C4 Spotlight: Tim Anderson, MD, MAS

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This issue’s C4 Center Spotlight features Dr. Tim Anderson. Dr. Anderson is a clinician-investigator and Assistant Professor of Medicine in the University of Pittsburgh Division of General Internal Medicine. His primary research interests include identifying strategies to improve the quality and equity of care delivered to older adults with chronic conditions, and optimizing prescribing decisions for patients while hospitalized, at home, and during transitions of care.

Dr. Anderson’s research utilizes retrospective data from administrative and pharmacy claims databases, national surveys, and electronic health records; mixed methods prospective cohort studies; and interventional trials targeting clinician and patient behavior. He currently is PI for several ongoing studies including an AHA funded study evaluating the impact of Medicare’s Transitional Care Management program on patient outcomes following cardiovascular hospitalizations; and an NIA funded study investigating why clinicians change older adults' maintenance medications during hospitalization and how these changes affect outcomes.

For more information on Dr. Anderson’s work: https://www.gim-crhc.pitt.edu/people/timothy-anderson-md-mas

AHA RFP: American Heart Association Food Is Medicine Initiative Request for Proposals for Clinical Trials. Application due: November 6th, 2023. 

ADA RFA: Innovative Research to Improve the Lives of Women with Diabetes Across the Lifespan. LOI due: November 30th, 2023.

ADA RFA: Innovative Research to Tackle the Epidemic of Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes. LOI due: November 30th, 2023.

ADA RFA: Innovative Research to Support the Psychological and Emotional Needs of People with Diabetes. LOI due: November 30th, 2023. 

Changes in the Use of Long-Term Medications Following Incident Dementia Diagnosis. Anderson TS, Ayanian JZ, Curto VE, Politzer E, Souza J, Zaslavsky AM, Landon BE. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Oct 1;183(10):1098-1108. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.3575. PMID: 37603340; PMCID: PMC10442785.

Correlates of Rates and Treatment Readiness for Depressive Symptoms, Pain, and Fatigue in Hemodialysis Patients: Results from the TĀCcare Study. Devaraj SM, Roumelioti ME, Yabes JG, Schopp M, Erickson S, Steel JL, Rollman BL, Weisbord SD, Unruh M, Jhamb M. Kidney360. 2023 Sep 1;4(9):e1265-e1275. doi: 10.34067/KID.0000000000000213. PMID: 37461138; PMCID: PMC10547226.

Race or Ethnicity and Education in Cardiac Rehabilitation Enrollment. Garfein J, Chen Y, Swabe G, Guhl E, Forman DE, Magnani JW. J Cardiol. 2023 Aug 8:S0914-5087(23)00188-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.08.002. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37562543.

The Impact of Dual VA-Medicare Use on a Data-Driven Clinical Management Tool for Older Veterans with Multimorbidity. Hutchins F, Rosland AM, Zhao X, Zhang H, Thorpe JM. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Sep 29. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18608. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37775961.

Innovations in Population Health: Improving Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. Jhamb M. Popul Health Manag. 2023 Aug;26(S1):S12-S13. doi: 10.1089/pop.2023.0132. PMID: 37603801; PMCID: PMC10460683.

Unhealthy Alcohol Use and Brief Intervention Rates Among High and Low Complexity Veterans Seeking Primary Care Services in the Veterans Health Administration. Jia-Richards M, Williams EC, Rosland AM, Boudreaux-Kelly MY, Luther JF, Mikolic J, Chinman MJ, Daniels K, Bachrach RL. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2023 Sep;152:209117. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209117. PMID: 37355154; PMCID: PMC10527472.

Machine Learning in Precision Diabetes Care and Cardiovascular Risk Prediction. Oikonomou EK, Khera R. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2023 Sep 25;22(1):259. doi: 10.1186/s12933-023-01985-3. PMID: 37749579; PMCID: PMC10521578.

Current Evidence for Designing Self-Management Support for Underserved Populations: An Integrative Review Using the Example of Diabetes. Litchfield I, Barrett T, Hamilton-Shield J, Moore T, Narendran P, Redwood S, Searle A, Uday S, Wheeler J, Greenfield S. Int J Equity Health. 2023 Sep 11;22(1):188. doi: 10.1186/s12939-023-01976-6. PMID: 37697302; PMCID: PMC10496394.

Barriers and Facilitators to Home Dialysis Among Latinx Patients with Kidney Disease. Rizzolo K, Gonzalez Jauregui R, Barrientos I, Teakell J, Camacho C, Chonchol M, Waikar SS, Cervantes L. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Aug 1;6(8):e2328944. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.28944. Erratum in: JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Sep 5;6(9):e2335236. PMID: 37581885; PMCID: PMC10427944.

Patient Portals as Facilitators of Engagement in Patients with Diabetes and Chronic Heart Disease: Scoping Review of Usage and Usability. Scheckel B, Schmidt K, Stock S, Redaèlli M. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Aug 25;25:e38447. doi: 10.2196/38447. PMID: 37624629; PMCID: PMC10492174.

The Growing Role of Technology in the Care of Older Adults with Diabetes. Huang ES, Sinclair A, Conlin PR, Cukierman-Yaffe T, Hirsch IB, Huisingh-Scheetz M, Kahkoska AR, Laffel L, Lee AK, Lee S, Lipska K, Meneilly G, Pandya N, Peek ME, Peters A, Pratley RE, Sherifali D, Toschi E, Umpierrez G, Weinstock RS, Munshi M. Diabetes Care. 2023 Aug 1;46(8):1455-1463. doi: 10.2337/dci23-0021. PMID: 37471606; PMCID: PMC10369127.

American Heart Association (AHA) 2023 Scientific Session: November 11th-13th, 2023. Philadelphia, PA. 

AcademyHealth Dissemination & Implementation 2023 Conference: December 10th-13th, 2023. Arlington, VA.

American Diabetes Association (ADA) 2024 Scientific Session: abstracts due January 8th, 2024.

AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting 2024: abstracts due January 11th, 2024.