2012

Paladine H. Innovation Showcare: Teaching Physician-Patient Electronic Communication. STFM Luncheon. STFM Annual Spring Conference, Seattle, WA, May 25-29 2012.

Neghassi D, Softness A, Borja N, Khawand M, Lynch A, Sarnelli C, Vera N. Linkage Between Community Organizations and Patients of Community Health Centers. Poster Presentation. STFM Annual Spring Conference, Seattle, WA, May 25-29 2012.

Khalili P, Dempster J, Neghassi D. A QI Project on Continuity of Care for Hospitalized Patients on a Family Medicine Service. Poster Presentation. STFM Annual Spring Conference, Seattle, WA, May 25-29 2012.

Harris J, A Descriptive Analysis of Adult Obesity by Region in Mississippi. Poster Presentation. STFM Annual Spring Conference, Seattle, WA, May 25-29 2012.

Badillo D and Singh L, Culturally Relevant Zumba (Latine Dance Inspired) Exercise Program at a Community Health Clinic. Poster Presentation. STFM Annual Spring Conference, Seattle, WA, May 25-29 2012.

Change B, Cohen J, Antenucci T, Takayasu K, Dalal M, Diaz D, Girl Talk Guy Talk, Poster Presentation, STFM Annual Spring Conference, Seattle, WA, May 25-29 2012.

Khalili P, Rosenthal D, A Health Needs Assessment among Taxi and Livery Service Drivers in New York City. Poster Presentation. STFM Annual Spring Conference, Seattle, WA, May 25-29 2012.

Wilder V, Dalal M, Gupta S, Hernandez-Cordero L, Developing Health Leaders: A Community Health Curriculum for a Secondary School in New York City, Poster Presetation, STFM Annual Spring Conference, Seattle, WA, May 25-29 2012.

Paladine H, Schrager S, Martinez-Bianchi V, Gebhard V, Singh L, Equal or Same? Responding to
Differences in Education for Male and Female Residents. Scholarly Activity Round Tables, STFM Annual Spring Conference, Seattle, WA, May 25-29 2012.

Lin S, Younge R. Do Disparities in Emergency Department Visits among Children with Asthma in a Medical Home?  Distingished Papers/Top Abstracts. STFM Annual Spring Conference, Seattle, WA, May 25-29 2012.

Lin S, Softness A, Younge R. Effective Use of the Existing Data from Various Sources for Teaching COPC. Lecture-Discussions. STFM Annual Spring Conference, Seattle, WA, May 25-29 2012.

2011

Fink M, Ferenchick E, Jimenez-Kimble R, El-Zein L, Desai U, Ryvkin I, Samelli C, Rosenthal D, Softness A . Health Needs Assessments to Improve Primary Care in a Diverse Northern Manhattan Community In: American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting. Washington DC; 2011.

Gowda D, Blatt B, Fink MJ, Kosowicz L, Silvestri R. Is There a Better Way to Teach
Students the Physical Examination? The Results of a National Survey. In: AAMC 8 November
2011. Denver, CO; 2011.

Younge R, Chang B, Softness A, Dalal M, Harris J, Khalili P, Singh L,Wilder V, Softness A, Understanding Divergent Health Parameters in an Urban Black and Latino Neighborhood: The First Step to Improving Community Health In: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.
Washington DC; 2011.

Younge R, Lin S. Using Electronic Health Records (EHRs) to monitor and improve
diabetes care among the urban under-served minority population In: American Public Health
Association (APHA) Annual Meeting. Washington DC; 2011.

Amesty S, Crawford N, Rivera A, Blaney S, Fuller C. HIV testing among sterile syringe pharmacy customers: Preliminary findings from the Pharmacies as Resources Making Links to HIV Testing (PHARM-HIV) study. . In: International Conference on Urban Health, . Belo Horizonte, Brazil: November 1?5, 2011; 2011. 6. 

Amesty S, Turner A, Rivera A, Crawford N, Fuller C. Pharmacy- based post exposure prophylaxis for injection drug users as a strategy to minimize racial/ethnic disparities in HIV. . In: International Conference on Urban Health, . Belo Horizonte, Brazil: November 1?5, 2011; 2011. 7. 

Turner A, Amesty S, Rivera A, Crawford N, Harripersad K, Fuller C. Clinician experience prescribing post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and attitudes toward provision of PEP to injection drug users. . In: International Conference on Urban Health, . Belo Horizonte, Brazil: November 1?5, 2011; 2011.

Blaney S, Amesty S, Crawford N, Rivera A, Ompad D, Fuller C. Predictors of Injection Risk Behavior Among injection drug users (IDUs) enrolled in the PHARM-link Study: a gender-stratified analysis. . In: The College on Problems of Drug Dependence. . June 18-23, 2011, Hollywood, Fl; 2011.

Cook S, Amesty S, Turner A, Rivera A, Crawford N, Harripersaud K, et al. Correlates of exchanging sex for money among a pharmacy-recruited sample of drug users in New York City: Using a pharmacy setting for HIV prevention efforts. .In: International Conference on Urban Health. Belo Horizonte, Brazil: November 1?5, 2011; 2011. 10. 

Crawford N, Amesty S, Rivera A, Harripersaud K, ATurner, Cook S, et al. Pharmacies expanding services beyond non-prescription syringe sales: Results from the PHARM-Link Intervention Study. . In: International Conference on Urban Health, . Belo Horizonte, Brazil: November 1?5, 2011; 2011. 11. 

Ompad D, Bell D, Amesty S, Nyitray A, Lazcano-Ponce E, Villa L, et al. U.S. men who purchase sex, who are they? . In: 139th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association Washington, DC ? October 29- November 2, 2011; 2011. 13. 

Ompad D, Nyitray A, Bell D, Amesty S, Lazcano-Ponce E, Villa L, et al. Correlates of purchasing sex among men in three cities: An interurban analysis. . In: International Conference on Urban Health. Belo Horizonte, Brazil: November 1?5, 2011; 2011. 14. 

Rivera A, Amesty S, Crawford N, Turner A, Harripersaud K, Fuller C. Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP) pharmacies: is there potential to provide expanded services to HIV-positive injection drug users? . In: International Conference on Urban Health. Belo Horizonte, Brazil: November 1?5, 2011; 2011.

Amesty S, Blaney S, Rivera A, Crawford N, Hernandez C, Harripersaud K, Fuller C. Predictors of in-pharmacy HIV testing among drug users: Preliminary findings from the PHARM-link HIV study. 2011 National HIV Prevention Conference, August 14-17, 2011, Atlanta, Georgia.

Willis L, Castellanos T, Amesty S, Brown EJ, Nanin J, Prado G, Sneed C, Torres M, WallaceS, Wilson P. MARI: Black and Hispanic HIV Prevention Researchers Working in Black and Hispanic Communities, 2011. 2011 National HIV Prevention Conference, August 14-17, 2011, Atlanta, Georgia.

Blaney S, Amesty S, Ompad D, Crawford N, Rivera A, Fuller C. Predictors of injection risk behavior among injection drug users enrolled in the PHARM-Link Study: A gender-stratified analysis. Abstract presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting, The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Hollywood, Fl, June 18-23, 2011.  

Amesty S, Rivera A, Blaney S, and Fuller C. Predictors of Discussing HIV Testing with Customers among Pharmacy Staff Registered in the New York State Expanded Syringe Access Program: Findings from the Pharmacies as Resources Making Links to HIV Testing (PHARM-HIV) Study. Abstract presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting, The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Hollywood, Fl, June 18-23, 2011).  

Amesty S. Pharmacies and HIV Prevention in NYC: New Opportunities to Reach the Injection Drug User (IDU) Population. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Turning Research into Prevention, Atlanta GA, January 26, 2011

Richard Younge, MD, Beena Jani, MD, David Rosenthal, PhD, Susan Lin, DrPH,  Continuity of Care and Diabetes Quality Measures, STFM Annual Spring Conference, New Orleans, LA. April 2011  

Erin Ferenchick, MD, Ricardo Jimenez-Kimble, MD, Exploring How Country of Origin Within the Latino Community Affects Health Needs, STFM Annual Spring Conference, New Orleans, LA. April 2011  

Heather Paladine, MD, Beena Jani, MD, Sylvester Foote, RN, Katherine Takayasu, MD, David Rosenthal, PhD, The Role of Office Staff in Teaching Family Medicine Residents, STFM Annual Spring Conference, New Orleans, LA. April 2011    

Linda Prine, MD, Heather Paladine, MD, Honor MacNaughton, MD, Teaching Diagnosis and Office Management of Early Pregnancy Loss, STFM Annual Spring Conference, New Orleans, LA. April 2011   

Sarina Schrager, MD, MS, Susan Pollart, MD, Cathleen Morrow, MD, Helen Luce, DO, Heather Paladine, MD, Betsy Naumburg, MD, Amy Keenum, DO,PharmD, Valerie Gilchrist, MD, BSc, Women in Family Medicine: The Work/Life Balance,STFM Annual Spring Conference, New Orleans, LA. April 2011  

Jillion Harris, MD, Bonnie Chang, DO, Mona Dalal, MD, Parham Khalili, MD, Lisa Singh, MD, Venis Wilder, MD, Anita Softness, MD, Community Oriented Needs Assessment In Washington Heights, NYC, STFM Annual Spring Conference, New Orleans, LA. April 2011

 Numa Thebe, MD, Susan Lin, DrPH,  Kathleen Klink, MD, Can the Patient-centered Medical Home Address Disparities in Depression Care Among Ethnic Minorities? STFM Annual Spring Conference, New Orleans, LA. April 2011 

 Lama El Zein, MD, Heath Need Assessement of the Arab Population in Washington Heights-North Manhattan, STFM Annual Spring Conference, New Orleans, LA. April 2011

Kathleen Klink, MD; Daniel Derksen, MD; Barbara Tobias, MD, Experiential Learning: Applying Health Policy Skills-The Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship, STFM Annual Spring Conference, New Orleans, LA. April 2011  

A. Charlie Wittenberg, MS4  (Brown Scholar), Meet Them Where They Are:Attitudes and Perceptions Informing the Interface of Washington Heights Adolescents and Health Care Providers, STFM Annual Spring Conference, New Orleans, LA. April 2011

Urmi Desai, MD; Inna Ryvkin, MD, Curriculum Development for Group Prenatal Visits at a Family Medicine Clinic In Washington Heights, STFM Annual Spring Conference, New Orleans, LA. April 2011 

Allen Dietrich, MD, Richard Younge, MD, and others. Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Publicly Insured Women in New York City, STFM Annual Spring Conference, New Orleans, LA. April 2011

2010

Amesty S, Rivera A, Blaney S, and Fuller C.Predictors of Discussing HIV Testing with Customers among Pharmacy Staff Registered in the New York State Expanded Syringe Access Program: Preliminary Findings from the Pharmacies as Resources Making Links to HIV Testing (PHARM-HIV) Study.Abstract presented at the 2010 National Summit on HIV Diagnosis, Prevention and Access to Care, Washington DC, December 2010.

 Amesty S, Brown EJ, Nanin J, Prado G, Sneed C, Torres ME, Wilson PA, Lanier Y, Willis LA, Sutton MY. Implementing an Effective National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Recommendations from Black and Hispanic/Latino HIV/AIDS Investigators Working in Highly Affected Black and Hispanic/Latino Communities. American Public Health Association Conference (November 6-10, 2010, Denver,C0)  Wilson PA,

Amesty S, Nanin J, Wallace SA. Preparing for PrEP: Understanding Perceptions High-risk Black and Hispanic Populations Have about HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis. American Public Health Association Conference (November 6-10, 2010, Denver,C0)  Alexis Rivera, Crystal Fuller, Silvia

Amesty, Danielle C. Ompad. Crack smoking among recent and non-recent Puerto Rican migrants residing in New York City: Migratory and acculturative differences. American Public Health Association Conference (November 6-10, 2010, Denver,C0)  

Blaney S, Amesty S, Crawford N, Rivera A, Fuller C. Predictors of Injection Risk Behavior Among injection drug users (IDUs) enrolled in the PHARM-link Study. The 9th international Conference on Urban Health (October 27-29, 2010, New York, NY).

Freeman J, Gold M, Candib L, et al. Teaching Avocacy: Lessons From the Family Medicine Response to the Murder of George Tiller. STFM Annual Meeting. Vancouver, BC; 2010.

Hallock J, Paladine H. Ambivalence and Access to Care in Unintended Pregnancies. STFM Annual Meeting. Vancouver, BC; 2010.

Hallock J, Paladine H, Batra P. Provider Knowledge, Attitudes, and Preferences Regarding the Intrauterine Device (IUD) in India. SFTM Annual Meeting. Vancouver, BC; 2010.

Hove J, Joo P, Younge R. The Patient Centered Medical Home: The Medical Students’ Perspective STFM Annual Meeting. Vancouver, BC; 2010.

Jones D, Younge R. An Online “Faculty Lounge” for a Geographically Dispersed Primary Care Clerkship: Assessing Preceptor Needs. STFM Conference on Pre-doctoral Education. Jacksonville, FL.; 2010.

Joo P, Jones D, Younge R. An Online Approach to Teach Sociocultural Aspects of Hyperlipidemia to Third-year Medical Students STFM Conference on Pre-doctoral Education. 2010;Jacksonville, FL.

Joo P, Krackove S, Younge R, Jones D, Hall M. A Web-based Module to Teach Patient-Centered Approaches to Third Year Medical Students. . Association for Medical Education in Europe; 2010.

Kim SR. Postpartum depression screening. Student Research Day at P&S; 2010.

Klink K, Lin S, Du X, et al. Smoking cessation services provided by community health care providers in China. STFM Annual Conference. Vancouver, Canada; 2010.

Koval A, Younge R, Klink K. The clinical prevention specialist: A proposal. Preventive Medicine 2010 Washington DC; 2010.

Paladine H. Behavioral Medicine Faculty in Reproductive Health Training. SFTM Annual Meeting. Vancouver, BC; 2010.

Paladine H, Miller K, White B, Feifer C. Teaching Electronic Communication in Family Medicine Residency Programs. STFM Annual Meeting. Vancouver, Canada; 2010.

Siddiqui A. Barriers to Accessing Voluntary Postpartum Female Tubal Sterilization among Minority and Low-income Women. STFM Annual Meeting. Vancouver, BC; 2010.

Bermon N, Rosenthal D. Improving Access to Care: Integrating Home Visits into Residency Training. STFM Annual Meeting. Vancouver, BC; 2010.

2009

Amesty S, Crawford ND, Stern RJ, Fuller CF. Predictors of support of in-pharmacy HIV testing: Preliminary findings from the Pharmacies as Resources Making Links to Community Services (PHARM-Link) study. American Public Health Association Conference (November 7-11, 2009, Philadelphia, PA)

Crawford ND, Amesty S, Hensel K, Ompad DC, Fuller CF. Individual characteristics associated with support of in-pharmacy vaccination: Preliminary findings from the Pharmacies as Resources Making Links to Community Services (PHARM-Link) study American Public Health Association Conference (November 7-11, 2009, Philadelphia, PA)

RJ Stern, C Hernandez, S Blaney, S Amesty, ND Crawford, C Fuller. Pharmacy barriers to the sale of non-prescription syringes in New York City American Public Health Association Conference (November 7-11, 2009, Philadelphia, PA)

Amesty S, Crawford N, Fuller C. New York pharmacy staff attitudes towards the Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP) and provision of HIV prevention services: PHARM-Link study findings. US-Russia HIV/AIDS Prevention Science Conference.  NIH-ECAAC, October 28-30, 2009, Moscow, Russia

Amesty S, Blaney S, Crawford N, Stern R, Hernandez C, Fuller C. Demographic and supervisor-level predictors of ESAP support among non supervising pharmacy staff International Conference on Urban Health (October 19-23, 2009, Nairobi, Kenya)

S Amesty, ND Crawford, RJ Stern, CF Fuller. Predictors of Expanded Syringe Access Program support: Preliminary findings from the Pharmacies as Resources Making Links to Community Services (PHARM-Link) study  International Conference on Urban Health (October 19-23, 2009, Nairobi, Kenya)

Natalie D. Crawford, Shannon Blaney, Silvia Amesty, Crystal Fuller. Influence of pharmacy attitudes to injection drug users (IDUs) on pharmacy syringe sales through the Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP) in New York City International Conference on Urban Health (October 19-23, 2009, Nairobi, Kenya)

Rachel J Stern, Shannon Blaney, Natalie Crawford, Silvia Amesty, Crystal Fuller. Individual and neighborhood-level predictors of frequent health-related counseling in pharmacies participating in the New York State Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP) International Conference on Urban Health (October 19-23, 2009, Nairobi, Kenya)

Ompad DC, Trezza C, Amesty S, Benjamin E, CCIWG members Knowledge of HPV and the HPV vaccine among women in Harlem and the Bronx, New York City International Conference on Urban Health (October 19-23, 2009, Nairobi, Kenya)

Trezza C, Benjamin EO, Blaney S, Amesty S, Ompad D. Perception of how HPV vaccination will affect sexual behavior in New York City (NYC) International Conference on Urban Health (October 19-23, 2009, Nairobi, Kenya)

S Amesty, RJ Stern, ND Crawford, C Fuller. Differences in Chain and independent pharmacists’ attitudes towards HIV prevention services: Preliminary PHARM-Link Study findings CDC HIV Prevention Conference (August 22-26, 2009, Atlanta, Ga

S Amesty, RJ Stern, ND Crawford, C Fuller. Attitudes towards provision of HIV testing services in pharmacies among New York City pharmacists and pharmacy technicians CDC HIV Prevention Conference (August 22-26, 2009, Atlanta, Ga

Chertok J. Homeless Populations Engagement In Medical Care At a Student-run Community-based Clinic STFM Annual Meeting Denver, CO.; 2009.

Chertok J, Diaz J, Jani B, Paladine H. Effect of Electronic Medical Records on Influenza Vaccine Administration in Pregnancy. STFM Annual Meeting; 2009.

Joo P, Jones D, Lin SX, Younge R. A Web-based Approach to Enhance Preventive Medicine Education Outcomes for Third Year Medical Students. STFM Conference on Pre-doctoral Education Jacksonville, FL.; 2009.

Joo P, Jones D, Younge R. The Use of Web-based Modules to Teach Family Medicine Principles to Third-year Medical Students. STFM Annual Meeting Denver, CO.; 2009.

Lesnewisk R, Paladine H, Chertok J. Promoting Adherence to Contraception Through Patient-Centered Counseling. STFM Annual Conference. Denver CO; 2009.

Manubay J, Vosburg SK. Patterns of Buprenorphine Dose Reduction in Opioid-Dependent Patients. UK. New York; 2009.

Manuelli J. Healthcare for the Homeless: An Innovative Medical Student-Run Service Learning Initiative. STFM Conference on Pre-doctoral Education. Savannah, GA. ; 2009.

Mucaria JA, Guimento R, Kaplan S, et al. Reduction of Cycle Time of the Patient Visit in Multiple Primary Care Practices of New York Presbyterian Hospital Ambulatory Care Network at the Columbia Campus. Institute for Healthcare Improvement National Conference Orlando FL; 2009.

Paladine H. How to Increase Health Literacy Awareness in the Family Health Center. SFTM Northeast REgion Conference. New York; 2009.

Paladine H. Preconception Health Care. American Academy of Family Medicine Scientific Assembly; 2009.

Younge R, Hove J. Practice improvement, medical student, and resident education using a diabetes registry. STFM Conference on Practice Improvement. Kansas City; 2009.

Younge R, Joo P. Using women's health to recruit students to family medicine. 35th Annual Predoctoral Education Conference. Savannah, GA; 2009.

2008

Benjamin EO,  Amesty S, White K, Nandi V, DelVecchio S,  Vlahov D, Fuller CM, Ompad DC. Correlates of Hepatitis C infection among Hispanic injection drug users in New York City. 7th National Harm Reduction Conference, Miami, FL, November 13-16, 2008

Crawford ND, Blaney S, Standish K, Amesty S, Fuller C. Expanding services to injection drug users (IDUs) in pharmacies reduces risky behaviors and facilitation of HIV transmission: Pilot results from the PAT-Link study. 7th National Harm Reduction Conference, Miami, FL, November 13-16, 2008 

Crawford ND, Standish K, Amesty S, Fuller C. Pharmacy staff characteristics and perceptions of injection drug using syringe customers in Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP)-registered pharmacies in New York City. 7th National Harm Reduction Conference, Miami, FL, November 14, 2008 

Amesty S, Standish K, Crawford N, Fuller C. Pharmacy-based HIV testing and referral to non-prescription syringe customers. 136th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA, October 25 – 29, 2008 

Amesty S, Benjamin EO, Kusick M, Nandi V, Vlahov D, Ompad DC. Acceptability of hepatitis B vaccine among drug users in a community-based sample. 136th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA, October 25 – 29, 2008

Kusick M, Amesty S, Benjamin EO., Nandi V, Ompad DC,  Vlahov D.  Reasons for refusing free hepatitis B vaccine in a community-based sample of drug users. 136th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA, October 25 – 29, 2008

Joo P. An Interactive Web-based Approach to Teach Third-year Students Continuous Quality Improvement. STFM Conference on Pre-doctoral, Education. Savanah, GA.; 2008.

Lin SX, Hing E. Characteristics of Patient Visits to International Medical Graduates(IMGs) in Office-Based Practice in the United States. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Washington DC; 2008.

Lin SX, Niska RW. Trends in screening and treating adults for hypertension and lipid disorders in office based physician practice in the United States, 2001-2006. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Washington DC; 2008.

Mele T, Yin M. Dental students and occupational exposures: reporting of incidents, knowledge of bloodborn pathogen transmission and exposure management. ADEA meeting. Phoenix Convention Center; 2008.Oni A. Assessment of perceptions of domestic violence post-disclosure care and resources in an urban immgrant community. STFM Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD; 2008.

Speedie A. Girls in real life tackling a livid killer. STFM Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD; 2008.

Vidair H, Soto T, Marte L, et al. Treating depressed parents and their children in an urban family practice: A preliminary survey of treatment interest, preferences, and obstacles. Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Orlando FL; 2008.