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Several Essentia Health physicians and research scientists are celebrating the recent journal publication of a major stroke treatment trial (RESPECT), which included patients enrolled through the Essentia Institute of Rural Health.

The RESPECT Trial compared treatment using a closure device versus medication therapy in preventing strokes caused by blood clots travelling through the patent foramen ovale, a flap-like opening between the left and right upper chambers of the heart. Results of the study were published in the March 21, 2013 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine....

The Essentia Institute of Rural Health honored its former executive director, Dr. Tom Elliott, during an appreciation reception on May 2nd, 2013 in EIRH’s new home, the Sixth Avenue Building on the Essentia Health campus in Duluth....

The Essentia Institute of Rural Health's Kate Dean, Health Science and Medical Education director, was a key contributor to a Minnesota Medicine magazine article titled "Troubles for teaching programs." ...

It’s a standard question posed at every trip to the doctor’s office: Do you feel safe at home?
For too many people, the answer is no.
So it’s good news that Pat Conway, a senior research scientist with the Essentia Institute of Rural Health, recently published a ground-breaking book on this topic....

The Essentia Institute of Rural Health has two important roles in supporting Essentia Health – research and education.

While EIRH research often grabs headlines, the Institute’s education efforts are equally important in supporting Essentia’s mission of making a healthy difference in people’s lives.

EIRH’s continuing medical education (CME) programs ensure that Essentia physicians and advanced practice professionals stay current in their fields. EIRH is also very involved with education and residency programs for family medicine physicians, pharmacists and other high-demand medical professionals.

Visit the EIRH website to learn more....

As executive director of the Essentia Institute of Rural Health, Tom Elliott, MD, devoted the past three years to building the framework needed for EIRH to become a national force in rural health research. That era ends April 1st, when Dr. Elliott transitions into a pure research role at EIRH and the executive director position is assumed by Richard Ziegler, PhD....