Using Health Information Technology to Reach Patients in Underserved Communities: A Pilot Study to Help Close the Gap With Health Disparities.

Introduction: In the current era of medical education and curriculum reform, medical schools across the United States are launching innovative approaches to teaching students in order to improve patient outcomes and increase patient safety. One such innovation is the use information technology (IT) that can be used to disseminate health information, especially for patients with limited access to care. Strategies for using health IT to enhance communication between providers and patients in low-income communities can be incorporated into undergraduate medical education (UME) curriculum.

Individual and partner risk factors associated with abnormal cervical cytology among women in HIV-discordant relationships.

Individual and sexual partner characteristics may increase the risk of abnormal cervical cytology among women in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-discordant relationships. Papanicolaou smears were obtained in a prospective cohort of Kenyan HIV-discordant couples. Of 441 women, 283 (64%) were HIV-infected and 158 (36%) were HIV-uninfected with HIV-infected partners.

Birth injury in a subsequent vaginal delivery among women with a history of shoulder dystocia.

Aim: To examine risk factors for birth injury in a subsequent vaginal delivery among women with a prior delivery complicated by shoulder dystocia.

Methods: Population-based retrospective cohort study, Washington State (1987-2007). Logistic regression was used to assess risk factors associated with subsequent birth injury.