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Cervical Cancer Screening In The Lgbtq+ Community: Dispelling Common Misconceptions And Improving Patient Comfort, Rebecca B. Rawlings Jan 2022

Cervical Cancer Screening In The Lgbtq+ Community: Dispelling Common Misconceptions And Improving Patient Comfort, Rebecca B. Rawlings

Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects

LGBTQ+ patients are more likely to forgo cervical cancer screening due to common misconceptions/misguidance about who needs screening and increased likelihood to experience emotional and/or physical discomfort during screening visits. This project aims to educate LGBTQ+ patients on cervical cancer screening recommendations and provide them with tools to improve their experiences during screening visits.


Cervical Cancer Screening In The Lgbtq+ Community: Dispelling Common Misconceptions And Improving Patient Comfort, Rebecca B. Rawlings Jan 2022

Cervical Cancer Screening In The Lgbtq+ Community: Dispelling Common Misconceptions And Improving Patient Comfort, Rebecca B. Rawlings

Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects

LGBTQ+ patients are more likely to forgo cervical cancer screening due to common misconceptions/misguidance about who needs screening and increased likelihood to experience emotional and/or physical discomfort during screening visits. This project aims to educate LGBTQ+ patients about cervical cancer screening and provide them with tools to improve their experiences during screening visits.


Addressing Common Concerns About Hpv Vaccination, Gia R. Eapen Jan 2020

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.


Perceived Barriers And Trends In Hpv Vaccination Among Young Men In Newtown, Ct, Alexander D. Karabachev Jan 2019

Perceived Barriers And Trends In Hpv Vaccination Among Young Men In Newtown, Ct, Alexander D. Karabachev

Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection in the United States. Although the HPV vaccine has been proven to be effective and safe, the vaccination rates are significantly less compared to other vaccines. In males, HPV infection may lead to the development of numerous forms of cancer including oropharyngeal, anal and penile cancer, however, the HPV vaccination rate for males is significantly less than it is for females. This project aims to highlight various medical providers' opinions on the barriers to HPV vaccination for young men in Newtown, Connecticut, as well as, address methods for improvement including …


Pap Smear Compliance Study At Emmc, Bangor Maine, Do Gwak Jan 2016

Pap Smear Compliance Study At Emmc, Bangor Maine, Do Gwak

Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects

Many factors contribute to the accurate reporting of pap smear compliance in patients population. The factors identified during the study are system failure of EMR to track pap smear records and lack of communication among different clinics.


Increasing Patient Understanding & Provider Awareness Of Pap Smears, Stephanie Alexis Brooks Jan 2016

Increasing Patient Understanding & Provider Awareness Of Pap Smears, Stephanie Alexis Brooks

Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects

Pap smear rates are lower than perceived by many primary care providers, and women refuse or miss pap smears for a variety of reasons. This project investigated both reasons for which women miss or refuse pap smears and ways in which physicians can increase pap smear rates, create a more positive environment during the pap smear experience, and more effectively communicate with patients about pap smears. Intervention consisted of an informational flyer about pap smears for female patients.


Hpv Vaccination: Educating And Empowering The Next Generation, Sruthi Sakamuri Jan 2016

Hpv Vaccination: Educating And Empowering The Next Generation, Sruthi Sakamuri

Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects

Vaccination against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is able to protect against 70% of strains causing cervical cancer and and 90% of strains causing genital warts, yet vaccination rates for boys and girls are still well below average vaccination against many other preventable diseases. Experts agree that patient education and strong physician recommendation of HPV vaccination of pre-teens and teenagers is essential in improving vaccination rates in CT. The objective of this project was to assess and improve understanding of HPV, its implications, and vaccination in a high school population in Danbury, CT. The education session significantly improved students' understanding of HPV …


Hpv Vaccination In Vermont Males - Evaluation And Guidelines For Improvement, Carl A. Nunziato Jan 2015

Hpv Vaccination In Vermont Males - Evaluation And Guidelines For Improvement, Carl A. Nunziato

Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects

Despite approval from the FDA for use in males to prevent genital warts and oropharyngeal and anal carcinomas, HPV Vaccination in young males lags behind immunization rates for females. In order to improve vaccination rates at Stowe Family practice several "best practices" for improving HPV vaccination rates were researched and combined with a patient handout and flyer.


Increasing Awareness Of The Hpv Vaccine, Jonathan M. Hernandez Jan 2015

Increasing Awareness Of The Hpv Vaccine, Jonathan M. Hernandez

Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects

Increasing the public awareness and knowledge of HPV complications and prevention through vaccination is an effective intervention to increase vaccination rates and reduce overall public health cost and burden.


Hpv Education And Prevention Amongst Danbury High School Students, Elizabeth Cochrane Jan 2015

Hpv Education And Prevention Amongst Danbury High School Students, Elizabeth Cochrane

Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is currently the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection in the United States with an estimated 79 million people infected. In the state of Connecticut, HPV vaccination is not required for entrance into the 9th grade and because of this, there is less awareness of the importance of HPV prevention and immunization among high school students. As of 2013, 37.7-49.9% of females ages 13-17 living in Connecticut completed the HPV vaccine regimen. My objective for this project was to promote awareness about HPV infection and HPV vaccination among high school students.