Pitt Health Policy and Management

Pitt Public Health decided to deemphasize Twitter as a social platform for the school. We will reevaluate that decision monthly and, in the meantime, ask that you connect with us in other ways including Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Joan T.A. Gabel, president and chief executive of the University of Minnesota System and Twin Cities campus, has been named 19th chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh. Gabel will be the first woman to lead the University since its founding in 1787.

Their work examined contraceptive service use among traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage enrollees

Earlier this month HPM's @JackieeEllison, pictured here with co-author Deirdre Quinn, won third place for their poster at the @SocietyFP's Annual Meeting! Congratulations to Jackie, Deirdre and their entire team!

CONVERGE faculty and staff came together for this year’s in-person @SocietyFP meeting! #SFP2022

Dr. Krans and her team found that #babies exposed to #buprenorphine in early #pregnancy had lower rates of #pretermbirth (14.4% vs 24.9% exposed to methadone), small size for #gestational age (12.1% vs 15.3%), & low #birthweight (8.3% vs 14.9%). medpagetoday.com/obgyn/pregnanc…

REMINDER: Our experts will be hosting a webinar to discuss the latest State of Aging report at 11 a.m.

Read the article here: tinyurl.com/3cw57upr

Out today in @nejmcatalyst: A team of researchers including HPM's Lucy Savitz look at the decline in patient safety processes exposed by the pandemic and what can be done to remedy the problem.

It’s finals time. Study hard, stay focused and remember: We believe in you!

Don't forget, the last HPM seminar of the semester is tomorrow at Noon!

Fearless @ARaslevich is defending her dissertation, titled “The Role of Race, Place, and SDOH in Disparate Utilization of Pediatric Preventative Care Services in A Medicaid Population” @PittHPM @PittPubHealth

Last week, six @PittAlumni were honored at the Alumni Awards for their outstanding service to the field of public health. Read about each awardee here: sph.pitt.edu/news/alumni-ho…

HPM is hiring! We're looking for a financial administrator to join our team. Scan the QR code or follow this link to apply: tinyurl.com/kf5h4r4x

Read @PittHPM assistant professor Mary Krauland's feature in the @WIRED article below 👇👇

The event will be virtual: Follow the link to register: tinyurl.com/y2fy6wyh

Allegheny County has one of the largest aging populations in the country. At noon on December 14, join experts from the Health Policy Institute, the University Center for Social and Urban Research and @HealthAllegheny to discuss findings in the latest State of Aging Report.

Next week we wrap up our seminar series for the semester with @Kwon93Kwon! 📅December 13 ⏰ Noon Click the link or scan the QR code to register! tinyurl.com/5n6pkc5d

Medicare open enrollment ends TOMORROW. Last week HPM chair Julie Donohue and professor @eric_t_roberts joined @WOSU to discuss what you need to know and answers some of the most common questions about enrollment

Find out all of the latest happenings and accomplishments in HPM! Our newsletter is out now! Read it here: tinyurl.com/3d2ah7hh