
Biography
Judy Arnetz, PhD, MPH, PT, is a professor emeritus in the Department of Family Medicine. Her research focuses on how the health, well-being and safety of health care workers impacts the quality of patient care. She has conducted numerous studies on workplace violence toward health care workers, including several large-scale intervention studies in both hospitals and long-term care facilities. Dr. Arnetz was Principal Investigator on a recently-completed NIOSH-funded study that was the first large-scale randomized controlled intervention shown to be effective in reducing violent events and violence-related injury among hospital workers (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28045793; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28692010). Dr. Arnetz also studies the effects of patient-centered care on the work situation of physicians and nurses, as well as on treatment outcomes. Areas of research:
- Workplace violence in the healthcare sector
- Physician and nurse well-being and patient safety
- Implementation science of interventions in healthcare settings
- Mental health conditions associated with interpersonal violence and trauma
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The Department of Family Medicine welcomed Dick Sadler, PhD, as it's new Associate Chair for Research. Dr. Sadler takes over for Judy Arnetz, Phd, who served as the Associate Chair for many years…
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2020 CHM FACULTY AWARDS
Congratulations to Department of Family Medicine's Jennifer M. Edwards-Johnson, DO, Laura M. Santoro, MD, MPH, Masako Morishita, PhD, and Judith E. Arnetz, PhD, on their 2020 Faculty Awards!
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