Health Services Research
To provide a forum for obesity health services researchers to share nascent obesity related findings, collaborate to inform a strategy that will foster HSR growth within the Society, and engage in opportunities that build the business case for obesity prevention and treatment programs.
Goals
- Develop a working definition of high-quality obesity-related care.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate obesity quality measures.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate tools and processes for obesity prevention that leverage existing organizational and IT systems.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate reproducible models for delivering a stepped-care approach to behavioral obesity treatment in coordination with primary care.
- Evaluate drug and surgical programs through comparative effectiveness studies.
- Identify populations that are most likely to benefit from intensive obesity treatment programs and determine cost effectiveness.
- Articulate a business case for obesity prevention and treatment programs.
News
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Leaders
Daniel P. Schauer, MD, MSc (Chair 2011-2012)
Daniel P. Schauer, MD, MSc is a general internist and outcomes researcher who focuses on obesity treatment outcomes at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He is particularly interested in developing patient specific decision support tools for patients considering a variety of treatments for their obesity, including bariatric surgery, pharmacotherapy and behavioral therapy.
