Janice Blanchard

Janice Carol Blanchard

  • Professor of Emergency Medicine
  • Professor of Health Policy and Management (Secondary)
  Email Janice Carol Blanchard
  202-715-4911
Department: Emergency Medicine
Education
BS, Stanford University, 1989
MD, Harvard University, 1994
MPH, Harvard University, 1994
Certifications
Diplomate, American Board of Emergency Medicine
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
Residencies
Residency in Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, 1998
Internships
Internship at Northwestern University, 1995
Fellowships
Fellowship, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program-- University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and RAND Corporation, 2000
Biography

Dr. Blanchard completed her B.S. at Stanford and her M.D. and M.P.H at Harvard. She completed her residency in emergency medicine at George Washington. Following residency, she was a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at UCLA and RAND. In 2006, she obtained a PhD from RAND Graduate School.

Professional Societies

  • American College of Emergency Physicians
  • National Medical Association
  • Association for Health Services Research
  • Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Special Interests

  •  Health Policy Education 
  • Impact of Policy Changes on Provider Practice and Emergency Department Utilization
  •  Provider Burnout

Research

Dr. Blanchard's research interests include provider burnout, behavioral health and the impact of policy changes on provider practice. She has extensive skills in qualitative and quantitative research methods. She also has experience in communicating complex health policy issues to the general public through writing in mainstream outlets.

Centers and Institutes

  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Health Policy, Milken Institute of Public Health
  • Adjunct Affiliate Researcher, RAND Corporation

Teaching

  • Instructor, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Public Health and Populations
  • Instructor, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Patient Symptoms and Populations
  • Instructor, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Applied Populations and Health
  • Co-Director, EHS 2017, Theory and Practice of Research in a Clinical Setting
    Course training undergraduate students on clinical and public health research in the emergency department setting
Publications
  • Blanchard JC, Munoz L, Ziemann M, Pittman P. Tackle burnout and moral injury to prevent doctor suicide. BMJ. 2024;387:q2284. doi: 10.1136/bmj.q2284. PMID: 39438042.
  • Chen C, Strasser J, Dent R, Blanchard J, Portela-Martinez M,Munoz L, DeSmidt B, Perlo J. How Can Health Care Organizations Address Burnout? A Description of the Dr. Lorna Breen Act Grantees. Am J Public Health. 2024;114(S2):148-151. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2023.307459
  • Blanchard J, Messman AM, Bentley SK, Lall MD, Liu YT, Merritt R, Sorge R, Warchol JM, Greene C, Diercks DB, Griffith J, Manfredi RA, McCarthy M. In their own words: Experiences of emergency health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Aug;29(8):974-986. doi: 10.1111/acem.14490. Epub 2022 May 22. PMID: 35332615; PMCID: PMC9111302.
  • Blanchard J, Li Y, Bentley SK, Lall MD, Messman AM, Liu YT, Diercks DB, Merritt-Recchia R, Sorge R, Warchol JM, Greene C, Griffith J, Manfredi RA, McCarthy M. The perceived work environment and well-being: A survey of emergency health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Jul;29(7):851-861. doi: 10.1111/acem.14519. Epub 2022 May 22. PMID: 35531649; PMCID: PMC9347760.
  • Blanchard, J, Solaipandian, M, John, E, et al. Self‐prescribing of antibiotics by patients seeking care in Indian emergency departments. JACEP Open. 2021; 2:e12432.
    Wilder ME, Kulie P, Jensen C, Levett P, Blanchard J, Dominguez LW, Portela M, Srivastava A, Li Y, McCarthy ML. The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Medication Adherence: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Gen Intern Med. 2021;36:1359-1370. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06447-0. Epub 2021 Jan 29. PMID: 33515188; PMCID: PMC8131473.
  • Dowling M, Terry A, Kirilichin N, Lee J, Blanchard J. United States Congressional COVID-19 Legislation: Recent Laws and Future Topics. WJEM. 2021; 21:1037-1041. 10.5811/westjem.2020.7.48891.
  • Dowling MK, Terry AT, Kirilichin NL, Lee JS, Blanchard JC. United States Congressional COVID-19 Legislation: Recent Laws and Future Topics. West J Emerg Med. 2020; 21:1037-1041. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2020.7.48891. PMID: 32970550; PMCID: PMC7514391\\
  • Blanchard J, Douglass K, Gidwani S, Khatri U, Gaballa D, Pousson A, Mangla N, Smith J.
    Seasonal dengue surge: providers' perceptions about the impact of dengue on patient volume, staffing and use of point of care testing in Indian emergency departments. J Infec Pub Hlth. 2019; 12: 794-798.
  • Blanchard J, Weiss AJ, Heslin KC, Barrett ML, Stocks C, Owens PL, Coffey R. Readmissions following inpatient admissions for opioid related conditions. Subst Use Misuse. 2019; 54: 473-481.
  • Blanchard J, Douglass K, Feltes M, Kim JY, Pousson A, Douglass K. Indian emergency medicine providers and acute toxic ingestions: what ingestions are encountered and what resources are used in guiding treatment? Tox Comm. 2019; 3: 54-60.
  • Blanchard J. Pardon Me for Being a Wallflower. Acad Emerg Med. 2020;27:440-441. doi: 10.1111/acem.13894. Epub 2019 Dec 23. PMID: 31782851.
  • Blanchard J. Capsule Commentary on Geller et. al., National estimates of emergency department visits for antibiotic adverse events among adults-United States, 2011- 2015. J Gen Intern Med. 2018. 33: 1040.
  • Blanchard J, Weiss AJ, Barrett ML, McDermott KW, Heslin KC. State variation in opioid treatment policies and opioid-related hospital readmissions. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018; 18: 971.
  • Blanchard J, Peterson S, Bazemore A, Watkins K, Mullan F. Characteristics and distribution of graduate medical education training sites: are we missing opportunities to meet U.S. health workforce needs? Acad Med. 2016; 10: 1416- 1422.
  • Blanchard J, Madden J, Ross-Degnan D, Gresenz C, Soumerai S. The relationship between emergency department use and cost-related medication nonadherence among Medicare beneficiaries. Ann Emerg Med. 2013; 62: 475-485.
  • Weiss AJ, Wier LM, Stocks C, Blanchard J. Overview of Emergency Department Visits in the United States, 2011. In: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Briefs. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; June 2014.
  • Skinner HG, Blanchard J, Elixhauser A. Trends in Emergency Department Visits, 2006–2011. In: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Briefs. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2014.
  • Meltzer AC, Bregman B, Blanchard JC. Depression is associated with repeat emergency department visits in patients with non-specific abdominal pain. West J Emerg Med. 2014; 15: 325-328.
  • Martin LT, Bharmal N, Blanchard JC, Harvey M, Williams M. Barriers to Enrollment in Health Coverage in Colorado. Rand Health Q. 2015;4:2.
  • Buhumaid R, Riley J, Sattarian, M, Bregman B, Blanchard J. Characteristics of frequent users of the emergency department with psychiatric conditions. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2015; 26: 941-950.
  • Blanchard JC, Rudin RS. Improving Hospital Efficiency Through Data-Driven Management: A Case Study of Health First, Florida. Rand Health Q. 2016;5:2.
  • Blanchard J, Hunter S, Osilla KC, Stewart W, Walters J, Pacula RL. A systematic review of the prevention and treatment of prescription drug misuse. Mil Med. 2016; 181: 410-423.
  • Blanchard J, Lurie N. Preventive Care in the United States: Are Blacks Finally Catching Up?, Ethnicity and Disease. August, 2005.
  • Blanchard JC, Haywood Y, Stein BD, Tanielian TL, Stoto M, Lurie N. In Their Own Words: Lessons Learned From Those Exposed to Anthrax. American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 95, No. 3, March 2005, pp. 489-495.
  • Blanchard JC, Lurie N. R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Patient reports of disrespect in the healthcare setting and its impact on care. Journal of Family Practice. 2003; 53: 721.
  • Blanchard J, Haywood Y, Scott C. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health: An Emergency Medicine Perspective. Acad Emerg Med 2003 10: 1289-1293.
  • Blanchard J, McCann E, Lynn J. Quality improvement in end of life care. Postgrad Med. 2002; 111: 21-22, 25-26.
  • Davis LM, Blanchard JC. Improving the preparedness of the health response to biological and chemical terrorism. RAND Issue Paper. IP-221. 3/2002.
  • Blanchard J, Hosek S. Health Care Financing Issues for Women with Disabilities, RAND, PM-1246, 2002
  • Blanchard J. Board scores and resident performance: is there a link? Ann Emerg Med. 2000; 36: 64-7.
  • Curtis, Kevin and Blanchard, J. Violence in the Emergency Department. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 1999; 17: 717-31

Industry Relationships and Collaborations

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