Jeremy I. Schwartz, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine) and Epidemiology (Chronic Disease); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Affiliated Faculty, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS; Co-Director, Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases; Firm Chief, Yale Primary Care Residency Program, General Internal Medicine; Medical Director, Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network, General Internal Medicine; Lead, Faculty Network Development, Yale Institute for Global Health
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My work focuses on understanding and improving the quality of health service delivery for patients with chronic conditions (non-communicable diseases- NCDs). Internationally (with primary focus on Uganda), my main areas of current focus include the intersection of mobile health and self-care of NCDs, clinical integration of HIV/NCD services, and access to essential medicines for NCDs. Domestically, my main areas of focus are on interprofessional care delivery for chronically ill patients in the hospital setting. Additionally, I work on developing innovative quality improvement education for health professions trainees domestically and internationally.
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Africa, Eastern; Chronic Disease; Quality of Health Care; Uganda; Global Health; Interdisciplinary Communication; Quality Improvement
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- Bridging community and clinic through digital health: Community-based adaptation of a mobile phone-based heart failure program for remote communities in UgandaWali S, Ssinabulya I, Muhangi C, Kamarembo J, Atala J, Nabadda M, Odong F, Akiteng A, Ross H, Mashford-Pringle A, Cafazzo J, Schwartz J. Bridging community and clinic through digital health: Community-based adaptation of a mobile phone-based heart failure program for remote communities in Uganda BMC Digital Health 2023, 1: 20. DOI: 10.1186/s44247-023-00020-5.
- Diabetes mellitus care cascade among a cohort of persons living with HIV and hypertension in Uganda: A retrospective cohort study.Ambangira F, Sharman J, Muddu M, Kimera I, Namara D, Musimbaggo D, Namugenyi C, Ssenyonjo R, Mbuliro M, Katwesigye R, Schwartz J, Semitala F, Ssinabulya I. Diabetes mellitus care cascade among a cohort of persons living with HIV and hypertension in Uganda: A retrospective cohort study. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2023, 9564624231179497. PMID: 37269360, DOI: 10.1177/09564624231179497.
- Carpe DM: The First Global Diabetes TargetsSchwartz J, Ramaiya K, Warren M, Yadav P, Castillo G, George R, McGuire H. Carpe DM: The First Global Diabetes Targets Global Health Science And Practice 2023, 11: e2200403. PMID: 37116924, PMCID: PMC10141427, DOI: 10.9745/ghsp-d-22-00403.
- Factors associated with blood pressure control in patients with hypertension and HIV at a large urban HIV clinic in UgandaMusimbaggo D, Kimera I, Namugenyi C, Schwartz J, Ssenyonjo R, Ambangira F, Kizza L, Mbuliro M, Katwesigye R, Ssinabulya I, Muddu M, Neupane D, Olsen M, Pareek M, Semitala F. Factors associated with blood pressure control in patients with hypertension and HIV at a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda Journal Of Human Hypertension 2022, 1-7. PMID: 36476778, DOI: 10.1038/s41371-022-00786-7.
- PATIENT-FACING MHEALTH APPLICATION IMPROVES SELF-CARE AND SYMPTOMS OF HEART FAILURE IN UGANDASchwartz J, Wali S, Nabadda M, Muhangi C, Akiteng A, Wang K, Gillman R, Davis J, Kibalizi E, Sewankambo N, Lwabi P, Nalwadda C, Ross H, Cafazzo J, Ssinabulya I. PATIENT-FACING MHEALTH APPLICATION IMPROVES SELF-CARE AND SYMPTOMS OF HEART FAILURE IN UGANDA Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022, 79: 1820. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(22)02811-x.
- The risk of hyperglycaemia associated with the use of dolutegravir among adults living with HIV in Kampala, Uganda: a case-control studyNamara D, Schwartz J, Tusubira A, McFarland W, Birungi C, Semitala F, Muddu M. The risk of hyperglycaemia associated with the use of dolutegravir among adults living with HIV in Kampala, Uganda: a case-control study The Lancet Global Health 2022, 10: s14. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(22)00143-7.
- Self-care practices and needs in patients with hypertension, diabetes, or both in rural Uganda: a mixed-methods studyTusubira A, Nalwadda C, Akiteng A, Armstrong-Hough M, Hsieh E, Ngaruiya C, Rabin T, Hawley N, Lipska K, Kalyesubula R, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz J. Self-care practices and needs in patients with hypertension, diabetes, or both in rural Uganda: a mixed-methods study The Lancet Global Health 2020, 8: s19. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30160-1.
- Development of a discrete choice experiment to understand patient preferences for diabetes and hypertension management in rural UgandaMoor S, Tusubira A, Akiteng A, Hsieh E, Ngaruiya C, Rabin T, Hawley N, Lipska K, Armstrong-Hough M, Nalwadda C, Nugent R, Kalyesubula R, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz J. Development of a discrete choice experiment to understand patient preferences for diabetes and hypertension management in rural Uganda The Lancet Global Health 2020, 8: s22. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30163-7.
- Integrated Hypertension and HIV Care Cascades in an HIV Treatment Program in Eastern Uganda: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Muddu M, Tusubira AK, Sharma SK, Akiteng AR, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz JI. Integrated Hypertension and HIV Care Cascades in an HIV Treatment Program in Eastern Uganda: A Retrospective Cohort Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 81: 552-561. PMID: 31045649, PMCID: PMC6625912, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002067.
- Self-management of non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping reviewHearn J, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz JI, Akiteng AR, Ross HJ, Cafazzo JA. Self-management of non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0219141. PMID: 31269070, PMCID: PMC6608949, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219141.
- Cost-Related Insulin Underuse Among Patients With Diabetes.Herkert D, Vijayakumar P, Luo J, Schwartz JI, Rabin TL, DeFilippo E, Lipska KJ. Cost-Related Insulin Underuse Among Patients With Diabetes. JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179: 112-114. PMID: 30508012, PMCID: PMC6583414, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5008.
- Capacity of Ugandan public sector health facilities to prevent and control non-communicable diseases: an assessment based upon WHO-PEN standardsRogers HE, Akiteng AR, Mutungi G, Ettinger AS, Schwartz JI. Capacity of Ugandan public sector health facilities to prevent and control non-communicable diseases: an assessment based upon WHO-PEN standards BMC Health Services Research 2018, 18: 606. PMID: 30081898, PMCID: PMC6080524, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3426-x.
- Prescribing and dispensing practices for medicines used to treat non-communicable diseases in Uganda: a cross-sectional studyNgongoni R, Gan G, Deng Y, Agaba G, Akiteng A, Schwartz J. Prescribing and dispensing practices for medicines used to treat non-communicable diseases in Uganda: a cross-sectional study The Lancet Global Health 2018, 6: s23. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(18)30152-9.
- Disparities in availability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases in Uganda: A Poisson analysis using the Service Availability and Readiness AssessmentArmstrong-Hough M, Kishore SP, Byakika S, Mutungi G, Nunez-Smith M, Schwartz JI. Disparities in availability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases in Uganda: A Poisson analysis using the Service Availability and Readiness Assessment PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0192332. PMID: 29420640, PMCID: PMC5805288, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192332.
- Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional studyOjo TT, Hawley NL, Desai MM, Akiteng AR, Guwatudde D, Schwartz JI. Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study BMC Public Health 2017, 17: 947. PMID: 29233114, PMCID: PMC5727968, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4954-8.
- Exploring Knowledge and Attitudes toward Non-Communicable Diseases among Village Health Teams in Eastern Uganda: A Cross-sectional Mixed Methods StudyOjo T, Hawley N, Desai M, Guwatudde D, Schwartz J. Exploring Knowledge and Attitudes toward Non-Communicable Diseases among Village Health Teams in Eastern Uganda: A Cross-sectional Mixed Methods Study Annals Of Global Health 2017, 83: 180. DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2017.03.408.
- Disparities in Availability of Essential Medicines to Treat Non-communicable Diseases in Uganda: A Cross-sectional Poisson Analysis Using the 2013 Service Availability and Readiness AssessmentArmstrong-Hough M, Schwartz J, Kishore S. Disparities in Availability of Essential Medicines to Treat Non-communicable Diseases in Uganda: A Cross-sectional Poisson Analysis Using the 2013 Service Availability and Readiness Assessment Annals Of Global Health 2017, 83: 138-139. DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2017.03.309.
- Discharge RoundsChaiyachati KH, Sofair AN, Schwartz JI, Chia D. Discharge Rounds Southern Medical Journal 2016, 109: 313-317. PMID: 27135731, DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000000458.
- Noncommunicable Diseases In East Africa: Assessing The Gaps In Care And Identifying Opportunities For ImprovementSiddharthan T, Ramaiya K, Yonga G, Mutungi GN, Rabin TL, List JM, Kishore SP, Schwartz JI. Noncommunicable Diseases In East Africa: Assessing The Gaps In Care And Identifying Opportunities For Improvement Health Affairs 2015, 34: 1506-1513. PMID: 26355052, PMCID: PMC4568565, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0382.
- The Know-Do Gap in Quality of Health Care for Childhood Diarrhea and Pneumonia in Rural IndiaMohanan M, Vera-Hernández M, Das V, Giardili S, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Rabin TL, Raj SS, Schwartz JI, Seth A. The Know-Do Gap in Quality of Health Care for Childhood Diarrhea and Pneumonia in Rural India JAMA Pediatrics 2015, 169: 349-357. PMID: 25686357, PMCID: PMC5023324, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.3445.
- Towards reframing health service delivery in Uganda: the Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable DiseasesSchwartz JI, Dunkle A, Akiteng AR, Birabwa-Male D, Kagimu R, Mondo CK, Mutungi G, Rabin TL, Skonieczny M, Sykes J, Mayanja-Kizza H. Towards reframing health service delivery in Uganda: the Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases Global Health Action 2015, 8: 26537. PMID: 25563451, PMCID: PMC4292588, DOI: 10.3402/gha.v8.26537.
- Looking at non-communicable diseases in Uganda through a local lens: an analysis using locally derived dataSchwartz JI, Guwatudde D, Nugent R, Kiiza CM. Looking at non-communicable diseases in Uganda through a local lens: an analysis using locally derived data Globalization And Health 2014, 10: 77. PMID: 25406738, PMCID: PMC4240853, DOI: 10.1186/s12992-014-0077-5.
- Do no harm: The know-do gap and quality of care for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia in Bihar, IndiaMohanan M, Vera-Hernández M, Das V, Giardili S, Goldhaber-Fiebert J, Rabin T, Raj S, Schwartz J, Seth A. Do no harm: The know-do gap and quality of care for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia in Bihar, India Annals Of Global Health 2014, 80: 190. DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2014.08.103.