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Steve E. Bronsburg, Ph.D.,
M.S., M.H.S.
, assistant profes-
sor of biomedical informatics,
accepted an invitation to serve
as a peer reviewer for the
International Institute for Ap-
plied Knowledge Management
Conference, which will be held
June 25-28, 2014, at The Ameri-
can University in Blagoevgrad,
Bulgaria. The international
conference is a platform for
current research and investiga-
tion concentrating on knowl-
edge management used in
academia, industry, and gov-
ernment to improve, advance,
and sustain overall quality.
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OMS-I Devin Collins
was
one of two students selected
from the 18 colleges and
centers at NSU to speak at the
university’s Fellows Society
Induction Ceremony held
October 15 in the Miniaci
Performing Arts Center on
campus. The event honors
individuals and organizations
that have contributed at least
$50,000 to the university. Col-
lins was chosen based on his
strong résumé and successful
in-person interview.
3
Nicole Cook, Ph.D., M.P.A.
,
assistant professor of public
health, was featured in a CBS4
News report on November 20.
The segment included inter-
views with Dr. Cook about
findings from an NSU micro-
biology professor’s work with
students and CBS4, which
tested items we touch and use
every day to evaluate levels of
bacteria. The informative four-
minute segment illustrated the
levels of Staphylococcus au-
reus bacteria on smart-phone
screens and tablet cases used
by office workers.
4
Julie Dahl-Smith, D.O.
,
clinical assistant professor of
family medicine, presented a
poster entitled “Use of an EHR
Template to Develop a Patient
Registry to Improve Quality
Management of Patients with
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 in a
Level 3 Patient-Centered Medi-
cal Home” at the 41
st
Annual
Meeting of the North Ameri-
can Primary Care Research
Group held November 10 in
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Michelle A. Doldren,
Ed.D., M.P.H.
, adjunct as-
sistant professor in the Master
of Public Health Program
and HPD Institute for Child
Health Policy research scien-
tist, served as a co-presenter
at the 141
st
American Public
Health Association Annual
Meeting and Exposition held
November 2-6 in Boston, Mas-
sachusetts. The presentation
focused on the adaptation pro-
cess of the evidenced-based
intervention project “Towards
No Drug Abuse.”
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Elizabeth Hames, D.O.
,
assistant professor of geriat-
rics, and
Naushira Pandya,
M.D., CMD, FACP
, professor
and chair of the Department of
Geriatrics, presented a poster
entitled “Analysis of Hospi-
talizations in a High-Acuity
Nursing Home Population: A
Quality Improvement Project”
at the Florida Medical Directors
Association annual conference
held October 18 in Orlando,
Florida. She also presented a
poster with
Sweta Tewary,
Ph.D., M.S.W.
, clinical assistant
professor and evidence-based
practice project director, and
Dr. Pandya entitled “Reducing
Hospital Readmissions and
Improving Quality of Life of
Socio-Medically Underserved
Older Adults: An Evidence-
Based Care Coordination
Model” at the same event. A
third poster presented at the
conference was coauthored
with
OMS-IV Alexandra Ole-
inik
and
Kenya Rivas, M.D.
,
assistant professor of geriatrics,
entitled “Evaluation of Cogni-
tive Impairment Using the
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Mini-Cog Test in Community-
Dwelling Older Adults Seeking
Health Screening.”
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T. Lucas Hollar, Ph.D.
,
assistant professor of public
health, authored the article
“Academic Achievement and
Physical Activity,” which was
published in Sage Publications’
Encyclopedia of School Health
.
Dr. Hollar also presented two
papers with
Dr. Nicole Cook
at the 141
st
American Public
Health Association Annual
Meeting and Exposition held
November 2-6 in Boston, Mas-
sachusetts. They were entitled
“Matching Public Health
Administration Leadership to
Changes in Societal, Politi-
cal, and Economic Contexts”
and “Understanding and
Investigating Challenges and
Opportunities Within Patient-
Centered Medical Home
Transformation: A Multi-Lev-
el, Multi-Perspective Systems
Framework.” Dr. Hollar also
coauthored six other papers
and two poster presentations
at the annual meeting.
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OMS-III’s Logan Huff
and
Jon Chapekis
presented a
poster with
Robin J. Jacobs,
Ph.D., M.S.W.
, which won first
place in the outreach category
at the 15
th
Annual International
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