2025
Breaking Barriers: Tackling Stigma in Primary Care for Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorders, Victoria Aitken DO; Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS; and Kevin Mcneill MD (Poster)
Evaluating the Association of Preconception Blood Pressure Control and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, Ahkiya Allen DO; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Merritt Ebner MS; Shae Duka MPH; Nicole M. Burgess; Roya Hamadani MPH; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Alison Sutter MPH; and Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MBBS, MPH (Poster)
It Takes a Village: Using Photovoice to Inform Community Interventions for Youth Mental Health, Ayesha Anwer; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; and Nicole M. Burgess (Poster)
Focused Rapid Assessment Process (fRAP) 3.0: A Community-Led, Train-the-Trainer Model for the National Diabetes Prevention Program for Local Spanish-Speaking Adults, Rachel Apiolaza, Carolyn Peterseim MD, and Miguel Chuidian MD (Poster)
Using an Adapted Ripple Effect Map to Evaluate the Community Impact of a Mobile Harm Reduction Team in Allentown, Pa., Alexandra Bersani DO, Alex Benjamin MD, Nyann Biery DHSc, and Abby S. Letcher MD (Poster)
Exploring the Intersection of Healthcare and Climate Change with a Socio-ecological Model Approach, Shae Billmyer; Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MBBS; Nyann Biery MS, DHSc; and Lynn M. Wilson DO (Poster)
Linking Curiosity to Career: A Master Adaptive Approach to Resident Elective in Family Medicine Training, Shayna Blikshteyn, Drew Keister MD, and Karla J Felix PhD (Poster)
Strategies to Promote and Cultivate Student Interest in the Midst of Institutional Change, Melissa L. Brannen MD, Katerina C. Valavanis MD, and Amy B. Smith PhD (Presentation)
The Clinical Hand: How It Can Be Applied in Primary Care to Treat Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Health, Veronica Brohm DO, Victoria Aitken DO, and Susan S. Mathieu MD (Book Chapter)
Using Predictive Analytics to Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs for Patients at Rising Risk, Beth Careyva M.D. and Jennifer Stephens DO (Poster)
Improving postpartum diabetes screening for patients diagnosed with GDM, Julia Cheng; Lindsey Martinez MD; Faris Albakaa MD; Nicole M. Burgess; and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Poster)
Equipping the interdisciplinary workforce to treat Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Health: Reducing the Stigma, Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS (Book)
Reducing the Stigma, Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS; Ashlee Randolph DO; and Andrea Ward DO (Book Chapter)
Co-Creation and Innovation: Advancing Behavioral Health Equity Through Community Based Participatory Research, Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS; Aerielle Waters; and Susan E. Hansen MA (Book Chapter)
Breast Health Education and Screening Mammography Rates at LVHN Primary Care Clinics, Navleen Dhaliwal and Beth Careyva M.D. (Poster)
How to Be a Member of the Interdisciplinary Care Team: Dos and Don’ts, Sarah Falwell, Emma Schanzenbach MD, and Drew Keister MD (Book Chapter)
Enhancing Geriatric Knowledge and Board Certification Outcomes Through AGS Pre-Conference Board Review Course., Renee Flores, Rachel Jantea, Lynn M. Wilson DO, Amanda Lathia, Sarwat Jabeen, Sivan Ben Moshe, and Becky Powers (Article)
Connecting the Community in Research – Through a Community-Based Participatory Research Approach, Ava Fortner; Nicole M. Burgess; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; and Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MBBS, MPH (Poster)
Evidence Over Routine: Evaluating the Necessity of Preoperative Laboratory Studies in Elective Ambulatory Surgery, Xiaoxiao Gao and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)
Does the use of clonidine for asymptomatic severe range blood pressure improve patient outcomes in the inpatient setting?, Alireza Goodarzi MD, Lindsey Martinez MD, and Drew Keister MD (Article)
Load and Go: Assessing Safety Outcomes Of Patients Discharged From The Emergency Department After Receiving Phenobarbital For Alcohol Withdrawal, David Goodman; Ryan Surmaitis DO; Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO; Alexandra Amaducci DO; Erin Smith DO; Kenneth D. Katz MD; Andrew L. Koons DO; Derek J. Fikse DO; Matthew Ferdock; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and Matthew D. Cook DO (Poster)
Impacting Cervical Cancer Disparities in Hispanic Women in the Lehigh Valley Project: LVHN Family Medicine Resident Roundtable Feedback, Su Bin Hahn; Araceli Inga; Nicole M. Burgess; and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Poster)
THE SKIN: Common findings - to do / not to do / when to refer, Carol L Henwood DO (Presentation)
Community and Practice-Based Research Network Engagement, Tabitha R Hudock; Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS; Roya Hamadani MPH; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; and Melanie B. Johnson MPA (Poster)
The Role of Primary Care in Addiction and Behavioral Health Treatment, Neha Kaushik MD, Christine Ma DO, and Erin Smith DO (Article)
Designing Assessment to Meet the Challenge of Competency-Based Medical Education, Drew Keister MD and Veronica Brohm DO (Book Chapter)
New Faculty Guide to Academic Family Medicine : A Collaboration of STFM Collaboratives: Faculty Development and New Faculty, Drew Keister MD, Jen Hartman-Hill, Ellen Tattelman, Grant Pierre, and Katie Hartl (Book)
Building a Regional Network for Primary Care Research- Case Study of the Mid-Atlantic Research Consortium: Participant Feedback, Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Article)
Inclusion Health: How Team-Based Care Enhances Office-Based Practice and Community Engagement for People with Substance Use Disorders, Abby S. Letcher MD, Bryant Rivera, Heather Diehl, Carmen Ortiz, and Crystal Hunt (Book Chapter)
From Feedback to Framework: Improving Mentorship Through Resident Insights In Scholarly Activity, Eleni Mastrokalos and Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS (Poster)
Exploring the Intersection of Health Care and Climate Change with a Socio-Ecological Model Approach, Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MPH, MBBS; Shae Billmyer; Nyann Biery DHSc; Lynn M. Wilson DO; and Roya Hamadani MPH (Poster)
Associations Between Modifiable Preconception Care Indicators and Pregnancy Outcomes., Ashwini Kamath Mulki; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Nicole M. Burgess; Kyle Shaak BS; Katie Nesbitt PharmD, BCPS; Katarzyna Jabbour PharmD, BCPS; Roya Hamadani MPH; and Beth Careyva M.D. (Article)
Policy Analytic Approach to Overcoming Barriers in Transitional Support for Autistic Racial and Ethnic Minority Youth, Rosaline Owusu DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, CRNP (Presentation)
Breaking Barriers: Autism Transitional Support for Racial and Ethnic Minority Youth A DNP/MPH Project, Rosaline Owusu DNP, MPH, FNP-BC; Tonya Kemp MSN, MPH; and Cecilia Tomori PhD, MA (Poster)
Does medical marijuana reduce the use of opioids to manage chronic pain in patients?, Daniel Pedersen DO, Faris Albakaa MD, Glady Mathew MD, and Drew Keister MD (Article)
Lunch & Learn: Lifestyle Medicine/Managing PCOS through Culinary Medicine, Courtney Pinkham MD and Radhika Chandramouli MD (Presentation)
Powering Master Adaptive Learning: How Family Medicine Residents Embody a Growth Mindset, Prital Prabhu, Drew Keister MD, and Karla J Felix PhD (Article)
Challenges to the Future of a Robust Physician Workforce., Howard K Rabinowitz; Robert J. Motley MD, MHCDS; and Gillian A Love (Article)
What Is Working in Substance Use and Behavioral Health Treatment: A Call to Action, Samantha Reinahrt; Jordanna Cook Windemiller; Aishwarya Pattnaik; and Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS (Book Chapter)
Integrating Coaching into the Medical Student Curriculum, Amy B. Smith PhD, Melissa L. Brannen MD, Katerina C. Valavanis MD, K Zwygart, and A Laverty (Presentation)
Use of the Electronic Health Record for Medical Student Teaching, Katerina C. Valavanis MD, Melissa L. Brannen MD, and Amy B. Smith PhD (Presentation)
What Is Working in Medical Education: A Call to Action, Katerina C. Valavanis MD, Marie S. O’Brien DO, Amy B. Smith PhD, Melissa L. Brannen MD, and Jessica K. Eygnor DO (Book Chapter)
Where This Leaves Us: The Role of Connection and Relationships in Treating Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Health, Katerina C. Valavanis MD; alexandra printz MD; and Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS (Book Chapter)
Cervical Cancer Screening in Women With Physical Disabilities., Alexandra H Vinson; Corrianne Norrid; Elizabeth K Haro; Susan Ernst; Christelle El Khoury; Martha L Alves; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Ashwini Kamath Mulki; Emma A Butcher; Claire Kalpakjian; Michael M McKee; and Diane M Harper (Article)
Assessing the Appropriateness of EKG Orders at LVPG Family Medicine Preoperative Visits, Megan E Weis; Joon Cha; and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)
Palliative and End of Life Care for People with Substance Use Disorder and Behavioral Health Care, Lynn M. Wilson DO, Sweta Amirneni, and Mackenzi B. Kim MD (Book Chapter)
2024
Community-engaged Research Partnerships as Healing Spaces for Health Professionals and Researchers., Sirry M Alang; Abby S. Letcher MD; Hasshan Batts; Carol Moeller; Nyann Biery MS; Mary Mitsdarffer; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Jose Rivera; and Melanie B. Johnson MPA (Article)
The Radical Welcome Engagement Restoration Model and Assessment Tool for Community-Engaged Partnerships., Sirry M Alang; Abby S. Letcher MD; Mary Louise Mitsdarffer; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Jose Rivera; Carol Moeller; Nyann Biery MS; and Hasshan Batts (Article)
Period Poverty to Menstrual Equity: Through the Lens of Local Menstruators’ Experience, Michelle Ammerman DO; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Nicole M. Burgess; and Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MBBS, MPH (Poster)
The DIRECT Index: A Tool for Equity, Inclusion, and Relationship-Centered Care, Kwame Otoo Appiah and Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MBBS, MPH (Poster)
Scholarly Activity Resident Curricular Evaluation, Nyann Biery MS; Lynn M. Wilson DO; and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Poster)
Supporting the Struggling Clinical Learner with Academic Support Coaching, Melissa L. Brannen MD, A Spoto-Cannons, Amy B. Smith PhD, Katerina C. Valavanis MD, and David Finch MD (Presentation)
Community of Solutions – A Photovoice Project of Youth Mental Health Through the Pandemic, Nicole M. Burgess; Ayesha Anwer; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; and Beth Careyva M.D. (Article)
Dashboard of Advancement and Success for Health Services Research (DASH) 2.0, Nicole M. Burgess; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; and Melanie B. Johnson MPA (Article)
Relationship-Centered Communication (RCC) Program, Michelle N. Carraro DO; Molly Thompson Chavez MHL; Christina Roberts MS, MA; Laura Hoffman BS; and Robin S. Schroeder MD (Poster)
Discussing menstrual health in family medicine., Allison R Casola, Alice Renaud, and Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD (Article)
Healing for the healer: Facing the stigma that keeps us and our patients unwell, Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS (Presentation)
EPIC Education: The Value of Utilizing Outpatient Billable Notes and the Creation of Efficient Training, Maggie Cygan, Kerri Green EdD, Katerina C. Valavanis MD, and Anne Vanderpool MBA (Poster)
Evaluating Influence of Pharmaceutical Detailing on Osteoporosis Management in Outpatient Primary Care Settings, Sarah Davenport and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)
Colorectal cancer screening and prevention presentation and roundtable discussion with members of the community, Darrin Doran DO (Presentation)
Load and go: Assessing safety outcomes of patients discharged from the emergency department after receiving phenobarbital for alcohol withdrawal., Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO; David Goodman; Alexandra Amaducci DO; Erin Smith DO; Ryan Surmaitis DO; Kenneth D. Katz MD; Andrew L. Koons DO; Derek J. Fikse DO; Matthew Ferdock; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and Matthew D. Cook DO (Article)
Prospective Validation of a Simple Risk Score to Predict Hospitalization during the Omicron Phase of COVID-19., Mark H Ebell; Roya Hamadani MPH; and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Article)
The PCP's Approach, Diana Farrell DO (Article)
The American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Roundtable strategic plan: Implementation of high-quality lung cancer screening., Joelle T Fathi; Angela M Barry; Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A.; Claudia I Henschke; Ella A Kazerooni; Jane J Kim; Peter J Mazzone; James L Mulshine; Bruce S Pyenson; Lillie D Shockney; Robert A Smith; Renda Soylemez Wiener; Charles S White; and Carey C Thomson (Article)
Symptomatic Anemia Due to Cameron Lesions: A Case Report., Karim Girgis; Samantha L. Gaetani MD; David T. O'Gurek MD; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Article)
Medical Students' Views of the Future in a Rapidly Changing World., Robin S Gotler; Bethany Snyder; C Kent Smith; Patricia Moore; James Bindas; Rebecca S Etz; William L. Miller MD, MA; and Kurt C Stange (Article)
Adult Immunizations, Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Presentation)
Superior Patient Experience is your Differentiator., Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Presentation)
Needs Assessment for Breast Health Education at LVHN: A Qualitative Survey of Primary Care and OBGYN Clinicians, Taylor Guth MD and Beth Careyva M.D. (Poster)
Linking Interprofessional Community Health Experiences With Nursing Education: 15 Years and Counting., Margaret A. Hadinger, Mary Ellen Miller, and Abby S. Letcher MD (Article)
Population health in primary care., David A Haggstrom; Robert A Gabbay; William L. Miller MD, MA; Jenna Howard; and Benjamin F Crabtree (Article)
The Art of Primary Care: Crafting Memorable Tools and Models for Primary Care Education, Su Bin Hahn; Rena Y Jiang; and William L. Miller MD, MA (Poster)
Health system leader views on multi-level interventions to increase lung cancer screening, Melanie B. Johnson MPA, Beth Careyva M.D., and Nicole M. Burgess (Article)
Exploration of the acceptability of HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening in Black and Hispanic populations, Ella-Marie Kabia MD, MBA, MPH; Shae Duka MPH; Nicole M. Burgess BS; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Roya Hamadani MPH; Patricia L. Maran MD; Alison Sutter MPH; and Ashwini Kamath Mulki (Poster)
Armpit Detoxes, Deodorant and Dealing With Stress Sweat, Neha Kaushik MD and Lehigh Valley Health Network (Podcast)
Developing Faculty in the Principles of Master Adaptive Learning Using Case-based Techniques, Drew Keister MD, D Heiman, and Veronica Brohm DO (Presentation)
How the Radical Welcome and Engagement Restoration Model Informs our Clinical Practice of Relationship-Centered Care with Stigmatized Patient Populations, Caroline Kelmis, Nyann Biery MS, Jaliliah Williams, and Abby S. Letcher MD (Poster)
Using Machine Learning to advance primary care: an example of predictive modeling of hypertension risk to impact outcomes, Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Beth Careyva M.D.; Zhe Chen; and Syed Jafry MD (Article)
fRAP 2.0: a community engagement method applied to cervical cancer disparities among Hispanic women., Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Susan E. Hansen MA; Michael Topmiller; Jaskaran Grewal; Carlos Roberto Jaen; Benjamin F Crabtree; and William L. Miller MD, MA (Article)
Implementation of a Prediabetes Decision Aid in Primary Care, Lindsay Kim MD; Beth Careyva M.D.; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Nicole M. Burgess BS; Roya Hamadani MPH; and Aashka Patel (Poster)
Validation of three health literacy screening questions compared with S-TOFHLA in a low-income diverse English- and Spanish-Speaking population., Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Cathy A Coyne; Roya Hamadani MPH; and Timothy J. Friel MD (Article)
How Does Radical Welcome Inform Relationship-Centered Care With Stigmatized Patient Populations?, Abby S. Letcher MD, Caroline Kelmis MD, Carol Moeller PhD, Jalilah Williams, Nyann Biery MS, and Alexandra Bersani DO (Poster)
Chronic Pain, Substance Use Disorder, and Mental Health in Family Medicine: Location Prevalence and ED Utilization, Christine Ma DO; Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS; Roya Hamadani MPH; and Karla J Felix PhD (Poster)
Differences in Drug Poisonings Among Those Who Identify as Transgender Compared to Cisgender: An Analysis of the Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC) Core Registry, United States 2017-2021., Kristine Magnusson; Emily Glidden; Desiree Mustaquim; Laura E Welder; Erin K Stokes; Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Kim Aldy; Richard J. Mazzaccaro MD; Beth Careyva M.D.; Judith Sabino MPH, CDP; Derek J. Fikse DO; Katelyn McLain; and Alexandra Amaducci DO (Article)
Equity—Access to Menstrual Products as a Social Determinant of Health, Rosalie Mattiola MD; Sejal Jain MD; Samantha Finkelstein MD; Fawaz Hussain MD; Clara Freedman MD; Berwin Yuan MD; Brett O'Donnell MD; Nicole M. Burgess BS; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; and Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MPH (Poster)
Exploring Contributors to Cervical Cancer Disparities in Hispanic Women across Lehigh Valley Hot Spots: A Mixed Methods Analysis, Jocelyn Mertz; Roya Hamadani MPH; Nicole M. Burgess BS; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Poster)
Addressing Cervical Cancer Disparities in Hispanic Women in the Lehigh Valley, Maritza Muir MD and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Poster)
Community Strategies for Improving Diabetes Disparities in Allentown, Irene Nguyen MD; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Michael Irving; William L. Miller MD, MA; and Carolyn Peterseim MD (Poster)
Breaking Barriers: Autism Transitional Support for Racial and Ethnic Minority Youth An Integrative Review, Rosaline Owusu MSN, FNP-BC; Erin Spaulding PhD, RN; Justin Bala-Hampton DNP, MPH, MHA; Tonya Kemp MSN, MPH; and Cecilia Tomori PhD, MA (Poster)
The Impact of a Prediabetes Decision Aid Tool in Primary Care, Aashka Patel; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Beth Careyva M.D.; and Nicole M. Burgess (Poster)
The relationship between blood pressure and the development of preterm birth and preeclampsia, Akshar Patel; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Ashwini Kamath Mulki; and Kyle Shaak BS (Poster)
Metabolic Syndrome: An Updated Review on Diagnosis and Treatment for Primary Care Clinicians., Carolyn Peterseim MD; Katarzyna Jabbour PharmD, BCPS; and Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD (Article)
Powering Master Adaptive Learning: How Family Medicine Residents Embody a Growth Mindset, Prital Prabhu, Drew Keister MD, and Karla J Felix PhD (Poster)
Exploring Attitudes to COVID-19 Vaccination in a Rural Population, Nikhil C Reddy MD and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)
Encourage Your Patients to get the Flu Vaccine, Madalyn Schaefgen MD (Article)
Staying Healthy Includes Immunizations, Madalyn Schaefgen MD (Article)
Narcan Stories, Emma Schanzenbach MD, Abby S. Letcher MD, and Nyann Biery PhD (Poster)
Evaluation at a Network level of Care Navigation Partnership to Optimize Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes and Patient Satisfaction, Ashley Serino MSN; Samantha Weiss DO; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Roya Hamadani MPH; and Beth Careyva M.D. (Poster)
Residency Redesign: Building Sustainable Family Medicine Residency Learning Networks (First Place), Athira Shastry, Drew Keister MD, Nyann Biery DHSc, and Karla J Felix PhD (Poster)
The Impact of Scribe Utilization on Primary Care Clinician Burnout and Well-Being in a Large Academic Community Hospital, Jennifer Stephens DO; Roya Hamadani MPH; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Nyann Biery DHSc; and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)