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COM Faculty Members present at National Annual Meeting
The Office of Education, Planning, and Research (OEPR) within NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) was well represented at the 2012 American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) Annual Meeting. Held in Washington, D.C., in late March, the theme for this year’s conference was “Building Healthy Behaviors: Medical Education for Prevention and Change.”
The following presentations were made by faculty within OEPR:
Oral Presentations
“Developing a Learner-Centered Interprofessional Faculty Development Program” by Stacey Pinnock, M.S.W.
“Building Healthy Organizational Behavior Change: An Appreciative Inquiry Approach to Implementing Interprofessional Education” by Robin Cooper, Ph.D. and Stacey Pinnock, M.S.W.
“The Patient’s Role on the Interprofessional Team” by Cecilia Rokusek, Ed.D., MSc, R.D.
“Advancing Primary Care Training in Health Care for the Homeless” by Kristi Messer, M.P.H., M.S.W. and Elliot Sklar, Ph.D., M.S.
Poster Presentations
“Losing Wait: Timely considerations in the prevention and treatment of obesity in primary care” by Elliot Sklar, Ph.D., M.S.
“Preparedness Starts At Home: A Campus and Community Initiative for National Preparedness Month”by Kristi Messer, M.S.W., M.P.H., Charles Blackledge, M.P.H., Karthik Sivaramen and Robin Cooper, Ph.D.
“Diabetes Foot Education Program for Health Care Professionals in Geriatric Care: An interprofessional Evidence-Based Approach” by Sweta Tewary, Ph.D. and Charles Blackledge, M.P.H.