Research - Scholarly Activities

Scholarly Activity Update: 2007-2008

Presentations at local, regional and national Professional Meetings

Anna M. Carr, Allan M. Arbeter, Robert S. Wimmer, Matilde Irigoyen Experience with a pediatric and surgical co-management model in pediatric residency training

- Poster Presentation at the Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2007 (national meeting), Salt Lake City, Utah. August 2-5, 2007.

Susan J. Gross, Elinor Langfelder Schwind, Adele Schneider, Rivkie Penstein-Hirt, Edward Klein, Deborah A. Driscoll. Jewish Genetic Diseases: A Successful Educational Initiative for Obstetrical Care Providers.

- Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Francisco. 08/2007.

Andres Camacho Youth HIV in the Age of Rapid Testing: Philadelphia

- Poster presentation at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), October 4-7, 2007, San Diego, California.

Adele S. Schneider, Roseanne Keep, Darnelle Dorsainville, Lauren Gross, Jodi Hoffman, Johannah Lebow, David Finegold, Susan Gross, Matilde Irigoyen Screening for healthy genes: A model for successful Jewish genetic disease screening on college campuses.

- Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC. 11/4/07

Sally E. Findley, Matilde Irigoyen, Martha Sanchez, Melissa Stockwell, Miriam Mejia, Letty Guzman, Richard Ferreira, and Shaofu Chen. Community coalition contributions to improving child vaccination rates in New York

- Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC. 11/5/07

Melissa Stockwell, Matilde Irigoyen, Sally E. Findley, Linda F. Cushman, Rachel F. Dannefer, and Anne Siegler. Perceptions of the medical home among inner city families

- Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC. 11/6/07

Alexis Lieberman Teen Weight Loss Club website: Its use in addressing obesity in adolescents.

- Platform presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC, 11/7/07

Adele Schneider, Roseanne Keep, Darnelle Dorsainville, Tanya Bardakjian, David. Finegold, W. Sun, A.M Roe, Johannah Lebow, S. Nakagawa, J. Zhan, Susan Gross. Comparison of Hexosaminidase A enzyme assay and mutation testing: Is enzyme assay still necessary in Tay-Sachs population screening?

- Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, San Diego, CA. 10/2007

PUBLICATIONS

1. Mark V Zilberman, Wei Du, Srikant Das, Sharada A Sarnaik: Diastolic Function in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease. American Journal of Hematology 2007; 82: 433 - 438

2.Stockwell MS, Brown J, Chen S, Irigoyen M. Is There a Relationship Between Lacking a Primary Care Provider and Child Abuse? Ambulatory Pediatrics (in press).

3. Amit Sood, Sujata Narayanan, Dietlind L Wahner-Roedler, Kayla Knudsen, Richa Sood, Laura L Loehrer, Andrew C Hanson, Thomasz J Kuzniar, Eric J Olson. Gender-Specific Differences in a Patient Population With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome. Gender Medicine (in press).

4. Amit Sood, Sujata Narayanan, Dietlind L Wahner-Roedler, Kayla Knudsen, Richa Sood, Laura L Loehrer, Andrew C Hanson, Thomasz J Kuzniar, Eric J Olson. Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Treatment by Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome. The Journal of Clinical Medicine (accepted) http://www.aasmnet.org/jcsm/AcceptedPapers/JC0009406.pdf

5. Schutzman DL, Porat R. G6PD Deficiency - Yet Another Association with Necrotizing Enterocolitis? Journal of Pediatrics (in press)

6. Bhandari V, Gavino RA, Nedrelow JH, Pallela P, Salvador Agnes, Ehrenkranz RA, Brodsky NL. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Synchronized Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation in RDS. J Perinatol (in press)

Submitted:

1. Adele Schneider, Tanya M. Bardakjian, Jie Zhou, Nkecha Hughes, Rosanne Keep, Darnelle Dorsainville, Femida Kherani, James Katowitz, Lisa A. Schimmenti, Marybeth Hummel, Terri L. Young. Hereditary SOX2 anophthalmia syndrome: Phenotypically normal mother with two affected daughters. Manuscript submitted to the American Journal Medical Genetics.

2. Jerico Alvaran, Alexis S. Lieberman Should Inner-City Adolescents Be Seen Every 6 Months for Well Visits? Manuscript submitted to Ambulatory Pediatrics.

3. Kate Stampler, Alexis S Lieberman, Maria Fraga, Arnold Cohen Vaginal Wet Mounts on Asymptomatic Adolescent Females: Are They Beneficial? Manuscript submitted to Adolescent Gynecology.

4. Matilde Irigoyen, Melissa Glassman, Shaofu Chen, Sally Findley Early Rise in Overweight and Obesity Among Low-Income 1-5 Year Olds in New York City. Manuscript submitted to Obesity.

5. Sally E. Findley, Matilde Irigoyen, Martha Sanchez, Melissa S. Stockwell, Miriam Mejia, Letty Guzman, Richard Ferreira, Shaofu Chen Effectiveness of a Community-based Childhood Immunization Promotion Program in New York City. Manuscript submitted to the American Journal of Public Health.

GRANTS

HPV Vaccination of Underserved Adolescent and Young Women in Pennsylvania: Collaborative Research on Vaccine Development or Gene-Environment Interaction P.I. – Allen M. Arbeter, MD. Co-PI’s – Alexis S. Lieberman, MD, Matilde Irigoyen, MD. PA Department of Health and Human Services Grant. Subcontracted to Albert Einstein Medical Center by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The primary objectives of this project are to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes towards HPV among the vaccine eligible community, their parents and their health care providers; develop education and medical practice interventions to increase HPV vaccination rates among urban adolescents and young women; evaluate the proportion of adolescents and young women who have had sexual intercourse that are already infected with the HPV types in the vaccine; evaluate the immunogenicity of the vaccine in clinical practice; and analyze how HPV vaccination influences acquisition of HPV types not included in the vaccine.

Community Access to Child Health, Community Pediatrics Training Initiative “OTC” (Out of the Clinic). PI: Freyda Neyman, MD, CATCH grant American Academy Pediatrics

The purpose of the grant is to support residency programs in building sustainable opportunities for residents to gain experience working on innovative community-base initiatives that increase children’s access to medical homes and other needed services to reach optimal health and well-being. Residents will participate in longitudinal experiences in community settings, learning advocacy and community health, and at the same time provide health education and primary care services. We will do this in partnership with community organization including a home visitation program for newborns of high-risk families, a shelter for teens and their babies, a day care for medically fragile kids and WIC.

Early Childhood Diagnostic Center PI: Wendy Ross, MD; Co-PI: Angela Jones PhD Albert Einstein Society Innovative Program Award (July 2007)

The purpose of the award is to establish the Early Childhood Diagnostic Center for evaluation and management of children with suspected autism. A multidisciplinary team of NP, developmental pediatrician, psychologist, geneticist, speech pathologist, and SW will staff the Center. Families will be provided with comprehensive diagnostic evaluations in one day in the same setting, referral for appropriate treatment and interventions, and ongoing support. The Center will also provide a valuable teaching opportunity for pediatric and psychiatric residents.

This grant will allow us to build on the findings of a prior, qualitative study, which found that many overweight, inner-city teens who successfully lost weight experienced a “transformative experience” which changed their view of themselves in the world with regard to their weight and exercise. This study will develop and test a survey that can be later used to test this hypothesis in a larger sample.

Teen Health Risk Reduction Program: Prevention, Empowerment and Education Program," P.I. – Alexis S. Lieberman, MD. Family Planning Council: April - September, 2005; October, 2005 - June 30, 2006 (carry over funds)

A pilot program offering behavior-based, client-centered counseling for highest risk teen health center patients.

Therapeutic Bridge at Einstein Co-P.I.s – Michael DeStefano, Ph.D.; Alexis S. Lieberman, MD

Pew Charitable Trust- July 2004 - July 2006 (carry over funds) This pilot program adapted an on-going psychiatric program to the outpatient, pediatric setting, in an effort to improve teens' access to mental health care services.

One Step At A Time P.I. – Alexis S. Lieberman Co-I: Kineret Shakow, Ed.D; Felicia Booker, MD

Albert Einstein Society, Innovative Program grant, July, 2005- June, 2006 (extended) An innovative overweight clinic for teens, incorporating evidence-based methodology to approach sedentary behavior, food insecurity and maladaptive family patterns that contribute to overweight.

Expansion of Anophthalmia/Microphthalmia Registry. Co-P.I.s - Adele S. Schneider, MD, Tanya Bardakjian, MS· Rae S. Uber Trust and Albert B. Millett Memorial Fund grant, Overseers: Mellon Trust. June 2007-The purpose of this project is to expand the research opportunities using the rich database of the registry.

AWARDS

Freyda Neyman, MD· PAS Educational Scholars Program Award – February, 2007.Ambulatory Pediatric Association Dr. Neyman was one of a select group of medical educators pursuing receiving mentoring for educational projects in community medicine.

Alan Schindler, MD· Dean’s Citation for Significant Contributions to the Advancement of Education at Jefferson Medical College, 6/2007The citation recognizes "outstanding and sustained contributions to the education of Jefferson's students, dedication to the educational mission of Jefferson Medical College and demonstration of excellence in your role as educator."

Srikant Das, MD· Louis B. Schatz Memorial Reward for the Outstanding House Officer Albert Einstein Medical Center, 06/2007

Regional and National Committees/ Study Groups

Matilde Irigoyen, MD · New Century Scholar Program, Faculty, 2007-2010Ambulatory Pediatric Association Dr Irigoyen was appointed senior faculty for a national program mentoring minority residents.

Adele Schneider, MD· Advisory Committee of the Professorial Faculty, member (elected) 07/07- Jefferson University College of Medicine

Scholarly Activity Update: 2006-2007

Presentations at local, regional and national Professional Meetings

Anna Marie Carr Developing PBLI Competency in a Pediatric Residency.

- Presentation at the regional meeting of the APPD (Pediatric Program Directors), Danville, PA. 10/06

Adele S. Schneider, Roseanne Keep, Darnelle Dorsainville, J. Hoffman, D.N. Finegold, J. Lebow, L. Gross, S. J. Gross. A model for successful Jewish genetic disease screening on college campuses.

- Poster presentation at the meeting of the American College of Medical Genetics, Nashville, TN. 03/2007:

- Poster to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC. 11/4/07

Adele Schneider, Tanya Bardakjian, Marybeth Hummel, Rosanne Keep, Darnelle Dorsainville, Lisa Schimmenti, Jie Zhou, Terri Young. Familial SOX2 anophthalmia syndrome with nonpenetrant parent.

- Poster presentation at the meeting of the American College of Medical Genetics, Nashville, TN. 03/2007

Darnelle Dorsainville, Rosanne Keep, Tanya Bardakjian, Adele Schneider. First Trimester Screening In The Advanced Maternal Age Population: An Urban Community Hospital Experience.

- Poster presentation at the meeting of the American College of Medical Genetics, Nashville, TN. 03/2007.

- Poster to be presented at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Francisco. 08/2007.

Kate Stampler, Alexis S Lieberman, Maria Fraga, Arnold Cohen. Vaginal Wet Mounts on Asymptomatic Adolescent Females: Are They Beneficial?

- Poster Presentation at the Eastern Society of Pediatric Research, Philadelphia, PA, March 9-10, 2007

- Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, Toronto, Canada, May 5-8, 2007.

- Poster Presented at Research Recognition Day – Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 5/24-6/5/ 2007

Barbara A. Kelly, Alexis S. Lieberman, Alan M. Schindler, Anna Marie Carr. An Innovative Model for the PBLI Competency in a Pediatric Residency.

- Poster Presentation at the Eastern Society of Pediatric Research, Philadelphia, PA, March 9-10, 2007