Nelia Afonso

Summary

Affiliation: Wayne State University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Are anonymous evaluations a better assessment of faculty teaching performance? A comparative analysis of open and anonymous evaluation processes
    Nelia M Afonso
    Department of General Internal Medicine, Wayne State University, 5C WSU Health Center, 4201 S Antoine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
    Fam Med 37:43-7. 2005
  2. ncbi Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal attainment among high-risk patients: Does a combined intervention targeting patients and providers work?
    Nelia M Afonso
    Department of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 5C WSU Health Center, 4201 St Antoine Dr, Detroit, MI 48201 2153, USA
    Am J Manag Care 12:589-94. 2006
  3. ncbi Lobular carcinoma in situ
    Nelia Afonso
    Departments of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Alexander J Walt Comprehensive Breast Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, USA
    Eur J Cancer Prev 17:312-6. 2008
  4. ncbi Women at high risk for breast cancer--what the primary care provider needs to know
    Nelia Afonso
    Department of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
    J Am Board Fam Med 22:43-50. 2009
  5. ncbi Adding new tools to the black bag--introduction of ultrasound into the physical diagnosis course
    Nelia Afonso
    Wayne State University School of Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48201 2153, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 25:1248-52. 2010
  6. ncbi Hypothesized predictors of patient-physician trust and distrust in the elderly: implications for health and disease management
    Oswald A J Mascarenhas
    University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI, USA
    Clin Interv Aging 1:175-88. 2006

Collaborators

  • Chirag M Shah
  • Oswald A J Mascarenhas
  • Anil N F Aranha
  • Lavoisier J Cardozo
  • Mohamed Siddique
  • Marybeth Lepczyk
  • Joel Steinberg

Detail Information

Publications6

  1. ncbi Are anonymous evaluations a better assessment of faculty teaching performance? A comparative analysis of open and anonymous evaluation processes
    Nelia M Afonso
    Department of General Internal Medicine, Wayne State University, 5C WSU Health Center, 4201 S Antoine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
    Fam Med 37:43-7. 2005
    ..We compared teaching performance of medical school faculty using anonymous evaluations and open evaluations (in which the evaluator was not anonymous) and examined barriers to open evaluation...
  2. ncbi Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal attainment among high-risk patients: Does a combined intervention targeting patients and providers work?
    Nelia M Afonso
    Department of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 5C WSU Health Center, 4201 St Antoine Dr, Detroit, MI 48201 2153, USA
    Am J Manag Care 12:589-94. 2006
    ..Physicians are aware of the National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines; however, most patients fail to attain cholesterol goals...
  3. ncbi Lobular carcinoma in situ
    Nelia Afonso
    Departments of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Alexander J Walt Comprehensive Breast Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, USA
    Eur J Cancer Prev 17:312-6. 2008
    ..The number of women diagnosed with LCIS has increased in recent years most likely owing to more rigorous breast cancer screening. Implications of this diagnosis and management options are discussed in this review...
  4. ncbi Women at high risk for breast cancer--what the primary care provider needs to know
    Nelia Afonso
    Department of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
    J Am Board Fam Med 22:43-50. 2009
    ..Recent data regarding the evaluation of breast cancer risk, newer screening strategies for high-risk women, and medical and surgical approaches to reduce breast cancer risk and are discussed in this article...
  5. ncbi Adding new tools to the black bag--introduction of ultrasound into the physical diagnosis course
    Nelia Afonso
    Wayne State University School of Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48201 2153, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 25:1248-52. 2010
    ..Aims: (1) to study the feasibility of incorporating ultrasound into PD courses and (2) determine whether learners can demonstrate image recognition and acquisition skills...
  6. ncbi Hypothesized predictors of patient-physician trust and distrust in the elderly: implications for health and disease management
    Oswald A J Mascarenhas
    University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI, USA
    Clin Interv Aging 1:175-88. 2006
    ..This is necessary if we are to design interventions to change behaviors of both the healthcare provider and the older patient...