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The AHEAD Institute and our collaborative researchers have dedicated efforts to the field of addiction medicine, examining substance use disorders (SUD) prevalent among individuals of childbearing age. This vulnerable population has remained a focal point at SLU/SSM, and we look forward to the potential positive impact of our collaborators' publications and future investigations in addiction medicine.

As researchers and healthcare professionals, it is essential that we understand the prevalence, patterns, and impact of SUD among different demographic groups. Successful strategies for prevention, treatment, and support of those with SUD are only possible when we allocate our resources and expertise in the matter. Delve into our exploration of the sociocultural determinants that shape the lives and health outcomes of mothers with SUD and their infants.

Pregnancy rates among women treated with medication for opioid use disorder
Bello-Kottenstette JK, Xu KY, Salas J, Bedrick BS, Grucza RA (2024).
Journal of General Internal Medicine

Racial and ethnic inequities in buprenorphine and methadone utilization among reproductive-age women with opioid use disorder: an analysis of multi-state medicaid claims in the USA
Xu KY, Schiff DM, Jones HE, Martin CE, Kelly JC, Bierut LJ, Grucza RA (2023). 
Journal of General Internal Medicine

Validating opioid use disorder diagnoses in administrative data: a commentary on existing evidence and future directions
Scherrer JF, Sullivan MD, LaRochelle MR, Grucza R (2023).
Addiction Science and Clinical Practice

As the Director of the AHEAD Institute and Chair of the Department of Health and Clinical Outcomes Research, Dr. Leslie Hinyard aims to integrate the Saint Louis University's principle of cura personalis into the approach of our faculty and staff. The university's social justice foundation deeply informs our department's messaging and activities. The continuous challenge of all health outcomes researchers is to critically assess how cura personalis and social justice can have a stronger presence in our roles as a clinicians, researchers, faculty, staff and students.  

Recently, Dr. Hinyard and her esteemed colleagues authored a policy statement in the American Society of Clinical Oncology Journal, addressing social determinants of health and health-related social needs in cancer care. Read the statement, for your thoughtful consideration on this topic will enhance your understanding and strategies for addressing healthcare disparities in clinical practice and research. 

Social determinants of health and cancer care: An ASCO policy statement
Tucker-Seeley R, Abu-Khalaf M, Bona K, et al. (2024).
American Society of Clinical Oncology Journal

The AHEAD Institute partnered with faculty from the Department of Family and Community Medicine and the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics on a study to describe the availability of sex, sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data in a large, Catholic health care system. This retrospective chart review found that while data on sex was available in the majority of the population (99.9%), data on sexual orientation and gender were reported for smaller proportions (7.4% and 4.5%, respectively).

According to author Dr. Whitney Linsenmeyer, assistant professor and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, SOGI are essential demographic data that should be routinely collected alongside other demographic data (e.g. age, race, ethnicity). When researchers do not collect accurate and thorough SOGI data, they misrepresent or underrepresent sexual and gender minorities in the population. The lack of SOGI data presents a challenge for administrators of Catholic health institutions, who must determine how to adhere to standards of care for sexual and gender minority patients while also navigating conflicting guidance from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Read this study to learn how researchers identified this gap in the database and what recommendations they offer for improving SOGI data collection and reporting practices.

Availability of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation data: an electronic medical record review of a Catholic healthcare system from 2012-2023
Linsenmeyer W, Heiden-Rootes K, Dalton MR, Chrusciel T (2024).
Perspectives in Health Information Management

• Al-Hakeem H, Zhang Z, DeMarco EC, Bitter CC, Hinyard L. Emergency department visits in Parkinson's disease: The impact of comorbid conditions. Am J Emerg Med. 2024;75:7-13. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2023.10.017
• Bello JK, Xu KY, Salas J, Bedrick BS, Grucza RA. Pregnancy Rates Among Women Treated with Medication for Opioid Use Disorder. J Gen Intern Med. 2024;39(8):1342-1348. doi:10.1007/s11606-024-08689-8
• Bello JK, Xu KY, Salas J, Kelly J, Grucza RA. Contraceptive uptake in postpartum people with and without opioid use disorder and opioid use with co-occurring substance use. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2024;12:100248. doi:10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100248
• Davidson WM, Mahavni A, Chrusciel T, et al. Characteristics of patients with non-cancer pain and long-term prescription opioid use who have used medical versus recreational marijuana. J Cannabis Res. 2024;6(1):7. doi:10.1186/s42238-024-00218-y
• DeMarco EC, Pruthi S, Cotter A, et al. Influence of care partner presence on outcomes of people with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review. International Journal of Care and Caring. 2024;1-64. doi:10.1332/23978821Y2024D000000055
• DeMarco E, Longhurst J, Hinyard L. Depression is related to anxiety and motor symptoms in people with Parkinson’s Disease.  Ageing and Neur Dis 2024;4:2. doi: 10.20517/and.2023.33
• Dougherty K, Zhang Z, Montenegro G, et al. Impact of Hospital Volume on Utilization of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Gastric Cancer. Am Surg. 2023;89(11):4569-4577. doi:10.1177/00031348221121560
• Frick W, Zhang Z, Rogers L, Rojulpote C, Lin CJ. Practice patterns of rate control in atrial fibrillation and clinical outcomes from a nationwide cohort. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2024;49(9):102669. doi:10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2024.102669
• Gebauer SC, Salas J, Tucker JL, Callahan LF, Scherrer JF. Depression and Time to Knee Arthroplasty Among Adults Who Have Knee Osteoarthritis. J Arthroplasty. 2024;39(10):2452-2457.e2. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2024.05.023
• Hinyard LJ, Subramaniam DS, Jenkins AM, Timmer Z, Al-Hammadi N. Evaluating Outcomes for Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer: Palliative Care Consultations, Hospital Charges, and Length of Stay. Cancers. 2024; 16(22):3724. doi:10.3390/cancers16223724
• Lach HW, Salas J, Scherrer JF. Changes in Emergency Department and Inpatient Encounters for Falls after the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Appl Gerontol. 2025;44(1):3-10. doi:10.1177/07334648241266434
• Mansfield PK, Moody R, Weissmann J, et al. Dermatology Program Coordinators’ Role and Insight in the Resident Selection Process. Cureus 2024;16(10): e71640. doi:10.7759/cureus.71640
• Miller-Matero LR, Pappas C, Altairi S, et al. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana Use Among Individuals Receiving Prescription Opioids for Pain Management. Clin J Pain. 2025;41(1):e1257.  doi:10.1097/AJP.0000000000001257
• Park WD, Chrusciel T, Verma DR, Benjamin MM. Long-term clinical outcomes in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy versus hypertensive heart disease. Baylor Univ Med Cent Proc. 2024;37(6):916-921. doi:10.1080/08998280.2024.2402153
• Parrow NL, Doherty JM, Conrey A, Thein SL, Fleming RE. Relationships between markers of iron status and hematological parameters in patients with sickle cell disease. Adv Hematol. 2024; 9872440. doi:10.1155/ah/9872440
• Patel MI, Hinyard L, Merrill JK, et al. Challenges and Solutions to Support Oncology Professionals Serving Underserved Populations With Cancer in the United States: Results From the ASCO Serving the Underserved Task Force. JCO Oncol Pract. 2024;20(5):688-698. doi:10.1200/OP.23.00595
• Pocha C, Chrusciel T, Salas J, et al. Neighborhood Characteristics & Walking Behavior Among Adults with Arthritis: An NHIS Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published online August 19, 2024. doi:10.1002/acr.25418
• Puetz J, Kumanan KN, Zhang Z. Is Confirmatory Testing Still Necessary to Diagnose Von Willebrand Disease? Blood Vessels, Thrombosis & Hemostasis. 2024; 1,1. doi: 10.1016/j.bvth.2024.100002
• Ragsdale AS, Al-Hammadi N, Bass S, Chavan NR. Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among Pregnancies with Substance Use Disorder: Impact on Perinatal Outcomes. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024;33(9):1166-1174. doi:10.1089/jwh.2023.0619
• Ravi A, DeMarco EC, Gebauer S, Poirier MP, Hinyard LJ. Prevalence and Predictors of Depression in Women with Osteoarthritis: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Nationally Representative Survey Data. Healthcare (Basel). 2024;12(5):502. doi:10.3390/healthcare12050502
• Scherrer JF, Salas J, Wang W, et al. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes in Veterans. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(8):e2427569. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.27569
• Scherrer JF, Ballantyne JC. Pain, the Opioid Epidemic, and Depression (2024). Oxford University Press, New York, NY.
• Secrest S, Miller-Matero LR, Chrusciel T, Salas J, Sullivan MD, Zabel C, Lustman P, Ahmedani B, Carpenter RW, Scherrer JF. Baseline Characteristics from a New Longitudinal Cohort of Patients with Non-cancer Pain and Chronic Opioid use in the United States. Journal of Pain. 2024;25(4):984-999. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.10.019
• Sonoda K, Sales J, Bello JK, Grucza RA, Scherrer JF. Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Individuals With a Substance Use Disorder: A Retrospective Cohort Study. AJPM Focus. 2024;3(3):100218. doi:10.1016/j.focus.2024.100218
• Subramaniam DS, Zhang Z, Timmer Z, DeMarco EC, Poirier MP, Hinyard LJ. Palliative Care and Mental Health among Pancreatic Cancer Patients in the United States: An Examination of Service Utilization and Health Outcomes. Healthcare. 2024; 12(8):842. doi:10.3390/healthcare12080842
• Sullivan MD, Wilson L, Amick M, et al. Social support and the association between post-traumatic stress disorder and risk for long-term prescription opioid use. Pain. 2024;165(10):2379-2386. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003286
• Teckman JH, Buchanan P, Blomenkamp KS, Heyer-Chauhan N, Burling K, Lomas DA. Biomarkers Associated With Future Severe Liver Disease in Children With Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency. Gastro Hep Adv. 2024;3(6):842-850. doi:10.1016/j.gastha.2024.04.010
• Tucker-Seeley R, Abu-Khalaf M, Bona K, et al. Social Determinants of Health and Cancer Care: An ASCO Policy Statement. JCO Oncol Pract. 2024;20(5):621-630. doi:10.1200/OP.23.00810
• Veeramachaneni K, Wang Y, Grossberg G, Salas J, Scherrer JF. (2024). Association Between Antipsychotic Medication Use and Dementia Risk in Patients With Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/08919887241289532
• Weber A, Smith JB, Simpson MC, Brinkmeier JV, Massa ST. Chronic Opioid Prescribing After Common Otolaryngology Procedures in Adults. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024;171(5):1401-1414. doi:10.1002/ohn.858
• Wladkowski SP, Wallace CL, Coccia K, Hyde RC, Hinyard L, Washington KT. Live Discharge of Hospice Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: A Systematic Review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024;41(2):228-239. doi:10.1177/10499091231168401
• Zhang Z, Frick W, Hinyard L, Subramaniam DS. Prescribing inertia or not? Quantitative investigation of loop diuretics prescribing after palliative care consultation among patients with heart failure. J Cardiol Cardiovasc Med. 2024;9(2):135-141. doi: 10.29328/journal.jccm.1001194
• Zhang Z, Gokul K, Hinyard LJ, Subramaniam DS. The Paradox of Palliative Care at the End of Life: Higher Rates of Aggressive Interventions in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13(17):5286. doi:10.3390/jcm13175286
• Zhang Z, Lovell A, Subramaniam DS, Hinyard L. The Impact of Palliative Care Consultation on Aggressive Medical Interventions in End-of-life Among Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer: Insights from the U.S. National Patient Sample. Journal of Pall Care. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/08258597241253933

Adjei Boakye, E., Nair, M., Abouelella, D. K., Joseph, C. L., Gerend, M. A., Subramaniam, D. S., & Osazuwa-Peters, N. Trends in Reasons for Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Hesitancy: 2010–2020. Pediatrics. 2023;151(6), e2022060410.

• Al Juboori R, Subramaniam DS, Hinyard L, Sandoval JSO. Unveiling Spatial Associations between COVID-19 Severe Health Index, Racial/Ethnic Composition, and Community Factors in the United States. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023;20(17):6643. Published 2023 Aug 24. doi:10.3390/ijerph20176643

• Al Juboori, R., Subramaniam, D. S., & Hinyard, L. Understanding the role of adult mental health and substance abuse in perpetrating violent acts: In the presence of unmet needs for mental health services. Int J Mental Health and Addiction. 2023; 21(5), 3123-3131. doi:10.1007/s11469-022-00778-1

• Al-Hakeem H, Zhang Z, DeMarco EC, Bitter CC, Hinyard L. Emergency department visits in Parkinson's disease: The impact of comorbid conditions. Am J Emerg Med. 2024;75:7-13. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2023.10.017

• Banks TJ, Scherrer JF, Tung TN, Uhlmann JK, Nair SS (2023) Predicting opioid abuse and dependence before and after the opioid prescribing peak in the United States: a machine learning tool using electronic healthcare records, Health Informatics J 2023;29(2):14604582231168826. doi: 10.1177/14604582231168826  

• Bennett DL, Winter AM, Billadello L, et al. Breast cancer outcomes based on method of detection in community-based breast cancer registry. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2024;203(2):215-224. doi:10.1007/s10549-023-07092-x

• Brieler JA, Salas J, Amick ME, et al. Anxiety disorders, benzodiazepine prescription, and incident dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023;71(11):3376-3389. doi:10.1111/jgs.18515

• Brieler JA, Salas J, Keegan-Garrett E, Scherrer JF. Achievement of Glycemic Control and Antidepressant Medication Use in Comorbid Depression and Type 2 Diabetes. J Affective Disorders. 2023;324:1-7.  doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.12.066 

• Brinkmeier J, Al-Hammadi N, Shashidhar S, Hinyard L, Patel D. Characterization of combined endoscopies and aerodigestive care: An analysis of utilization and financial feasibility. PLoS One. 2023;18(9):e0291179. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0291179

• Davis DM, Wilson L, Salas J, Gilman RH. Obesity Epidemic in U.S. Prison Populations: A Meta-Analysis and Review of the Literature. J Correct Health Care. 2023;29(2):121-134. doi:10.1089/jchc.21.06.0055

• DeMarco EC, Zhang Z, Al-Hakeem H, Hinyard L. Depression After Parkinson's Disease: Treated Differently or Not At All?. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2023;36(1):39-51. doi:10.1177/08919887221090217

• DeMarco EC, Zhang Z, Robinson H, Hinyard L. Anxiety in Parkinson's Patients: What's Timing Got to Do with It?. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2023;36(6):496-504. doi:10.1177/08919887231163293

• Dougherty K, Zhang Z, Montenegro G, et al. Impact of Hospital Volume on Utilization of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Gastric Cancer. Am Surg. 2023;89(11):4569-4577. doi:10.1177/00031348221121560

• Drallmeier T, Salas J, Keegan Garrett E, Meyr A, Tucker J, Scherrer JF. Differences Between General Internal Medicine and Family Medicine Physicians' Initiation of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. J Prim Care Community Health. 2023;14:21501319231201784. doi:10.1177/21501319231201784

• Edwards JC, Mosman A, Hauptman PJ, et al. Arrhythmia in chronic hemodialysis as a function of predialysis electrolytes and interdialytic interval. Hemodial Int. 2023;27(1):45-54. doi:10.1111/hdi.13057

• Ferber M, Chrusciel T, Cantwell S, Salas J, Christopher KM. Pre-pregnancy weight loss associations with prenatal and postpartum mental health conditions: A retrospective cohort study. Preprint. Res Sq. 2023;rs.3.rs-3232490. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-3232490/v1

• Gallogly JA, Armstrong AT, Brinkmeier JV, et al. Association Between Antibiotic Prescribing and Time to Diagnosis of Head and Neck Cancer. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023;149(10):919-928. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2023.2423

• Hicks A, Mazumder A, Moody R, Kumanan K, Behshad R. Clinical Characteristics of Gram-Negative Surgical Site Infections in Patients Treated With Mohs Micrographic Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis. Dermatol Surg. 2023;49(11):981-984. doi:10.1097/DSS.0000000000003915

• Jain AK, Buchannan P, Yates KP, et al. Nutrition assessment and MASH severity in children using the Healthy Eating Index. Hepatol Commun. 2023;7(12):e0320. doi:10.1097/HC9.0000000000000320

• Koraishy FM, Cohen BE, Scherrer JF, Whooley M, Hajagos J. Robinson-Cohen C. Hou W. The association of Post-traumatic stress disorder with glomerular filtration rate decline. Nephrology. 2023;28(3):181-186. doi: 10.1111/nep.14140

• L'Ecuyer KM, Subramaniam DS, Swope C, Lach HW. An Integrative Review of Response Rates in Nursing Research Utilizing Online Surveys. Nurs Res. 2023;72(6):471-480. doi:10.1097/NNR.0000000000000690

• Li, Y., Fritz, M., Moody, R., Kremer, M., Fehlman, J., Estep, C., Anokhin, A., Buchanan, P., & Behshad, R. (2023). 41785 Hair Stylists Against Skin Cancer – An Interventional Study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2023;89(3, Supplement), AB172. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2023.07.689 

• Long K, Townesmith A, Overmiller A, et al. Plant identification applications do not reliably identify toxic and edible plants in the American Midwest. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2023;61(7):524-528. doi:10.1080/15563650.2023.2237282

• Mahavni A, McEntire M, Narayana Kumanan K, Rozier Chen M. Analyzing the Effect of the 2022 Formula Shortage on Postpartum Parents' Feeding Decisions in an Urban Hospital Setting. Breastfeed Med. 2023;18(9):696-700. doi:10.1089/bfm.2023.0127

• Messias, E, Salas J, Wilson L. Scherrer JF. Temporal location of changes in the US suicide rate by age, ethnicity and race: a joinpoint analyses 1999-2020. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 2023. 2023 Jul 1;211(7):530-536. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001653 

• Miller-Matero LR, Yaldo M, Chohan S, et al. Factors Associated With Interest in Engaging in Psychological Interventions for Pain Management. Clin J Pain. 2024;40(2):67-71. doi:10.1097/AJP.0000000000001165

• Munigala S, Almaskeen S, Subramaniam DS, et al. Acute Pancreatitis Recurrences Augment Long-Term Pancreatic Cancer Risk. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023;118(4):727-737. doi:10.14309/ajg.0000000000002081

• Nazzal M, Engelhardt A, Hallcox T, et al. The Effect of a Merit Point Incentive System on the Willingness to Donate Organs. Transplant Proc. 2023;55(10):2326-2332. doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.09.023

• Patel D, Mathews S, van Unen V, et al. Impaired distal colonic pH in adults with cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros. 2023;22(2):290-295. doi:10.1016/j.jcf.2022.12.011

• Patel MI, Hinyard L, Hlubocky FJ, et al. Assessing the Needs of Those Who Serve the Underserved: A Qualitative Study among US Oncology Clinicians. Cancers (Basel). 2023;15(13):3311. doi:10.3390/cancers15133311

• Piening A, Al-Hammadi N, Dombrowski J, et al. Survival in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated With Immunotherapy and Stereotactic Radiation Therapy or Immunotherapy Alone: A National Cancer Database Analysis. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2023;8(5):101238. doi:10.1016/j.adro.2023.101238

• Piening A, Swaminath A, Dombrowski J, Teague RM, Al-Hammadi N, Shahi J. Overall survival in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treated with concomitant systemic therapy and stereotactic body radiation therapy or systemic therapy alone. Front Oncol. 2023;13:1290691. doi:10.3389/fonc.2023.1290691

• Ray J, Zidong Z, Yuan J, Quan M, Hachem C. The relationship between colon polyps and colonic diverticulosis: a retrospective review. Ann Gastroenterol. 2023;36(3):314-320. doi:10.20524/aog.2023.0795

• Salas J, Morley JE, Hoft DF, Scherrer JF. Lower Risk for COVID-19 Hospitalization among Patients in the United States with Past Vaccinations for Herpes Zoster and Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis.  Preventive Medicine Reports. 2023;35:102302. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102302  

• Salas J, Wang W, Schnurr PP, et al. Severity of posttraumatic stress disorder, type 2 diabetes outcomes and all-cause mortality: A retrospective cohort study. J Psychosom Res. 2023;175:111510. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2023.111510

• Secrest S, Miller-Matero LR, Chrusciel T, et al. Baseline Characteristics From a New Longitudinal Cohort of Patients With Noncancer Pain and Chronic Opioid Use in the United States. J Pain. 2024;25(4):984-999. doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2023.10.019

• Secrest S, Miller-Matero LR, Chrusciel T, Salas J, Sullivan MD, Zabel C, Lustman P, Ahmedani B, Carpenter RW, Scherrer JF. Baseline Characteristics from a New Longitudinal Cohort of Patients with Non-cancer Pain and Chronic Opioid use in the United States. J Pain. 2024;25(4):984-999. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.10.019 

• Spence RA, Hinyard LJ, Jagsi R, et al. ASCO Ethical Guidance for the US Oncology Community Where Reproductive Health Care Is Limited by Law. J Clin Oncol. 2023;41(15):2852-2858. doi:10.1200/JCO.23.00174

• Tucker J, Salas J, Secrest S, Scherrer JF. Erectile dysfunction associated with undiagnosed prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in young adult males: A retrospective cohort study. Prev Med. 2023;174:107646. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107646

• Wallace CL, Trees A, Ohs J, Hinyard L. Narrative Medicine for Healthcare Providers: Improving Practices of Advance Care Planning. Omega (Westport). 2023;87(1):87-102. doi:10.1177/00302228211015596

• Wang XX, Zhang Z, Cosquer M, Gan Q, Jousselme C, Corruble E, et al. The associated factors of suicide attempt in French sexual minority adolescents. Minerva Psych. 2023;64:429-38. doi: 10.23736/S2724-6612.22.02347-8

• Wladkowski SP, Wallace CL, Coccia K, Hyde RC, Hinyard L, Washington KT. Live Discharge of Hospice Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: A Systematic Review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024;41(2):228-239. doi:10.1177/10499091231168401

• Cho J, Salas J, Scherrer JF. Evaluating tools of multimorbidity associated with healthcare outcomes between older white and black patients. Poster presentation at: Health Care Systems Research Network Conference; April 9-11, 2024; Milwaukee, WI.
• DeMarco E, Hinyard L, Subramaniam DS. Revisiting the Gold Standard: Exploring Measurement of Internalizing Psychopathology among People with Parkinson’s Disease with the Hamilton Scales. Oral presentation at: Health Care Systems Research Network Conference; April 9-11, 2024; Milwaukee, WI.
• Gebauer S, Salas J, Callahan L, Scherrer JF. Knee osteoarthritis prevalence in a novel cohort of veterans. Poster presentation at: Health Care Systems Research Network Conference; April 9-11, 2024; Milwaukee, WI.
• McMorrow L, Hoft S, DiPaolo R. Discovery of a Female bias and association with Autoimmunity in Gastric Cancer. Oral presentation at: Health Care Systems Research Network Conference; April 9-11, 2024; Milwaukee, WI.
• Meiklejohn A. The development and utilization of content validity index (CVI) for the vaccine hesitancy perception scale towards COVID-19 vaccine (VHPSC-19). Oral presentation at: Health Care Systems Research Network Conference; April 9-11, 2024; Milwaukee, WI.
• Salas J, Scherrer JF, Friedman K, Schnurr P, Cohen B. PTSD symptom type, severity, and diabetes outcomes in a sample of veterans with comorbid PTSD and Type 2 Diabetes. Poster presentation at: Health Care Systems Research Network Conference; April 9-11, 2024; Milwaukee, WI.
• Scherrer JF, Salas J, Wang W, Freedland K, Lustman P, Schnurr P, Cohen B, Jaffe A, Friedman M. Clinically meaningful improvement in posttraumatic stress disorder and type 2 diabetes outcomes. Oral presentation at: Health Care Systems Research Network Conference; April 9-11, 2024; Milwaukee, WI.
• Subramaniam DS, Poirier MP, Ward E, Teni MT, Meiklejohn A, Subramaniam DP. Assessing General Adult Vaccine Hesitancy and Perception in the United States: Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Measurement Tool. Oral presentation at: Health Care Systems Research Network Conference; April 9-11, 2024; Milwaukee, WI.
• Subramaniam DS, Zhang Z, Timmer Z, DeMarco E, Hinyard L. Palliative Care and Mental Health among Pancreatic Cancer Patients in the United States: An Examination of Service Utilization and Health Outcomes. Poster presentation at: Health Care Systems Research Network Conference; April 9-11, 2024; Milwaukee, WI.
• Zhang Z, Subramaniam DS, Kenton J, Enard K, Howard S, Hinyard L. Palliative Care Gaps in Acute Heart Failure: Understanding from a Nationwide All-Payer Database in the United States. Poster presentation at: Health Care Systems Research Network Conference; April 9-11, 2024; Milwaukee, WI.

2024

• Everard K, Salas J, Rottnek F, Squibb A. Developing research questions to examine lack of change in buprenorphine prescribing among providers after X-waiver removal. Workshop at: the Annual NAPCRG Conference; November 2024; Québec City, Canada.
• Gebauer S, Salas J, Scherrer JF, Chrusciel T. Validation of an administrative knee osteoarthritis severity index in a Veterans Health Affairs cohort. Oral presentation at: the Annual NAPCRG Conference; November 2024; Québec City, Canada.
• Salas J, Chrusciel T, Scherrer JF, Miller-Matero L, Secrest S, Carpenter R. A longitudinal analysis of depressive symptoms and pain intensity and interference: A latent class growth analysis. Poster presented at: the Annual NAPCRG Conference; November 2024; Québec City, Canada.
• Secrest S, Chrusciel T, Salas J, Miller-Matero L, Carpenter R, Scherrer JF. Vital exhaustion in non-cancer chronic pain patients on long-term opioid therapy. Poster presented at: the Annual NAPCRG Conference; November 2024; Québec City, Canada.

2023

• Everard K, Salas J, Ferber M. Behavioral health, psychiatry and social service referrals from Family Medicine and Internal Medicine. Oral presentation at: the Annual NAPCRG Conference; November 2023; San Francisco, CA.
• Gebauer S, Scherrer JF, Chrusciel T, Salas J. Which neighborhood characteristics are most associated with neighborhood walking-An NHIS Study. Oral presentation at: the Annual NAPCRG Conference; November 2023; San Francisco, CA.
• Salas J, Scherrer JF. The relationship of PTSD symptom type and severity with type 2 diabetes outcomes. Poster presented at: the Annual NAPCRG Conference; November 2023; San Francisco, CA.
• Scherrer JF, Salas J, Chrusciel T, Miller-Matero L, Davidson W, Wilson L, Lustman PJ. Prescription opioid dose, duration of use, dosing frequency and risk for incident depression. Poster presented at: the Annual NAPCRG Conference; November 2023; San Francisco, CA.

2023

• DeMarco EC, Zocher S, Miyamoto B, Hinyard LJ, Subramaniam DS. Mental Health and Function in Older Adults: Examining a Model of Successful Aging Using Nationally Representative Survey Data. Poster presented at: ICTS Big Data Research Symposium; September 2023; St. Louis, MO.
• Gebauer S, Salas J, Scherrer JF, Callahan L. Depression and total knee arthroplasty. Poster presented at: ICTS Big Data Research Symposium; September 2023; St. Louis, MO.
• Salas J, Wang W, Schnurr PP, Cohen BE, Freedland KE, Jaffe AS, Lustman PJ, Friedman M, Scherrer JF. Severity of posttraumatic stress disorder and type 2 diabetes outcomes and all-cause mortality. Poster presented at: ICTS Big Data Research Symposium; September 2023; St. Louis, MO.

• Timmer Z, Zhang Z, DeMarco E, Subramaniam DS. Palliative care consultation and mental health services utilization among pancreatic cancer patients in the United States: A cross-sectional study. Poster presented at: ICTS Big Data Research Symposium; September 2023; St. Louis, MO.

2024

• Bello-Kottenstette J, Xu KY, Salas J, Bedrick BS, Grucza RA. Pregnancy rates among women treated with medication for opioid use disorder. Poster presentation at: the annual CPDD Conference; Montreal, Canada.
• Cho J, Salas J, Scherrer JF. A retrospective cohort study on the relationship between frailty and healthcare outcomes. Poster presentation at: the annual GSA Conference; November 2024; Seattle, WA.
• Gebauer S, Salas J, Chrusciel T. Using Centers for Disease Control data to generate scholarly activity in Family Medicine Departments. Seminar at: the Annual STFM Conference; May 2024; Los Angeles, CA.

2023

• DeMarco EC, Ravi A, Pruthi S, Davids T, DeVeydt A, Cotter A, Park S, Subramaniam DS, Spencer A, Hinyard L. Influence of Care Partner Presence on Outcomes of People with Parkinson's Disease. Oral Presentation at: the Washington University in St. Louis ICTS Annual Symposium; May 2023; St. Louis, MO.
• Schoen M, Doherty J. Developing a model from real world data for veterans with mCRPC. Oral presentation at: Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) 2023 Annual Meeting.
• Simpson M. The effect of postoperative steroids in pediatric post-tonsillectomy patients. Poster presentation at: the Triological Society 2024 Combined Sections Meeting; January 24-27, 2024; West Palm Beach, FL.