Shailaja B Menon, PhD, MPHPage | 1

CURRICULUM VITAE

  1. Personal

Name:Shailaja B Menon, PhD, MPH

Citizenship:United States

  1. Education

UT School of BiomedicalInformatics

Certificate in Bioinformatics2012-2014

University of Hawaii, USA

Ph.D. in Sociology1990-1996

University of Hawaii, USA

M.P.H. in International Health1992-1995

International Institute forPopulation Sciences, India

M.Phil. in Demography1987-1989

  1. Teaching Experience

Houston Community College, Houston, TX

Adjunct Faculty (Sociology)2009–2011

Singapore Institute of Management

Lecturer (Sociology)1997-1999, 2001-2002

Management Development Institute, Singapore

Lecturer (Social Psychology)1998-1999

  1. Related Experience

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Qualitative Research Analyst7/1/2014-present

AHRQ Training Program in Patient Safety and Quality, Houston, TX

Post-Doctoral Fellow2012-2014

Centerfor Innovations in Quality,Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt)

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX

Research Associate (Contract)2008-2011

Bureau of Epidemiology, Health and HumanServices,City ofHouston, TX

Public Health Intern2004–2005

East West Center Program onPopulation, Honolulu, HI

Research Assistant1995-1996

  1. Honors or Awards

13th Annual Health ServiceResearch & Outcomes Conference,Houston, TX

Best Poster Award2013

Singapore Institute of Management

Teaching Excellence Award2002

East West Center Program,Honolulu, HI

Doctoral dissertation Award1990-1994

Five year full Fellowship

Support for dissertation research

International Symposium onFamilies

University of Indianapolis

Best Student paper Award1993

University Grants Commission, India

Research fellowship1987-1989

  1. Other Advanced Training

Atlas Ti Qualitative Research Methods Training 2014

Advanced Training in Ti Qualitative Research 2013

Clinical Scientists Training Program, Baylor College 2012

  1. Research Information

Contributions to Research Projects

Title: Notifications in an integrated electronic health record - a national survey of VA primary care clinicians

Role: Co-Investigator7/8/2014 – 6/10/2015

Title: Defining the context of EHR-based safe test result follow-up: perspectives of VA patient safety managers and IT personnel

Role: Co-Investigator4/8/2014 – 4/7/2015

Title: Provider perceptions of automatic patient notification of abnormal test results.

Role:Co-Investigator4/28/2014-4/27/2015

Title:Colonoscopy no-show evaluation and time/simulation study.

Role: Co-Investigator10/21/2013 – 10/7/2014

Title: Diagnostic errors in medicine: view from the front lines.

Role: Role: Co-Investigator11/8/2013 – 10/7/2014

  1. Publications

Published/ Accepted for publication

  1. Menon S, Singh H, Meyer AND, Belmont E, Sittig DF. Electronic Health Record-Related Safety Concerns: A Cross-Sectional Survey. (Accepted for publication: Journal of Health Risk Managers).
  1. Giardina TD, Menon S, Parrish DE, Sittig DF, Singh H. Patient Access to Medical Records and Healthcare Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2013 Oct 23. PMID: 24154835
  1. Menon, S., McCullough, Laurence, Espadas, Donna and Braun, Ursula “Feasibility of Using Values Inventory as a Discussion Aid about End of life Care”. (Accepted for publication: Palliative Medicine)
  1. Tamuz M, Giardina TD, Thomas EJ, Menon S, Singh H. “Rethinking resident supervision to improve safety: from hierarchical to interprofessional models”. J Hosp Med. 2011 Oct;6(8)

Papers under review

  1. Menon S, Sittig DF, Singh H. “Understanding the Context of Electronic Health Record (EHR)-Based Safe Test Result Follow-Up. (Under review: BMJ Quality and Safety)

Papers in Progress

  1. Menon S, McCullough L, Espadas D, Braun U. Is Primary Care the Ideal Setting for End of Life Conversation? – Describing the Reality of Primary Care. (In preparation)
  1. Menon S, Singh, H, Murphy, DR, Meyer AND, Modi, V, Sittig D. Factors associated with use of Workarounds related to EHR based Alert Notifications. (In preparation)
  1. Abstracts and Presentations
  1. Menon, S., Murphy, D. R., Meyer, A. N. D., Singh, H., & Sittig, D. (2014). Workarounds indicate the need to optimize electronic health records for improving test results follow-up. Submitted to be presented at the 7th International Diagnostic Error in Medicine Conference, Atlanta, GA.
  1. Menon S, Sittig DF, Singh H. “Understanding the Context of Electronic Health Record (EHR)-Based Safe Test Result Follow-Up: Perspectives of Veterans Affairs Patient Safety Managers and IT Personnel”. Poster presentation. Defining Value in Healthcare: The Patient, Provider, and Payer Perspectives. Baylor College of Medicine Quality and Safety Conference. May 15, 2014.
  1. Menon S., McCullough L, Espadas D, Braun U. “Feasibility of Using Values Inventory as a Discussion Aid about End of life Care”. Paper Presentation. 35thAnnual Scientific Meeting of the Southern Gerontological Society of America, Little Rock, AK. November April 4, 2014.
  1. Menon S, Sittig DF, Singh H. “Context of Electronic Health Record (EHR)-Based Safe Test Result Follow-Up: Perspectives of Veterans Affairs Patient Safety Managers and IT Personnel”. Poster presentation. 22nd Annual Research Conference. Houston, October 19, 2013.
  1. Menon S, Sittig DF, Murphy DR, Modi V,Singh H.“Why providers use workarounds to manage electronic health record-based alert notification: an analysis of alternate system use”. Poster presentation. 14thAnnual Health Services & Outcomes Research Conference, Houston, December 10, 2013.
  1. Menon S, Sittig DF, Murphy DR, Modi V, Singh H. “Using workarounds to manage electronic health record-based alert notification: an analysis of alternate system use”. Poster presentation. 23rd Keck Annual Research Conference. Houston, November 10, 2013.
  1. Menon S, Sittig DF, Singh H. “Context of Electronic Health Record (EHR)-Based Safe Test Result Follow-Up: Perspectives of Veterans Affairs Patient Safety Managers and IT Personnel”. Poster presentation. 22nd Annual Research Conference. Houston, October 19, 2013.
  1. Menon S, Sittig DF, Singh H. “Defining the Context of Electronic Health Record (EHR)-Based Safe Test Result Follow-Up: Perspectives of Veterans Affairs Patient Safety Managers and IT Personnel”. Poster presentation. 19th Annual NRSA Trainees Research Conference, Baltimore, MD. June, 2013.
  1. Tamuz M, Davis T, Thomas ET,Menon S, Singh H. "Diagnosing Differences in Knowledge and Power: Medical Trainee Perspective on Constructing an Inter-professional Learning Environment," 14th HORA Annual Meeting, Washington DC. June 6, 2012.
  1. Tamuz M, Davis Giardina T, Thomas EJ, Menon S, Singh H. “Improving Patient Safety by Fostering an Interprofessional Learning Environment for Medical Trainees”. Academy of Management, 2011 Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, August 12, 2011.
  1. Menon S, McCullough L, EspadasD, BraunU. “Feasibility of Using Values Inventory as a Discussion Aid about End of life Care”. Poster Presentation. 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. New Orleans, LA.November 19, 2011.
  1. Tamuz M, Davis Giardina T, Thomas EJ, Menon S, & Singh H. “Improving patient safety by promoting a learning environment for medical trainees”. American Public Health Association. Denver, CO. November 6-10, 2011.
  1. Professional Association

American Gerontological Society

Member2007-2011

East West Center, Program on Population

Affiliate1990-present

  1. Languages

Hindi – native language

English – speak fluently and read/write with high proficiency

German – functional proficiency (undergraduate training)

  1. Community Service

Texas Long Term Care Ombudsman Program

Ombudsman2003-2005

Arya Samaj ofGreater Houston (Indian Community Organization)

School Management Committee Member and Volunteer2002-present

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