Vivian Chan
New York Institute of Technology, Academic Medicine Scholars Program, Department Member
- Genetics, Academic Development, Medical Education, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Medical Ethics, and 9 moreICT for Development, Teacher Training, Doctor-patient communication, Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Curriculum and Instruction, Cancer Genetics, Promoting Academic Literacy and Writing in Nursing and Medicine, and Physical examinationedit
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Research Interests: Genetics, Medical Education, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Risk assessment, and 17 moreCancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Cancer Genetics, Continuing Medical Education, Humans, Genetic Testing, Female, Cancer Screening, Physicians, Risk factors, Middle Aged, Cancer Education, Adult, Public health systems and services research, Risk Factors, Risk Assessment, and BRCA
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Research Interests: Genetics, Medical Education, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Risk assessment, and 17 moreCancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Cancer Genetics, Continuing Medical Education, Humans, Genetic Testing, Female, Cancer Screening, Physicians, Risk factors, Middle Aged, Cancer Education, Adult, Public health systems and services research, Risk Factors, Risk Assessment, and BRCA
Research Interests: Medical Genetics, Medical Education, Risk assessment, Continuing Medical Education, Humans, and 12 morePublic Health Genomics, Genetic Testing, Medical Biotechnology, United States, Female, Male, Data Collection, Clinical Sciences, Middle Aged, Public health systems and services research, Risk Assessment, and Clinical Competence
Research Interests: Medical Genetics, Medical Education, Risk assessment, Continuing Medical Education, Humans, and 13 morePublic Health Genomics, Genetic Testing, Medical Biotechnology, United States, Female, Male, Data Collection, Clinical Sciences, Middle Aged, Public health systems and services research, Risk Assessment, Clinical Competence, and Colorectal Neoplasms
Two tri-axial accelerometers were placed on the wrists (one on each hand) of the patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and a non-PD control group. Subjects were asked to perform three of the upper extremity motor function tasks from... more
Two tri-axial accelerometers were placed on the wrists (one on each hand) of the patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and a non-PD control group. Subjects were asked to perform three of the upper extremity motor function tasks from the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) test. The tasks were: 1) finger tapping, 2) opening and closing of palms, and 3) pronation-supination movements of the forearms. The inertia signals were wirelessly received and stored on a computer for further off-line analysis. Various features such as range, standard deviation, entropy, time to accomplish the task, and maximum frequency present in the signal were extracted and compared. The results showed that among the studied population,…
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The study aim was to evaluate the association between genetics referrals, training in medical school, residency, or continuing medical education and physician knowledge of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC). A survey of 55... more
The study aim was to evaluate the association between genetics referrals, training in medical school, residency, or continuing medical education and physician knowledge of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC). A survey of 55
questions was administered to 140 physicians evaluating
knowledge and practice patterns regarding HBOC. Physicians
with genetics training during residency were more likely to
recognize that most instances of ovarian cancer are not hereditary (odds ratio (OR)=3.16; 95 % confidence interval (CI)
1.32, 7.58). Physicians with continuing medical education
(CME) training on genetics were more likely to identify that
screening can be improved for those with a hereditary mutation (OR=4.28; 95%CI 1.32, 13.90). Primary care physicians
who frequently referred for genetics were more likely to
recognize that maternal history is not more important than
paternal history (OR=2.51; 95 % CI 1.11, 5.66), that
screening can be improved for those with hereditary risk
(OR=4.06; 95 % CI 1.08, 15.22), and that females with a
hereditary breast cancer risk would have different recommendations for screening than someone without this risk (OR= 4.91; 95 % CI 1.04, 23.25). Our data suggest that training and frequency of genetics referrals may be associated with knowledge of general risk assessment for HBOC.
questions was administered to 140 physicians evaluating
knowledge and practice patterns regarding HBOC. Physicians
with genetics training during residency were more likely to
recognize that most instances of ovarian cancer are not hereditary (odds ratio (OR)=3.16; 95 % confidence interval (CI)
1.32, 7.58). Physicians with continuing medical education
(CME) training on genetics were more likely to identify that
screening can be improved for those with a hereditary mutation (OR=4.28; 95%CI 1.32, 13.90). Primary care physicians
who frequently referred for genetics were more likely to
recognize that maternal history is not more important than
paternal history (OR=2.51; 95 % CI 1.11, 5.66), that
screening can be improved for those with hereditary risk
(OR=4.06; 95 % CI 1.08, 15.22), and that females with a
hereditary breast cancer risk would have different recommendations for screening than someone without this risk (OR= 4.91; 95 % CI 1.04, 23.25). Our data suggest that training and frequency of genetics referrals may be associated with knowledge of general risk assessment for HBOC.