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Improving Hepatitis C Screening In Vulnerable Populations, Connor Scagnelli
Improving Hepatitis C Screening In Vulnerable Populations, Connor Scagnelli
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
A one-time HCV test has been recommended for all individuals in the Baby Boomer generation. National data shows an increase in HCV rates among younger generations, especially those with substance use disorder. In this quality improvement project, HCV screening rates were collected and analyzed from Hudson Headwaters Health Network (HHHN) and The Ryan White Program in Glens Falls, NY. A survey was disseminated to all HHHN providers to assess current screening practices and to identify barriers to screening and strategies to increase screening. From this analysis, it was determined that HHHN would benefit from and be able to increase screening …
Evaluating Knowledge And Educating Patients About Diabetic Retinopathy Screening In Washington County, Vt, Delaney Curran
Evaluating Knowledge And Educating Patients About Diabetic Retinopathy Screening In Washington County, Vt, Delaney Curran
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
No abstract provided.
Food Security During Remote Schooling, Julia Lane Clemens
Food Security During Remote Schooling, Julia Lane Clemens
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
This project examined how remote schooling during the coronavirus pandemic affected patients' food security. Patients were surveyed about their access to food and how this had changed during the pandemic. Recommendations were made to the clinic following data collection.
Pilot Study: Healthcare Cannabis Assessment, Nicole Wershoven
Pilot Study: Healthcare Cannabis Assessment, Nicole Wershoven
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Due to state legalization and increased access to cannabis, there is increasing use of cannabis in Vermont and nationwide. Cannabis is used medically for certain qualifying conditions in Vermont in addition to recreationally. In a recent study they found 45% of adult primary care patients in Vermont had used cannabis in the last year and only 18% of patients reported their clinician as being a good source of information regarding cannabis. Educating clinicians about cannabis is critical for quality comprehensive patient care. The objective of this project was the development of a short survey to deploy to primary care clinicians …
Assessing Telehealth As A Mode Of Healthcare Delivery, Ambrose Orr, Adrian Berg
Assessing Telehealth As A Mode Of Healthcare Delivery, Ambrose Orr, Adrian Berg
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
With the rise of the COVID-19 Pandemic many healthcare providers are emphasizing video messaging software to maintain ongoing patient care while respecting health guidelines that recommend social distancing and isolation measures. It is a known issue that while some patients may face barriers to healthcare in the form of transportation and timing of appointments, others might encounter barriers in the form of lack of internet access. This project seeks to identify the level of patient access to this model of healthcare and assess overall satisfaction and patient attitudes towards this adaptation.
Addressing Common Concerns About Hpv Vaccination, Gia R. Eapen
Addressing Common Concerns About Hpv Vaccination, Gia R. Eapen
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
The HPV vaccine is the only vaccine that can prevent the formation of cancer, and yet it is sometimes refused by parents due to misconceptions and misinformation. This project addresses some of the common barriers to HPV vaccination and provides information about why the HPV vaccination is an essential part of adolescent preventative medicine.
Accessing Healthcare In The Era Of Covid-19 For Youth Experiencing Homelessness, Ray Mak
Accessing Healthcare In The Era Of Covid-19 For Youth Experiencing Homelessness, Ray Mak
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Youth experiencing homelessness face multifactorial challenges in obtaining adequate health literacy. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for healthcare as well as heightened confusion with the spread of health misinformation. This project aims to provide a step-by-step guide for when youth should seek medical treatment for COVID-19 to avoid unnecessary medical costs.
Educating Patients On Flu Shot Importance In The Covid-19 Era, Nicole Delgado, Shayan Mcgee
Educating Patients On Flu Shot Importance In The Covid-19 Era, Nicole Delgado, Shayan Mcgee
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
As fall approaches in 2020, it is even more important than previous years for patients to receive the influenza vaccine. The CDC believes that influenza and Covid-19 will both be spreading in the fall and winter of 2020. For this project, educational pages were designed for display in patient exam rooms at Milton Family Practice in Milton, Vermont. Information included the symptom overlap of Covid-19 and influenza, the distinct features of Covid-19, an epidemiological comparison of 2019 influenza statistics vs. Covid-19 statistics, and an emphasis on the importance of getting a flu shot to prevent a dangerous co-infection with both …
Improving Community Understanding Of Lyme Disease Prevention And Treatment In The Age Of Misinformation In Digital Media, Olivia E. Quatela, Samuel Raszka
Improving Community Understanding Of Lyme Disease Prevention And Treatment In The Age Of Misinformation In Digital Media, Olivia E. Quatela, Samuel Raszka
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Approximately 30,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported to the CDC annually, but the CDC estimates that 300,000 individuals in the US become infected. The average cost of Lyme disease is $3,000 per patient over the course of the disease costing the US healthcare system approximately $1 billion per year ($712m – $1.3b). An additional $1 billion is spent annually on treating post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome. Despite the prevalence of Lyme disease and the availability of credible patient education materials, misconceptions and knowledge gaps are still evident among community members, media sources, and some providers. There is a need for …
Narrative Medicine: Perspectives On Opioid Maintenance, Noorin Damji
Narrative Medicine: Perspectives On Opioid Maintenance, Noorin Damji
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
People who experience opioid addiction often feel marginalized by healthcare workers, or stigmatized by the medical system. Additionally, there are not enough medical providers to meet the needs of people who struggle with opioid addiction. These factors create barriers that prevent the medical establishment from effectively meeting the needs of people who experience addiction. This project compiles rich perspectives of patients on opioid maintenance treatment to share with medical students and providers to foster greater empathy for these patients, and positive attitudes toward managing substance use disorder among future medical providers.
Resource To Address Pandemic-Related Anxiety And Depression For Pregnant Patients In Vermont, Mohammed Wali
Resource To Address Pandemic-Related Anxiety And Depression For Pregnant Patients In Vermont, Mohammed Wali
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has led to patient deaths, strained health care systems, and economic uncertainty. Distress during pregnancy can lead to adverse outcomes for both parent and baby. A patient-friendly handout was created for pregnant patients to offer reassurance, incorporate mind-body recommendations to address stress, and offer screening tools to empower them to address mood concerns with their obstetric providers in the COVID-era.
Physical Activity Level In School-Aged Children During Covid-19, Tran Phuong
Physical Activity Level In School-Aged Children During Covid-19, Tran Phuong
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, school-aged kids are not engaging in normal physical activities per usual, such as physical education class and team sports. This paper addresses the health concerns and community perspectives of decreased physical activity in pre teens and teens during this pandemic. Further, it provides recommendations to stay active for 60 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous exercise.
Using Your Phone As A Weight-Loss Tool, Sidika Kajtezovic
Using Your Phone As A Weight-Loss Tool, Sidika Kajtezovic
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Over one-third of the population in the United States is obese. Obesity is a risk factor for many chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, cancer, hypertension, asthma, myocardial infarction, stroke, osteoarthritis and other psychological disturbances. Patient often find it challenging to make dietary changes in order to lose weight. This project focused on the use of a smart phone application to track daily caloric and nutritional intake, as well as exercise, to help patients lose weight.
Community Lyme Disease Education, Tim Woodin
Community Lyme Disease Education, Tim Woodin
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Lyme disease education is lacking in the primary care setting. Proper patient education lowers healthcare costs, and helps clear confusion surrounding this disease.
A Health Resource List For Transgender Patients In Vermont, Kathryn Kurchena
A Health Resource List For Transgender Patients In Vermont, Kathryn Kurchena
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Transgender folks encounter barriers to accessing healthcare for a multitude of reasons. Recent surveys have found that 28% of the transgender people delayed care due to past discrimination within healthcare. In an effort to improve upon this issue in the Burlington area, a list of affirming and effective healthcare resources, services, and providers was created to be distributed at the Community Health Centers of Burlington.
The "Best Snacks Ever" Series, Catherine M. Westbom
The "Best Snacks Ever" Series, Catherine M. Westbom
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Vermont rates of obesity jump from 15.1% 10-17 year-old children to 27.5% in adults. In addition, studies show that keeping weight off is incredibly difficult with low success rates. Of the many factors that contribute to obesity, nutrition is among those that can be altered with great results. Taken in combination, this information speaks to the great change that can be made in targeting healthy eating habits in the youth population prior to the jump in obesity rates. This project aims to provide education to the child population in Montpelier, Vermont through the local Step 2 after-school program. A class …
Safe Disposal Of Unused Pharmaceuticals In Vermont, Sarah E. Sherman
Safe Disposal Of Unused Pharmaceuticals In Vermont, Sarah E. Sherman
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
This community project aimed to research local infrastructure for the safe disposal of unused pharmaceuticals and provide a user friendly summary to be made available to patients. In doing so, the long term goal was to increase participation in drug disposal programs to improve the health of the community by decreasing drug diversion, use of expired medications, and improper disposal resulting in environmental accumulation.
Transportation Is A Barrier To Accessing Primary Care In Vermont, Max L. Silverstein
Transportation Is A Barrier To Accessing Primary Care In Vermont, Max L. Silverstein
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Transportation barriers lead to rescheduled or missed appointments, delayed care, and missed or delayed medication use. Rural patients are especially vulnerable to transportation barriers: In Chittenden County specifically, older adults surveyed reported difficulty with transportation, with 69% delaying medical appointments due to transportation barriers. Based on the data collected in this study, even among patients at South Burlington Family Medicine, distance from the office is correlated with declining important medical appointments.
Transportation Is A Barrier To Accessing Primary Care In Vermont, Max L. Silverstein
Transportation Is A Barrier To Accessing Primary Care In Vermont, Max L. Silverstein
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Transportation barriers lead to rescheduled or missed appointments, delayed care, and missed or delayed medication use. Rural patients are especially vulnerable to transportation barriers; in Chittenden County specifically, older adults surveyed reported difficulty with transportation, with 69% delaying medical appointments due to transportation barriers. Based on data collected in this study, even among patients at South Burlington Family Medicine, distance from the office is correlated with declining important medical appointments.
Easily Digestible: Addressing Food Literacy With Short Educational Videos, Kalle J. Fjeld
Easily Digestible: Addressing Food Literacy With Short Educational Videos, Kalle J. Fjeld
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Food literacy is the knowledge and skills needed to select and prepare food as well as determine food intake. These skills are necessary for a healthy diet, which is a major contributing factor to chronic disease prevention and management. People with diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease can have great benefit from improving diet quality through increasing at-home food preparation and consumption of fruits and vegetables. In partnership with a Food Farmacy pilot program at Hudson Headwaters Health Network in Glens Falls, NY this project sought to use web-based food literacy education for a population of 40 patients with …
Evaluating Knowledge And Educating Patients About Diabetic Retinopathy Screening In Washington County, Vt, Delaney Curran
Evaluating Knowledge And Educating Patients About Diabetic Retinopathy Screening In Washington County, Vt, Delaney Curran
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of blindness in adults. Early detection and subsequent treatment of DR has been shown to be effective at saving vision and medical costs. However, adherence to annual dilated eye exams is relatively poor among people with diabetes. This project in Waterbury, VT aimed to identify patients' potential knowledge gaps about the connection between diabetes and eye disease, educate patients about DR with a 2 min educational video in the primary care office, and then assess their level of interest in getting an eye exam after watching the video.
Type 2 Diabetes Medication Breakdown, Kristen Keene
Type 2 Diabetes Medication Breakdown, Kristen Keene
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
There are many new medications for treatment of type 2 diabetes and these medications have many positive effects that go beyond lowering blood glucose. However, many of these medications are expensive and some insurance plans don’t cover them. Many patients struggle to pay for their diabetes medications and providers often are unsure of which medications will be covered by insurance. This project was designed to enhance patient education regarding diabetes medications and potential costs associated.
Assessing Prescriber And Staff Readiness For Change And Evaluation Of Chronic Pain Management, Collin J. Anderson
Assessing Prescriber And Staff Readiness For Change And Evaluation Of Chronic Pain Management, Collin J. Anderson
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Survey-based study of opioid prescribers and staff members at a community health center. Designed to assess current opioid prescribing practices, management of chronic pain patients, and readiness for future change.
Phq-9, But In Spanish, Jose Calderon
Phq-9, But In Spanish, Jose Calderon
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Spanish speaking patients are often missed for depression. A common issue is lack of awareness of the Spanish version of the PHQ-9
Healthcare Gaps In Migrant Farmer Populations, Elena P. Martel
Healthcare Gaps In Migrant Farmer Populations, Elena P. Martel
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Various healthcare gaps have been identified in migrant farmer population, including preventative care, continuity of care for chronic conditions, occupational hazards and work related injury, and mental health services. Barriers to accessing care include lack of transportation, non-English speaking populations, and lack of education regarding US healthcare systems. For this project, flu vaccines were provided to migrant farmers at their homes throughout Vermont. Over 250 vaccines were provided by the Vermont Department of Health. Future directions include annual mobile flu clinics, continuing this model for Covid vaccines, and implementing a global health course for fourth year medical students aimed at …
Ppi Deprescribing Practices For Gerd In Primary Care Offices In Western Ct, Angela Troia
Ppi Deprescribing Practices For Gerd In Primary Care Offices In Western Ct, Angela Troia
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are considered the mainstay of medical therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). PPIs have become widely accessible to patients as many of them are currently available over the counter and require no prescription. While PPIs are highly effective at reducing stomach acid, they are not without risks. Short term uses of PPIs are generally well tolerated and involve little risk; however, chronic use of PPIs is associated with significant side effects including diarrhea, impaired B12 absorption, hypomagnesemia, clostridium difficile infection, hip fractures and pneumonia. Currently, the American Academy of Family Physician recommends that PPIs be used …
Promoting Physical Activity In School-Aged Children During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Abigail H. Belser
Promoting Physical Activity In School-Aged Children During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Abigail H. Belser
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, children and adolescents are engaging in less physical activity and are increasing their sedentary behavior. These changes can lead to long-lasting negative lifestyle behaviors, which increases risk of health complications.
To ensure safety during the pandemic, guidelines have created restrictions on physical education and sports, which are both primary physical activity outlets for children and adolescents. Children and adolescents have to find alternate ways and resources to meet the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity daily.
An informational pamphlet was created to educate parents and children of current physical activity recommendations, with resources and ideas …
Attitudes Towards Telehealth At The South Burlington Family Practice, Alexandra Elizabeth Kuzma
Attitudes Towards Telehealth At The South Burlington Family Practice, Alexandra Elizabeth Kuzma
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
In this project, we explore the attitudes of the patient population of South Burlington Family Practice concerning telehealth. To assess the attitudes towards telehealth in the South Burlington Family Medicine Practice patient population, we distributed a brief anonymous survey following telehealth appointments to patients. I focused my intervention on what patients mentioned the most for concerns about a telehealth visit- lack of a physical exam. I made an infographic addressing how to do a thorough physical exam over telehealth to educate providers and ultimately improve patient satisfaction.
Emphasizing Year-Round Physical Activity Of Seniors In Vergennes, Vermont, Carley R. Mulligan
Emphasizing Year-Round Physical Activity Of Seniors In Vergennes, Vermont, Carley R. Mulligan
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Many senior citizens in the Vergennes community are active in the spring, summer, and fall with various activities, community groups, and walking. However, in the winter with colder temperatures and less sunlight, these activities are difficult to maintain, even more exacerbated by the current Covid-19 pandemic. Encouraging maintenance of physical activity throughout the winter months in Vermont is difficult, but can provide many benefits to these individuals both physically and mentally.
Blood Pressure Management Education, Lauren G. Gernon, Cara Rathmell
Blood Pressure Management Education, Lauren G. Gernon, Cara Rathmell
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
The expansion of telehealth with COVID-19 and recent recommendations to use at-home blood pressure monitoring to diagnose and monitor hypertension have increased the need for materials and education for clinicians and patients. A pilot project in Primary Care Internal Medicine UVM in Essex, VT, produced an electronic medical record dot phrase and compiled educational materials to initiate nurse visits for at-home BP measurements. Materials and experience with this pilot was researched for initiation of a similar program at UVM Family Medicine Hinesburg.