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SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY
Selected publications from faculty and residents.
AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY FOR SPORTS MEDICINE POSTERS
Dr. Laura Murphy (Core Faculty) and Dr. Ben Mati (Alumni)
Presented two posters at the AMSSM annual conference, one on identifying a torn thumb UCL in a baseball player, and one on a multidisciplinary approach to shoulder pain involving POCUS, OMM and Chinese medicine disciplines.
EVALUATION OF FEASIBILITY OF LATERAL FLOW SELF-TESTING FOR VIRAL ILLNESS
Dr. Khan (Faculty, ADM Fellowship Director)
Validation of antigen based self-testing protocol for viral illnesses in a congregate living situation.
CURRENT PRACTICE GUIDELINES IN PRIMARY CARE
Dr. David (APD) with 20+ resident & faculty
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
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
Dr. Araujo (Program Director)
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
Dr. Khan (Faculty, ADM Fellowship Director)
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
Dr. Zwolak (Assoc. Program Director)
Dr. Zwolak published a case report from his high-risk obstetrics practice in Consultant 360.
OPTIMIZING FRACTURE PREVENTION IN PATIENTS WITH OSTEOPOROSIS
Dr. Lambing (Core Faculty)
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
Dr. Khan (Core Faculty, ADM Fellowship Director)
Dr. Khan is a reviewer for the CMQCC and CDPH's Preeclampsia Toolkit