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Clinical Medical Science Oral  Presentation

• First Prize:
  Psychological Impact and Metabolic Control in Diabetic Children using Insulin Pump as 
  Management Therrapy in Puerto Rico, E. Cruz, I. Diaz, Tania Diaz, Lidia Irizarry
  
  
• Second Prize:
  Vascular Cellular Adhesion Molecules –1 in Puerto Rican Hypertensive Patient: A 
  Case-Control Study, Jenniffer Vargas*, Rafael Bredy, Internal Medicine, Damas Hospital
  
  
• Third Prize:
  Risk Factors for Admission of Asthmatic Patients to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, 
  Weldon Mauney*, Luis Muñoz, Tania Díaz, Vylma Velázquez, Pediatrics Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
  
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• First Prize:
  Ansiedad Cognitiva, Ansiedad Somática, Auto-confianza y Rendimiento Deportivo: El Impacto 
  de las Diferencias por Edad, Género y Deporte en una Muestra de Adolescentes Deportistas Puertorriqueños/as, 
  Laura J. Colón Negrón*, Ernesto Rosario, Bethzaida Orengo, Clinical Psychology Program, PSM
  
  
• Second Prize:
  ¿Un Niño con Problemas es Siempre un Niño en Tratamiento? Un Caso Clínico, Emir S. Rivera 
  Castillo*, Clinical Psychology Program, PSM
  
  
• Third Prize:
  Psychological Services in a Hospital Environment, Katherine Ramos Santos*, Clinical 
  Psychology Program, PSM
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• First Prize:
  Introducing an Instructive Tool May Cause an Impact in the Current Management of Coronary 
  Artery Disease at Advance Cardiology Center of Mayagüez, Jorge Soto Rivera*, Antonio Padua, Internal Medicine, Dr. Ramón E. Betances University Hospital
  
  
• Second Prize:
  Violencia en los Profesionales de la Salud Mental por Pacientes Mentales y su Preparación 
  para el Manejo de Estos Eventos, Sally del Toro Segarra*, Carlos J. Mayol Sepúlveda*, Public Health Program, PSM
  
  
• Third Prize:
  Educational Campaign for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in an Occupational 
  Setting, Douglas Rentas*, Rafael I. Iriarte, Public Health Program, PSM
  
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• First Price:
  Group II mGluR Inhibit Neurotransmitter Release at Thalamocortical Synapses, Zaira Mateo* 
  and James Porter, Physiology and Pharmacology Department, PSM
  
  
• Second Prize:
  Previous Inflammation Increases the Susceptibility of the Colon to the Effects of Subsequent 
  Psychological Stress, Olga I. Santiago*, Marielly Cuevas, Caroline B. Appleyard, Physiology and Pharmacology Department, PSM
  
  
  
• Third Prize:
  Different Regulation of Gene Expression in Astrocytes by Full Length TAT in the Presence and 
  Absence of Morphine, Gladys Chompré*, Elizabeth Rivera, and Richard J. Noel, Jr., Biochemistry Department, PSM 
  
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• First Prize:
  The Effect of Fear Extinction on the Intrinsic Excitability of Pyramidal Cells in the 
  Ventral Medical Prefrontal Cortex, Edwin Santini Ríos*, Gregory J. Quirk, and James T. Porter, Physiology and Pharmacology Department, PSM
  
  
• Second Prize:
  Prior Exposure to a Spatial Learning Task Influences Contextual Fear Conditioning, Rachel 
  Chadderdon, Kevin Corcoran, Gregory J. Quirk, and Kenira J. Thompson, Physiology and Pharmacology Department, PSM
  
  
• Third Prize:
  Exercise Training Modulates Chronic Alcohol-Induced Hypertension and Aortic Reactivity 
  Responses in Rats, Kazim Husain* and Manuel Vázquez Ortiz, Physiology and Pharmacology Department, PSM
  
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• First Prize:
  Modalidades de Intervención para Lograr Cambios en las Conductas de Riesgo de Infección: 
  Percepción de un Grupo de Personas con VIH/SIDA, Sonia Pons*, Yma López, Pura Dedós, and Nydia Ortiz, Clinical Psychology Program, PSM
  
  

• Second Prize:
  Adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Substance Use: Prevalence, Subtypes, 
  Drug Preference, and Legal Problems, William Almodóvar*, and Pedro Castaing, Psychiatry Department, PSM and San Juan Veteran’s Administration Medical Center
  
  

• Third Prize:
  Comorbid Disorders in ADHD, Luis A. Franco, and Jose Palou*, Psychiatry Department, PSM and San Juan Veteran’s Administration Medical Center
  
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• First Prize:
  Hand Washing Improving Program Among Physicians: A Study Carried Out in a Puerto Rico 
  University Hospital, Rafael Chiong*, Internal Medicine Department, Dr. Ramón E. Betances University Hospital Clinical Medical Poster Session
  
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• First Prize:
  Radiofrequency Energy Balloon-Based Ablation Device for the Elimination on Non-Dysplastic 
  Barrett’s Esophagus, Amarylis Avilés*, Álvaro Reymunde, and Nilda Santiago, Internal Medicine Department, Damas Hospital
  
  
• Second Prize:
  Bishop Score and Risk of Cesarean Delivery After Induction of Labor in Nuliparous Women, 
  Nelson Álvarez, Celso A. Rodríguez Bermúdez*, and Cruz Correa, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
  
  
• Third Prize:
  Physician Knowledge About Sepsis Campaign at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Dolores 
  Sánchez-Cazau*, Beliz Torres, Angel R. Lebrón, Juan González, Lisa Sotomayor, Griselle Fortuna, Marcos Vélez, Dianne Márquez , Luis Ortiz, Gloria Rodríguez Vega, Internal Medicine Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
  
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