Professor
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dr. Evon is passionate about patient-centered outcomes research. Her research investigates psycho-social-behavioral factors involved in chronic liver disease, understanding patients’ perspectives and experiences, and applying this knowledge to develop and test psychosocial interventions to improve liver disease health outcomes. Her research methods include quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews to collect data on patient experiences, inclusive of patient-reported outcomes (PROs). She recently completed a large 2.5 million dollar, 11 site, PCORI-funded study called PROP UP that evaluated change in patient functioning and symptoms during and after treatment for chronic hepatitis C in 1,600 patients. Dr. Evon often includes patient engagement groups and patient advocacy organizations in the development and conduction of her research studies to ensure that study outcomes and survey measures are meaningful to patients. Dr. Evon has been the lead investigator and a co-investigator on numerous grants funded by the NIH, PCORI, and industry. Her current projects include piloting a telehealth stress management and lifestyle group intervention for patients with chronic hepatitis C, evaluating symptoms in patients with chronic hepatitis B undergoing treatment and testing an intervention to mitigate adverse outcomes associated with injection drug use in rural Appalachia.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Friday, November 11, 2022
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM
