Walter Dickinson, MD
Professor, Family Medicine
Publications
- Carroll JK, Fernald DH, Hall TL, Groves HM, Grant G, Sherrill A, Crispe K, Brown A, Lampe S, Dickinson WP. A unique model and workforce to address health-related social needs and health equity: Regional Health Connectors in Colorado. Health Promotion Practice. 2023, online first: https://doi.org/10.1177/15248399231173703.
- Ivey LC, Gilchrist EC, Dickinson WP. Behavioral Health Integration and Specialty Medical Care: Opportunities for Applying Knowledge from Primary Care Integration. Families, Systems, and Health. 2023;41:278-281. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000812
- Nederveld A, Wiggins K, Dickinson LM, Dickinson WP, Tolle LW, Holtrop JS. Integrated primary care and health behavior support: a survey of behavioral health providers. International Journal of Behavioral Health. 2023; 10.1177/2150131923117203
- Eiff MP, Ericson A, Dinh DH, Valenzuela SH, Nadeau MT, Dickinson WP, Conry CM, Martin JC, Carney PA. Resident Visit Productivity and Attitudes About Continuity According to 3 Versus 4 Years of Training in Family Medicine: A Length of Training Study. [published online ahead of print, February 13, 2023]. Fam Med. https://doi.org/10.22454/FamMed.2023.486345.
- Jortberg B, Halfacre J, Swenson C, Dickinson WP, Fernald D, de la Cerda D, Dickinson LM. Improving Care for Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Results from the Facilitating Alcohol Screening and Treatment (FAST) Colorado Study. North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Conference. San Francisco, CA (2023).
- Fernald D, Jortberg B, Halfacre J, Kirchner S, Dickinson WP. Is Virtual Practice Facilitation Good Enough: Facilitator and Practice Perspectives from the FAST Unhealthy Alcohol Use Trial. North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Conference. San Francisco, CA (2023).
- Hessler D, Fisher L, Dickinson LM, Dickinson WP, Parra J, Potter MB. The Impact of Enhancing Self-management Support for Diabetes in Community Health Centers through Patient Engagement and Relationship Building: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 2022;12:909-918.
- Dickinson WP, Kirchner S. A Framework for Behavioral Health Integration in Primary Care Practices. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Practice and Quality Improvement. Savannah, GA (2022).
- Gold S, Green L, Dickinson WP, Kirchner S, Gilchrist E, Rakeen B. A Behavioral Health Integration Framework for Alternative Payment Models. North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ (2022).
- Dickinson LM, Hessler Jones D, Potter M, Dickinson WP, Parra J, Fisher L. Improvements in Social, Behavioral, Psychological, and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Report from the EE-CTH Project. North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ (2022).
- Hessler Jones D, Fisher L, Dickinson LM, Dickinson WP. Enhancing Self-management Support for Diabetes in Community Health Centers through Patient Engagement and Relationship Building. North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ (2022).
- Hall T, Wearner R, Kirchner S, Halfacre J, Dickinson WP, Oser S, Oser T. Support for Implementing Continuous Glucose Monitors for Adults Living with Type 1 or 2 Diabetes in Primary Care. North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ (2022).
- Crispe K, de la Cerda D, Dickinson LM, Dickinson WP, Fernald D, Gritz M, Hall T, Jortberg B, Kirchner S, Oser S, Oser T. The Primary Care Education and Practice Adoption Resource Evaluation for Continuous Glucose Monitoring (PREPARE 4 CGM) Study. North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ (2022).
- Fernald D, Hall T, Dickinson WP. Scaling Up Field Notes for Research: What We Learned About Using Field Notes in Multiple Practice-Based Interventions. North American Primary Care Research Group Practice-Based Research Network Conference. Washington, DC (2022).
- Oser SM, Dickinson WP, Dickinson L, Gritz R, Jortberg B, Hall T, Fernald D, Fisher L, Hessler-Jones D, Crispe K, Oser TK. Implementing CGM in Primary Care Practices via The American Academy of Family Physicians TIPS CGM Module with and without Practice Facilitation: A Randomized Trial. 15th International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD). Barcelona, Spain, (2022).
- Carney PA, Dickinson P, Warm EJ, Fetter J, Zierler B, Crane SD, Shrader S, Patton J, Kirschner G, Eiff, MP. An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study of Experiences of Interprofessional Teams Who Received Coaching to Simultaneously Redesign Primary Care Education and Clinical Practice. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health. 2021;12:21501327211023716. doi:10.1177/21501327211023716
- Dickinson WP. Practice Transformation Support to Implement New Evidence-based Interventions and Advanced Primary Care Models. Invited presentation to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Virtual meeting (2021).
- Dickinson WP. Practice Engagement in the Age of COVID-19. Invited presentation to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Virtual meeting (2021).
- Dickinson WP. Lessons from Primary Care Practice Transformation in Colorado. Invited presentation to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Virtual meeting (2021).
- Tong S, Davis M, Dickinson WP. Primary Care Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives from AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW Unhealthy Alcohol Use Grantees. Workshop presentation at North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting. Virtual meeting (2021).
- Gold SB, Gilchrist E, Kirchner S, Rakeen B, Muther J, Green L, Dickinson WP. A Behavioral Health Integration Framework for Alternative Payment Models. North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting. Virtual meeting (2021).
- Dickinson WP, Kirchner S. Use of the Bodenheimer Building Blocks of High Performing Primary Care as a Framework for Practice Transformation. Conference on Practice and Quality Improvement. Virtual meeting (2021).
- Dickinson WP, Nease DE, Rhyne RL, Knierim KE, Fernald DH, de la Cerda DR, Dickinson LM. Impact of Practice Transformation Support and Patient Engagement on Practice Efforts to Improve Cardiovascular Care: A Report from EvidenceNOW Southwest. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2020;33:675-686; https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.05.190395.
- Fernald D, Mullen R, Hall T, Bienstock A, Kirchner S, Knierim K, de la Cerda D, Callan D, Rhyne RL, Dickinson LM, Dickinson WP. Exemplary Practices in Cardiovascular Care: Results on Clinical Quality Measures from the EvidenceNOW Southwest Cooperative. Journal of General Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06094-5 (2020).
- Dickinson, WP. Behavioral Health Integration in Primary Care Practices: Results from the Colorado State Innovation Model Initiative. Population Mental Health State of Science Annual Conference. Denver, CO (2020).
- Dickinson LM, Fernald D, Dickinson WP. Mediators of improvement in clinical quality measures: A report from EvidenceNOW Southwest. North American Primary Care Research Group National Meeting. Online meeting (2020).
- Dickinson WP, Fernald D, Knierim KE, Dickinson LM. Practice implementation of behavioral integration and advanced primary care in the Colorado State Innovation Model initiative. North American Primary Care Research Group National Meeting. Online meeting (2020).
- Dickinson, WP, Keller D, Sterling S, Murray LK. Implementation of Essential Components of Care in Primary Care Settings. Plenary session for the Caring for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care Settings Workshop of the Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. Virtual meeting (July, 2020).
- Dickinson WP, Hinman M, Humphreys S, Knaus G, Madrid G, Smith P. Practice Challenges in a COVID World. Panel discussion at the Colorado Multi-Stakeholder Symposium. Virtual meeting (2020).
- Dickinson WP. Building highly functional interprofessional teams in our practices. Fam Med. 2013 Nov-Dec;45(10):689-90. PubMed PMID: 24347185
- Fernald DH, Wearner R, Dickinson WP. The journey of primary care practices to meaningful use: a Colorado Beacon Consortium study. J Am Board Fam Med. 2013 Sep-Oct;26(5):603-11. PubMed PMID: 24004712
- Dickinson WP, Glasgow RE, Fisher L, Dickinson LM, Christensen SM, Estabrooks PA, Miller BF. Use of a website to accomplish health behavior change: if you build it, will they come? And will it work if they do?. J Am Board Fam Med. 2013 Mar-Apr;26(2):168-76. PubMed PMID: 23471930
- Solberg LI, Kuzel A, Parchman ML, Shelley DR, Dickinson WP, Walunas TL, Nguyen AM, Fagnan LJ, Cykert S, Balasubramanaian BA, Fernald D, Gordon L, Kho A, Krist A, Miller W, Berry C, Duffy D, Nagykaldi Z, Cohen DJ. External Support for Practice Transformation: A Practical Taxonomy. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. In press.
- Eiff MP, Ericson A, Dinh DH, Valenzuela SH, Nadeau MT, Dickinson WP, Conry CM, Martin JC, Carney PA. Resident visit productivity and attitudes about continuity according to 3 versus 4 years of training in family medicine: A Length of Training Study. Family Medicine. In press.
- Nederveld A, Wiggins K, Dickinson LM, Dickinson WP, Tolle LW, Holtrop JS. Integrated primary care and health behavior support: a survey of behavioral health providers. International Journal of Behavioral Health. Submitted 12-22.
- Carroll JK, Fernald DH, Hall TL, Groves HM, Grant G, Sherrill A, Crispe K, Brown A, Lampe S, Dickinson WP. A unique model and workforce to address health-related social needs and health equity: Regional Health Connectors in Colorado. Health Promotion Practice. Submitted and in review, 11-22.
- Eiff MP, Ericson A, Dinh DH, Valenzuela SH, Conry CM, Douglass AB, Dickinson WP, Rosener SE, Carney PA. Practice setting and clinical care features post residency according to 3 versus 4 years of training in family medicine: a Length of Training Pilot Study. Family Medicine. (In press).
Professional Memberships
- Society of Teacher of Family Medicine (STFM), President-elect, Member of Board of Directors
- North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), Past-President; Board of Directors
- Annals of Family Medicine, Inc., President, Past-Vice President; Board of Directors
- Council of Academic Family Medicine (CAFM), Chair
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), Member
- Colorado Academy of Family Medicine (CAFP), Member
- World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA), Regional Council
Practice Locations
Hospital Affiliation
- University of Colorado Hospital
Specialty Information
Specialties
- Family Medicine, Board Certification