Work in Progress (needs links)
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EDUCATION
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Portland State University. Community Health/Public Health. MPH. Sep 1997–Aug 2000
Portland State University. Biogeography/medical geography · MS. Jan 1987–Aug 2000
Portland State University. Phytochemistry · Post-baccalaureate, Chemistry Department, Portland, OR. Jan 1984
SUNY Stony Brook, School of Medicine/Medical Anthropology, Distinction in Research (D/R) Program, MD program and History of Medicine program, SUNY at Stony Brook, NY, School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Epidemiology, Pharmacology, History, Stony Brook, NY. Sep 1976–Jun 1982
Stony Brook University. Biology · BS. Sep 1976–Jun 1982
Stony Brook University. Earth and Space Sciences · BS. Sep 1976–Jun 1982
Old Continuing Education Folders, from Pre-Med, UH-ED-SBVAC Officer, Instructor, Disaster Planning and Admin years
(1980-1982, before UH was fully opened, aside from ED)
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AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
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Jan 2007. Communications Award, ESRI, Health/GIS Conference (Received for developing an effective way to map West Nile ecology in relation to West Nile cases–predictive modeling of positive testing vectors and hosts)
Winter 2008-9. A Grounded Theory/Text Analysis Study of Insomnia Cases and Appropriate Treatment Protocols. This was a first of its kind application of Grounded Theory/Text-Analysis used to develop a standardized repeatable research approach to evaluating standardized CME case study reports; used to document learning success as demonstrated by changes in clinical performance in use by practitioners. Applied Grounded Theory and Text-Reading Automation tool developed, for researching text responses provided about Pre-Post-Long term CME Follow-up study of Insomnia Case management; documented long term results of the CME program devoted to Insomnia management, in which PCPs: i) followed through with appropriate initial patient contact and sleep history query steps, ii) implemented a standard survey tool for patients, iii) provided appropriate care, iv) engaged in appropriate and recommended insomnia education protocols, v) made a sleep lab testing recommendation where appropriate, with follow-up visit required for sleep apnea patients, vi) engaged in appropriate diagnostics and counseling recommendations, vii) ceased inappropriate use of prescription and OTC drugs or nutritional supplements by patient, vii) applied new diagnostic flowchart, ix) recommended relaxation therapy, and x) recommended Melatonin use or prescribed Melatonin-replacer prescription drugs to their patients where appropriate.
December 2006. Perfect score (100%) on Performance Improvement Project application/program submission, Colorado Medicaid/Medicare Managed Care Program. Childhood Immunization NCQA project developed, using standardized PIP reporting tool. Well-visits were included in metrics for correlation with Immunization Rates and development of an new intervention letter campaign/program.
2004-2007. Denver Health Managed Care, Denver Health Medical Plan, Inc. Numerous STAR awards received.
September 1982-March 1983. TOXIDROM. 1982 non-hierarchical database, developed in CPM/SYS, Sanyo MBC 1100 Desktop with 4kb non-DOS (CPM/SYS) harddrive (14″ Brothers Daisy Wheel Printer); Operating System: SBasic, with Dbase Datastar Software. Datastar programming and testing lasted from September 1982 to March 1983, when end product was developed into a marketable database called Toxidrom. Toxidrom was revamped several times, incl. CPM-to-DOS Conversion in 1989/1990, followed by upgrades in 1990 for database version and content sold to AM’RTA, Inc. in 1991; incorporated into IBIS/TM software program, 1991-2. IBIS was introduced to the market in 1992, as a diagnostic-treatment-clinical notetaking/EMR tool for physicians. IBIS is still in use, promoted and sold by its founder as of 2013, with more than 31 years of marketing history and use. Mitchell Stargrove is the original founder and creator of this idea for a software diagnostics-treatment tool for clinicians; AMRTA IBIS development team consisted of about 200 individuals in the numerous traditional, nutriceutical and American and non-American CAM professions reviewed by this tool.
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TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS
- Medco, Inc. Teradata. 2010-2013.
- Medco, Inc. INGENIX Symmetry/TM Healthcare (Beacon Programs) Strategies. 2010-2013.
- Medco, Inc. Optumhealth. 2010-2013.
- Denver Health. The Implementation and Use of Quality Improvement Activity Reports for Monitoring Employee. Population Health Statistics at Denver Health, Denver, CO. 2005
- Denver Health. Tiermed Systems, LLC. TIERMED Systems/Compass Navigator training (NCQA-certified HEDIS software). 2005
- Denver Health. NCQA: 2005 HEDIS, Data Management, Update, Recertification. 2005
- Denver Health. NCQA/State Medicaid Program, State of Colorado Study: Engagement in Appropriate Preventive Care Program Activities by Prenatal/Postpartum Women. 2005
- Denver Health. NCQA: Medicare Choice and Medicaid Choice populations “Diabetes Care and Prevention”, Performance Improvement Projects, Data Management. 2005
- Denver Health. Employee Population Health Monitoring–utilizing intranet data. 2004
- Denver Health/Denver Health Managed Care. MSIS/Integrated IS Training. 2004
- Denver Health. NCPDP Pharmacy Database training: development and use. 2004
- Denver Health. NCQA: “Childhood Immunizations and Well-Visits” Medicaid Performance Improvement Project . 2004
- Denver Health. NCQA: 2004 HEDIS, Data Management. Update, Recertification. 2003
- Denver Health. Denver Health Population Data, PEROT Systems training. 2003
- Denver Health. Colorado State Immunization Program Database training (renewals). 2002-2004.
- Denver Health. Electronic Lifetime Medical Records. 2003.
- Denver Health. NCQA: 2003 HEDIS, Data Management, Update and Certification. 2002
- Portland State University. Qualitative Analysis Series. 2000–2002
- Portland State University. Community Health/Public Health statistical training series, for HCA, PHA, MBA and MPH. 1997–2000
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PROJECT LISTS, By Specialty or Service Industry
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Medicaid-specific Projects
- Annual and Quarterly Population reports, Employee Health, MCD, MCR and CHIP presented as Male-Female pyramid using 1- and 5-year age increments. [Annual Reporting]
- Annual Eligibility Age-Gender 1-yr, 5-yr Population Pyramid Reports (Perot Systems)
- Childhood Immunization and Well Visits (0-2 yo), 20-24 measures per year (Well visits, (7) and Immunizations (16); Perfect Scores for research proposal, 95% Immunization Rates)
- Inappropriate Use of Antibiotics for Upper Respiratory Diseases in Children (0-5 yo), 4 measures
- Ambulatory Care of Asthma Patients (0-52 yo), 6 to 8 measures per year
- Chlamydia Screening (18-22 yo), 4 measures per year
- Chlamydia Screening and Pregnancies (18-22 yo), 8 measures (one time study requested by MCD)
- Diabetes Care Management (18-64 yo), approx. 50 measures per year.
- Follow-ups after a Hospital Discharge due to Behavioral Health ER Visits (18-45 yo), 4 measures
- High Risk Pregnancies, 6 measures (one time special study requested by MCD)
- Breast Cancer Screenings and Follow-ups (18-64 yo), 4 measures
- Cervical Cancer Screenings and Follow-ups (18-64 yo), 4 measures
- Chronic Disease Management for Hypertension Patients (18-64 yo), 6-8 measures
- Chronic Disease Timely Refill Rates (PMPM) for Prescription Drug Use, 2 measures
- Heart Failure-related Chronic Disease Management (18-64), 6 measures
- Chronic Disease Management Prescription Medication Compliance (18-64), 4 measures
- Pre-Natal-Post-Partum Care, Mother-Child Care Visits (18-24), 10 measures, (1 time study by MCD)
- Obesity (18-64), (BMI>24, 4 PCP compliance measures)
- Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates, 2 measures
- Gestational Diabetes (18-25 yo), 6 measures
- Smoking Cessation Counseling (18-64 yo), 2-4 measures
- Smoking Cessation Hotline Utilization Rates (QA study, 10 measures)
- Hotline-directed Case Management Activities (QA study, 30 measures)
- Pharmacy Services provided to High Cost Medicaid Choice Members, 6-8 utilization/cost measures (QA evaluation of CVS Caremark National Pharmacy Data for MCD)
- Pharmacy Services provided to Medicaid Choice Members utilizing Walk-in Mental Health Service Clinics, 6-8 utilization/cost measures (QA of CVS Caremark National Pharmacy Data)
- Non-steroidal Anticholinergic-Bronchodilator use by Asthmatic/COPD Chronic Disease Patients (QA evaluation of CVS Caremark National Pharmacy Data for MCD)
- Long term chronic use of pain relievers other than NSAIDS by MCD Patients (QA evaluation of CVS Caremark National Pharmacy Data for MCD)
- Anti-seizure Drug Compliance by MCD Patients (QA evaluation of CVS Caremark National Pharmacy Data for MCD)
- Multiple Sclerosis Drug Compliance by MCD Patients (QA evaluation of CVS Caremark National Pharmacy Data for MCD)
Medicare-specific Projects
- Annual Well Visit and Preventive Care
- Diabetes Care Management (65+)
- Glaucoma Care Management (68+)
- Heart Failure-related Chronic Disease Management
- Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates
Population Health Studies
- Epidemiological Data 3D-Imagery in SAS, map video technique created, Mar–Aug
- A SAS-based Disease Mapping Technique, Dec–Feb
- National Age-Gender Suicide ICD-V-E-Codes Gender-Age Groups Study. Dec
- 3D modeling of SIC population statistics, Nov–Feb
- Foreign Disease Penetration, ICDs mapped for zoonotic, microbial, fungal, viral ICDS. Apr.
- Unique Signs of Child Abuse, 150 indicator mapped in point, small grid formats without GIS. Apr.
- Terrorism and bioterrorism in the US, mapped using point and small grid formats, Mar–June
- National Age-Gender Acute/Chronic Diseases Study, Nov–Feb
- National Age-Gender Progressive Degenerative Genetic Diseases Study, Nov–Jan
- National Age-Gender E-codes and MVAs Study, Nov–Apr
- 3D modeling of population health statistics: Cost Analysis, Nov–Dec
- National Age-Gender Population Health Study, By Regions with Physiographic Influence, Nov–Apr
- National Age-Gender Gastrointestinal Cancer Study, See https://brianaltonenmph.com/gis/population-health-profiles/part-iii-population-health-application/special-topics/, Nov–Jan
- National Age-Gender Traumatic Amputations and Recovery Study, see https://brianaltonenmph.com/gis/population-health-profiles/part-iii-population-health-application/special-topics/, Nov–Jan
- National Age-Gender Developmental Disease/Disorder Study, Nov–Feb
- National Age-Gender Liver Disease Study, Nov–Dec
- Regional Age-Gender Non-Compliance Diagnoses Study, Nov–Feb
- National Age-Gender Traumatic Injuries Study, Nov–Feb
- National Age-Gender Fractures, Dislocations and Bone-Joint Injury Study, Nov–Apr
- 3D modeling of population health statistics, Oct–Dec
- National Age-Gender Abuse and Neglect Study, See https://brianaltonenmph.com/gis/population-health-profiles/part-iii-population-health-application/special-topics/abuse-and-neglect/. Oct–Dec
- National Age-Gender Psychiatric Syndromes and Behavioral Health Study, Sep–Sep
- National Age-Gender Organ Transplants Study, https://brianaltonenmph.com/gis/population-health-profiles/part-iii-population-health-application/special-topics/, Sep
- National Age-Gender Heart Valve ICDs Study, Sep–Oct
- National Age-Gender Headaches and Migraines Study, Sep
- National Age-Gender Joint Replacements Study, Aug–May
- National Population Health Age-Gender Studies related to Socioeconomically-linked disease and unhealthy health behavior patterns: Smoking, Drinking and Drug Abuse, see https://brianaltonenmph.com/gis/population-health-profiles/part-iii-population-health-application/special-topics/, Aug–May
- National Population Health Age-Gender Studies related to Socioeconomically-linked disease and unhealthy health behavior patterns: Epilepsy, Aug–Sep
- Regional ICD-based Incidence/Prevalence Disease Research of the US: Modeling Cost Relationships for 15-24 economically discrete regions defined by this methodology, Aug–Dec
- National Age-Gender Psychosomatic Syndromes and Health Prevention/Health Promotion Study, Aug–Dec
- The frequency and prevalence behaviors of a controversial African-American cultural practice: infibulation and other female genital surgical practices, Aug–May
- National Population Health Age-Gender Studies related to Socioeconomically-linked disease and unhealthy behaviors: STDs, July–Sep
- Regional ICD-based Incidence/Prevalence Disease Research of the US: ICDs evaluation. 15-24 regions identified based on a review of Census Bureau, NCQA and other Federal standards. Regions evaluated and compared with the rest of the country for numerous ICDs. July–Mar
- The National Aging Population Study. New statistical method tested for evaluating ICD-related differences across different Age-Gender 1-year Age groups. July–Sep
- Regional ICD-based Incidence/Prevalence Disease Research of the US: Age-Gender Modeling. 15-24 regions of the US were identified based on a review of Census Bureau, NCQA and other Federal standards. Regions independently evaluated for 160+ common high cost diseases. June –June
- National Age-Gender Chicken Pox, Small Pox, Measles Diagnoses by ICDs Study. June–Dec
- A new way to document and measure prevalence of shaken baby syndrome and other child abuse practices. Integrative Population Health Modeling project series. Jan–Dec
- National Statistics for Culturally-bound syndromes. Integrative Population Health Modeling. Evaluations included SUNDS, Takotsubo syndrome, African Cardiomyopathy, Infibulation, Factitious Disorder, Pibloktoq, Uqamairineq, and Demonic Possession. Integrative Population Health Modeling project series. See https://brianaltonenmph.com/gis/population-health-profiles/part-iii-population-health-application/special-topics/socioculturalism-and-health/, June–Dec
Raster Medical ICD/Patient Mapping
- Mapping ICDs: applications for a new US Population Health Grid Mapping Methodology. An innovative non-GIS mapping algorithm was developed for displaying any data spatially in 3D for use in spatial analyses. For the examples provided, ICDs distributions were tested using post-retirement age ICDs, Great Lakes area child-mother care and abuse ICD associations, socioculturally/poverty SES-related V15.81 non-compliance behaviors, lat-long relationships for Cold-induced hemagglutination syndromes, heat exhaustion, MS, fungal and animal vectored diseases, and other conditions normally linked to environmental features, along with culturally related patterns such as African cardiomyopathy, sickle cell and Takotsubo and culturally-bound syndromes like infibulation and SUNDS. Jan–Aug
- Hybrid Grid-Point Mapping Overlays Algorithm. More truthful maps produced by merging rasterized areal maps with small cell grid maps. Algorithm normalizes data to produce a hybrid or fused map of the initial two results. Useful for balancing patient density and cost-demands for care with incidence-prevalence epidemiological priorities. Jan.
- National population health grid map Videos, a new algorithm. May –Nov.
- GridEconomy Metrics algorithm and tool. Oct–Nov.
- Sociocultural Medicine Surveillance–Four classes of disease patterns: Cultural Infectious Disease, Culturally-bound, Culturally-linked, Culturally-related ICD patterns, Nov.
- A New Technology—A New Chronic Disease Management Technique. Integrative Population Health Modeling project series. Jan–Feb.
Health Education/Health Promotion
- Utilization of OTC Nutritional Supplements by a local Geriatric Population. A Combined Quantitative/Qualitative research project. 2002–2010
- Oregon State Childhood Immunization Program. Database design, including report formating, testing, a utilization study and quality analysis. Oregon Department of Human Services, Public Health Division, Childhood Immunization Program. 2002.
- OIHM: A Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) Adult Education Program. (MPH program internship/ final report. 2002
- B.I.T.E.: Better Intuition Towards Eating (An SES-based Nutrition Education Program): Low Income Hispanics populations managed based on Transtheoretical Model for Human Behavior. 15 month social services program, Estimated Cost $225,000. 2001
- The Role of Community in the Development of Cancer Screening Programs: Socioeconomics and cancer prevention programs. 2002–2003.
- Development and Testing an Algorithm used to define risk and toxicity of a Chemical Release Site (GIS). Designing a new risk formula based upon NIH, CDC, AMA, American Cancer Society, CERCLIS, NIOSH, and EPA methods for evaluating chemical history, chemical release safety, site toxicity, human health risks, animal risks, and carcinogenicity for each chemical release site. 2001
- Spatially Defining High Risk areas for West Nile (GIS): preliminary studies. 2000
- Socioeconomics history, health, and culture for a Southeast Asian populations in Portland, Oregon—a Laotian, Cambodian and Hmong cultural health study. 2000–2001
- Breast Cancer Screening Programs and Socioeconomic Status (GIS): ArcView application to reassessing high risk areas and low screening frequencies. 2000–2001
- The evolution and history of MindBody health traditions. 2000
- The Role of a New Age Religion in Community and Individual Health. A combined qualitative/quantitative research project. 2000–2002
- A Traditional Geographic Interpretation of Epidemiological Transition: a new application for the ca. 1900 Sequent Occupancy Model. 2000–2002
- The Utilization of Herbal Medicine and Nutritional Supplements by Athletes—the herbal medicine/nutritional supplement marketplace and long term health and safety concerns. 1999–2000
- The Spatial Distribution of Indigent/Homeless Population Sites in an urban setting (GIS). 1998.
- Southeast Asian Population Health. Development of curriculum and exercises devoted to the history of population health in this developing country, with an emphasis on student exercises that apply Laotian and Hmong population census-related health information provided by WHO. 1999–2005.
- The Pharmacoeconomics of Medicines by Disease Groups/Subtypes. Analysis of 1996 OTC and prescription drug use by classes, including cosmetic products, per container or product, per shipping unit, per unit dose cost to consumer and market distributors, for identifying the highest cost product lines. 1997
- Use of a Birth Control/STD Student Health Services Clinic. Stony Brook University, Psychology, SUNY Stony Brook, EROS Clinic, Infirmary Building, Stony Brook, NY. 1980–1982
Health Care QI Administration
- Design of a weekly to monthly reporting system for 302 Population Health Measures based on intranet data storage process (early iCloud/Managed Care project). 2004–2006
- Evaluation of Pharmacy Services for High Cost Medicaid Choice Members, Apr 2006–2006
- Management of High Risk Pregnancies, 2005–2005
- Evaluation of use of local Smoking Cessation Hotline program by Denver Health Managed Care members, 2005–2007
- Risk Assessment for Pre/Post-partum Diabetes Managed Care patients. 2004–2007
- Denver Health Managed Care Population Statistics. 2004–2007
- Ambulatory Care of High Risk Asthma Patients, a Managed Care project. 2004–2007
- Cervical Cancer Screening and Follow-up, a Managed Care project. 2004–2007
- Patient Compliance with CDC Child Immunization Requirements. 2004–2007
- Diabetes Care and Prevention, a Managed Care project. 2003
Environmental Health
- Applications of GIS to matching SIC data with Toxic release site-related chemical release data (GIS): review of 450 sites, SICs and chem-SIC reclass techniques. Jun 2002–Aug 2002
- The Spatial Distribution of leukemia and lymphoma cases in Oregon (GIS). Jan 2002–Apr 2002 Oregon State Toxic Release Sites Mapping (GIS). An ArcView/ArcGIS-IDRISI32 GIS project of Superfund, Superfund Applicants, Confirmed and toxic release inventory and historical (cleaned) sites; 60K chemical reports. Sep 1999–Dec 1999
- Monitoring airborne plume waste dispersal from two major chemical manufactories (GIS): a local paper factory and a local aluminum manufactory. A chemical release and plumage study. Sep 1996–Mar 1997
Neurology Research
- Disease and Destiny. Data from bibliography of same title (Judson Bennett Gilbert, 1962, 536p), based on Surgeon General’s Index-Catalogue, Index Medicus, 1879-1960; 30+ illnesses identified as influential upon life accomplishments for 400 of 2265 individuals. 2011
- A Transcendentalist Interpretation of Epilepsy. A community oriented Eriksonian interpretation of illness and the life experience: examples of learned hopelessness or helplessness. 2002–2003
- Idiopathic Epilepsy (Idiopathic Complex Partial Seizures)-A Culturally-Bound Syndrome? 2000
- Epilepsy, Creativity and Genius. 1993–1996
- Epilepsy, Seizures, and Cerebral Dominance. Stony Brook University, Psychology, SUNY Stony Brook. Left Brain, Right Brain Research topics, Stony Brook, NY. ICD classification method for seizure descriptions reviewed. 1978–1984
Disease Ecology
- Identifying the source of an Aedes vexans Public Nuisance Swarm (GIS) in August 2003, Poughkeepsie, NY. 2003–2004
- West Nile Surveillance: The 26 mile Wappingers Creek Watershed Study (GIS): Culex and other vector species biodiversity. Poughkeepsie, NY. 2003–2004
- The Fishkill Creek Watershed Study (GIS) for West Nile: Impacts of biodiversity on exposure risk. Fishkill, NY. 2003–2004
- Grid and Raster Applications to West Nile Surveillance (IDRISI32 GIS/RS). 2003–2003
- Field Investigation for Possible Vector(s) of a Local Malaria Case (GIS) in an internationally marketed summer camp setting. 2003–2003
- A unique Urban Setting for West Nile vectors (GIS); culverts and overflow basins as urban health hazards. 2003–2005
- Disease Surveillance related to a Positive Testing Human West Nile Case (GIS) >65yo. 2003–2004
- Shoreline Distribution of West Nile-related Mosquito species along an Estuary (GIS): the local ecology of the Saltmarsh mosquito (Ochlerotatus (Aedes) sollicitans). 2003–2003
- Applications of Photometry to West Nile Surveillance (GIS); applications of a hand-held quantum meter device to measure sunlight penetration of shrub and forest canopies (a photosynthetic photon flux study). 2003–2010
- Depicting and Mapping the Ecology and Evolution of Plantae. ArcView, ArcGIS, NDVA. 2002–2004.
- Density and clustering of dead crows in relation to demography and landuse (GIS). 2002–2006.
- Classification of West Nile Mosquito Trap Sites. Site survey tool developed and used. 2002–2003
- Identifying a positive vector site based on positive testing host (GIS). 2002–2004
- Transect Analysis of Elevation-related Mosquito Population Features (GIS). 2002–2003
- The Ecology of West Nile and Lyme Disease: applications for GIS & RS. Community Health/Bioagricultural Science & Pest program. 1999
- Oregon Lyme Disease Ecology (GIS): spatial features responsible for encouraging versus preventing disease diffusion behaviors across the state. 1998
Research Methods
- National Age-Gender Acute/Chronic Diseases Study. Integrative Population Health Modeling project series. Evaluated all HEDIS, NCQA, and CDM ICDs. 2010
- Population Pyramids and Health. Integrative Population Health Modeling project series. 2009–2010
- A new way to test for statistically significant differences between two 2D and 3D objects. https://brianaltonenmph.com/gis/population-health-profiles/part-i-a-new-method/. 2009
- Automated Grounded Theory Applications for Outcomes Measurements in Continuing Medical Education. 2009
- Design of a methodology for assessing Level 4 (clinical performance) and Level 5 (population health) impacts of Continuing Education programs targeting physicians, allied health care providers and health care administrators (GIS utilization), 2008–2009
- Improvements made in Survey tools for large populations, 2008
- Utilization of Sequential Timed Series and Segmented Data Analysis techniques for analyzing education programs and designing performance improvement activities. 2008–2009
- Improving Time-cost efficiency when implementing large population surveys. Mann Whitney/Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA predictive modeling techniques, 2008–2009
- Predictive Modeling of Outcomes based on very low response counts. Postgraduate medical education, 2007
- Design of an Automated Text Mining Program using Standard and Professional Lexicons, 2005–2006
- Internal Data Acquisition and Information Resources Development Processes involving Managed Care Medicaid Choice/Medicare/CHP+/Employee Health Insurance Programs. 2005
- Design of an automated system for calculating statistical outcomes by comparing two datasets for Managed Care QI analyses. 2005
- Design of automated data analysis system for Monitoring Managed Care Programs. SSI/SSDI Medicare/Medicaid/CHP+ Managed Care Programs 2005–2006
- A Hexagonal Grid Algorithm for Spatially Analyzing Epidemiologic Data (GIS) for application to Community Health QI Programs. 2005
- Independent Monitoring of Case Management Activities for Quality Assurance Scores. An automated Case Management Nurses Team Monitoring Program for Quality of Care Activities Documentation and Evaluation. 2003
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PROJECTS LISTS, CHRONOLOGICAL
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RESEARCH: Hybrid Grid-Point Mapping Overlays Algorithm. Jan 2013–present
RESEARCH: Cultural Medicine Surveillance, Nov 2012–present
RESEARCH: Transcribing Wartime Medical Documents, NHPRC, War Department Papers, Newport, RI.
Nov 2012–Jan 2013
RESEARCH: GridEconomy Metrics tool developed. Oct 2012–Nov 2012
RESEARCH: The James River Epidemic of 1800 (a Thomas Jefferson study), Aug 2012–present
RESEARCH: Public Health and African/African American Slavery in the U.S., Aug 2012–Sep 2012
RESEARCH: Plantae Coldenghamiae Translation (Latin to English), Translating Cadwallader Colden’s 1749,1751 Linnaean Publication Plantae Coldenghamiae (Plants of Coldengham, New York), May 2012–present
RESEARCH: National population health grid map Videos, a new algorithm. May 2012–Nov 2012
RESEARCH: “An Extraordinary Disease” in Nantucket in 1763, Apr 2012–present
RESEARCH: Foreign Disease Penetration, Apr 2012–present
RESEARCH: Unique Signs of Child Abuse, Apr 2012–present
RESEARCH: Terrorism and bioterrorism in the US., Mar 2012–Jun 2012
RESEARCH: Epidemiological Data 3D-Imagery in SAS, Mar 2012–Aug 2012
RESEARCH: Mapping ICDs using the new US Population Health Grid Methodology
ICDs tested include regional (SW US age-defined post-retirement age ICDs, Great Lakes area child-mother ICD associations determine using previous mapping techniques), or lat-long relationships (i.e. Cold-induced hemagglutination syndromes, heat exhaustion, MS), and conditions with cultural relations defined physiologically (ICD9 based African cardiomyopathy 425.2, Takotsubo 429.83 ), socioculturally and SES-related (V15.81 non-compliance), or culturally-bound syndromes (i.e. ICD9 729.2* infibulation, SUNDS). Jan 2012–Aug 2012
RESEARCH: A SAS-based Disease Mapping Technique, Dec 2011–Feb 2012
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Suicide ICD-V-E-Codes Study. Dec 2011–Dec 2011
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Acute/Chronic Diseases Study, Nov 2011–Feb 2012
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Progressive Degenerative Genetic Diseases Study, Nov 2011–Jan 2012
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender E-codes and MVAs Study, Nov 2011–Apr 2012
RESEARCH: 3D modeling of population health statistics: Cost Analysis, Nov 2011–Dec 2011
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Population Health Study, By Regions with Potential Physiographic Influence, Nov 2011–Apr 2012
RESEARCH: 3D modeling of SIC population statistics, Nov 2011–Feb 2012
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Gastrointestinal Cancer Study, See https://brianaltonenmph.com/gis/population-health-profiles/part-iii-population-health-application/special-topics/, Nov 2011–Jan 2012
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Traumatic Amputations and Recovery Study, see https://brianaltonenmph.com/gis/population-health-profiles/part-iii-population-health-application/special-topics/, Nov 2011–Jan 2012
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Developmental Disease/Disorder Study, Nov 2011–Feb 2012
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Liver Disease Study, Nov 2011–Dec 2011
RESEARCH: Regional Age-Gender Study of Non-Compliance Diagnoses, Nov 2011–Feb 2012
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Traumatic Injuries Study Injuries Study, Nov 2011–Feb 2012
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Fractures, Dislocations and Bone-Joint Injury Study, Nov 2011–Apr 2012
RESEARCH: 3D modeling of population health statistics, Oct 2011–Dec 2011
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Abuse and Neglect Study, See https://brianaltonenmph.com/gis/population-health-profiles/part-iii-population-health-application/special-topics/abuse-and-neglect/. Oct 2011–Dec 2011
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Psychiatric Syndromes and Behavioral Health Study, Sep 2011–Sep 2011
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Heart Valve ICDs Study, Sep 2011–Nov 2011
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Organ Transplants Study, https://brianaltonenmph.com/gis/population-health-profiles/part-iii-population-health-application/special-topics/, Sep 2011–Sep 2011
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Heart Valve ICDs Study, Sep 2011–Oct 2011
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Headaches and Migraines Study, Sep 2011–Sep 2011
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Joint Replacements Study, Aug 2011–May 2012
RESEARCH: National Population Health Age-Gender Studies related to Socioeconomically-linked disease and unhealthy health behavior patterns: Smoking, Drinking and Drug Abuse, see https://brianaltonenmph.com/gis/population-health-profiles/part-iii-population-health-application/special-topics/, Aug 2011–May 2012
RESEARCH: National Population Health Age-Gender Studies related to Socioeconomically-linked disease and unhealthy health behavior patterns: Epilepsy, Aug 2011–Sep 2011
RESEARCH: Regional ICD-based Incidence/Prevalence Disease Research of the US: Modeling Cost Relationships for 15-24 economically discrete regions of the US defined using this methodology, Aug 2011–Dec 2011
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Psychosomatic Syndromes and Health Prevention/Health Promotion Study, Aug 2011–Dec 2011
RESEARCH: The frequency and prevalence behaviors of a controversial African-american cultural practice: infibulation and other female genital surgical practices, Aug 2011–May 2012
RESEARCH: National Population Health Age-Gender Studies related to Socioeconomically-linked disease and unhealthy behaviors: STDs, Jul 2011–Sep 2011
RESEARCH: Regional ICD-based Incidence/Prevalence Disease Research of the US: ICDs evaluation
15-24 regions of the US were identified based on a review of Census Bureau, NCQA and other Federal standards. Regions evaluated and compared with the rest of the country for numerous ICDs. Jul 2011–Mar 2012
RESEARCH: The National Aging Population Study. New statistical method tested for evaluating ICD-related differences across different Age-Gender 1-year Age groups. Jul 2011–Sep 2011
RESEARCH: Regional ICD-based Incidence/Prevalence Disease Research of the US: Age-Gender Modeling. 15-24 regions of the US were identified based on a review of Census Bureau, NCQA and other Federal standards. Regions were independently evaluated for 160+ common high cost diseases. Jun 2011–Jun 2011
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Heart Valve ICDs Study, Jun 2011.
RESEARCH: Disease and Destiny. Data gathered from bibliography of same title (Judson Bennett Gilbert, 1962, 536p), a review of Surgeon General’s Index-Catalogue, Index Medicus, 1879-1960; 30+ illnesses identified as influential upon life accomplishments for 400 of 2265 individuals. Jun 2011–Jun 2011
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Organ Replacement Surgical ICDs Study. Jun 2011–Jun 2011
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Chicken Pox, Small Pox, Measles Diagnoses by ICDs Study. Jun 2011–Dec 2012
RESEARCH: National Statistics for Culturally-bound syndromes. Integrative Population Health Modeling. Evaluations included SUNDS, Takotsubo syndrome, African Cardiomyopathy, Factitious Disorder, Pibloktoq, Uqamairineq, and Demonic Possession. Integrative Population Health Modeling project series. See https://brianaltonenmph.com/gis/population-health-profiles/part-iii-population-health-application/special-topics/socioculturalism-and-health/, Jun 2011–Dec 2011
RESEARCH: A new way to document and measure prevalence of shaken baby syndrome and other child abuse practices. Integrative Population Health Modeling project series. Jan 2011–Dec 2011
RESEARCH: New Technology-New Chronic Disease Management Techniques. Integrative Population Health Modeling project series. Jan 2011–Feb 2012
RESEARCH: National Age-Gender Acute/Chronic Diseases Study. Integrative Population Health Modeling project series. Aug 2010
RESEARCH: Population Pyramids and Health. Integrative Population Health Modeling project series.
Oct 2009–Apr 2010
RESEARCH: A new way to test for statistically significant differences between two 2D or 3D objects. https://brianaltonenmph.com/gis/population-health-profiles/part-i-a-new-method/. Jun 2009
RESEARCH: Automated Grounded Theory Applications for Outcomes Measurements in Continuing Medical Education. Apr 2009
RESEARCH: Design of a methodology for assessing Level 4 (clinical performance) and Level 5 (population health) impacts of Continuing Education programs targeting physicians, allied health care providers and health care administrators (GIS utilization) , Jun 2008–Jun 2009
RESEARCH: Improvements made in Survey tools for large populations, Apr 2008–Aug 2008
RESEARCH: Utilization of Sequential Timed Series and Segmented Data Analysis techniques for analyzing education programs and designing performance improvement activities. Apr 2008–Jun 2009
RESEARCH: Improving Time-cost efficiency when implementing large population surveys. Mann Whitney/Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA predictive modeling techniques. , Jan 2008–Mar 2009
RESEARCH: Predictive Modeling of Outcomes based on very low response counts.
Biostatistics, Postgraduate medical education, Jan 2007–Mar 2007
RESEARCH: An Evaluation of Pharmacy Services provided to High Cost Medicaid Choice Members, Apr 2006–Nov 2006
RESEARCH: Management of High Risk Pregnancies, Sep 2005–Dec 2005
RESEARCH: An Evaluation of the use of a local Smoking Cessation Hotline program used by Denver Health Managed Care members, Jun 2005–Aug 2005
RESEARCH: Design of an Automated Text Mining Program using Standard and Professional Lexicons, Jun 2005–Jun 2006
RESEARCH: Internal Data Acquisition and Information Resources Development Processes involving Managed Care Medicaid Choice/Medicare/CHP+/Employee Health Insurance Programs. Apr 2005–May 2005
RESEARCH: Design of an automated system for calculating statistical outcomes by comparing two datasets for Managed Care QI analyses. Apr 2005–Jun 2005
RESEARCH: Design of automated data analysis system for Monitoring Managed Care Programs
SSI/SSDI Medicare/Medicaid/CHP+ Managed Care Programs Mar 2005–Mar 2006
RESEARCH: A Hexagonal Grid Algorithm for Spatially Analyzing Epidemiologic Data (GIS) for application to Community Health QI Programs. Jan 2005–Apr 2005
RESEARCH: Colorado Lynx Health and Ecology (GIS), Jan 2005–May 2005
RESEARCH: Design of a monthly reporting system for 302 Population Health Measures, a Managed Care project. Dec 2004–Aug 2006
RESEARCH: Identification of Pre/Post-partum Diabetes patients for potential Risk Assessment, a Managed Care project. Jun 2004–Jun 2007
RESEARCH: Denver Health Managed Care Population Statistics, a Managed Care project. Jun 2004–Jun 2007
RESEARCH: Ambulatory Care of High Risk Asthma Patients, a Managed Care project. Jun 2004–Jun 2007
RESEARCH: Cervical Cancer Screening and Follow-up, a Managed Care project. Jun 2004–Jun 2007
RESEARCH: Patient Compliance with CDC Child Immunization Requirements, a Managed Care project. Jun 2004–Jun 2007
RESEARCH: Diabetes Care and Prevention, a Managed Care project. Sep 2003–Oct 2003
RESEARCH: Identifying the source of an Aedes vexans Public Nuisance Swarm (GIS) in August 2003, Poughkeepsie, NY. Sep 2003–Apr 2004
RESEARCH: West Nile Surveillance: The 26 mile Wappingers Creek Watershed Study (GIS): Culex and other vector species biodiversity. Poughkeepsie, NY. . Sep 2003–Mar 2004
RESEARCH: The Fishkill Creek Watershed Study (GIS) for West Nile: Culex and other vector species biodiversity. Fishkill, NY. Aug 2003–Feb 2004
RESEARCH: Grid and Raster Imagery Applications to West Nile Surveillance (IDRISI32 GIS/RS).
Jul 2003–Oct 2003
RESEARCH: Field Investigation for Possible Vector(s) of a Local Malaria Case (GIS) in an internationally marketed summer camp setting. Jun 2003–Aug 2003
RESEARCH: A unique Urban Setting for West Nile vectors (GIS); culverts and overflow basins as urban health hazards. Jun 2003–Jul 2005
RESEARCH: Independent Monitoring of Care Management Activities for Quality Assurance. Jun 2003–Jul 2003
RESEARCH: Disease Surveillance related to a Positive Testing Human West Nile Case (GIS), the patient wm >65yo. May 2003–Mar 2004
RESEARCH: Shoreline Distribution of West Nile-related Mosquito species along an Estuary (GIS): the local ecology of the Saltmarsh mosquito (Ochlerotatus (Aedes) sollicitans) versus other species. Apr 2003–Jun 2003
RESEARCH: Oregon State Childhood Immunization Program: Reporting format, testing, and utilization study and quality analysis. Oregon Department of Human Services, Public Health Division, Childhood Immunization Program. Apr 2003–Apr 2004
RESEARCH: Applications of Photometry to West Nile Surveillance (GIS); applications of a hand-held quantum meter device (mfr. Spectrum Technologies) measure sunlight penetration of shrub and forest canopies (photosynthetic photon flux). Jan 2003–Jul 2010
RESEARCH: Depicting and Mapping the Evolution of Plantae with ArcView, ArcGIS and NDVA. Oct 2002–Apr 2004.
RESEARCH: Density and clustering of dead crows in relation to demography and landuse patterns (GIS)
Sep 2002–Sep 2006.
RESEARCH: A Transcendentalist Interpretation of Epilepsy. A community oriented social Eriksonian interpretation of illness as part of the life experience: an example of learned hopelessness or helplessness. Sep 2002–Jul 2003
RESEARCH: Classification of West Nile Mosquito Trap Sites. A site survey tool developed for describing trap sites. Aug 2002–Jun 2003
RESEARCH: Identifying a positive testing vector site based on positive testing host data (GIS). Jul 2002–Dec 2004
RESEARCH: Applications of GIS to matching SIC data with Toxic release site-related chemical release data (GIS): review of 450 sites, SICs and chem-SIC reclass techniques. Jun 2002–Aug 2002
RESEARCH: OIHM: A Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) Adult Education Program. (MPH program internship/ final report. Jun 2002–Sep 2002
RESEARCH: The Reconstruction of Roget’s Thesaurus into a Lexicon for Text Analysis. Jun 2002–Jul 2002
RESEARCH: The Role of Community in the Development of Cancer Screening Programs: Socioeconomics and cancer prevention programs. Apr 2002–Sep 2003.
RESEARCH: Development of Landuse algorithms for SPOT images (IDRISI GIS/RS). Apr 2002–Apr 2004
RESEARCH: Transect Analysis of Elevation-related Mosquito Population Features (GIS). Jan 2002–Apr 2003
RESEARCH: Utilization of OTC Nutritional Supplements by a local Geriatric Population.
A Combined Quantitative/Qualitative research project. Jan 2002–Jan 2010
RESEARCH: Transformation of Common Belief–the evolution of medical and pharmacological beliefs, theories and traditions. Professional/scientific theory underlying professionally and socially accepted remedies are reviewed from 16th century reasoning to the 21st century. Jan 2002–Aug 2002
RESEARCH: The Spatial Distribution of leukemia and lymphoma cases in Oregon (GIS). Jan 2002–Apr 2002
RESEARCH: B.I.T.E.: Better Intuition Towards Eating (An SES-based Nutrition Education Program): managing Low Income Hispanics populations based on a Transtheoretical Model for Human Behavior. A 15 month social services program, with an Estimated Cost of $225,000. Jun 2001–Aug 2001
RESEARCH: Identification and Ethnobotanic study of a Mohegan Shaman’s Sacred Site. Jun 2001–Jul 2003
RESEARCH: Development and Testing an Algorithm used to define risk and toxicity of a Chemical Release Site (GIS). Designing a new risk formula based upon NIH, CDC, AMA, American Cancer Society, CERCLIS, NIOSH, and EPA methods for evaluating chemical history, chemical release safety, site toxicity, human health risks, animal risks, and carcinogenicity for each chemical release site. Jan 2001–Mar 2001
RESEARCH: Spatially Defining High Risk areas for West Nile (GIS): preliminary studies. Sep 2000–Dec 2000
RESEARCH: Socioeconomics history, health, and cultural status for several Southeast Asian populations in Portland, Oregon—a Laotian, Cambodian and Hmong cultural health study. Sep 2000–Apr 2001
RESEARCH: Breast Cancer Screening Programs and Socioeconomic Status (GIS): ArcView application to reassessing high risk areas and low screening frequencies. Sep 2000–May 2001
RESEARCH: The evolution and history of MindBody health traditions. Jan 2000–May 2000
RESEARCH: Applications of 3D modeling of Watersheds to Environmental Disease-related Risk Assessment Modeling. Jan 2000–May 2001
RESEARCH: The Role of a New Age Religion in Community and Individual Health. A combined
qualitative/quantitative research project. Jan 2000–Dec 2002
RESEARCH: A Traditional Geographic Interpretation of Epidemiological Transition: a new application for the ca. 1900 Sequent Occupancy Model. Jan 2000–Mar 2002
RESEARCH: Idiopathic Epilepsy (Idiopathic Complex Partial Seizures)-A Culturally-Bound Syndrome? Jan 2000–Dec 2000
RESEARCH: Cross-culturalism and Health: an important part of the Early American Experience. Jan 2000–Jun 2002
RESEARCH: Oregon State Toxic Release Sites Mapping (GIS). An ArcView/ArcGIS-IDRISI32 GIS project of Superfund, Superfund Applicants, Confirmed and toxic release inventory and historical (cleaned) sites; 60K chemical reports. Sep 1999–Dec 1999
RESEARCH: Southeast Asian Population Health. Development of curriculum and exercises devoted to the history of population health in this developing country, with an emphasis on student exercises that apply Laotian and Hmong population census-related health information provided by WHO. Jul 1999–Apr 2005.
RESEARCH: The Ecology of West Nile and Lyme Disease: applications for GIS & RS.
Community Health/Bioagricultural Science & Pest program. Jun 1999–Dec 1999
RESEARCH: Overland Trail Demography (thesis work). May 1999–Sep 1999
RESEARCH: Hudson Valley Medicine: ca. 1500 to 1870 (see blogsite). Jan 1999–Mar 1999
RESEARCH: Hudson Valley (NY) Foodways (GIS) and foodways business economics.
GIS used to spatially analyze statewide restaurant information categorized by ethnic type (Italian, Mexican, African, Cuban, Oriental, etc.), average cost per plate, and annual income, and related to local census, local income data; results mapped by county; low income/SES regions related to tourist routes and tourism costs. Jan 1999–May 1999
RESEARCH: Development of an Algorithm for explaining and predicting local elevation/watershed-linked disease patterns—applications to the identification of high risk areas for potential toxin/disease spread by stream or riverwater and riparian sand-gravel beds and floodplains. Jan 1999–Dec 1999
RESEARCH: The Utilization of Herbal Medicine and Nutritional Supplements by Athletes—the
herbal medicine/nutritional supplement marketplace and long term health and safety concerns. Jan 1999–Dec 2000
RESEARCH: Oregon Lyme Disease Ecology (GIS): spatial features responsible for encouraging versus preventing disease diffusion behaviors across the state. Sep 1998–Dec 1998
RESEARCH: Circumpolar Native American cultures: Inuit identity and Nunavut (GIS). May 1998–Sep 1998
RESEARCH: The Spatial Distribution of Indigent/Homeless Population Sites in an urban setting (GIS). Jan 1998–Apr 1998.
RESEARCH: Predicting Biological Soil Content using Proximal and Remote Sensing (GIS/RS): application for a narrow 2nm band proximal sensing sensor device for documenting surface soil features in Antarctic periglacial exposed soils. Jan 1998–Apr 1998
RESEARCH: Impacts of Plant Structure and Chemical Composition on Remote Sensing (GIS/RS) patterns. Jan 1998–May 1998
RESEARCH: Phytochemica (GIS/RS)—a thorough review of phytogeography, metabolic pathways, primary and secondary metabolites. Subcellular changes in cytoarchitecture and tissue-related chemical features explored for their effects on AVHRR. Sep 1997–Dec 1999
RESEARCH: Disease Diffusion Modeling (GIS). A review of Gerald Pyle’s Disease Diffusion Model in relation to contemporary epidemiological patterns. Sep 1997–Aug 2000
RESEARCH: Oregon/Overland Trail Medical Geography (GIS). Sep 1997–Mar 1998
RESEARCH: A GIS Application for Monitoring Mushroom Harvesting by Wildcrafters (GIS) : A GIS for
monitoring mushroom ecology and impacts of harvesting by local wildcrafters. Jun 1997–Oct 1997
RESEARCH: The Diffusion of Eclectic Medicine, 1832 to 1875 (GIS). A study of enrollments in
an Ohio school of Eclectic Medicine (neothomsonian, non-traditional thomsonianism) as published in the National Eclectic Medical Journal in 1876. May 1997–Dec 1997
RESEARCH: Michoacan 1976-1993 MSS and LS Imagery (GIS/RS).
4 Satellite Imaging areas, documented 1976-1993, 40+ images, 4, 5 and 6 bands each, evaluated for forest patterns in relation to changes in landuse history; changes in lake surface temperatures and surface algal bloom behaviors over time were also evaluated and related to el nino/la nina ocean flow/upwelling pattern behaviors and changes; applied standard NDVI formulas to relate Mexico Vegetation Maps to image patterns; development of edge detector (3 x 15 filter pass) formula for use in enhancing stream edges in 3D surface models and SLAR images.
May 1997–Jun 1997
RESEARCH: The Economic and Cultural Geography of Sassafras. The ethnobotany history of Sassafras albidum of North and Middle America. Apr 1997–Jun 1997
RESEARCH: Surface Edge Profiling: A Remote Sensing, DEM, elevation change modeling algorithm. Jan 1997–Jul 1997
RESEARCH: “New World Syndrome” and Epidemiological Transition. Jan 1997–May 1997
RESEARCH: The Geography of Wildfires: An investigation of the history of massive wildfires in Tillamook, Oregon, 1915 to 1950. Jan 1997–Apr 1998
RESEARCH: Asiatic cholera interpreted during the 1800s as an environmentally-induced disease: a study of disease theory prior to the discovery of bacteria. Jan 1997–Dec 1997
RESEARCH: The Pharmacoeconomics of Medicines by Disease Groups/Subtypes. Analysis of 1996 OTC and prescription drug use by classes, including cosmetic products, per container or product, per shipping unit, per unit dose cost to consumer and market distributors, for identifying the highest cost product lines. Jan 1997–Apr 1997
RESEARCH: Monitoring airborne plume waste dispersal from two major chemical manufactories (GIS): a local paper factory and a local aluminum manufactory. A chemical release and plumage study. Sep 1996–Mar 1997
RESEARCH: John C. Fremont’s Travels and Medical Topography/Climatology (GIS). A surface model temperature/climate study of Fremont’s overland routes based on his diary entries (thesis work). Jul 1996–Oct 2000.
RESEARCH: The effects of population density of vibrio diffusion during the 1860s epidemics in a unique lov elevation area–the Netherlands (GIS) (thesis work). Jan 1996–Sep 1996
RESEARCH: The Geography of 19th Century Complementary/Alternative Medicine, based on publications in Eclectic, Homeopathic, Physiomedical, Botanic, Thomsonian and Church-based medical school information, evaluated at a local library (ca. 1790-1880). Jan 1996–Jun 1997
RESEARCH: The Rights of the Shaman: a study of the Rights of Native American/American Indian groups as part of the new WHO Parks and Cultural Preservation programs. Oct 1995–Mar 1996
RESEARCH: Interpretation of a late 19th C Iroquois Prayer Stick/Medicine Club. Sep 1994–Aug 1996
RESEARCH: Missionary Medicine: the history of new World and US Christian missions and missionology. Aug 1994–May 1995
RESEARCH: Distribution Patterns of Great Plains Flora along the Overland Trails—the human ecological impact (GIS). Mar 1994–Sep 1995
RESEARCH: The Tuality Hospital/Southeast 8th Avenue Lightrail Stop. An architectural engineering project by Okay, Inc. involving the development of a permanent etched glass display in historical ethnobotany installed at the Tuality Lightrail stop. Sep 1993–Sep 2010.
RESEARCH: Epilepsy, Creativity and Genius. Sep 1993–Aug 1996
RESEARCH: History of Naturopathy—ca. 1850 to present. Oct 1992–Sep 1994
RESEARCH: Pacific Rim Shipping Routes, 1845-1855 (GIS): a review of lists of ships published weekly to biweekly in Sandwich Island, Panama, California, and Oregon newspapers published ca. 1845-1855. (thesis research). Oct 1992–Oct 1999
RESEARCH: Pre-Oregon Trail Indian Doctor William Dain, ca. 1820-1870. Oct 1992–Aug 1996.
RESEARCH: Intellectual Property Rights, Bioengineering and Ethnobotany. Aug 1992–Aug 1994
RESEARCH: Unaniism: A new pop culture healing faith in the United States. Jun 1992–Sep 1993
RESEARCH: Klamath Indian Ethnobotany: Study of a Klamath Indian site surveyed and mapped for vegetation types and ecology (consultant, thesis reviewer). Portland State University/Reed College, Departments of Chemistry and Anthropology. Jun 1992–Aug 1995
RESEARCH: Dr. John Kennedy Bristow (1814-1883)’s vade mecum and Biography. May 1992–Aug 2010
RESEARCH: A bibliography and historical review of medical geography publications prior to 1870 (thesis research). Apr 1992–Sep 1993
RESEARCH: Water Cure on the Oregon Trail, 1849-1857: a study of Oregon Trail Women’s Trail Diaries. Nov 1991–Jun 1992.
RESEARCH: Protoberberine alkaloids, Carotenoid and Flavonoid Content in OTC Spices and Herbal Medicine Formulas. A thin layer chromatography/alkaloid identification project. Sep 1991–Sep 1992
RESEARCH: The Materia Medica and Philosophy of New France and New France Indians. A review of the late 19th Century 71 volume series on New France , and dairies, journals, papers and series published about Hudson Bay Fur Company. Sep 1991–Dec 1992
RESEARCH: The Trappers’ Materia Medica. A review of more than 300 original journals (ca. 1750-1880), journal reprints, letters, company papers, pocket books, and other incunabula penned by trappers, trapping companies and trapper-related explorers were reviewed and then databased. Jul 1991–Dec 1992
RESEARCH: Triomancy in Early 19th Century New York Medicine—a popular culture theory for the yellow fever epidemics. Jan 1991–Apr 1991
RESEARCH: Genetically engineered natural products from Oregon Forests. The development of bioengineered products through the bioengineering local flora (7 products or product classes). Jan 1991–Aug 1991
RESEARCH: A chemical comparison of three Xanthoxylum herbal medicine products. Sep 1990–Jun 1992
RESEARCH: The Evolution of Plant Compounds: Fixed Oils as an Example. Aug 1990–Oct 1991
RESEARCH: A Classification of Bitter Compounds in Plants. Approximately 12 classes identified based on chemical and phytopharmaceutical effects. Jun 1990–May 1991
RESEARCH: Pigment/Carotenoid content of locally wildcrafted mushrooms. May 1990–Aug 1992
RESEARCH: The Ethnobotany of Sapota (Thesis, Monograph). Jan 1990–Aug 1997
RESEARCH: Isaac Marks (c. 1725-1777), the first Colonial New York Jewish Physician. Jan 1990–Dec 2010
RESEARCH: Plantae: A Look at the Evolutionary Development of Chemicals in Plants.
Sep 1989–Apr 2003.
RESEARCH: Glycyrrhetinic Acid content of locally marketed herbal medicines: a review of local overdose cases and the pseudoendocrine disorder that they developed. Aug 1989–Aug 1990
RESEARCH: Local Herbal Medicines rich in hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Aug 1989–Oct 1991
RESEARCH: Portland Area Parks: Ethnobotanic Inventory and Plant Listings. Aug 1989–Sep 1991
RESEARCH: The Toxicology of Herbal Medicines. A Toxic Syndrome (Toxidrome) presentation of herbal medicine toxicity, for inclusion in a new diagnostic software program and database. AMTRA: Project IBIS. Aug 1989–Oct 1992.
RESEARCH: Economic uses for members of the Plant and Algal Kingdoms, by Genus. A GIS applicable dataset useful for phytoeconomic/agrieconomic/biotech studies. Aug 1989–Aug 1997
RESEARCH: The Evolution and Economy of Cancer Drugs in Pacific Northwest Rainforest Plants.
Jul 1989–Oct 1992 (see also paper presented on this, February 1988)
RESEARCH: Northwest Natural Products Industries. Results presented annually at a meeting in local capitol building, 1990/1, and as a part of various Oregon Academy of Sciences presentations, 1990-1993. Jan 1989–Mar 1993
RESEARCH: Tropical Rainforest Products. World Forestry Center/Natural History Museum, Portland
Brazilian/Amazon Rain Forest Project Pacific Northwest Rainforest Project on Ethnobotany. Aug 1988–Aug 2003
RESEARCH: Secondary-tertiary Metabolite Production by Plants. Natural Products Ecochemistry.
Aug 1988–Mar 1991
RESEARCH: The History of Plant-derived medicines in Ophthalmology. Jan 1988–Jun 1993
RESEARCH: Benzylisoquinoline (BIQ) alkaloid synthesis pathways in plants. A Natural Products Pathways and Synthesis Project. Jan 1988–Aug 1996
RESEARCH: Secondary Metabolite synthesis in several Northwest Berberidaceae species. A Natural Products Pathways and Synthesis Project focused on Coumarins, Tannins, Alkaloids, Achlys triphylla,Vancouveria hexandra, and Berberis spp. Oct 1987–Sep 2010
RESEARCH: AMRTA/IBIS Program database development and updates. Alchemical Medicine Research and Teaching Association (AMR’TA ), IBIS Program, CAM Pharmacology. Sep 1987–Aug 2002
RESEARCH: Phytochemotaxonomy: The Evolution of Plant Form and Chemistry in relation to Natural Products Development. Thorne’s and Dahlgren’s classification systems compared with current findings. Sep 1987–Aug 1988
RESEARCH: Investigation of the alkaloidal halflife (potency shellife) of a popular herbal product: Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)—conversion of the highly valued alkaloid hydrastine to hydrastinine, an alkaloid with a different chemotherapeutic value. Sep 1987–Apr 1988
RESEARCH: Phytochemical Neurotoxins. SUNY Stony Brook/Portland State University Neurochemistry/Synapse Physiology Research Lab, Health Sciences Center. Jan 1987–Aug 1992
RESEARCH: OTC Herbal Medicines benzylisoquinoline alkaloid content. (45 herbal medicines species, 60 products tested) Jan 1987–May 1989
RESEARCH: Frullanoside intoxication of local tree climbers and cutters. Portland State University · Chemistry, Portland State University, laboratory of Chemistry Professor Al Levinson, Portland, OR. Evaluation of occupational disease toxicology experienced by the local tree scalers profession, brought on by exposure and inhalation of finely powdered frullania liverworts. Jan 1987–Aug 1991
RESEARCH: Alkaloid, coumarin, neolignan, and tannin content of local Berberidaceae members.
Researched all local Berberidaceae members of Pacific Northwest Rainforests for economic potentials. Jan 1986–Sep 2000
RESEARCH: Modified or Adulterated Herbal Medicine Products in the Pacific Northwest. Most important studies: Uva ursi<>Buxus (alkaloidal); Scutellaria spp.<>Tecoma aspira (germander, hepatotoxic); Matricaria<>Chamaemelum (Chamomile substitute); Tussilago<>Petasites (hepatotoxic); non-toxic Aristolochia sp.<>toxic Aristolochia sp. (Chinese medicine); Symphytum (external use only)<>Symphytum (internal use product, hepatotoxic); Celandine Poppy<>Solanum sp. (imported India product with synonymous name); Tabebuia (pao d’arco)<>other T. species; Valeriana<> Middle East Ferula sumbula product; tryptophan<>TRP product contaminated with undetectable bioengineered tryptophan bis-related byproduct. Jan 1986–Jun 1987
RESEARCH: Investigation of a case of product contamination by heavy metals. A dolomite over-the-counter remedy taken for its Calcium content was tested for possible heavy metal contamination due to its original natural mineral source. This study ensued as part of national program designed to uncover OTC product contamination, substitution, and counterfeiting practices in 1985. This dolomite product and other dolomite products were subsequently removed from the marketplace due to similar outcomes documented nationwide by numerous research groups. Sep 1983–May 1984
RESEARCH: OTC Products Design. Review of OTC herbal nutritional supplements products for content, labeling claims, advertising materials, product safety and purported efficacy. Jerome Stevens Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Hempstead, LI, NY. Jan 1983–Sep 1995
RESEARCH: Revolutionary War Physician Dr. Cornelius Osborn’s 1763 Vade Mecum. Jan 1983–Sep 2000
RESEARCH: History of Plant Use in Medicine. SUNY at Stony Brook/Portland State University, MD/DR program. Sep 1982–Apr 1990
RESEARCH: Toxidrome (one of the first database software programs sold and distributed, 31 years old now and still in use). SUNY at Stony Brook/Portland State University, School of Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY. Investigated, characterized, reclassified toxicity of more than 500 known domestic and wild plants based on NCMC-Howard Mofenson toxic syndrome classification techniques created ca. 1978. Developed database on toxins; tested for use in identification of syndromes based on symptomatology/clinical signs. Sanyo MBC 1100 PC, 2kb HD. Jan 1983–May 1985.
RESEARCH: A mechanism for the formation of Long Island Iron Concretions (Indian Paint Pots).
The formation of Iron Concretions (Indian Paint Pots) on Long Island due to a combination of historical landform events in combination with local climatic and meteorologic history and local vegetation natural history events. Stony Brook University, Earth and Space Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook, MOLINS, Stony Brook, NY. Sep 1980–Jun 1982
RESEARCH: Use of a Birth Control/STD Student Health Services Clinic.
Stony Brook University, Psychology, SUNY Stony Brook, EROS Clinic, Infirmary Building, Stony Brook, NY.
Utilization of the on-campus birth control counseling/STD testing Gynecology/Birth Control clinic monitored and statistically reported on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. Identified peaks in utilization and pregnancy rates peaking at 5 to 6 weeks into each semester, followed by abortion counseling visits. Pregnancy rates remained stable at about 15-25 pregnancies per semester (1-2 per week average, 6-8 per week peak), with gynecology/counseling visit rates ranging from 75-100 per week, for a population of approximately 30K (male and female) undergraduate and graduate students.
Jan 1980–Jul 1982
RESEARCH: Epilepsy, Seizures, and Cerebral Dominance.
Stony Brook University, Psychology, SUNY Stony Brook. Left Brain, Right Brain Research topics, Stony Brook, NY. The ICD classification method for seizure descriptions was reviewed. Sep 1978–Aug 1984
RESEARCH: Long Island Plant Ecology. Stony Brook University, Earth and Space Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook, Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences (MOLINS), Herbarium, Stony Brook. Pine Barrens Ecology Endangered Species and Wetlands Protection and Ecology Programs. Jan 1977–May 1978
RESEARCH: Squid Axon Na+-K+ Channel Physiology. Squid Axon Na+-K+ exchange channel and end-receptor physiology were reviewed in relation to application of a variety of neurotoxins, including triethanolamine (TEA), tetrodotoxin (TTX), crude conotoxin (conus toxin or CTX), ouabain, strophanthidin G, and relatives. Application of the Michaelis-Menton equation. Stony Brook University, Biology Department, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY. Jan 1977–May 1977
RESEARCH: Impacts of Landuse Patterns on Wappinger Falls Lake Ecology. Stony Brook University, Environmental Engineering, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY.
Impacts of the following on local riparian-lake ecology: species types and diversity, crop types and agricultural runoff patterns, population history, chemical release history by local 19th C factories, current factory/industry history and location, current soil type and distribution along a 15 mile tributary, topography and water runoff patterns. December 1977-June 1977.
Denver Health. The Implementation and Use of Quality Improvement Activity Reports for Monitoring Employee. Population Health Statistics at Denver Health, United States, Denver, CO. Jan 2005
Denver Health. Tiermed Systems, LLC. TIERMED Systems/Compass Navigator training (NCQA-certified HEDIS software). Jan 2005
Denver Health. NCQA: 2005 HEDIS, Data Management training, Update and Recertification. Jan 2005
Denver Health. NCQA/State Medicaid Program, State of Colorado Study: Engagement in Appropriate Preventive Care Program Activities by Prenatal/Postpartum Women. Jan 2005
Denver Health. NCQA: Medicare Choice and Medicaid Choice populations “Diabetes Care and Prevention”, Performance Improvement Projects, Data Management. Jan 2005
Denver Health. Denver Health, Employee Population Health Monitoring–utilizing intranet data.
Jan 2004
Denver Health/Denver Health Managed Care. Denver Health MSIS/Integrated IS Training. Jan 2004
Denver Health. NCPDP Pharmacy Database training: datasets development and use. Jan 2004
Denver Health. NCQA: “Childhood Immunizations and Well-Visits” Medicaid Performance Improvement Project . Jan 2004
Denver Health. NCQA: 2004 HEDIS, Data Management training. Update and Recertification. Jan 2003
Denver Health. Denver Health Population Data, PEROT Systems training. Jan 2003
Denver Health. Colorado State Immunization Program Database training (annual renewals). Jan 2002, 2003, 2004.
Denver Health. Electronic Lifetime Medical Records (patient medical records as pdfs) training. Jan 2003.
Denver Health. NCQA: 2003 HEDIS, Data Management training, Update and Certification. Jan 2002
Portland State University. Qualitative Analysis Series. Sep 2000–Jun 2002
Portland State University. Community Health/Public Health statistical training series, for HCA, PHA, MBA and MPH. Sep 1997–Aug 2000
Brian Altonen, MPH, MS 