Research Learning Series (RLS): Talk with a Biostatistician Part 5 - Advanced Qualitative Methods
This webinar will describe the principles of qualitative research.
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Elizabeth Schoenfeld, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate
Elizabeth M. Schoenfeld, MD, MS is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Medical Center and a Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Delivery and Population Science, also at the University of Massachusetts Medical School- Baystate. Dr. Schoenfeld completed an Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship received a Masters in Clinical and Translational Science at the graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Tufts University. Dr. Schoenfeld’s research focuses on the use of Shared Decision-Making in the Emergency Department. She received an R03 from AHRQ in 2015 to study Emergency Physicians’ perspectives of Shared Decision-Making and has published extensively regarding SDM in the ED. Dr. Schoenfeld is currently funded by a Career Development Award (K08) from AHRQ to study and promote Shared Decision-Making in the context of diagnostic decision-making. Her other areas of interest include improving the ability of Emergency Departments to address patients’ social needs, decreasing unnecessary advanced imaging, and improving the patient experience. -
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Dr. Salhi is dual trained in Emergency Medicine and Anthropology, having completed a PhD examining homeless super-utilizers at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Her research focuses on underserved populations, social determinants of health, and housing deprivation in the Emergency Department. -
Ambrose Wong, MD, MSEd, MHS
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
Yale School of Medicine
Ambrose Wong, MD, MSEd, MHS, is a physician-scientist and an Associate Professor in the department of Emergency Medicine, with a focus on teamwork, patient safety, behavioral health, and healthcare disparities. He is the Research Director and Fellowship Director at the Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation. He has expertise in qualitative and mixed-methods techniques for health services research. Dr. Wong applies healthcare simulation technology, advanced data science, and patient-centered approaches to address workplace violence and improve behavioral care in the emergency setting. He has authored over 25 peer-reviewed publications on behavioral emergency care and has received funding from multiple federal agencies related to mental health research, including NIH, AHRQ, and PCORI. -
Aasim I. Padela, MD, MSc
Professor
MCW
Dr. Aasim I. Padela is a Professor with Tenure of Emergency Medicine, Bioethics and the Medical Humanities at MCW. In addition to being Vice Chair of Research and Scholarship in the Department of Emergency Medicine, he holds a teaching and research appointments in the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities within the Institute for Health and Equity, at the Center for Advancing Population Science, and in the Cancer Center. Further, he serves within the medical school as a learning community navigator, and on the Council of Faith for the Clinical and Translational Science Institute and on the Community Engagement Advisory Council for the Office of Community Engagement. Dr. Padela is an internationally renowned clinician-researcher with scholarly foci at the intersections of healthcare, bioethics, and religion. In addition to maintaining an active clinical, research, and bioethics practice at MCW, he provides public health and bioethics consultation to international organizations, legislative bodies, and in court.
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Rama A. Salhi, MD, MHS, MSc
Attending Physician
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Dr. Salhi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital. She completed emergency medicine residency and subsequent fellowship in the National Clinician Scholars Program at the University of Michigan. Her research focus pertains to improving care delivery and outcomes for acute conditions, including cardiac arrest and traumatic injury. She has a specific interest in the intersection of structural racism/inequities, implications of data collection, and the delivery of acute, time-sensitive care.
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Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH, MS
Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH, MS (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate and Director of the Emergency Medicine Research Fellowship. Dr. Westafer completed an Emergency Medicine Research fellowship, during which she completed a Masters in Clinical and Translational Science through Tufts University School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences. She is a clinician-investigator with a focus on implementation science, de-implementation of low-value care, and pulmonary embolism. She completed a K12 as a Massachusetts Consortium for Cardiopulmonary Implementation Science Scholar and is currently funded by a K23 through the NHLBI, “De-implementaiton of Low-Value Evaluation of PE (DELVE-PE).”. Dr. Westafer is co-founder of the Emergency Medicine podcast, FOAMcast, that provides a critical appraisal of relevant topics and has had over 3 million independent downloads. She lectures internationally on knowledge translation, pulmonary embolism (PE), alcohol withdrawal, and quality of care for LGBTQIA+ patients. In addition, she serves as the Social Media Editor and a research methodology editor for Annals of Emergency Medicine.