Pediatric Academic Societies' Abstracts

Abstracts for 2008 - Presented at the PAS Meeting in May

• Bocian A, Wasserman R, Harris D, Slora E. Questionable Capacity In Us Pediatric Drug Trials: Expert Views. 

• Caspary G, Horwitz S, Singh M, Fremont W, Golzari M, Stein R, Wolraich M. Graduating Pediatric Residents’ Training and Attitudes Vary Across Mental Health Problems.

• Caspary G, Horwitz S, Singh M, Fremont W, Golzari M, Stein R, Wolraich M. Mental Health Training During Residency Is Associated with Greater Confidence in Mental Health Care.

• Caspary G, Kan B, Kaelber D, Melgar T, Chamberlain J. Graduating Med-Peds Residents Are Less Satisfied with Mental Health Training for Children Than for Adolescents or Adults.

• Donn S, Caspary G, McAbee G.  Medico-Legal Education of Pediatric Residents: Are We Doing Any Better?

• Finch S; Steffes J; Merline A; Slora E, Wasserman R, Barkin S. If the Light Bulb Wants to Change, Does it Matter? Does Parent Interest in Violence Prevention (VP) Predict Actual Change?.

• Friebely J, Sesselberg T, Hipple B, Klein J, Winickoff J. Correlation of Parental Smokers’ Health Beliefs About the Parent-Child Dyad and Association with Readiness to Quit.

• Harris D, Bocian A, Slora E, Wasserman R. A Pediatric Drug Trial In My Practice? Experience, Interest And Deciding Factors Among Research-Oriented Primary Care Practitioners.

• Hurley T, Kellogg N, OConnor K, Baker A. Pediatrician’s Counseling Behaviors on Sexual Violence Prevention Topics: A National Survey.

• Kellogg N, Hurley T, OConnor K. Pediatrician’s Assessment of Adolescent Sexual Activity: What’s Abuse? What’s Not?.

• OConnor K, Sharp S, Cull W. Effect of Monetary and Charity Incentives on Survey Response Rates Among Pediatricians.

• Pletcher B, Shipman S, Cull W, OConnor K, Shugerman R, Rimsza M. Impact of Patient Age on Referral Patters of Children to Pediatric and Adult Subspecialists.

• Rimsza M, Shugerman R, Shipman S, Cull W, OConnor K, Pletcher B. Changes in Pediatric Sub-specialty Referral Preferences and Satisfaction with Subspecialty Care: 1997 – 2007.

• Sanders L, Federico S, Glusman M, Bayldon B, Abrams MA, Dreyer B, Cull W, OConnor K. Pediatricians’ Reported Use of Enhanced Communication Techniques: Results of a National Survey.

• Shugerman R, Rimsza M, Shipman S, Cull W, OConnor K, Pletcher B. Too Many, Too Few, or Just Right? A National Survey of Practicing Pediatricians Assessing the Pediatric Subspecialty Supply

• Speer M, Turner T, Klass P, Abrams MA, Dreyer B, Wilson M, Cull W. Pediatricians’ Perceptions of limited Health Literacy (HL) and its Effect on Patient Care Based on Proportion of Patients with Public Insurance.

• Wasserman R, Steffes J, Harris D, Slora E, Herman-Giddens M. Prevalence of Psychotropic Medication Rx in a National Sample of School-Age Boys Seen for Well-Child Care.