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Differences in primary care utilization by primary care availability in the first year of Virginia Medicaid Expansion [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study aesign and analysis: Multilevel linear probability models used to test the association between primary care utilization and geographic accessibility of primary care providers (PCP) after controlling for demographic characteristics, medical conditions, rurality, and neighborhood-level racial and economic segregation.

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Overall medication adherence as an indicator for health outcomes among elderly patients with hypertension and diabetes [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objectives To assess overall medication adherence as an indicator for emergency room (ER) visits, hospitalizations, and mortality among elderly patients. Methods The study included individuals aged 75 to 90 years, diagnosed with diabetes or hypertension, who were treated with at least one antihypertensive, or antidiabetic medication in 2017.

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Congratulations to our 2019 Graduating Residents!

Louisville Lectures

Graduation 2019 This week, we want to celebrate our graduating residents who’ve helped us with Little Lectures. June is always a bittersweet time in the world of medical education. Jordan Burlen is an Internal Medicine PGY-3 graduating resident that never fails to infuse his teaching with a sense of humor and fun.

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COVID-19 Series (Part Two) with Dr. Laura Bishop

Louisville Lectures

Lauer SA, Grantz KH, Bi Q et al; The Incubation Period of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) From Publicly Reported Confirmed Cases: Estimation and Application. Gong J, Ou J, Qiu X et al; A Tool to Early Predict Severe Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Multicenter Study Using the Risk Nomogram in Wuhan and Guangdong, China.

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Heart Failure Pharmacology with Dr. Regan Wade

Louisville Lectures

Wade evaluates literature related to new therapies and indications for medications in patients with heart failure. Dr. Wade’s clinical practice interests are in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Anticoagulation, Transitions of Care, and Teaching and Precepting.

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COVID-19 Series (Part One) with Dr. Laura Bishop

Louisville Lectures

watch on youtube listen as a podcast little lectures Lecture Graphics View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Resource Links CDC Pandemic Intervals CDC Risk Assessment Medical Decision Making Algorithm CDC COVID-2019 for Healthcare Professionals Dr. Laura Bishop, M.D. For more information, see our citation page.

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Episode 354: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 25 – Live from SGIM 2024: Best of Antiracism Research at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s 2024 Annual Meeting

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Michelle Ogunwole, MD, PhD, an internist and social epidemiologist who specializes in the care of women with chronic medical conditions and racial disparities in maternal health outcomes, and Dr. Caroline Sloan, MD, a general internist whose research focuses on how financial considerations are imbued into medical decision-making.