Cardiovascular disease, lung disease and cancer are the most common conditions in the United States and are in large part preventable.  One of the main focuses of the Department of Family Medicine is comprehensive preventive clinical care, with an academic focus on education and research in the area of prevention and wellness.

PREVENTION GRAND ROUNDS

All Prevention Grand Rounds are held simultaneously at two locations (with video-link) on Fridays at 12 noon, in the Family Medicine Conference/classroom, at 295 Calhoun St, and at the Trident Family Medicine Conference room, on the campus at Trident Hospital.

April 17, 2009 -- "Novel Nutritional Countermeasures to Mental and Physical Fatigue in Health and Disease" -- J. Mark Davis, Ph.D., Professor, Div. of Applied Physiology, Dept. Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia

January 16, 2009 -- "Botanicals and Nutraceuticals in Prevention of Disease" -- Dr. Dave Gangemi, Institute of Nutraceutical Research, Clemson University

October 17, 2008 -- "Cancer Detection and Control" -- Dr. Tony Alberg, Hollings Cancer Center, MUSC

July 18, 2008 -- "Why Fitness Matters" -- Monte Ladner MD, of www.fitnessrocks.org

THE COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTION PROGRAM

The Comprehensive Primary Care and Prevention Program features distinguished members of the faculty practice of the Department of Family Medicine. Appointments for a medical examination, consultation, or a prevention check-up can be obtained by calling 843-792-3451. The Program features physicians who have been recognized as national leaders in primary care and comprehensive prevention services.

Physicians included in BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA:

Clive Brock MD               Bill Hueston MD
Peter Carek MD              Dana King MD MS
Alec Chessman MD MS     Bob Mallin MD
D. Todd Detar DO           Kim Mallin MD
John Freedy MD PhD        Steve Ornstein MD
David Garr MD MS           Ann Rodden DO
Wanda Gonzalves MD      Terry Steyer MD
Barry Hainer MD

Physicians certified as experts in Primary Care Diabetes Management by the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA):

Clive Brock MD               Bill Hueston MD
Peter Carek MD              Dana King MD MS
Alec Chessman MD MS     Miriam Lindrooth MD
D. Todd Detar DO           Bob Mallin MD
Vanessa Diaz MD            Kim Mallin MD
John Freedy MD PhD        Fred Michael MD                    
Maria Gibson MD             Ann Rodden DO
Tony Glaser DO              Heather Rose MD
Barry Hainer MD             William Simpson MD
Kesh Hebbar MD             Terry Steyer MD

National Leader in Prevention and Immunizations:

Barry Hainer MD

National Leader in Primary Care Sports Medicine:

Peter J Carek MD MS-- Team physician, College of Charleston Cougars Executive Committee Member and Medical Director, Cooper River Bridge Run

National Expert and Leader of SC DHEC Smoking Cessation Program:

Bob Mallin MD

Prevention Publications by the Department of Family Medicine Faculty

Diaz VA, Mainous AG III, Pope C.  Cultural conflicts in the weight loss experience of Latinos. International Journal of Obesity.  2007; 31:328-333.

Everett CJ, Wells BJ, Frithsen IL, Koopman RJ.  Smoking, fibrinogen and cancer mortality.  J Nat Med Assoc 2007;99(4)328-333.

Everett CJ, Frithsen IL, Diaz VA, Koopman RJ, Simpson WM, Mainous AG.   Association of a polychlorinated biphenyl, and DDT with diabetes in the 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.   Environmental Research 2007;103:413-418.

Gonsalves WC, Geesey ME, Mainous AG, Tilley BC.   A study of lower extremity amputation rates in older diabetic South Carolinians.  J SC Med Assoc 2007;103:4-7

Hainer BL.  Vaccine Administration:  Making the process more efficient in your practice.   Fam Prac Mgt 2007;14.

King DE, Egan BM, Woolson RF, Mainous AG, Al-Solaiman Y, Jesri A.   Effect of a high-fiber diet vs. a fiber-supplemented diet on c-reactive protein level.  Arch Intern Med 2007;167:502-506.

Millett C, Car J, Eldred D, Khunti K, Mainous AG, Majeed A.  Diabetes prevalence, process of care and outcomes in relation to practice size, caseload and deprivation:  national cross-sectional study in primary care.   J R Society of Medicine 2007;100:275-283.

Mainous AG, Koopman RJ, Diaz VA, Everett CJ, Wilson PWF, Tilley BC.  A coronary heart disease risk score based on patient-reported information.  Am J Cardiol 2007;99:1236-1241.

Mainous AG, Diaz VA, Koopman RJ, Everett CJ.  Quality of care of hispanic adults with diabetes.  Fam Med 2007;39(5):351-6.

Ornstein S, Nieter PJ, Jenkins RG, Wessell AM, Nemeth LS, Feider C, Corley ST.  Improving diabetes care through a multi-component quality improvement model in a practice-based research network.  Am J Med Qual 2007;22:34-41.

Player MS, Mainous AG, Diaz VA, Everett CJ.  Prehypertension and insulin resistance in a nationally representative adult population.  J Clin Hypertens 2007;9:424-429.

Blue AV, Garr AR.   (Editorial)  Interpersonal Education and Prevention:  Preparing the Next Generation of Healthcare Professionals.   J Public Health Management Practice 2007;13(6):539-4540.

Diaz VA, Mainous AG, Baker R, Carnemolla M, Majeed A.   How does ethnicity affect the association between obesity and diabetes?  Diabet Med 2007 24:1199-1204.

Dickerson LM, Carek PJ, Quattlebaum RG.   Prevention of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke.   Am Fam Physician 2007;76:382-8, 389.

Everett CJ, Frithsen IL.   Association of urinary cadmium and myocardial infarction.  Environmental Research 2008;106:284-286.

Riegelman RK, Garr DR.   Evidence-Based Public Health Education as Preparation for Medical School.   Acad Med 2008;83:321-326.

Garr DR, Benson J, Withy K.  Partnership for Primary Care.  Nat AHEC Bulletin 2007;24(1)12-13.

Garr DR, Evans CH, Cashman SB.  Interprofessional Prevention Education –Changing the Future of Health Professions Education.  Am J Prev Med 2008;34(2)161-163.

Gibson MV, Hebbar AK.   Recognizing and managing patients with the metabolic syndrome and prediabetes. Patient Care October 2007;10-18.

Epstein JB, Gorsky M, Cabay RJ, Day T, Gonsalves W.   Screening and diagnosis of oral premalignant lesions and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.   Can Fam Phy 2008;54:1-6.

Gonsalves W.    Oral Health   InMcGraw Hill Medical (ed).  CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment in Family Medicine.   2007; 507.

Hainer BL.  Pertussis – Pertinent and Preventable.  (Supplement) Cortlandt Forum 2007; 4-18.

Hueston WJ, Quattlebaum, Benich JJ.   How much money can early prenatal care for teen pregnancies save?  A cost-benefit analysis.    J Am Board Fam Med 2008’21:184-190.

Hueston WJ, Geesey ME, Diaz V.  Prenatal Care Initiation Among Pregnant Teens in the United States:   An Analysis Over 25 Years.  J Adol Health 2008;42:243-248.

Nemeth LS, Wessell AM, Jenkins AG, Nieter PJ, Liszka HA, Ornstein SM.   Strategies to Accelerate Translation to Research Into Primary Care Within Practices Using Electronic Medical Records.  J Nurs Care Qual 2007;22:4:343-349.

Everett CJ, King DE, Wells BJ, Frithsen IL, Mainous AG III.  Serum magnesium and cancer mortality. In:  NE Bernhardt and AM Kasko (editors). Nutrition for the middle aged and elderly.  Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York 2008; pp.271-284.

King DE, Mainous AG, Egan BM, Woolson RF, Geesey ME.   Effect of Psyllium Fiber Supplementation on C-Reactive Protein:  The Trial to Reduce Inflammatory Markers (TRIM).  Ann Fam Med 2008;6:100-106.

King DE, Mainous AG, Geesey ME.   Adopting Moderate Alcohol Consumption in Middle Age:  Subsequent Cardiovascular Events.   Am J Med 2008;121:201-206.

King DE, Mainous AG, Geesey ME.   Turning Back the Clock:   Adopting a Healthy Lifestyle in Middle Age.   Am J of Med 2007;120:598-603.

King DE, Mainous AG, Egan BM, Player M, Geesey M.   Use of Statins and Blood Pressure.   AJH 2007;20:937-941.

Koopman RJ, Mainous AG.   Evaluating Multivariate Risk Scores for Clinical Decision Making.  Fam Med 2008;40(6):412-6.

Mainous AG, Diaz VA, Geesey ME.  Acculturation and Healthy Lifestyle Among Latinos with Diabetes.  Ann Fam Med 2008;6:131-137.

Bottle A, Ghani S, Saxena S, Aylin P, Mainous AG, Majeed A.   Association Between Quality of Primary Care and Hospitalization for Coronary Heart Disease in England:  National Cross-sectional Study.    J Gen Intern Med 2008;23(2):135-41. 

Millett C, Saxena S, Ng A, Mainous A, Majeed A.  Socio-economic status, ethnicity and diabetes management:  an analysis of time trends using the health survey for England.  J Pub Health 2007;29:413-419.

Mainous AG, Diaz VA, Saxena S, Geesey ME.  Heterogeneity in management of diabetes mellitus among Latino ethnic subgroups in the United States.  J Am Board Fam Med 2007;20:598-605.

Mainous AG, Diaz VA, Everett CJ.   Assessing Risk for development of Diabetes in Young Adults.   Ann Fam Med 2007;5:425-429.

Matheson EM, Player MS, Mainous AG, King DE, Everett CJ.    The association between hay fever and stroke in a cohort of middle aged and elderly adults.   J Am Board Fam Med 2008;21:179-183.

Player MS, King DE, Mainous AG, Geesey ME.   Psychosocial Factors and Progression from Prehypertension to Hypertension or Coronary Heart Disease.  Ann Fam Med 2007;5:403-411.

Rodden RM, Diaz VA, Mainous AG, Koopman RJ, Geesey ME.  Insulin Resistance in Adolescents.   J Pediatr 2007:151:275-9.

Wessell AM, Liszka HA, Nietert PJ, Jenkins RG, Nemeth LS, Ornstein SM.  Achievable Benchmarks of Care for Primary Care Quality Indicators in a Practice-Based Research Network.  American Journal of Medical Quality,  Jan-Feb 2008; 23.1: p39(8).  DOI:  10.1177/1062860607310774.

King DE, Mainous AG, Geesey ME. Turning Back the Clock: Adopting a Healthy Lifestyle in Middle Age. American Journal of Medicine 2007; 120:598-603.  Click here for full publication.

Dickerson LM, Carek PJ, Quattlebaum RG. Prevention of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke. American Family Physician 2007;76:382-8, 389.  Click here for full publication.

Carek PJ. Evidence-Based Preparticipation Physical Examination. In: MacAuley D and Best T (ed). Evidence-based Sports Medicine 2nd edition. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing; 2007. Click here for publisher's information.

Mainous AG, Koopman RJ, Diaz VA, Everett CJ, Wilson PWF, Tilley BC. A Coronary Heart Disease Risk Score Based on Patient-Reported Information. American Journal of Cardiology 2007; 99:1236-1241. Click here for full publication from ScienceDirect.

King DE, Egan BM, Woolson RF, Mainous AG, Al-Solaiman Y, Jesri A. Effect of a High-Fiber Diet vs. a Fiber-Supplemented Diet on C-Reactive Protein Level. Archives of Internal Medicine 2007; 167:502-506. Click here for the abstract from PubMed.

Diaz VA, Player MS, Mainous AG, Carek PJ, Geesey ME. Competing Impact of Excess Weight Versus Cardiorespiratory Fitness on Cardiovascular Risk. American Journal of Cardiology 2006; 98:1468-1471. Click here for full publication.

Player MS, King DE, Mainous AG 3rd, Geesey ME.  Psychosocial factors and progression from prehypertension to hypertension or coronary heart disease. Ann Fam Med. 2007 Sep-Oct; 5(5):403-11. Click here for abstract from PubMed.

King DE, Mainous AG 3rd, Egan BM, Player M, Geesey ME.  Use of statins and blood pressure. Am J Hypertens. 2007 Sep; 20(9):937-41. Click here for abstract from PubMed.

Mainous AG 3rd, Diaz VA, Everett CJ.Assessing risk for development of diabetes in young adults. Ann Fam Med. 2007 Sep-Oct;5(5):425-9. Click here for abstract from PubMed. 

A full listing of the Department of Family Medicine's Publications is available here.

Video and Audio Links to Prevention-Focused Presentations by the Department of Family Medicine Faculty

Turning back the clock podcast.

Healthy Habits podcast.

Mainous Heart Score podcast.

Links or prevention featuring Barry Hainer MD:

http://www.icyou.com/topics/childhood-growth-and-development/immunizations-children-0
http://www.icyou.com/topics/childhood-growth-and-development/healthy-snacks-children
http://www.icyou.com/topics/childhood-growth-and-development/autism-vaccine-debate
http://www.icyou.com/topics/childhood-growth-and-development/routine-doctors-visits-children
http://www.icyou.com/topics/childhood-growth-and-development/preventing-spread-germs
http://www.icyou.com/topics/childhood-growth-and-development/summer-safety-children 

Link to "Healthline Today" called "An Ounce of Prevention" with Dr. William Simpson:

http://www.healthlinetoday.com/healthcasts/william_simpson/simpson_bio.html#

Other Prevention Activities:

Peter J Carek MD MS-- Team physician, College of Charleston Cougars Executive Committee Member and Medical Director, Cooper River Bridge Run

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