2018
Building capacity for global mental health research: challenges to balancing clinical and research training
Oquendo MA, Duarte C, Gouveia L, Mari JJ, Mello MF, Audet CM, Pinsky I, Vermund SH, Mocumbi AO, Wainberg ML. Building capacity for global mental health research: challenges to balancing clinical and research training. The Lancet Psychiatry 2018, 5: 612-613. PMID: 29628365, PMCID: PMC6402326, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(18)30097-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Recruitment of Underrepresented Minority Researchers into HIV Prevention Research: The HIV Prevention Trials Network Scholars Program
Vermund SH, Hamilton EL, Griffith SB, Jennings L, Dyer TV, Mayer K, Wheeler D. Recruitment of Underrepresented Minority Researchers into HIV Prevention Research: The HIV Prevention Trials Network Scholars Program. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2017, 34: 171-177. PMID: 29145745, PMCID: PMC5806068, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2017.0093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV Prevention Trials NetworkHIV prevention researchRace/ethnicityHIV preventionHispanic MSMHIV researchHealth disparitiesTrials NetworkU.S. epidemicPrevention researchNew research protocolsResearch protocolPeer-reviewed articlesProgram completionBlack womenResearch ConsortiumProtocol teamAdvisory GroupEarly career investigatorsStudy dataMenUnderrepresented minority scientistsMajority race/ethnicityExit surveyScholars ProgramStrengthening and expanding the capacity of health worker education in Zambia
Michelo C, Zulu JM, Simuyemba M, Andrews B, Katubulushi M, Chi B, Njelesani E, Vwalika B, Bowa K, Maimbolwa M, Chipeta J, Goma F, Nzala S, Banda S, Mudenda J, Ahmed Y, Hachambwa L, Wilson C, Vermund S, Mulla Y. Strengthening and expanding the capacity of health worker education in Zambia. Pan African Medical Journal 2017, 27: 92. PMID: 28819513, PMCID: PMC5554665, DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.27.92.6860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMEPI programClinical skills laboratoryStaff development programsQuality of trainingNew postgraduate programHealth worker educationStudent enrollmentSpecialized curriculumSkills laboratoryMedical educationPostgraduate programsAcademic environmentInternational partnershipsWorker educationDevelopment programsDocumentary reviewThematic approachMoodleInitiative ProgramEducationFacultyNew partnershipsTraining processWork motivationProgram
2015
Population-Level Scale-Up of Cervical Cancer Prevention Services in a Low-Resource Setting: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of the Cervical Cancer Prevention Program in Zambia
Parham GP, Mwanahamuntu MH, Kapambwe S, Muwonge R, Bateman AC, Blevins M, Chibwesha CJ, Pfaendler KS, Mudenda V, Shibemba AL, Chisele S, Mkumba G, Vwalika B, Hicks ML, Vermund SH, H. BH, Stringer JS, Sankaranarayanan R, Sahasrabuddhe VV. Population-Level Scale-Up of Cervical Cancer Prevention Services in a Low-Resource Setting: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of the Cervical Cancer Prevention Program in Zambia. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0122169. PMID: 25885821, PMCID: PMC4401717, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer prevention programsCancer prevention programsHistopathologic evaluationCervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2Cervical cancer prevention servicesPrevention programsHIV-negative womenInvasive cervical cancerCancer prevention servicesCervical cancer preventionExpert physician opinionHIV/AIDS programsElectronic medical recordsLow-resource countriesProportion of womenSame-day servicesLow-resource settingsUnscreened womenEvaluable dataCervical diseaseCervical cancerScreening servicesMedical recordsCancer preventionCervical precancer
2014
Closing the Mental Health Gap in Low-income Settings by Building Research Capacity: Perspectives from Mozambique
Sweetland AC, Oquendo MA, Sidat M, Santos PF, Vermund SH, Duarte CS, Arbuckle M, Wainberg ML. Closing the Mental Health Gap in Low-income Settings by Building Research Capacity: Perspectives from Mozambique. Annals Of Global Health 2014, 80: 126-133. PMID: 24976551, PMCID: PMC4109687, DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2014.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-income settingsMental health treatmentHealth treatmentUniversidade Federal de São PauloMental health treatment gapEvidence-based mental health interventionsImplementation researchCause of disabilityEffective treatment interventionsHigh-income settingsMental health careMental health gapHigh-resource countriesMental health interventionsMental health professionalsTreatment gapResearch capacityGlobal burdenPsychopharmacological interventionsTreatment interventionsHealth professionalsHealth interventionsHealth gapMental disordersTest interventions
2011
South-to-North, Cross-Disciplinary Training in Global Health Practice: Ten Years of Lessons Learned from an Infectious Disease Field Course in Jamaica
Scarlett HP, Nisbett RA, Stoler J, Bain BC, Bhatta MP, Castle T, Harbertson J, Brodine SK, Vermund SH. South-to-North, Cross-Disciplinary Training in Global Health Practice: Ten Years of Lessons Learned from an Infectious Disease Field Course in Jamaica. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2011, 85: 397-404. PMID: 21896794, PMCID: PMC3163856, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0524.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing among Injection Drug Users in South China: A Study of a Non-Government Organization Based Program
Chen HT, Liang S, Liao Q, Wang S, Schumacher JE, Creger TN, Wilson CM, Dong B, Vermund SH. HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing among Injection Drug Users in South China: A Study of a Non-Government Organization Based Program. AIDS And Behavior 2007, 11: 778-788. PMID: 17347877, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-007-9215-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV voluntary counselingVCT programmeVoluntary counselingDrug usersHIV prevention servicesHigh-risk populationInjection drug usersHIV prevalence ratesRapid HIVFemale IDUsHIV knowledgeSafe drugStudy populationGovernment health agenciesPrevalence ratesPrevention servicesSex practicesHealth agenciesIDUsRapid testVCTCounselingGreat needHIVPopulation
1998
The REACH Project of the Adolescent Medicine HIV/AIDS Research Network: Design, Methods, and Selected Characteristics of Participants
Rogers A, Futterman D, Moscicki A, Wilson C, Ellenberg J, Vermund S. The REACH Project of the Adolescent Medicine HIV/AIDS Research Network: Design, Methods, and Selected Characteristics of Participants. Journal Of Adolescent Health 1998, 22: 300-311. PMID: 9561462, DOI: 10.1016/s1054-139x(97)00279-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdolescentAdolescent Health ServicesCohort StudiesComorbidityData CollectionDisease ProgressionFemaleHealth Planning OrganizationsHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMulticenter Studies as TopicProgram DevelopmentProspective StudiesResearchResearch DesignUnited StatesConceptsAdolescent Medicine HIV/AIDS Research NetworkMedical chart abstractionGroup of HIVHIV-negative controlsAIDS Research NetworkHIV-positive youthLocal institutional review boardInstitutional review boardResearch NetworkREACH projectChart abstractionClinical characteristicsImmunologic profileClinical courseHIV pathogenesisPhysical examinationHIV epidemicStudy populationAdolescent careDisease comorbiditiesClinical experienceMultidisciplinary teamHormonal variationsStudy aimReview board