News

Over the past few months, our staff have been invited to an array of conferences, presented at universities, and published numerous articles. The CPCP would like to highlight some of the Center's recent works.

Visiting Professorships

Charles B. Eaton, MD, MS, The National Council for Women’s Health Presentation and Round Table discussion on WHI Studies including hormonal treatment for women during menopause. February 14th -15th, 2013, Tel Aviv, Israel

Roberta Goldman, PhD, Lehigh Valley Health Network - Department of Community Health and Health Studies/Department of Family Medicine, Allentown, PA. Spring 2013 visiting consultancy on qualitative health research.

Roberta Goldman, PhD, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica campus - Spring 2013 visiting consultancy on qualitative health research

Invited Presentations

Presentations:
Charles B. Eaton, MD, MS, Attleboro Senior Center Presentation, “How to avoid a heart attack, recognize symptoms and reduce your risk” February 21st, 2013, Attleboro, MA.

Charles B. Eaton, MD, MS, Boston University Family Medicine Grand Rounds, “Preventive Cardiology” February 26th, 2013, Boston, MA.

Charles B. Eaton, MD, MS, American Heart Association, EPI NPAM 2013 Professional Development Roundtable luncheon, topic “Funding Options for Translational Research”, March 22nd, 2013, New Orleans, LA

Joseph Diaz, MD, MPH, Presenter, US Medical Education for International Medical Graduates, Welcome Back Center, Dorcas Place, Providence, RI

Jennifer Clarke, MD, MPH, Symposium, “Enforced Tobacco Abstinence: A Unique Opportunity for Intervention” SRNT Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 3/13/2013.

Jennifer Clarke, MD, MPH, Lecturer, “Mindful Corrections: Design, Implementation & Research of Mindfulness-Based Emotional Intelligence (MBEI) Training for Prisoners and Corrections Professionals” Jennifer G. Clarke. Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society, 11th Annual International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators, Norwood, MA, 4/20/2013.

Poster Presentations:

Jennifer Clarke, MD, MPH, Poster presentation, “Pregnancy Outcomes for Women Recently Released from Jail” Jennifer G. Clarke. APHA 140th Annual Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA, 10/28/2012.

Monday, December 3, 2012 NAPCRG Conference, New Orleans, LA
A Tailored Weight Loss Intervention in Primary Care: In Progress
Charles Eaton, MD, MS, Anita Tasavanh; Patricia Risica, PhD; Sheri Hartman, PhD; Gretchen Sloane, BSN; John Jakicic, PhD; Bess Marcus, PhD; Kim Gans, PhD

Sunday, December 2nd, 2012 NAPCRG Conference, New Orleans, LA
Social Support and physical activity as moderators of life stress in predicting baseline depression in the Women’s Health Initiative Study. Lisa Uebelacker, PhD; Charles B. Eaton, MD; Risa Weisberg, PhD; Megan Sands, PhD; Carla Williams, PhD; Darren Calhoun, PhD; JoAnn Manson, MD; Natalie Denburg, PhD; Teletia Taylor, PhD

Borkan J, Eaton C, Goldman RE. Anthropological and Mixed-Methods Approaches to PCMH Evaluation. Presented as part of a preconference workshop at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 2012.

Goldman RE, El Rayess F, Chandran R, Ashley D, Bryan H, Hewitt S, Furey C, Anandarajah G. Family Medicine Residents’ Perceptions and Knowledge about PCMH: Qualitative Evaluation of a New Longitudinal PCMH Curriculum. North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 2012.

Furey C, Anandarajah G, Goldman R. Acupuncture and Chronic Pain: Patients’ Perceptions of Intended and Unintended Benefits. North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 2012.

Jennifer Clarke, MD, MPH, Poster presentation, “Pregnancy Outcomes for Women Recently Released from Jail” 6th Academic and health Policy Conference on Correctional Health, Chicago, IL, 3/21/13-3/22/13.

Jennifer Clarke, MD, MPH, Poster presentation, “Changes in Depressive and Stress Symptoms after Release from Prison: Community is Not Always Better” APA Annual Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii, 7/31/13-8/4/13.

Recent Publications by CPCP Faculty

Pang J, Driban JB, Destenaves G, Miller E, Lo GH, Ward RJ, Price LL, Lynch JA, Eaton CB, Eckstein F, McAlindon TE. Quantification of bone marrow lesion volume and volume change using semi-automated segmentation: data from the osteoarthritis initiative. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2013 Jan 2;14(1):3. PMID:23281825

Lee J, Song J, Hootman JM, Semanik PA, Chang RW, Sharma L, van Horn L, Bathon JM, Eaton CB, Hochberg MC, Jackson R, Kwoh CK, Mysiw WJ, Nevitt M, Dunlop DD. Obesity and other modifiable factors for physical inactivity measured by accelerometer in adults with knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2013 Jan;65(1):53-61.
PMID:22674911

Weinstock LM, Strong D, Uebelacker LA, Miller IW. Differences in depression symptom endorsement between bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: lessons learned from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Bipolar Disord. 2013 Feb;15(1):110-1. PMID:23231053

Lapane K, Goldman RE, Quilliam B, Hume A, Eaton C, Zayas-Cabán T. Tailored DVDs: A novel strategy for educating racially and ethnically diverse older adults about their medicines. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2012; Dec;81(12):852-60.

Block JP, Gillman MW, Linakis SK, Goldman RE. "If it tastes good, I'm drinking it": Qualitative Study of Beverage Consumption among College Students. J Adolesc Health. In Press.

Martin SA, Celli BR, DiFranza JR, Krinzman SJ, Clarke JC, Beam H, Howard S, Foster M, Goldberg RJ. Health Effects of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Tobacco Ban. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 12:64.

Nijhawan AE, Chapin K, Salloway R, Andrea S, Champion J, Roberts M, Clarke JG. Prevalence and Predictors of Trichomonas Infection in Newly Incarcerated Women. Sex Transm Dis 2012; 39(12):973-8.

Minieri AM, Staton-Tindall M, Leukefeld C, Clarke JG, Surratt H L, Frisman LK. Perceived Relationship Power as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health Symptoms in a Sample of Incarcerated, Substance Using Women. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. (Accepted)

Clarke JG, Stein LAR, Martin R, Martin S, Parker D, Lopes C, McGovern A, Simon R, Roberts M, Friedmann P, Bock B. Forced Abstinence: Not Enough for Smoking Cessation. Archives of Internal Medicine. (accepted)

Simmons E, Diaz JA, Clarke J. Primary Care Guide to Routine HIV Testing. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2012;6(5):415-420.

Diaz JA, Fabre V, Neill MA. Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Primary Care. Medicine & Health RI. 2012;95(8):236-240.