The Justice Community Overdose Innovation Network (JCOIN) 2.0

The Justice Community Overdose Innovation Network (JCOIN), part of the Helping to End Addiction Long-termSM Initiative, or NIH HEAL InitiativeSM, provides support to study approaches to increase high-quality care for people with opioid misuse and opioid use disorder in justice settings. JCOIN will test strategies to expand effective treatment and care in partnership with local and state justice …

Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center (GL-ATTC)

Funded by SAMHSA to provide training and technical assistance to the addiction treatment workforce in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH &WI. The Great Lakes ATTC helps people and organizations implement evidence-based practices for substance use disorder treatment and recovery services. For more information, visit https://attcnetwork.org/centers/content/great-lakes-attc

Great Lakes Prevention Technology Transfer Center (GL-PTTC)

Funded by SAMHSA to provide training and technical assistance to the substance use disorder prevention services workforce in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI. The Great Lakes PTTC helps people and organizations implement evidence-based practices for substance use prevention services. For more information, visit https://pttcnetwork.org/centers/content/great-lakes-pttc

Improving Show Rates for Underserved Dental Patients

Funded by the NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL & CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH this grant will look to improve no show rates for underserved populations in dental care settings. Using motivation-enhanced communication techniques when scheduling appointments, conducting reminder calls 24 and 48 hours before an appointment, and applying open-access scheduling, this study will look to improve show rates …

Using Smart Devices to Implement an Evidence-based e-Health System for Older Adults

This project will test the ability of voice-activated technology to expand the implementation and sustain the use of a proven electronic health system. Multiple chronic conditions (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, obesity) are a costly, pervasive problem for older adults, accounting for 90% of Medicare spending. This project will test the ability of voice-controlled “smart” technology to …

Using Smart Displays to Implement an Evidence-Based e-Health System for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions

This project will test the ability of voice-controlled “smart” technology to deliver an already proven electronic health system (Elder Tree, or ET) for older adults with multiple chronic conditions. Multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) are a costly, pervasive problem for older adults, accounting for 90% of Medicare spending. Among Medicare beneficiaries, 65% have 3 or more …

Pandemic shapes future of mental health, addiction therapy, from a distance

CHESS Deputy Director Todd Molfenter highlights the work done by the Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center to assist mental health providers adopt telehealth practices.

New Endowed ISyE Chair Honors CHESS Director

Thanks to several alumni gifts, including a lead contribution from Tom and Suzanne Werner that is the largest gift in department history, ISyE’s department chair has been endowed with a $3 million fund and named in Gustafson’s honor.

UW-Madison faculty, students help create COVID-19 app for Wisconsinites

COVID-19 Wisconsin Connect, a free desktop and mobile app that provides accurate information, social support and helpful resources to Wisconsinites, launches today.

Serving Citizen Need by Improving Mental Health Services

ISyE’s Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS) is part of a new effort by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to strengthen mental health services across the nation. CHESS received a $3.7 million, five-year grant in August 2018 to serve as the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center for Region 5, which includes …