Education

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BMC International Health and Human Rights

Background: "Grand challenges" in global health have focused on discovery and development of technologies to save lives. The "granderchallenge" involves building institutions, systems, capacity and demand to effectively deliver strategies to improve health. In 2008, MakerereUniversity began a...

Situational analysis of teaching and learning of medicine and nursing students at Makerere Univesity College of Health Sciences

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2011-03-09

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BMC International Health and Human Rights

Background: Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) in Uganda is undergoing a major reform to become a more influential force in society. It is important that its medicine and nursing graduates are equipped to best address the priority health needs of the Ugandan population,...

The organization and implementation of community-based education and service programs for health worker training institutions in Uganda

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2011-03-09

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BMC International Health and Human Rights

Background: Community-based education (CBE) is part of the training curriculum for most health workers in Uganda. Most programs have a stated purpose of strengthening clinical skills, medical knowledge, communication skills, community orientation of graduates, and encouragement of graduates...

Perceptions and valuations of community-based education and service by alumni at Makerere University College of Health Sciences

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2011-03-09

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BMC International Health and Human Rights

Background: Training of health professionals can be deliberately structured to enhance rural recruitment by exposing the trainees to the realities of rural life and practice through Community-Based Education and Service (COBE) programs. Few studies have surveyed the alumni of these programs...

Unique aspects of the care of HIV-positive Latino patients living in the United States

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2010-08-15

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Current HIV/AIDS Reports

Latinos are disproportionately affected by HIV, with a higher risk of infection and a delayed presentation to care as compared to non-Hispanic whites. Over the last decade many Latinos, especially foreign-born migrants, have settled in regions of the country with historically low Latino...

High risk for occupational exposure to HIV and utilization of post-exposure prophylaxis in a teaching hospital in Pune, India

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2008-10-21

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BJGMC

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BMC Infectious Diseases

Background: The risk for occupational exposure to HIV has been well characterized in the developed world, but limited information is available about this transmission risk in resource-constrained settings facing the largest burden of HIV infection. In addition, the feasibility and utilization of...

Telecommunications and health care: An HIV/AIDS warmline for communication and consultation in Rakai, Uganda

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2008-04-25

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Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care

Hotlines and warmlines have been successfully used in the developed world to provide clinical advice; however, reports on their replicability in resource-limited settings are limited. A warmline was established in Rakai, Uganda, to support an antiretroviral therapy program. Over a 17-month...

Responding to the human resource crisis: Peer health workers, mobile phones, and HIV care in Rakai, Uganda.

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2008-03-15

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AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Dear Editor: Two challenges to successful antiretroviral therapy (ART) scale-up in resource-limited settings (RLS) are human resource and healthcare infrastructure limitations.1 We read with interest the modeling study by Bärnighausen et al. which describes the...

Nurses’ health education program in India increases HIV knowledge and reduces fear

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2007-11-30

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Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Few health care facilities are adequately prepared to manage and care for HIV/AIDS patients in India. Nurses play a critical role in patient care but are often ill-equipped to deal with their own fears of occupational risk and handle the clinical aspects of HIV/AIDS care, leading to stigma and...

U.S. medical resident familiarity with national tuberculosis guidelines

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2007-08-02

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BMC Infectious Diseases

Background: The ability of medical residents training at U.S. urban medical centers to diagnose and manage tuberculosis cases has important public health implications. We assessed medical resident knowledge about tuberculosis diagnosis and early management based on American Thoracic Society...

The traveling farm wife

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2007-01-15

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American Journal of Medicine

In late summer, a 77-year-old woman was hospitalized after 9 days of chills, low-grade fever, fatigue, and generalized weakness. She did not have abdominal pain, coughing, diarrhea, dyspnea, jaundice, nausea, rashes, sore throat, vomiting, or weight loss. Her medical history was significant...

Baseline duty hours recorded with time-cards: a pre-regulation study of internal medicine residents

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2006-07-15

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Medical Education

Objective: The acquisition of data on resident duty hours has been largely dependent on self-report surveys collected in the surgical literature. We sought to implement and describe a simple method for monitoring internal medicine resident duty hours by using time-cards. ...

TB in Pregnancy

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2015-03-05

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Gupta, A. TB in Pregnancy. RePORT India TB Workshop. Mumbai, India.

Conducting Infectious Diseases Research in India

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2015-02-16

Gupta, A. Conducting Infectious Diseases Research in India. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Baltimore, MD.

Empowering Women in Global Health: Lessons Learned and Strategies for Success

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2015-02-16

Gupta, A. Empowering Women in Global Health: Lessons Learned and Strategies for Success. Empowering Women in Global Health: Lessons Learned and Strategies for Success. New York, NY.

Reducing Hepatitis C Viral Load and Genotype Ordering At Johns Hopkins Hospital

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2015-02-01

Chida N, Greenbaum A, Tuddenham S, Kendall K, Ray S, Melia M. Reducing Hepatitis C Viral Load and Genotype Ordering At Johns Hopkins Hospital. Johns Hopkins High Value Research Symposium 2015. Baltimore, MD. 2015.

PMTCT: Current Recommendations

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2015-01-31

Mave, V. PMTCT: Current Recommendations. 5th National Conference on HIV/AIDS Therapy. Mumbai, India.

Pathways to Careers in the Health Professions

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2015-01-31

Page, K. Pathways to Careers in the Health Professions. University Council, Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, MD.

Global Health Panel Discussion

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2015-01-22

Gupta, A. Global Health Panel Discussion. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Global Health Webinar. Baltimore, MD.

Metabolic Complications/Inflammation Lecture

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2015-01-10

Gupta A. Metabolic Complications/Inflammation Lecture. 5th National Conference on HIV/AIDS Therapy. Mumbai, India.

Intro to mHealth

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2014-12-17

Change, L. Intro to mHealth. JHU-GmI Seminar. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Baltimore, MD.

Quit History, Intentions to Quit, and Reasons for Considering Quitting Among Tobacco Users in India: Findings From the Wave 1 TCP India Survey

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2014-12-05

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Gauri G Dhumal , Mangesh S Pednekar, Lalit J Raute, Prakash C Gupta, Genevieve Sansone, Anne CK Quah, Geoffrey T Fong. Quit History, Intentions to Quit, and Reasons for Considering Quitting Among Tobacco Users in India: Findings From the Wave 1 TCP India Survey. APACT 2013, University of Waterloo,...

Conducting International Clinical Trials: Some Important Considerations

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2014-11-19

Gupta A. Conducting International Clinical Trials: Some Important Considerations. Johns Hopkins Clinical Investigation Course. Baltimore, MD.

GETHealth Summit to Bridge Health Workforce Gap in Developing Countries

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2014-11-10

Bollinger, R. GETHealth Summit to Bridge Health Workforce Gap in Developing Countries. GETHealth Summit. Dublin, Ireland.

Developing a Roadmap for Integration of TB/HIV Activities in Maternal and Child Health Setting

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2014-10-26

Gupta, A. Developing a Roadmap for Integration of TB/HIV Activities in Maternal and Child Health Setting. International Union for Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 45th Union World Conference on Lung Health. Barcelona, Spain.

Global Health Opportunities: Conducting International Health Work from the US

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2014-10-14

Gupta, A. Global Health Opportunities: Conducting International Health Work from the US. Johns Hopkins Medical Student Global Health Elective. Baltimore, MD.

Advancing Public Reporting and Surveillance of Healthcare-associated Infections

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2014-10-06

Bollinger, R. Advancing Public Reporting and Surveillance of Healthcare-associated Infections. ID Week 2014. Philadelphia, PA. 2014.

Conducting HIV Research through the US and India HIV Clinical Trials Units

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2014-06-11

Gupta, A. Conducting HIV Research through the US and India HIV Clinical Trials Units. ICOHRTA-Fogarty Training Program. Baltimore, MD.

Finding Your Passion to Do Your Best Work and Have Fun

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2014-05-31

Page, K. Finding Your Passion to Do Your Best Work and Have Fun. Research Initiatives for Student Enhancement. Kennedy Krieger Institute. Baltimore, MD.

Medicine for the Greater Good—Next Steps

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2014-05-23

Bollinger, R. Medicine for the Greater Good—Next Steps. Residents Conference. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine. JHU Medicine. Baltimore, MD.

Grant Writing: The Clinician Researcher Perspective

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2014-05-10

Gupta, A. Grant Writing: The Clinician Researcher Perspective. RePORT Meeting. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research. Pondicherry, India.

Integrating Engineering and Technology in to Prevention

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2014-05-07

Chang, L. Integrating Engineering and Technology in to Prevention. Centers for Intervention and Services Research Meeting. Baltimore, MD.

A grander challenge: the case of how Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) contributes to health outcomes in Africa

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2011-03-09

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BMC International Health and Human Rights

Situational analysis of teaching and learning of medicine and nursing students at Makerere Univesity College of Health Sciences

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2011-03-09

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BMC International Health and Human Rights

The organization and implementation of community-based education and service programs for health worker training institutions in Uganda

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2011-03-09

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BMC International Health and Human Rights

Perceptions and valuations of community-based education and service by alumni at Makerere University College of Health Sciences

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2011-03-09

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BMC International Health and Human Rights

Unique aspects of the care of HIV-positive Latino patients living in the United States

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2010-08-15

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Current HIV/AIDS Reports

High risk for occupational exposure to HIV and utilization of post-exposure prophylaxis in a teaching hospital in Pune, India

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2008-10-21

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BJGMC

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BMC Infectious Diseases

Telecommunications and health care: An HIV/AIDS warmline for communication and consultation in Rakai, Uganda

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2008-04-25

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Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care

Responding to the human resource crisis: Peer health workers, mobile phones, and HIV care in Rakai, Uganda.

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2008-03-15

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AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Nurses’ health education program in India increases HIV knowledge and reduces fear

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2007-11-30

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Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

U.S. medical resident familiarity with national tuberculosis guidelines

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2007-08-02

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BMC Infectious Diseases

The traveling farm wife

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2007-01-15

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American Journal of Medicine

Baseline duty hours recorded with time-cards: a pre-regulation study of internal medicine residents

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2006-07-15

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