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Associations Among Healthcare Utilization And Binge Drinking, Ethan Grey, Chad Phalon, Anna Greene, Patricia Harmeyer, Kalyn Rosenberg, Cristine Griffing, Tom Delaney
Associations Among Healthcare Utilization And Binge Drinking, Ethan Grey, Chad Phalon, Anna Greene, Patricia Harmeyer, Kalyn Rosenberg, Cristine Griffing, Tom Delaney
Master of Public Health Culminating Projects
Objective. To examine associations among routine healthcare services and binge drinking in Vermont adults.
Methods. We analyzed a cross-sectional sample of randomly selected 6516 adults who participated in the self-reported 2017 Vermont Behavioral Risk Surveillance System survey. We estimated odds ratios for responses indicative of binge drinking in association with length of time since last routine checkup using a bivariate logistic regression model.
Results. Participants who reported binge drinking were 31% (OR = 0.69, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.56, 0.83) less likely to engage in a healthcare visit within the past year controlling for age, employment status, annual household …
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 …