Section of Neuroepidemiology & Clinical Trials
The focus of section of Neuroepidemiology & Clinical Trial is research, teaching and training in application of epidemiological approaches to neurological disorders and to further the application of Evidence Based Medicine through of Quality of Care research in neurology.
Section Director: Dilip K. Pandey, MD, PhD
The research activity of section includes
CAPTURE STROKE: The Development of Prototypes for the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry A hospital-based prototype acute stroke registry to monitor and improve quality of stroke care and treatment in Illinois. This registry served as prototypes for a nationwide stroke registry.
Funding: Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Principal Investigator: Dilip K. Pandey, MD, Ph.D;
Investigator: Sean Ruland. D.O.
The Illinois CAPTURE Stroke – Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry A hospital-based acute stroke registry to monitor and improve quality of stroke care and treatment Illinois. This state based registry is part of nationwide stroke registry known as Paul Coverdell National acute Stroke Registry.
Funding: Illinois Department of Public Health/Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Principal Investigator: Dilip K. Pandey, MD, PhD
Investigator: Venkatesh Aiyagari, MD
Project Coordinator: Whitney Richie, BA. Phone: 312-355-5430
Great Lakes Regional Stroke NetworkA collaborative partnership between the state health department cardiovascular program offices in the Great Lakes Region (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin) and UIC with mission to increase stroke awareness, and prevention and control activities within and across the region. Funding: Illinois Department of Public Health/Center for Disease Control and Prevention Program Director: Dilip K. Pandey, MD, PhD
Program Manager: Angela Bray Hedworth, MS, RHEd, CHES; Phone: 312-355-5423
Economic Impact of DRG 559 in Improving Quality of Stroke Care and Outcomes–Study designed to evaluate the impact of increased acute ischemic stroke care reimbursement among Medicare patients on costs, quality of care and patient outcomes across different racial/ethnic and socioeconomic groups.
Funding: Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Principal Investigator: Dilip K. Pandey, MD, PhD
Project RA: Hanqing Qiu. MA; Phone: 312-355-5429
SERF TTP (Surveillance, Epidemiology and Risk factor for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura)A multi-center case control study designed to investigate the risk factors for TTP and identify possible clinical and biological markers as prognostic factors related to 30-day mortality following incident TTP.
Funding: NIH/NHLBI
Site Principal Investigator (Epidemiology & Data management of study) – Dilip K. Pandey, MD, PhD (Study PI: Charles Bennette, MD, Northwestern University).
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