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Using Gamification to Engage Opioid Addicts in Human-Centered Research

3 minute read Gamification of a traditional research method was used to engage participants in a familiar and highly participatory atmosphere. Because of sharp increases in opioid overdoses, emergency doctors at Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis developed Project POINT to reachRead More

Research Jam Was All IN At The Indiana State Fair

3 minute read Research Jam developed research activities and helped staff the All IN engagement booth. Last month, Research Jam (AKA CHeP’s Patient Engagement Core) teamed up with their friends at All IN to host a booth at the IndianaRead More

Adding Community-Engagement to Medical Student Training

For the first time ever, CHeP offered a new type of research experience for medical students participating in this year’s Indiana Medical Student Program for Research and Scholarship (IMPRS). IMPRS is designed to provide a variety of research opportunities includingRead More
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Trailblazers Share & Celebrate

Trailblazer Award partners gathered in Indianapolis to share and celebrate their projects. On April 5 at the beautiful Indianapolis Central Library, CHeP friends and family gathered  to celebrate the 2015 CHeP Trailblazer Award teams. The day-long event featured presentations from 12 projectRead More
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IRHA Hosting "Spring Into Quality" Symposium

1 Minute Read The Indiana Rural Health Association (IRHA) will be hosting the Spring Into Quality Symposium on March 30 in Plainfield. The event will include presentations on Community Engagement, Population Health Models, Collaborative Care Programs and MIPS + Lean.Read More

Pharmacogenetics is Like Fishing

How Similes Helped Communicate Complex Health Topics to Patients By Courtney Moore, Senior Designer, Research Jam (Indiana CTSI’s Patient Engagement Core) 3 Minute Read Informed consent is critical to medical research, but it is frequently challenging. It’s vital that patientsRead More
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Announcing the 2016 CHeP Pilot Grant Awardees

Eight partnership projects between local community groups and researchers at Indiana University, Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame focus on improving health and health care in diverse communities across the state. Increasing Community Awareness and Education About Alzheimer’sRead More
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