Linda Zittleman, MPH/MSPH

Sr. Instructor, Family Medicine

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Department
Family Medicine

Publications

  • Huff L, Zittleman L, DeAlleaume L, Bernstein J, Chavez R, Sutter C, Parnes B. What keeps patients from adhering to a home blood pressure program? A survey of enrolled patients who chose not to participate. JABFM. 2011 July-Aug; 24(4):370-379.
  • Linda Zittleman, Charlene Barrientos Ortiz, Candace Fleming, Reginaldo Garcia, Crystal Loudhawk-Hedgepeth, Julie Marshall, Janet Meredith, Lorenzo Ramirez, Alok Sarwal, Christin Sutter, May Tran, Michele Wheeler, Leslie Wright, Jack Westfall. Community Engagement Training: Because You Can’t Study What You Don’t Know. Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2011. Banff, Canada.
  • Linda Zittleman, Charlene Barrientos Ortiz, Candace Fleming, Reginaldo Garcia, Crystal Loudhawk-Hedgepeth, Julie Marshall, Janet Meredith, Lorenzo Ramirez, Alok Sarwal, Christin Sutter, May Tran, Michele Wheeler, Leslie Wright, Jack Westfall. Community Engagement Training: Because You Can’t Study What You Don’t Know. Poster presented at the Engaging Communities in Education and Research Conference, September, 2011. Vail, Colorado.
  • Dealleaume L, High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council, Parnes B, Zittleman L, Sutter C, Westfall J. Just Check It: Using Community-based Participatory Research to Improve a Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Program. Presentation at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2011. Banff, Canada.
  • Burfeind G, Deborah Seymour, Hickman L, Zittleman L, Westfall J. Primary Care & Behavioral Health Perspectives On Integration Of Behavioral Health Into Primary Care In Eastern Rural Colorado. Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2011. Banff, Canada.
  • Allison C, Bennett C, Felzien M, Flores M, Flores R, Hernandez M, Norman N, Rodriquez M, Sanchez N, Sanchez S, Winkelman K, Winkelman S, Zittleman L, Westfall J. What the heck is a Patient Centered Medical Home? What does it have to do with us? Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2011. Banff, Canada.
  • Dealleaume L, High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council, Parnes B, Zittleman L, Sutter C, Westfall J. Just Check It: Using Community-based Participatory Research to Improve a Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Program. Presentation at the Engaging Communities in Education and Research Conference, September, 2011. Vail, Colorado.
  • Linda Zittleman, Charlene Barrientos Ortiz, Candace Fleming, Reginaldo Garcia, Crystal Loudhawk-Hedgepeth, Julie Marshall, Janet Meredith, Lorenzo Ramirez, Alok Sarwal, Christin Sutter, May Tran, Michele Wheeler, Leslie Wright, Jack Westfall. Community Engagement Training: Because You Can?t Study What You Don?t Know. Poster presented at the Campus Community Partnerships Conference, April 2012. Houston, Texas.
  • Linda Zittleman, Charlene Barrientos Ortiz, Candace Fleming, Reginaldo Garcia, Crystal Loudhawk-Hedgepeth, Julie Marshall, Janet Meredith, Lorenzo Ramirez, Alok Sarwal, Christin Sutter, May Tran, Michele Wheeler, Leslie Wright, Jack Westfall. Community Engagement Training: Because You Can?t Study What You Don?t Know. Poster presented at the Partnership of Academicians and Communities for Translation Research Forum and Networking, April 2012. Denver, Colorado.
  • Burfeind G, Deborah Seymour, Hickman L, Zittleman L, Westfall J. Primary Care & Behavioral Health Perspectives On Integration Of Behavioral Health Into Primary Care In Eastern Rural Colorado. Poster presented at the Partnership of Academicians and Communities for Translation Research Forum and Networking, April 2012. Denver, Colorado.
  • Dealleaume L, High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council, Parnes B, Zittleman L, Sutter C, Westfall J. Just Check It: Using Community-based Participatory Research to Improve a Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Program. Poster presented at the Partnership of Academicians and Communities for Translation Research Forum and Networking, April 2012. Denver, Colorado.
  • Westfall J, Ingram B, Navarro D, Magee D, Niebauer L, Zittleman L, Fernald D, Pace W. Engaging Communities in Education and Research: PBRNs, AHEC, and CTSA. Clinical and Translational Science. Available at: www.ctsjournal.com; 2012 June; 5(3).
  • Norman N, Cowart S, Felzien M, Haynes C, Hernandez M, Rodriquez M, Sanchez N, Sanchez S, Winkelman K, Winkelman S, Van Vorst R, Zittleman L, Westfall J. Testing to Prevent Colon Cancer: How rural community members took on a community-based intervention. Progress in Community Health Partnerships. In press.
  • Westfall J, Zittleman L, Van Vorst R, Sutter C, Emsermann C, Staton E, Dickinson LM, High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council. Testing to Prevent Colon Cancer: Results from a Rural Community Intervention. Annals of Family Medicine. In press.
  • Zittleman L, Wright L, Barrientos C, Fleming C, Loudhawk-Hedgepeth C, Marshall J, Ramirez L, Wheeler M, Westfall J. Colorado Immersion Training in Community Engagement: Because You Can’t Study What You Don’t Know. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. In press.
  • Norman N, Bennett C, Cowart S, Felzien M, Flores M, Flores R, et al. Boot Camp Translation: Building a Community of Solution. Journal of Amer Board of Family Medicine. In press.
  • Zittleman L. The Reality of Patient Centered Medical Home in Rural Eastern Colorado. Presentation at the Engaging Communities in Education and Research Conference, September, 2012. Vail, Colorado.
  • Linda Zittleman, Charlene Barrientos Ortiz, Candace Fleming, Reginaldo Garcia, Crystal Loudhawk-Hedgepeth, Julie Marshall, Janet Meredith, Lorenzo Ramirez, Alok Sarwal, Christin Sutter, May Tran, Michele Wheeler, Leslie Wright, Jack Westfall. Community Engagement Training: Because You Can’t Study What You Don’t Know. Poster presented at the National Institutes of Health Clinical and Translational Sciences Award Community Engagement Conference, August, 2012. Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Zittleman L, Backlund P, Tamez M, Westfall J. Boot Camp Translation for Patient Centered Outcomes. Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute Partnership of Academicians and Communities for Translation Research Exchange. April 2013. Denver, Colorado.
  • Underinsurance in Primary Care: A report from the State Networks of Colorado Ambulatory Practices and Partners (SNOCAP). Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.
  • FREEDOM: Final Report Presentation, RWJF Generalist Scholars Meeting, November 2007, San Diego, CA.
  • Norman N, Cowart S, Felzien M, Haynes C, Hernandez M, Rodriquez MP, Sanchez N, Sanchez S, Winkelman K, Winkelman S, Van Vorst R, Zittleman L, Westfall JM. Testing to prevent colon cancer: how rural community members took on a community-based intervention. Ann Fam Med. 2013 Nov-Dec;11(6):568-70. PubMed PMID: 24218381
  • Westfall JM, Zittleman L, Sutter C, Emsermann CB, Staton EW, Van Vorst R, Dickinson LM, Community Advisory Council. Testing to prevent colon cancer: results from a rural community intervention. Ann Fam Med. 2013 Nov-Dec;11(6):500-7. PubMed PMID: 24218373
  • Norman N, Bennett C, Cowart S, Felzien M, Flores M, Flores R, Haynes C, Hernandez M, Rodriquez MP, Sanchez N, Sanchez S, Winkelman K, Winkelman S, Zittleman L, Westfall JM. Boot camp translation: a method for building a community of solution. J Am Board Fam Med. 2013 May-Jun;26(3):254-63. PubMed PMID: 23657693
  • A CARE: Achieving Cardiovascular Excellence in Colorado Preliminary Results: Home Blood Pressure Monitoring, NAPCRG, Vancouver, Canada, October 2007.
  • Exposure to a Community-Based Colon Cancer Screening Intervention, CDC Cancer Conference, August 2007.
  • Zittleman L, Wright L, Ortiz BC, Fleming C, Loudhawk-Hedgepeth C, Marshall J, Ramirez L, Wheeler M, Westfall JM. Colorado Immersion Training in Community Engagement: Because You Can't Study What You Don't Know. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2014 Spring;8(1):117-24. PubMed PMID: 24859109
  • Burfeind G, Seymour D, Sillau SH, Zittleman L, Westfall JM. Provider perspectives on integrating primary and behavioral health: a report from the High Plains Research Network. J Am Board Fam Med. 2014 May-Jun;27(3):375-82. PubMed PMID: 24808116
  • Allison C, Zittleman L, Ringel M, Felzien M, Bennett C, Cowart S, Flores M, Flores R, Hernandez M, Norman N, Rodriquez M, Sanchez N, Sanchez S, Winkelman K, Winkelman S, Sutter C, Gale C, Westfall J. Translating the medical home into patient centred language. London Journal of Primary Care December 2014;6:124–30. http://www.radcliffehealth.com/sites/radcliffehealth.com/files/ljpc_articles/04_allison_ljpc6_6d2.pdf
  • Westfall J, Zittleman L, Ringel M, Sutter C, McCaffrey K, Gale S, Gerk T, Sanchez S, LeBlanc W, Dickinson LM, Dickinson P. How Do Rural Patients Benefit from the Patient-Centered Medical Home? A Card-Study in the High Plains Research Network. London Journal of Primary Care December 2014;6:136–48. http://www.radcliffehealth.com/sites/radcliffehealth.com/files/ljpc_articles/06_westfall_ljpc6_6d2.pdf
  • Westfall J, Zittleman L. Northeast Colorado Child Health Care Capacity and Needs Assessment.Rural Grand Rounds. University of Colorado School of Medicine, January 15, 2014. Denver, Colorado.
  • Zittleman L, Pineda-Reyes F, Tamez M, Nease D. Boot Camp Translation for Patient Centered Outcomes. Panel presentation at the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Pilot Projects Learning Network In-Person Meeting, March, 2014. Washington, DC.
  • Zittleman L, Brawley M, Nease D, Holtrop J, Westfall J. Creating Locally Relevant Health Solutions with the Appreciative Inquiry and Boot Camp Translation Method. Presentation at the Public Health of the Rockies Conference, September, 2014. Fort Collins, Colorado.
  • Westfall J, Zittleman L, Norman N. Accessing Mental Health Care in Rural Communities: a research approach to make the random the usual. Presentation at the Engaging Communities in Education and Research Conference, September, 2014. Vail, Colorado.
  • DeAlleaume L, Zittleman L, Sutter C, High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council, Westfall J. From Rural Practices to Urban Churches to Payer: Implementing a home blood pressure self-management program across settings. Presentation at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2013. New York, New York.
  • Zittleman L, Backland P, Nease D, Tamez M, Fernald D, Westfall J. Boot Camp Translation Training – See One, Do One. Presentation at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2013. New York, New York.
  • Pace W, Zittleman L, Giacomini K, Westfall J. Just Check It: RE-AIMing for Success. Poster presented at the Academy Health Electronic Data Methods Forum, June 2014. San Diego, California.
  • Zittleman L, High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council, DeAlleaume L, Backlund P, Pineda-Reyes F, Westfall J. Boot Camp Translation for Better Hypertension Management. Poster presented at the Academy Health Annual Research Conference, June 2014. San Diego, California.
  • FREEDOM: Focus on REducing Cardiovascular Events in Diabetes through Optimal Management, AAFP National Research Network Convocation, Colorado Springs, CO, March, 2008.
  • A CARE: Preliminary Results of a Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Program, AAFP National Research Network Convocation, Colorado Springs, CO, March, 2008.
  • FREEDOM: Focus on REducing Cardiovascular Events in Diabetes through Optimal Management, AAFP National Research Network Convocation, Colorado Springs, CO, March, 2008.
  • Westfall MY, Overholser L, Zittleman L, Westfall J. Cancer Survivorship for Primary Care Annotated Bibliography. Journal of Cancer Policy. 2015 Jun 1;4:7-12.
  • DeAlleaume L, Parnes B, Zittleman L, Sutter C, Chavez R, Bernstein J, LeBlanc W, Dickinson LM, Westfall J. J Am Board Fam Med. Success in the Achieving CARdiovascular Excellence in Colorado (A CARE) Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Program: A Report from the Shared Networks of Colorado Ambulatory Practices and Partners (SNOCAP). J Am Board Fam Med. 2015 Sep-Oct;28(5):548-55.
  • Felzien M, Zittleman L, Westfall JM. The Patient and Patient-Centered Medical Homes. J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Dec 21.
  • Felzien M, Zittleman L, Westfall J. Farming, Ranching, Research: Patient Engagement on the High Plains. J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Aug 11. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Predictors of colorectal screening in rural Colorado: testing to prevent colon cancer in the high plains research network. Journal of Rural Health. 2007 Summer;23(3):238-45.
  • Overholser L, Zittleman L, High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council, Sutter C, Jarrell L, Hall-Huz Leslie, Jolley C, Garrington T, Hodgson C, Westfall J. Design and Implementation of the iSurvive Cancer Survivorship Curriculum for Rural Primary Care Practices in the High Plains Research Network. Poster at the North American Primary Care Research Group’s Practice-Based Research Network Conference, June 2015. Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Overholser L, Zittleman L, High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council, Sutter C, Jarrell L, Hall-Huz Leslie, Jolley C, Garrington T, Hodgson C, Westfall J. Design and Implementation of the iSurvive Cancer Survivorship Curriculum for Rural Primary Care Practices in the High Plains Research Network. Presentation at the SNOCAP Convocation, September, 2015. Golden, Colorado.
  • Holtrop J, Hall T, Nease D, Zittleman L, Brawley M, Martinez D, Felzien M, Westfall J. Appreciative Inquiry: A Method to Identify Locally Relevant Health Solutions. Presentation at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, October, 2015. Cancun, Mexico.
  • Nease D, Brawley M, Martinez D, Holtrop J, Hall T, Zittleman L, Westfall J. Improving Access to Mental Health Care Using Appreciative Inquiry and Boot Camp With an Urban Community. Presentation at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, October, 2015. Cancun, Mexico.
  • Westfall J, Zittleman L, Felzien M, HPRN Community Advisory Council, Holtrop J, Hall T, Nease D. Improving Mental Health in Rural Communities Using Appreciative Inquiry and Boot Camp Translation. Presentation at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, October, 2015. Cancun, Mexico.
  • Zittleman L, Nease D, HPRN Community Advisory Council, Backlund Jarquin P, Fernald D, Tamez M, Westfall J. Testing and Disseminating a Tool for Community Engagement in Research: The Boot Camp Translation Process. Presentation at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, October, 2015. Cancun, Mexico.
  • Overholser L, Zittleman L, High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council, Sutter C, Jarrell L, Hall-Huz Leslie, Jolley C, Garrington T, Hodgson C, Westfall J. Implementation of the iSurvive Cancer Survivorship Curriculum for Rural Primary Care Practices in the High Plains Research Network. Poster at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, October, 2015. Cancun, Mexico.
  • Westfall J, Zittleman L, Felzien M, Norman N, HPRN Community Advisory Council, Backlund P, Tamez M, Nease D. Boot Camp Translation: A Tool to Engage Patients and Communities in Health Research. Workshop at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, October, 2015. Cancun, Mexico.
  • Zittleman, Linda, Jack Westfall, High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council, and Paige Backlund Jarquin. Boot Camp Translation Guidebook: Engaging Communities to Improve Health. Denver: Free Range Humans Press, 2015. Print.
  • Rim SH, Zittleman L, Westfall JM, Overholser L, Froshaug D, Coughlin S. Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Personal Practices Regarding Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Health Care Professionals in Rural Colorado: A Pilot Survey in the High Plains Research Network. J of Rural Health. In press.
  • Allen ML, Salsberg J, Knot M, LeMaster JW, Felzien M, Westfall JM, Herbert CP, Vickery K, Culhane-Pera KA, Ramsden VR, Zittleman L, Martin RE, Macaulay AC. Engaging with communities, engaging with patients: amendment to the NAPCRG 1998 Policy Statement on Responsible Research With Communities. Fam Pract. 2016 Aug 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27543087
  • Voorhees K, Fernald DH, Emsermann C, Zittleman L, Smith PC, Parnes B, Winkelman K, Westfall JM; State Networks of Colorado Ambulatory Practices and Partners. Underinsurance in primary care: a report from the State Networks of Colorado Ambulatory Practices and Partners (SNOCAP). J Am Board Fam Med. 2008 Jul-Aug;21(4):309-16.
  • Westfall JM, Zittleman L, Felzien M, Norman N, Tamez M, Backlund-Jarquin P, Nease D. Reinventing The Wheel Of Medical Evidence: How The Boot Camp Translation Process Is Making Gains. Health Aff (Millwood). 2016 Apr;35(4):613-8. PubMed PMID: 27044960
  • Zittleman L, Emsermann C, Dickinson D, Norman N, High Plains Research Network Joint Planning Committee, Westfall J. Testing to Prevent Colon Cancer in Rural Colorado: Results of a Community-Based Intervention. Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2008. Puerto Rico.
  • Felzien M, Zittleman L, Westfall JM. The Patient and Patient-Centered Medical Homes. J Gen Intern Med. 2016 Apr;31(4):363. PubMed PMID: 26691312
  • Felzien M, Zittleman L, Westfall JM. Farming, Ranching, Research: Patient Engagement on the High Plains. J Gen Intern Med. 2016 Jan;31(1):3-4. PubMed PMID: 26259764
  • Zittleman L, Emsermann C, Dickinson D, Felzien M, High Plains Research Network Joint Planning Committee, Westfall J. Using Participatory Research to Prevent Colon Cancer in Rural Colorado: Results of a Community-Based Intervention. Presentation at the CDC Chronic Disease Control and Prevention Conference. February, 2009. National Harbor, Maryland.
  • Westfall N, Coors M, Zittleman L, Taylor M, Westfall J. Biobanking for Personalized, Precision Medicine: an annotated bibliography. J of Precision Medicine. 2016.
  • Zittleman L, Emsermann C, Dickinson D, High Plains Research Network Joint Planning Committee, Westfall J. Testing to Prevent Colon Cancer in Rural Colorado: Results of a Community-Based Intervention. Presentation at the Annual SNOCAP Convocation, 2008. Denver, Colorado.
  • DeAlleaume L, Zittleman L, Desiree D, LeBlanc W, Dickinson D, Parnes B. A CARE: Preliminary Results Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Program. Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2008. Puerto Rico.
  • Coors ME, Westfall N, Zittleman L, Taylor M, Westfall JM. Translating Biobank Science into Patient-Centered Language. Biopreserv Biobank. 2017 Nov 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29190122
  • Westfall JM, Zittleman LK. Quandaries in patient and community engagement in research. Fam Pract. 2017 Jun 1;34(3):253-255. PubMed PMID: 28525925
  • Jaafar S, DeAlleaume L, Zittleman L, Dickinson M, LeBlanc W, Parnes B. Home Blood Pressure Monitoring: Perspectives from Providers. Presentation at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2008. Puerto Rico.
  • Westfall JM, Zittleman L, Felzien M, Ringel M, Lakin A, Nease D. Institutional review board training when patients and community members are engaged as researchers. Fam Pract. 2017 Jun 1;34(3):301-304. PubMed PMID: 28525924
  • Sutter C, Gale S, Zittleman L, Westfall J. High Plains Research Network: Translating Developing, testing, and translating scientific evidence into everyday practice. Poster presented at the WICHE Bench to Ranch Conference, March, 2009. Denver, Colorado.
  • Allen ML, Salsberg J, Knot M, LeMaster JW, Felzien M, Westfall JM, Herbert CP, Vickery K, Culhane-Pera KA, Ramsden VR, Zittleman L, Martin RE, Macaulay AC. Engaging with communities, engaging with patients: amendment to the NAPCRG 1998 Policy Statement on Responsible Research With Communities. Fam Pract. 2017 Jun 1;34(3):313-321. PubMed PMID: 27543087
  • Rim SH, Zittleman L, Westfall JM, Overholser L, Froshaug D, Coughlin S. Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Personal Practices Regarding Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Health Care Professionals in Rural Colorado: A Pilot Survey in the High Plains Research Network. J of Rural Health. 2009 Summer;25(3):303-308.
  • Westfall JM, Fagnan LJ, Handley M, Salsberg J, McGinnis P, Zittleman LK, Macaulay AC. Practice-based research is community engagement. J Am Board Fam Med. 2009 Jul-Aug;22(4):423-7.
  • Zittleman L, Emersmann C, Dickinson M, Norman N, Winkelman K, Linn G, Westfall JM. Increasing colon cancer testing in rural Colorado: evaluation of the exposure to a community-based awareness campaign. BMC Public Health. 2009 Aug 10;9(1):288
  • Overholser L, Zittleman L, Kempe A, Bublitz Emsermann C, Froshaug DB, Main DS, Araya-Guerra R, Felzien M, Westfall JM. Use of colon cancer testing in rural Colorado primary care practices. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Oct;24(10):1095-100.
  • Moody EJ, Harris B, Zittleman L, Nease DE, Westfall JM. It's time for a change!: The appreciative inquiry/bootcamp translation to address disparities in the Latino community with autism spectrum disorders. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2019 Jan;25(1):113-122. PubMed PMID: 30714773
  • Westfall JM, Zittleman L. Quandaries in Authorship. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2018;12(2):117-120. PubMed PMID: 30270221
  • Zittleman L, Emsermann C, Dickinson D, High Plains Research Network Joint Planning Committee, Westfall J. Using Participatory Research to Prevent Colon Cancer in Rural Colorado: Results of a Community-Based Intervention. Poster presented at the Colorado Public Health Association Public Health in the Rockies Conference, September 2009.
  • English AF, Dickinson LM, Zittleman L, Nease DE Jr, Herrick A, Westfall JM, Simpson MJ, Fernald DH, Rhyne RL, Dickinson WP. A Community Engagement Method to Design Patient Engagement Materials for Cardiovascular Health. Ann Fam Med. 2018 Apr;16(Suppl 1):S58-S64. PubMed PMID: 29632227
  • High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council, Zittleman L, Westfall J. Processes, Relationships and Evaluation in Participatory Research and Indigenous Health Research. Pre-conference workshop session at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2009. Montreal, Canada.
  • Coors ME, Westfall N, Zittleman L, Taylor M, Westfall JM. Translating Biobank Science into Patient-Centered Language. Biopreserv Biobank. 2018 Feb;16(1):59-63. PubMed PMID: 29190122
  • High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council, Winkelman K, Bennett C, Lengel H, Zittleman L, Westfall J. “I on Health”: Using Photos and Stories to Explore Health Perceptions and Choices with Kids in Rural Colorado. Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2009. Montreal, Canada.
  • Blum J, Zittleman L, Jarrell L, Sutter C, Garcia R, Ancona J, Thomas JF, Shimasaki S, Curcija K, Westafll J. Medication assisted treatment team training for rural primary care: preliminary implementation outcomes and curriculum evaluation. Poster at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2018. Chicago, Illinois.
  • Felzien M, Zittleman L. Operationalizing Patient Engagement in Rural Community. Plenary at the Family Medicine and Patient Engagement Conference, June, 2018. Kansas City, MO.
  • Zittleman L, Fernald D, Gilchrist E, Brou L, Felzien M, Ledonne C, Nease D, Niebauer L, Pena-Jackson G, Sutter S, Westfall J, Simpson M, Green L. UPSTREAM! Together: Creating Locally Relevant Community Interventions to Prevent Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health Problems in Three Unique Communities. Poster at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2018. Chicago, Illinois.
  • High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council, Asthma Advisory Council, Zittleman L, Bender B, Westfall J. Asthma Toolkits and Community AIR: a combined practice- and community-based approach to improving asthma care in rural eastern Colorado. Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2009. Montreal, Canada.
  • Chavez R, Velasquez R, Kulp E, Zittleman L, DeAlleaume L, Bernstein J, Parnes B. Point of Care Lipid Program: a qualitative study on the barriers to utilization. Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2009. Montreal, Canada.
  • Laura Sturgess, BS, Linda Zittleman, MSPH, Lauren DeAlleaume, MD, Christin Sutter Jackie Bernstein, MPH, Robert Chavez, Bennett Parnes, MD. Why Don’t Patients Use a Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Program: Results from a Survey of Inactive Enrollees. Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2009. Montreal, Canada.
  • DeAlleaume L, Zittleman L, Bernstein J, LeBlanc W, Dickinson M, Parnes B. A CARE: Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Program (Preliminary Results). Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2009. Montreal, Canada.
  • Zittleman L, Westfall J, Callan D, Dickinson LM, Fernald D, Herrick A, Simpson M, Nkouaga C, Dickinson P, Kaufman A, Nease D. Practice Preferences for Regional Boot Camp Translation Produced Materials: Results From Four Boot Camp Translations for EvidenceNOW Southwest. Poster at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2018. Chicago, Illinois.
  • Ford K, Westfall J, Sutter C, Ancona A, Jarrell L, Giacomini K, LeBlanc W, Stumpf P, Zittleman L. The Just Check It Program: A public health-primary care partnership to reduce cardiovascular risk in rural Colorado. Presentation at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2018. Chicago, Illinois.
  • Knierim K, Ruland S, Pacheco D, Curcija K, Mullen R, Zittleman L. Use of Monetary Incentives to Increase Access to Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Colorado. Poster at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2018. Chicago, Illinois.
  • Holtrop J, Curcija K, Mullen R, Ancona J, Zittleman L, Westfall J. Issues and Opportunities for Reducing Opioid Use in Rural Colorado Primary Care. Poster at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2018. Chicago, Illinois.
  • Zittleman L, Blum J Sutter C, Jarrell L, Thomas JF, Curcija K, Westfall J. A comprehensive Curriculum in Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder for Primary Care and Behavioral Health Practice Teams: IT MATTTRs Colorado. Presentation at the Public Health in the Rockies Conference, August 2018. Copper Mountain, Colorado.
  • Zittleman L, Westfall J, Espinoza A. (In Press). Boot Camp Translation. In Community-Based Health Research: Methods for Engaging Stakeholders. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing.
  • Westfall J, Zittleman L, Felzien M. (In Press). Free Range Humans: Engaging Patients, Practices, Providers, and People on the High Plains. In Community-Based Health Research: Methods for Engaging Stakeholders. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing.
  • Zittleman L, Winkelman K, High Plains Research Network Commmunity Advisory Council, Westfall J. Using Photovoice to Explore Health Perceptions and Choices with Kids in Rural Colorado. Presentation for the University of Colorado Qualitative Research Methods Forum, March, 2011. Denver, Colorado.
  • Zittleman L, High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council, Belansky E, Westfall J. Community Engagement 101. Presentation to CCTSI TL1 Trainees, January, 2011. Denver, Colorado.
  • Wheeler M, Chavez R, Overholser L, White G, Zittleman L. Transforming Relationships: the Impact of the CCTSI Community Liaison Program. Presentation at the CCTSI PACT Council Meeting and NIH External Advisory Council, January 2011. Denver, Colorado.
  • Holtrop JS, Fisher M, Martinez DE, Simpson M, Awadallah NS, Nease DE Jr, Zittleman L, Westfall JM. What Works for Managing Chronic Pain: An Appreciative Inquiry Qualitative Analysis. J Prim Care Community Health. 2019 Jan-Dec;10:2150132719885286. PubMed PMID: 31747822
  • Fisher M, Brewer SE, Westfall JM, Simpson M, Zittleman L, O'Leary ST, Fernald DH, Nederveld A, Nease DE Jr. Strategies for Developing and Sustaining Patient and Community Advisory Groups: Lessons from the State Networks of Colorado Ambulatory Practices and Partners (SNOCAP) Consortium of Practice-Based Research Networks. J Am Board Fam Med. 2019 Sep-Oct;32(5):663-673. PubMed PMID: 31506362
  • Chavez R, Gale S, Hocker M, Larrea M, Sutter C, Wheeler M, Wright L, Zittleman L, Westfall J. Academic Immersion Training: Bringing Community to Campus. Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2010. Seattle, Washington.
  • Fisher M, Brewer SE, Fernald DH, Summers Holtrop J, Nederveld A, O'Leary ST, Simpson M, Westfall JM, Zittleman L, Nease DE Jr. Process for Setting Research Priorities: A Case Study from the State Networks of Colorado Ambulatory Practices and Partners (SNOCAP) Consortium. J Am Board Fam Med. 2019 Sep-Oct;32(5):655-662. PubMed PMID: 31506361
  • DeAlleaume L, High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council, Sutter C, Zittleman L, Parnes B, Westfall J. A Follow Up Protocol to Improve Outcomes In a Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Program. Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2010. Seattle, Washington.
  • DeAlleaume L, High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council, Sutter C, Zittleman L, Parnes B, Westfall J. A Follow Up Protocol to Improve Outcomes In a Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Program. Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2010. Seattle, Washington.
  • Zittleman L, Belansky E, Fleming C, Marshall J, Barrientos Ortiz C, Richards R, Wheeler M, Wright L, Westfall J. Community Engagement Training: Because You Can’t Study What You Don’t Know. Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November, 2010. Seattle, Washington.
  • High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council and High Plains Research Network. I on Health. Presentation at the Engaging Communities in Education and Research Conference, September, 2010. Vail, Colorado.
  • Sutter C, Mellott E, Norman N, Wamboldt F, Zittleman L. String of Pearls: Asthma Management in Practice, Community, and Home. Presentation at the Engaging Communities in Education and Research Conference, September, 2010. Vail, Colorado.
  • Al-Naqeeb J, Danner S, Fagnan LJ, Ramsey K, Michaels L, Mitchell J, Branca K, Morris C, Nease DE Jr, Zittleman L, Levy B, Daly J, Hahn D, Dolor RJ, Williams HC, Chalmers JR, Hanifin J, Tofte S, Zuckerman KE, Hansis K, Gundersen M, Block J, Karr F, Dunbrasky S, Siebe K, Dillon K, Cibotti R, Lapidus J, Simpson EL. The Burden of Childhood Atopic Dermatitis in the Primary Care Setting: A Report from the Meta-LARC Consortium. J Am Board Fam Med. 2019 Mar-Apr;32(2):191-200. PubMed PMID: 30850455
  • Chavez R, Gale S, Hocker M, Larrea M, Sutter C, Wheeler M, Wright L, Zittleman L, Westfall J. Academic Immersion Training: Bringing Community to Campus. Poster presented at the 2010 Engaging Communities in Education and Research Conference, September 2010. Vail, Colorado, September 24-26, 2010.
  • Zittleman L, Belansky E, Fleming C, Marshall J, Barrientos Ortiz C, Richards R, Wheeler M, Wright L, Westfall J. Community Engagement Training: Because You Can’t Study What You Don’t Know. Poster presented at the 2010 Engaging Communities in Education and Research Conference, September 2010. Vail, Colorado.
  • Wright L, Barrientos Ortiz C, Zittleman L. Immersion as a Tool for Learning and for Building Community/Academic Partnerships. Presentation at the Academy for Health Equity Conference, August, 2010. Denver, CO.
  • Moody EJ, Harris B, Zittleman L, Nease DE, Westfall JM. It's time for a change!: The appreciative inquiry/bootcamp translation to address disparities in the Latino community with autism spectrum disorders. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2019 Jan;25(1):113-122. PubMed PMID: 30714773
  • Curcija K, Zittleman L, Fisher M, Nease DE Jr, Dickinson LM, de la Cerda D, Sutter C, Ancona J, Rank J, Westfall JM. Does a Rural Community-Based Intervention Improve Knowledge and Attitudes of Opioid Use Disorder and Medication-Assisted Treatment? A Report From the IT MATTTRs Study. J Rural Health. 2020 Nov 26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33244841
  • Yawn BP, Han M, Make BM, Mannino D, Brown RW, Meldrum C, Murray S, Spino C, Bronicki JS, Leidy N, Tapp H, Dolor RJ, Joo M, Knox L, Zittleman L, Thomashow BM, Martinez FJ. Protocol Summary of the COPD Assessment in Primary Care To Identify Undiagnosed Respiratory Disease and Exacerbation Risk (CAPTURE) Validation in Primary Care Study. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2021 Jan;8(1). PubMed PMID: 33156981
  • Dolor R, Zittleman L, Mold J. Expanding the Focus of Practice-based Research Networks: A Tale of Three Networks. Plenary panel presentation at the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality Practice-based Research Network Conference, June 2010. Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Risendal B, Westfall JM, Zittleman L, Hodgson C, Garrington T, Sutter C, Jarrell L, LeBlanc W, Overholser L. Impact of Cancer Survivorship Care Training on Rural Primary Care Practice Teams: a Mixed Methods Approach. J Cancer Educ. 2020 Sep 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32974812
  • Chavez R, Gale S, Hocker M, Larrea M, Sutter C, Wheeler M, Wright L, Zittleman L, Westfall J. Academic Immersion Training: Bringing Community to Campus. Poster presented at the NIH Partnering to Improve Health Conference, May, 2010. Arlington, Virginia.
  • Zittleman L, Curcija K, Sutter C, Dickinson LM, Thomas J, de la Cerda D, Nease DE Jr, Westfall JM. Building Capacity for Medication Assisted Treatment in Rural Primary Care Practices: The IT MATTTRs Practice Team Training. J Prim Care Community Health. 2020 Jan-Dec;11:2150132720953723. PubMed PMID: 32909491
  • Zittleman L, Belansky E, Fleming C, Marshall J, Barrientos Ortiz C, Richards R, Wheeler M, Wright L, Westfall J. Community Engagement Training: Because You Can’t Study What You Don’t Know. Poster presented the NIH Partnering to Improve Health Conference, May, 2010. Arlington, Virginia.
  • Nease DE Jr, Simpson MJ, Zittleman L, Holtrop JS, Hall TL, Fisher M, Felzien M, Westfall JM. Making the Random the Usual: Appreciative Inquiry/Boot Camp Translation-Developing Community-Oriented Evidence That Matters. J Prim Care Community Health. 2020 Jan-Dec;11:2150132720904176. PubMed PMID: 32009520
  • Westfall JM, Zittleman L, Staton EW, Parnes B, Smith PC, Niebauer LJ, Fernald DH, Quintela J, Van Vorst RF, Dickinson LM, Pace WD. Card studies for observational research in practice. Ann Fam Med. 2011 Jan-Feb;9(1):63-8.
  • Huff L, Zittleman L, DeAlleaume L, Sutter C, Bernstein J, Chavez R, Parnes B. What keeps patients from adhering to a home blood pressure program? A survey of enrolled patients who chose not to participate. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. In press.
  • Fernald DH, Zittleman L, Gilchrist EC, Brou LI, Brou LI, Niebauer L, Ledonne C, Sutter C, Felzien M, Westfall JM, Green LA. UPSTREAM! Together evaluation results from community efforts to prevent mental, emotional, and behavioral health problems. Eval Program Plann. 2021 Dec;89:102000. PubMed PMID: 34555734
  • Diaz Del Valle F, Koff PB, Min SJ, Zakrajsek JK, Zittleman L, Fernald DH, Nederveld A, Nease DE, Hunter AR, Moody EJ, Miller Temple K, Niblock JL, Grund C, Oser TK, Greiner KA, Vandivier RW. Challenges Faced by Rural Primary Care Providers When Caring for COPD Patients in the Western United States. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2021 Jul 28;8(3):336-349. PubMed PMID: 34048644
  • Cole ES, DiDomenico E, Green S, Heil SKR, Hilliard T, Mossburg SE, Sussman AL, Warwick J, Westfall JM, Zittleman L, Salvador JG. The who, the what, and the how: A description of strategies and lessons learned to expand access to medications for opioid use disorder in rural America. Subst Abus. 2021;42(2):123-129. PubMed PMID: 33689594
  • Yawn BP, Han M, Make BM, Mannino D, Brown RW, Meldrum C, Murray S, Spino C, Bronicki JS, Leidy N, Tapp H, Dolor RJ, Joo M, Knox L, Zittleman L, Thomashow BM, Martinez FJ. Protocol Summary of the COPD Assessment in Primary Care To Identify Undiagnosed Respiratory Disease and Exacerbation Risk (CAPTURE) Validation in Primary Care Study. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2021 Jan;8(1). PubMed PMID: 33156981
  • Westfall JM, Zittleman L, Felzien M, Holtrop JS, Hall T, Fisher M, Simpson M, Pena-Jackson G, Nease DE, Jr. Appreciative Inquiry and Boot Camp Translation: Combining Methods for Community Health Improvement. J Participatory Research Methods. 2021;2(3). https://doi.org/10.35844/001c.29490
  • Zittleman L, Curcija K, Nease DE, Jr, Fisher M, Dickinson LM, Thomas JF, Espinoza A, Sutter C, Ancona J, Holtrop JS, Westfall JM. Increasing Capacity for Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Primary Care Practices. Annals of Family Medicine. In press.
  • Gale S, Sutter C, Winkelman K, Zittleman L, Westfall J. I on Health: Using Photos and Stories to Explore Health Perceptions and Choices with Kids in Rural Communities. Presentation at the Uniting Against Childhood Obesity Conference, April, 2010. Dallas, Texas.
  • Cook JS, Kimball A, Zittleman L, Huntington MK. Improving Rates of Vitamin D Supplementation in Somali Immigrant Infants: A Prospective Interventional Pilot Trial. S D Med. 2022 Mar;75(3):130-133. PubMed PMID: 35708579
  • Litchman ML, Kwan BM, Zittleman L, Simonetti J, Iacob E, Curcija K, Neuberger J, Latendress G, Oser TK. A Telehealth Diabetes Intervention for Rural Populations: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Jun 14;11(6):e34255. PubMed PMID: 35700026
  • Oser TK, Zittleman L, Curcija K, Kwan B, Burke S, Gonzalez S, Huss K, Johnson M, Sanchez N, Neuberger J, Iacob E, Simonetti J, Litchman M. Informing a Randomized Control Trial in Rural Populations: Adaptation of a Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Intervention. JMIR Diabetes. 2022 Jun 10;7(2):e35664. PubMed PMID: 35687385
  • Holtrop JS, Mullen R, Curcija K, Westfall JM, Zittleman L. The Balance Between Serving the Community and the Reality of Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Primary Care Practices. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2022;33(1):253-267. PubMed PMID: 35153218
  • Zittleman L, Curcija K, Nease DE Jr, Fisher M, Miriam Dickinson L, Thomas JF, Espinoza A, Sutter C, Ancona J, Holtrop JS, Westfall JM. Increasing Capacity for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Primary Care Practices. Ann Fam Med. 2022 Jan-Feb;20(1):18-23. PubMed PMID: 35074763
  • Fernald DH, Nease DE Jr, Westfall JM, Kwan BM, Dickinson LM, Sofie B, Lutgen C, Carroll JK, Wolff D, Heeren L, Felzien M, Zittleman L. A randomized, parallel group, pragmatic comparative-effectiveness trial comparing medication-assisted treatment induction methods in primary care practices: The HOMER study protocol. PLoS One. 2023;18(9):e0290388. PubMed PMID: 37682828
  • Westfall JM, Zittleman L. Cowboy poetry: finding and using safe venues for emotional expression. Rural Remote Health. 2023 Aug;23(3):8348. PubMed PMID: 37648225
  • Martinez FJ, Han MK, Lopez C, Murray S, Mannino D, Anderson S, Brown R, Dolor R, Elder N, Joo M, Khan I, Knox LM, Meldrum C, Peters E, Spino C, Tapp H, Thomashow B, Zittleman L, Make B, Yawn BP. Discriminative Accuracy of the CAPTURE Tool for Identifying Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in US Primary Care Settings. JAMA. 2023 Feb 14;329(6):490-501. PubMed PMID: 36786790

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