ADVANCE BLOG

Although evidence-based women’s reproductive care improves health, reduces disparities, and saves money, many women do not receive needed care. Women who are poor and from racial and ethnic minorities are least likely to receive needed reproductive health care, often...

The past quarter has been a uniquely challenging time. Concerns for the health and safety of our loved ones, our neighbors, our nation, and ourselves are at an all-time high. Now, more than ever, it feels important to use our skills and resources to contribute to the...

The OCHIN-led ADVANCE Clinical Research Network is proud to announce our participation in the Healthcare Worker Exposure Response & Outcomes (HERO) Registry. The HERO Registry is a national community of healthcare workers interested in participating in future...

Hello, everyone! It has been a busy quarter and we are excited to share an update regarding ADVANCE activities from the past few months. RECENTLY SUBMITTED ADVANCE PROPOSALS This past quarter, we submitted two ADVANCE proposals: Equity in Treatment for Asthma Between...

Welcome to 2020, everyone! We greatly appreciate your continued support and are excited to share an update regarding ADVANCE activities from the past few months. NEWLY FUNDED ADVANCE PROJECTS We are excited to share that we have two newly funded ADVANCE studies as...

EVERYWOMAN (Reproductive Care in the Safety-Net: Women’s Health Care after Affordable Care Act Implementation) is a women’s reproductive health study currently underway at OCHIN.   This project looks at differences in health care utilization and outcomes...

ADVANCE hosts many engagement opportunities for patients, caregivers, clinicians, and researchers. In 2019, ADVANCE supported the OCHIN Patient Engagement Panel (PEP), the OCHIN Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN), and kicked off a fourth season of Grand Rounds...

Happy November! We greatly appreciate your continued support and are excited to share an update on the latest ADVANCE activities. ADVANCE RETREAT As you know, last month we held our fourth annual ADVANCE Retreat in the beautiful downtown Portland, Oregon. Thank you to...

Welcome to September, everyone! We greatly appreciate your continued support for the ADVANCE Collaborative and are excited to share some of our most notable achievements from the last several months. ADVANCE PUBLICATIONS In April, Erika Cottrell, PhD MPP, OCHIN...

By Jonathan Todd, PhD, MSPH - Senior Research Associate Happy March, everyone!My name is Jonathan Todd, and I’m an infectious disease epidemiologist at OCHIN. I’m excited to share an update about ongoing infectious disease  studies at OCHIN, and give a sneak peek...

Written by Heather Holderness, MPH of OHSU Department of Family Medicine Since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, tens of millions of US citizens gained heath insurance. The ACA was the largest overhaul of the US healthcare...

As Cervical Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, ADVANCE partner Fenway Health from Boston shares best practices from their clinical and research experience providing cervical cancer screening for gender diverse patients. By Bren Cole of Fenway Health When caring...

This year, over 1,000 people, including ADVANCE Project Director, Rebecca Block, PhD, MSW, and OCHIN Research Associate, Michelle Hendricks, PhD, met in Washington D.C. for The 2018 PCORI Annual Meeting. The event surely delivered providing a star-studded agenda and...