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| William P MoranSummaryAffiliation: Medical University of South Carolina Country: USA Publications
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Aging Q3: an initiative to improve internal medicine residents' geriatrics knowledge, skills, and clinical performanceWilliam P Moran
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA
Acad Med 87:635-42. 2012..This organized, evidence-based approach to quality improvement in resident education, as well as faculty leadership development, holds promise for successfully incorporating geriatrics education into internal medicine residencies...- Where are my patients? It is time to automate notification of hospital use to primary care practicesWilliam P Moran
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425 0591, USA
South Med J 105:18-23. 2012..We believe automated notification is a necessary tool to support coordination of care in the new delivery models such as the patient-centered medical home... 
Rationale and design: telephone-delivered behavioral skills interventions for Blacks with Type 2 diabetesLeonard E Egede
Center for Disease Prevention and Health Interventions for Diverse Populations, Ralph H, Johnson VAMC, Charleston, SC, USA
Trials 11:35. 2010..This study provides a unique opportunity to address this gap in the literature...
Using a collaborative approach to reduce postoperative complications for hip-fracture patients: a three-year follow-upWilliam P Moran
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 32:16-23. 2006....- The use of clinical decision-support tools to facilitate geriatric educationCara B Litvin
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 60:1145-9. 2012..Although further development may be necessary, CDS tools are a promising modality to supplement geriatric postgraduate education while simultaneously improving patient care... - Improving internal medicine residents' falls assessment and evaluation: an interdisciplinary, multistrategy programCathryn Caton
Division General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 59:1941-6. 2011..Education and system changes facilitated improvements in resident knowledge, skill, self-efficacy, and clinical action in screening, evaluating, and managing falls in older adults... - Impact of the foundations of clinical medicine course on USMLE scoresElisha L Brownfield
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:1002-5. 2008..The synthesis of basic and clinical science knowledge during the clerkship years has failed to meet educational expectations... - Advanced heart failure: prognosis, uncertainty, and decision makingJane G Zapka
Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Congest Heart Fail 13:268-74. 2007..Given the complexities of caring for elderly persons with heart failure and comorbid conditions, there are significant opportunities for improving physician skills in decision making, patient-centered counseling, and palliative care... - Making optimum use of Web-based resources in an office practice--enabling evidence-based medicine for busy physiciansWalter A Brzezinski
MUSC, 135 Rutledge Avenue, PO Box 250591, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
J S C Med Assoc 103:185-8. 2007 - Point of care experience with pneumococcal and influenza vaccine documentation among persons aged ≥65 years: high refusal rates and missing informationElisha Brownfield
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425 0591, USA
Am J Infect Control 40:672-4. 2012.... - Medication use and associated risk of falling in a geriatric outpatient populationKathryn N Freeland
Department of Pharmacy Services, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Ann Pharmacother 46:1188-92. 2012..Many studies indicate that use of multiple medications may put patients at an increased risk of falling, but few studies have been conducted to correlate the number of medications with the risk of falls... - Hip fractures--a joint effortCarol L Watters
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Orthop Nurs 25:157-65; quiz 166-7. 2006.... - The impact of drug samples on prescribing to the uninsuredDavid P Miller
Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157 1051, USA
South Med J 101:888-93. 2008..To determine whether drug samples are associated with physicians prescribing fewer generic, less costly medications... - It's in the cards: a practice-friendly, real-time data collection strategy for quality improvementJames L Wofford
Downtown Health Plaza, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 31:54-8, 1. 2005..The heart of the Card Response Project, a six-step data collection strategy, is the clinician, armed with a pocket-sized card for rapid completion during clinic visits... - Competency-based learning: the impact of targeted resident education and feedback on Pap smear adequacy ratesRaquel S Watkins
Section on General Internal Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
J Gen Intern Med 19:545-8. 2004..Our results suggest that a brief multifaceted intervention designed to improve the frequency with which internal medicine residents obtain endocervical cells while performing Pap smears is effective...