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Milo Alan Puhan, MD, PhD is the Chair of the Epidemiology and Public Health department and the Director of the Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute at the University of Zurich. Dr. Puhan will present “From single disease reductionist research to informed Machine Learning for research on multimorbidity” at the May 22nd scientific seminar series.  His research focuses on modeling the balance of benefits and harms of preventive or therapeutic interventions for persons living with multiple chronic diseases.  In person attendance is encouraged.  You can also view via Zoom by registering at https://bit.ly/3oDaomf.   This seminar is sponsored by The Matthew Tayback, Sc.D., Memorial Lecture Fund; Center on Aging & Health; Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology; Johns Hopkins Older Americans Independence Center; Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging Training Program.

Joshua R. Ehrlich, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and in the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.  Dr. Ehrlich will present “Epidemiology of Vision Loss and Aging” at the April 3rd scientific seminar series.  His research focuses on the impact of vision loss on systemic health, well-being, and quality of life.  This seminar is co-hosted by Center on Aging & Health and Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health.  In person attendance is encouraged.  To attend via Zoom, registration is required at http://bit.ly/3Taag8Y

As you may know, COAH received a Diversity Innovation Grant (DIG) to provide free training for up to 20 JHU/JHM frontline research staff members on best practices to increase volunteer participation among diverse older adults; in particular, the training’s curriculum focuses on culturally-aware material pertaining to research sensitivities among racial/ethnic minority groups and individuals from LGBTQ+ communities.

The curriculum involves:

• A pre-training Zoom meeting
• A brief pre-training survey
• Two required online courses:
  • Faster Together, Enhancing the Recruitment of Minorities in Clinical Trials
  • SAGECare LGBTQ+ Training Course on Supporting LGBTQ+ Older Adults
• An optional course:
  • Understanding and Supporting LGBTQ+ Older Adults
• A post-training survey
• A post-training group discussion

All training must be completed during the spring term.

Because participation is capped at 20 people, there is an application and approval process for enrollment in this program.  Applications are due by February 28^th.  Apply via this online form.  Later that week, applicants will be selected and notified about the status of their application.

COAH will hold an online information session on Monday February 27^th via Zoom at 1pm est; contact Brian Buta to sign up for it, or if you have any questions about this training program whatsoever.

Many thanks to the JHU Diversity Leadership Council for looking favorably upon our DIG proposal, and to the broader JHU community for their crowd-sourced support of training for staff to bolster efforts aimed at recruiting diverse older adults to university-wide research studies.

Kimberly A. Skarupski, PhD, MPH, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Professor in the Department of Medicine and Professor of Epidemiology in the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University will present “Who Cares? Family Caregiving Experiences of our Healthcare Providers”.  This event is sponsored by: The Matthew Tayback, Sc.D., Memorial Lecture Fund; Center on Aging & Health; Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology; Johns Hopkins Older Americans Independence Center; Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging Training Program.

Dr. Skarupski will discuss the findings from a caregiving survey that was conducted with the faculty of the Department of Medicine in October 2022 based upon an article published in 2021 entitled “Prevalence of caregiving and high caregiving strain among late-career medical school faculty members: Workforce, policy and faculty development implications.”  The article published in 2021 resulted in numerous press releases and faculty feedback which inspired the Department of Medicine to survey their faculty.

We hope you can join us at 2024 E. Monument Street, Powe Room 1-1500Q. You may join by Zoom at this link https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/92157539983