NanandaFColMDMPH, MPP, FACP

Preventive Medicine

President, Five Islands Consulting

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Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Decision Making , 1997 - 1999
UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1996
UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 1992 - 1996
UMass Chan Medical SchoolInternship, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1991
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 1990

PubMed

953 citations
Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions.
Dawn Stacey, France Légaré, Nananda F Col, Carol L Bennett, Michael J Barry
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2014-01-28
42 citations
Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions.
Annette M O'Connor, Carol L Bennett, Dawn Stacey, Michael Barry, Nananda F Col
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2009-07-08
205 citations
American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline update on the use of pharmacologic interventions including tamoxifen, raloxifene, and aromatase inhib...
Kala Visvanathan, Rowan T. Chlebowski, Patricia Hurley, Nananda F. Col, Mary E. Ropka
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-07-01

Journal Articles

Decision Aids and Shared Decision Making in Neurocritical Care: an Unmet Need in our NeuroICUs
Muehlschlegel S, Shutter L, Col N, Goldberg R, Neurocrit Care, 1/6/2015

Books/Book Chapters

Clinical Decision Support: The Road to Adoption
Chapter: Consumers and Clinical Decision Support.
Col, NF, Correa R.Editors: Robert A. Greenes.Elsevier PressEdition 2,2014
Pharmacoinformatics and Drug Discovery Technologies: Theories and Applications
Chapter: New Technologies in Personalized Decision Support to Enhance Patient Choice: Applications and Challenges
Col, NFEditors: Tagelsir Gasmelseid.IGI GlobalEdition 1,2012
Women’s Health Research: Progress, Pitfalls, and Promise
Committee on Women’s Health Research (Col NF served on the Committee)Editors: Institute of Medicine.The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C.2010
Shared Decision-Making in Health Care
Chapter: How Effective are Patient Decision Aids?
Stacey D, Bennett C, Saarimaki A, Khangura S, Eden K, Col NEditors: Edwards A, Elwyn G..Oxford University Press2009
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Chapter: Clinical Decision Making
Col NF, Pauker SGMerck Research Laboratories, Whitehouse StationEdition 18,2006
Current Therapy in Adult Medicine
Chapter: Principles of Therapeutic Decision Making
Eckman MH, Col NF, Kassirer JPB.C. Decker, Inc, PhiladelphiaEdition 4,1997
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Evolution of the Heart Team: Advances in Care Delivery After 2 Decades of TAVRMay 2nd, 2022
Expert on Maine Ticks to Give Virtual Presentation April 1March 24th, 2021
Improving Patient-Provider Communication About Chronic Pain: Development and Feasibility Testing of a Shared Decision-Making ToolOctober 17th, 2020

Incorporating Temporary Health States: Into Decision SupportAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2007–2009
Incorporating Temporary Health States: Into Decision SupportAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2006
Delivering Effective Brief Behavioral InterventionsAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2006
Better Decisions, Better CARE: Advancing Decision Support To Improve Health CareAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2006
Delivering Effective Brief Behavioral InterventionsAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2004–2006
Incorporating Temporary Health States: Decision SupportAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2005
Menopause Interactive Decision AID System (MIDAS)Agency For Healthcare Research And Quality2003
Menopause Interactive Decision AID System (MIDAS)Agency For Healthcare Research And Quality2002–2003

Consultant, FDA Risk Commication Advisory Committee 2015 - Present
Committee member, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Insititute, Communication and Dissemination Committee Study Section 2013 - Present
NIH Study Section member, NIH Small Business Innovations Research (SBIR/STTR) Special Emphasis Panel ZRG1 HDM R11 Healthcare Delivery and Methodologies Integrated Review Group 2013 - Present
Advisory Committe, International Patient Decision Aid Standards collaboration 1999 - Present
Advisory Committee member, FDA Risk Commication Advisory Committee 1999 - 2014