Awards

2024 Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education Best Poster Presentation, Early Career Educator. Overcoming Barriers to Effective Treatment and Enrollment in Clinical Trials for Black and Underserved Patients with Multiple Myeloma – Incorporating the Patient Voice through Focus Groups

2023 Fellow Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (FSACME); Julie White, Inducted March 2023. 

2023 Public Health Learning Navigator’s Navigator Quality Seal for the following training: The Essentials of School Nurse Leadership. Presented to: School Health Institute for Education and Leadership Development (SHIELD), Lesly P. Zapata B.A.

2023 18th Annual John McCahan Medical Campus Education Conference, May 23-24, 2023, Award for Best Faculty & Staff Abstract. Utilizing Gamification to Improve Learner Engagement among Massachusetts School Nurses. *Lesly P Zapata, BA, *Katherine Davis, MPH, Beverly Heinze-Lacey, MPH, BSN, RN, Erin Sivak, MSN, BSN, RN, Susan Franchi DNP, FNP-C, RN, Christian Mazimpaka MD, DrPH(c). Presented to: Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine - The Barry M. Manuel Center for Continuing Education, School Health Institute for Education and Leadership Development (SHIELD), Lesly P Zapata, BA.

2023 Alliance for Continuing Education in Health Professions (ACEhp) Best in Class Award. The COPD/AATD Connection: Results of a Regional Quality Improvement Initiative. Presented to: Natalie Sanfratello, MPH, CHCP. 

2022 Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEhp) Pioneer Award for Breaking New Ground in your CPD Program. Creating Solutions for Disparities in Health Maintenance for Patients with IBD: Meeting the Needs of Medically Underserved Populations - Patient Focus Groups and Provider Interviews. Presented to: Boston University School of Medicine - The Barry M. Manuel Continuing Medical Education Office (in partnership with Boston Medical Center Gastroenterology and Health Resources in Action). 

2020 Clinical Quality Improvement Award, Boston Medical Center, Improving Access to Care for Patients with Lupus.

2019 Society of Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) Distinguished Service Award. Presented to: Julie L. White, MS, CHCP.

2017 Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEhp) Industry Summit Best in Class Outcomes Award. Opioid-Induced Constipation Online Series. Presented to: Boston University School of Medicine - The Barry M. Manuel Continuing Medical Education Office (in partnership with RealCME).

2017 Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEhp) Award for Outstanding Enduring Material CE Activity. Patient-Centered Paradigms in the Management of Obesity and Weight-Related Comorbidities. Presented to: Boston University School of Medicine-The Barry M. Manuel Continuing Medical Education Office (in partnership with Haymarket Medical Education).

2016 Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEhp) Industry Summit Best in Class Outcomes Award. Opioid-Induced Constipation Online Series. Presented to: Boston University School of Medicine - The Barry M. Manuel Continuing Medical Education Office (in partnership with RealCME).

2016 Innovative Quality and Patient Safety Curricula - Boston Medical Center House Staff Award. Improving Transitions of Care through Implementation of IPASS Handoff Bundle: Multidisciplinary BMC Experience. Presented to: Ajakumar Menon A, Seth B, Srivastava A, Manasco T, Parikh S, Johnson J, Iaculli M, Macht R, Talutis S, Handel-Orefice R, Jansen E, Sloan K; November 2016; Boston, MA.

2016 Boston Medical Center Quality Improvement Award. Initiation of a Pharmacologic Prophylaxis Program to Prevent Obstetric Associated Venous Thromboembolism. Presented to: Shah P, Raje P, Thoreson N, Thomas-Lewis J, Shelley-Abrahamson R, Combs G, Lambert L, Clark S, Kourtelidis M, Mottl-Santiago J, Trucks E, Jansen E, Lorio R, Abbott J, Iverson R at BMC Quality Week; November 2016; Boston, MA.

2015 Best Workshop Award from the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA). Teaching Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing: A Toolkit for All Levels of Expertise. Presented to: Cushman P, Shanahan CW, Alford DP.

2014 White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Award for Outstanding Prevention Effort. SCOPE of Pain Curriculum. Presented to: Boston University School of Medicine-The Barry M. Manuel Continuing Medical Education Office.

2011 Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEhp) Award for Outstanding Industry-Supported Certified CME Activity. Practice Circles: Sleep Disorders. Presented to: Boston University School of Medicine-The Barry M. Manuel Continuing Medical Education Office.

2008 Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEhp) Award for Outstanding Industry-Supported Certified CME Activity. Practice Circles: Depression. Presented to: Boston University School of Medicine-The Barry M. Manuel Continuing Medical Education Office (in partnership with Haymarket Medical Education).

Publications

Wilson AA, Bora C, Silva C, White J, Sanfratello N, Symowicz J, Querey C, Gabriel D. A multimodal intervention to improve guideline-based screening for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in a community health setting. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2024; Published online October 3, 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2024.0540

O’Hagan, B., White, J., Hardesty, I., Amgott, R., Bangham, C., Liu, X., Codner, A., Ursitti, A., Chandler, A., Foster, S., Augustyn, M., & Greece, J. (2024). Evaluation of Clinician Training in Autism Screening, Care Management, and Patient Education. Open Journal of Pediatrics, 14(3), 488-513. DOI: 10.4236/ojped.2024.143048.

O’Hagan, B., Augustyn, M., Amgott, R., White, J., Hardesty, I., Bangham, C., Ursitti, A., Foster, S., Chandler, A., & Greece, J. (2023) Using Normalization Process Theory to inform practice: Evaluation of a virtual autism training for clinicians. Frontiers in Health Services, 3. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frhs.2023.1242908. 

Ehrhardt N, Bouchonville M, Peek ME, Thomas CC, Zou T, Cuttriss N, Desimone M, Weinstock RS, Baer LG, Gabbay RA. Telementoring With Project ECHO: A New Era in Diabetes-Related Continuing Education for Primary Care to Address Health Disparities. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2023 Jul;17(4):916-924.

Sivak E. Designing Equity-Focused Programs to address racism and break down health inequities. Boston University School of Public Health, Idea Hub[Internet] 2023 Apr.12. Available from: Designing Equity-Focused Programs to address racism and break down health inequities (ideahub.org)

Sanfratello N, Gaitan E, LeBron A. Creating Solutions for Disparities in Health Maintenance for Patients with IBD: Meeting the Needs of Medically Underserved Populations. Almanac: Insights and Applications for the Healthcare CPD Community [Internet]. 2022 Feb 14. Available from: https://almanac.acehp.org/Outcomes/Outcomes-Article/creating-solutions-for-disparities-in-health-maintenance-for-patients-with-ibd?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=spotlight

Perkins RB, Foley S, Hassan A, Jansen E, Preiss S, Isher-Witt J, et al. Impact of a Multilevel Quality Improvement Intervention Using National Partnerships on Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Rates. Academic Pediatrics [Internet]. 2021 Sep 1 [cited 2021 Nov 29];21(7):1134–41. Available from: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(21)00270-9/fulltext

Drainoni M-L, Biancarelli D, Jansen E, Bernstein J, Joseph N, Eun TJ, et al. Provider and Practice Experience Integrating the Dose-HPV Intervention into Clinical Practice. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2021 Jul 1;41(3):195–201. Available from: Provider and Practice Experience Integrating the Dose-HPV Intervention into Clinical Practice. ; doi: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000363.PMID: 33973928

Banister GE, Harris AL, Townsend C, et al. African American Nurses' Perspectives on a Leadership Development Program. Journal of Nursing Administration. 2020;50(7/8):414-418.

Perkins RB, Legler A, Jansen E, et al. Improving HPV Vaccination Rates: A Stepped-Wedge Randomized Trial. Pediatrics. 2020;146(1):e20192737

Perkins RB, Banigbe B, Fenton AT, et al. Effect of a multi-component intervention on providers' HPV vaccine communication [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 13]. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 2020;1‐8. 

Jacobs G, White JL, Lazure P. Formally Presenting and Publishing Your Findings: Making Deliberate Plans to Describe Applied Research in a Real-world Setting. Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions Almanac. Available at: http://almanac.acehp.org/p/bl/et/blogid=2&blogaid=584. Published March 11, 2020. Accessed March 12, 2020.

Alford DP, Lazure P, Murray S, Hardesty I, Krause JR, White JL. National Trends in Prescription Opioid Risk Mitigation Practices: Implications for Prescriber Education. Pain Medicine. 2019;20(5):907-915.

Betancourt LC, Boyle J, Figueiredo N, McNeil B, Reich J, York, MJ. Almanac Highlights Series: Boosting Immunization Performance for High-Risk Patients in an Academic Safety-Net Hospital. Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions Almanac. Available at: http://almanac.acehp.org/p/bl/et/blogid=2&blogaid=341. Published December 5, 2018. Accessed January 15, 2020.

Syeda SN, Trucks E, Sears K. TOPS: Telephonic Outreach in the Pulmonary Service at VA Boston Healthcare System. New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst. Available at: https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.18.0083
Published September 26, 2018. Accessed October 1, 2018.

Zisblatt L, Hayes SM, Lazure P, Hardesty I, White JL, Alford DP. Safe and competent opioid prescribing education: Increasing dissemination with a train-the-trainer program. Substance Abuse. 2017;38(2):168-176.

Alford DP, Cohen ML, Reynolds EE. How Would You Manage Opioid Use in These Three Patients?: Grand Rounds Discussion From Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2017;166(7):506-513.

Cushman PA, Liebschutz JM, Hodgkin JG, Shanahan CW, White JL, Hardesty I, Alford DP. What Do Providers Want to Know About Safe Opioid Prescribing? A Qualitative Analysis of Their Questions. Substance Abuse. April-June 2017;38(2):222-229.

Wanchoo P, Larrison C, Rosenberg C, KO N, Moeller N, Parikh R, Djordjevic AM. Identifying Educational Needs of the Multidisciplinary Cancer Team in the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2017;15(2):205-212.

Alford DP, Zisblatt L, Ng P, Hayes SM, Peloquin S, Hardesty I, White JL. SCOPE of Pain: An Evaluation of an Opioid Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Continuing Education Program. Pain Medicine. 2016;17(1):52-63.

Alford DP. Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain--Achieving the Right Balance through Education. New England Journal of Medicine. 2016;374(4):301-3.

Alford DP. Safe Opioid Prescribing: An Expert Q&A. Pain Medicine News Special Edition. Available at: https://www.painmedicinenews.com/Review-Articles/Article/12-15/Safe-Opioid-Prescribing-An-Expert-Q-amp-A/34544. Released December 22, 2015. Accessed January 15, 2020.

Alford DP, Zisblatt L, Ng P, Peloquin S, Hardesty I, White JL. SCOPE of Pain: An Evaluation of an Opioid Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Continuing Education Program. Pain Medicine. 2016;17(1):52-63.

Perkins RB, Zisblatt L, Legler A, Trucks E, Hanchate A, Gorin SS. Effectiveness of a provider-focused intervention to improve HPV vaccination rates in boys and girls. Vaccine. 2015;33(9):1223-9.

Zisblatt L, Kues JR, Davis N, Willis CE. The long-term impact of a performance improvement continuing medical education intervention on osteoporosis screening. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 2013;33(4):206-14.

Collins PA, Hardesty I, White JL, Zisblatt L. Continuing education for performance improvement: a creative approach. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. 2012;43(10):437-8.

Posters

Sanfratello N, Blevins F, Burk M, Szalat R; Overcoming Barriers to Effective Treatment and Enrollment in Clinical Trials for Black and Underserved Patients with Multiple Myeloma – Incorporating the Patient Voice through Focus Groups. Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education Annual Meeting 2024. 2024 March 13. San Diego, CA. 

Burk M, Katz M, Morgans A, Patel J; Getting to the Heart of Prostate Cancer: Expanding Options to Improve Outcomes for Men of Color. Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education Annual Meeting 2024. 2024 March 13. San Diego, CA. 

Brechtelsbauer E, Baer L, Haimowitz S, Pardo C, Sanfratello N. A System-Based, Scalable QI Initiative to Improve Care and Outcomes in Patients with T2D and Obesity. ACCME Annual Meeting 2023. 2023 May 17; Chicago, IL.

Wilson A, Silva C, Bora C, White J, Sanfratello N, Symowicz J, Querey C, Gabriel D. The COPD/AATD Connection: Results of a Regional Quality Improvement Initiative. Alliance Industry Summit 2023. 2023 May 1; Philadelphia, PA.

Sanfratello N, Moss A, Belton J, Gaitan E, LeBron A, Wasan S. Improving Depression Screening in Patients with IBD - A Quality Improvement Initiative. SACME 2023 Annual Meeting. 2023 March 14-17; Nashville, TN. 

Reese-Queen, C., Tono, L., White, J. (March 2023) Communities of Practice – What is the Secret Sauce? Poster presentation at the Society of Academic Continuing Medical Education Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN.

Sanfratello N Moss A; Belton J, Gaitan E, LeBron A, Wasan S. Improving Depression in Patients with IBD - A Quality Improvement Initiative. IHI National Forum 2022. 2022 Dec 5-7; Orlando, FL. 

Brechtelsbauer E, Baer L, Haimowitz S, Jansen E, Nisly S, Pardo C, Sanfratello N. System-Based and Scalable QI Initiative to Improve Care and Outcomes in High-Risk T2D and Obese Patients. IHI National Forum 2022. 2022 Dec 5-7; Orlando, FL. 

Sanfratello N, Moss, Alan; Belton J, Gaitan E, LeBron A, Wasan S. Improving Depression in Patients with IBD - A Quality Improvement Initiative. Boston Medical Center Quality and Patient Safety Week 2022. 2022 Nov 3; Boston, MA. 

Jansen E, Sanfratello N, Pelletier P, Salazar A, Asundi A. Improving Cardiovascular Health for Aging Patients Living with HIV. Boston Medical Center Quality and Patient Safety Week 2022. 2022 Nov 3; Boston, MA. 

O’Hagan, B., Augustyn, M., Amgott, R., White, J., Hardesty, I., Ursitti, A., Foster, S., Chandler, A., & Greece, J. Educating Pediatric Care Clinicians on Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Community-Based, Interprofessional Training Program. (November 2022). Poster presentation at the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.

Sanfratello N, Moss, Alan; Belton J, Gaitan E, LeBron A, Wasan S. Improving Depression in Patients with IBD - A Quality Improvement Initiative. ACG Annual Meeting 2022. 2022 Oct 24; Charlotte, NC. 

O’Hagan, B., Augustyn, M., Amgott, R., White, J., Hardesty, I., Ursitti, A., Foster, S., Chandler, A., & Greece, J. Boosting capacity to screen and care for underserved autistic children through a community-based, interprofessional training program for pediatric care clinicians. (October 2022). Poster presentation at the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Denver, CO.

O’Hagan, B., Augustyn, M., Amgott, R., White, J., Hardesty, I., Ursitti, A., Foster, S., Chandler, A., & Greece, J. Application of Normalization Process Theory to Evaluate a Virtual Training Program for Clinicians about Screening and Caring for Autistic Children. (September 2022). Poster presentation at the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration, San Diego, CA.

Jansen E, Sanfratello N, Asundi A. Improving Cardiovascular Health for Aging Patients Living with HIV: a Boston University Medical Center Quality Improvement Initiative. AIDS 2022. 2022 August 1; Montreal, Canada. 

Sanfratello N, Belton J, Gaitan E, LeBron A, Wasan S, White J, Moss A. Creating Solutions for Disparities in Health Maintenance for Patients with IBD: Meeting the Needs of Medically Underserved Populations: Patient Focus Groups and Provider Interviews. SACME Annual Meeting 2022. 2022 Feb 22; Virtual

Sanfratello N, Belton J, Gaitan E, LeBron A, Wasan S, White J, Moss A. Identifying Barriers to Health Maintenance in Medically-Underserved Patients with IBD: A Qualitative Study. Crohns and Colitis Congress 2022. 2022 Jan 21; Virtual

Sanfratello N, Belton J, Gaitan E, LeBron A, Wasan S, White J, Moss A. Identifying Barriers to Health Maintenance in Medically-Underserved Patients with IBD: A Qualitative Study. Alliance Annual Meeting 2022. 2022 Jan 13; Aurora, CO.

Jansen E, Sanfratello N, Asundi A. Aging with HIV: Improving Cardiovascular Health Among an Aging HIV Population: A Practice Survey. International Workshop on HIV and Aging 2021. 2021 September 23-24; Virtual.

Frazier-Price D, White JL. Integrating the Patient’s Story Throughout Your CME Activity: Practical Tools And Lessons Learned. Digital poster presented at: Society for Academic Medical Education (SACME) 2021 Virtual Meeting; February 25, 2021.

Hardesty I, Callea L, Hill T. Using case-based micro-podcasts as a tool to create teachable moments and interest in further education. Digital poster presented at: 13th Annual European CME Forum Virtual Meeting; November 4-6, 2020.

Alford DP, Murray S, Lazure P, Peloquin S, Krause JR, Hardesty I, White JL. Safer/Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE of Pain): The Effect of Mandatory Education on CME Outcomes. Poster presented at: Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) 2020 Virtual Meeting; May 2020.

Lenders CM, Ganguly S, Narayanan P, Konduro S, Reddy H, Burk MJ, Azer H. A Novel Global Public–Private Partnership Approach to Physician Education in Medical Nutrition. Virtual poster presented at: American Society for Nutrition Foundation’s, Nutrition Live Online 2020; June 1-4, 2020.

Alford DP, Callea L, Hardesty I, Hill T, Sanfratello N, White J. Safer/Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE of Pain): Using Case-based Micro-Podcasts as a Tool to Create Teachable Moments and Interest in Further Education. Poster presented at: Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) Annual Meeting; January 2020; Miami, FL.

Betancourt LC, Boyle J, Figueiredo N, McNeil B, Reich J, York MJ. Breaking the Vaccination Barrier in Immunosuppressed Adults. Poster presented at: Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care; December 2019; Orlando, FL.

Alford DP, Murray S, Lazure P, Peloquin S, Krause JR, Hardesty I, White JL. Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE of Pain): The Effect of Mandatory Education on CME Outcomes. Poster presented at: Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) Annual Meeting; February 2019; Charleston, SC.

Alford DP, Murray S, Lazure P, Peloquin S, Krause JR, Hardesty I, White JL. The Role of Continuing Education in Addressing the National Opioid Crisis: The SCOPE of Pain Program Experience. Poster presented at: American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Annual Meeting; September 2018; Las Vegas, NV.

Jansen E, Betancourt LC, Zisblatt L, White JL, Yuh D, Moses J. Growing a Culture of Quality Through Education: Development of a QI Hub and the Improvement Leadership Academy. Poster presented at: American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Annual Meeting; September 2018; Las Vegas, NV.

Chen E, Betancourt LC, Li L, Trucks E, Tornetta P. Standardized, Patient-Specific Opioid Prescribing after Orthopedic Surgery. Poster presented at: Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Scientific Symposium; December 2017; Orlando, FL.

Trucks E, White JL, Zisblatt L, Jansen E, Moses J. The Value of a QI and CME Collaboration in the ABMS Portfolio Program. Poster presented at: Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACCME) Annual Conference; May 2017; Scottsdale, AZ.

Ajakumar Menon A, Seth B, Srivastava A, Manasco T, Parikh S, Johnson J, Iaculli M, Macht R, Talutis S, Handel-Orefice R, Jansen E, Sloan K. Improving Transitions of Care Through Implementation of IPASS Handoff Bundle - Multidisciplinary Boston Medical Center Experience. Poster presented at: Boston Medical Center Quality Week; November 2016; Boston, MA.

Shah P, Raje P, Thoreson N, Thomas-Lewis J, Shelley-Abrahamson R, Combs G, Lambert L, Clark S, Kourtelidis M, Mottl-Santiago J, Trucks E, Jansen E, Lorio R, Abbott J, Iverson R. Initiation of a Pharmacologic Prophylaxis Program to Prevent Obstetric Associated Venous Thromboembolism. Poster presented at: Boston Medical Center Quality Week; November 2016; Boston, MA.

Shelley-Abrahamson R, Shah P, Raje P, Thoreson N, Thomas-Lewis J, Combs G, Lambert L, Clark S, Kourtelidis M, Mottl-Santiago J, Trucks E, Jansen E, Iorio R, Abbott J, Iverson R. Development of a Postpartum Program for Self-Administration of Enoxaparin to Prevent Obstetric Associated Venous Thromboembolism. Poster presented at: Boston Medical Center Quality Week; November 2016; Boston, MA.

Cushman PA, Hodgkin JG, Shanahan CW, White JL, Hardesty I, Liebschutz JM, Alford DP. What Do Physicians Want to Know About Opioid Prescribing? A Qualitative Analysis of Their Questions. Poster presented at: 40th Annual Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA) Conference; November 2016; Washington, DC.

Zisblatt L, Hayes SM, Lazure P, Hardesty I, White JL, Alford DP. Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education: Increasing Dissemination with a Train-The-Trainers Program. Poster presented at: 40th Annual Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA) Conference; November 2016; Washington, DC.

Cushman PA, Hodgkin JG, Shanahan CW, White JL, Hardesty I, Liebschutz JM, Alford DP. What Do Physicians Want to Know About Opioid Prescribing? A Qualitative Analysis of Their Questions. Poster presented at: Evans Department of Medicine Research Days - Boston University School of Medicine; October 2016; Boston, MA.

Trucks E, White JL, Zisblatt L, Jansen E, Moses J. The Value of a QI and CME Collaboration in the MOC Portfolio Program. Poster presented at: American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Quality Improvement Forum; May 2016; Chicago, IL.

Huey LY, Alford DP, Wen LS. Addressing America’s Opioid Overdose Crisis Through Education: Breaking the Cycle Through Workforce Development at CME, GME, and UME Levels. Poster presented at: World Congress on Continuing Professional Development; March 2016; San Diego, CA.

Alford DP, Zisblatt L, Ng P, Hayes SM, Peloquin S, Hardesty I, White JL. Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE of Pain) Program: Evaluation of an Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) Continuing Education Program. Poster presented at: Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA) 39th Annual Conference; November 2015; Washington, DC.

Alford DP, Zisblatt L, Hayes S, Ng P, White JL. ER/LA Opioid REMS Prescriber Education to Address the Prescription Opioid Misuse Epidemic: The Impact of the Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE of Pain) Program. Poster presented at: International Conference on Opioids (ICOO); June 2015; Boston, MA.

Alford DP, Zisblatt L, Hayes S, Ng P, White JL. Impact of Government Mandated Education on the Safe and Competent Prescription of Opioid Analgesics. Poster presented at: International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare; April 2015; London, England.

Presentations

Sanfratello N; Comparison of two QI Approaches to Improve Glycemic & Weight Outcomes in T2D in Underserved Populations. Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education Annual Meeting 2024. 2024 March 11. San Diego, CA. 

Werts L, Sanfratello N; Small Group, Big Impact: Facilitating for Learner Success. Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education Annual Meeting 2024. 2024 March 10. San Diego, CA. 

Cruz R, Demers L, Truong V, Karter N, Hardesty I, Walley A, Samet J, Alford D. “CARE Faculty Scholars Program: A National Learning Collaborative to Facilitate Implementation of Addiction Medicine Curricula”.  Oral Abstract Presentation.  Together For Hope Boston Addiction Conference 2024, Boston, MA, 2024

Kitten N, Harlowe A, German JS, Messelt S, Gludt K, Greece J, Bangham C, Hardesty I, Smith VC, Alford DP. “A National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Learning Collaborative for Prenatal and Pediatric Healthcare Teams”.  Oral Abstract Presentation.  Together For Hope Boston Addiction Conference 2024, Boston, MA, 2024

Harlowe A, German JS, Bangham CA, Greece JA, Hardesty I, Pagliaro C, Alford DP. “A Podcast on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Education”.  Oral Abstract Presentation.  Together For Hope Boston Addiction Conference 2024, Boston, MA, 2024

Zapata, Lesly; Davis, Katherine, MPH; Heinze-Lacey, Beverly, MPH, BSN, RN; Sivak, Erin, MSN, BSN, RN; Franchi, Susan, DNP, FNP-C, RN; Elliott, Patricia, DrPH. Utilizing Gamification to Improve Learner Engagement among Massachusetts School Nurses. 2023 May 24. McCahan Education Conference.

Shapiro J, Singer S, Caples L, Sanfratello N, Northrip K; Using the CE Educator’s Toolkit. ACCME Annual Meeting 2023. 2023 May 16-17. Chicago, IL. 

(Alphabetical) Felicity Crawford, Katherine Davis, Trish Elliott, Beverly Heinze-Lacey, Adam Labadorf, Christian Mazimpaka, T.J. McKenna, Melisa Osborne, Theresa Rueger, Barkha Shah, Erin Sivak, Lesly Zapata. A Model of Racial Equity Training that Empowers School Nurses to Promote an Anti-Racist Environment. 2023 May 10. NNPHI (National Network of Public Health Institutes) Conference 

White, J., O’Hagan, B., Amgott, R., Augustyn, M., Greece, J., Hardesty, I., Ursitti, A., Foster, S., & Chandler, A. (March 2023) Boosting Capacity to Screen and Care for Underserved Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Using Robust Evaluation Methodologies to Inform an ECHO® Program. Oral presentation at the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education 2023 Multi-Channel Annual Meeting.

Dolan K, Pardo C, Sanfratello N, Wong L; Small N, Big Impact. ACEhp Annual Conference 2023. 2023 February 8; National Harbor, MD. 

O’Hagan, B., Augustyn, M., Amgott, R., White, J., Hardesty, I., Bangham, C., Ursitti, A., Foster, S., Chandler, A., & Greece, J. (November 2022). Mixed-methods evaluation of virtual clinician training using the Normalization Process Theory. Ignite presentation at the American Evaluation Association, New Orleans, LA

Jansen E, Sanfratello N, Asundi A. Aging with HIV: What you need to know about ASCVD. AIDS 2022. 2022 July 31; Montreal, Canada. 

Alford DP, Hardesty I, Sanfretello N, Callea L, Hill T, White JL. “Use of Safer Opioid Prescribing Micro-Cases to Engage the Reluctant Learner” Oral Session. 2021 Association for Multi-disciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction (AMERSA), virtual conference, November 2021

Baer LG, White JL. Out of the Box Approaches to Learner and Community Engagement through Project ECHO. Presentation at Stanford’s CMELive Virtual Meeting; June 11, 2021.

White JL. Let's Talk About the Future of Remote Work. Presentation at Stanford’s CMELive Virtual Meeting; June 10, 2021.

Snyder K, Brodhead P, Reese-Queen C, Swartz M, White JL. The Accidental CME Director. Panel Presentation at Stanford’s CMELive Virtual Meeting; June 9, 2021.

Hardesty I, White JL. Micro-Cases to Engage the Reluctant Learner. Presentation at Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education 2021 Meeting; April 28, 2021.

Frazier-Price D, Reese-Queen C. Candid Conversations Around the New Standards for Integrity and Independence. Presentation for the Medical School Members Section Virtual Meeting of the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEhp); April 15, 2021.

Donawa A, Bresnahan L, Grupe A, Frazier-Price D, Martin R, Wiggins R. Funding CME/CPD Programs in Virtual Environments. Virtual Panel Discussion at: Society for Academic Medical Education (SACME) 2021 Virtual Meeting; February 17, 2021.

Betancourt L, Lam C, Menn-Josephy H, York M. Understanding Barriers to Care; Strategies to Enhance Outpatient Appointment Access for Patients with Lupus. Presented at: Research on Tap: Eliminating Health Disparities: Society & Biomedicine 2021 Hybrid Meeting; Feb 23, 2021; Boston, MA.

Cantelmi A, Lepkowski E, White JL, Schmidt H. More Than Bells and Whistles: Motivating Learners Through Educational Design. Presented at the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEhp) 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting; January 14, 2021.

White JL. Safer/Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE of Pain) - Putting the Blueprint into Action. Presented at Evaluating the Effect of the Opioid Analgesics Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Education Program on Prescribing Behaviors and Patient Outcomes--Exploring the Path Forward for Assessment: Public Workshop. Presented at the Food and Drug Administration Virtual Meeting; December 11, 2020. 

Hardesty I, Callea L, Hill T. Using case-based micro-podcasts as a tool to create teachable moments and interest in further education. Oral Presentation to the National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media Virtual Meeting; October 6-8, 2020.

Alford DP, Peloquin S. Safer Opioid Prescribing Education: The Effect of Mandatory Education on CME Outcomes. Presented at: Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) Virtual Journal Club; September 24, 2020.

Clemons, H., Gorrindo, T., White, JL. Looking from the Inside Out – Making the Most of Your Organizational Resources in the COVID Era. Presented at Stanford’s CMELive Virtual Conference; August 20, 2020. 

Gereige RS, White JL, Zeimnick S. Continuing Education and Action: Strategies for Accredited Providers in Challenging Times. Presented at: Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Webinar; March 26, 2020.

Frachioni A, Frazier-Price D, Haimowitz S, Sanfratello N, White J. Serial Learning in CME Curricula: What are the Motivators for Multi-Activity Engagement? Presented at: Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education Annual Meeting; January 2020; Miami, FL.

Alford DP, Lazure P, Hardesty I, Murray S, Krause JR, Peloquin S, White JL. National Trends in Opioid Risk Mitigation Practices: Implications for Prescriber Education? Presented at: Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA) 42nd Annual Conference; November 2018; San Francisco, CA.

Alford DP, Murray S, Krause JK, Peloquin S, Hardesty I, Lazure P, White JL. Can CME Impact a National Healthcare Crisis and How Will We Know? Presented at: Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) Annual Meeting – CME/CPD: Building Bridges from Learning to Outcomes; April 2018; San Antonio, TX.

Hardesty I, Cushman PA, Shanahan CW, White JL, Alford DP. SCOPE of Pain: Using Patient Videos to Model Effective Communications Strategies. Presented at: 43rd Annual Conference of the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEhp); January 2018; Orlando, FL.

Cushman PA, Hodgkin JG, Shanahan CW, White JL, Hardesty I, Liebschutz JM, Alford DP. What Do Physicians Want to Know About Opioid Prescribing? A Qualitative Analysis of Their Questions. Presented at: Annual NE Regional Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM); March 2017; Boston, MA.

Cushman PA, Hodgkin JG, Shanahan CW, White JL, Hardesty I, Liebschutz JM, Alford DP. What Do Physicians Want to Know About Opioid Prescribing? A Qualitative Analysis of Their Questions. Presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) 39th Annual Meeting; May 2016; Hollywood, FL.

Huey LY, Alford DP, Wren LS. Addressing America’s Opioid Overdose Crisis Through Education: Breaking the Cycle Through Workforce Development at CME, GME, and UME Levels. Presented at: World Congress on Continuing Professional Development; March 2016; San Diego, CA.

Alford DP, Zisblatt L, Ng P, Hayes SM, Peloquin S, Hardesty I, White JL. Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE of Pain) Program: Evaluation of an Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) Continuing Education Program. Presented at: Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA) 39th Annual Conference; November 2015; Washington, DC.