Scholarly Activity
Philosophy
Altoona Family Physicians encourages an atmosphere of inquiry. While
research is not required, we encourage an approach that looks beyond recommendations of
experts to understanding the evidence behind our decisions. We are also open to
adding to the medical and academic community by fostering new knowledge, synthesis of
previous research, innovation in methods and designing of systems to support good patient
care. We also provide leadership in local, state, and national organizations.
We will begin to share some of our innovations through this web site. Please call
if you have any questions about material found here. Most material is not
copyrighted and may be adapted for your use.
Presentations
We have presented at regional and national meetings topics
such as:
A GASP: A short, portable smoking cessation method
An efficient approach to helping your patients stop smoking.
Clinical Genetics in a Residency Curriculum
A residency curriculum in clinical genetics
Medical Analogies
An lesson on the use of medical analogies in patient education
Curriculum in Patient Education
A longitudinal curriculum for teaching family practice
residents to teach their patients.
Special Projects
Such as:
The Altoona List of Medical Analogies
A database of analogies to aid communication between clinicians and
patients.
Resident Papers
For some special rotations (such as maternity or paternity
electives) residents write papers. We will start to collect these papers
here.
Publications
Candida antigen injection for treatment of warts
Research published in the Archives of Dermatology
Utilizing consultants and community resources
Chapter in Physician Assistant: The Guide to Clinical Practice
Thoracentesis
Chapter in the textbook Procedures For Primary Care Physicians,
ed. Pfenninger
Itching
Chapter in Saunder's Manual of Medical Practice, ed Rakel
Patient Education: A Practical Approach
Book review published in Family Medicine
Genetics in the Clinic:
Clinical, Ethical, and Social Implications for Primary Care
Online review of a genetics text
Utilizing consultants and community resources
Chapter in Physician Assistant: The Guide to Clinical Practice
Grants
Nutrition
Allen Foundation Grants for Educating residents in nutrition.
Colposcopy
Title VII grant for the teaching of colposcopy to residents
Leadership
We provide leadership on the local, state and national
level.
In Progress
We are working on a number of
projects
