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: : Poster Presentations : : Directory of Abstracts

> Alternative Medicine > Healthcare Delivery
> Child Health > Infectious Diseases
> Cultural, Social or Ethical Issues > Maternal Health
> Education > Mental Health
> Epidemiology / Population Studies > Scientific



Alternative Medicine

1- Diane Appelbaum
> Natural and Traditional Medicine in Cuba: Lessons for global medical education •

2- Elaine Hsieh, Mariko Koya
> Global Health in Our Own Backyard: Complementary and alternative therapies •

3- Shahla M. Jilani
> Perspectives on the Use of Complementary Medicine: A qualitative examination of patients, physicians and healers in San Jose, Costa Rica •

Child Health
4- Sarah Barnhard
> Infant and Child Feeding in HIV+ Mohters in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: An assessment of food insecurity and introduction of liquids for children ages 0-6 months •

5- Cabe Clark
> Etiology of Childhood Respiratory Disease in Kumasi, Ghana

6- Robert W. Comer
> Introduction of a Modified Neonatal Resuscitation Course to Lay Midwives

7- Milani Patel
> The Orphan Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa: An example of excellence in orphan care in Ethiopia •

Cultural, Social or Ethical Issues
8- Donna DeGracia
> Global Health: A three-pronged approach to Education

9- Nicole E. Dumas, Faye W. Chan
> Alcohol Use, Sexual Behavior, and HIV/AIDS in Internally Displace Persons Camps

10- Kristina A. Lishawa
> "Doctor, you want to kill me.": Hospital avoidance by the Krikati of Maranhão, Brazil •

11- May Liu, Jeff Mora, Joel Ornelas
> Economic Recession and the Chemistry of Despair: Coca paste comes ot Argentina •

12-L. Nneka Mobisson
> Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Healthcare Providers towards Prenatal HIV Screening and Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission in Nigeria •

13- Monique Tanna
> Effects of Hurricane Katrina and Subsequent Displacement on Health, Access to Medical Care, and Social Stability of Children and Families •

14- Benjamin N. Angarita
> Why are there so few female surgeons in Japan? •

15- Robert Starke
> A Cultural Understanding of Chagas' Disease in Arequipa, Peru •

Education
16- Malinda Fitzgerald
> Minority Health International Research Training Grants •

17- Eva Holsinger
> Ahead of the Curve: Twenty years of global health training in pediatrics •

18- Amy Yager, Teresa Lynch
> Pilot Program Using Spanish Teaching Sheets in a Developing Country •

Epidemiology / Population Studies
19- Adam Aluisio
> Demographic Profile and Health Maintenance Behaviors of Peruvian Female Sex Workers •

20- Forough S. Ghavami Shirehjini
> Assessment of the Rural Mexican Population's Awareness of Hypertension, with Possible Preventive Measures •

21- Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, Teresa Lynch
> Glaucoma Screening in Santiago, Dominican Republic •

22- Cheruba Prabakar
> Somatization: Contributing factors among young, unmarried Tamil women in Mumbai, India •

23- Lois Ritter
> Urbanization and Health: Current concerns and possible solutions •

24- Enid Santana-Ortiz
> Immigrants to Puerto Rico: A demographic and health portrait •

25- Yulia Semeniuk
> WHO Internship Summer 2006: Demographic data on youth ages 10-24 in Kiev, Ukraine •

26- Andrew Suchocki
> The Minimum Data Set: Creation of a uniform field analytic tool •

Healthcare Delivery
27- Peter Boehringer
> The Prevalence and Resident Knowledge of Metabolic Syndrome in Santa Cruz, Bolivia-Hospital Universitario Municipal San Juan de Dios •

28- Arthur Fournier, Marie Chery
> Improved Health Parameters in Rural Haiti Associated with a Community Health Worker Program •

29- Selom Gasinu
> Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme and Treatment of Proximal Femur Fractures •  

30- Edgar Mora
> Stemming the Rise of Type 2 Diabetes in Rural Amazon •

31- Maria Victoria Peralta
> Physicians' Understanding of Diagnosing and Treating Diabetes in Bluefields, Nicaragua •

32- Nicole Prudent, Rob Chamberlin
> Structural Barriers to Healthcare Access for Haitians in the US and Haiti •

33- Patricia Susemihl, Patrick Mason
> Needs Assessment Survey for Rural Villages of Honduras •

34- Michelle K. Trivedi
> Knowledge about Chagas Disease within the Blood Banks of Mexico City •

35- Ana Carolina Victoria
> Chennai, India - A model of a community cataract and refractive error screening program •

Infectious Diseases
36- DeAnna Friedman
> Relationship Between HIV-1 Subtype, Antiretroviral Response and Resistance in a Ugandan Pediatrics Clinic •

37- Rachna Bali
> Evaluation of Malaria Control Measures, and Efficacy of its Treatment in Pediatric Patients at Shirati KMT Hospital, Tanzania

38- Helena J. Chapman
> Impact of Dengue Fever on Behavior in the Dominican Republic

39- Helena J. Chapman
> Knowledge and Attitudes of Citizens on Tuberculosis Disease Transmission in Five International Sites

40- Andres E. Cruz-Inigo
> Plain film imaging: an invaluable modality in the diagnosis, staging and management of disesases in a setting of limited diagnostic resources at a hospital in sub-Saharan East Africa

41- Margo Harrison, William O'Brien
> Measuring the Effect of HAART in a Pediatric HIV/AIDS Population: The Guatemalan experience funding provided in part by the David E. Rogers Fellowship, NYMC

42- Kurtland Ma
> The Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine and its Possible Relationship with Adherence to Highly-Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy in Patients with HIV/AIDS in Hong Kong

43- Sara Mayer, Kea Parker
> Sexual Behavior of National and International Travelers to a Peruvian Amazon City

44- Rakhi Sinha
> Evaluation of Antiretroviral Adherence in HIV-infected Patients in a South African Township Clinic and Identification of Tools of Adherence

45- Anna Karina Celaya, Alejandro Sanchez
> Diagnosis and Management of CNS Syphilis in HIV-Positive Patients

Maternal Health
46- Jennifer L. Dearborn
> HIV Knowledge and Perception of Risk Among Pregnant Women in Guayaquil, Ecuador

47- Rashmi Kudesia
> Coping Mechanisms among Obstetric Fistual Patients in Niamey, Niger

48- Lauren M. Ullman
> An Assessment of the Need for and Plausibility of Administration of Prenatal Care in Rima Village, Qinghai Province, China

Mental Health
49- Jennifer C. Lee
> Untangling perfectionism and sensory phenomena from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a Brazilian study

50- Julia R. Hanebrink
> Implementing Malaria Prevention through Education in Uganda

51- Gary D. Michels
> Introduction of Personal Water Filters into Rural Dominican Communities

Scientific
52- Catherine Berger Pass, Marnita Coenraad, Josh Steere
> Science and Service Learning in the Dominican Republic

53- Jenna L. Klink
> E. coli Contaminated Drinking Water in Rural Uganda

54- Amber Oberle
> Evaluation of Bleach Pretreatment in the Performance of Personal Water Filters

55- Amber Oberle
> Performance Comparison of Yarn and Ceramic Filter Elements in Personal Water Filters

56- Jennifer V. Rees
> Diarrheal Disease in Rural Areas of the Dominican Republic: A preliminary epidemiological case study