Kelsey Research Foundation To Host Health Services & Outcomes Research Conference ​

“Effective Clinical and Community Interventions for the Prevention and Management of Disease”

Houston (September 29, 2003) - Kelsey Research Foundation, the non-profit research affiliate of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, will host its Fourth Annual Houston Area Health Services & Outcomes Research Conference at the Houston Marriott Medical Center, located at 6580 Fannin, on Monday, Nov. 3 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The conference will feature presentations and workshops on effective clinical and community interventions for the prevention and management of disease.

Harold W. Kohl, Ph.D., leader of the Physical Activity and Health Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA, will deliver a keynote address on “Physical Activity and the Environment: Opportunities and Challenges.” Kohl has worked since 1984 in the area of physical activity, exercise, fitness and health, including conducting research, developing and evaluating intervention programs for adults and children, and developing and advising on policy issues.

Also scheduled to speak are Eduardo Sanchez, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner of Health for the Texas Department of Health, and Camille D. Miller, President/CEO of the Texas Institute for Health Policy Research, who will be co-presenting on the topic “The Need for Community-Based Interventions Against Obesity.”

State and national experts from health organizations and institutions such as Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, St. Luke’s Episcopal Health Charities, Texas Institute for Health Policy Research, Baylor College of Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, the University of Texas School of Public Health, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, and Veterans Administration Medical Center Houston, will be on hand to provide an overview of effective health promotion interventions, foster collaborative health services research projects among research and medical care institutions in Texas and demonstrate the application of health services research findings in clinical practice and community settings.

Presentation and workshop topics include:

• Prevention of childhood obesity
  Stephen Kelder, Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health
• Lung cancer prevention
  Jan Blalock, Ph.D., University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Asthma prevention
  Gailen D. Marshall, M.D., Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School
• Improving doctor-patient communication and relationships
  Paul Haidet, M.D., M.P.S., VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine
  Richard Street, Jr., Ph.D., Texas A&M University
• Preventing medical errors by measuring and improving safety culture
  Eric Thomas, M.D., M.P.H., University of Texas at Houston Medical School
• Obesity interventions
  Rebecca Reeves, Dr.PH., R.S., Baylor College of Medicine
• Diabetes interventions
  Mario R. Maldonado-Lutomirsky, M.D., St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine
• Cholesterol-lowering interventions
  Peter H. Jones, M.D., Baylor College of Medicine

This is the fourth annual Houston area conference hosted by Kelsey Research Foundation, which is devoted to improving the quality of patient care and health outcomes through research and education. “Many are beginning to understand the extent of the current epidemic of largely preventable chronic diseases,” said Anthony Greisinger, PhD, Vice President for Research and Development at the Foundation, “and we want to provide a forum to present effective interventions for addressing some of the key disease areas impacting the health and economic well being of our communities.”

Continuing medical education credits are available for health professionals. For conference registration or submission of abstracts, contact Patricia Sheldon at the Kelsey Research Foundation, 713-442-1219 or pasheldon@kelsey-seybold.com. The conference is sponsored by Sanofi-Synthelabo