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Vaccine-Preventable Diseases And Foreign-Born Populations, Marc Altshuler, Md, Giang Nguyen, Md Dec 2011

Vaccine-Preventable Diseases And Foreign-Born Populations, Marc Altshuler, Md, Giang Nguyen, Md

Department of Family & Community Medicine Faculty Papers

Foreign-born individuals account for over 12% of the U.S. population, according to the most recent census data. Since many vaccine-preventable outbreaks in the U.S. have been correlated with disease importation, Congress has mandated vaccinations for numerous immigrant populations. It is essential for primary care physicians to be knowledgeable on the unique immunization-related needs of foreign-born individuals, to recognize some of the cultural and linguistic challenges that immigrants have accessing healthcare, and remember to use each medical encounter as an opportunity to provide necessary vaccinations.


Advances In Information And Communication Technology (Ict): Issues, Challenges And Opportunities For Health Care Professionals, Waris Qidwai Nov 2011

Advances In Information And Communication Technology (Ict): Issues, Challenges And Opportunities For Health Care Professionals, Waris Qidwai

Department of Family Medicine

No abstract provided.


Elderly Patients And Their Health In Pakistan: Current Status, Issues, Challenges And Opportunities, Waris Qidwai, Tabinda Ashfaq Sep 2011

Elderly Patients And Their Health In Pakistan: Current Status, Issues, Challenges And Opportunities, Waris Qidwai, Tabinda Ashfaq

Department of Family Medicine

No abstract provided.


Identifying And Co-Managing The Hiv-Infected Adult: A Guidebook For Primary Care Clinicians, Jason Leider, Susan F. Lelacheur, Julie G. Stewart Dnp, Mph Sep 2011

Identifying And Co-Managing The Hiv-Infected Adult: A Guidebook For Primary Care Clinicians, Jason Leider, Susan F. Lelacheur, Julie G. Stewart Dnp, Mph

Nursing Faculty Publications

This guidebook was designed to help primary care clinicians improve their performance in terms of HIV identification and co-management. Surmounting barriers to opt-out screening, making an HIV diagnosis, and preventing transmission and opportunistic infections will be discussed, as will selection of initial therapy and considerations for patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART).


The Referral Process: Rural Primary Care Physicians' Perspectives On Providing Counseling Referrals, Casey N. Tallent Jul 2011

The Referral Process: Rural Primary Care Physicians' Perspectives On Providing Counseling Referrals, Casey N. Tallent

College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The advantages to collaborative care between physicians and mental health care providers have been known for many decades. Rural primary care physicians (RPCPs) are the first professionals that most patients contact when they have a mental health concern, particularly in rural communities. It is therefore important to understand the process that occurs when a referral for counseling is made from a RPCP and the subsequent collaboration that occurs. The purpose of this qualitative study was to generate a model that provides a better understanding of the counseling referral process from the perspective of RPCPs in private practice in the Midwest. …


Strategies To Reduce Disease Burden From Diabetes And Hypertension In Developing World, Waris Qidwai May 2011

Strategies To Reduce Disease Burden From Diabetes And Hypertension In Developing World, Waris Qidwai

Department of Family Medicine

No abstract provided.


Complexity Of Using Multiple Data Sources For Population Management In Colorectal Cancer Screening: The Experience Of Satis-Phi/Crc, Brian Stello Md, Amanda E. Borsky Mpp, Can, Daniel M. Harris Phd, Melanie B. Johnson Mpa, Staci Morrissey Bs, Mona Sarfaty Md, Ronald E. Myers Phd Jan 2011

Complexity Of Using Multiple Data Sources For Population Management In Colorectal Cancer Screening: The Experience Of Satis-Phi/Crc, Brian Stello Md, Amanda E. Borsky Mpp, Can, Daniel M. Harris Phd, Melanie B. Johnson Mpa, Staci Morrissey Bs, Mona Sarfaty Md, Ronald E. Myers Phd

Department of Family Medicine

No abstract provided.


P-Dat: Lessons From Patients With Disabilities, Casey R. Bonaquist Do, Sweety Jain Md, Alex Garder Jan 2011

P-Dat: Lessons From Patients With Disabilities, Casey R. Bonaquist Do, Sweety Jain Md, Alex Garder

Department of Family Medicine

No abstract provided.


Comparative Clinical & Qualitative Outcomes From Two Diabetes Mellitus Self-Management Curricula Featuring A Promotora, Nyann Biery Ms, Robert J. Motley Md, Francigna Rodriguez Bs, Edgar Maldonado Md, Abby S. Letcher Md, Cathy A. Coyne Phd Jan 2011

Comparative Clinical & Qualitative Outcomes From Two Diabetes Mellitus Self-Management Curricula Featuring A Promotora, Nyann Biery Ms, Robert J. Motley Md, Francigna Rodriguez Bs, Edgar Maldonado Md, Abby S. Letcher Md, Cathy A. Coyne Phd

Department of Family Medicine

No abstract provided.


Improving The Quality Of Information Sent To Primary Care Physicians For Patients Discharged From Nursing Facilities, Catherine M. Glew Bm, Bs, Cmd, Anne M. Yawman Md Jan 2011

Improving The Quality Of Information Sent To Primary Care Physicians For Patients Discharged From Nursing Facilities, Catherine M. Glew Bm, Bs, Cmd, Anne M. Yawman Md

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.