by Lindsay Kalter Some local doctors are calling for more scientific evidence to back marijuana’s medicinal value, and say close oversight is needed for pot dispensaries and prescribers to ensure that it does not get into the wrong hands. “I think there’s a good place and time for use of marijuana,” said Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett, […]
Congratulations to the grant writing team of Drs. Heather Miselis (Principal Investigator), Brian Jack, Molly Cohen-Osher, Katherine Gergen-Barnett and Carol Mostow, LICSW for recently being awarded a 5 year HRSA Primary Care Training and Enhancement grant for their project: Interprofessional Education and Expansion of the Primary Care Workforce: Developing a Collaborative Learning Model in Urban Underserved […]
Chelsea McGuire, MD,1 Jonathan Gabison, BA,2 and Benjamin Kligler, MD2,3 Abstract Purpose: To improve understanding of the facilitators and barriers affecting the integration of mind–body medicine (MBM) into primary care and describe the experiences of mind–body primary care providers. Methods: The authors conducted a qualitative analysis of semi-structured telephone interviews with mind–body primary care providers selected via […]
BU Center for Teaching & Learning fellows: (back row, from left) Jonathan Hibbard, Christophor Cavalieri, Cheryl McSweeney, Kaija Schilde, Pary Fassihi, Peter Zink, and Scott Marr; (front row, from left) Sophie Hochhäusl, Gouri Gupte, center director Matthew Trevett-Smith, Bruce Anderson, and Rosina Georgiadis; (not pictured) […]
by John Weeks, Publisher/Editor of The Integrator Blog News and Reports Integrative health group visits was the topic of an April 28, 2016 grand-rounds webinar with the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health, the organization of 68 academic medical centers promoting the integrative model. The two speakers were Katherine Gergen-Barnett, MD (pictured right) with Boston Medical […]
Rebecca F. Lara, MD Kris M. Mogensen, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC Jeffrey F. Markuns, MD, EdM Abstract Clinical educators of health professions training programs are often underprepared for their teaching roles due to a lack of formal training in educational methodology. The emphasis on competency-based education in the health professions has led to a re-evaluation of the standards for a competent […]
Poster Presentation Abstract #366453 Title: “Assessing the Relationship between Social Support & Preconception Care (PCC) Risk Prevalence in young African-American Women” Authors: Rock, N, Jack, B, Bickmore, T, Damus, K, Yinusa-Nyahkoon, L, Gardiner, P, Penti, B, Semenya, M, St. Fleur, M, Alhelo, H, Julce, C, Adigun, F, & Jackson, C. Oral Presentation Abstract #365782 Title: […]
The Health Perspectives of African American Adolescents and Young Men Leanne Yinusa-Nyahkoon, OTR/L, ScD; Fatima Adigun; Timothy Bickmore, PhD; Karla Damus, PhD, MSPH, MN, RN, FAAN; Kenneth Harris; Clevanne Julce; Justin Kramer; Jessica Martin, MPH; Steve Martin, MD, EdM; Stefan Olafsson; Michelle St. Fleur, MD, Brian Jack, MD Click hereto read the full abstract.
Leading from the front Toyin Ajayi isn’t afraid to roll up her sleeves while delivering care to some of the state’s neediest patients. Click here to read the article
Kirsten Austad, Anita Chary, Alejandra Colom, Rodrigo Barillas,dDanessa Luna, Cecilia Menjı´var, Brent Metz, Amy Petrocy, Anne Ruch, Peter Rohloffa A recent article in GHSP calls for classifying fertility awareness methods as ‘‘modern contraceptives’’ despite their inferiority. We believe in a rights-based approach, which considers the real-world conditions that many women face, including constrained sexual agency […]