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Akron General Center for Family Medicine

Research & Innovation

The Akron General Center for Family Medicine is committed to helping patients of all ages and their families achieve good health and improve the quality their lives. Through research and education, we remain on the cutting edge of family medicine. That means we are always exploring new and better ways to improve lifestyles and better manage chronic illnesses through medical treatments and patient education.

AWARDS
Mark Belfer, DO
The Association of Family Medicine Program Directors Recognition Award (Gold Level) June 5, 2006

PRESENTATIONS
Mark Belfer, DO

  1. "COPD Exchange: Asking the Right Questions," invited speaker/faculty member for the "COPD Exchange" national physician education and faculty development program, presented by the Academy for Healthcare Education, Miami, FL (February 19, 2005)
  2. "A Remediation Program to Improve Scores on the ABFM In-training Examination," invited speaker for the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors’ 2005 Annual Program Directors Workshop, Kansas City, MO (June 5, 2005)
  3. "Stress Urinary Incontinence," invited speaker for the 2005 Annual All-Member Assembly, sponsored by the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians, Newark, OH (August 13, 2005)
  4. "Heart Advocacy Network: Applying New Lipid Data in the Primary Care Setting," invited speaker/faculty for a 2-hour CME program, co-sponsored by the Dannemiller Memorial Educational Foundation and Medical Decision Point, Cleveland, OH (October 25, 2005 and November 16, 2005)
  5. "Cancer Screening Guidelines for the Primary Care Physician: 2005," invited speaker for a 1-hour CME Grand Rounds presentation sponsored by Doctors Hospital, Massillon, OH (November 16, 2005)
  6. "Men’s Health: 2005 Screening Recommendations," invited speaker for the Midyear Clinical Meeting, sponsored by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), Las Vegas, NV (December 8, 2005)
  7. "Patient Surveys," invited speaker for the 2006 Residency Faculty Development Workshop, sponsored by the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians, Columbus, OH (March 24, 2006)
  8. "COPD: Diagnosis & Therapeutic Approaches for the Primary Care Physician," invited speaker for a 1-hour CME Grand Rounds presentation sponsored by Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (May 24, 2006)
  9. "An Innovative Two-Week Practice Management Curriculum," invited speaker for the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors’ 2006 Annual Program Directors Workshop, Kansas City, MO (June 5, 2006)
  10. "Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease: Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment," invited speaker for the 2006 Annual All-Member Assembly CME Program, sponsored by the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians, Columbus, OH (August 12, 2006)

Tim Brown, Pharm D.
  1. "Moderator of reimbursement Documentation Essentials and Understanding Grant Opportunities." Workshop for Pharmacists. Sponsored by American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. (December, 2006)
  2. "Collaborative Practice Agreements for Provide Primary Care and Receive Reimbursement." Presented to Pharmacists. Sponsored by American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. (December, 2006)
  3. Moderator and Speaker : "Strategies for Improving Continuity of Care: A National Agenda" Presented to Pharmacists. Sponsored by American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. (December, 2006)
  4. "Low Literacy and Medication Safety: Spreading the Word." Presented to Pharmacists. Sponsored by American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. (December, 2005)
  5. "Antidepressant Medicatons and Kids: Do They Play Nice Together?" Presented to Physicians. Sponsored by Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine.(November, 2006)
  6. "Literacy and Medication Errors." Presented to Directors of Pharmacy. Sponsored by Veterans Health Administration. (March, 2006)
  7. "Geriatric Pharmacotherapy: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks." Presented to Physicians. Sponsored by the Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine. (November, 2005)
  8. "Getting in Touch with Your Inner Pharmacists." Presented to Pharmacy Students. Sponsored by Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacists. (May, 2005)
  9. "Pediatric Herbals." Presented to Physicians. Sponsored by Akron Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron. (May, 2005)
  10. "How Sweet are Diabetes Medications." Presented to Nurses. Sponsored by the Denise Carrabine Lecture Series. (November, 2006)

Elliot B Davidson, MD
  1. "The Effect of Race on Participation and Completion in a Cardiovascular Disease Research Study" (with student Sara Bock), poster presentation at the NEOUCOM Summer Fellowship Poster Day, 09/01/04 and AMA Medical Student Section Research Poster Presentation, Atlanta, 11/04 (by student Sara Bock )and for the Annual Ohio Academy of Family Physicians Scholarship Day (April 16, 2005)
  2. "Impact of a Multi-Component Dietary Supplement on Markers of Cardiovascular Disease Risk", a research project presentation for the Annual Ohio Academy of Family Physicians Scholarship Day (April 16, 2005)
  3. "Lipid Adherence to Goal Pilot Study" poster presentation (with student Jay Gollamudi) at the Annual Ohio Academy of Family Physicians Scholarship Day (March 25, 2006) in Columbus, Ohio.
  4. "Casting Workshop" given with Mark Belfer, DO at the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians Student Group, (March 26, 2006) in Columbus, Ohio.
  5. Television appearance, March, 2006 on "The Akron General Good Health Hour" with Dr Debbie Plate discussing the metabolic syndrome and the prevention of heart disease.
  6. "Keeping up with the Medical Literature" given for second year family medicine residents at the NEOUCOM Evidenced-Based Medicine workshop (March, 2006)
  7. "Practice Management: An Innovative 2-Week Practicum", given for the Program Director Workshop, Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors, Kansas City Missouri, (June, 2006)
  8. "Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Where does this fit in Treatment and Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease", given for the Cardiology Invitational at Akron General Medical Center (August 23, 2006)
  9. "The Treatment of Hyperlipidemia" given for the second year medical students at NEOUCOM, (November, 2006)

    Television appearances: September, 2005, Channel 3 and Channel 5, Cleveland Ohio to discuss "Hypertension in the Elderly"

PUBLICATIONS
Mark Belfer, DO

  1. Belfer MH. Clinical Set Problem: "George McArthur," The Core Content Review of Family Medicine 2005; 36(2):3-5, 11-16. (Topic: Colon Cancer)
  2. Belfer MH. "Cancer Screening in Men," The Ohio Family Physician 2005; 57(3):32-33,38.
  3. Belfer MH, in McKenna M and Pugno P (authors): Physicians as Leaders: Who, How, and Why Now?: 2006 United Kingdom, Radcliffe Publishing Ltd, 91, 180, 200-1, 225, 255, 325. (contributor)
  4. Belfer MH. " Monitoring your health," Smart Business Akron/Canton 2006; 15(12):42.
  5. Dougherty DE, Belfer MH, Brunton SA, et al. "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Consensus Recommendations for Early Diagnosis and Treatment," Jour Fam Prac. 2006; 55(11) (suppl):1-8.

Elliot B Davidson, MD

  1. "Stress Testing" for Clinical Set Problems within Core Content in Family Medicine, February, 2006
  2. "Issues in the Prevention of Heart Disease in Men" The Ohio Academy of Family Physicians Newsletter, Fall, 2005



Date Updated: 12-JUN-2009

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