2025 Innovation & Research Forum
Learn about the latest in family medicine research and innovation and see how findings can translate to clinical practice. Present your work and receive valuable feedback.
Saturday, March 8, 2025
8:00 am - 2:05 pm
The Innovation & Research Forum brings together practicing family physicians, researchers, innovators, medical students and residents to:
- Learn about the latest in family medicine innovations and research and see how the findings can translate into clinical practice and improve patient care.
- Share research and innovation projects and receive valuable feedback from peers.
Registration
Registration will open in fall 2024.
Pricing:
- $200 for practicing physicians and allied professionals
- $0 for family medicine residents and medical students
Registration will remain open through March 8, 2025.
Links for the program materials and online participation are included in your registration confirmation email. If you register and do not receive your confirmation email, please contact us.
Cancellation/Refund/No-Show Policy – Cancellations must be received by office@mafp.org in writing by March 1, 2025, to receive a refund of the registration fee. No refunds will be provided for no-shows or cancellations received after that date.
Opening Presentation
Examining Structural Drivers of Reproductive Health Inequity
Nicole Quinones, MPH
Health Services Researcher, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
In this session, we will examine structural drivers of reproductive health inequities and examine how interpersonal, institutional and structural experiences of discrimination exacerbate health inequities.
Objectives:
- Identify structural drivers (i.e., racism, sexism and cisheteropatriarchy) that contribute to disparities in access and quality of care for reproductive health.
- Examine reports of health care discrimination in reproductive health.
- Identify practice and policy solutions to address persistent inequities.
About the Presenter:
Quinones is a PhD candidate in the Division of Health Policy at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Her research focuses on how structural inequities arise through health policy and impact abortion and other reproductive health care access and the historical and contemporary role of midwives in birth and abortion care in the United States. She was named an Emerging Scholar by the Society of Family Planning for her work on the impacts of financial stress on abortion patients after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision.
Schedule / Sessions
| 8:00 am | Registration & Breakfast |
| 8:15 am | Welcome & Words from Our Sponsors |
| 8:30 am | Examining Structural Drivers of Reproductive Health Inequity
Nicole Quinones, MPH, Health Services Researcher, University of Minnesota School of Public Health |
| 9:30 am | Break & Words from Our Sponsors |
| 9:40 am | Feasibility of a Diabetes Focused Text Messaging Intervention in the Hmong Community
Kathryn Brown, MD, faculty, University of Minnesota St. John’s Hospital FMRP • Katherine Montag Schafer, PharmD, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Clinical Pharmacist, University of Minnesota St. John’s Family Medicine Residency • Kobe Perez, medical student, University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities campus |
| 10:00 am | Five Types of Exceptions to Confidentiality: A Practical Approach for Addressing Instances in Family Medicine When Patient Information May Be Shared
Courtney Kimmell, third-year medical student, University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities campus |
| 10:20 am | East Lake Clinic Trauma Healing Program: An Approach to Trauma-Informed Care in the Primary Care Setting
Jeanne Gambucci, DO, MPH, practicing physician, Hennepin Healthcare East Lake Clinic • Ndidiamaka Koka, MD, faculty, Hennepin Healthcare FMRP, and Medical Director, Hennepin Healthcare East Lake Clinic • Maria Kaefer, MD, faculty, Hennepin Healthcare FMRP • Kelsey Noah, DNP-FNP, Nurse Practitioner, Hennepin Healthcare East Lake Clinic • Sydnee Alexander, RN, BSN, Nurse, Hennepin Healthcare East Lake Clinic • Mia Grenfell, BS, Intern, Hennepin Healthcare East Lake Clinic • Suzanne Houser, RN, Nurse, Hennepin Healthcare East Lake Clinic |
| 10:40 am | Waste Generation, Health Care and Environmental Justice
Aaron Rosenblum, MD, resident, University of Minnesota North Memorial FMRP, and practicing physician, Broadway Family Medicine |
| 11:00 am | How Medical Students Feel About Practicing Physical Exam Skills with Classmates
Emily Zhi, first-year medical student, University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities campus • David Power, MBBS, MPH, faculty, University of Minnesota Woodwinds Hospital FMRP; practicing physician, MHealth Fairview Bethesda Clinic, and Director of Medical Student Education, University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities campus |
| 11:20 am | An Epidemiological Analysis of Disparities in Hospitalization Rates for Drug Overdose Among Pediatric Underrepresented Populations
Ali Hamandi, BS, medical student, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine • Aidin Gharavi, medical student, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine • Ixchel Salazar, medical student, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine • Devon Lynn, medical student, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine |
| 11:40 am | Break |
| 11:45 am | Enriching the PINCER Indicators with Pharmacogenomics to Improve Prescribing Safety, Efficacy and Cost Efficiency in Primary Care Practice
Elisa Houwink, MD, PhD, practicing physician, Mayo Clinic, and Associate Professor, Mayo Clinic, Department of Family Medicine |
| 12:05 pm | Practice-Based Research and Patient Advisory Councils: HPV Self-Sampling Project
Marah Aqeel, MS, Research support staff, Primary Care Research and Learning Network, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota • Serena Xiong, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor • Kristin Boman, MPH, Manager, Primary Care Research Learning Network |
| 12:25 pm | Domestic Well Water Testing: Why Arsenic Puts Minnesotans’ Health at Risk
Dominika Jegen, MD, MA, CCFP(EM), DABFM, faculty, Mayo Clinic Family Medicine Residency – Rochester; practicing physician, Mayo Clinic Southeast Clinic – Rochester, and Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science |
| 12:45 pm | An Innovative Primary Care Strategy to Improve Hepatitis B Vaccine Uptake in Eligible but Hesitant Adults
Laura Wangensteen, MD, faculty, Mayo Clinic Family Medicine Residency – Rochester; practicing physician, Mayo Clinic Northeast Family Medicine • Fahma Mohamed, MD, practicing physician and Instructor of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic Northeast Family Medicine |
| 1:05 pm | Lunch & Poster Session (Zoom meeting ends) |
| 2:05 pm | Adjourn |
- A National Multi-Center Analysis of the Epidemiology of Pediatric Facial Injuries from Fireworks
Aidin Gharavi, BS, medical student, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
- Bed-related Falls in Older Adults: Incidence, Mechanisms and Risk Factors for Hospitalization
Andrew Tom, BS, medical student, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
- Evaluating Confidence and Barriers to Care of Caring for Patients With Diabetes in Four Family Medicine Residencies
Matthew Traxler, MD, MME, faculty, University of Minnesota Medical Center FMRP
- Increasing Education and Utilization of Community Resources in the Health Care Setting: A Community Health Project
Madison Duppenthaler, MD, resident, University of Minnesota Methodist Hospital FMRP
- Land Acknowledgements and Supporting Local Artists
Josie Gable, MD, resident, University of Minnesota Duluth FMRP
- Osteoporosis in the Somali Community in Minnesota
Salman Ali, BS, third-year medical student, University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities campus
- Talking with Teens: Conversations on Racism and Discrimination
Adjoa Kusi-Appiah, MD, resident, University of Minnesota North Memorial FMRP
- The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms
Peyton Lehman, BA, first-year medical student, University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities campus
A full schedule of presentations and posters will be published in early February 2025.
Anticipated schedule as of 1/15/2025:
| 8:00 am | Registration, Breakfast & Welcome |
| 8:30 am | Examining Structural Drivers of Reproductive Health Inequity Nicole Quinones, MPH, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health |
| 9:30 am | Break |
| 9:40 am | Project Presentations |
| 11:40 am | Break |
| 11:45 am | Project Presentations |
| 1:05 pm | Lunch & Poster Session (for in-person participants only; online stream ends at 1:05 pm) |
| 2:05 pm | Adjourn |
Presentations:
- How Medical Students Feel About Practicing Physical Exam Skills with Classmates – Emily Zhi
- Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms – Peyton Lehman
- Land Acknowledgements and Supporting Local Artists – Josie Gable, MD
- Waste Generation, Health Care and Environmental Justice – Aaron Rosenblum, MD
- + more to be announced
Project Submissions
Submit your family medicine innovation or research project for presentation and feedback.
Project submissions will open in fall 2024.
Location
HealthPartners
8170 33rd Ave S
Bloomington, MN 55425
(Lake Superior Room)
The Zoom meeting URL will be provided by email a few days before the event.
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Application for CME credit will be filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. 5.0 AAFP Prescribed Credits will be requested.
Presentations are approved for up to 4.25 AAFP Live Prescribed credits. All attendees are eligible for live presentation credit.
Posters are approved for up to 0.75 AAFP Live Prescribed Credit total. Online attendees are not eligible for poster CME credit.
Activity #107303: The AAFP has reviewed 2025 Innovation & Research Forum and deemed it acceptable for up to 5.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 03/08/2025 to 03/08/2025. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity..
Partnership Opportunities
Want to sponsor the Innovation & Research Forum? Package details and registration will become available in fall 2024. Contact us to be on our initial contact list.
Support the only event of its kind in Minnesota for those dedicated to improving family medicine through innovation and research, plus be recognized across MAFP communication channels/event promotional materials. Limited to five partners.
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