Speaker and Consultant Bureau

VISN 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry, Tampa

Dustin French, PhD

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Dr. French is a health economist for the Veterans Health Administration sector. He graduated from the Department applied Economics (AEDE) at The Ohio State University. Dr. French has been with the VA Patient Safety Center and VISN-8 Measurement and Evalulation Team in Tampa since 2001. He participates in a variety of research projects in the elderly. Dr. French currently serves as co-investigator on several funded research studies, including VA HSR&D and the University of South Florida.
 

EDUCATION:

• Bachelors Degree of Science in Economics from The Ohio State University
• Masters Degree in Economics from The Ohio State University
• Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (AEDE) from The Ohio State University

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

1. French DD , Campbell R, Spehar A, Cunningham F, Foulis P. Outpatient Medications Associated with Hip Fractures in the United States : A National Veterans Study. Drugs and Aging 2005. 22:877-885.
2. French DD, Chirikos TN , Spehar A, et al. Effect of concomitant use of benzodiazepines and other drugs on the risk of injury in a veterans population. Drug Safety 2005; 28:1141-1150.
3. French DD, Campbell R, Spehar A., et al. Benzodiazepines and Injuries: A Risk Adjusted Model. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. Published Online: 23 Apr 2004 ; Published 2005; 14:17 -24.
4. French DD, Spehar AM, Campbell RR, Palacios P, Coakley RW, Coblio N, Means H, Werner DC, Angaran DM.   (2005).  Potentially Inappropriate Outpatient Prescribing, Adverse Events, and Costs., In: Henriksen K, Battles J, Lewin DI, Marks E, editors. Advances in patient safety: from research to implementation. Vol. 1, Research Findings. Rockville, MD : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; p. 185–198.

5. Campbell RR, Bradham DD, Sanchez-Anguiano A, Werner C, Spehar AM, French DD, Palacios P. (2005). Developing a VHA Serious Injury Surveillance System., In: Henriksen K, Battles J, Lewin DI, Marks E, editors. Advances in patient safety: from research to implementation. Vol. 1, Research Findings. Rockville, MD : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; p. 259–273
6. French DD, Campbell R, Spehar A, Cunningham F, Bulat T, Luther SL. (2006).  Drugs and Falls in Community Dwelling elders: A National Veterans Study. Clinical Therapeutics April 2006. Accepted.
7. Luther SL, French DD, Powell-Cope G, et.al. (2005).  Using administrative data to track fall-related ambulatory care services in the veterans administration healthcare system.Journal of Gerontology: Experimental and Clinical Research, 17:412-418.
8. Chirikos TN, French DD, Luther SL. (2004).  Effects of Volume-Outcome Relationships in Cancer Care. Cancer Control, July/August 11(4):258-264.

If interested in retaining the services of Dr. French, please contact him at 813-558-3952