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Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS
Henry J. Kaiser, Jr. Professor; CHP/PCOR Director; Professor of Medicine and, by courtesy, of Health Research and Policy, and of Management Science and Engineering; Senior Fellow Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies; Senior Investigator at the VA Palo Alto Health Care SystemView Douglas Owens's bio, list of research, recent publications and events »
August 31st, 2010
Core faculty member Douglas Owens receives national recognition
CHP/PCOR NewsThe Society for Medical Decision Making has given core faculty member Douglas K. Owens its 2010 John M. Eisenberg Award. The honor is given "in recognition of exemplary leadership in the practical application of medical decision making research" and will be presented at SMDM's annual meeting in October. John Eisenberg was a leader in his field and headed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Owens will be honored at SMDM's 32nd annual meeting in Toronto.
April 21st, 2010
IOM recommendations for sodium intake cites SHP study
CHP/PCOR in the newsThe Institute of Medicine issued recommendations for decreasing sodium intake in the United States, and drew upon a recent study by Stanford Health Policy trainee Crystal Smith-Spangler, director Alan Garber and core faculty member Douglas Owens. The IOM report referenced their Annals of Internal Medicine paper, which found that a voluntary effort by the U.S. food service industry to reduce salt in processed foods could prevent strokes and heart attacks in nearly a million Americans and saving $32.1 billion in medical costs.
March 2nd, 2010
Proposed industry effort to reduce salt in food could save lives, money, SHP/VA study shows
CHP/PCOR Press ReleaseA voluntary effort by the U.S. food service industry to reduce salt in processed foods could have far-reaching implications for the health of the U.S. population, preventing strokes and heart attacks in nearly a million Americans and saving $32.1 billion in medical costs, according to a new study by researchers at Stanford Health Policy and the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. Read more »
November 11th, 2009
Stanford Health Policy researchers receive NIA challenge grant to study HIV treatment
CHP/PCOR NewsCore faculty Douglas K. Owens, associate faculty Margaret Brandeau and associate faculty Eran Bendavid received a $1 million challenge grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for a project that will compare antiretroviral regimen treatments for HIV, and evaluate the impact of these drugs on patients with cardiovascular problems. The award-presented to three research projects out of the thousands that applied-will allow the creation of two or three new research positions for the two-year funded project. Read more »
October 5th, 2009
Stanford Health Policy analyses of flu pandemics project savings from earlier vaccinations
CHP/PCOR Press ReleaseIn a city the size of New York, starting a vaccination campaign a few weeks earlier could save almost 600 lives and over $150 million, according to a study by scientists at the Stanford Health Policy and Stanford University School of Medicine. The study, to be published online Oct. 6 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, modeled a pandemic in a hypothetical urban area with a population and demographic characteristics mirroring New York City's. 
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