OKPRN Projects - Future

PCP recognition and management of the metabolic syndrome.

   

Testing a model preventive services delivery system in a private practice setting.

   

Does automatic creatinine clearance estimation by the lab change clinician behavior with

    respect to patients with renal impairment?

   

Outcomes of individual diabetes management options

   

Promoting healthy behaviors in primary care

   

What are the attitudes toward HPV and HSV vaccines among preteens, teens, parents,

    and primary care clinicians?

   

What is the best approach to screening for spousal abuse in family practice?

   

Is routine screening for postpartum depression effective and feasible in primary care

    settings?

   

What is the best way to reduce missing information in clinical encounters?

   

Is there an association between night sweats and objective evidence of sleep disorders?

   

What are the impacts of medication costs on health and health care?

   

What is the epidemiology (prevalence, risk factors, outcomes) of childhood obesity in

    Oklahoma and how can it best be addressed by primary care clinicians?

   

What is the effect of blood pressure on cognitive function/decline?

   

What are the natural history and prognosis of night sweats in patients 65 years of age

    and older?

   

Benefits and feasibility of routine cognitive screening of patients seventy-five years of age

    or older in the primary care setting?

   

What combinations of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic measures are most

    effective for controlling blood pressure in diabetics?

   

What percentage of the services provided by primary care clinicians are

    uncompensated?

   

What is the actual profit or loss associated with delivery of various preventive services

    provided in primary care offices (time/motion studies)?

   

What is the best way to coordinate/consolidate office, hospital, and nursing home

    records?

   

Is there an association between night sweats and GI disease?

   

Is there an association between hypomagnesemia and pre-term labor?

 

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