Department of Family and Community Medicine

DFCM Research Day

Research Day 2019

The Unhealthy Devotion

Tom Bollaert, MD; Tauqeer Qazi, MD

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HPV Vaccination Fair: Prevent Cancer in the Community

Muhammad Deen, MD; Miho Suga, MD

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The BLEED (Blood Loss Estimation-Equivalent Determinants) Study

Kelvin Wynn, MD; Melanie Andrews, MD; Laura Smith, MD; Gauri Shevatekar, MBBS, MPH, CHES; Yanzhi Wang, PhD; Alexandra Weston (M3); Aubrey Venvertloh (M3)

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Emergency Department Consistent Care Program

Derek Flack, DO

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Use of the CenteringPregnancy© Initiative to Decrease Preterm Births and Racial Disparities in a High Risk Population

Jeree Frost, DO; Kristina Dakis, MD

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Family Medicine Residents’ Attitudes, Knowledge and Self-Perceived Competency Before and after Implementing an Integrative Medicine Curriculum

Jolyne Kaar, MD; Brenda Pecotte de Gonzalez, DO, MA, MPH; Balreet Kahlon, MD

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OMT for Improving Return to Bowel Function Following Cesarean Section

Caitlin Sienkiewicz, DO; Joseph Karas, DO; Rahmat Na’Allah, MD

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Does Standardized Breastfeeding Education by Physicians Increase Breastfeeding Rates Among Patient Populations at FMC?

Omomengbe Oni, MD; Naheed Mirebrahimi, MD

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Comparison of Time to Delivery With and Without Cervical Ripening Balloon Catheter for Induction of Labor

K. Dent, MD; N. Bates, DO; D. Reine, M3; E. Edwards, M3; R. Na’Allah, MD, MPH, FAAFP

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Does an Interdisciplinary Approach Utilizing a Nurse Navigator Reduce the 30-Day Hospital Readmission Rate for COPD Patients?

Anthony J. Spinella, M.D.

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Research Day 2018

Appropriateness of Antibiotic Use in Adult Sinusitis at FMC

Lauren Bartholomew, MD; Megan Seidl, DO

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Are We Educating Patients Enough at TCM Visits to Prevent Unplanned Readmissions

Nathan Gallagher, MD; Leon Zhong, MD

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Brain Imaging in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Syncope

Chad G. Murphy, MD

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Inpatient Resident Rounding Standardization in a Family Medicine Residency

Matt Brink, DO; John-Scott Carroll, MD

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OMT for the Management of Feeding Dysfunction in Breastfed Newborns

Dominique Fons, MD; Holly Kapraun, DO; Shane Rainey, DO; Seth Van Heukelom, DO; Kari Beth Watts, DO

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Research Day 2017

Concussion Assessment Tool Use and Premature Return to Play

Jonathan Ernst, MD

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Association Between Reading Frequency and Free Books

Whitney Mack, DO; Kevon McCarty, DO; Craig Griebel, MD

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A Rare Complication of Salmonella Enteritis

Noman Shahid, MD

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Patients’ Understanding of Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Aftab Qazi, MD

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Procalcitonin and the Sepsis Spectrum

Iram Yunus, MD; Anum Fasih, MD

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The Highs and Lows of SGLT-2 Inhibitors

Dr. Chiara Pretto; Dr. Naheed Mirebrahimi; Dr. David Trachtenbarg

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Using Incentives to Reduce Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy

Lauren Wallace, MD; Taariq Goder, MD

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Research Day 2016

Comparing Admission Rates of Congestive Heart Failure between African Americans and Non-African Americans

Savan Panchal, MD; Ather Ali, MD

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Group B Strep Endocarditis Secondary to Postpartum Sacral Insufficiency Fracture

Mitchell Hammel, MD

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Analyzing the Relationship between Hormonal Contraception and STDs

Prabhjot Singh, MD; Natalia Doni , MD

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Research Day 2015

Fluoride Application in the Primary Care Setting

Janelle Plavchan M.D. PGY-3

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Prevalence of Breastfed Newborns at the Family Medical Center in Peoria, IL

Leah Dobbins; Aabha Beri; Parm Kaur

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Diabetes Application Project

Fizza Deen, MD; Falak Bhatt, MD

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Re-evaluation of Positive Depression Screen

Micah D Boehr, DO; Samit D Patel, MD

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Be Careful What You Search For: An Analysis of the Quality of Internet Healthcare Information

Andrew Cusack D.O.; Joshua Cullison M.D.

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Practice What You Preach: Improving Wellness in a Family Medicine Residency

Andrew Zidow; Steve Gentry

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Comparing Labor Progression and Outcomes in Term Gestations: Are Elective Inductions Worth the Risk?

Sheena L. Gibson, MD

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Assessing Quality of and Implementing Improvements In HPV Vaccination Delivery

Anton Grasch MD

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Prevalence of Illicit Substance Use among Women at First Prenatal Visit

Amanda Rubush, MD

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Research Day 2014

Relationship between STDs and Hormonal Contraception Use in Female Adolescents

Antonia Salhab, MD; Saba Osmani, MD

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Positive Depression Screen

Aditya Birbal Jain, MD; Taariq Khan, MD

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Screening for Postpartum Depression

Maude Gibbs M.D.; Kristina Corso D.O.

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Adult Immunization Quality Improvement Project

Ganesh Merugu, MD; Gurpawan Dhaliwal, MD

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Pulmonary Hypertension Presenting as Chronic Lower Extremity Edema

Denis Kuzelj MD

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Do Progestin-only Oral Contraceptives Increase Cardiovascular Risk?

Roxie Naomi Oliver M.D

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