Dean Beals

Outreach to Outcomes: Advancing HIV Care in Priority Populations

Lesley Simon, Rachel Deerr, Tabitha A. Washington, Tara L. Walker et autres

The US HIV epidemic disproportionately affects historically marginalised groups, particularly Black individuals in the Southern states. The national "Ending the HIV Epidemic" (EHE) initiative was established in 2019 to reduce HIV infections in priority populations. Systemic barriers such as social stigma, economic …

Revolutionizing Diabetic Retinopathy Screening: Integrating AI-Based Retinal Imaging in Primary Care

Dean Beals, Lesley Simon, Stan Pogroszewski

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a public health issue affecting millions in the United States and Europe. However, despite strong recommendations for screening at regular intervals by many professional societies, including the American Diabetes Association and the American Academy of Ophthalmology, screening rates …

Finding the Invisible Patient to Address Substance Use, Violence, and Depression in Women Living with HIV

Lesley Simon, Alison G. Livingston, Khadijah Tiamiyu, Dean Beals et autres

In the United States, women account for one-fourth of people living with HIV. Most women living with HIV are Black or Hispanic and acquired HIV from heterosexual contact. Many face significant barriers to appropriate medical care, with lower retention in care and …

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58-OR: Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Increases by 32% with Education and Intervention Program in Primary Care

Lesley Simon, Dean Beals, Stan Pogroszewski, Rachel Deerr et autres

Introduction: Despite recommendations by the ADA and other medical societies, screening for diabetic retinopathy (DR) is suboptimal. We introduced an initiative at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health (LGH) that included education of primary care providers (PCPs) and their patients with diabetes and …

1825. Project ECHO HIV: Engaging Clinicians to Address Substance Abuse, Interpersonal Violence, and Depression in Patients with HIV

Dean Beals, Stan Pogroszewski, Jean Anderson, Alison G. Livingston

Abstract Background Finding the Invisible Patient (FIP): Substance abuse (SA), interpersonal violence (IPV), depression and HIV are part of overlapping epidemics adversely affect HIV and the burden of each (SAVA). The Johns Hopkins HIV Women's Clinic (JHWC) initiated screening for SAVA to …

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FADE OUT HIV: An Educational Intervention Allying Black Community Barbers, Their Clients, and Community Clinicians

Lesley Simon, Tyrik Jackson, William King, Dean Beals et autres

Black individuals in the United States are less likely to use medication to prevent HIV (pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP) than White individuals and are significantly more likely to receive a new HIV diagnosis. Because of America's long history of unethical medical and …

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Introduction

A. Park, Dean Beals

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