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Simoni-Wastila L, Shaffer T, and Stuart B. Prescription drug spending by Medicare beneficiaries in institutionalized settings – trials and triumphs. Briefing before staff in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, DHHS. Washington, DC: September 27, 2005.

Stuart, B., Simoni-Wastila, L., Shaffer, T., Baysac, F., Shea, D. “Insurance Status and Drug Use among Medicare Beneficiaries in Nursing Homes,” International Health Economics Association, Barcelona, July 13, 2005

Stuart B., Doshi J., Terza, J. “Assessing the Impact of Drug Use on Hospital Spending via a Two-Stage Residual Inclusion Model,” International Health Economics Association, Barcelona, July 11, 2005.

Hodgkin D, Thomas CP, Ritter G, Lee S, Leung M, Simoni-Wastila L, Hsu VD, Zhou Q, and Epstein D. "Impact of a three-tier formulary on utilization of antidepressant medications." International Health Economics Association, Barcelona, Spain, July 10, 2005.

Simoni-Wastila, L., Stuart, B., Blanchette, C., “Gaps in Drug Benefits: The Impact of Utilization and Spending for Drugs Used by Medicare Beneficiaries with Mental Illness,” AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Boston, June 28, 2005.

Simoni-Wastila L, Stuart B, and Shaffer T. "National estimates of use of over-the-counter medications in nursing homes implications for substitution with prescription drugs." Poster presentation at the annual meeting of AcademyHealth, Boston, MA, June 26, 2005.

Simoni-Wastila L. "The “who” behind pharmaceutical misuse and abuse – what we know about pharmaceutical misusers." Invited presentation. Annual meeting of the Montgomery Public School System Safe and Drug-free Schools. June 20, 2005.

Simoni-Wastila L, Slagle A, and Lawler J. Understanding prescription drug abuse among adolescents and young adults. Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for prevention Research, Washington, DC, May 25, 2005.

Stuart, B. “Measuring the Impact of Means Testing on Enrollment in Subsidized Part D Drug Plans, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD, May 11, 2005.

Stuart, B. “Medicare in 2114,”  UMBC Pre-Med Society, Baltimore, May 4, 2005.

Stuart, B., Simoni-Wastila, L., Terza, J. “Assessing the Impact of Gaps in Prescription Coverage of Medicare Beneficiaries,” Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO) briefing,  Washington DC, May 2, 2005.

Blanchette C, Simoni-Wastila L, Zuckerman I, and Start B. "Cardiovascular risk of antidepressant use in elderly Medicare beneficiaries: comparison by therapeutic class." Poster presentation at the University of Maryland Aging Research and Women’s Health Research Poster Day. April 14, 2005. Baltimore, Maryland.

Hernandez JJ, Zuckerman IH,.  Inappropriate prescribing prevalence among nursing home residents with and without dementia before and after nursing home admission.  Podium presentation at the American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida.  April 3, 2005.

Stuart, B. and Singhal, P., “How Stable is the Medicaid Safety Net for the Poorest Medicare Beneficiaries?” Gerontological Society of American annual meeting, Washington, DC, November 21, 2004.

Singhal, P., Stuart, B., Menis, M., Kamal-Bahl, S., Silva, A., “Functional Status and Medicare Spending Following Stroke for Medicare Beneficiaries,” Gerontological Society of American annual meeting, Washington, DC, November 20, 2004.

Zuckerman IH.  “Mentored Research Scientist Awards (K01)” presented during workshop Survival Guide to Clinical Research: K  Awards.  Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.  November 19, 2004.

Lee E, Daftary MN, Xue Z Wutoh A, Zuckerman, I.  An Analysis of HIV Diagnosis and Treatment Using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Data (MEPS), 1996 – 1999.  Poster presentation at the American Public Health Annual Meeting, Washington DC.  November 10, 2004.

Jackson PL, Lee E, Scott KR, Lombardo FA, Zuckerman I.  Management of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in U.S. ambulatory care.  Poster presentation at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Dallas, TX, November 10, 2004.

Simoni-Wastila L, Singhal P, Hsu V, Gardner J, Zuckerman I, Briesacher B. Use of abusable prescription drugs by community-dwelling elders.  Podium presentation at the American Public Health Annual Meeting, Washington DC.  November 8, 2004.

Stuart, B. "Cost Sharing Under Part D: Impact on Beneficiaries with the Standard
Benefit," Invitational Summit for State Policy Makers Medicare Part D
Implementation Issues. October 8, 2004.  
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Brandt, N. "Healthcare Interprofessional Pilot Project in Education (HIPPIE): Improving Collaboration Earlier in the Curriculum," National AHEC Organization 2004 Workshop. August 2, 2004.

Brandt N, "Update on New Medication". State Surveyors of Maryland. Baltimore, MD, August 2, 2004.

Hardesty, J. "To Treat of Not To Treat: Controversies in Geriatric Dyslipidemias," ASCP-MD Annual Conference, Flintstone, MD August 2004.

Brandt, N, Loreck D, Taylor J, Magoon R. "Evaluating the Impact of a Medication Utilization Tool for Cholinesterase Inhibitors" 9th International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders. Philadelphia, PA, July 19, 2004.

Hardesty, J. "Managing Behaviors in Dementia" National Lutheran Home, Rockville, MD July 2004

Stuart, B. “Quality Implications of Medicare Part D.”  The Commonwealth Fund Quality Improvement Colloquium, Washington, DC June 30, 2004.  Click here for accompanying slide presentation.

Brandt N.  "Substance Misuse and Abuse in the Elderly" Maryland Gerontological Association Meeting. Baltimore, MD, June 17, 2004.

Brandt, N. "Prescription for Advocacy on Aging: A Workshop for All Generations." The Aging Committee of The National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter. Columbia, MD June 15, 2004.

Simoni-Wastila, L.  "Prescription Drug Problem Use in Mature Women," Presented at the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, MD. June 10, 2004. Baltimore, MD.

Stuart, B. “The United States in a World Prescription Drug Market,” Academy Health annual meetings, San Diego, June 8, 2004. 

Doshi, J., Stuart, B. “Generosity of Drug Coverage and Use of Effective Cardiovascular Medications Among Aged Medicare Beneficiaries with Heart Disease,” Academy Health annual meetings, San Diego, June 8, 2004. 

Shea, D., Stuart, B., Briesacher, B.  “Eating the Doughnut Hole: Who Benefits?” Academy Health annual meetings, San Diego, June 8, 2004. 

Shea, D., Stuart, B., Briesacher, B., Vasey, J., Ganesh, G.  “Take-Up Among the Near Poor: Challenges for Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage,” Academy Health annual meetings, San Diego, June 7, 2004. 

Wrobel, M., Stuart, B., Briesacher, B., Doshi, J.  “Design Issues for the Evaluation of Prescription Drug Programs,” Academy Health annual meetings, San Diego, June 7, 2004. 

Briesacher B, Limcangco R, Simoni-Wastila L, Doshi J, Gurwitz J, Mortimore J. Evaluation of Explicit Criteria Drug Use Review to Improve Patient Safety in Nursing Homes. Academy Health 2004 Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA. June 6-8, 2004.

Stuart, B., Briesacher, B., Doshi, J., Wrobel, M., Baysac, F. “The Impact of Prescription Drug Coverage on Drug and Non-Drug Spending Under Medicare,” Academy Health annual meetings, San Diego, June 6, 2004.

Singhal, P., Zuckerman, I., Stuart, B., Rubin, H. “Tracking Quality of Asthma Treatment for Children in Maryland Medicaid over the Transition from Fee for Service to Managed Care.  Academy Health annual meetings, San Diego, June 6, 2004. 

Brandt, N. "Seeking Solutions to Health Workforce Shortages in long-Term Care: Best Practices," poster presented to The Second Annual Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial Trust Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 4, 2004.

Brandt N. "Prescription for Advocacy on Aging: A Workshop for All Generations". The Aging Committee of The National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter. Columbia, MD, June, 2004.

Singhal PK, Zuckerman IH, Stuart B, Magder LS, Rubin H.  Tracking quality of childhood asthma treatment in Medicaid from fee-for-service to managed care: the Maryland Health Choice experience. 19th Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA, June 2004

Brandt, N. "Pharmacological Update: Disease and Medicine," MAADS Nurses Conference, Columbia, MD May 20, 2004.

Singhal PK, Stuart B, Menis M, Kamal-Bahl.  Functional status and Medicare expenditures post-stroke for Medicare beneficiaries.  9th Annual International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Crystal City, VA, May 2004

Pina I, Briesacher B, Singhal PK, Frech F, Subedi P, Yokoyama K.  Self-assessments of health status predict hospitalization in patients with heart failure.  19th Annual American Society of Hypertension Scientific Meeting and Exposition, New York, NY, May 2004

Singhal, P., Stuart, B., Menis, M., Kamal-Bahl, “Functional Status and Medicare Expenditures Post-Stroke for Medicare Beneficiaries,” International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Arlington, VA, May 18, 2004. 

Shaya FT, Blume SW, Blanchette CM, Weir MR, Mullins CD. Cardiovascular Risk of Selective Cyclooxoygenase-2 Inhibitors Compared to Other Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents: An Observational Study of a Medicaid Population. International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Annual Meeting; Arlington, VA; May 18, 2004 

Shaya FT, Blume SW, Blanchette CM, Mullins CD. Racial Disparities in Prescribing of Selective Cyclooxoygenase-2 Inhibitors Over Other Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents in a Medicaid Managed Care Population. International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Annual Meeting; Arlington, VA; May 18, 2004

Taylor J., Brandt, N., Limcangco, R., Briesacher, B., "Impact of Antipsychotics on the Use of Antiparkinson Agents Among Medicare Beneficiaries", American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting, New York, NY, May 3, 2004.

Taylor J, Limcangco R, Brandt N, Briesacher B. Impact of Antipsychotics on Use of Antiparkinson Agents among Medicare Beneficiaries. American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY. May 1-3, 2004

Hardesty, J. "I Feel Your Pain: Pain Management in Long Term Care," Mid-Atlantic Lifespan Annual Conference, Ocean City, MD, May 2004

Brandt, N. "Geriatric Polypharmacy," presented to Clinical Update on Geriatric Medicine forum by CMS, Baltimore, MD, April 27, 2004.

Shaya FT, Blume SW, Blanchette CM, Weir MR, Mullins CD. Cardiovascular Risk of Selective Cyclooxoygenase-2 Inhibitors Compared to Other Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents: An Observational Study of a Medicaid Population. University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Research Poster Day; Baltimore, MD; April 27, 2004

Shaya FT, Blume SW, Blanchette CM, Weir MR, Mullins CD. Racial Disparities in Prescribing of Selective Cyclooxoygenase-2 Inhibitors Over Other Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents in a Medicaid Managed Care Population. University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Research Poster Day; Baltimore, MD; April 27, 2004

Simoni-Wastila, L. "Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Please Explain!" Invited presentation at the annual Common Threads V conference. American Society of Addiction Medicine. April 22, 2004. Washington, DC.

Brandt, N. "New Medications for Old Diseases," Union Memorial Hospital Division of Geriatric Medicine's Grand Rounds, Baltimore, MD, April 21, 2004.

Brandt, N. "Reading and Reviewing Journals - Tackling the Challenges to Literature Evaluation," Connecticut Chapter of the ASCP, Senior Symposium '04, April 15-16 2004

Stuart, B. “The Medicare Drug Benefit: Implication for the State,” Understanding the Medicare Drug Benefit Plan: Federal, State, and Local Perspectives, Pittsburgh, PA, April 8, 2004.  Click here for accompanying slide presentation.

Brandt, N. "Decreasing the Burden of Medication Costs," Elder Care Expo, Baltimore, MD, April 3, 2004.

Shaya FT, Blume SW, Blanchette CM, Mullins CD, Foster SA. Propensity to Prescribe COX-2 Inhibitors vs. All Other NSAIDs in Medicaid Managed Care Plans. Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Annual Meeting; San Francisco, CA; April 3, 2004

Brandt, N. "Update on Medications for Alzheimer's Disease," Alzheimer's Association-Greater Maryland Chapter, Eastern Shore Region's Annual Caregiver's Conference, Salisbury, MD, April 2, 2004.

Hardesty, J. "Breaking the Barriers to Patient Compliance," CBI’s 3rd Annual Forum on Patient Compliance and Persistency, Philadelphia, PA, April 2004.

Blanchette CM “Cardiovascular Risk of Selective Cyclooxoygenase-2 Inhibitors Compared to Other Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents: An Observational Study of a Medicaid Population.” Weekly Seminar. The Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD. March 29th, 2004.

Brandt, N. "Managing Medications in the Community," Prescription for Healthy Aging: Managing Medications - Washington County Conference, Hagerstown, MD, March 26, 2004.

Brandt, N. "Update on the Use of Antipsychotics in Long Term Care," Speaking Engagement for Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ellicott City, MD March 24, 2004.

Shaya FT, Blume SW, Blanchette CM, Weir MR, Mullins CD. "Cardiovascular Risk of Selective Cyclooxoygenase-2 Inhibitors Compared to Other Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents: An Observational Study of a Medicaid Population." Aging and Women’s Health Poster Day; Baltimore, MD; March 18, 2004 

Shaya FT, Blume SW, Blanchette CM, Weir MR, Mullins CD. "Racial Disparities in Prescribing of Selective Cyclooxoygenase-2 Inhibitors Over Other Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents in a Medicaid Managed Care Population." Aging and Women’s Health Poster Day; Baltimore, MD; March 18, 2004

Blanchette CM “Conflict Management Styles: Implications for Pharmacists.” Pharmacy Practice & Management Lecture. University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD.  March 16th, 2004.

Stuart, B. “Where’s the Beef? Assessing the Returns from the New Medicare Drug Benefit,” Conference on Public Policy and Responsibility Across the Generations,” Newton. MA, March 15, 2004.  Click here for accompanying slide presentation.

Hardesty, J. "Balancing Act: Risks vs. Benefits of Medications in the Elderly, "Washington County ARC Conference, Hagerstown MD, March 2004.

Weiss SR, Singhal PK, Pradel F, Zuckerman I, Rubin H, Bollinger ME, Blaisdell C, Stuart C, Environmental factors and quality of life among poor children with asthma.  American Academy of Allergy and Immunology Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March, 2004

Stuart, B.  “The New Medicare Drug Benefit Deserves Watchful Monitoring,” Howard University, February 20, 2004.

Brandt, N. "Making Something Old New Again, Focusing on the Roles of the Antipsychotics in Older Individuals," MD-ACP, Pikesville, MD, February 11, 2004.

Hardesty, J. "Geriatric Imperative Minimester - Medication Management for Seniors: Addressing Special Needs," University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, January 2004.

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