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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Over-The-Counter Approval Of Progestin-Only Pills, Hannah Grace Donovan
Over-The-Counter Approval Of Progestin-Only Pills, Hannah Grace Donovan
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Most women in the United States use contraception at some point in their life. While there are many types of short- and long-acting reversible birth control options available via prescription, the oral contraceptive pill (OCP) remains the most used reversible contraceptive agent. The proportion of those using an OCP is inversely proportional with age; more specifically, people who can get pregnant between the ages of 15 and 29 use OCPs most frequently. However, people in this age range may face increased barriers to obtaining contraception, such as cost, insurance, social and familial factors, policy, transportation, and access to healthcare. In …
Increasing Patient Education On Proper Antibiotic Stewardship, Arif S. Ahsan
Increasing Patient Education On Proper Antibiotic Stewardship, Arif S. Ahsan
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health issue in the United States. Coinciding with this, patients often inappropriately self-treat infections using antibiotics. Locally, this causes complications in treating patients in an outpatient setting, and nationally, this causes an increased economic burden on the United States healthcare system. A handout was developed for distribution at pharmacies in order to better educate patients on proper antibiotic stewardship, based on information that providers believed to be most important for patients to know.
Screening For Areca (Betel) Nut & Quid Use, Gabriela Sarriera Valentin Ms
Screening For Areca (Betel) Nut & Quid Use, Gabriela Sarriera Valentin Ms
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Standardized screening tools for patients who use betel quit and areca nut products do not currently exist. Given the increased risk of oral and oropharynx cancer development in this patient population, increasing awareness of this practice could result in decreased morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this project is to (1) increase provider awareness of this cultural practice and its associated health consequences, (2) to develop a screening tool, and (3) to propose suggested follow-up when concerning lesions are identified.
Improving Knowledge Of Contraceptive Options In Teenage Male Populations, Anthony Quach
Improving Knowledge Of Contraceptive Options In Teenage Male Populations, Anthony Quach
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Despite a plethora of contraception available on the market, nearly 50% of pregnancies in Vermont are unintended. Currently, most educational initiatives aimed at improving contraceptive usage are targeted towards individuals with uteruses, and not their partners with penises. Both qualitative and quantitative data suggest that there are significant gaps in this latter population’s knowledge about contraception for various reasons like limited contraceptive education within formal sexual education in schools, lack of parental and/or physician discussions about contraception, and various complex social and cultural factors. This intervention aims to bridge the knowledge gap in this population by using an educational pamphlet. …