Delcher
HOP Faculty Member Receives DOJ Grant to Reduce Opioid-Related Risks in Florida
Chris Delcher, Ph.D., has received a 3-year, $600,000 grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance in Washington, D.C., to map the opioid prescribing
HOP Researcher Works with CDC to Evaluate Haiti’s HIV/AIDS Programs
HOP researcher Chris Delcher, Ph.D., is working with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to help the Haitian government and other nations hardest hit by HIV/AIDS to evaluate and fine-tune their prevention and treatment programs. In 2016 Delcher received funding…
Federal Law Regulating a Chemical Needed to Make Cocaine Helps Protect Mothers and Babies
Federal regulation of a chemical used in the illegal manufacture of cocaine appears to have helped lower cocaine-related hospital stays for new mothers and babies in the United States.
HOP Faculty Member Presents at National PDMP Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Chris Delcher, Ph.D., gave a presentation on the new web-based Florida Drug-Related Outcomes and Surveillance Tracking System (FROST) at a national prescription drug monitoring program meeting in Washington, D.C., in August. Delcher, an assistant professor in the Department of Health Outcomes & Policy, was invited to present “Development of…
HOP Faculty to Work with Medical Students in Research Program
Five University of Florida College of Medicine students have chosen to work under the mentorship of HOP faculty in the 2016 Medical Student Research Program (MSRP). The program allows first-year medical students to conduct a 10-week research project while receiving academic course credit. Participating students also receive a scholarship of…
Delcher Selected to Present on Florida’s Prescription Drug Epidemic Trends at the Annual RX Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit
The National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit has selected Chris Delcher, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Health Outcomes & Policy, for a panel discussion at the summit on March 28-31 in Atlanta, Georgia. The annual summit is the largest national meeting of professionals impacted by prescription…
HOP Professor’s Research Proposal Awarded Informatics Institute Seed Fund
Chris Delcher, Ph.D., research assistant professor in the Department of Health Outcomes & Policy, was recently selected to receive one-year, $50,000 seed funding for his research proposal, “New Collaboration to Increase the Development of Computable Phenotypes for Improving Health Outcomes.” The award was made possible by the University of Florida…
HOP Faculty Member Invited to Attend PDMP Research Forum
Chris Delcher, Ph.D., research assistant professor in the Department of Health Outcomes & Policy, was recently invited to attend the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Research Forum: Identifying Priorities to Optimize Use and Improve Public Health in Washington, D.C., on May 28-29. The invitation-only event brings together PDMP administrators, researchers, public health…