Jeremy I. Schwartz, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine) and Epidemiology (Chronic Disease); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; 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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Selected Publications
- 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. Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999) 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 review.Hearn 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 standards.Rogers 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.
- Disparities in availability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases in Uganda: A Poisson analysis using the Service Availability and Readiness Assessment.Armstrong-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 study.Ojo 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.
- Discharge Rounds: Implementation of a Targeted Intervention for Improving Patient Throughput on an Inpatient Medical Teaching Service.Chaiyachati KH, Sofair AN, Schwartz JI, Chia D. Discharge Rounds: Implementation of a Targeted Intervention for Improving Patient Throughput on an Inpatient Medical Teaching Service. Southern Medical Journal 2016, 109: 313-7. PMID: 27135731, DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000458.
- Noncommunicable Diseases In East Africa: Assessing The Gaps In Care And Identifying Opportunities For Improvement.Siddharthan 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 (Project Hope) 2015, 34: 1506-13. PMID: 26355052, PMCID: PMC4568565, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0382.
- Towards reframing health service delivery in Uganda: the Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases.Schwartz 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.
- The know-do gap in quality of health care for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia in rural India.Mohanan 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: 349-57. PMID: 25686357, PMCID: PMC5023324, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.3445.
- Looking at non-communicable diseases in Uganda through a local lens: an analysis using locally derived data.Schwartz 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.