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University of Lynchburg DMSc Doctoral Project Assignment Repository

University of Lynchburg DMSc Doctoral Project Assignment Repository

Articles

Weight Counseling and Exercise Prescription in Prenatal Care for the Maternal Obese to Manage Weight Gain and Reduce Adverse Perinatal Outcomes
Lisa Banh

Evaluating the Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy For the Prevention of Major Depressive Disorder Relapse
Tia Beasley PA-C

Alternatives to Opioids in Emergency Department Pain Management
Ryan Bierle

Effectiveness of Event-Driven HIV Prophylaxis (On Demand PrEP)
Agustina G. Boehringer MS, PA-C

Teledermatology Advances: Use of Smartphones and Applications
Michael E. Booth

Assessing the Effectiveness of Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Adults with Chronic Insomnia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
L. Bowen

Over the Counter Analgesic Use in the Emergency Department
Theresa Brodeur

Earlier Detection of Prediabetes in Reducing the Burden of T2D in America
Briana A. Brownhill

Efficacy of Nerve Sparing Technique in Robotic Prostatectomy
Catherine Burkett

Biologics and Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Frank Caruso

Cannabidiol for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Gregory Cassidy

Deadly Pediatric Foreign Body Ingestions: Button Batteries
Megan Castro

Appropriate Timing of Extubation Post Cardiac Surgery
Erwin Chan

Psychosocial Intervention vs. Medication Assisted Treatment In Opioid Addiction
Shawn Chowdhury

Next Generation Management of Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolisms: A Review
Kia Cody

The Melanoma Initiative
Tania Cohen

Results from an evidenced-based curriculum design with innovative simulators to prepare providers in caring for those with burn injuries
Christopher Craig, Jeffrey Carter, James Holmes, James Johnson, and Steve Kahn

Using Scribes to Decrease Provider Burnout
Angela Cremins

Low-Dose Ketamine Versus Opioids For Analgesia: Efficacy and Safety
Jonathan D. Cuthriell

Preventing Pseudophakic Cystoid Macular Edema Postoperatively: Are Topical Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Necessary?
Joanne DeTore and Suzanne DeTore

Comparison of Medical Marijuana vs. Opioid Treatment for Cancer Pain
Joyce E. Dorsey

Testosterone Therapy Effect on Glycemic Control in Testosterone Deficient Males
Eric M. Elliot

Unmet Social Determinants in HIV Positive Population As Key Factors in Adherence to Treatment and Suppression of Viral Load
Tatiana C. Emanuel

End of Life Symptom Management: A Rapid Review
Corrie Farris

Treatment of Sarcopenia in the Cirrhotic Patient
Alexa M. Fider-Whyte

Muscle Relaxant Effectiveness in Acute, Atraumatic Low Back Pain
Patrick Fong

Sticks and Stones Aren't Breaking Bones: Recognition and Treatment of Osteoporosis
Amy J. Frank

Comparing the Effectiveness of Hyaluronic Acid and Corticosteroid Injections in Knee Osteoarthritis
Ashley Furgason

Atherosclerotic Heart Disease - The End of an Era
William Gentry

Treatment of Dupuytren's Disease: Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum
Thomas Vincent Gocke III

Update on Alzheimer's Dementia: Pathophysiology, Disease Continuum, and Emerging Therapies
Amy A. Haney

Assessing Adults Aged 18 to 45 Willingness to Take the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: A Quality Improvement Project
Keith D. Harris

Fatigue at Sea and Maritime Accidents
Ryan A. Hawley

Recognizing and Treating Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Mary Herbert

Diet and Exercise vs. Medication Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Obese Children and Adolescents
Victoria Howard

Sleep – An Epidemic of Insufficiency
Megan A. Hunstad

Irritable Bowel Syndrome: The Future of Diagnostic Biomarkers
Mackenzie A. Jarvis

Hemorrhage Control in Civilian Extremity Hemorrhage: Does Tourniquet Use Improve Survival?
James C. Johnson III

Successfully Implement a Bundled Payment Model for Total Joint Arthroplasty Programs
Steven B. Johnson

Loop Incision & Drainage Verusus Standard Incision & Drainage
Aaron Kan

ACUPUNCTURE FOR LOW BACK PAIN
BEN KAVOUSSI

Tongue Blade Bite Test as a Diagnostic Screening Tool Rule-Out Mandibular Fracture
Brian Ko

Conventional vs. Complementary Modalities in Eradication of Helicobacter Pylori
Helen H. La

Improving Employee Health: Combating Absenteeism and Productivity Losses Through Focused Employer Incentivized Health Wellness Programs
Timothy Lassiter

Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Patients
Damian O. Lee

"The Diabetic Whittle": The Role of Diabetes Leading to the Loss of Limbs
Marie Lockard

Systemic Review of Equine Riding Therapy (ERT) Benefits
Maria Long

Decreasing Emergency Department Visits Through Access of Patient Centred Medical Home
George Majus

Predictors of Neurological Disability After Cardiac Arrest
Lesley E. Maples

Role of Corticosteroids in Reducing Dysphagia after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Priscila F. Marques

Management of Functional Constipation in Pediatric Patients
Amber N. Matthews

Dementia
Ethel Mbombow

Effective Behavioral Therapies for Individuals with Type Two Diabetes Mellitus and Depressive Disorder
Tim McCreary

Utilization of Diagnostic Ultrasound in Pediatric Appendicitis
Melinda M. Meritt

Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Overview and Discussion of Inpatient Management
Katelyn E. Milam

Is gram stain accurate for a diagnosis of septic joints?
Michelle Miller

Prevention of Recurrent Esophageal Variceal Bleeding in Patients with Cirrhosis
Raisa Miller

Anxiolysis for Pediatric Laceration Repair - Is Atomized Intranasal Administration of Midazolam an Effective Alternative to Oral Administration?
ANA MIRET

Effectiveness of Routine Counseling, STD Checks and Treatment in Sexually Active Individuals
shahana mohamed

Music as Medicine
Kathi Norman

Identifying and Managing Wolff-Parkinson-White
Julia Norton

AI's: The Future of Ovulation Induction
Naomie De la Cruz Novelo

Nonuremic Calciphylaxis in the Setting of a Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumor: A Case Report
Jessica M. Oser

PA963 Final Polished Draft - Daniel Park
Daniel Park

A comparative study of Single Incision versus Multi-port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Samip D. Patel

Reversal Agents for Direct Oral Anticoagulants
Megan Pennisi MPAM, PA-C and Lindsay McCann PharmD, BCCCP

Recommendations for Evaluating and Managing Opioid Abuse
Jacqueline Perdue

The Significance of Metal Sensitivity Testing in Instrumented Orthopedic Surgery
Brian A. Peterkin DMSc, PA-C; Mitchell F. Reiter MD; and Mark R. Drzala MD

Motivational Interviewing in the Emergency Department for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorder and its Recovery
Courtney Phenix

Is Peanut Allergy Desensitization Better Achieved with Oral, Sublingual, or Epicutaneous Therapy?
Ashley R. Pizzimenti

Education for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Molly Read

Physician Assistant (PA) Onboarding and Retention
Melissa Rodriguez

Simulation to Improve Basic Code Activation and Inter-professional Team Coordination
John Roker

Evaluation and Management of Patients with Syncope
Tessa Roulston

In Disaster Situations, can the use of Drones Improve Medical Response Capabilities?
Melissa M. Saravia

In patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis will higher doses of Rifampicin/Rifampin coupled with a shorter treatment regimen as oppose to standard dosing and therapy result in better treatment response?
Giuseppe A. Screnci

Case Report: Innovative technique to remove supraglottic mass in an eight-year-old boy
Tanya Sharrieff

Inhaled Treatment Options for COPD Maintenance Therapy
James A. Shuler Jr

Absorbable Versus Non-Absorbable Sutures in Surgery
Briana Simmons

Dermatology Physician Assistants and Access to Care
Martha Sikes

In adults with type 2 diabetes do structured educational programs compared to self-management improve clinical outcomes?
Khavita Singh

Serum Procalcitonin: A Component to Sepsis Diagnosis and its Role in Antibiotic Stewardship
Kristen Smith

Taxane-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: Is cryotherapy the magic answer?
Tiffany M. Statler

Is fast track effective at decreasing overcrowding in the emergency department in urban areas compared to no interventions?
Nikeisha Stephens

Improving Quality of Life in Atopic Dermatitis Sufferers with Novel Probiotic Therapies
Valerie A. Stern and Valerie A. Stern

A Mixed-Methods Study of a Clinical Leadership Curriculum in a Graduate Medical Education Fellowship Program
KATHRYN SWENSON

Prune belly syndrome: A Case report
Zorina Thomas PA-C,MMS

Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
Froilan Suarez

Focus Pocus: The Future and Magic of Point of Care Ultrasound
Deborah L. Thorne

Strongyloides stercoralis in Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis with Eosinophilia
Christopher Joseph Tipton

Pregnancy and Sickle Cell Disease: To Transfuse or Not To Transfuse?
Lamiaa Tolba

Liver Disease in Children with Cystic Fibrosis
Robert E. Toner III

Infection Risk in Wounds Irrigated with Tap Water Versus Normal Saline
Swing Tsang

The Effects of Transitional Work Assignments on Lost-Time Days for Workers’ Compensation Claims
Lynn Tyrer

A Comparative Study of Gout Therapies
Richard White

The Use of Monoclonal Antibodies in the Treatment of Asthma
ERIC D. WOLF

The Role of Steroids in the Treatment of Sepsis or Septic Shock
Peter Wright

Finding an Alternative That Complements Care: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis
Robyn H. Zicker DMSc, MPAS, PA-C