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October 2000 • Post-Assembly Edition • Dallas

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Award Winners

Family Practice Research Presentations

First place winners:

• "Evaluation and Treatment of Galactorrhea," Kristin Peña, M.D., Baltimore
• "The Effect of Vaccines for Children Program on Physician Referral of Children to Public Vaccine Clinics: A Longitudinal Pre-post Comparison," Richard Zimmerman, M.D., M.P.H., Pittsburgh, Pa.
• "Hawaii's Asthma Mortality High-Risk Populations: A Comprehensive Epidemiological Approach and Comparison to U.S. Trends," Bradley Hope, M.D., Waialua, Hawaii
• "Improved Use of 'Put Prevention into Practice' Materials by Flow Sheet Revision," Tana Goering, M.D., Wichita, Kan.
• "Health Needs of People Living Below Poverty Level," Barbara Elliott, Ph.D., Duluth, Minn.
• "Smoking in a Saudi Community - Prevalence, Influencing Factors and Risk Perception," Saima Siddiqui, M.D., Alkharj, Saudi Arabia
• "Where Are We on Teen Sex? Delivery of Reproductive Health Services to Adolescents by Family Physicians," Elizabeth Kelts, M.D., Rochester, N.Y.

Second place winners:

• "Cancer Education for the Generalist Physician," Judy Smith, M.D., Buffalo, N.Y.
• "Residents and Faculty: Following the 1997 Asthma Guidelines?" Jeffrey Alpert, M.D., Shawnee, Kan.
• "Primary Care Physician Practice Patterns in Diagnosis and Management of Dementia," Gerald Karetnick, Berlin, N.J.
• "Predictors of Self-care Behavior in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: An RReST Study," Teresa McCutchon, M.D., Corpus Christi, Texas
• "Prenatal Ultrasound: The Maternal Perspective," Mark Stephens, M.D., Bethesda, Md.
• "Cystic Fibrosis Presenting in Adulthood," Christopher Prior, D.O., Honolulu

Resident and Medical Student Exhibits

First place winner:

RS - 4160, "Herbal Medicines: Important Reactions and Interactions," Sharp Family Practice Residency, La Mesa, Calif.

Second place winner:

RS - 4259, "Effectiveness of Evidence-based Guidelines in the Delivery of Preventive Services in a Family Practice Residency Program," Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center Family Practice Residency

Third place winner:

RS - 4157, "Smoking Susceptibility Among Pre-adolescents: A Survey of Third-grade Children," University of California, Irvine College of Medicine

Fourth place winner:

RS - 4159, The Senior Link Program: Impact of a Community Service-based Curriculum on Adolescents' Knowledge and Attitudes About the Elderly," University of Miami School of Medicine

Honorable mentions:

• RS - 4258, "Preventable Hospitalizations of Heart Failure Patients : Measuring Quality Between Outpatients and Inpatients," State University of New York at Buffalo Family Medicine Residency
• RS - 4355, "The Acceptance and Utilization of Hospitalists in Rural Health Care Settings," University of Minnesota, Duluth School of Medicine

Outstanding Scientific Exhibit Awards

• SCI - 3855, American College of Nuclear Physicians
• SCI - 3954, Impact of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A Survey of Primary Caregivers
• SCI - 4654, Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. (DISCUS)
• SCI - 4757, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS)
• SCI - 4758, Food and Drug Administration - MedWatch Program

Medical Informatics Paper Awards

Medically Related Internet Applications:

"Internet-based Education for Medical Students in Community Practice," James Roman, M.A., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Electronic Medical Records:

"A Case Study: Will Patients Use Electronic Personal Health Records?" Ira Denton, M.D., Huntsville, Ala.

Informatics for Processes, Outcomes, Reporting and Management:

"Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) for the Family Practitioner," Anil Chandrashekhar, M.D., Middletown, Conn.

Patient Education and Communications:

"Care Coordination to Assist with Treatment of ADHD," Bradley Tanner, M.D., Chapel Hill, N.C.

Best Practices in Applied Informatics:

"Identifying 'Best Practices' for Heart Disease, Hypertension, Diabetes and Preventive Services in the Practice Partner Research Network," Steven Ornstein, M.D., Charleston, S.C.

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