Julie Womack, PhD, CNM, FNP (BC)
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2025
Interdisciplinary Development and Fine-Tuning of CARDIO, a Large Language Model for Cardiovascular Health Education in HIV Care: Tutorial
Rullo R, Maatouk A, Huang T, Chen J, Qiu W, O'Connor G, Womack J, Sadak T, Rodriguez C, Carneiro P, de Jesus Espinosa T, Marshall A, Ying R, Ramos S. Interdisciplinary Development and Fine-Tuning of CARDIO, a Large Language Model for Cardiovascular Health Education in HIV Care: Tutorial. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2025, 27: e77053. PMID: 40794856, PMCID: PMC12475882, DOI: 10.2196/77053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular health educationHIV careHealth educationPatient educationChronic illnessPrevalence of chronic illnessCardiovascular health promotionHealth care consumersEvidence-based sourcesHealth promotionCare consumersPatient teachingFinancial toxicityHealth carePatient careData-based developmentInterdisciplinary teamLanguage modelPrevention educationCarePilot testHealthPublic healthEconomic burdenDevelopment of cardio-
2024
The Feasibility and Acceptability of a Clinical Pharmacist-delivered Intervention to Reduce Bothersome Health Symptoms from Polypharmacy and Alcohol Use and Communicate Risk among People with HIV: Pilot Study Protocol
Womack J, Leblanc M, Sager A, Zaets L, Maisto S, Garcia A, Aoun-Barakat L, Brown S, Edelman E, Fiellin D, Fisher J, Fraenkel L, Kidwai-Khan F, Marconi V, Martino S, Pulk R, Satre D, Virata M, Justice A, Hsieh E. The Feasibility and Acceptability of a Clinical Pharmacist-delivered Intervention to Reduce Bothersome Health Symptoms from Polypharmacy and Alcohol Use and Communicate Risk among People with HIV: Pilot Study Protocol. AIDS And Behavior 2024, 29: 482-496. PMID: 39465468, PMCID: PMC12323700, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04533-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnhealthy alcohol useAlcohol usePharmacist-delivered interventionVeterans Aging Cohort StudyPilot study protocolStudy protocolElectronic health recordsSupport behavior changePre-test/post-test designAging Cohort StudySelf-administered surveyAlcohol use disorderAlcohol Research CenterBothersome symptomsPre-test/post-testCommunicating riskHealth recordsLong-term medicationHealth symptomsCounseling interventionCounseling sessionsSessions 2 weeksQualitative interviewsAlcohol consumptionUse disorderBoneScore: A natural language processing algorithm to extract bone mineral density data from DXA scans
Fodeh S, Wang R, Murphy T, Kidwai-Khan F, Leo-Summers L, Tessier-Sherman B, Hsieh E, Womack J. BoneScore: A natural language processing algorithm to extract bone mineral density data from DXA scans. Health Informatics Journal 2024, 30: 14604582241295930. PMID: 39526751, PMCID: PMC11872221, DOI: 10.1177/14604582241295930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT-score valuesT-scoreNLP algorithmsDXA scansFemoral neck T-scoreNatural language processing algorithmsBone mineral density dataLanguage processing algorithmsBone mineral densityExtract annotationsRegular expressionsTest dataProcessing algorithmsDXA reportsMineral densityAlgorithmMultivariate linear regressionClinical face validityRisk factorsPresence of informationDXANLPClinical validationClinical expertsAccuracyLeveraging Electronic Health Records to Assess Residential Mobility Among Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration
Wang K, Hendrickson Z, Miller M, Abel E, Skanderson M, Erdos J, Womack J, Brandt C, Desai M, Han L. Leveraging Electronic Health Records to Assess Residential Mobility Among Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration. Medical Care 2024, 62: 458-463. PMID: 38848139, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationElectronic health recordsResidential addressesHealth recordsHealth AdministrationLeveraging electronic health recordsInfluence health care utilizationVeterans Health Administration dataAssociations of sociodemographicsHealth care utilizationHealth care systemPatient's residential addressCross-sectional analysisGeneralized logistic regressionCare utilizationHealth systemResidential mobilitySubstance use disordersCare systemPatient's residenceLogistic regressionVeteransMultinomial outcomesHealthOddsSelf-injurious unnatural death among Veterans with HIV
Smith A, Goulet J, Vlahov D, Justice A, Womack J. Self-injurious unnatural death among Veterans with HIV. AIDS 2024, 38: 1570-1578. PMID: 38814683, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Aging Cohort StudyNested Case-Control StudyModifiable risk factorsRisk of suicideCase-control studyRisk factorsIdentification of modifiable risk factorsCategorization of deathsIncidence density samplingAging Cohort StudyCohort of veteransIncreased risk of suicideConditional logistic regressionHigher pain levelsUse disorderPublic health burdenDrug use disordersUnnatural deathsDeath codesUnintentional causesInternational ClassificationHIV statusExcess deathsPrevention effortsAlcohol use disorderA roadmap to artificial intelligence (AI): Methods for designing and building AI ready data to promote fairness
Kidwai-Khan F, Wang R, Skanderson M, Brandt C, Fodeh S, Womack J. A roadmap to artificial intelligence (AI): Methods for designing and building AI ready data to promote fairness. Journal Of Biomedical Informatics 2024, 154: 104654. PMID: 38740316, PMCID: PMC11144439, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2024.104654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArtificial intelligenceMachine learningNatural language processing techniquesRaw dataLife cycle of dataLanguage processing techniquesInput dataApplication of artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence processesMachine learning algorithmsTransform raw dataNatural language processing algorithmsArtificial intelligence methodsApplication of AILanguage processing algorithmsLearning algorithmsIntelligent processingError rateIntelligence methodsData governanceProcessing algorithmsData expertiseAlgorithmic biasElectronic health record dataData frameworks
2023
The Impact of Blast Exposure—With or Without Traumatic Brain Injury—on Metabolic Abnormalities in Post-9/11 Veterans
Lendvai D, Whittemore R, Womack J, Fortier C, Milberg W, Fonda J. The Impact of Blast Exposure—With or Without Traumatic Brain Injury—on Metabolic Abnormalities in Post-9/11 Veterans. Journal Of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2023, 38: 380-390. PMID: 36951458, PMCID: PMC10514232, DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlast-related traumatic brain injuryOverweight/obesityMetabolic abnormalitiesTraumatic brain injuryBlast exposurePost-9/11 veteransBrain injuryRelative riskCross-sectional secondary data analysisTranslational Research CenterSomatic conditionsHealth prevention interventionsCardiometabolic syndromeGlucose dysregulationMean ageWeight managementSecondary data analysisPrevention interventionsMeeting criteriaVeteran cohortPoisson regressionSecondary aimBaseline samplesMajority maleAbnormalitiesEquity and use of telehealth modalities among people living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic
Carson H, Wang K, Paek H, Hoffman P, Arakaki A, Gonzalez-Colaso R, Barakat L, Villanueva M, Womack J. Equity and use of telehealth modalities among people living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital Health 2023, 9: 20552076231218840. PMID: 38107977, PMCID: PMC10722925, DOI: 10.1177/20552076231218840.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Adolescent Preexposure Prophylaxis Administration: An Education Curriculum for Health Care Providers
Carnevale C, Zucker J, Womack J, Dixon J, Cohall A, Sobieszczyk M, Gordon P. Adolescent Preexposure Prophylaxis Administration: An Education Curriculum for Health Care Providers. Journal Of Pediatric Health Care 2018, 33: 288-295. PMID: 30594441, PMCID: PMC8459443, DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2018.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdministration of PrEPAdolescent providersSchool-based health clinicsHealth care providersAdolescent health care providersFederal Drug AdministrationCare providersClinical providersEducation curriculumHealth clinicsContent validityPreexposure prophylaxisExpert panelPrEPProvidersUpper ManhattanDrug AdministrationAdolescent populationClinical settingAdministrationComprehensive educational curriculumLiterature reviewCurriculumProphylaxisStaff
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- September 25, 2025
Yale To Launch Center Promoting Healthy Aging With HIV
- September 14, 2021Source: Yale Daily News
Yale researchers investigate bone fragility in HIV patients
- September 02, 2021
New Award To Study Risk Model For Fractures in Persons With HIV
- June 06, 2020
Fourth Virtual Dean's Workshop Highlights Mathematical Modeling as a Valuable COVID-19 Tool