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Publications:
- The Influence of Thyroid Function on Cognition in a Sample of Ethnically Diverse, Rural-Dwelling women: A Project FRONTIER Study. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 23(2):219-222, 2011.
- Proton Pump Inhibitors and Risk of Fracture: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies. American Journal of Gastroenterology. AG-102423.R1 (in press); Epub ahead of print April 12, 2011.
- An Intelligent Non-Contact Wireless Monitoring System for Vital Signs and Motion Detection. Proceedings of the International Conference of System Science and Engineering in Taiwan, 2010 (ICSSE 2010).
- Executive Functioning Mediates the Link Between Other Neuropsychological Domains and Daily Functioning: A Project FRONTIER Study (International Psychogeriatrics July 2010:19:1-7)
- The differential impact of depressive symptom clusters on cognition in a rural multi ethnic cohort: A Project FRONTIER Study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 26;199-205, 2011.
- A Serum Protein-Based Algorithm for the Detectionof Alzheimer’s Disease. Arch Neurol 2010 Sept; 67(9):1077081.
- Implementing and evaluating a palliative care experience for medical students. Fam Med 2010;42(S4).
- USMLE Step Exam Test Prep Podcast Series: Student-developed Teaching Podcasts In Geriatrics. Fam Med 2010;42(S3).
- Knowledge 5, Attitude 1: assessing medical student knowledge and attitude about geriatrics. Fam Med 2010;42(S2).
- CLOX2 is Significantly Related to Functional Status in a Community Based Rural Cohort: A Project FRONTIER Study (abstr.). Journal of The American Geriatrics Society 58(4 Suppl.):S232, 2010.
- Preliminary Normative Data for the CLOX Test among English and Spanish-Speaking Rural-Dwellers: A Project FRONTIER Study (abstr.). Journal of The American Geriatrics Society 58(4 Suppl):S182, 2010.
- “Delirium in the Elderly.” TTUHSC Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Geriatrics Program Podcast Series, December, 2008
- “The Texas Tech Fourth-Year Medical Student Curriculum.” POGOe (Portal of On-line Geriatric Education), November, 2008.
- “OSCE-based Falls Education in the MS-III curriculum: Linking Goals and Outcomes with AAMC Competencies.” POGOe (Portal of On-line Geriatric Education), September 2008.
Presentations:
- Medical Librarian–Internal Medicine (IM) Clerkship Faculty Collaboration at a New Level: the TTUHSC SOM-Lubbock Internal Medicine Clerkship.” Medical librarian Association 2011 South Central Chapter Regional Meeting, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (accepted for November, 2011)
- “The Impact of Depression on Cognition Varies by APOE4 Status.” International Congress on Alzheimer’s Disease 2011, Paris, France, July, 2011.
- “Social Marketing for Minority Recruitment in Rural and Urban Settings.” International Congress on Alzheimer’s Disease 2011, Paris, France, July, 2011.
- “ ‘Pre- and Post-Test‘ Anchors in Time. Teaching Strategies for a Brief (Two- week) Required MS4 Geriatrics Rotation: Test Item Discriminant Analysis.” Southern Group on Educational Affairs, Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, April 2011
- “Clinical Faculty and Medical Librarian Collaboration on a MS3 Clerkship: the TTUHSC SOM-Lubbock Internal Medicine Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Objective Standardized Patient Encounter (OSCE).” Southern Group on Educational Affairs, Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, April 2011
- Prevalence of Nursing Home Orders for Narcotic Medications Without Indications or Diagnoses entered by the Prescribing Physician in the Nursing Home Medical Record: A Generalizable Quality Improvement Project. American Medical Directors Association, 34th Annual Symposium, Tampa, Florida, March, 2011
- “ ‘Pre- and Post-Test’ Anchors in Time. Teaching Strategies for a Brief (Two- week) Required MS4 Geriatrics Rotation.” Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February, 2011
- Implementing and Evaluating Palliative Care Experiences for Third- and Fourth-Year Medical Students. “Innovations in Medical Education” session, Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November, 2010
- A multi¬–faceted approach to EBM OSCE instruction. Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, October, 2010
- An Intelligent Non-Contact Wireless Monitoring System for Vital Signs and Motion Detection. International Conference of System Science and Engineering in Taiwan, 2010 (ICSSE 2010 in Taiwan), Taipei, Taiwan, July, 2010
- American Telemedicine Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, May, 2010
- Implementing and Evaluating Palliative Care Experiences for Third- and Fourth-Year Medical Students. 43rd STFM Annual Spring Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, April 2010
- Prevalence of Nursing Home Orders for Antipsychotic Medications Without Indications or Diagnoses entered by the Prescribing Physician in the Nursing Home Medical Record: A Generalizable Quality Improvement Project. American Medical Directors Association, 33rd Annual Symposium, Long Beach, California, March, 2010
- Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (“Wilkie’s Syndrome”) in a Patient with Hereditary Coproporphyrobilinogemia: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, 2010 Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2010
- USMLE Step Exam Test Prep Podcast Series: Student-developed teaching podcasts In geriatrics. 36th Annual Society for Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Predoctoral Education Conference, Jacksonville, Florida, January, 2010
- Assessing Medical Student Knowledge and Attitude About Geriatrics. North American Primary Care Research Group, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, November, 2009
- MS4 Rotation: A Model for Interprofessional Teamwork. Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, November, 2009
- Integrating Geriatrics Throughout the Four Years of the Medical School Curriculum. 9th Annual Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Grantee Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada. October, 2009
- Developing a Required Year 4 Geriatrics Rotation Based on the AAMC Geriatrics Competencies: Experiences from a Three-Campus Medical School. “Innovations in Medical Education” session, Annual Meeting, Association of American Medical Colleges, San Antonio, Texas, November 2008.
- Using Podcasts to Teach Geriatrics to Third-Year Medical Students. “Innovations in Medical Education” session, Annual Meeting, Association of American Medical Colleges, San Antonio, Texas, November 2008.
- Innovative Geriatrics Curricula: Falls Education. “Teachers’ Swap” session, 8th Annual Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Grantee Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, September, 2008
- “Marketplace” session, 8th Annual Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Grantee Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, September, 2008
