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CVRI Hosts Johns Hopkins’ Appel for Talk on Lifestyle Intervention Research

July 21, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur

The Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont hosted Lawrence Appel, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research at Johns Hopkins University, at Medicine Grand Rounds on February 5, 2016. He delivered a lecture on “Translating Effective Lifestyle Interventions into Practice: Lessons from the Hopkins-Healthways Collaboration.”

Lawrence Appel, M.D., M.P.H., Director of the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research at Johns Hopkins University (Courtesy Photo)

The Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont hosted Lawrence Appel, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research at Johns Hopkins University, at Medicine Grand Rounds on February 5, 2016. He delivered a lecture on “Translating Effective Lifestyle Interventions into Practice: Lessons from the Hopkins-Healthways Collaboration.”

Appel, who is also the C. David Molina, M.D., M.P.H. Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and International Health at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, is currently chair of the American Heart Association Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health. He is an expert in design and interpretation of epidemiological, clinical and translational research studies and has conducted clinical research with a particular focus on preventing blood pressure-related cardiovascular and kidney diseases. Appel is actively involved in three focused areas of research, including controlled feeding studies; behavioral intervention trials that test novel strategies to accomplish lifestyle changes, often related to obesity; and cohort studies and trials related to chronic kidney disease and its consequences. His research investigates conditions and diseases that disproportionately afflict minorities and explores interventions that have the potential to substantially reduce racial disparities.

In addition to his Medicine Grand Rounds presentation, Appel participated in a session for early career investigators (trainees and assistant professors) arranged by the CVRI Early Career Advisory Committee on February 2, 2016.

For more information, contact Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., or Rebecca Aksdal.