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Five-Year Outcomes of a Melanoma Screening Initiative in a Large Health Care System by Matsumoto, Martha, Wack, Sarah, Weinstock, Martin A, Geller, Alan, Wang, Hong, Solano, Francis X, Kirkwood, John M, Ferris, Laura K

“…Population-based skin cancer screening is currently not recommended owing to lack of data to quantify the balance of benefits and harms. To compare…”
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Translating the Diabetes Prevention Program: a comprehensive model for prevention training and program delivery by Kramer, M Kaye, Kriska, Andrea M, Venditti, Elizabeth M, Miller, Rachel G, Brooks, Maria M, Burke, Lora E, Siminerio, Linda M, Solano, Francis X, Orchard, Trevor J

“…The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) demonstrated that lifestyle intervention reduces risk for type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. A universal…”
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665-P: Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME): What Will It Take to Improve Participation? by KRALL, JODI, KANTER, JUSTIN, RUPPERT, KRISTINE, ARENA, VINCENT C., SOLANO, FRANCIS X., SIMINERIO, LINDA M.

“…Despite evidence that DSME is a critical component of diabetes (DM) care, participation remains low. Innovative methods to improve attendance need to be…”
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Downstream consequences of melanoma screening in a community practice setting: First results by Weinstock, Martin A., Ferris, Laura K., Saul, Melissa I., Geller, Alan C., Risica, Patricia M., Siegel, Julia A., Solano, Francis X., Kirkwood, John M.

“…BACKGROUND Population‐based screening for the early detection of melanoma holds great promise for reducing melanoma mortality, but evidence is needed to…”
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A Large Skin Cancer Screening Quality Initiative: Description and First-Year Outcomes by Ferris, Laura K, Saul, Melissa I, Lin, Yan, Ding, Fei, Weinstock, Martin A, Geller, Alan C, Yuan, Jian-Min, Neuren, Erica, Maddukuri, Spandana, Solano, Francis X, Kirkwood, John M

“…The lack of prospective randomized clinical trials demonstrating that full-body skin examination (FBSE) reduces melanoma morbidity or mortality has prompted an…”
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Effectiveness of certified diabetes educators following pre-approved protocols to redesign diabetes care delivery in primary care: Results of the REMEDIES 4D trial by Zgibor, Janice C., Maloney, Maura A., Malmi, Markku, Fabio, Anthony, Kuo, Shihchen, Solano, Francis X., Tilves, Debra, Tu, Lichuan, Davidson, Mayer B.

“…To evaluate changes in HbA1c, blood pressure, and LDLc levels in participants from practices where certified diabetes educators (CDEs) implemented standardized…”
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Organizational factors and depression management in community-based primary care settings by Post, Edward P, Kilbourne, Amy M, Bremer, Robert W, Solano, Jr, Francis X, Pincus, Harold Alan, Reynolds, 3rd, Charles F

“…Evidence-based quality improvement models for depression have not been fully implemented in routine primary care settings. To date, few studies have examined…”
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Psychosocial consequences of skin cancer screening by Risica, Patricia Markham, Matthews, Natalie H, Dionne, Laura, Mello, Jennifer, Ferris, Laura K, Saul, Melissa, Geller, Alan C, Solano, Francis, Kirkwood, John M, Weinstock, Martin A

“…Abstract Screening for melanoma may save lives, but may also cause patient distress. One key reason that preventative visual skin examinations for skin cancer…”
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Effect of a Primary Care-Based Diabetes Education Model on Provider Referrals and Patient Participation by Krall, Jodi S., Kanter, Justin E., Ruppert, Kristine M., Arena, Vincent C., Solano, Francis X., Siminerio, Linda M.

“…Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a primary care (PC)-based delivery model on diabetes self-management education and support…”
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Rationale, design, and implementation of a cluster randomized trial using certified diabetes educators to intensify treatment for glycemia, blood pressure and lipid control: REMEDIES 4D by Zgibor, Janice C, Kuo, Shihchen, Emerson, Sharlene, Gittinger, Patricia, Solano, Francis X, Tilves, Debra, Maloney, Maura, Davidson, Mayer B

“…Abstract Background Evidence supports that adequate treatment of hyperglycemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension can reduce morbidity and mortality in…”
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Bilateral cytomegalovirus (CMV) oophoritis mimicking widely metastatic carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature by Yu, Jing, Solano, Jr, Francis X, Seethala, Raja R

“…Ovarian cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a rare finding reported in autopsy studies of immunocompromised patients. We report the first case of bilateral CMV…”
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Predictors of Adequacy of Depression Management in the Primary Care Setting by Joo, Jin H, Solano, Francis X, Mulsant, Benoit H, Reynolds, Charles F, Lenze, Eric J

“…OBJECTIVES: Depression is most commonly treated in the primary care setting. However, most studies have shown that depression care in this setting is often…”
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Translating the Diabetes Prevention Program by Kramer, M. Kaye, DrPH, Kriska, Andrea M., PhD, Venditti, Elizabeth M., PhD, Miller, Rachel G., MS, Brooks, Maria M., PhD, Burke, Lora E., PhD, MPH, Siminerio, Linda M., PhD, Solano, Francis X., MD, Orchard, Trevor J., MD

“…Background The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) demonstrated that lifestyle intervention reduces risk for type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. A…”
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Response speed and rate of remission in primary and specialty care of elderly patients with depression by Thomas, Leslie, Mulsant, Benoit H, Solano, Francis X, Black, Ann M, Bensasi, Salem, Flynn, Tracy, Harman, Jeffrey S, Rollman, Bruce L, Post, Edward P, Pollock, Bruce G, Reynolds, 3rd, Charles F

“…Depression treatment in primary care elderly patients has been inadequate, resulting in low rates of response and remission. The authors compared treatment…”
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Delivering Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) in Primary Care: The Pittsburgh Regional Initiative For Diabetes Education (PRIDE) by Siminerio, Linda M., Ruppert, Kristine, Emerson, Sharlene, Solano, Francis X., Piatt, Gretchen A.

“…Background Diabetes self-management education (DSME) is a critical component of the clinical management of diabetes mellitus. Although DSME is recognized as…”
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Physicians encouraging colorectal screening: a randomized controlled trial of enhanced office and patient management on compliance with colorectal cancer screening by Ling, Bruce S, Schoen, Robert E, Trauth, Jeanette M, Wahed, Abdus S, Eury, Theresa, Simak, Deborah M, Solano, Francis X, Weissfeld, Joel L

“…Colorectal cancer screening is underused. Our objective was to evaluate methods for promoting colorectal cancer screening in primary care practice. A 2 x 2…”
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PO-03-176 ANTICOAGULATION OPTIMIZATION THROUGH A SPECIALIZED CENTER FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION by Coons, James, White, Evan, Byers, Erica M., Dueweke, Eric, Mulukutla, Suresh, Solano, Francis, Jain, Sandeep K.

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Implementing the Chronic Care Model for Improvements in Diabetes Practice and Outcomes in Primary Care: The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Experience by Siminerio, Linda, Zgibor, Janice, Solano, Jr., Francis X

“…Diabetes care is becoming a priority for health systems as costs and health outcomes are being closely scrutinized. Siminerio et al discuss the University of…”
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Guided Digital Cognitive Behavioral Program for Anxiety in Primary Care: Propensity-Matched Controlled Trial by Oser, Megan, Wallace, Meredith L, Solano, Francis, Szigethy, Eva Maria

“…Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the gold standard treatment for adult anxiety disorders but is often not readily available in a scalable manner in many…”
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Can Practice Redesign Improve Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) Referrals? by KRALL, JODI, KANTER, JUSTIN, ARENA, VINCENT C., RUPPERT, KRISTINE, SOLANO, FRANCIS X., SIMINERIO, LINDA M.

“…DSME is considered an essential component of diabetes care, but participation is abysmal. Referral processes and traditional delivery models may serve as…”
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