- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
- Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
2019-2024
Johns Hopkins University
2019-2024
Johns Hopkins Medicine
2019
Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
1988
Stanford University
1988
General Department of Preventive Medicine
1987
Distrust of the healthcare system is longstanding in black community. This may especially threaten health population when a highly contagious infection strikes. study aims to compare COVID-19-related perspectives and behaviours between hospitalised patients who trust versus distrust doctors systems.Cross-sectional at tertiary care academic hospital Baltimore, Maryland. Hospitalised adult without history COVID-19 were surveyed November 2020 March 2021 using an instrument that assessed...
Abstract Background To relieve hospital capacity strain, hospitals often encourage clinicians to prioritize early morning discharges which may have unintended consequences. Objective We aimed test the effects of hospitalist physicians prioritizing discharging patients first compared usual rounding style. Design, Setting and Participants : Prospective, multi‐center randomized controlled trial. Three large academic hospitals. were Hospital Medicine attending‐level cared for during study who at...
Journal Article Use of a Direct Fluorescent Antibody Test for Detecting Chlamydia trachomatis Cervical Infection in Women Seeking Routine Gynecologic Care Get access Russell S. Phillips, Phillips Divisions General Medicine and Primary Infectious Diseases, Department Medicine; the Division Laboratory Medicine, Pathology, Beth Israel Hospital Harvard Medical School; Charles A. Dana Research Institute Harvard-Thorndike Laboratory, Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Please address requests reprints...
Barriers to colorectal cancer screening persist despite campaigns, especially among women. This study explores the prevalence, preferences, and barriers associated with evaluates effect of an inpatient intervention (one-on-one bedside education handout about cancer) on adherence hospitalized women.A prospective 510 women, who are cancer-free (except for skin at enrollment, aged between 50 75 years was conducted academic center. Socio-demographic, family history, medical comorbidities data...
Workplace violence (WPV) is increasing in healthcare and negatively impacts worker outcomes. De-escalation training for workers recommended to reduce WPV from patients visitors. Hospitalists may be at high risk WPV, but the magnitude of impact de-escalation among hospitalists not known.We investigated baseline prevalence experienced by 37 a single center. After an in-person training, we measured hospitalists' self-reported "Confidence Coping with Patient Aggression" using validated scale...
BACKGROUND High‐quality documentation of clinical reasoning is a professional responsibility and essential for patient safety. Accepted standards assessing the do not exist. OBJECTIVE To establish metric evaluating hospitalists' in admission notes. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Admissions from 2014 to 2017 at three hospitals Maryland. PARTICIPANTS Hospitalist physicians. MEASUREMENTS A subset patients admitted with fever, syncope/dizziness, or abdominal pain were randomly...
Various strategies have attempted to address increased patient lengths of stay (LOS), but effectiveness varies. Factors related work design and workforce experience may also play significant roles.
Despite proven mortality benefit, disparities in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening utilization persist, especially among younger women, minorities, and low-income even those who are insured. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate estimate effects sociodemographic clinical variables associated with nonadherence CRC hospitalized women.A cross-sectional bedside survey was conducted collect comorbidity data believed affect adherence women aged 50 75 years were free (except skin cancer)...
This study explored the prevalence of nonadherence and preferences for breast cancer (BRC) colorectal (CRC) screening among hospitalized women with without obesity who were cancer-free at baseline. In addition, evaluated risk factors associated obesity.
To evaluate prevalence of nonadherence to breast cancer screening guidelines after bedside educational intervention and informed individualized risk assessment score during an inpatient stay.A prospective study was conducted among 507 cancer-free (except skin cancer) women aged 50-75 years hospitalized a general medicine service. Study included one-on-one education via handout videos about using the Gail model predict 5-year for development. outcomes were measured posthospitalization...