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John G. Spangler, MD, MPH
Professor of Family and Community Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine


Born:
1960 January 9. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Career:
1991-1993 Urgent Care Physician, Kernersville Immediate Care, Kernersville, North Carolina
1990-1993 Urgent Care Physician, Old Towne Immediate Care, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1990-1997 Volunteer Physician, Homeless Clinic Samaritan's Shelter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1989-1993 Resident Physician, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1993-2000 Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
2000-Present Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
2006-Present Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
2000-Present Associate Faculty, Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Education:
EDUCATION:
1982 B.A., French Literature, Cum Laude, Davidson College,Davidson, North Carolina
1986 M.D. University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1988, M.P.H. International Health, The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING:
1986-1987 Internship, Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1987-1989 Preventive Medicine Residency, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
1989-1991 Family Medicine Residency, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1991-1993 Faculty Development Fellowship, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION:
1991 Board Certified, Family Practice, 1997, 2004 recertified, American Board of Family Practice
1994? Board Certified, General Preventive Medicine and Public Health, American Board of Preventive Medicine.
Experience and research:
GRANTS:
1993-1995 Co-Investigator, $70,000 Cancer Prevention Training Grant, R25-CA57707-02
1994-1997 Principle Investigator, Intramural Innovations in Medical Education Grant, “Teaching Medical Students Smoking Cessation Using Standardized Patients” ($21,000) Awarded by Committee on Graduate Medical Education, Bowman Gray School of Medicine
1994-1998 Medical Director, Fracture Intervention Trial, Multicenter, placebo controlled randomized clinical trial assessing utility of alendronate in prevention of osteoporosis-related fractures; sponsored by Merck Research Laboratories (5% Salary Support)
1994-1999 Medical Director, Risedronate in Osteoporosis Safety, and Efficacy Trial: Multicenter, placebo-controlled trial assessing safety and efficacy of risedronate in prevention of osteoporosis sponsored by Proctor and Gamble (4% Salary Support)
1995-1997 Principal Investigator, American Cancer Society Primary Care Cancer, Control Career Development Award, ($95,000 Salary Support)
1995-1997 Principal Investigator, "Lumbee Indian Smokeless Tobacco Use and Cessation Survey" American Academy of Family Physicians, Foundation ($19,000 Direct Costs)
1995-1996 Medical Director, Precose Resolution of Optimal Titration to Enhance Current Therapies [PROTECT]. A 28-week open label trial evaluating stepped titration of acarbose dosing. Sponsored by Bayer Corporation
1995-1997 Medical Director, Southwest Oncology Group Prostate Cancer Preventive Trial. Seven year double blind, placebo controlled multicenter trial evaluating finesteride in prostate cancer prevention (5% Salary Support)
1996-1999 Co-Investigator "Bioethical Decision-Making Curriculum for a Family Medicine Residency" Geriatrics educational grant using a variety of methods to teach ethical issues involved in end of life care, advanced directives, and care of chronically ill seniors. Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, ($9,859 Direct Costs)
1997-1998 Co-Investigator, Osteoporosis Education Intervention, Merck Foundation, ($5,000 Direct Costs)
1998-2003 Medical Director, FIT Long-Term Extensions Study (FLEX), Merck Research Laboratories, (5% Salary Support)
1998-2000 Principal Investigator, Teaching Smoking Cessation to Medical, Students Using Standardized Patients, March of Dimes, ($4,650 Direct Costs Annually for 3 Years)
1998-2003 Principal Investigator, Teaching Smoking Cessation to Medical, Students Using Standardized Patients, Glaxo Wellcome Unrestricted Educational Grant, ($3,000 Annually)
1999-2002 Medical Director, Co-Investigator, Program to Increase Screening Mammography Funded by the National Cancer Institute (10% Salary Support)
2000 Principal Investigator, Evaluation of the Efficacy of Pleconaril in Upper Respiratory Infections. Sponsored by ViroPharma. $68,400
2001 Principal Investigator, Prevalence of Early Renal Insufficiency, Sponsored by OrthoBiotech, $12,500
2002 Principal Investigator, GLAD Study (Astra-Zenica 242), Evaluation of new thioglitazone in control of diabetes, $30,000
2003 Principal Investigator, Safety and efficacy of low dose Avandia, Glaxo SmithKlein, 30,000
2003-2009 Principal Investigator, Natiional Cancer Institute R25CA0965662, Web-Based, Culturally Relevant Tobacco Intervention Curriculum for Medical Schools, $1.6 million (% salary support)
2007-Present Principal Investigator, National Cancer Institute, Nutrition, Exercise and Weight Management Curriculum for Medical Schools, $1.6 million (35% Salary Support)
2009-present Co-Principal Investigator, NCI 1R01CA141643-01 Project Title: Smokeless Tobacco Use in College Students Students ($2.93 million direct; $950308 indirect over 5 years).
2009-Present Co-Investigator (Kristie Foley, PI) NCI 1 R21 DA024631-01 Implementation and Dissemination of Tobacco Cessation Strategies in Free Clinics ($403,166 over 2 years).
Resubmission:
2009 Co-Investigator (Erin Sutfin, PI), 1R21 CA143205-01 The Study of Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among College Students ($407,000 over 2 years).
Languages:
Engllish, French
Recent publications:
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:
BOOKS:
Spangler J.G. [Guest Editor]. Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice: Women's Medicine. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1997;Volume 24, Number 1.
Spangler J.G. [Guest Editor]. Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice: Tobacco Use. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1999;Volume 26, Number 3.
Book Chapters:
Spangler JG. Influenza. In: Rakel, RE (Ed). Saunders Manual of Medical Practice.Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1996; pp. 877-879.
Spangler JG. Influenza. In: Rakel, RE (Ed). Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, 2nd edition. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 2000;pp. 1148-1150.
Spangler JG. Leukoplakia and erythroplasia. In: Rakel, RE (Ed). Saunders Manual of Medical Practice. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1996;pp. 968-969.
Spangler JG. Leukoplakia and erythroplasia. In: Rakel, RE (Ed). Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, 2nd edition. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 2000;pp. 1258-1260.
Bowman MA, Spangler JG. Screening, health promotion and prevention in women. In: Alto, W. (Ed.). Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, December 1995;pp. 661-677.
Bowman MA, Spangler JG. Prevention of osteoporosis. In: Spangler, JG (Ed). Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice: Women's Medicine. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company; 1997;24:27-36.
McGann KP, Spangler JG. Alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use among women. In: Spangler, JG (Ed.). Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice: Women's Medicine. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company; 1997;24:113-122.
Spangler JG, Salisbury PL. Oral lesions. In: Kozol, RA, Fromm, D, Konen, J (Eds). When to Call the Surgeon in Primary Care Medicine. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company, 1998.
Spangler, J.G. Tobacco Use and Hormone Related Diseases. In: Spangler JG (Ed). Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice: Tobacco Use. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1999.
Spangler, J.G., Silbergleit, R. Vascular Emergencies. In Bowman MA, Baxt WG (Eds). Office Emergencies. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 2002; pp. 63-88.
Jagoda A., Spangler J.G. Seizures. In Bowman MA, Baxt WG (Eds). Office Emergencies. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 2002; pp. 95-106.
Spangler JG, Kirk JK. Pyelonephritis. In: Danbro M. (Ed). Griffith’s: 5 Minute Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2000, pp. 900-901.
Spangler JG, Kirk JK. Pyelonephritis. In: Danbro M. (Ed). Griffith’s: 5 Minute Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2001, pp. 904-905.
Spangler, J.G. Stomatitis. In: Taylor RB. (Ed). 10-Minute Diagnosis: Evidence-Based Assessment in the Time-Limited Encounter. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2000; pp. 106-108.
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:
Dumler JS, Osterhout GJ, Spangler JG, Dick JD: Vibrio cholera non-serogroup 01 cystitis. J. Clin. Microbiol. 1989. 27: 1898-99.
Spangler JG, Konen JC. Predicting Exercise and Smoking Behaviors in Diabetes and Hypertension: Age, Race, Gender, and Psychological Factors. Arch Fam Med. 1993;2:149-155.
Spangler JG, Konen JC, McGann KP. Prevalence and Predictors of Problem Drinking Among Primary Care Diabetic Patients. J Fam Pract 1993;37:370-375.
McGann KP, Marion GS, Camp DL, Spangler JG. The influence of gender and race on mean body temperature in a population of healthy older adults. Arch Fam Med 1993;2:1265-1267.
Spangler JG, Kirk JK, Knudson MP. Uses and safety of acyclovir in pregnancy. Journal of Family Practice, 1993;38:186-191.
Spangler JG. Clinical Preventive Medicine [Book Review]. Arch Fam Med 1994;3:836-837.
Spangler JG, Konen JC. Oral Health Behaviors in Medical Patients with Diabetes Mellitus. J Dental Hygiene 1994;68:287-293.
Spangler JG, Kirk JK, Knudson MP. Acyclovir Therapy [Letter]. J Fam Pract 38:567, 1994. Spangler JG, Salisbury PL
Spangler JG, Dignan MB, Michielutte R. Smokeless Tobacco Use Among American Indian Women in Southeastern North Carolina. MMWR 1995;44:113-117.
Spangler, J.G., "Open Your Mouth and Say 'Ah...'": Oral Cancer Screening and Family Physicians. [Editorial]. Arch Fam Med 1995; 4:585-586.
Spangler, J.G. and J.C. Konen, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia And Abdominal Obesity And The Development Of Microalbuminuria In Patients With Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of American Board of Family Practice, 1996; 9:1-6.
Spangler, J.G. and J.C. Konen, “Annual Screening Mammography Among Diabetic Women: Demographics, Psychological Stress And Family Functioning,” Family Community Health 1996;18(4):1-8.
Spangler JG. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services. [Book review]. Arch Fam Med 1996;5:363.
Kirk JK, Spangler JG. New Agents for Osteoporosis: Alendronate and other biphosphonates. American Fam Physician 1996;54:2053-2060.
Spangler JG, Dignan MD, Michielutte R. Tobacco use among Native American Women in Western North Carolina: Demographic, Social Support, Health Behavioral and Cultural Correlates. American J Public Health, 1997;87:108-111.
Spangler JG, Bell RA, Summerson JH, Konen JC. Correlates of abnormal urinary albumin excretion rates among primary care patients with hypertension. J Amer Board Fam Pract, 1997;10:180-84.
Spangler JG, Bell RA, Dignan MB, Michielutte R. Prevalence and Predictors of Tobacco Use Among Lumbee Indian Women, Robeson County, North Carolina. Journal of Community Health, 1997;22:115-125.
Spangler JG, Bell RA, Summerson JH, Konen JC. Hyperinsulinemia in hypertension: the influence of race, sex, abdominal obesity and hyperlipidemia. Arch Fam Med, 1998;7:53-56.
Spangler JG, Bell RA, Knick S, Michielutte R, Dignan MB, Summerson JH. Church related correlates of tobacco use among Lumbee Indians in North Carolina. Ethnicity Dis, 1998;8:73-80.
Bell RA, Summerson JH, Spangler JG, Konen JC. Body fat, fat distribution, and psychosocial factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Behav Med, 1998; 24:138-143.
Bell RA, Summerson JH, Konen JC, Kirk J, Spangler JG: Racial differences in symptoms and complications of type 2 diabetes in a primary care practice [abstract]. Ann Epidemiol 1998; 8(7):469-470.
Spangler JG. Oral Cancer, Fourth Edition [Book Review]. Family Medicine, 1999; 31:42.
Spangler JG, Bell RA, Knick S, Michielutte R, Dignan MB. Epidemiology of tobacco use among Lumbee Indians. J Cancer Ed, 1999; 14:34-40.
Summerson JH, Bell RA, Konen JC, Spangler JG, Shelton B. Association of gender with symptoms and complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Women’s Health Issues, 1999; 9:176-182.
Bell RA, Summerson JH, Konen JC, Goff Jr., DC, Spangler JG. [Abstract] Differential impact of cardiovascular disease risk factor clustering on vascular and renal disease among African-American and white patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Circulation 2000; 101:729.
Kirk JK, Spangler JG, Celestino FS. Prevalence Of Osteoporosis Risk Factors And Therapy In A Primary Care Population. Pharmacotherapy, 2000; 20:405-409.
Bell RA, Spangler JG, Quandt SA. Smokeless tobacco use among adults in the southeast. So Medical Journal, 2000; 93:456-462.
Spangler JG, Summerson JH, Bell RA, Konen JC. Smoking status and psychosocial variables in type 1 diabetes mellitus. Addict Behavior, 2001;26:21-29.
Spangler, J.G., R. Michielutte, R.A. Bell, and M.B. Dignan, “Association Between Smokeless Tobacco Use And Breast Cancer Among Native American Women In North Carolina,” Ethnicity Dis, 2001;11:36-43.
Spangler JG, Quandt S, Bell RA. Smokeless tobacco and osteoporosis: a new relationship? Medical Hypotheses, 2001;56:553-557.
McCurdy, E.A. Spangler, J.G., Wofford, M.M., Chauvenet, A.R., and McLean, T.W. “Complimentary and Alternative Therapy Use in Pediatric Oncology Patients”, [Abstract] J Ped Heme Onc 23:A27, 2001.
Spangler J.G., Michielutte R, Bell R.A., Knick S., Dignan M.B., Summerson J.H. Dual tobacco use among Native American adults in southeastern North Carolina. Preventive Medicine, 2001;32:521-528.
Spangler J.G., Summerson J.H., Konen J.C., Bell R.A. Cigarette smoking and erectile dysfunction among hypertensive males [Letter]. Journal of Family Practice, 2001;50:73.
Spangler, J.G. Enarson, C., Eldridge, C. Tobacco Dependence Curriculum: An Innovative and Integrated Approach. Acad Med 2001;76:115-116.
Spangler, J.G. Pyoderma Gangrenosum in a Patient with Psoriatic Arthritis. J Amer Board Fam Prac, 2001, 14:466-469.
Quandt SA, Bell RA, Spangler JG, Case LD. Osteoporosis in a multi-ethnic population: risk factors and bone mineral density [Abstract]. Gerontologist 2001; 41(special I):170.
Kirk, J.K., Nichols, M., and Spangler, J.G. Use of a Peripheral Dexa Measurement for Osteoporosis Screening. Fam Med 2002; 34:201-205.
Bell, R.A., Quandt, S.A., Spangler J.G., Case D. Dietary and supplemental calcium intake among older African American, European American and Native American women in a rural southeastern community. J Am Dietetic Assoc, 2002; 102:844-847
Bell RA, Summerson JH, Konen JC, Goff Jr., DC, Spangler JG. Differential impact of cardiovascular disease risk factor clustering on vascular and renal disease among African-American and white patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Ethnicity Disease, 2002; 12:530-534.
Sharpe, P., Miciellutte R, Freimanis, R., Cunnningham, L, Spangler, J.G, Burnette V. Reported pain following screening mammography. Arch Intern Med 2003; 163: 833-836.
Spangler JG. Lifeline. [Guest interview] Lancet June 8, 2002.
Spangler JG, George G, Long-Foley K, Crandall S. Tobacco Intervention Training: Current efforts and gaps in US medial schools. JAMA. 2002; 288:1102 - 1109.
McCurdy, E.A. Spangler, J.G., Wofford, M.M., Chauvenet, A.R., and McLean, T.W. Religiosity is associated with the use of complementary medical therapies by pediatric oncology patients. J Ped Hem Onc 2003 25(2): 125-129.
Spangler, J.G., Quandt, S.A., Bell, R.A., Case, L.D. Tobacco use in a tri-ethnic population of older women in southeastern North Carolina. Ethnic Dis 2003; 13:226-232.
Spangler JG, Arcury T, Quandt SA, Preisser J. Tobacco use among Mexican farmworkers in North Carolina: implications for agromedicine. J Agromed, 2003; 9:83-91.
Long-Foley K, Crandall S, Roman M, George G, Spangler JG. Evaluation of a smoking cessation counseling paradigm used by standardized patient instructors. J Cancer Ed, 2003; 18:134-141.
Sharp PC, Michielutte R, Spangler JG, Cunningham L, Freimanis R. Primary care providers' concerns and recommendations regarding mammography screening for older women. J Cancer Educ. 2005 Spring; 20(1):34-8.
Quandt SA, Spangler JG, Bell RA, Case LD. Smokeless tobacco use is associated with accelerated bone loss among older women. In press, J Cross Cult Gerontol, 2005.
Spangler JG. [Book Review] Abrams DB et al (Eds.). The Tobacco Dependence Treatment Handbook. Lancet April 2003.
Michielutte R, Sharp PC, Foley KL, Cunningham LE, Spangler JG, Paskett ED, Case LD. Intervention to increase screening mammography among women 65 and older. Health Educ Res. 2005 Apr; 20(2):149-62
Elsner R, Spangler JG. Neurotoxicity of Manganese: Public Health Danger in the Shower? Medical Hypotheses 2005; volume 65; e-release May 21, 2005.
Foley KL, George G, Crandall SJ, Walker KH, Marion GS, Spangler JG. Training and evaluating tobacco specific standardized patient instructors. Fam Med. 2006 Jan;38(1):28-37.
Spangler, JG. Bone biology and physiology: Implications for novel osteoblastic osteosarcoma treatments? Med Hypotheses. 2007 Jul 31; [Epub ahead of print]
Spangler JG. NMDA Receptor Blockade: A Novel Avenue for Tobacco Intervention? Med Hypotheses 2008;70(5):1073-4.
Spangler JG, Foley KL, Crandall S, Lane C, Walker K, MacRae M, Vaden K, Marion G. Implementing smokeless tobacco instruction into medical education: Addressing the gap. Teach Learn Med, 2009; Jan-Mar;21(1):33-7..
Crandall S, Foley K, Marion G, Walker K, Kronner D, Vaden K, Spangler J. Training Guide for Standardized Patient Instructors to Teach Medical Students Culturally Competent Tobacco Cessation Counseling. MedEdPORTAL; 2008. Available from: http://services.aamc.org/jsp/mededportal/retrieveSubmissionDetailById.do?subId=762
Spangler JG, Reid JC. Environmental Manganese and Cancer Mortality Rates by County in North Carolina: An Ecological Study. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2009 Jun 4. [Epub ahead of print]
Marion G , Crandall S, Hildebrandt C, Walker K, Gamberini B, Spangler J, Tobacco Ties. MedEdPORTAL; 2009. Available from: http://services.aamc.org/30/mededportal/servlet/s/segment/mededportal/?subid=3138
Spangler AH, Spangler JG. Groundwater manganese and infant mortality rate by county in North Carolina. Ecohealth, 2010, in press.
PRESENTATIONS:
"Group A Beta-hemolytic Streptococcal Pharyngitis Outbreak in a Maryland State Prison: Epidemiologic Considerations." The Annual Workshop for Disease Control, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. November, 1988, Baltimore, MD.
"Smoking Cessation: the Teachable Moment." Northwest AHEC Continuing Medical Education Monthly Series, North Wilkesboro, NC, May 5, 1992.
"Psychosocial Predictors of Diabetic Problem Drinking." Poster presentation, The Association for Medical Education and Research of Substance Abuse, Bethesda, Maryland, November 12-15, 1992.
"Influenza: Epidemiology and Clinical Considerations." Noon conference presentation, University of Cincinnati, Department of Family Medicine Residency Program, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 24, 1992.
"Problem Drinking in Diabetes: Stress, Family Function and Affect." Mead Johnson Family Medicine Research Forum, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, December 6-8, 1992.
"Psychosocial Predictors of Mammography in Diabetic Women: the Importance of Family Function." Accepted for poster presentation, Third Primary Care Research Conference, Atlanta, January 10-12, 1992.
"Predicting Exercise and Smoking Behaviors in Diabetes and Hypertension: the Role of Psychosocial Parameters." Presented at the 26th Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference, San Diego, April 24-28, 1993.
"Psychosocial Predictors of Dental Health Behaviors in Primary Care Diabetic Patients." Poster presentation, the 26th Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference, San Diego, April 24-28, 1993.
"Spit to out: Teaching Patients To Quit Smokeless Tobacco." STFM Patient Education Conference, Orlando, Florida, October 1994.
"Behavioral Aspects to Smokeless Tobacco Cessation." The 15th Annual Hinsdale Family Medicine Research Forum, Chicago, September 1994.
"Correlates of Smokeless Tobacco Use Among NC Native American Women." American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, October 1994.
"The Deadly Quartet and Microalbuminuria Among Patients With Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes." North American Primary Care Research Group, Toronto, Canada, October 2-5, 1994.
"Opening the Can of Worms: Exploring Complex PTSD in Primary Care." The 15th Annual Hinsdale Family Medicine Research Forum, Chicago, September 1994.
"Racial Differences of Intake of Cardiovascular Risk Factors for Adults with Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus." The 22nd Annual Meeting of North American Primary Care Research Groups, Toronto, Canada, October 2-5, 1994.
"Dietary Intake and Locus of Control Among Adults with Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: Implications for Patient Education." STFM Patient Education Conference, Orlando, Florida, October 1994.
"Smokeless Tobacco Use Among NC Native American Women: Implications for Prevention." The 28th Annual STFM Spring Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 8, 1995.
"Tobacco Use Among Eastern Band Cherokee Women in North Carolina." American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, October 1995.
"Prevalence of Cancer Knowledge and Screening Behaviors Among Lumbee Indian Women." Fourth Annual North Carolina Research Symposium, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, February 1996.
"Preventive Implications of Tobacco Use Among Eastern Band Cherokee Women." 1996 Annual Spring Conference, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, San Francisco, May 1996.
"The Challenge of Osteoporosis." Presented to Medical Associates of Surry County, Mt. Airy, North Carolina, July 30, 1996.
"New Approaches to Treating Osteoporosis." Presented to the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, September 17, 1996.
“Lumbee Indian Smokeless Tobacco Use and Cessation Survey: A Pilot Study for Community Education.” 1996 Patient Education Conference, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, October 1996.
“Osteoporosis: A Medical Challenge.” Visiting Professor Lectureship, Department of Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, March 19, 1997.
“Smoking Cessation in Primary Care.” Invited presentation, Carolinas Medical Center, Spring Symposium 1997, Charlotte, North Carolina, May 15, 1997.
“Smoking Cessation: Practice with Standardized Patients.” Carolinas Medical Center, Spring
Symposium 1997, Charlotte, North Carolina, May 15, 1997.
“Smoking Cessation in Primary Care.” Continuing Education for Department of Family Practice, Roanoke, Virginia, December 7, 1997.
“Recent Advances in Osteoporosis.” Noon Conference, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, March 17, 1998.
“Smoking Cessation in Pharmacy Practice.” AHEC Pharmacy Continuing Education, Babcock Auditorium, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, March 26, 1998.
“Recent Advances in Osteoporosis.” AHEC Continuing Education Meeting, Conover, North Carolina, March 31, 1998.
“Smoking Cessation in Pharmacy Practice.” Northwest AHEC Pharmacy Continuing Education, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, March 29, 1998.
“Body Composition and Psychosocial Parameters in NIDDM.” Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 23, 1998.
“Correlates of Tobacco Use Among Lumbee Indians in North Carolina.” Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 24, 1998.
“Osteoporosis Chart Review Management in a University Family Practice Program.” Conference on Patient Education. Orlando, Florida, November 1998.
“Tobacco Control Guide for the Health Provider.” Western North Carolina Public Health Association, Nursing Section, Greensboro, North Carolina, May 20, 1999.
“Teaching Smoking Cessation Using Standardized Patients.” Award winning presentation at the 20th Annual Forum and Behavioral Sciences in Family Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, September 26, 1999.
“Smokeless Tobacco Use and Breast Cancer Risk Among Native American Women in North Carolina.” Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Orlando, Florida, May 5, 2000.
“Smoking Cessation Among Women.” Visiting Professor invited presentation, Department of OB-GYN, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, May 11, 2000.
“Utilization of a Chart Review for Osteoporosis Patient Education and Evaluation of a Peripheral Dexa Measurement.” 22nd Annual Conference on Patient Education, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 16, 2000.
"Smoking Cessation Training Using Standardized Patients." Association of Teachers of Family Medicine 59th Annual Conference, Savannah, Georgia, April 4, 2001.
"Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Pediatric Oncology Patients." American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 14th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, April 29, 2001.
“Caring for the Underserved: Mammography for Older Women.” Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 34th Annual Spring Conference, May 2001.
"Erectile Dysfunction Among Men with Hypertension Who Smoke," American Society of Hypertension, San Francisco, California, May 19, 2001.
"Tobacco use among North Carolina Native Americans: Implications for health." Presented at the 24th Annual Minority Health Conference, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, March 1, 2002, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
"Reported and expected pain following mammography screening: Implications for cancer education." European Association for Cancer Education, 15th Annual Scientific Meeting, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, May, 2002.
“Tobacco cessation for physician assistants.” Invited presentation at the Annual North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants Summer Meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC, August 23, 2002.
“Tobacco cessation for physician assistants.” Invited presentation at the Annual North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants Winter Meeting, Durham, NC, February 28, 2003
“Development of a Standardized Evaluation Scale for Tobacco Interventions with Standardized Patients.” Preventive Oncology, February 8, 2003, Nice, France.
“Directed Education About Cultural Sensitivity and Tobacco Intervention Program: The DEACS TIP Curriculum Development at Wake Forest University.” Invited Presentation at NCI-sponsored R25 Tobacco Curriculum Development Meeting, Boston University, Host Institution, Waltham, MA, October 11-12, 2003.
“New Directions in Global Tobacco Control.” Invited Keynote presentation, the 3rd Annual World Assembly on Tobacco Control and Health,” sponsored by the World Health Organization, New Delhi, India, March7-11, 2004 (invited; could not attend due to death in family)
“Tobacco Addiction for Physician Assisants.” Invited speaker, NC Academy of Physician Assistants, Research Triangle Park, February 12, 2005.
“Tobacco Treatment Education: Strategic Planning for Successful Curricula.” Invited Panelist, Southeast Regional AAMC Meeting, Winston-Salem, NC, April 8, 2005.
“Development of a Standardized Patient Training Program for Tobacco Cessation Education.” Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, New Orleans, LA, May 2, 2005.
“Tobacco Cessation for the Clinician.” Presentation to medical staff, Galax Hospital,Galax Virginia, August 10, 2005.
“Smokeless Tobacco and Health.” Presentation to North Carolina Partners in Cancer Control, convened by the Tobacco Control Branch of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Health Resources, October 28, 2005.
“The Biology and Pharmacology of Nicotine Addiction.” Cancer Center of Gaston Mem Hosp, Gastonia, NC, November 22, 2005.
“Smokeless Tobacco and Health?” Invited Keynote presentation, the 4th Annual World Assembly on Tobacco Control and Health,” sponsored by the World Health Organization, New Delhi, India, December 9, 2005
“Tobacco Control Globally.” Invited panelist, the 4th Annual World Assembly on Tobacco Control and Health,” sponsored by the World Health Organization, New Delhi, India, December 9, 2005
“Developing a Persona to Tailor Web-based Curricula for Medical Students.” AACE Annual Meeting , October 12-14, 2006 in San Diego, California

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