Catherine H. Saunders, MPH, PhD
Title(s)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor of The Dartmouth Institute
Department(s)
Medicine
The Dartmouth Institute
Education
AB, Middlebury College 2009
MPH, Geisel School of Medicine, 2016
PhD, Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, 2019
Websites
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Contact Information
Professional Interests
Care delivery during serious illness
Patient and care partner experiences
Clinical visit agenda setting
Qualitative methods
Participatory methods
Grant Information
Current
Agenda-Setting in Kidney Disease. The ASK Study.
Setting the Agenda: Empowering people with CKD in rural America through participatory research to develop, implement and trial a clinical visit agenda-setting intervention; National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) 1K01DK139400. 2024-2029. $771,203. PI, Saunders.
Participatory Approach to Qualitative Research: Comparing Two Methods of Qualitative Engagement. Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). SOE-2023C3-35572. 2024-2027. $2,108,902. PI, Saunders. Dual PI, Leyenaar.
Courses Taught
Scientific advisor in the Independent Integrative Learning Experience (I-ILE)
Mentoring Information
Welcoming mentees and collaborators interested in serious illness communication and experience, particularly among hospitalized patients, those with chronic kidney disease and older adults. Special interest in the interplay of these issues with the social determinants of health, particularly race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, health literacy and rurality.
Biography
Katie is a mixed methods health services researcher focused on making the experience of serious illness better and easier to measure. She works to develop, test, and implement innovations on behalf of patients, care partners, and clinicians. Her research is anchored in the belief that patients and their families are better off when they have a seat at the table and a voice in the discussion. When she isn’t doing science, she is exploring the forests and streams near her home with her husband, two young children, and big shaggy dog.
Qualitative Approaches in Health Services Research: A Methodological Primer. Use of the consideRATE and integRATE measures to assess care quality in inpatient palliative care. Provider and Staff Perspectives on Screening and Referral for Social Determinants of Health During Perinatal Care: Implications Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. An electronic pre-visit agenda-setting questionnaire in ambulatory palliative care is feasible and acceptable to patients, care partners, and clinicians: A mixed methods evaluation. Feasibility and acceptability of the brief patient-reported experience measure consideRATE within the hospital setting for patients with palliative care needs, their families/carers and clinicians. Agenda-setting in the clinical encounter: A systematic review protocol. Engaging Long-Term Care Workers in Research: Recruitment Approaches and Participant Characteristics From a Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence. Practical thematic analysis: a guide for multidisciplinary health services research teams engaging in qualitative analysis. "It helps us say what's important..." Developing Serious Illness Topics: A clinical visit agenda-setting tool. The CONFIDENT study protocol: a randomized controlled trial comparing two methods to increase long-term care worker confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines. |
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