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Excellence in Original Research Recognized by the American Academy of Family Physicians

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, October 10, 2003

Contact:
Amanda Denning
American Academy of Family Physicians
(800) 274-2237, Ext. 5223
adenning@aafp.org

LEAWOOD, Kan. — Several family practice researchers received awards for their research during the American Academy of Family Physicians’ Annual Scientific Assembly Oct. 1-5 in New Orleans.

Twenty-four family practice research papers were presented as part of the AAFP Family Practice Research Presentations program.

First-place awards in the original research category were presented to:

Ariel Smits, M.D., M.P.H., from Portland, Ore., for “Maternity Care in Oregon: Trends and Factors Affecting Participation,”
Angela Watkins and Sam Wassmann from Portland, Ore., for “An Evaluation of the Care Provided to Patients Prescribed Controlled Substances at an Academic Family Practice Center,”
David Rabago, M.D., from Madison, Wis., for “The Efficacy of Hypertonic Saline Nasal Irrigation Among Patients with Sinusitis: A 12-Month Follow-up,” and
Mahboob Rahman, M.D., from Cleveland, Ohio, for “Cardiovascular Disease and Renal Disease Outcomes in Hypertensive Patients with Various Levels of Baseline Renal Function.”

Mark B. Stephens, M.D., with the uniformed services, received the first-place award in the case studies and literature review category for “Smallpox Myocarditis.”

The following researchers received second-place awards in the original research category:

Eric Schackow, M.D., Ph.D., from Chicago, Ill., for “Audience Response System: Effect on Learning in Family Practice Residents,”
Jeffrey P. Alpert, M.D., from Salt Lake City, Utah, for “Health Fair Screening: Clinical Usefulness of the Comprehensive Metabolic Profile,”
Charles S. Blackadar, M.D., from Silverdale, Wash., for “A Retrospective Review of Performance and Utility of Routine Clinical Pelvimetry,”
Amar V. Duggirala, D.O., from Washington, D.C., for “Do Teaching Hospitals Deliver Higher Quality of Care? Post-operative Adverse Events in Teaching and Non-teaching Hospitals,” and
Nidhi Jain, M.D., M.P.H., from Atlanta, Ga., for “Factors Associated with Receiving Hepatitis B Vaccines Among High Risk Adults in the United States: An Analysis of the National Health Interview Survey, 2000.”

Maj. Michael I. Cohen, D.O., from Spring Lake, N.C., received the second-place award in the case studies and literature review category for “Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia: A Case Report.”

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Founded in 1947, the American Academy of Family Physicians represents more than 94,300 physicians and medical students nationwide. It is the only medical specialty organization devoted solely to primary care. Please visit www.aafp.org to learn more about the AAFP.
Founded in 1947, the AAFP represents more than 93,000 physicians and medical students nationwide. It is the only medical society devoted solely to primary care.

Nearly one in four of all office visits are made to family physicians. That is 215 million office visits each year – nearly 48 million more than the next medical specialty. Today, family physicians provide the majority of care for America’s underserved and rural populations.

In the increasingly fragmented world of health care where many medical specialties limit their practice to a particular organ, disease, age or sex, family physicians are dedicated to treating the whole person across the full spectrum of ages. Family medicine’s cornerstone is an ongoing, personal patient-physician relationship focused on integrated care.

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