Session: Health Services Research: Diabetes, Asthma, and Obesity

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5180.0: Wednesday, November 08, 2006: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Oral

Health Services Research: Diabetes, Asthma, and Obesity

Learning Objectives: 1. Explain the geographic, racial/ethnic, insurance and age variations in utilization rates of health care for people with asthma; 2. Identify the prevalence of obesity in the persistent asthma population; 3. Recognize the referral patterns of primary care physicians for diabetes care; 4. Recognize an efficient and comprehensive education intervention for diabetes care at community level; 5. Articulate what is meant by "patient activation".

Presider(s):

Sarah Kemble, MD, MPH

2:30 PM

Geographic and racial/ethnic differences in utilization of care for asthma in Maricopa County, Arizona

Amy M. Bartels, MPH, Mary E. Rimsza, MD

2:45 PM

What is the Relationship among Obesity and Asthma Outcomes for Adults with Persistent Asthma?

David M. Mosen, PhD, MPH, Michael Schatz, MD, MS, William M. Vollmer, PhD, Elizabeth O'Connor, PhD

3:00 PM

Correlates of specialty care referrals for adult patients with diabetes by primary care physicians

Samuel N. Forjuoh, MD, DrPH, Michael D. Reis, MD, Marcia G. Ory, PhD, MPH, Glen R. Couchman, MD, R. Marc Via, MD

3:15 PM

Evaluation of a community diabetes education (CoDE) program for uninsured Mexican Americans
Dan Culica, MD, PhD, Elizabeth Prezio, MD, FACE, Karen Harker, MLS, MPH

3:30 PM

Is Patient Activation associated with better health outcomes for adults with persistent asthma?

David M. Mosen, PhD, MPH, David Sobel, MD, Judith Hibbard, PhD

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by:

Medical Care

Endorsed by:

Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Community Health Workers SPIG; Socialist Caucus; Vietnam Caucus

The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA