FIU Discovery

Using Dynamic Causal Bayesian Networks to Assess the Role of Patient-Centered Care and Individual-Level Barriers on Viral Suppression Changes Among a Cohort of People with HIV.  AIDS AND BEHAVIOR.  30:2564-2583.

Understanding barriers and facilitators to women's recovery from opioid use disorder: a focus group study.  Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions.  26:233-249.

Excess Mortality Among People with HIV in Florida During the Initial Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Surveillance-Based Analysis.  AIDS AND BEHAVIOR.  30:1893-1907.

Barriers to Recovery from Opioid Use Disorder Reported by Women During 2020: Insights for the Next Public Health Emergency.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH.  23.

Race- and ethnicity-specific patient-provider relationship characteristics associated with antiretroviral therapy adherence and viral suppression among minority women with HIV, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2021-2022.  AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV.  37:1843-1856.

Increased alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic among people with HIV from racial/ethnic minority groups in South Florida.  JOURNAL OF ETHNICITY IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE.  24:683-694.

Psychosocial and socioeconomic changes among low-income people with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic in Miami-Dade County, Florida: racial/ethnic and gender differences.  HIV Research and Clinical Practice.  25.

Using Causal Bayesian Networks to Assess the Role of Patient-Centered Care and Psychosocial Factors on Durable HIV Viral Suppression.  AIDS AND BEHAVIOR.  28:2113-2130.

Exploring the use of self-management strategies for antiretroviral therapy adherence among women with HIV in the Miami-Dade County Ryan White Program.  JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE.  47:282-294.

How patients experience respect in healthcare: findings from a qualitative study among multicultural women living with HIV.  BMC Medical Ethics.  25.

Perceptions and Current Practices in Patient-Centered Care: A Qualitative Study of Ryan White HIV Providers in South Florida.  Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care.  23.

Sex differences in psychosocial and demographic factors associated with sustained HIV viral suppression in the Miami-Dade County Ryan White Program, 2017.  AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV.  35:1437-1442.

Barriers and facilitators to retention in care and treatment adherence among racially/ethnically diverse women with HIV in South Florida: a qualitative study.  WOMEN & HEALTH.  63:562-576.

Patient-Provider Relationships and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence and Durable Viral Suppression Among Women with HIV, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2021-2022.  AIDS PATIENT CARE AND STDS.  37:361-372.

Clients' Perspectives on Patient-Centeredness: a Qualitative Study with Low-Income Minority Women Receiving HIV Care in South Florida.  JOURNAL OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES.  10:930-941.

Self-reported Nonadherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among Miami-Dade Ryan White Program Clients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study.  JANAC-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NURSES IN AIDS CARE.  34:198-206.

Nonfatal opioid-related overdoses treated by emergency medical services in Florida, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Preventive Medicine Reports.  31.

HIV Care Access During the COVID-19 Pandemic as Perceived by Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups Served by the Ryan White Program, Miami-Dade County, Florida.  Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care.  21.

Virtual town halls addressing vaccine hesitancy among racial/ethnic minorities: Preliminary findings.  Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA.  62:317-325.

Provider Perceptions of Barriers to HIV Care Among Women with HIV in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and Possible Solutions: A Qualitative Study.  Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care.  20:23259582211053520-23259582211053520.

Multilevel influences of women's empowerment and economic resources on risky sexual behaviour among young women in Zomba district, Malawi.  Journal of Biosocial Science.  53:887-907.

Effect of flavour manipulation on ENDS (JUUL) users' experiences, puffing behaviour and nicotine exposure among US college students.  TOBACCO CONTROL.  30:399-404.

Effect of flavour manipulation on low and high-frequency waterpipe users' puff topography, toxicant exposures and subjective experiences.  TOBACCO CONTROL.  29:S95-S101.

The association between insurance status and diagnostic imaging for acute abdominal pain among emergency department patients in the United States, 2005-2014.  CURRENT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OPINION.  35:1365-1370.

Role of empathy in the perception of medical errors in patient encounters: a preliminary study.  BMC Research Notes.  12.

A Pilot Project Exploring Medical Students' Barriers to Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Reproductive Coercion..  PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.).  3:23.

The Educational Effects of a Summative Diagnostic Reasoning Examination Among Second-Year Medical Students.  Medical Science Educator.  28:667-673.

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HIV AWARENESS FACTORS, HEALTH FACILITY CHARACTERISTICS AND RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR AMONG YOUNG WOMEN IN ZOMBA DISTRICT, MALAWI.  Journal of Biosocial Science.  50:853-867.

The Impact of a Structured Research Scholarship Course on Evidence-Based Medicine Skills among Undergraduate Medical Students.  Medical Science Educator.  28:489-495.

Four Years of Experience Using Problem-Based Learning as a Platform to Develop Student Teaching Skills: A Preliminary Report.  MedEdPublish.  7:157.

Evidence-based medicine skills that last: A transferable model utilizing integration, spaced learning, and repetition with a single study design among second-year medical students.  MedEdPublish.  6:221-221.

Racial disparities in cancer-related survival in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus in the US between 1973 and 2013.  PLOS ONE.  12.

Effect of charted mental illness on reperfusion therapy in hospitalized patients with an acute myocardial infarction in Florida.  MEDICINE.  96.

Examining the association between possessing a regular source of healthcare and adherence with cancer screenings among Haitian households in Little Haiti, Miami-Dade County, Florida.  MEDICINE.  96.

Association of ventricular arrhythmia and in-hospital mortality in stroke patients in Florida A nonconcurrent prospective study.  MEDICINE.  96.

Development of a Mandatory Research Scholarship Course at a New Medical School in Miami, Florida.  Medical Science Educator.  27:155-158.

Non-Directive Pregnancy Options Counseling: Online Instructional Module, Objective Structured Clinical Exam, and Rater and Standardized Patient Training Materials.  MedEdPORTAL.  13:10566.

The association between pregnancy intendedness and experiencing symptoms of postpartum depression among new mothers in the United States, 2009 to 2011 A secondary analysis of PRAMS data.  MEDICINE.  96.

Advancing non-directive pregnancy options counseling skills: A pilot Study on the use of blended learning with an online module and simulation.  CONTRACEPTION.  94:348-352.

Furthering the Validity of a Tool to Assess Simulated Pregnancy Options Counseling Skills.  OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY.  128:12S-16S.

Racial/ethnic disparities in annual mammogram compliance among households in Little Haiti, Miami-Dade County, Florida An observational study.  MEDICINE.  95.

Association Between Race/Ethnicity and Survival of Melanoma Patients in the United States Over 3 Decades A Secondary Analysis of SEER Data.  MEDICINE.  95:e3315.

Physician tracking in sub-Saharan Africa: current initiatives and opportunities.  Human Resources for Health.  12.

Health Disparities.  51-59.

Measuring empathy in health care.  63-82.

HOW PATIENTS EXPERIENCE RESPECT IN HEALTHCARE: FINDINGS FROM A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF 74 MULTICULTURAL WOMEN WITH HIV.  JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE. S301-S301.

HIV viral suppression held constant among in-care clients during COVID-19☆.  ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 53-53.

Medication nonadherence during COVID-19 among Miami-Dade Ryan White Program clients.  ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 124.

Provider Perceptions of Barriers to Care for Women With HIV.  ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 113-114.

COMPARATIVE ACCURACY OF SHORT PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE BATTERY VS. TIME UP AND GO: FALL SCREENING IMPLICATIONS.  Innovation in Aging. 516-516.

Stroke Outcomes In Sickle Cell Patients: From Children To Adults.  Annals of Vascular Surgery. 16-17.

Board #255 - Program Innovation Development, Implementation and Assessment of a Longitudinal Simulation Curriculum for the Management of Medical Emergencies.  Simulation in Healthcare. 474.

Board 392 - Research Abstract Perceived Levels of Clinical Skills among Fourth Year Medical Students Before and After a Clinical Skills Capstone Course (Submission #598).  Simulation in Healthcare. 572-573.

MeToo and TimesUp in Academic Medicine: Research About Sexual Harassment Must Include Staff.  ACADEMIC MEDICINE. 1099-1099.

Four Years of Experience Using Problem-Based Learning as a Platform to Develop Student Teaching Skills: A Preliminary Report..  MedEdPublish. 157.

Digital health interventions to support women with opioid use disorder: A scoping review.  DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE.

Using multilevel models to evaluate the influence of contextual factors on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, and risky sexual behavior in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.  ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 119-134.