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KPWHRI in the Media

 

News media often cover Kaiser Permanente Washington research.
Here are selected mentions.

 

2025


June

Helping patients make informed decisions about weight-loss surgery

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An implementation project led by David Arterburn, MD, MPH, was featured in PCORInsights, the newsletter of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Using results from a PCORI-funded study comparing the benefits and risks of different weight-loss surgeries, the project team updated decision aids, trained clinicians on shared decision-making, and took other steps to support patients in making informed decisions about treatment.

  • PCORInsights, June 27
    Bringing shared decision-making to weight-loss surgery (link not available)

Reducing the risk of firearm-related suicide

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Julie Angerhofer, PhD, MPH, discussed the program her team helped develop to reduce firearm-related suicide through risk screening, nonjudgmental firearm safety conversations, and free firearm cable locks for patients at Kaiser Permanente Washington.


April

Safely prescribing antipsychotic medications to youth

Robert Penfold, PhD, appeared on a podcast to discuss his Safer Use of Antipsychotics in Youth (SUAY) pragmatic trial, which was published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.


Zero Suicide Model reduces suicide rates by 25%

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Gregory Simon, MD, MPH, was the senior author of a large, multistate study that found suicide attempts and deaths were lower after health systems adopted the Zero Suicide Model.


Tapering analgesics for chronic pain

Paige Wartko, PhD, MPH, who conducts research on opioid use, was interviewed about a new meta-analysis on the outcomes of pain medication tapering conducted by the STIMULUS Research Group.


Suicide care in primary care reduces suicide attempts

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A study led by Julie Angerhofer, PhD, MPH, found that safety planning and risk screening in primary care led to a 25% decrease in the rate of suicide attempts in the 90 days after medical appointments.


March

Reduced-dose chemotherapy more common in older women

Erin Bowles, MPH, led a study finding that older women diagnosed with breast cancer are more likely than younger women to receive chemotherapy doses below the amount recommended in guidelines.


February

Few EHRs support evidence-based care for unhealthy alcohol use

A study led by Katharine Bradley, MD, MPH, found that electronic health records (EHRs) in primary care practices often don’t adequately support alcohol-related prevention or treatment. 


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