Since 2017, CAFP has been featuring the scholarly work of students, residents and fellows – the next generation of family physicians – from the state’s two medical school and four post-graduate family medicine training programs. The presentations include case studies, pilot programs, CQI projects, and small studies on topics relevant to primary care. This year, presentations of the posters can be viewed at the display tables at the Symposium on Wednesday, October 23 & 24, 2024. Once presentations are available, they will be linked below.
We encourage you to visit the exhibit tables and to download and peruse these presentations – whether it’s a case study of a condition you might see in your office or a CQI project you may wish to adapt for your own evidence-driven practice.
If you like something or want to launch a discussion about it, tweet about it using hashtag #CAFP24ResearchDay.
None of our presenters have any declared conflicts of interest.
Please browse the 2024 submissions and visit the Symposium to meet with the poster presenters.
Disclaimer: Please note that all of our presenters have declared that they have no conflicts of interest to disclose regarding the content of their research.
CAFP 2024 Research Day Posters
Disclaimer: Please note that all of our presenters have declared that they have no conflicts of interest to disclose regarding the content of their research.
Middlesex Family Medicine
Alex Anderson DO, Mike Kalinowski MD
Middlesex Health Family Medicine Residency Program
Summary: Middlesex Health Family Medicine Residency piloted group visits for diabetes for our patients in the spring of 2024. This poster- and the associated materials- demonstrate both the results of the group visit series itself as well as lessons learned in implementing group visits.
Statin Use and Tendinopathies: Overview, Mechanisms, and Relevant Data
Timothy J. Huang MD, Corinne Rivard DO, Ana Garcia DO
Middlesex Health Family Medicine Residency
Summary: The most relevant and up to date data with respect to statin use and tendinopathies with a brief overview of proposed mechanisms.
Osteoarthritis: Evidence based non-surgical therapies
Corinne Rivard, DO, Timothy Huang, MD, Ana Garcia, DO
Middlesex Health Family Medicine
Summary: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a very common degenerative joint disease seen in the family medicine setting. Physicians should consider a combination of lifestyle, medical and/or complementary therapy in patients with moderate to severe osteoarthritis who are not ideal surgical candidates.
Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
Provider Perspectives on Preventative Care for Adults with Down Syndrome
Andrew Brandser, BS; Lucas Cordova, BS; Traci Marquis, MD FAAFP
Frank H. Netter School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA, Hartford Healthcare, Connecticut, USA
Summary: The purpose of this study was to assess providers’ perspectives on preventative care for adults with Down Syndrome. Specifically, we surveyed perspectives on resources that could improve care, level of training, provider knowledge of the specific care for adults with Down Syndrome. The study showed a general lack of preparedness in caring for this population, and we are encouraging the use of training and outreach to reduce this gap in care.
Suzanne Cayer, Emily Ploom, Amber Vargas, Melissa Ubeda Arias, Jacob Johnson, Ava Vause, John Ficke, Rachel Pitt, Khuram Ghumman MD
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
Summary: Chart reviews at eight primary care sites in CT were used to Investigate the role of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) on adverse events in the elderly population by using the 2023 AGS Beers Criteria; it’s still a problem.
Impact of Expert Patients with Intellectual/Developmental (I/DD) on Clinical Skills
Alan Chai BS, Azeen Keihani BS, Alina Molloy BS, Manav Jain BA, Reynaldo Zamora BS, Adam Weinstein MD, Traci Marquis-Eydman MD
Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter School of Medicine, North Haven, CT
Summary: Patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) face unique challenges such as communication barriers, misdiagnosis, limited access to healthcare, social stigma, and mental health struggles. To address these issues, a session was developed to help medical students practice physical exams, inclusive history taking, and explore legal frameworks and advocacy for I/DD patients.
John D. Jovan III, B.S.1, Vasanth Kainkaryam M.D., MS, FAAP, FACP, DABOM 1,2
Frank H. Netter, M.D. School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University, North Haven, CT; Elements Direct Primary Care & Wellness Space, South Windsor, CT
Summary: This case highlights a rare genetic cause of hyperlipidemia, known as sitosterolemia, found by applying precision medicine concepts in a direct primary care clinic. Management of sitosterolemia is unique including first line pharmacotherapy with Ezetimibe as well as specialized diet that
should avoid monounsaturated fats, polyunsaturated fats and plant-based sterols that are commonly found in nuts, vegetable oils, shellfish, avocados, and chocolate.
Mallory Kane MD, James Graham BS, Jyoti Chhabra PhD, Adam Perrin MD, Cunegundo Vergara MD
Health Outcomes Among Undocumented Immigrants and Self-Pay U.S. Citizens: A Single-Center Epidemiologic Study in Hartford, CT
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University, Hartford Healthcare Research Institute, University of Connecticut Department of Family Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine
Summary: This retrospective cohort study evaluates and identifies key disparities in health outcomes between the undocumented immigrant population and uninsured, self-pay U.S. citizens who seek care at the Hartford Hospital Community Health Adult Primary Care Clinic in 2020.
Alexander Mass1*, Elina Kurkurina MPH1*, Brendan Rooney1, Kathleen Mulligan1 Richard Feinn PhD1, Jeffrey Mather MS2, Courtland Lewis MD3
Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, North Haven, CT; Hartford Healthcare, Hartford, CT; Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Healthcare, Hartford, CT
Summary: This project compared DEXA screening rates among eligible men and women within Medicare Advantage managed care plans and identified fixed and modifiable factors associated with decreased likelihood of receiving a DEXA scan.
Devan McAllister, BS, Katherine McLeod, PhD,
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
Summary: There is limited research that qualitatively looks at the impact of dance on the development of body dysmorphia and eating disorders; this study extends prior research by utilizing qualitative measures to examine this relationship, specifically using the method of photovoice. Using the photovoice method with current adolescents and dance teachers effectively highlighted the areas of concern regarding body dysmorphia and eating disorders in the dance community.
Lindsey Simoncini, MPH; Alexandra Murphy, MS; Eric Smith Vilsmark, BS; Paulina Naser-Saravia, BS; Terry Muldoon, BA; Anna Makridis, BS; Amanda Christiano, BS; Lisa Conti, PhD
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine
Summary: The Workshops in Addiction Medicine symposium significantly improved knowledge of substance use disorders through a comprehensive program of educational sessions and practical training.
Physician prescribing patterns of psychotropic drugs for adults with Down syndrome
Ava Vause BS, Lisa Weisinger MD, Dorothy Wakefield MS
Frank H. Netter MD SOM at Quinnipiac University, Trinity Health of New England
Summary: This study aims to expand the current knowledge of the clinical and diagnostic profile of adults with Down syndrome and provide awareness of the prevalence of psychotropic drug use, with specific emphasis on physician prescribing practices in the Northeast United States.
Qualitative Exploration of Career Priorities in Pursuing Broad-Scope Family Medicine for Graduates of a Single Institution
Sarah Yoder BS1, Traci Marquis-Eydman MD1,2
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University; Quinnipiac University Rural Family Medicine Residency Program
Summary: This was a study conducted using survey and semi-structured interviews to investigate career priorities of the graduates of the Netter School of Medicine who pursue family medicine. Specifically, we explored what drew them to the field of family medicine, what drew them to their residency programs, and factors affecting where attendings took their first job after residency, with a focus on leaving versus remaining in the state of Connecticut.
UConn School of Medicine
Large Language Models and Traditional Machine Learning Methods: A Comparative Study on Medication Error Detection
Joseph Chopra, Masum Shah Junayed, Yiming Zhang, Swapna Gokhale, PhD, Steven Demurjian, PhD, Thomas Agresta, MD
University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Department of Computer Science & Engineering; Family Medicine, Center for Quantitative Medicine, School of Medicine
Summary: We explore the dual use of large language models (LLMs) to address the challenge of medication reconciliation; first to generate synthetic medication lists and subsequently to identify those lists with incorrect medications.
Veronica Arroyo Rodriguez1, MS2; Christiane Pimentel2, CRA; Thomas Agresta1, MD, MBI
1University of Connecticut School of Medicine; 2UCONN Health
Summary: This study, titled “Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence Integration in Pediatric Healthcare for Patient Education,” focuses on the use of AI to generate patient education materials in pediatric settings. Through key informant interviews and focus groups, we assessed the perspectives of healthcare professionals on the perceived gaps in patient education, and the benefits, concerns, and potential of AI to bridge those gaps.
UConn Family Medicine Residency Program
Oyindamola Tunde-Byass, MD, Christina Corpus, DO, Sumeet Saini, MD, Siva Kumaravelu, MD, Chloe Khan, MD, Michael Nee, MD, Ria Yalamanchili, MD
Faculty: Timothy Lishnak, MD, Kenia Mansilla, MD, Elizabeth Lorick, MD
Department of Family Medicine UCONN Health
Summary: CQI project undertaken to increase Asylum Hill Family Medicine childhood development screening rates and to assess parental-risk factors via the utilization of the SWYC tools which take less time to fill out while providing similar sensitivity and specificity.