2024
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)
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)
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)
Addressing Cervical Cancer Disparities in Hispanic Women in the Lehigh Valley, Maritza Muir MD and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Poster)
2023
Transformational Patient Onboarding and Engagement, James Demopoulos MHA; Jennifer Stephens DO, MBA, FACP; Molly Thompson Chavez MHL; Clark Veet MD, MS, FACP; and Beth Careyva MD, MHSA, FAAFP (Article)
Why Don’t Patients Show Up? Improving Access to Patient Care in Family Medicine Clinics – A Qualitative Analysis of Root Causes of No-show, Xiaoxiao Gao and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)
Community Strategies for Improving Health in Allentown: The Lens of Diabetes Health Disparities, Michael Irvin; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; and Carolyn Peterseim MD (Poster)
Does physical exercise reduce dementia-associated agitation?, Katarzyna Jabbour PharmD, BCPS; Lynn M. Wilson DO; Susan S. Mathieu MD; and Drew Keister MD (Article)
Virtually Possible: Stakeholder and Participant High Touch Low Tech Engagement – Mid-Atlantic Provider and Patient Support (MAPPS) in Lung Cancer Screening Study, Melanie B. Johnson MPA, Beth Careyva M.D., Randa Sifri, Melissa DiCarlo, Nicole M. Burgess, Roya Hamadani MPH, L Anna Thompson, Joshua Baker, Amanda Indictor, Hattie Jackson, Yuchen Zhang, Ayako Shimada, Todd Felix, William Curry, Heather Bittner Fagan, Brian Stello MD, Constantine Daskalaki, and Ronald Myers (Poster)
Authors' Response to "Improving the Interview Process"., Drew Keister MD; Velyn Wu; Veronica Brohm DO; Kamini Geer; Megan Labuz; Michael Tudeen; Mathieu Rousseau; Amelia Stutman DO; Arth Patel MD, MPH; Benjamin J Rooks; and Arch G Mainous (Article)
Attitudes of Primary Care Providers and Staff Towards LGBTQ Older Adults, Mackenzi B. Kim MD, Lynn M. Wilson DO, and Nyann Biery MS (Poster)
21 Telehealth Emergency Department Triage Streamlined Patient Care and Reduced Left Without Being Seen Rates, Danny Le DO; Eric W. Bean DO; Joseph Tracy MS, BA; Andrew C. Miller DO; David B. Burmeister DO, FACEP, CPE; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and Richard S. MacKenzie MD (Article)
Radical Welcome: Unexpected Healing Spaces in Community-Researcher-Clinician Partnership for Health Equity, Abby S. Letcher MD; Nyann Biery MS; Mary Mitsdarffer; Carol Moeller; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Alexandra Bersani DO; and Melanie B. Johnson MPA (Article)
Impact of Supportive Housing Program Services on Loneliness and Well-Being Among Previously Homeless Individuals, Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MBBS, MPH; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Kyle Shaak BS; Roya Hamadani MPH; Nicole M. Burgess; Abby S. Letcher MD; Sherri Brokopp-Binder; Benjamin Stephens; and Sherief Elrafei (Poster)
Community Strategies for Improving Health in Allentown: The Lens of Diabetes Health Equity, Carolyn Peterseim MD; Michael Irving; Irene Nguyen; William L. Miller MD, MA; and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Poster)
Comparison of Themes from Discussions Across Medical Specialties Regarding LGBTQ Older Adults, Shobhana Sandhu DO, Mackenzi B. Kim MD, Lynn M. Wilson DO, Nyann Biery MS, and Kimberly Infante MBA (Poster)
Insomnia diagnosis and treatment across the lifespan, Erin Smith DO; Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS; Jamie Shawver DO; and Lynn M. Wilson DO (Article)
In postmenopausal women diagnosed with breast cancer, is an aromatase inhibitor or estrogen receptor modulator associated with better outcomes?, Lynn M. Wilson DO, Faris Albakaa MD, and Susan E. Hansen MA (Article)
2022
Development and Validation of Simple Risk Scores to Predict Hospitalization in Outpatients with COVID-19 Including the Omicron Variant, Mark H. Ebell; Roya Hamadani MPH; and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Article)
Radical Welcome: Unexpected Healing Spaces in Community-Researcher-Clinician Partnership for Health Equity, Abby S. Letcher MD; Nyann Biery MS; Mary Mitsdarffer PhD, MPH; Carol Moeller PhD, BA, MA; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Alexandra Bersani DO; and Melanie B. Johnson MPA (Poster)
Exploration of the Acceptability of HPV Self-Sampling for Cervical Cancer Screening, Jamie Shawver DO; Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MBBS, MPH; and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Poster)
2021
Key Factors Promoting Rapid Implementation of Virtual Screening Modalities for the COVID-19 Pandemic Response., Beth Careyva M.D.; Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A.; Robert Kruklitis MD; Kyle Shaak MPH; Johnny Stoeckle MD; and Jennifer Stephens DO (Article)
Initiation of Medication-Assisted Treatment at a Resident Clinic Site Transitioning to a Federally Qualified Health Center, Yoonjie Chung MD; Marlene Gonzalez MD; Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS; and Drew Keister MD (Poster)
Contingency Management Implementation: Strengthening MAT in Primary Care, Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS; Sophia Harbove MS, CTP; Yamelisa Taveras MA, CAADC, CCS; Abby S. Letcher MD; and Nyann Biery MS (Presentation)
Using What You Have, Finding What You Need: A Leadership Competency and Case-Based Approach to Leading During Crises and Beyond, Samanth Elwood; Margot Savoy; Anthony Catinella; Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A.; and Jeffrey Borkan (Presentation)
Continuing to Learn From Developing Countries: Modified Global Health Education During COVID-19 Pandemic, Sweety Jain MD and Rachel Bernini (Presentation)
Analyzing the Medical History of Homeless Adolescents: An Opportunity to Reduce ED Visits, Michele Karn; Brittney Gaudet; Nina Liu; Taylor Jarvill; Cecilia E. Zemanek BS; Hoonani M. Cuadrado; Amy B. Smith PhD; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Reflective Practice to Immunize New FM Residents Against the Toxic Culture of Medicine, Drew Keister MD, Mackenzie Mady DO, Veronica Brohm DO, and Nuha Cebeci MD (Presentation)
Retention and Support of FM Community Preceptors Through Burnout Mitigation, Drew Keister MD and Katerina C. Valavanis MD (Presentation)
The focused Rapid Assessment Process (fRAP): Utilizing geospatial mapping and rapid qualitative analysis to impact cancer survivorship disparities, Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Presentation)
A Novel Mixed Methods Approach Combining Geospatial Mapping and Qualitative Inquiry to Identify Multilevel Policy Targets: The Focused Rapid Assessment Process (fRAP) Applied to Cancer Survivorship., Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; William L. Miller MD, MA; Ellen B. Rubenstein; Jenna Howard; Jennifer Tsui; Jennifer L. Rankin; and Benjamin Crabtree (Article)
Treating Substance Use Disorders with Medication and Counseling, Miriam S. Komaromy MD, FACP, DFASAM and Angela Colistra PhD, LPC, CAADC, CCS (Presentation)
Fundamentals of Addiction Medicine Workshop, Miriam S. Komaromy MD, FACP, DFASAM; J. Paul P. Seale MD; Elizabeth M. Salisbury-Afshar MD, MPH, FAAFP, DFASAM, FACPM; Peter Selby MBBS,CCFP, FCFP, DFASAM; Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS; and Abby S. Letcher MD, FASAM (Presentation)
Identifying Unhealthy Substance Use: Assessment, Abby S. Letcher MD (Presentation)
LVHN and MAT, Abby S. Letcher MD (Presentation)
Facilitating Student Community Health Immersion during COVID-19 Crisis: The Promise Neighborhood Health Equity Fellowship and Bridging the Gaps Community Health Internship Collaboration., Abby S. Letcher MD, Hasshan Batts, Sirry Alang, and Mary Ellen Miller (Poster)
Human Papilloma Virus self-sampling performance in low- and middle-income countries., Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD and Mellissa Withers (Article)
Health Equity – Identification and Treatment of Disease in Patients of Color. Poster. STFM Annual Spring Conference 2021, Matthew Nguyen, Tiffany Cheng, Radhika Chandramouli MD, and Katerina C. Valavanis MD (Presentation)
The Keys to Higher Match Rates in Family Medicine: What Our Departments of Family Medicine Do Well to Achieve 25% by 2030, Michelle Roett, Kim Ian, Drew Keister MD, Amanda Weidner, and Alexa Mieses Malchuk (Presentation)
When Your Patient Says, “Yes But!” A “Taste” of Motivational Interviewing, Peter Selby MBBS, CCFP, FCFP, DFASAM and Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS (Presentation)
A Taxonomy for External Support for Practice Transformation., Leif I Solberg; Anton Kuzel; Michael L Parchman; Donna R Shelley; W Perry Dickinson; Theresa L Walunas; Ann M Nguyen; Lyle J Fagnan; Samuel Cykert; Deborah J Cohen; Bijal A Balasubramanaian; Douglas Fernald; Leah Gordon; Abel Kho; Alex Krist; William L. Miller MD, MA; Carolyn Berry; Daniel Duffy; and Zsolt Nagykaldi (Article)
Approaching Difficult Topics with Patients Panel Discussion, Lynn M. Wilson DO, Jeremy Fischer, S Carter, and Rob Danoff (Presentation)
2020
Interrogating academic hegemony in community-based participatory research to address health inequities., Sirry Alang, Hasshan Batts, and Abby S. Letcher MD (Article)
Missed Opportunities Preceding Overdose Death: A Commentary on County Coroner's Overdose Data., Gillian A. Beauchamp MD, Scott M Grim, Eric D Minnich, Robert D. Cannon DO, and Samuel Land MD (Article)
Mixed Methodologies in Research and Quality Improvement: At the Intersection of Numbers and Stories, Nyann Biery MS; Allison Brenner PhD, MPH; Casey Gallimore PharmD, MS; Laura Gano PhD, MPH; and Stephanie Trudeau PhD (Presentation)
Navigating the Reality of Virtual Scribe Implementation, Deborah Bren DO (Presentation)
Do cinnamon supplements improve glycemic control in adults with T2DM?, Beth Careyva M.D.; Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A.; Katarzyna Jabbour PharmD, BCPS; Nicole Defenbaugh PhD; and Joan Nashelsky (Article)
Designing and Evaluating a Prediabetes Shared Decision Aid., Beth Careyva M.D.; Kyle Shaak BS; Nicole M. Burgess; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Elaine Banerjee MD, MPH; Yoonjie Chung; Allison Davis; and Colleen Payton (Article)
Regional Practice Lead Model, Beth Careyva M.D., Mary Stock Keister MD, and Jennifer A. Ranton MD (Presentation)
When is observation indicated over intervention in adults with symptomatic ureteral stones?, Beth Careyva M.D. and Joylyn Yeazell MD (Article)
Identifying Unhealthy Substance Use: Assessment, Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS and Miriam S. Komaromy MD, FACP, DFASAM (Presentation)
Covid-19 Video Visits Reduces Racial Barriers To Care: Sociodemographic Factors That Influence Access to Virtual Care, Naomi Ganpo-Nkwenkwa; Kyle Shaak BS; Beth Careyva M.D.; and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)
Are there any behavioral interventions that prevent the development of cataracts in elderly patients?, Alaina J. Garrie DO, Lynn M. Wilson DO, and Susan E. Hansen MA (Article)
Case Report: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a Child Presenting with Rash and Fever., My Dung Ha DO and Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD (Article)
Acupuncture for Knee Osteoarthritis., Susan E. Hansen MA, Neilson Mathews MD, Susan S. Mathieu MD, Veronica Brohm DO, and Beth Auten (Article)
Is nonsurgical treatment as effective as surgical treatment of complete Achilles tendon rupture?, Alejandro Hernandez MD and Katarzyna Jabbour PharmD, BCPS (Article)
Recruiting Faculty for Rural Residency, Drew Keister MD, C Chan, and S Crane (Presentation)
Developing Processes to Help Educational Communities Innovate for the Future, Drew Keister MD and Katerina C. Valavanis MD (Presentation)
Caring for Patients with a History of Cancer., Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Presentation)
Taking Care of Patients with a History of Cancer: A curricular program for cancer survivorship training within our network, Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH and William L. Miller MD, MA (Poster)
Using fRAP Mixed Methodology to Identify Multi-Level Policy Levers That Could Improve Cervical Cancer Disparities in US Hispanic Women, Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; William L. Miller MD, MA; and Benjamin F. Crabtree PhD (Poster)
Population Mapping for Quality Improvement in a Neighborhood Health Center., Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Michael Topmiller; and Mark A Carrozza (Article)
The clinician-patient relationship: The therapeutic value of the clinical encounter., E Katherine Knowlton, Jeffrey L. Sternlieb PhD, and John R. Freedy (Article)
For Every ill, There’s a Pill: Treating Substance Use Disorders with Medication and Counseling., Miriam S. Komaromy MD, FACP, DFASAM and Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS (Presentation)
Whole person care: Medications for addiction treatment in an integrated care mode, Abby S. Letcher MD and Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS (Presentation)
Coordinated Medicated Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Collaborative Care between Community Organizations and Health Care Access Points., Abby S. Letcher MD; Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS; Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; Kevin Mcneill MD; Paige Roth MSW; Regina Hills; and Jazmine Irizarry (Presentation)
Overview: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment with Buprenorphine/Naloxone - MAT Waiver Training, Abby S. Letcher MD; Aleksandra Zgierska MD, PhD; and Curtis Bone MD (Presentation)
Preconception Care: Identifying Indicators to Reduce Pre-term BirthsKama, Maria Macaluso; Ashwini Kamath Mulki; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Elaine Banerjee MD, MPH; Beth Careyva M.D.; Katarzyna Jabbour PharmD, BCPS; Kyle Shaak BS; and Nicole M. Burgess BS (Poster)
Understanding Cannabis-Based Therapeutics in Sports Medicine., Gretchen Maurer, Neilson Mathews MD, Kevin T Schleich, Tyler G Slayman, and Britt L Marcussen (Article)
Improving Primary Care Pre-Visit Planning, Brandy Moser, Johnny Stoeckle MD, and Kyle Shaak MPH (Poster)
The impacts on visit types pre- and post- COVID-19, Jacob Nimeh; Kyle Shaak MPH; Beth Careyva M.D.; and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)
Elusive diagnosis of Behcet's disease in setting of painless vision loss., Arti A. Patel DO, Amelia Stutman DO, Prarak Patel, and Madhavi Capoccia DO (Article)
The ACGME Site Visit, Judith Pauwels and Drew Keister MD (Presentation)
Hypertriglyceridemia: A strategic approach., Zahra Raza; Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD; Linda Garufi MD; and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Article)
Best Practice Guide: Creative Ideas and Evidence for Recruiting Students to Family Medicine., Michelle A. Roett, Harry S. Strothers, and Drew Keister MD (Presentation)
When Your Patient says Yes, But!: A “Taste” of Motivational Interviewing., Peter L. Selby MBBS, CCFP, FCFP, DFASAM and Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS (Presentation)
In patients with type 2 diabetes, what diet most effectively lowers HbA1c levels?, Erin Smith DO and Susan E. Hansen MA (Article)
Colorectal Cancer Screening: All Strategies Matter., Brian Stello MD and Kyle Shaak MPH (Presentation)
Foundations of an Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Program, Brian Stello MD; Eric T. Young MD; Jarrod W. Kile RPhD; Timothy J. Friel MD; Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A.; Tibisay Villalobos MD; Kristin M. Held-Wheatley PharmD, BCOP; Katarzyna Jabbour PharmD, BCPS; and Kathryn Zaffiri MPH (Presentation)
Introducing diversity to Balint Groups: Leadership challenges., Jeffrey L. Sternlieb PhD (Article)
Characteristics of Transgender Patient Cases Managed by a Toxicologist: an Analysis of the Toxicology Investigator's Consortium (ToxIC) Registry: January 2017-June 2019., Ryan M Surmaitis DO; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO; Phillip M. Grenz DO; Cody R. McWhirter BS; Beth Careyva M.D.; Judith Sabino MPH, CDP; Matthew D. Cook DO; Robert D. Cannon DO; Andrew L. Koons; Kenneth D. Katz MD; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Lexis Laubach BS; and Gillian A. Beauchamp MD (Article)
Identifying Bright Spot Counties for Appropriate Diabetes Preventive Care: A Geospatial, Positive Deviance Approach., Michael Topmiller; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Kyle Shaak BS, MPH; and Jessica L McCann (Article)
Identifying diabetes management opportunity areas in the USA, Michael Topmiller; Kyle Shaak BS; Peter J. Mallow; and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Article)
LGBT+ Older Adults, Lynn M. Wilson DO (Presentation)
LGBTQ Education for All: Educational Programming for Students, Residents and Clinicians, Lynn M. Wilson DO; Beth Careyva M.D.; Judith Sabino MPH, CDP; and Nyann Biery MS (Article)
The Attitude of Medical Practices Toward LGBT Older Adults Before and After Intervention, Lynn M. Wilson DO; Mackenzi B. Kim MD; Nyann Biery MS; and Brenda Frutos MPH, CHES (Poster)
Tai Chi for Fibromyalgia., Lynn M. Wilson DO, Zahra Raza, Linda Contillo Garufi, Drew Keister MD, and Joan Nashelsky (Article)
Opioid Use Disorder ECHO: A Program Evaluation of a Project That Provides Knowledge and Builds Capacity for Community Health Workers in Medically Underserved Areas of South Texas., Jose Zapata; Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS; Janna Lesser; Belinda Flores; Annette Zavala-Idar; and Andrea Moreno-Vasquez (Article)
Incorporating Reflective Activities into Medical Education: The Learner’s Perspective, Cecilia E. Zemanek BS, Andrew Shenoi MD, Yoonjie Chung MD, Yasir Abunamous MD, Katerina C. Valavanis MD, and Veronica Brohm DO (Presentation)
2019
Prolaris Score Prediction of Adverse Pathology Following Radical Prostatectomy, Sarah Azari, Michael Su, Benjamin Croll MD, Joseph Feliciano MD, and Angelo A. Baccala MD (Poster)
Vague Hip Pain in a 9-Year Old Soccer Player, Paolo N. Balmaseda MD and Chelsea Evans DO (Poster)
Quality of life after treatment for obesity (Pearls) (Obesity, exercise and nutrition), Elaine Banerjee MD, MPH (Presentation)
Targeting the Needs of Older Adults in Primary Care Through Multidisciplinary Home Visit Teams, Laura J. Benner RN, BSN, ACM-RN, CCCTM and Nyann Biery MS (Presentation)
Engaging Older Adults Through Memory Cafes and Art Therapy, Laura J. Benner RN, BSN, ACM-RN, CCCTM; Nyann Biery MS; and Michele Tarsitano-Amato MA, ATR-BC, CDP (Presentation)
Changing Reasons for Visit to Primary Care Over a 35-Year Period, Wyatt Bensken BS; Rebecca Etz PhD; William L. Miller MD, MA; Heidi Gullett MD, MPH; and Kurt Stange MD, PhD (Poster)
Community Health Worker Home Visits for Geriatric Patients in Primary Care: An Impact Evaluation, Nyann Biery MS, Brenda Frutos MPH, and Lynn M. Wilson DO (Poster)
The Third Conversation: A Promising Pathway for Improving Wellbeing for Clinicians and Patients, Deborah Bren DO and Emese Sogor MPH (Poster)
Differentiating Dementia, Veronica Brohm DO (Presentation)
Dashboard of advancement and success for health services research (DASH)., Nicole M. Burgess, Melanie B. Johnson MPA, and Beth Careyva M.D. (Presentation)
Development and Implementation of an Ambulatory Heart Failure Pathway, Beth Careyva M.D. and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)