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Epidemiology, Biostatistics, And Population Health Concepts, Allison R. Casola, Phd, Mph, Mches

Department of Family & Community Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds

Overview

Study Designs

• Overview

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

• Vocabulary Review
• Reliability, Variability, and Bias
• Diagnostic Testing and Measures of Association

Population Health

• Evidence Based Medicine
• Interpreting and Evaluating Literature
• Clinical Decision Making

Barriers And Facilitators To Cervical Cancer Screening Among Iraqi Refugees Resettled In Philadelphia: A Qualitative Analysis Of Patient And Provider Perceptions, Colleen Payton, Mph, Ches, Laura Parente, Md, Dalea Al-Hawarri, Md, Philip Manasseh, Mph, Kevin Scott, Md, Marc Altshuler, Md

Department of Family & Community Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds

Oral presentation at the 6^th Annual North American Refugee Health Conference, Niagara Falls, New York.

Research Questions:

1. What is the prevalence of cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening among recently resettled refugees seen at Jefferson's Center for Refugee Health?

2. Are patient-and provider-identified barriers to cervical cancer screening at CRH consistent with those identified in previous research efforts?

3. What are patient-and provider identified facilitators to cervical cancer screening for Iraqi refugee women?

Cervical Cancer Screening Outcomes In A Refugee Population, Sarah Pickle, Md, Marc Altshuler, Md, Kevin Scott, Md, Christina Hillson, Md, R. Patrick Mcmanus, Md, Mazvita Nyamukapa, Michael Walker

Department of Family & Community Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds

The purpose of our study was to determine the prevalence of abnormal Pap smears and high-risk HPV genotypes within our refugee population.