Christopher R. Friese
Christopher R. Friese, PhD, RN, AOCN®
University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482
Scholarly Expertise / Activity
Interests:
- Quality of care
- Health services research and policy
- Oncology nursing
- Nursing workforce
Christopher Friese’s program of research is focused on the measurement and improvement of quality of care for patients with cancer. In 2008, he was awarded a Pathway to Independence K99/R00 research grant to study outcomes of care for patients with cancer from the National Institute of Nursing Research. Active projects include an outcomes effectiveness study of Magnet hospital care for surgical patients, and an examination of nursing practice environments in outpatient chemotherapy settings. His research has been published in Medical Care, Cancer, Health Services Research, Nursing Research, and has been presented at national and international meetings. He was one of the original authors of the Oncology Nursing Society’s Putting Evidence into Practice (PEP) summaries of evidence-based interventions to prevent infection. He lectures widely on evidence-based oncology nursing practice, nursing workforce, and health care policy. Dr. Friese holds advanced certification as an oncology nurse, and continues to practice clinically as a staff nurse in medical oncology, hematological malignancies, and stem cell transplantation.
To learn more about Christopher Friese's research, visit his website.
Current Research Grants and Programs:
- Fostering Independence in Nursing and Outcomes Research, National Institute of Nursing Research, NIH. PI
Teaching
Dr. Friese focuses his teaching on action-oriented learning. Borrowing from Benjamin Franklin, he believes his students should learn the “most useful and most ornamental.” In practice, Dr. Friese’s teaching is focused primarily on nursing systems. At the undergraduate level, he has participated in the Transition to Professional Practice Course. At the masters level, he has recently taught the Health Policy course, as well as the Change and Innovation Course. He frequently guest lectures in the graduate program on health services and quality of care research, as well as symptom and side effect management for patients with cancer.Dr. Friese is also a faculty advisor to the School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Program, as well as the doctoral-level nursing systems interest group.
Affiliations / Service
- Scientific Program Committee for Health Services Research, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2010-2013
- Voting Member, Technical Advisory Panel on Cancer Quality Measures, National Quality Forum, 2010
- Major Grants Reviewer, Oncology Nursing Society, 2010
- Member, Academy Health, 2000-present
Notable Awards / Honors
- Pathway to Independence Award, National Institutes of Health, 2008
- Merit Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2006, 2007
- Young Investigator Award, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2005
- Leadership Development Institute Fellow, Oncology Nursing Society, 2001
- Sigma Theta Tau Xi Chapter, 2000
- Mary D. Naylor Undergraduate Research Award (Inaugural Recipient), University of Pennsylvania, 1997
Education
- Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard University, Boston, MA, 2008
- PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2005
- MS, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2001
- BSN, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1997
Publication Highlights
- Katz , S.J., Hawley, S.T., Abrahamse, P., Morrow, M., Friese, C.R., Alderman, A.K., Griggs, J.J., Hamilton, A.S., Graff, J.J., & Hofer, T.P. 2010. Does it matter where you go for breast surgery? Attending surgeon’s influence on variation in receipt of mastectomy for breast cancer. Medical Care, In press.
- Friese, C.R., Silber, J.H., & Aiken, L.H. National Cancer Institute cancer center designation and 30-day mortality for hospitalized, immunocompromised cancer patients. Cancer Investigation, In press.
- Friese, C.R., Earle, C.C., Silber, J.H., & Aiken, L.H. 2010. Hospital characteristics, clinical severity, and outcomes for surgical oncology patients. Surgery, 147, 602-609. Accompanying Editorial: Merkow, R.P. & Billimoria, K.Y. 2010. A common question revisited: can differences in clinical severity explain the volume-outcome relationship? Surgery, 147, 610-611.
- Katz, S.J., Morrow, M., Hawley, S.T., Griggs, J.J., Jagsi, R., Hamilton A.S., Graff, J.J., Friese, C.R., & Hofer, T.P. 2010. Coordinating cancer care: Patient and practice management processes among surgeons who treat breast cancer. Medical Care, 48, 45-51.
- Friese, C.R., Abel, G.A., Magazu, L.S., Neville, B.A., Richardson, L.C., & Earle, C.C. 2009. Diagnostic Delay and Complications for Older Adults with Multiple Myeloma. Leukemia and Lymphoma, 50, 392-400.
- Friese, C.R., Neville, B.A., Edge, S.B., Hassett, M.J., & Earle, C.C. 2009. Breast biopsy patterns and outcomes in SEER-Medicare data. Cancer, 115, 716-24.
- Friese, C.R, & Aiken, L.H. 2008. Failure to rescue in the surgical oncology population: Implications for nursing and quality improvement. Oncology Nursing Forum, 35, 779-85.
- Friese, C.R., Lake, E.T., Aiken, L.H., Silber, J.H., & Sochalski, J.A. 2008. Hospital nurse practice environments and outcomes for surgical oncology patients. Health Services Research. 43, 1145-1163.
- Abel, G.A., Friese, C.R., Magazu, L.S., Richardson, L.C., Fernandez, M.E., De Zengotita, J.J., & Earle, C.C. 2008. Delays in referral and diagnosis for chronic hematological malignancies: A literature review. Leukemia and Lymphoma, 49, 1352-1359.
- Friese, C.R. 2007. Prevention of infection in patients with cancer: Evidence-based nursing interventions. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 23, 174-183.
- Zitella, L., Friese, C.R., Gobel, B.H., Woolery-Antill, M., O’Leary, C, Hauser, J., et al. 2006. Putting evidence into practice (PEP): Prevention of infection. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 10, 739-50.
- Friese, C.R. 2006. With cost pressures up, will nurses be targeted again? Community Oncology, 3, 483-484.
- Lake, E.T., & Friese, C.R. 2006. Variations in nursing practice environments: Relation to staffing and hospital characteristics. Nursing Research, 55, 1-9.
- Friese, C.R. 2005. Nurse practice environments and outcomes: Implications for oncology nursing. Oncology Nursing Forum, 32, 765-772.
- Aiken, L.H., Gwyther, M.E., & Friese, C.R. 1995. The registered nurse workforce: Infrastructure for health reform. Statistical Bulletin, 71(1): 2-9. Reprinted in: Lee, P.R., & Estes, C. 1996. The Nation’s Health (4th Ed.). Boston: Jones & Bartlett.
