Program
|
7:30 am
|
Registration
and Continental Breakfast
Room A-B |
| 8:30 am |
Poster
Exhibits, Room
C-204, 205,
206
Moderator: León F. Ferder, M.D.,
Ph.D., Chair,
Planning Committee
|
| 8:30 am |
Welcoming
Remarks
Raúl Armstrong, M.D.
President
and Dean,
Ponce
School
of Medicine (PSM) |
| 8:45 am |
Conference
Goals and Presentation of Jury
León F. Ferder, M.D., Ph.D. |
| 9:00
am |
Clinical,
Basic Sciences, and Public Health Oral Sessions are Concurrent |
Clinical
Medical Sciences Oral Presentations, Room
C-201
Moderator:
Luisa Alvarado
, M.D. |
| 9:00
am |
Late
Prematurity:
Are they mature enough?
Mirely Figueroa Colón*, Edith Morales, Luis Muñoz,
Pediatrics Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital |
| 9:15 am |
Brief
Zung Depression Scale as an Important Screening Tool in Cancer
Patients.
Luis O. Negrón García*, Wanda Casiano Quiles, and Milton D.
Carrero Quiñones, Internal Medicine Department, Dr. Ramón E.
Betances University Hospital |
| 9:30 am |
Impacto
Físico y Mental de la Deprivación del sueño.
Carlos Y. Santiago González* and Héctor Rosado, Internal
Medicine Department, Damas Hospital |
| 9:45
am |
Short
Term Outcome In Patients With Triple Vessel And Left Main Cad
Undergoing Ptca Vs Cabg.
Jannette Figueroa, Aurelio
Garcia Medina*, Alejandro Lopez, Griselle Fortuna, Orlando
Enriso, Astrid Gutiérrez, Augusto Sepúlveda, and Lizbeth
Alvarado, Internal Medicine Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal
Hospital |
| 10:00 am |
Morphological
Changes Observed Over Time In Patients With Left Bundle Branch
Block,
Javier Acevedo*, Internal Medicine Department, Advanced
Cardiology
Center
, Dr. Ramón E. Betances University Hospital |
| 10:15 am |
Coffee
Break |
| 10:45 am |
Prevalence
of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents living in
foster center at Ponce Region.
Jadira
Irizarry-Padilla*,
Alfredo Mercado-Quiñones, and Vylma Velázquez, Pediatrics
Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital |
| 11:00
am |
Overall
Assessment of Improvement in Bronchial Asthma Patients with
Extraesophageal Reflux Disease after Effective Acid Suppression.
Alvaro Reymunde, N Santiago, Domingo Chardon, and F Quesada,
Internal Medicine Department, Damas Hospital |
| 11:15
am |
Accuracy
of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Knee Injuries.
Yaneth Trujillo*,
Ada Colón, Ailís Marrero, and Rafael Iván Iriarte, Family
Medicine Department, Dr. Pila Hospital |
| 11:30
am |
The
Use of Ankle-Brachial Index as a Predictor of Future
Cardiovascular Disease amongst a Latin American Population. ( A 2
Phase Trial).
Alberto Francisco
Vera*, and
Milton Carrero
, Internal Medicine Department, Dr. Ramón E. Betances University
Hospital |
| 11:45
am |
Contaminated
Blood Cultures.
Sonia Figueroa*, Ayleen
Román, Elizabeth Cruz and Vylma Velázquez, Pediatrics
Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital |
Public
Health Oral Presentations, Room
C-203
Coordinator: Juan
Carlos Orengo, M.D. |
| 9:00 am |
Incidence
of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children 2005-2006: South and
Northwest -
Puerto Rico
.
Tania Díaz*,
Ayleen Román, Carlos Baldit, Lydia Irizarry, Pediatrics
Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital |
| 9:15 am |
Factors
Associated With Fungal Infections In Dr. Ramón E. Betances
University Hospital.
Lizanabell Torres Torres*, Ramón
Ramírez-Ronda, Milton D. Carrero Quiñones, Internal Medicine
Department, Dr. Ramón E. Betances, University Hospital |
| 9:30
am |
Use
of Home Remedies by patients of a Family Practice Center.
Ada
M. Colón*, Family
Medicine Department, Dr. Pila Hospital |
| 9:45
am |
Effectiveness of Omega-3 supplement lowering blood lipid levels.
Ivelisse Vives*, Rafael Ivan Iriarte, Public Health Program, PSM |
| 10:00 am |
Biopsychosocial Impact of Endometriosis in Puerto Rico.
Jessica Fourquet*, Diego Zavala, Juan Carlos Orengo, Idhaliz Flores, Public Health Program and Microbiology Department, PSM |
| 10:15 am |
Coffee
Break |
| 10:45 am |
Incidence
of Preterm Labor and Delivery in the Southern Region of
Puerto Rico
.
Nancy Cuevas
* and Rafael Iván Iriarte, Public Health Program, PSM |
| 11:00
am |
Drug
and Sexual Risk Behaviors among Impoverished Women in
Puerto Rico
: An Exploratory
Analysis of Women Living in Public Housing.
Lisa R. Norman, AC Sala, E Candelaria, Silka,Abreu and Rosa
Pérez, Public Health Program, PSM |
| 11:15
am |
Epidemiological
analysis of colonoscopies performed for changes in bowel habits as
the presenting symptom.
Frances F. Cruz* and Félix Rivera Borges, Internal Medicine
Department, Dr. Ramón E. Betances University Hospital |
| 11:30
am |
Effectiveness
of an Educational Intervention with Type II Diabetic Puerto Rican
Women.
Marylin Casiano*
and Rafael Iván Iriarte, Public Health Program, PSM |
| 11:45
am |
Chicken
Manure Management Assessment For the Development of an Environmental
Health Educational Program At El Húcar Community,
Salinas
,
Puerto Rico
.
S.
Rohena, W. Ortiz, and M. Roubert, Public Health Program, PSM |
Basic
Sciences Oral Presentations
Room
C-202
Moderator:
James Porter
, Ph.D. and
Robert Villafañe
, Ph.D. |
| 9:00
am |
Evaluation
of the role of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the
susceptibility to endometriosis.
Maricarmen Colón*, CT Ramírez, CO Figueroa, A Pons, P Báez,
Joaquin Laboy
,
Idhaliz Flores
, Microbiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology Departments, PSM |
| 9:15
am |
Modulation
of Cytokines Transport in T Cells by P-glycoprotein (P-gp) May
Represent Interference in the Development of an Adequate Immune
Response.
María del C. Sánchez*,
Pablo López,
Nayra Rodriguez
,
Yasuhiro Yamamura
, Microbiology Department, PSM |
| 9:30
am |
Drug
abuse and rapid disease progression have unequal effects on
evolution of SIV accessory genes in PBMCs in morphine-addicted,
SIV/SHIV infected rhesus macaques.
Lucianette Maldonado
Rodríguez*,
Vanessa Rivera
Amil
l, Alia Toro, Gladys Chompré, Rakesh Kumar, Ziomara Marrero,
Richard J. Noel, Jr., and Anil Kumar, Biochemistry Department, PSM |
| 9:45
am |
Glutamate
Transporter Expression In The Hippocampus During Learning.
Ada
I.
Fraticelli*, Felix M.
Matos, and Kenira Thompsom, Physiology and Pharmacology
Department, PSM |
| 10:00
am |
Alcohol
Abuse and Oxidative Stress in Macaque Model of Aids.
Antonio Pérez
Casanova*, Richard J. Noel, Jr.,
Vanessa Rivera
-Amill, Kazim Hussain, and Anil Kumar, Microbiology Department,
PSM |
| 10:15
am |
Coffee
Break |
| 10:45
am |
A
new procedure for the quantitative assessment of P-glycoprotein (Pgp)
efflux pump associated with human T lymphocytes.
Rosa
Vélez*,
Pablo López,and
Yasuhiro Yamamura
, Microbiology Department, PSM |
| 11:00
am |
The
tailspike protein of the Salmonella phage e34.
Milka V. Zayas* and
Robert Villafañe
, Biochemistry Department, PSM |
| 11:15
am |
HIV-1
infection of dendritic cells may comes from other sources rather
than from their monocyte precursors.
Manuel Vázquez*,
Irvin Maldonado
, Sharilyn Almodóvar, María Colón,
Mariaisabel Russe
, and
Eric Lorenzo
, Biochemistry Department, PSM |
| 11:30
am |
HIV
neurotoxins and drugs of abuse contribute to altered cytokine
expression in human and rat astrocytes.
Elizabeth Rivera
Mateo*, Biochemistry
Department, PSM |
| 11:45
am |
A
critical cysteine residue for LTR transactivation is partially
dispensable in the full length form of the HIV-1 transactivator
protein (Tat).
Mariam B. González Hernández*, Chemistry Department, PUCPR
and Biochemistry Department, PSM |
| 12:00
pm |
Lunch
Room C-101
|
| 1:15 pm |
Clinical
Sciences Oral Sessions (Continuation) |
Clinical
Medical Sciences Oral Presentations, Room C-201
Moderator:
Luisa Alvarado
, M.D. |
| 1:15
pm |
Comparison
of blood glucose control in DM2 patients after CABG at Hospital
Damas, before and after insulin drip protocol implementation: a
retrospective observational study.
Marielba Agosto
Mujica*, Internal Medicine Department,
Damas
Hospital
|
| 1:30
pm |
Doctor’s
Own Perception of Family Time.
José Ríos-Robles, C. Casiano, and M.Carrero, Internal Medicine,
Advanced
Cardiology
Center
, Dr. Ramón E. Betances University Hospital |
| 1:45 pm |
Aminophylline
as a Risk Factor for the Development of Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Juan Santiago*, Alberto Palacio, Víctor Acevedo, and Rafael
Iván Iriarte, Family Medicine Department, Dr. Pila Hospital |
| 2:00
pm |
Introducing
an Instructive Tool May Cause an Impact in the Current Management
of Coronary Artery Disease; A Prospective Study.
Jorge Soto* and Antonio Padua, Internal Medicine Department,
Dr. Ramón E. Betances University Hospital |
| 2:15
pm |
Asthma
and Obesity: Is there a link?
Ileana Arbona, Mariel Silva, Luis Muñoz, Juan C. Orengo,
Vivian Green
, and Vylma Velázquez, Pediatrics Department, St. Luke’s
Episcopal Hospital |
| 2:30 pm |
Risk
Factors For Acinetobacter Baumannii, Comparative Analysis.
Guillermo Sánchez*, and Ramón Ramírez Ronda, Internal Medicine
Department, Dr. Ramón E. Betances University Hospital |
| 9:00 am |
Poster
Presentations, All Categories are Concurrent |
|
Basic
Sciences Poster Session, C-204 |
|
Exposure
to the Morris Water Maze selectively enhances contextual fear
conditioning and decreases BDNF expression in hippocampus.
Rachel Chadderdon
,
Gregory J. Quirk
, and
Kenira J. Thompson
*, Physiology and Pharmacology Department, PSM |
|
Group
II mGluR inhibit glutamate release at thalamocortical synapses.
Zaira Mateo* and
James Porter
, Physiology and Pharmacology Department, PSM |
|
Molecular
epidemiology of breast cancer in
Puerto Rico
.
Jaime
Matta,
Abigail Ruiz
,
Esperanza Negrón, José Cangiano, Simón Carlo, Miguel
Echenique, Presenter:
Ramón L. Hernández Castillo* Physiology and
Pharmacology Department, PSM |
|
The
Effect of Cyclopentadienyl Functionalization and Replacement of
the Ancillary Ligand on the Cytotoxic Activity of Titanocene
Dichloride on Ht29 Cells.
Ramón L. Hernández-Castillo*, Enrique Meléndez, and Jaime
L. Matta, Physiology and Pharmacology Department, PSM |
|
P-glycoprotein
expression in HTLV-III cells after treatment with Human
Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 Protease Inhibitors,
María del C. Sánchez*, Pablo López, Rosa Vélez,
Yasuhiro Yamamura
, Microbiology Department, PSM |
|
Exercise
training attenuates oxidative vascular endothelial injury in
chronic alcohol-treated hypertensive rats.
Kazim Husain
*, Manuel Vázquez, Jose Mejía, Jainarine Lalla, Physiology and
Pharmacology Department, PSM |
|
The
Effect of the Bacterial Peptide
formyl-Methionyl-Leucyl-Phenylalanine (fMLP) on Intestinal
Function in the Chronic Relapsed Phase of Colitis.
Myrella L. Cruz*,
Edelmarie Rivera, Caroline B. Appleyard, Physiology and
Pharmacology Department, PSM |
|
Prior
Inflammation Exacerbates the Effects of Subsequent Psychological
Stress on Colonic Damage, Mast Cell Numbers and Bacterial Load.
Olga I.Santiago*,
Marielly Cuevas, Caroline B. Appleyard, Physiology and
Pharmacology Department, PSM |
|
Activation
of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 5 (mGluR5) Modulates
Both the Intrinsic Excitability of Medial Prefrontal Cortex
Neurons and Recall of Extinction.
Darah Fontánez-Nuin*,
Edwin Santini
, Gregory Quirk and James T Porter, Physiology and Pharmacology
Department, PSM |
|
Overlapping
roles of HIV-1 Tat and opioids in neuropathogenesis.
Alia Toro*,
Elizabeth Rivera
, Richard Noel, Biochemistry Department, PSM |
| Behavioral
Sciences Poster Session, C-205 |
|
Psychopharmacology:
use of long-acting risperidone.
Yamilka M. Rolón García* and Victor Sierra, Psychiatry
Department, PSM and San Juan Veteran’s
Administration
Center
|
|
Awareness
of Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment Among Patients of the
Residents Clinic.
Marlon Vázquez* and
Pedro Castaing
, Psychiatry Department, PSM and San Juan Veteran’s
Administration
Center
|
|
Estudios
de Validez de Criterio de la Escala de Inteligencia Wechsler para
Adultos – Versión III, Puerto Rico (EIWA-III, P.R.)
considerando las puntuaciones obtenidas en la Escala de
Inteligencia Wechsler para Niños – Revisada, de Puerto Rico (EIWN-R,
P.R.), la Prueba de Evaluación de Admisión Universitaria
“College Board” y el Índice Académico.
Mary S Rodríguez-Rabassa*,
Leida Matías
-Carrelo, and
Ernesto Rosario
-Hernández, Clinical Psychology Program, PSM |
|
Prevalence
of Generalized Anxiety Disorder at CSCO resident clinic.
Ronaldo Irizarry*
and
Pedro Castaing
, Psychiatry Department, PSM and San Juan Veteran’s
Administration
Center
|
| Clinical
Sciences Poster Session, C-206 |
|
Krukenberg
Tumor.
Herby Ambroise*, Internal Medicine Department, St. Luke’s
Episcopal Hospital |
|
Symptomatic
profile of AMI patients in southern PR population.
Carlos Garcia-Gubern*,
Emergency Medicine Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital |
|
Clinical
Correlation of Histopathologic vs Radiologic Findings in Post
Operatively Diagnosed Patients with Appendicitis in Southern PR.
Carlos Garcia-Gubern*,
Emergency Medicine Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital |
|
Toxic Habits, Trauma and Nosocomial Infections.
Jesús D. Buonomo*, Roque A. Nido, Juan Carlos Orengo, and Carlos Garcia-Gubern, Emergency Medicine Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital |
|
Immature
to Total Neutrophil Count Ratio (I/T ratio) as a predictor of
infection in the neonate.
Michelle Figueroa García*, Luis A. Muñoz, and
Ivonne Galarza
, Pediatrics Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital |
|
41-Year-Old
Male Patient HIV Positive, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C Positive
with toxic Epidermal Necrolysis.
Jannette Marie Figueroa*, William Santiago, and Augusto Sepúlveda,
Internal Medicine Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital |
|
Prevalence
and susceptibility of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) strains in
pregnant patients admitted for delivery at HESL Labor and Delivery
unit.
Jeannette Colón Marín*,
Verónica Figueroa, Alexandra Ortiz Oramas, and Joaquín Laboy,
Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal
Hospital |
|
Prevalence
of Helicobacter pylori in Hyperemesis Gravidarum at Saint's Lukes
Episcopal Hospital.
Juan A. Tosado*,Joel Rivera*, and Joaquín Laboy, Obstetrics
and Gynecology Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital |
|
Maternal
body mass index, risk of cesarean delivery and co morbidities in
nulliparous women.
Juan P. Richiusa*, Carlos Marrero, Rosa Bermúdez, Lenny Pagán,
Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal
Hospital |
|
Conduct
Disorder Prevalence at CSCO Mayagüez.
Pedro Castaing
, and Virgen Quiñones-Fernandini*,
Psychiatry Department, PSM |
|
Antibiotic
Prophylaxis for Obstetric and Gynecology Procedures.
Celso A. Rodríguez Bermúdez*,
Nelson Alvarez, Bryan Stuart,
Vivian Green
, Juan C. Orengo, Jesús Cruz Correa, and Joaquíin Laboy,
Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal
Hospital |
| 3:15 pm |
Awards
Presentation, Room C-101
Olga
Rodríguez de Arzola, MD and León F. Ferder, M.D.
|
| 3:45 pm |
Adjourn
& Cocktail |
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| *Presenter |
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