DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES
PUBLIC HEALTH SEMINAR
Presented by: Ellis Dillon, PhD
TITLE: “It is not the fault of the health care team - it is the way the system works”: A mixed-methods quality improvement study of patients with advanced cancer and family members reveals challenges navigating a fragmented healthcare system and the administrative and financial burdens of care.
DATE: Thursday, December 19, 2024
TIME: 12:00-1:00 pm
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Dr. Dillon is an Assistant Professor in the Center on Aging with a faculty appointment in the Department of Public Health Sciences. Dr. Dillon received her PhD in sociology from the University of California, San Diego, and was trained in health services research as a post-doctoral fellow at Stanford University’s Clinical Excellence Research Center and Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute. Many of her studies use mixed-methods and qualitative research to understand quality of care and quality of life for individuals with needs for long-term services and supports both in the community and residing in nursing homes, as well as serious illness, and hospice and palliative care. She works closely with the Center on Aging team focused on evaluation of innovations in Connecticut Department of Social Services programs for older adults and people with disabilities.
For more information, contact: Lisa Cook at lcook@uchc.edu