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Charlene C Quinn
Ph.D.
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| Academic Title:
Assistant Professor |
| Primary Appointment:
Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine |
| Additional Title(s):
Nurse Researcher, Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Executive Office of Chief Nurse; Faculty Associate, Research Core, GRECC (Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center), Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System; Associate Director, U |
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cquinn@epi.umaryland.edu |
| Location:
HH,
1st floor |
| Phone:
(410) 706-2752 |
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Personal History
Education
1976: B.S.N., Duke University (Magna Cum Laude)
1981: M.S., University of Maryland Baltimore (Gerontological Nursing)
1998: Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Health Services Research
Post Graduate Training
1979: Robert Wood Johnson/National League for Nursing Health Policy Fellowship, U.S. House Committee on Aging, Washington, D.C.
1985-1986: White House Fellow, Washington, D.C.
1999-2001: Postdoctoral Fellow, Primary Care, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Employment
1999-2001: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
2001-present: Assistant Professor, Division of Gerontology, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
2003-present: Assistant Professor/Secondary faculty member, Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health Nursing, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland
2003-present: Nurse Researcher, Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Executive Office of Chief Nurse
2003-present: Faculty Associate, Research Core, Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, Maryland
2005-present: Associate Director, UMB DEcIDE Network Center (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness), Lamy Center, Baltimore, Maryland
2006-2007: Interim Associate Dean, Public Health Outreach School of Public Health
Research Interests
Charlene C. Quinn, RN, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (DEPM), (Division of Gerontology) at the University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) School of Medicine. Dr. Quinn has experience in geriatrics, research management, and policy analysis. As a geriatric clinician, Dr. Quinn is recognized for her expertise in studies of chronic diseases (particularly diabetes, depression and dementia). Trained at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Dr. Quinn applies expertise in health services research to understanding clinical outcomes in the context of long-term care services (community-based and institutional) for the elderly and disabled. She has experience in the design and conduct of clinical epidemiologic studies that have been funded by NIH, the VHA and private foundations. In addition to her clinical and research experience, Dr. Quinn has experience as a senior management policy expert in the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Office of the Secretary and the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA, now CMS). Dr. Quinn is Associate Director of the University of Maryland Baltimore DEcIDE Network Center, an AHRQ-funded study center.
Funding:
• National Institute of Aging, Epidemiology of Dementia in Aged Nursing Home Admissions, R01 AG08211, Co-Investigator, 1999-2006
• Center for Research on Services for Severe Mental Illness, National Institute of Mental Health, Persons with Severe Mental Illness in Nursing Homes, Co-Investigator, 2001-2005
• National Heart Lung Blood Institute, Evaluation of Home Automated Telemanagement in COPD, Co-Investigator, 2003-2008
• National Institute on Aging, Research Training in the Epidemiology of Aging, T32-AG00262-06, Co-Investigator, 2003-2008
• Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions About Effectiveness: DEcIDE Network Designation, Co-PI and Associate Director for UMB School of Medicine & Veterans Health Administration Region V, 2005-2009
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Methods of Studying Dementia Treatment and Outcomes in Observational Study, Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness: The DEcIDE Network, Co-Investigator, 2005-2006
• National Institute on Aging, Nursing Home Comorbid Depression Care Management Intervention, R21 AG027029, Principal Investigator, 2005-2008
• TEDCO, Impact of a Novel Diabetes Management Solution on Primary Care Physician’s Prescribing Behavior and on Patient Compliance and Glycemic Control: A randomized controlled multi-center trial, Principal Investigator, 2007-2008
• MIPS-Phase I, Mobile Diabetes Management Platform, Principal Investigator, 2007-2008
• MIPS-Phase II, Mobile Diabetes Management Platform, Principal Investigator, 2008-2009
• Mobile Diabetes Study, Clinical and Economic Effectiveness Outcomes of Implementing a Mobile Diabetes Management Platform, Principal Investigator, 2008-2010
Classes:
Policies of Aging (GERO 672, SOC 672, POL 672)
Publications
Website Columnist
Quinn, C. From Research to Practice. Horizon Foundation website series columnist. 2007-present. http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/12278 (Ongoing)
Journals, refereed
Contributing Editor, monthly column. “Policies and Politics” Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 1981-1985.
Quinn, C. Rethinking health policy for older Americans: The 1981 White House Conference on Aging. The Journal of Intercare, 1, 3, Fall, 1981.
Quinn, C. Paying for care. Advances in Geriatric and Long Term Care Nursing. Pro Scientia Publishers, 1983 (pages unknown).
Quinn, C. Health care regulations and market forces. Nursing Economic$, 2, May-June, 1984, 204-209.
Baumgarten M, Lebel P, Laprise H, Leclerc C, Quinn, C. Adult day care for the frail elderly: Outcomes, satisfaction, and cost. Journal of Aging and Health, 14, 2002, 381-386.
Van Doorn C, Gruber-Baldini A, Zimmerman S, Hebel JR, Baumgarten, M, Quinn C, Magaziner J. Dementia as a risk factor for falls and fall injuries among nursing home residents. Journal of American Geriatrics Society, 51 (9), 2003,1213-1218.
Resnick B, Quinn C, Simpson M, Baxter S. Testing the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Two Clinical Guidelines in Long Term Care. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, January/February, 2004,1-8.
Resnick, B., Quinn, C., Simpson, M., Baxter, S. Clinical outcomes following implementation of the pain and falls AMDA clinical guidelines. Pride Institute of Long Term Care. January, 2004.
Magaziner, J., Zimmerman, S., Gruber-Baldini, A.L., van Doorn, C., Hebel, J.R., German, P., Burton, L., Taler, G., May, C., Quinn, C.C., Port, C.L., & Baumgarten, M. for the Epidemiology of Dementia in Nursing Homes Research Group. Mortality and adverse health events during the two years following nursing home entry in newly admitted nursing home residents with and without dementia. J Am Geriatri Soc, 53 (11) 2005, 1858-1866.
Burton, L., Stuart, B. Gruber-Baldini, A., Quinn, C., Zuckerman, I., Hsu, V.D., Zimmerman, S. & Magaziner, J. Costs to Medicaid and Medicare of Dually Eligible Nursing Home Residents. (In review).
Stuart, B., Gruber-Baldini, A.L., Fahlman, C., Quinn, C.C., Burton, L., Zuckerman, I.H., Hebel, J.R., Zimmerman, S., Singhal, P.K., Magaziner, J. Medicare Cost Differences Between Nursing Home Patients Admitted with and without Dementia. Gerontologist, 45, (4), 2005, 505-515.
Zimmerman, S., Gruber-Baldini, A.L., Hebel, J., Burton, L., Boockvar, K., Taler, G., Quinn, C., Magaziner, J. Nursing Home Characteristics as a Predictor of Medicare Costs for Residents with and without Dementia. American Journal of Alzeheimers Disease and Other Dementias, 23 (1), 2008 57-65.
Stuart B., Shaffer, T, Simoni-Wastila, L, Zuckerman, I, Quinn, C. Variation in Antidiabetic Intensity Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Diabetes. American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, 5 (3) 2007, 195-208.
Quinn, C., Clough, S., Minor, J., Lender, D., Gruber-Baldini, A., Okafor, M. WellDoc™ Mobile Diabetes Management RCT: Change in Clinical and Behavioral Outcomes, Patient and Physician Satisfaction. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, 10 (3), 2008 160-168.
Marx, K., Quinn, C. Male Osteoporosis: Policy Gaps in Prevention and Treatment. Journal of Aging and Social Policy (In Press).
Quinn, C.C., Port, C.L., Zimmerman, S., Gruber-Baldini, A.L., Kasper, J.D., Fleshner, I., Yody, B., Loome, J., Magaziner, J. Research in Transitional Care Settings: The Case of Nursing Home Rehabilitation Patients. Journal of American Geriatrics Society, (In Press).
Quinn, C.C., Port, C.L., Zimmerman, S., Gruber-Baldini, A.L., Kasper, J.D., Fleshner, I., Yody, B., Loome, J., Magaziner, J. Short-Stay Nursing Home Rehabilitation Patients: Transitional Care Problems Pose Research Challenges. Journal of American Geriatrics Society, 56, 2008, 1940-1945.
Rich, S., Gruber-Baldini, A., Quinn, C., Zimmerman, S. Discussion as a Factor in the Racial Disparity in Advance Directive Completion at Nursing Home Admission. Journal of American Geriatrics Society, 57, 2009, 146-152.
Quinn, C., Gruber-Baldini, A., Port, C., May, C., Stuart, B., Hebel, J.R., Zimmerman, S., Burton, L., Zuckerman, I., Fahlman, C., Magaziner J., Role of Nursing Home Admission and Dementia Status on Diabetes Care. Journal of American Geriatrics Society (In review).
Quinn, C., Gruber-Baldini, A., Shardell, M., Weed, K., Clough, S., Peeples, M., Terrin, M., Bronich-Hall, L., Barr, E., Lender, D. Mobile Diabetes Intervention Study: Testing a personalized treatment/behavioral communication intervention for blood glucose control. Contemporary Clinical Trials (In review).
Horn, S., Sharkey, S., Hudak, S., Smout, R., Quinn, C. Fleshner, I., Yody, B. Beyond Quality Measure Adjustments: Identifying Key Resident and Nursing Home Facility Factors Associated With Quality Measures. Journal of American Geriatrics Society (In Review).
Government
Quinn, C., work group member. Planning for Home Health Services, United States Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services. Government Printing Office: Washington, D. C. 1980.
Quinn, C., Bunke, E. Report on Miniconference on Gerontological Nursing: 1981 White House Conference on Aging. Government Printing Office: Washington, D.C., 1981.
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