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Improving Behavioral Health Counseling Scheduling Rates On Same Day Of Referral, Benjamin Rogers, Md, Rachel Pallay, Md, Edward Delesky, Md, Meg Broderick, Md, Jade Enright, Md, Eunice Choe, Md

Department of Family & Community Medicine Posters

Background

• Studies suggest 1 in 5 adults in the US suffer from mental illness, with up to 46% of Philadelphia residents reporting poor mental health.
• Care integration beginning with primary care physician evaluation and management is becoming more common.
• Behavioral health counseling (BHC), provided by a primary physician and trained psychologist, is vital in management of mental health conditions.
• Studies suggest same-day scheduling of follow up appointments improves treatment adherence.
• Goal: Improve BHC scheduling rates on same-day of initial referral.

Adolescent Hiv Pre Exposure Prophylaxis Prescribing Practices Among Family Medicine Physicians: Limited Immediate Uptake, Marshal Miller, E. Cooper, S. Elsesser, A. Cunningham

Department of Family & Community Medicine Posters

This study aims to:

• Examine the adolescent PrEP prescribing practices and knowledge of family medicine physicians.
• Begin to identify areas that might be key targets for interventions which may lead to increased adolescent PrEP prescribing uptake.

Utilization Of Exercise Prescriptions For Older Adults, David Jeong, Md, Caqsm, Cep, Rmsk, Brooke Salzman, Md, Jeremy Close, Md

Department of Family & Community Medicine Posters

Objective

This study was conducted to investigate

1) Providers` knowledge and physician attitude about Exercise and Physical activity (PA) recommendations for Older Adults (OA)

2) Frequency of utilizing written exercise prescriptions

3) Barriers to using exercise prescriptions in primary care practice

4) Providers’ interest in learning about and utilizing exercise prescriptions

Recurrent Siadh After Switching Citalopram To Very Low Dose Duloxetine In The Elderly, David Jeong, Md, Caqsm, Cep, Rmsk, Patrick Doggett, Md, Kristine Swartz, Md, Lauren Hersh, Md, Brooke Salzman, Md

Department of Family & Community Medicine Posters

Objective

• Duloxetine-induced SIADH has been seldom reported
• This case study emphasizes the importance of suspecting rare adverse effects of recurrent SIADH after switching an SSRI to duloxetine in older adults

Sonographic Findings Of A Semi-Professional Football Player With 1st Mtp Joint Pain: Gout Or Turf Toe?, David Jeong, Md, Caqsm, Cep, Rmsk, Danielle Snyderman, Md, Lauren Hersh, Md, Jeremy Close, Md

Department of Family & Community Medicine Posters

Purpose

Aim : To review the applications and indications of sonography for forefoot disorders, especially gout and plantar plate injury of 1^st MTP joint.

Introduction

• Forefoot disorders are common but forefoot ultrasound is underutilized.
• Point-of-Care Ultrasound was utilized in initial workup evaluating acute on chronic 1^st MTP joint pain in our case study.

Association Between Knowledge And Performance In Clerkships And Usmle Step 2 Ck Scores: Implications For Counseling And Academic Decision-Making, Abigail Kay, Md, Kristin Desimone, Md, Jon Veloski, Ms, Steven Herrine, Md

Department of Family & Community Medicine Posters

Background

Step 2 CK scores are of increasing importance in medical student career planning. In the National Resident Matching Program 2014 Program Director Survey, Step 1 scores were the highest-rated among 33 factors used in screening applicants to be interviewed (94% cited it with a mean rating of 4.1 on a 5 point Likert scale); Step 2 scores were rated fourth in importance (80% cited it, mean rating of 4.1). When citing factors for ranking a given applicant, Step 1 scores ranked 5^th (80% cited, with mean rating of 4.1) and Step 2 CK scores ranked 7^th (71% …