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  • Skin Lesion Identification in Central Vermont by Tanner L. Ferrell

    Skin Lesion Identification in Central Vermont

    Tanner L. Ferrell

    Skin cancer is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in Vermont, and educational information involving skin lesions is insufficient.

  • Mental Health Services in the Rutland Region: Increasing Access and Utilization by Kate A. French

    Mental Health Services in the Rutland Region: Increasing Access and Utilization

    Kate A. French

    1 in 4 adults in Rutland County, Vermont are diagnosed with a depressive disorder; Rutland County has a higher rate of suicide-related ED visits and opioid overdose deaths than Vermont as a whole; and feelings of sadness and hopelessness are disproportionately higher in BIPOC and LGBTQ+ individuals. However, there is a lack of mental health providers in the region, and patients often don't know where to look or feel as though they can't afford mental health services. Through the creation of a comprehensive handout + web link with local mental health resources, patients will hopefully engage more with the individual and community-based services and support groups available to them.

  • Golden Connections by Akhil B. George

    Golden Connections

    Akhil B. George

    This project aims to combat loneliness among elderly patients by introducing them to a community program focused on socialization and support as they age. The initiative includes a flyer/infographic highlighting key benefits and features of the program, designed to capture interest and encourage participation. A QR code is also provided on the flyer, allowing individuals to easily access the program's website for more information and registration. This approach fosters connections and enhances the well-being of elderly patients by integrating community resources into their healthcare experience.

  • Increasing patient information on HPV vaccination beyond the age of 26 by Caroline R. George

    Increasing patient information on HPV vaccination beyond the age of 26

    Caroline R. George

    The project provides valuable information about HPV and HPV vaccination for adults aged 27-45. It emphasizes the significant impact of HPV types 16 and 18 on cervical cancers and discusses the potential benefits of catch-up vaccination for certain individuals in this age group. Additionally, it addresses considerations for specific populations and highlights the availability of HPV vaccination through specific programs. The document also touches upon the coverage of HPV vaccination under different healthcare plans.

  • Improving Access to Hearing Rehabilitation Through Hearing Aid Recycling by James Go

    Improving Access to Hearing Rehabilitation Through Hearing Aid Recycling

    James Go

    Cost is the most significant barrier to patients seeking hearing aids, with the average price being in the thousands of dollars. Recycling of unneeded hearing aids is one way to improve access to hearing aids for people for whom price is a barrier.

  • Addressing Antifungal Resistance: Using Boric Acid Suppositories for the Treatment of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis by Isabel Goodrich

    Addressing Antifungal Resistance: Using Boric Acid Suppositories for the Treatment of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

    Isabel Goodrich

    Antifungal resistance poses a growing challenge in the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), necessitating innovative approaches for effective management. This community health project investigates the efficacy of boric acid as an alternative treatment for VVC, particularly in the context of antifungal resistance. Employing a mixed-methods approach, this study integrates interventions aimed at healthcare providers and patients alike.

    Firstly, a targeted in-person presentation was delivered to family medicine residents, focusing on the use of boric acid in VVC treatment and its potential impact on addressing antifungal resistance.

    Secondly, a patient informational pamphlet was developed, providing comprehensive guidance on safe utilization of boric acid suppositories for VVC as well as answers to frequently asked questions while using boric acid.

    Thirdly, an electronic medical record dot phrase was created for physicians to streamline documentation and facilitate easy access to boric acid treatment protocols, enhancing efficiency in clinical practice.

    Through these interventions, the project aims to enhance healthcare provider awareness and patient education regarding boric acid treatment of VVC. By equipping healthcare providers with the tools and knowledge necessary for effective implementation, and providing patients with comprehensive information, this initiative seeks to mitigate the impact of antifungal resistance in VVC management.

  • Tech Tracking: Harnessing the Power of Personalized Data to Address Metabolic Pathologies by Kyle M. Gorman

    Tech Tracking: Harnessing the Power of Personalized Data to Address Metabolic Pathologies

    Kyle M. Gorman

    Leveraging widely available smartphone technology to track key health data in an effort to reduce the burden of metabolic disorders in Chittenden County, Vermont.

  • Empowering Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Providers: Perceptions of Supports for Enhanced Patient Care by Arman S. Grewal

    Empowering Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Providers: Perceptions of Supports for Enhanced Patient Care

    Arman S. Grewal

    An investigation into the supports and resources available for Medication-Assisted Therapy (MAT) providers in Burlington, Vermont. A compilation of existing support structures was conducted. Additionally, future directions were explored to enhance these supports, ensuring that MAT providers can deliver the most effective care to their patients. This work aims to strengthen the overall framework of resources available to MAT providers in the region of Burlington, Vermont

  • The Welcome to Wellness Workbook by Julia Halvorson-Phelan

    The Welcome to Wellness Workbook

    Julia Halvorson-Phelan

    This project aims to develop a comprehensive wellness workbook designed for individuals seeking to make meaningful lifestyle changes in areas such as nutrition, exercise, tobacco use, and alcohol consumption in collaboration with their physician. Drawing from evidence-based practices and insights from family medicine, the workbook guides users through a structured goal-setting process. It encourages self-reflection and provides practical tools for planning and tracking progress. It also includes bite-size snapshots of current recommendations in each pillar of wellness. This initiative not only enhances individual health outcomes but also contributes to broader community well-being by promoting preventive health strategies.

  • Suicide Screening in Addison County, VT by Devin Hebert

    Suicide Screening in Addison County, VT

    Devin Hebert

    The Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale is a useful screening tool being implemented by primary care offices in the UVMHN. This project helps provide local and online resources for those that screen medium or high risk on the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale in Addison County.

  • Improving Care for LGBTQ+ Patients by Justin Henningsen

    Improving Care for LGBTQ+ Patients

    Justin Henningsen

    LGBTQ+ patients are at higher risks for many health conditions. Providers and staff are not always comfortable supporting conversations about gender and sexuality. In this project, I provided training to staff members of Hardwick Area Health Center on risks and best practices.

  • Increasing Patient Awareness and Education Surrounding Prescription Weight Loss Medications by Anirudh A. Hirve

    Increasing Patient Awareness and Education Surrounding Prescription Weight Loss Medications

    Anirudh A. Hirve

    Obesity is a growing problem in the United States. While it remains important for clinicians to emphasize health supportive behaviors including dietary modification and exercise when counseling patients, the advent of new weight loss medications has created a need for patient education materials regarding these interventions for a growing number of patients who request them at primary care visits. This project created a smart phrase in the electronic medical record summarizing weight loss medications currently available on the market to transform patient counseling and enable better shared decision making between patients and providers.

  • Exploring the Intersection of Food and Healthcare by Molly Hurd

    Exploring the Intersection of Food and Healthcare

    Molly Hurd

    There are clear correlations between diet and chronic disease. This project surveyed users of a local Danbury food pantry to explore their relationship with healthcare and their views about the importance of diet and health, as well as barriers they face to eat healthy. In addition, I developed a pamphlet that explains the role of lifestyle changes specific for T2DM, and using the American Diabetes Association's resources, created a shopping list color coded to match the diabetic plate, that can be used when counseling patients with a new diabetes diagnosis.

  • Understanding of T2DM Risk Factors and Prevention/Screening Resources by Nicolas Hutt

    Understanding of T2DM Risk Factors and Prevention/Screening Resources

    Nicolas Hutt

    Survey of how patients with a diagnosis of T2DM understand the disease and their knowledge of prevention and screening resources prior to their diagnosis.

  • Utilization of a Pamphlet for Properly Measuring At-Home Blood Pressures by Kevin Ito

    Utilization of a Pamphlet for Properly Measuring At-Home Blood Pressures

    Kevin Ito

    This project explores the potential benefits that educational pamphlet distribution might have on the quality of home blood pressure measurements in patients with hypertension. This presentation discusses key information regarding hypertension at county, state, and national levels, providing statistics on diagnoses, treatment compliance, public health costs, and more. The project aims to determine whether an educational pamphlet can be used as a supplemental tool to improve patient compliance with regularly and correctly checking their blood pressures.

  • Resources for Fall Prevention by Kimberly Michelle Jones

    Resources for Fall Prevention

    Kimberly Michelle Jones

    Falls are the number one cause of injury in older adults and as the population grows older the number of falls per year will only increase. This project aims to spread awareness of the various resources available to those at risk of falling in the Burlington area. This was done by creating an easily accessed standardized handout that can be shared with any patients that providers think are at risk.

  • Injectable medications for weight loss by Christine Kahla

    Injectable medications for weight loss

    Christine Kahla

    Weight loss injectable drugs have become a hot topic in the community and on social media. The main goal of this project is to provide an easy-to-comprehend guide about these medications, offer the most up-to-date information, and set appropriate expectations for the patients.

  • Movement Matters: Encouraging Activity in Preventive Medicine by Stefanie Geiger Kelsey

    Movement Matters: Encouraging Activity in Preventive Medicine

    Stefanie Geiger Kelsey

  • Extended Release Buprenorphine (Sublocade) Prescribing in Primary Care by Heather Kettlewell

    Extended Release Buprenorphine (Sublocade) Prescribing in Primary Care

    Heather Kettlewell

    There are many barriers to accessing opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment, especially for rural communities that may be far away from healthcare providers. There is a need for interventions to increase accessibility of OUD treatment. Extended release injectable buprenorphine (Sublocade) provides an option for patients to receive treatment via once a month injections. This could make OUD treatment more accessible to rural and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients by reducing the number of times they would need to travel to the clinic. Our intervention is to create a protocol for prescribing extended release buprenorphine at Family Medicine Hinesburg.

  • Empowering Patients: Understanding Risks of Smoking and Strategies for Cessation by Angela Khadka

    Empowering Patients: Understanding Risks of Smoking and Strategies for Cessation

    Angela Khadka

    In the US, cigarette smoking continues to be a significant contributor to preventable diseases and fatalities each year. According to the New York State Department of Health, the smoking rate among adults in Clinton County (which includes Plattsburgh) was 19.9% in 2021. In the state of NY, over 22,000 people lose their lives due to smoking and secondhand smoke exposure. During my rotation at CVPH, I encountered many patients who were smokers and had chronic health conditions such as COPD and expressed a desire to quit smoking but faced challenges in doing so.

  • Screening for LUTS in Patients of Perimenopausal Age by Sarah Kohl

    Screening for LUTS in Patients of Perimenopausal Age

    Sarah Kohl

    Underscore the importance of standardized screening for lower urinary tract symptoms in patients in perimenopause and menopause. Describe standardized screening tool to identify LUTS in at risk patient population.

  • A Pamphlet on Housing and Food Insecurity Resources in Burlington by Zachary Kramer

    A Pamphlet on Housing and Food Insecurity Resources in Burlington

    Zachary Kramer

    A pamphlet consolidating the most used and current resources for housing and food insecurity in Burlington Vermont in the spring of 2024. I collected the list from social workers at my clinic, as well as several unhoused members of the Burlington community. I also corresponded with a provider at the Community Health Center of Burlington who said that information on safe sharps disposal would be useful, so I created instructions on how to safely dispose sharps on the street.

  • Expanding Awareness of TBI Resources in the North Country by Nicholas W. Krant

    Expanding Awareness of TBI Resources in the North Country

    Nicholas W. Krant

    Disability, emotional dysregulation and financial stress are only some of the issues that many patients who suffer TBI encounter. While resources are available to alleviate some of these burdens on patients who suffer TBI in New York's North Country, patients often struggle to find these resources. This project endeavors to create a resource for patients, family members and practitioners to find available resources.

  • Preconception Care Quick Facts by Aathmika Krishnan

    Preconception Care Quick Facts

    Aathmika Krishnan

    The number of unintended pregnancies in the United States is about 50%. In 2020 the US had a maternal mortality rate greater than three times the rate of other high-income countries. Given these trends, preconception care should be an integral part of primary care for people of reproductive age to allow for frequent monitoring and follow-up. An informational pamphlet about preconception care was developed and made available to community members considering pregnancy soon.

  • Dreaming Wisely: Improving Awareness of Age-Related Sleep Changes and Risks of Ambien by Angelina Kuzina

    Dreaming Wisely: Improving Awareness of Age-Related Sleep Changes and Risks of Ambien

    Angelina Kuzina

    This project involves an educational handout designed to inform patients 65+ about the normal changes in sleep associated with aging, while also highlighting the potential risks linked to long-term use of Ambien (zolpidem). A dot phrase was created in Epic for providers to attach the infographic to end of visit summaries. This initiative aims to empower older adults with knowledge about their sleep health and encourage discussions with their healthcare providers regarding medication use, with the goal of promoting safer medication use and improved quality of life.

 

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