencing suboptimal care
transitions, identifying care processes and hospital
characteristics related to readmissions, and developing clinical
interventions to improve care transitions and reduce hospital
readmissions. For the past 15 years, she has been investigating
risks to older adults’ safety as they receive skilled home
healthcare services after hospital discharge.
In addition to her research experience, Dr. Arbaje has
consultative experience in working to improve care of older
adults. She has served as an invited consultant to the American
Geriatrics Society, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services, the National Institutes of Health, and the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality. In addition to addressing
scientific audiences, Dr. Arbaje has developed media content
directly for the public. She has been a health commentator at
local, national, and international media outlets, including NBC
Nightly News and CNN International, to draw attention to issues
facing older adults (videos available at
www.youtube.com/aarbaje).
Dr. Arbaje received her undergraduate degree from the University
of Kansas. She graduated from Yale School of Medicine and earned
her master’s degree in public health at the Harvard School of
Public Health. She completed her internal medicine residency at
Yale-New Haven Hospital, and she was selected to be a Robert Wood
Johnson Clinical Scholar at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
to train in health services research. She also completed a
clinical and research fellowship in the Division of Geriatric
Medicine and Gerontology at the Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine. In 2017, Dr. Arbaje completed a Ph.D. in Clinical
Investigation at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Health focused on information management during care transitions
of older adults receiving skilled home health services after
hospital discharge. She continues to practice inpatient and
consultative geriatric and general internal medicine at Johns
Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
health services researcher at Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine. She is Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of
Transitional Care Research at the Center for Transformative
Geriatrics Research. Dr. Arbaje is interested in the problems
older adults face as they navigate through the healthcare
system. She is leading several studies that aim to develop
performance measures, define best practices, and ultimately
improve the quality of care of older adults as they leave the
hospital. The focus of her research has been on identifying
patient populations at risk of experiencing suboptimal care
transitions, identifying care processes and hospital
characteristics related to readmissions, and developing clinical
interventions to improve care transitions and reduce hospital
readmissions. For the past 15 years, she has been investigating
risks to older adults’ safety as they receive skilled home
healthcare services after hospital discharge.
In addition to her research experience, Dr. Arbaje has
consultative experience in working to improve care of older
adults. She has served as an invited consultant to the American
Geriatrics Society, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services, the National Institutes of Health, and the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality. In addition to addressing
scientific audiences, Dr. Arbaje has developed media content
directly for the public. She has been a health commentator at
local, national, and international media outlets, including NBC
Nightly News and CNN International, to draw attention to issues
facing older adults (videos available at
www.youtube.com/aarbaje).
Dr. Arbaje received her undergraduate degree from the University
of Kansas. She graduated from Yale School of Medicine and earned
her master’s degree in public health at the Harvard School of
Public Health. She completed her internal medicine residency at
Yale-New Haven Hospital, and she was selected to be a Robert Wood
Johnson Clinical Scholar at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
to train in health services research. She also completed a
clinical and research fellowship in the Division of Geriatric
Medicine and Gerontology at the Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine. In 2017, Dr. Arbaje completed a Ph.D. in Clinical
Investigation at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Health focused on information management during care transitions
of older adults receiving skilled home health services after
hospital discharge. She continues to practice inpatient and
consultative geriatric and general internal medicine at Johns
Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
