About
COVID-19 has drastically impacted the entire world. In response to this unprecedented global phenomenon, the research team at Parkview have looked at several key aspects of the Parkview Health and the region's COVID response:
Modeling/Simulation
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Validating key assumptions for modeling needs
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Creating hospitalization surge simulations for health system administrators
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Creating hospitalization predictive model based on system-data
Community Needs
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Ongoing surveys to assess changing needs within the community
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Assessing tech use of parents and their children
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Re-opening of schools/re-entry post-quarantine
Outreach
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Working with local business associations, philanthropic agencies, government, and social organizations to share findings from community needs surveys
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Member of the Indiana Pandemic Information Collaborative
Team
Tammy Toscos, PhD
Director, Health Services and Informatics Research Parkview Research Center
Victor Cornet, MS
UX, Health Services and Informatics Research Parkview Research Center
Brandon McDaniel, PhD
Research Scientist, Health Services and Informatics Research
Parkview Research Center
Jessica Pater, PhD
Manager, Health Services and Informatics Research Parkview Research Center
Michelle Drouin, PhD
Senior Researcher, Health Services and Informatics Research Parkview Research Center
Shion Guha, PhD
Visiting Researcher, Health Services and Informatics Research Parkview Research Center
Mindy Flanagan, PhD
Senior Researcher, Health Services and Informatics Research Parkview Research Center
Scott Stienecker, MD FACP FSHEA FIDSA CIC
Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control Dept.
Parkview Health
News
June 2020: Parkview Health Blog. Helping Children with social anxiety emerge from social distancing
May 2020. Parkview Health Blog. The unique needs of remote workers with children.
May 2020. Parkview Health Blog. A note to parents on intentional phone use during COVID-19.
April 24, 2020: PBS Fort Wayne. ”CORONAVIRUS Live: A Community Forum.”
April 3, 2020: PBS Fort Wayne. ”CORONAVIRUS Live: A Community Forum.”
April 2020: SPECIAL Report: Northeast Indiana Researchers revel urgent needs during the pandemic.
April 2020: Children and Screens Institute. Young Children and Screens during COVID-19
April 2020. Parkview Health Blog. Dealing with parenting stress during COVID-19.
March 2020. Parkview Health Blog. Keeping kids connected to friends during social distancing.
March 2020. Parkview Health Blog. COVID-19 just flipped your family upside down. Now what?
Publications
Drouin, M., McDaniel, B. T., Pater, J., & Toscos, T. (2020). How parents and their children used social media and technology at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and associations with anxiety. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. DOI:10.1089/cyber.2020.0284. [pdf]
Flanagan, M., McDaniel, B. T., Drouin, M., Pater, J., Toscos, T. (2020). Parents’ feelings about school re-opening during COVID-19: Survey results from Northeast Indiana. Parkview Mirro Center for Research and Innovation. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.35049.93283. [pdf]