About CERTs
Annual Report Year 5
CERTs Progress
Advancing Knowledge | Informing Providers and Patients | Improving the System | Referenced Projects
Referenced Projects
ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE
| CENTER | PROJECT | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine | Antibiotic use in long-term acne treatment | 9 |
| University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine | Antibiotic therapy for bowel disease | 9 |
| University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine | Connections between antibiotic use to treat acne and sore throats among young adults | 11 |
| University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine | Infections after cardiac surgery in children | 11 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Impact of antibiotic resistance on the management of childhood infections | 12 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Blood glucose monitoring for juvenile diabetes | 12 |
| University of Arizona Health Sciences Center | Heart rhythm irregularities and deaths that occur during methadone use | 12 |
| Duke University Medical Center | Safe use of QT-prolonging drugs | 13 |
| HMO Research Network | Use of epidemiological reviews to identify 13 cases of Churg-Strauss syndrome in patients taking asthma drugs | 13 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Hydroxychloroquine reduces damage in systemic lupus erythematosus | 14 |
INFORMING PROVIDERS AND PATIENTS
| CENTER | PROJECT | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Duke University Medical Center | Survey of health care practitioners' knowledge of the QT interval | 14 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Adherence to prescribing guidelines for NSAID therapy | 15 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Vitamin D supplementation practices of U.S. pediatricians and family practitioners | 15 |
| University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine | Observation study of viral load | 16 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Dangerous drug combinations for HIV patients taking protease inhibitors | 16 |
| University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine | Patient compliance with treatment regimen | 17 |
| University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine | Links between method of refilling prescriptions and improved compliance with treatment routine | 17 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Racial disparities in osteoporosis care | 17 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Practice patterns in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis prevention | 18 |
IMPROVING THE SYSTEM
| CENTER | PROJECT | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Harmful medication errors in children | 18 |
| HMO Research Network | Enhanced identification of adverse drug reactions | 19 |
| University of Arizona Health Sciences Center | Community pharmacy factors associated with drug interactions | 19 |
| University of Arizona Health Sciences Center | Community pharmacists' responses to drug-drug interaction alerts | 19 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Respiratory infections in premature infants | 21 |
| Duke University Medical Center | Cost-effectiveness of extended clopidogrel therapy after angioplasty or stent placement | 21 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Modeling costs of glucocorticoid treatment | 21 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Effects of loss of Medicaid coverage on children with asthma | 22 |
| University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine | Impact of bioterrorism on antimicrobial prescribing | 23 |