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Accelerating Primary Care Transformation At Jefferson (Jeffapct): Reflections From A Five- Year Hrsa Grant, Christine A. Arenson, MD, Amy Cunningham, PhD, MPH, Samantha Kelly, MA, Randa Sifri, MD 2020 Thomas Jefferson University

Accelerating Primary Care Transformation At Jefferson (Jeffapct): Reflections From A Five- Year Hrsa Grant, Christine A. Arenson, Md, Amy Cunningham, Phd, Mph, Samantha Kelly, Ma, Randa Sifri, Md

Department of Family & Community Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds

JeffAPCT Overview

Five year HRSA-funded grant (7/1/15-6/30/20)

Leadership team from Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Physician Assistant Program

  • Objective 1: To improve/ expand primary care and population health curriculum across the continuum of primary care providers and trainees (students, residents, and practitioners)
  • Objective 2: To create an enhanced, sustainable model of primary care physician faculty development for PCMH Transformation
  • Objective 3: To create a new, sustainable model of faculty development for community-based primary care preceptors (MD/DO, PA, NP, others)


Exploring The Relationship Between Dietary Self-Monitoring With A Mobile App And Weight Change, Jason Payne 2020 Duquesne University

Exploring The Relationship Between Dietary Self-Monitoring With A Mobile App And Weight Change, Jason Payne

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Background: Approximately 70% of the adult population in the United States has overweight or obesity and increased risk for developing chronic diseases. Dietary self-monitoring adherence using a paper diary is associated with weight loss; however, few studies have examined this association with dietary self-monitoring apps. Objectives: 1) explore if an association exists between app-based dietary self-monitoring and weight change among adults with overweight or obesity and 2) explore the relationships between the frequency, consistency, and completeness of self-monitoring and weight change. Methods: Participants self-monitored dietary intake for 8 weeks using the app Calorie Counter by FatSecret. Participants were assigned …


Goals Of Care 101, Alexandra Evans, DO, Adam Pennarola, MD, Elham Siddiqui, MD 2020 Thomas Jefferson University

Goals Of Care 101, Alexandra Evans, Do, Adam Pennarola, Md, Elham Siddiqui, Md

Department of Family & Community Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds

Hospice and Palliative Medicine - Alexandra Evans, DO

Approaching Goals of Care in the Outpatient World - Elham Siddiqui, MD

Inpatient Goals of Care Discussion - Adam Pennarola, MD


Identification And Management Of Adolescent Alcohol Use: Screening And Motivational Interviewing, Kelsie L. Berger 2020 Valparaiso University

Identification And Management Of Adolescent Alcohol Use: Screening And Motivational Interviewing, Kelsie L. Berger

Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports

Adolescent alcohol consumption is a serious health problem in the United States. Alcohol is the most widely used substance, and it continues to be the drug of choice for adolescents (CDC, 2018). Over 7 million adolescents and approximately 30 percent of high school students in the U.S. that admit to drinking more than a few sips of alcohol in the past 30 days (NIAAA, n.d.). Underage alcohol use can lead to many complications such as social, school, and legal problems, and when initiated early in life is associated with the development of alcohol use disorder (NIAAA, n.d.). The purpose of …


Effect Of An Electronic Order Set On Newborn Hepatitis B Immunization Rates, Daniel Pedersen, Angelina Rodriguez, Michael King, Heather Schramm 2020 HCA Healthcare

Effect Of An Electronic Order Set On Newborn Hepatitis B Immunization Rates, Daniel Pedersen, Angelina Rodriguez, Michael King, Heather Schramm

West Florida Division GME Research Day 2020

No abstract provided.


Evaluating Awareness Of Low-Dose Computerized Tomography For Lung Cancer Screening, Roshni LeBoutillier, Bansi Savla, Vincent Wu, Zia Khan, Erick Mejia, Leah Tehranchi, My Myers, Khine Min, Jennifer Broyles, Stacy Chase 2020 HCA Healthcare

Evaluating Awareness Of Low-Dose Computerized Tomography For Lung Cancer Screening, Roshni Leboutillier, Bansi Savla, Vincent Wu, Zia Khan, Erick Mejia, Leah Tehranchi, My Myers, Khine Min, Jennifer Broyles, Stacy Chase

West Florida Division GME Research Day 2020

In the U.S., excluding melanoma, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths.1
Cigarette smoking is the number one risk factor and is linked to 80-90% of lung cancer deaths.2
Low-dose Computerized Tomography has been shown to reduce lung cancer deaths by 20% in randomized control trials and observational studies.4
The U.S. Preventative Task Force recommends annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose computerized tomography (LDCT) in adults ages 55-80 years of age who:

  • Have a 30 pack-year smoking history and
  • Currently smoke or
  • Have quit within the past 15 years.


What's All The Buzzy About? Using Cryotherapy And Vibration For Pain During Vaccinations In Children, Marta L. Byma 2020 Valparaiso University

What's All The Buzzy About? Using Cryotherapy And Vibration For Pain During Vaccinations In Children, Marta L. Byma

Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports

Vaccinations are the most common painful needle procedure, with an estimated 12 billion injections given per year (CDC, 2019). The usual method for administration of vaccinations is through needle puncture, which is often painful. Children often report receiving a shot as one of the most feared and painful experiences (McMurtry et al., 2015). The purpose of this evidence-based practice (EBP) project was to improve patient experiences by decreasing the pain that is associated with vaccinations through the use of a nonpharmacological method for comfort via the Buzzy® device. After thorough analysis and synthesis of the literature, the Buzzy® device that …


Diaphragmatic Paralysis: A Presentation Of Spontaneous Chest Pain And Shortness Of Breath, Donna Dorriz, Hilary Lois, Candace Wise, Brady Dehart 2020 HCA Healthcare

Diaphragmatic Paralysis: A Presentation Of Spontaneous Chest Pain And Shortness Of Breath, Donna Dorriz, Hilary Lois, Candace Wise, Brady Dehart

Capital Division GME Virtual Research Day 2020

Chest pain accounts for approximately 7.6 million annual visits to emergency departments (ED) in the United States and can include a broad differential1. The workup warranted includes extensive testing with the goal of demonstrating a reassuring cardiopulmonary status. When preliminary chest pain workup is negative, the subtle features of common primary symptoms can provide insight into other less common etiologies. This case looks to highlight the rare presentation of a relatively healthy middle age male with complaint of chest pain and shortness of breath, worsened with exertion and supine position. When standard cardiopulmonary workup was negative, further specialty testing was …


Provider-Led Intervention For Overweight Or Obese African American Women Ages 18-65 With A Bmi 25 Kg/ M₂, Tonya A. Harvey 2020 Valparaiso University

Provider-Led Intervention For Overweight Or Obese African American Women Ages 18-65 With A Bmi 25 Kg/ M₂, Tonya A. Harvey

Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports

Overweight and obese African American women tend to suffer most from the impacts of diseases, health disparities, disabilities, and decreased qualities of life (Sutton et al., 2016). Most weight loss programs are not culturally specific, despite the benefits of dietary changes and increased physical activity for all groups. The purpose of this EBP project was to implement a provider-led program including lifestyle, dietary, and activity components to decrease weight, BMI, waist circumference and blood pressure in African American women. The Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice to promote quality care was used to guide the EBP project, aimed to address obesity …


Effectiveness Of A Multi-Component Intervention Program For Treating Childhood Obesity, Suzy Free 2020 Valparaiso University

Effectiveness Of A Multi-Component Intervention Program For Treating Childhood Obesity, Suzy Free

Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports

Childhood obesity is one of the most chronic childhood illness worldwide (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2019; World Health Organization [WHO], 2019). The prevalence of childhood obesity has been described as one of the most common chronic childhood conditions (CDC). The purpose of this evidence-based practice (EBP) project was to reduce the BMI scores of obese children using a multi-component intervention program that incorporates healthy eating, physical activity, and family involvement. The Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice (JHNEBP) model was used to facilitate the implementation of this EBP project. The synthesis of the appraised literature established that utilizing …


Point-Of-Care Reminders To Prompt Provider Adherence With Diabetes Care Guidelines For Adults, Eric E. Spohn 2020 Valparaiso University

Point-Of-Care Reminders To Prompt Provider Adherence With Diabetes Care Guidelines For Adults, Eric E. Spohn

Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports

Diabetes is a complex, chronic illness, and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality (ODPHP, 2019). Gaps in diabetes care exist between clinical guidelines and interventions provided in the clinical setting (ADA, 2015; Chauhan et al., 2017; Renders et al., 2001; Worswick et al., 2013). Improved diabetes management strategies and interventions among healthcare providers are essential to close the quality gap. The purpose of this evidenced-based practice (EBP) project was to prompt providers to adhere to diabetes care guidelines using a paper point-of-care reminder over a 12-week period. Provider performance rates covering four specific guidelines were measured: HbA1c, microalbuminuria, diabetic …


Results Of Lung Cancer Screening In The Community., John R Handy, Michael Skokan, Erika Rauch, Steven Zinck, Rachel E Sanborn, Svetlana Kotova, Mansen Wang 2020 Providence Cancer Center, Portland, OR

Results Of Lung Cancer Screening In The Community., John R Handy, Michael Skokan, Erika Rauch, Steven Zinck, Rachel E Sanborn, Svetlana Kotova, Mansen Wang

Articles, Abstracts, and Reports

PURPOSE: To address doubts regarding National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) generalizability, we analyzed over 6,000 lung cancer screenings (LCSs) within a community health system.

METHODS: Our LCS program included 10 sites, 7 hospitals (2 non-university tertiary care, 5 community) and 3 free-standing imaging centers. Primary care clinicians referred patients. Standard criteria determined eligibility. Dedicated radiologists interpreted all LCSs, assigning Lung Imaging Reporting and Data System (Lung-RADS) categories. All category 4 Lung-RADS scans underwent multidisciplinary review and management recommendations. Data was prospectively collected from November 2013 through December 2018 and retrospectively analyzed.

RESULTS: Of 4,666 referrals, 1,264 individuals were excluded or …


Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis, Ashan Hatharasinghe, Hossein Akhondi, Don Pepito 2020 Sunrise Health GME Consortium

Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis, Ashan Hatharasinghe, Hossein Akhondi, Don Pepito

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

Introduction: Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a rare autoimmune demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system. Clinical manifestations include encephalopathy, motor deficits, ataxia, and meningeal signs. In most cases, ADEM is preceded by either vaccination or viral illness. Here, we present a case with neither of the two predisposing elements.

Discussion: A 28-year-old Hispanic female presenting with substance use and suicidal ideation was placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold, started on olanzapine and scheduled for a psychiatric facility transfer. The following day, she was noted to have neurological deficits when ambulating. Computed tomography of the brain showed a right frontal …


Project Nurture: An Educational Model For Substance Use Disorder Treatment During & After Pregnancy: Saving Lives, Saving Money, Saving Families, And Training Future Doctors, Roxanne Thomas, Brenda Brischetto, Josh Reagan, Daniel Ruegg 2020 Providence Milwaukie Family Medicine

Project Nurture: An Educational Model For Substance Use Disorder Treatment During & After Pregnancy: Saving Lives, Saving Money, Saving Families, And Training Future Doctors, Roxanne Thomas, Brenda Brischetto, Josh Reagan, Daniel Ruegg

Milwaukie Family Medicine 2020

BACKGROUND: • 25% of women presenting for prenatal care are using substances. • Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) in pregnancy are associated with preterm birth, intrauterine growth restriction, placental abruption, increased risk of C-section. • Infants exposed to in utero illicit substances have higher likelihood of being small for gestational age, experiencing a neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome that requires prolonged NICU hospitalization, and are at higher risk of developmental delay. • Societal costs of SUDs in pregnancy include worsening mental illness, increased utilization of the foster care system, early death secondary to overdose, and associated financial burdens. • The nature of …


Quality Improvement: Improving Depression Screening Rates At Pmg Southeast Family Medicine Clinic, Elizabeth Deyo, Edward Kim, Tyler Nelson, Roxanne Thomas, Jemie Walrod, Nicholas Wolfgang, Ben Pederson 2020 PMG Southeast Family Medicine Clinic

Quality Improvement: Improving Depression Screening Rates At Pmg Southeast Family Medicine Clinic, Elizabeth Deyo, Edward Kim, Tyler Nelson, Roxanne Thomas, Jemie Walrod, Nicholas Wolfgang, Ben Pederson

Milwaukie Family Medicine 2020

Introduction: Major depressive disorder is one of the most common mental health problems encountered by primary care providers in the U.S. For people age 12 and older, prevalence is estimated at eight percent. The economic cost of depression has been estimated at $210.5 billion per year, attributed to both costs to the work place and medical costs. People who experience depression are at greater risk for suicide, an otherwise preventable death if depression can be recognized and adequately treated. For these reasons, depression screening has become an essential function within primary care practices both within Providence and nation-wide.


Diabetes Education With A Teaching Kitchen Intervention Can Improve Hemoglobin A1c For Type 2 Diabetics Compared To Traditional Diabetes Education, Jill Christensen, Heidi Davis, Charlotte Navarre, Hsin-Fang Li, Kathy Schwab, Richard O'Neil, Justin Ferley 2020 Providence Milwaukie Family Medicine

Diabetes Education With A Teaching Kitchen Intervention Can Improve Hemoglobin A1c For Type 2 Diabetics Compared To Traditional Diabetes Education, Jill Christensen, Heidi Davis, Charlotte Navarre, Hsin-Fang Li, Kathy Schwab, Richard O'Neil, Justin Ferley

Milwaukie Family Medicine 2020

Authors
Jill Christensen MD MPH Providence Milwaukie Hospital
Heidi Davis MSW Providence Milwaukie Hospital
Charlotte Navarre RN Providence Milwaukie Hospital
Hsin-Fang Li PHD Providence Medical Data Research Center
Kathy Schwab MPH RDN Providence Health Education
Richard O’Neil MBA Providence Planning Analyst

Title Diabetes Education with a Teaching Kitchen Intervention Can Improve Hemoglobin A1c for Type 2 Diabetics Compared to Traditional Diabetes Education

Purpose The Providence Milwaukie Community Teaching Kitchen offers health-focused, budget friendly cooking classes for patients. In 2019, we piloted diabetes education classes with an added hands-on culinary session. This study compares the change in hemoglobin A1c for patients …


Sweets Syndrome: A Case Report, Michael Waddick, Elizabeth Deyo 2020 Providence Milwaukie Family Medicine

Sweets Syndrome: A Case Report, Michael Waddick, Elizabeth Deyo

Milwaukie Family Medicine 2020

Title: Add Sweet’s Syndrome to your dermatologic differential

Authors: Dr. Elizabeth Deyo, Dr. Mike Waddick

Context: Sweet’s Syndrome, an uncommon acute painful inflammatory rash, can be easily misdiagnosed. Early recognition and treatment can speed clinical recovery for patients with this difficult condition.

Objective: Here we describe an interesting case report of Sweet’s Syndrome in one of our patients in order to help providers remember this diagnosis on their dermatologic differential diagnosis.

Case report synopsis: Our 44 year old male HIV positive patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus presents with athralgias, chills, malaise and a plaque-like rash on the …


Acute Pancreatitis: Case Report And The Importance Of Early Prediction Of Severity, Christelle Serra-Van Brunt 2020 Providence Milwaukie Family Medicine

Acute Pancreatitis: Case Report And The Importance Of Early Prediction Of Severity, Christelle Serra-Van Brunt

Milwaukie Family Medicine 2020

INTRODUCTION: Acute Pancreatitis (AP) was the third most common GI diagnosis in 2012, resulting in approximately 275,000 admissions and costing about $2.6 billion. It remains a disease characterized by significant morbidity and mortality, and to this day, there is not a medication to treat it. Most care is supportive. Establishing the severity of the disease accurately is important in order to triage patients to the correct level of care to decrease rate of complications, mortality, and potentially shorten duration of stay.

CASE REVIEW: 30yo male with history of alcohol use/abuse, with prior episode of pancreatitis 5mo earlier, presented …


Increasing Vaccination Rates Of Children Up To 24 Months Old At Pmg Milwaukie Family Medicine, Justin Ferley, Rachel Jackson, Aubrey Miller, Sebastian Reeve, Christelle Serra-Van Brunt, Jamie Skreen, Jeffrey Sun, John Yates, Daniel Ruegg 2020 Providence Milwaukie Family Medicine

Increasing Vaccination Rates Of Children Up To 24 Months Old At Pmg Milwaukie Family Medicine, Justin Ferley, Rachel Jackson, Aubrey Miller, Sebastian Reeve, Christelle Serra-Van Brunt, Jamie Skreen, Jeffrey Sun, John Yates, Daniel Ruegg

Milwaukie Family Medicine 2020

Increasing Vaccination Rates of children up to 24 months old at PMG Milwaukie Family Medicine

Authors: Justin Ferley DO; Rachel Jackson MD; Aubrey Miller MD; Sebastian Reeve MD; Christelle Serra Van-Brunt DO; Jamie Skreen DO; Jeffrey Sun DO; John Yates MD; Daniel Ruegg MD

Introduction: Each year in the US, 42000 adults and 300 children die of vaccine preventable diseases. Yet across the country, clinics – including ours – fall short of the CDC Healthy People 2020 goals of pediatric vaccination rates. This resident-led quality improvement (QI) project aimed to improve our clinic vaccination rates in the under …


Miliary Tb Disease With Tb Meningitis, Jamie Skreen 2020 PGY3 Providence Oregon Family Medicine Residency, Milwaukie, OR

Miliary Tb Disease With Tb Meningitis, Jamie Skreen

Milwaukie Family Medicine 2020

Context/background: Miliary tuberculosis is a condition that is fatal if not diagnosed and can present in the outpatient setting with vague symptoms that resemble a viral illness, therefore, can be easily missed. Recognition of this disease as a differential is important in the primary care setting, especially when caring for immigrant and International patient populations.

Case Description: A previously healthy 35 yo female from Vietnam whom presented initially to the ER for headache and fever for the past 2 weeks. She was diagnosed with acute viral syndrome given her symptoms, normal labs, and head CT, and discharged home. A few …


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