Researchers Share Findings at Appalachian Research Day

Researchers Share Findings at Appalachian Research Day

Appalachian Research Day was held at the University of Kentucky (UK) Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH )in Hazard, Ky., April 29, 2015.  More than one hundred people attended the event to hear outcomes and updates about community-based research studies focused on diabetes, stroke, heart disease and cancer.  Posters were also presented by UK researchers, residents and doctoral students.

“We place a high priority on research dissemination and it has truly been an honor for the Center to host the first ever Appalachian Research Day.  The event was developed as a way for local research participants and members of our community to hear directly from researchers whose work focuses on improving health outcomes,” said Fran Feltner, director of the UK CERH.

Appalachian Research Day was sponsored in part by UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science.

To view a photo slide show from Appalachian Research day, click here.

To view select presentations and posters from Appalachian Research Day, click on the links below:

Presentations

• Early Childhood Behavior Study, Christina Studts, PhD, LCSW

• Stroke Navigator Study, Patrick Kitzman, PhD, MSPT, and Violet Sylvia, PhD

• Is Participating in Research Right for Me?, Donna Fields, Wayne Noble and Roxane Poskin

Posters

• Kentucky's Growing Need for Medical Laboratory Practitioners, Michelle Butina, PhD, MLS ,and Fran Feltner. DNP RN