Recent Publications
“Telehealth Access and Use by the U.S. Medicare Population during the Pandemic.” By Tami Swenson. Value In Health. Forthcoming 2022.
“Covid-19 Vaccine Intentions Within the Medicare Population.” By Tami Swenson. Innovations in Aging. Forthcoming, 2021.
“Sunscreen at West Des Moines Parks and Recreation Aquatic Centers: Final Grant Report to Iowa Cancer Consortium and the Iowa Department of Health for 2021 Sun Safety Program.” By Tami Swenson and Trevor Hoth. September 2021.
“Creating Authentic Assessments for Competencies Related to Stakeholder and Community Engagement.” By Tami Swenson. Gerontology News (July 2021, p. 14).
“Patterns of court monitoring of guardianship practice in Iowa.” By Tami Swenson. Innovations in Aging. Volume 4(Supplement 1):103, 2020.
“Deprescribing and polypharmacy for Medicare beneficiaries under guardianship in long-term care facilities.” By Tami Swenson. Innovations in Aging. 4(1):83-4, 2020.
“Polypharmacy in the Medicare Facility-dwelling Population under Guardianship Care, 2015-2016.” By Tami Swenson. Value in Health 23(1): S255-S256, May 2020.
Recent Presentations
“Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy primarily among the Medicare population, associated disparities and methods to address the gap in vaccination rates.” Presentation by Nimo Nour and Tami Swenson. Des Moines University Research Symposium, December 2021.
“Telehealth Access and Use by the U.S. Medicare Population during the Pandemic.” Podium presentation by Tami Swenson. ISPOR Europe regional meeting. December 2021.
“Covid-19 Vaccine Intentions Within the Medicare Population.” Podium presentation by Tami Swenson. Gerontological Society of America annual meeting. Virtual Conference. November 2021.
“COVID-19 Pandemic Health Behavior Responses within the Medicare Population.” By Tami Swenson. Invited brown bag research presentation by Des Moines University Office of Research, March 2021.
“Access to Care in Rural Iowa During COVID-19: Conversations Around Prioritizing Health for Rural Families.” By Tami Swenson, Deb Willyard, Mary Nelle Trefx, and Bill Menner. Invited panelist for American Heart Association Community Conversation Series. November 2020.
“Patterns of court monitoring of guardianship practice in Iowa.” Poster presentation by Tami Swenson. Gerontological Society of America annual meeting. Virtual Conference. November 2020.
“Deprescribing and polypharmacy for Medicare beneficiaries under guardianship in long-term care facilities.” Poster presentation by Tami Swenson. Gerontological Society of America annual meeting. Virtual Conference. November 2020.
“Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Rural America: Lessons Learned from Critical Access Hospitals.” Paper panel presentation by Tami Swenson. Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences annual meeting. Virtual Conference. October 2020.
“Court Monitoring of Guardianship Practice in Iowa.” Invited Poster Presentation by Tami Swenson. Academy Health Virtual Research Meeting. July 2020.
“Examination of OSHPD Primary Care Clinic Patient Race/Ethnicity Data Quality, 2001-2017.” Invited Poster Presentation by Tami Swenson. Academy Health Virtual Research Meeting. July 2020.
“Understanding and Intervening On the Behavior of Medicare Beneficiaries.” Invited Research Panel Chair and Discussant, Tami Swenson. Academy Health Virtual Research Meeting. July 2020.
“Regional Variation in Local Public Health and Non-Profit Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment in Iowa.” By Tami Swenson, Chaniese Crowe, and Eva Morgan. Abstract booklet for Des Moines University MSRP Research Symposium in Des Moines, IA. July 2020.
“National and Regional Comparisons to Iowa in Access to Community-Based Physical Activity and Nutrition Programs: Stakeholder Perspective.” Breakout Session Presentation by Tami Swenson, Virtual Iowa Governor’s Conference on Public Health, Virtual Learning Experience sponsored by the Iowa Public Health Association May 2020.
“Access to Community-Based Physical Activity and Nutrition Programs for Older Iowans” Research Symposium Session Presentation by Tami Swenson and G. Joseph Sample. Iowa Governor’s Conference on Public Health, Des Moines, IA April 2020. *cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
