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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Improving Cardiac Arrest Outcomes With Hands-Only Cpr, Ethan Witt
Improving Cardiac Arrest Outcomes With Hands-Only Cpr, Ethan Witt
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Bystander CPR is one of the most effective and necessary components of cardiac arrest management, increasing survival rates by two to three times. However, rates of bystander CPR are inadequately low. Hands-only CPR has been found to be an effective intervention in the management of cardiac arrest and addresses many of the barriers to bystander CPR.
Colorectal Cancer Screening Quality Improvement: A Fitkit Mailing Initiative, Isabella Kratzer
Colorectal Cancer Screening Quality Improvement: A Fitkit Mailing Initiative, Isabella Kratzer
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancers are diagnosed in 1 in 22 men and 1 in 24 women in their lifetime. Despite the wide range of effective CRC screening options available in the US, the Hudson Headwaters Health Network (HHHN) has seen little improvement in its CRC screening rates of approximately 60-63% in recent years. This places HHHN, an FQHC in Upstate New York, well below the National Colorectal Cancer Round Table 2018 goal of 80% screening in eligible, average-risk adults. This quality improvement project sought to improve HHHN’s CRC screening rates through a new FITKit direct-mailing initiative. …
To Juul Or Not To Juul: What We Know About The Health Effects Of Vaping, Chad Serels
To Juul Or Not To Juul: What We Know About The Health Effects Of Vaping, Chad Serels
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
E-cigarette use, also known as Vaping, has garnered national attention over recent years due to its rapidly rising popularity. While some claim it is the healthier alternative to cigarette smoking we need to reduce the 480,000 deaths in the US from smoking-related diseases each year, others warn that its popularity among teens has the potential to undo years of progress combating nicotine addiction and is just another attempt by the tobacco industry to lure a new generation of customers. Given this ongoing public conversation, it is up to health care providers to stay informed on the health effects of vaping …
Osa Stop-Bang Screening Tool, Seth E. Wolf
Osa Stop-Bang Screening Tool, Seth E. Wolf
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
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An Educational Module For Adolescents On Cannabis Following Its Legalization, Anna Lidofsky
An Educational Module For Adolescents On Cannabis Following Its Legalization, Anna Lidofsky
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Recreational use of cannabis has been recently legalized in Vermont. One year prior to its legalization, 42% of high school students in Washington County reported at least one-time use of cannabis. An educational module for adolescents was developed to address the increasing potency of cannabis and health risks associated with its use.
Family Medicine Resident Education On Perioperative Management Of Patients On Anticoagulation, Hanna Mathers
Family Medicine Resident Education On Perioperative Management Of Patients On Anticoagulation, Hanna Mathers
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Family Medicine residents at CMMC in Lewiston, Maine manage patients in an outpatient clinic as well as on an inpatient family medicine teaching service. Many patients in the community are anticoagulated for native valve atrial fibrillation and undergo surgical procedures both in the inpatient and outpatient setting. Residents are often asked on to determine the necessity and timing of anticoagulation discontinuation for patients that they see. With patients on newer oral anticoagulants and various degrees of risk, it can be a challenge to make an informed choice. Residents have found that they would feel more confident in perioperative management of …
Quality Improvement: Cervical Cancer Screening Rates Within Hudson Headwaters Health Network, Dylon K. Gookin
Quality Improvement: Cervical Cancer Screening Rates Within Hudson Headwaters Health Network, Dylon K. Gookin
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Nearly 8 out of every 100,000 people are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year. However, powerful screening tools exist that enable us to detect and manage cervical changes before they develop into cervical cancer. In spite of this, cervical cancer screening rates remain low for many providers. This public health project sought to identify and address a cause for low cervical cancer screening rates within the Hudson Headwaters Health Network. A literature review determined that education and mailed invitation letters were proven methods for improving cervical cancer screening rates. Following a review of the local population demographics, West Mountain Health …
Patient Education On Sweetened Beverages: An Interactive And Module-Based Approach, Matt Tsai
Patient Education On Sweetened Beverages: An Interactive And Module-Based Approach, Matt Tsai
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
As sugary beverages continue to contribute to negative health outcomes, there remains a need for efficient, effective patient education in this area. A custom, interactive and reflective web-based module on sugary beverages for adult participants (n=42) was introduced at a rural Vermont outpatient clinic. Built-in quizzes evaluated learning through a pre and post-intervention design. On average, participants improved significantly from a pre-module mean score of 3.00 to a post-module score of 4.33 (p<0.0001). Additionally, participants' average rating of the module's effectiveness was 8.3 out of 10. A module-based approach may be one efficacious solution to improve patient education on sugary beverage consumption.
Emergency Medical Services In Hinesburg, Vt, William Tyler Prince
Emergency Medical Services In Hinesburg, Vt, William Tyler Prince
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Ambulance transport in Hinesburg, VT is currently provided by a service over 20 minutes away and will cease in June 2020. Town officials are currently trying to decide whether to expand local first response to include ambulance transport or to contract with Richmond Rescue, which is a well-established 911 transport service in a nearby town. Through literature/budget reviews and interviews with involved community members, it is apparent that although an independent Hinesburg EMS may have shorter response times, its volunteer corps is insufficient to sustain a transport service. Richmond Rescue can provide a higher level of medical care at a …