Patel PA, Ernst F, Gunnarsson C.  Evaluation of hospital complications and costs associated with using ultrasound guidance during thoracentesis procedures.  Journal of Clinical Ultrasound 2011, October 12 (epub ahead of print).  http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.proxy.cc.uic.edu/doi/10.1002/jcu.20884/pdf


Patel PA, Ernst F, Gunnarsson C. Evaluation of hospital complications and costs associated with using ultrasound guidance during abdominal paracentesis procedures.  Journal of Medical Economics 2011, October 19 (epub ahead of print). http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3111/13696998.2011.628723?prevSearch=allfield%253A%2528patel%2529&searchHistoryKey=

Presentations

De Leon MC, Mody R, Boulanger L. Examining Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) Treatment Patterns among Patients with Selected Upper Gastrointestinal Conditions. ISPOR 14^th Annual International Conference, Orlando FL, May 16-20, 2009.

De Leon MC, Pickard AS. EQ-5D in Stroke: A Synthesis of the Literature. 26th Annual Plenary Meeting of the EuroQol Group. Paris, France, September 3-5, 2009.

Dotiwala ZJ, Ghaswalla PK ‐ Prevalence of warfarin use and concurrent medications in older adults in U.S. nursing homes. Midwest Social and Administrative Pharmacy Conference. Iowa City, IA, July 28‐30 2010. (Poster Presentation).

Dotiwala ZJ, Nutescu EA, Touchette DR, Lambert BL. Assessment of seasons as a factor for variation of International Normalized Ratio outside the therapeutic range”‐ presented at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Austin, TX, Oct 2010. (Poster Presentation)

Duhig J, Schiff G.  Formulary Culture: Measuring the Temperature of Physicians’ Boiling Blood.  Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, May 13-16, 2009.

Duhig J.  Formulary Culture Survey. ISPOR Annual International Meeting, Orlando, FL, May 15-18, 2009.  (Podium Presentation)

Duhig J.  Pharmaceutical Advertising and Promotion.  AMSA Pharmfree Week, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL, September 8, 2009.  (Invited Lecture)

Duhig J.  The Pizza Paradox.  AMSA Pharmfree Week, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL, April 13, 2010.  (Invited Lecture)

Fass R, Mody R, Halpern R, De Leon MC, Becker L. Impact of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) on Likelihood of Sleep Disturbances.  American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 23-28, 2009.

Fass R, Mody R, Halpern R, De Leon MC, Becker L. Impact of Proton Pump Inhibitor Dosing on PPI Utilization Patterns Among Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.  American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 23-28, 2009. 

Fass R, Mody R, Halpern R, De Leon MC, Becker L. Association Between Sleep Disturbances and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease-Related Medical Costs Among GERD Patients. American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 23-28, 2009. 

Harvey PD, Bowie CR, Bhor M, Lin FJ, Hass SL, Perry R, Kay S. Concordance between physicians’ and patients’ ratings of cognitive impairments and functioning associated with schizophrenia. 13th International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, Colorado, USA, April 2-6, 2011. (Podium presentation)

Jalundhwala Y, Shaw JW, Pickard AS, Walton S, Busschbach J.  Impact of severity differences on logical inconsistencies in values for EQ-5D health states. 15th Annual International Meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Atlanta, GA, May 15-19, 2010. (poster presentation) [Value in Health. 2010 May; 13(3): A184, Abstract PIH19.]

Jalundhwala YJ, Shaw JW, Demirtas H, Muramoto ML, Ranger-Moore J, Leischow SJ. Adjustment for Selection Bias Due to Missing Data in Smoking Cessation Trials. The 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Mumbai, India, March, 2009. (Oral presentation)

Jalundhwala YJ, Shaw JW, Pickard AS, Walton S, Busschbach J. Logical Inconsistencies in EQ – 5D Health State Valuations: Evidence from a Dutch Rating Scale Saturation Study. The 26th EuroQol Annual Plenary meeting, Paris, France, September, 2009. (Poster presentation)

Lin HW, Pickard AS, Karabatsos G, Mahady GB, Crawford SY, Popovich NG. Validating Likert-type measures using nonparametric and parametric item response theory.  International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, 14^th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 19, 2009.

Lin FJ, Bhor M, Hass S, Perry R, Kay S. Impact of cognitive impairment on functioning, medical resource utilization, adherence and health-related quality of life in patients with schizophrenia. 16th International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Baltimore, MD, May 21-25, 2011. (Poster presentation with Poster Finalist Award)

Liu FX, Alexander GC, Crawford SY, Pickard AS, Hedeker DR, Walton S. The impact of Medicare Part D on healthcare utilization and health of the Medicare beneficiaries. .  International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 15^th Annual International Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 18, 2010.

Liu XQ, Walton SM, Crawford SY, Pickard AS. The impact of Medicare Part D on healthcare utilization and health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries without previous drug coverage.  International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, 14^th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 20, 2009.

Luo X, Shaw JW. An Evaluation of the Statistical Efficiency of the US Population Median-based EQ-5D Index Using Data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, ISPOR 15th Annual International meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 15-19, 2010. (Poster presentation).

Mody R, De Leon MC, O'Quinn S, Dabbous O, Vernon M. Content Validation of a Daily Symptom Diary for Assessment of Daily Heartburn Occurrence and Severity in GERD. International Society of Quality of Life Research 16th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, October 28-31, 2009.

Nutescu E, Lee YM, Dotiwala Z,  Stamos T, Nehmer M, Walrath K, DiDomenico R, Ruland S, Thambi B, Sanders M, Galanter W. Improving the Quality of Heparin Anticoagulation to meet Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals. Conference 2011: The Anticoagulation Forum. Boston, May 2011. (Poster presentation)

Nutescu E, Sharp L, Bathija S, Dotiwala Z, Cavallari L, Schumock G, Meltzer D,  Fitzgibbon M. Factors that influence adoption of anticoagulation self monitoring in underserved minority patients. Conference 2011: The Anticoagulation Forum. Boston, May 2011. (Poster presentation)

Patel V, Touchette DR, Yang Y, Nutescu E, Kim K, Vidanovic V, Galanter W. Cost-effectiveness of strategies for diagnosing heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. ISPOR 15th Annual International meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 15-19, 2010. (Poster presentation).

Patel V, Shaw JW, Leischow SJ, Ranger-Moore J, Muramoto M. Effect of nicotine gum price on medication acquisition and smoking cessation in an over-the-counter setting. ISPOR 15th Annual International meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 15-19, 2010. (Poster presentation)

Patel V, McGhan W. Cost-effectiveness of noninvasive magnetic resonance direct thrombus imaging and ultrasonography for diagnosing distal deep vein thrombosis. ISPOR 15th Annual International meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 15-19, 2010. (Poster presentation)

Rao S, Lin FJ, Ojo O, Patel V, Yu S, Zhan L, Touchette DR. Third Place, Graduate Student Competition, UIC College of Pharmacy Research Day, Poster Presentation, Poster finalist award at the 16^th Annual International Meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research."  A decision modeling approach to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of prasugrel versus clopidogrel in patients with planned percutaneous coronary intervention. 16th International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Baltimore, MD, May 21-25, 2011. (Poster presentation).

Rao S, Patel P, Amatya A. Predictors of computed tomography use for coronary artery disease patients in emergency departments in the United States. ISPOR 15th Annual International meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 15-19, 2010. (Poster presentation)

Rao S, Touchette DR, Schumock GT, Masica AL, Dolor RJ, Smith SR. “Reconciliation of reported drug related problems by Medication Therapy Management in Medicare beneficiaries.” Midwest Social and Administrative Conference, Iowa City, Iowa, July 28-30, 2010 (Podium presentation)

Shaw JW, Yu S, Crawford SY, Groo V. Relationships among cardiovascular disease risk, dietary supplement use, and attempted weight loss in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2004). 138^th Annual Exposition of the American Public Health Association. Denver, CO, Nov 8, 2010. (Podium presentation)

Wilke CT, Karabastos G, Pickard AS. Comparison of Patient and Proxy EQ-5D Ratings Using Parametric and Nonparametric Item Response Theory Approaches. ISOQOL Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 28-30, 2009. (Award winning podium presentation)

Wilke CT, Lin FJ, Lee TA, Lambert BL, Joo MJ, Pickard AS. Variability in measurement of medication exposure in pharmacoepidemiologic studies of COPD. 26th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management, Brighton, United Kingdom, August 19-22, 2010. (Podium presentation)

Yang Y, Touchette DR., Tyriaki F., Galanter W. Economic analysis of alvimopan for prevention and management of post-operative ileus. ISPOR 15th Annual International Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 15, 2010. (Posterpresentation)

Yang Y, McBride M, Youngs C, Tverdek FP, Rodvold KA, Pillen HA, Sheth A, Shah P, Schumock GT. Policies and practices on vancomycin use: a national survey of community hospitals in the United States.  American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 44^th Annual Midyear Clinical Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, December 8, 2009.  (Poster presentation)

Yu S, Foster S, Burge R, Anderson J, Gelwicks S, Meadows E. The Association between Teriparatide Persistence and Fracture Outcomes in a U.S. Claims Database. International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 16th Annual International Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 21-25, 2011. (Poster presentation)

Yu S, Galanter W, Lin FJ, Lambert B. Evaluation of clinical laboratory-pharmacy linkage decision support in the use of potassium supplements. 16th International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, May 21-25, 2011. (Podium presentation)

Yu S, Shaw JW, Crawford SY, Groo VL. Confounding effect of age in the association of cardiovascular risk and dietary supplement use among US adults.  International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 15^th Annual International Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 17, 2010. [Value in Health. 2010 May; 13(3): A4-A5, Abstract RM4.] Winner -- Best Student Podium Presentation Award

Yu SS, Galanter WL, Lambert BL, Schiff GD, Borkowsky S. Consensus list of priority drug-lab linkages for an inpatient asynchronous alert program: results of a Delphi survey. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2009 Midyear Clinical Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, December 6-10, 2009.

Yu SS, Shaw JW, Crawford SY, Groo V. Impact of cardiovascular disease risk on the association between dietary supplement use and attempted weight loss in the US adult population. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2009, Orlando, FL, November 18, 2009. [Abstract: Circulation. 2009; 120:S488. (Poster presentation) 

Yu SS, Lambert BL, Galanter W, Walton S. The Effect of comorbility on statin compliance and persistence. UIC College of Pharmacy Research Day 2010, Chicago, IL, February 26, 2010. (Poster presentation)

Publications

^aGraduate student at time of project.

Aggarwal R, Wilke C, Pickard AS, Vats V, Mikolaitis R, Fogg L, Block JA, Jolly M. Psychometric Properties of the EQ-5D and SF-6D in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Journal of Rheumatology. 2009; 36(6).

Bono JD, Crawford SY.  Impact of Medicare Part D on independent and chain community pharmacies in rural Illinois - a qualitative study. Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy. 2010; 6:110-120.

Chermak TE,^a Lambert BL. Descriptive analysis of primary package labels from commercially available prescription solid oral dosage form drugs. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2009 May-Jun;49(3):399-406.

Crawford SY, Ying X.  Adverse drug events.  In: Mullner RM, ed. Encyclopedia of Health Services Research. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. 2009:32-36.

Crawford SY, Amboise KM.  Pharmacy.  In: Mullner RM, ed. Encyclopedia of Health Services Research. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. 2009:924-929.

Galanter WL, Thambi M, Rosencranz H, Shah B, Falck S, Lin FJ, Nutescu E, Lambert B. Effects of clinical decision support on venous thromboembolism risk assessment, prophylaxis and prevention at a university teaching hospital. Am J Health-Syst Pharm 2010;67:1265-73.

Huynh T, Jalundhwala YJ, Subramanium V. Hazardous Drugs: Maintaining standards of safe pharmacy practice. Pharmacy Practice News. 2010 (Dec):37:4.

Johnson CL,^a Crawford SY, Lin SJ, Salmon JW, Smith MM. Neighborhood geographical factors and the presence of advanced community pharmacy practice sites in greater Chicago. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 2009;73; Article 8.

Jung E,^a Pickard AS, Salmon JW, Bartle B, Lee TA. Medication adherence and persistence in the last years of life in COPD patients. Respiratory Medicine. 2009;103:525-534.

Lee TA, Wilke CT, Joo M, Stroupe KT, Krishnan JA, Schumock GT, Pickard AS. Outcomes Associated With Tiotropium Use in COPD Patients. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2009; 169 (15): 1403-1410.

Liu FX,^a Alexander GC, Crawford SY, Pickard AS, Hedeker DR, Walton SM. The impact of Medicare Part D on out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs, medication utilization, health resource utilization, and preference-based health utility. Health Services Research. 2011. In press (early view available at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01273.x/full).

Lin HW,^a Pickard AS, Mahady GB, Karabatsos G, Crawford SY, Popovich NG. An instrument to evaluate patient counseling provision on herbs and dietary supplements. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 2010;74: Article 192.

Schiff GD, Galanter WL, Duhig J, Lodolce AE, Koronkowski MJ, Lambert BL. Arch Intern Med. 2011: in press (epub ahead of print).

Shaw JW, Pickard AS, Yu SS, Chen SJ, Iannacchione VG, Johnson JA, Coons SJ. A median model for predicting United States population-based EQ-5D health state preferences. Value in Health. 2009; 13(2): 278-288.

Silberstein SD, Marmura MJ, Shaw JW, Yu SS. Headache prophylaxis with BoNTA: patient characteristics. Headache. 2009; 50(1): 63-70.

Wilke CT, Pickard AS, Walton SM, Moock J, Kohlmann T, Lee TA. Statistical implications of utility weighted and equally weighted HRQL measures: An empirical study. Health Economics. 2010; 19: 101-110.

Yang Y, McBride MV, Rodvold KA, Tverdek F, Trese AM, Hennenfent J, Schiff G, Lambert BL, Schumock GT. Community hospital policies and practices on prevention and treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.  Am J Health Syst Pharm.   2010;67:1017-24.

Yin H,^a Lin SJ, Kong SX, Benzeroual K, Crawford SY, Hedeker D, Lambert BL, Muramatsu N. The association between physical functioning and self-rated general health in later life: the implications of social comparison. Applied Research in Quality of Life; 2011:6:1-19.

Yu SS, Galanter W, DiDomenico R, Borkowsky S, Schiff G, Lambert BL. Consensus List of Priority Drug-lab Linkages for an Inpatient Asynchronous Alert Program: Results of a Delphi Survey. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011; 68(5): 407-14.