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Kathleen Unroe, MD, MHA, MS

Professor
Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Dr. Kathleen Unroe’s research, clinical and policy interests are focused on improving quality of care — particularly access to palliative and end-of-life care — for nursing home residents. Dr. Unroe is the founder and CMO of Probari, a healthcare start-up designed to disseminate the successful OPTIMISTIC clinical care model. She is a Professor of Medicine at Indiana University and Scientist at the Regenstrief Institute. Dr. Unroe is co-PI of UPLIFT, an NIH R01 clinical trial to test a robust model of palliative care for nursing home residents. She is the co-PI of APPROACHES, NIA funded R21/R33 pragmatic clinical trial of advance care planning in nursing homes. She was principal investigator of OPTIMISTIC, a novel 8-year, $30.3 million CMS-funded demonstration project aimed at improving quality of care and reducing unnecessary hospitalizations in 40 Indiana nursing homes. She was awarded a 2014 Paul B. Beeson K23 Career Development Award to examine hospice use in nursing homes. Dr. Unroe served as Chair of the American Geriatrics Society Public Policy Committee. She was a 2009-2010 Health and Aging Policy Fellow and had a placement in Health and Human Services ASPE Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy.

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