Presentations

“Applying Recent Diabetic Trials into Patient Care” Medical Grand Rounds presentation given to the Family Medicine Department at Beth Israel Medical Center. New York, NY. April 2009

“Understanding the updated asthma guidelines”   Core Medical Topic presentation for Family Medicine residents, medical and pharmacy students. Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Practice. New York, NY. July 2008

“Brand and generic drugs" Patient Care Service provided to students and employees of St. John's University. Health Education Resource Center, St. John's University. Queens, NY. May 2008

“Recent advances for the treatment of GERD and Peptic Ulcer Disease” Continuing Education lecture presented to the Long Island Pharmacist Society. Plainview, NY. March 2008

“Addressing common medication theories: Deciphering the evidence” Core Medical Topic presentation for Family Medicine residents, medical and pharmacy students. Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Practice. New York, NY. April 2008

“Have you heard the recent news abut Vytorin and Zetia?” Patient Care Service provided to students and employees of St. John's University. Health Education Resource Center, St. John's University. Queens, NY. February 2008

“Lipid lowering medications” Presented to family medicine interns as part of Family Medicine Month Curriculum. Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Practice. New York, NY. October 2007

“OSCEs in Residency - Graded Competency Assessment Tool for Advanced Learners”
Poster Presentation (presented by Andreas Cohrssen, MD) at the Annual Workshop for Directors of Family Medicine Residencies. Overland Park, KS; June 2007

“Helping your patients quit smoking” Presentation given to staff members of the East 13th Street Family Practice Clinic. Institute for Family Health. New York, NY. February 2007

“ADHD; Learning disabilities and assessments” Teaching Afternoon session for Family Medicine residents, medical and pharmacy students. Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Practice. New York, NY.  January 2007

“Effect of an EMR Weight-based Default Prescribing Method on Reducing Medication Errors” Presented at the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Northeast Region Meeting. Poster Presentation. Danvers, Massachusetts. October 2006

“Antidepressant use for pediatric patients: exploring recent controversies” Continuing Medical Education /Grand Rounds lecture for Beth Israel Medical Center attending physicians, community preceptors, residents, medical and pharmacy students. Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Practice. New York, NY. September 2006

“An Innovative Approach to Teaching Case Studies in a Large Classroom Setting” Poster Presentation at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. San Diego, California. July 2006

“How drugs work to manage heart disease and Diabetes.” Guest speaker to seniors at the City of New York Department for the Aging. New York, NY. June 2006

“Dementia” Core Medical Topic presentation for Family Medicine residents, medical and pharmacy students. Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Practice. New York, NY. April 2006

“Emergency contraception: Dispelling myths, promoting access” Continuing Education lecture to pharmacists. Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. Bronx, NY. March 2006

“Warfarin management” Core Medical Topic presentation for Family Medicine residents, medical and pharmacy students. Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Practice. New York, NY. February 2006

“Understanding and managing ADHD in adolescents” Continuing Education lecture presented as part of a 6-hour seminar for Union 1199 pharmacists and technicians. Institute for Continuing Education. New York, NY. February 2006

“Confronting more medical myths: The journey continues…” Continuing Medical Education /Grand Rounds lecture for Beth Israel Medical Center attending physicians, community preceptors, residents, medical and pharmacy students. Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Practice. New York, NY January 2006

“Polypharmacy” Core Medical Topic presentation for Family Medicine residents, medical and pharmacy students. Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Practice. New York, NY.  December 2005

“Development and Delivery of a Patient Assessment Program for Community Pharmacists.”
Poster Presentation (presented by John Conry, Pharm.D., BCPS) at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Cincinnati, Ohio. July 2005.

“CQI: Controlled-Substance Prescription Policy at Phillips Family Practice” Poster Presentation (presented by Craig Blinderman, MD) at Beth Israel Medical Center Research Fair. New York, NY. June 2005.

“Pharmacy careers” Guest speaker to high school students who belonged to the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Program. Institute for Urban Family Health. New York, NY. August 2005

“Prescription competency curriculum” Presentation given to the Graduate Medicine Education (GME) committee. Beth Israel Medical Center. New York, NY. July 2005

“Patient assessment program” Continuing Education Seminar presented to Duane Reade Pharmacists
St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions. Queens, NY. December 2004

“A look at diabetic medications” (annual series). Presented to family medicine interns as part of Family Medicine Month Curriculum. Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Practice. New York, NY. October 2004-2008

“Motivational iterviewing in diabetes care: Future directions for practice and research” Paper Session Presentation at the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Northeast Region Meeting. Rye, NY. October 2004

“Prescription competency: Evaluating resident and faculty proficiency in Rx writing.” Seminar Presentation at the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Northeast Region Meeting. Rye, NY. October 2004

“Evaluation of Prescription Competency for Family Practice Interns” Poster Presentation at the 2004 Workshop for Directors of Family Practice Residencies. Kansas City, Missouri. June 2004. (presented by Dr. Andreas Cohrssen). Also presented at the Beth Israel Medical Center Research Fair. New York, NY. March 2004

“Confronting medical myths” Continuing Medical Education /Grand Rounds lecture for Beth Israel Medical Center attending physicians, community preceptors, residents, medical and pharmacy students. Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Practice. New York, NY. February 2004
 
Tubes and Drugs: Dos and don’ts of medication administration with enteral tubes.”  Nursing Continuing Education lecture presented at Bellevue’s Pharmacology Lecture Series.  Bellevue Medical Center. New York, NY. April 2003

“HIV Lipid Management in an Urban Hospital” Poster Presentation at ASHP 38th Annual Midyear Clinical Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana. December 2003.

“Evaluation of Enoxaparin as Bridge Therapy to Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.”     Poster Presentation at Albert Einstein Medical Center 14th Annual Research Recognition. Philadelphia, PA. May 2002.