SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

Selected publications from faculty and residents.

CURRENT PRACTICE GUIDELINES IN PRIMARY CARE

September, 2021

A group of VCMC faculty and residents collaborate on annual updates to this core Family Medicine textbook.

ADAPTING BACKPACK MEDICINE IN COVID-19 RESPONSE FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

January, 2021

Dr. Alarcón and Dr. Khan teamed up to document the evolution of our backpack medicine project in the face of the COVID pandemic.  Published in the American Journal of Public Health.

DELIVERY OF ESSENTIAL SURGERY BY FAMILY PHYSICIANS

November, 2020

Dr. Araujo joined an international team to present a framework for the importance of training family physicians to provide surgical care in resource-limited settings.  It was published by the World Health Organization.

MOTHER & BABY SUBSTANCE EXPOSURE INITIATIVE TOOLKIT

2019

Dr. Khan is the lead reviewer for the intrapartum section of the Opiate Use Disorder in Pregnancy toolkit developed by the CMQCC and HMA.

POSTPARTUM FEVER WITH PELVIC PAIN: A CASE OF SEPTIC PELVIC THROMBOPHLEBITIS

June, 2016

Dr. Zwolak published a case report from his high-risk obstetrics practice in Consultant 360.

OPTIMIZING FRACTURE PREVENTION IN PATIENTS WITH OSTEOPOROSIS

November, 2015

Dr. Lambing's work with the National Osteoporosis Foundation generated a performance improvement initiative for fracture prevention in osteoporosis.  Their results are published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.

PREECLAMPSIA TOOLKIT

December, 2013

Dr. Khan is a reviewer for the CMQCC and CDPH's Preeclampsia Toolkit