Faculty
Elizabeth Phelan
Adjunct Associate Professor
MD
Tufts University, 1992
Medicine
Medicine
MPH
University of Washington, 1998
Health Services
Health Services
BA
Wellesley College, 1986
French
French
Associate Professor, Medicine (primary appt.)
Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
- Health Promotion Research Center
- PhD program in Health Services
Contact Information
Harborview Medical Center325 9th Ave.
Box: 359755
Seattle, WA 98104-2499
(voice) 206-744-9112 (fax) 206-744-9976
phelane@u.washington.edu
Research Interests
Delivering Effective Primary Care to Older Adults, Helath Promotion
External Funding (sampling of current and past involvement)
Health Promotion Research Center
Centers for Disease ControlPI: Harris Dates: 09/2004 - 09/2009
The Health Promotion Research Center improves health by conducting high quality prevention research that empasizes healthy aging and can be incorporated into community practice.
Healthy Aging Network - Lead Coordinating Network Center
Centers for Disease ControlPI: LoGerfo Dates: 09/2004 - 09/2009
The University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center seeks to continue service as Lead Coordinating Network center for the Health Aging Research Network (HAN, a proposed collaboration of six Prevention Research Centers (Pros).
Delivering Effective Primary Care to Older Adults
National Institutes of HealthPI: Phelan Dates: 07/2003 - 06/2008
The major goals of the project are to evaluate the effect of (1) provider practice style on patient functional status; (2) a community-based replication of a disability prevention intervention in delaying patient functional decline; (3) integrating geriatric care teams into outpatient, primary care.
