Skip to main content
Back to Top
Augusta University LogoShield

Information for:

  • Current Students
  • Alumni
  • Community
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Military
  • Patients

Resources

  • A-Z Index
  • Calendar
  • Campus Maps
  • D2L LMS
  • Email
  • Libraries
  • MyAugusta
  • News
  • Jobs & Careers
  • Portals
  • Pounce
  • Shuttles
  • Admissions
  • Academics
  • About
  • Student Life
  • Athletics
  • Research
  • Health
  •   Giving
Medical College of GeorgiaResearch | Family & Community Medicine
Research | Family & Community Medicine
  • Home
  • F&CM Research Home
  • Hames Endowment
    • Hames Research Award
    • Legacy of Dr. Hames
  • People
  • Hamesnet: Research Network
    • Research Network
    • Research to Practice
  • Augusta University
  • Colleges & Schools
  • Medical College of Georgia
  • Family & Community Medicine
  • Research | Family & Community Medicine
  • Research to Practice

Research to Practice

Research to Practice grew out of Dr. Dean Seehusen’s monthly lecture series, Spending Time in the Medical Literature, where he breaks down medical journal articles for fellow clinicians. At our most recent HamesNet annual meeting, our clinical partners expressed interest in quick, practical takeaways from these lectures, inspiring Research to Practice—a collection of concise, one-page summaries distilling Dr. Seehusen’s insights for busy primary care clinicians.

We took it Dr. Seehusen's lectures even further with Research to Practice+, adapting these summaries for non-clinicians and offering patients and community members ways to engage with current medical evidence in clear, meaningful ways. We hope these non-clinical summaries serve as a resource for conversations between patients and clinicians, fostering a better healthcare experience for all.

As a new and evolving initiative, we welcome your input to help refine and expand it. If you have suggestions for improving the summaries, ideas for additional topics, or feedback on how you’ve used these resources in practice, we’d love to hear from you. 

2025

April

For Clinicians

A rapid review of "Left Atrial Appendage Closure after Ablation
for Atrial Fibrillation" from The New England Journal of Medicine aimed at practicing clinicians.
Link

For Non-Clinicians

An adapted review of an academic article aimed at non-clinicians, including patients, about managing atrial fibrillation with a heart device.Link

March

For Clinicians

A rapid review of "Male-Partner Treatment to Prevent Recurrence of Bacterial Vaginosis" from The New England Journal of Medicine aimed at practicing clinicians.Link

For Non-Clinicians

An adapted review of an academic article aimed at non-clinicians, including patients, about treating male partners to prevent bacterial vaginosis in women.Link

February

For Clinicians

A rapid review of "Vitamin K2 in Managing Nocturnal Leg Cramps: A Randomized Clinical Trial" from JAMA - Internal Medicine aimed at practicing clinicians.Link

For Non-Clinicians

An adapted review of an academic article aimed at non-clinicians, including patients, about using vitamin K2 for managing nocturnal leg cramps.Link

 January

For Clinicians

A rapid review of "Pain Reduction with Oral Methotrexate in Knee Osteoarthritis" from the Annals of Internal Medicine.Link

2024

November

For Clinicians

A rapid review of "Tirzepatide for Obesity Treatment and Diabetes Prevention" from The New England Journal of Medicine aimed at practicing clinicians.Link

For Non-Clinicians

An adapted review of an academic article aimed at non-clinicians, including patients, about tirzepatide and its potential for treating obesity and preventing diabetes.Link

October

For Clinicians

A rapid review of "Finenerone in Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction" from The New England Journal of Medicine aimed at practicing clinicians.

Link

September

For Clinicians

A rapid review of "Electronic Nicotine-Delivery Systems for Smoking Cessation" from The New England Journal of Medicine aimed at practice clinicians. 

Link 

For Non-Clinicians

An adapted review of an academic article aimed at non-clinicians, including patients, on the potential use of vaping products to help stop smoking tobacco.

Link
 

Great Doctors, Great Medicine Since 1828. 

University Shield

Augusta University

1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

  •   Campus Maps
  •   Campus Contacts
  • A-Z Directory
  • Degrees & Programs
  • Employment
  • Accessibility
  • Accreditation
  • Campus Safety
  • Compliance Hotline
  • Human Trafficking Notice
  • Privacy Notices
  • Title IX / Sexual Misconduct
Apply Now Give Now

© 2025 Augusta University

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Youtube Instagram
©