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COM Outlook . Fall 2012
Research Highlights -
Faculty and Student Achievements
included discussing “Manag-
ing Diabetes Across the Care
Continuum” and chairing
the “Geriatrics vs. Pediatrics”
session at the BIT’s inaugural
World Congress of Diabetes
held June 15-17 in Beijing,
China. She also presented a
seminar on “Practical Aspects
of Managing Diabetes in Long-
Term Care” at the American
Society of Consultant Pharma-
cists’ Spring Conference and
Exhibition held May 21-23 in
Anaheim, California. In addi-
tion, she coauthored a poster
entitled “Effects of Opiates on
Pituitary Function” with geri-
atric fellow
Elizabeth Hames,
D.O.
,
that will be presented
at the American Academy of
Physical Medicine and Reha-
bilitation’s Annual Assembly,
which will be held November
15-18
in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Siddharth Pandya, D.O.
,
clinical assistant professor of
surgery, presented a lecture
entitled “Imaging of Foot
Complications in Diabetes”
at the BIT’s inaugural World
Congress of Diabetes held June
15-17
in Beijing, China.
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Robert Parkes, M.D.,
M.P.H.
,
a third-year resident
in the NSU-COM/Palm Beach
County Health Department
Preventive Medicine Resi-
dency Program, presented a
lecture on the “Reemergence
of Dengue Fever in Palm
Beach County, Florida” at the
Council of State and Territo-
rial Epidemiologists Annual
Conference held June 3-7 in
Omaha, Nebraska.
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Kenya Rivas, M.D.
,
as-
sistant professor of geriatrics,
coauthored an article with
several NSU colleagues enti-
tled “Enteral Vancomycin and
Probiotic Use for Methicillin-
Resistant Staphylococcus
Aureus (MRSA) Antibiotic-
Associated Diarrhea” that was
published in a recent issue of
BMJ Case Reports
.
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Sweta Tewary, Ph.D.
,
clinical assistant professor of
geriatrics and evidence-based
practice project coordina-
tor in the college’s Geriatric
Education Center, served as
the primary author on three
published articles in the areas
of disease management and
health promotion. They are
as follows: “Marriage, Self-
Efficacy Beliefs, and Rheuma-
toid Arthritis: A Conceptual
Framework” in the July issue
of the
Journal of Human Behav-
ior
in the Social Environment
;
“
Cognitive Behavior Therapy:
A Potential Treatment for
Depression Among Asian
Indian Immigrant Women in
the United States” in the April
issue of the
Journal of Human
Behavior
in the Social Environ-
ment
;
and “Marital Quality
and Self-Efficacy: Influence on
Disease Management Among
Individuals with Rheumatoid
Arthritis” in an upcoming
issue of the
Journal of Evidence-
Based Social Work
.
She also
discussed the topic “Elder Sui-
cide: Issues and Challenges” at
the Florida Initiative for Sui-
cide Prevention Third Annual
Tri-County Conference held
June 9 at Nova Southeastern
University.
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OMS-IV Matthew Uhde,
PA-C
,
had his coauthored
article entitled “Forearm
Skin Tissue Dielectric Con-
stant Measured at 300 MHz:
Effect of Changes in Skin
Vascular Volume and Blood
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Flow” published in a recent
issue of
Clinical Physiology
and Functional Imaging
.
Uhde
coauthored the article with
Harvey Mayrowitz, Ph.D.,
professor of physiology in the
College of Medical Sciences,
and fellow fourth-year stu-
dents Xiaoran Guo and Mark
Salmon. He also coauthored
two articles that have been ac-
cepted for publication in the
Journal of the American Osteo-
pathic College of Dermatology
:
“
Treatments for Cutaneous
Larvae Migrans” and “Perioc-
ular Verruca Plana Following
Carbon Dioxide Laser.”
On August 6, representatives from Daemen College in Amherst, New
York, visited NSU-COM to discuss a possible articulation agreement
that would allow five high-aptitude premed students from Daemen
College to participate in a dual-admittance program at NSU-COM
if they maintain a designated grade-point average and achieve a
mandated score on their MCATs. The meeting was facilitated by
Maria Dillard, M.A., executive director of enrollment management at
NSU’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
Daemen College Visits NSU
Pictured (from left) are: OMS-II Andrea Palestro, president of the NSU-COM
Christian Medical and Dental Association; OMS-II Alexandra Scoma, secretary
of the class of 2015; OMS-II Kevin Donohue, president of the class of 2015;
Dr. Anthony J. Silvagni; Kathleen E. Murphy, Ph.D., professor of chemistry
at Daemen College; Kristin M. Fries, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry
at Daemen College; Maria Dillard; and Kevin Tewlford, Ph.D., dean of arts
and sciences at Daemen College.
