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Michael S. Businelle, PhD
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Stephenson Cancer Center
Using the Insight mHealth Platform to Develop Smartphone Based Assessments and Interventions
Lunch and Learn
March 26, 2018
Noon - 1:00 pm
1200 Pressler, Room 102-A
Dr. Michael Businelle will provide a brief overview of his research that has focused on using mHealth to identify and intervene upon mechanisms that link socioeconomic disadvantage to smoking lapse. He will then discuss the OTRC Mobile Health Technology (mHealth) Shared Resource which facilitates the development of advanced mobile applications that aim to identify and intervene upon environmental, cognitive, affective, physiological, and behavioral antecedents of risk factors (e.g., smoking, heavy alcohol use, obesity, medication non-adherence) that are linked to cancer and other chronic conditions. Applications facilitate data capture in real-time in real-life technologies (e.e., smartphone based self-report assessments, wearable activity monitors, global positioning data, other bluetooth enabled devices). This resource enables the rapid translation of innovative research ideas into cost-effective and highly disseminable applications (77% of Americans now own smartphones).
Faculty, research staff, and students are encourages to come hear this informative presentation followed by a brief question and answer session. Lunch will be provided to the first 25 attendees.
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Was incredibly fortunate to get a chance to reflect on my graduate school experience thus far and my motivations for doing the research I do in the @nytimes. Thanks @TrumanApp and @HPRScholars for empowering me as a civic scientist #healthequity https://nyti.ms/2LrktuG
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Great to be with old and new colleagues developing a program of research in improving care and outcomes for cancer survivors #cancersurvivorship pic.twitter.com/Ga5WiIKuuM
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23 May
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Great to be with old and new colleagues! #CPCRN products and collaborations continue to flow. #UTHealthpromotion https://twitter.com/ncidachambers/status/999276301772099584 …
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@UTexasSPH is recruiting for post-doctoral fellows in Cancer Prevention and Control. Seeking applicants with commitment to a research career assessing population health risks, developing and evaluating interventions, or disseminating effective programs. ncifellowships@uth.tmc.edu
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Opioid overdose deaths among #Latinos are surging nationwide. While overall death toll is still higher for whites, it's increasing faster for Latinos and Blacks, per data from @CDCgov. #HealthDisparities #MinorityHealth #OpiodCrisis https://n.pr/2G06FmI
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#AfricanAmerican children are taking their lives at roughly twice the rate of their white counterparts, per a new study in @JAMAPediatrics. Rate of suicides for Black children ages 5 to 12 exceed that of young whites. #HealthDisparities #MinorityHealth https://wapo.st/2keLvJj?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.2027e78935ac …
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Per @AmericanCancer: “despite lower incidence rates for breast and uterine cancers, #BlackWomen have death rates for these cancers that are 42% and 92% higher, respectively, than white women.” #BlackCancerMatters #HealthDisparities #MinorityHealth #Cancer https://nyti.ms/2FMFyfP
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The @UTexasSPH Center for Health Promotion & Prevention Research (CHPPR) is HIRING! Learning, development & professional growth for Postdoc Fellowships in #CancerPrevention & #CancerControl research. @UTHealth Office of Postdoctoral Affairs #PostDocJobs: https://www.uth.tmc.edu/postdocs/open-positions.html … pic.twitter.com/c1n7lMDsbV
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15 May
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Cancer screenings like pap smears are important but prevention beats treatment ANY DAY! Just two shots of the HPV vaccine can save your child from surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation treatment! #cancerprevention #HPVvax pic.twitter.com/kjvEcWrDaR
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18 May
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. @UTHealth Barbara J. Stoll, Dean of @McGovernMed welcomed Howard C. Bauchner, M.D., editor-in-chief of @JAMA_current and Sr VP of @AmerMedicalAssn, to present "Evolving issues in #MedicalJournalism." Scoop! @JAMA_current to launch new journal @JAMANetworkOpen tomorrow at 10 am! pic.twitter.com/VW3lvjCPzD
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17 May
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Lead author and @UTexasSPH Assistant Professor Laura Aubree Shay reveals in @AAPJournals #Pediatrics that providers engaging hesitant parents and addressing their concerns can lead to same-day #HPV vaccination. #AAPNews link: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2018/05/11/peds.2017-2312?utm_source=highwire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Pediatrics_papetoc&sso=1&sso_redirect_count=1&nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token … #HPVVaccination @UTHealth pic.twitter.com/94y2EdD3AN
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17 May
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PCORI's LGBT Health Portfolio Works to Address Major Disparities https://hubs.ly/H0c601j0 by @PCORI
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Today CPRIT awarded eight new academic research recruitment grants and a prevention dissemination grant totaling more than $30 million towards advancing the fight against cancer! See the complete list of awards here: https://cprit.us/2L4MM1G
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. @UTexasSPH CHPPR director Maria E. Fernandez, PhD, joins @UTHealth Researchers along with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner & Mayor Pro-Tem Ellen Cohen for #NationalCancerResearchMonth proclamation honoring @CPRITTexas and #CancerPrevention researchers. #ResearchSavesLives #NCRM18 pic.twitter.com/30UTFkQshP
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17 May
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Appearing live on Univision @NoticiasHouston show #EdicionDigitalHouston, @UTHealth CHPPR director Maria E. Fernandez, Ph.D., talked about the support provided to scientists by @CPRITTexas. View @Maria_e_prof here: https://www.iqmediacorp.com/ClipPlayer?ClipID=c94af4ca-3bdb-41a4-a0be-c118288d2b3d&TE=%7B0%7D … #ResearchSavesLives #NCRM18 @UTexasSPH https://twitter.com/noticiashouston/status/996789058683650048 …
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The @UTexasSPH Center for Health Promotion & Prevention Research (CHPPR) is HIRING! Learning, development & professional growth for Postdoc Fellowships in #CancerPrevention & #CancerControl research. @UTHealth Office of Postdoctoral Affairs #PostDocJobs: https://www.uth.tmc.edu/postdocs/open-positions.html … pic.twitter.com/c1n7lMDsbV
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15 May
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Melissa Valerio, Ph.D., regional dean of UTHealth School of Public Health in San Antonio, was featured in the ASPPH Friday Letter when she was named deputy editor of Health Promotion Practice journal. https://www.aspph.org/uthealth-regional-dean-named-deputy-editor-of-health-promotion-practice-journal/ … pic.twitter.com/Ko8NTUAxwh
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3 March
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William Perkison, M.D., M.P.H., was interviewed by Texas Climate News about his paper on how occupational health doctors can identify and mitigate the health effects of climate change for workers. http://texasclimatenews.org/?p=14933 pic.twitter.com/YHuVfUUM3y
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14 May
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Healthy Fit is working with @EPPublicHealth to #PreventCancer, reduce Hispanic #HealthDisparities & promote #EPHealth. #CDC original research by lead researcher & @UTexasSPH Asst. Professor @LouisDBrown1 @CDCgov link: https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0347.htm … #ElPaso #CancerPrevention @UTHealth pic.twitter.com/NSHTRvqwNH
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15 May
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LIVE Houston City Council Proclamation recognizing National Cancer Research Month http://houstontx.city.swagit.com/ #NCRM18 #ResearchSavesLives
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