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Sleath B, Shah B. Pharmacist-patient communication: qualitative and quantitative research methods. Research roundtable for Economic, Social, and Administrative Sciences Section, American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 2007.

Sleath B. Discussant for Economic, Social, and Administrative Sciences Section Podium Session 2, American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 2007.

Sleath B. Rheumatoid arthritis patients’ issues with and preferences for their medication regimens. University of Toronto, February 2007.

Sleath B. Communication about depression during rheumatoid arthritis patient visits. Presented at the International Conference on Communication in Healthcare. Basal, Switzerland, September, 2006.

Martin L, Sleath B. Preventative healthcare in an aging world. A half day research workshop presented at the 14th Annual International Social Pharmacy conference. Oxford, England, July 13, 2006.

Sleath B. Rheumatoid arthritis patients’ issues with and preferences for their medication regimens. Presented at the 14th Annual International Social Pharmacy conference. Oxford, England, July 12, 2006.

Blalock S, Brock T, Sleath B. Bringing theory to life.  A half day teacher’s workshop presented at the 14th Annual International Social Pharmacy conference. Oxford, England, July 11, 2006.

Sleath B. Provider-patient communication and adherence. Presented at the American Diabetes Association’s Annual meeting, Washington DC, June, 2006.

Sleath B, Byrd JE, Robin A, Covert D, Tudor G. Expanding the role of pharmacists in educating patients about medications for glaucoma. Presented at the American Pharmacists Association, San Francisco, CA, March 2006.

Sleath B, Jackson E, Thomas KC, Galloway J, Dumain L, Thorpe J, Rollins A, Morrissey J. Literacy and perceived barriers to medication taking among homeless mothers and their children. Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November, 2005.

Sleath B, Thomas N, Jackson E, West S, Gaynes B. Physician communication about psychosocial issues during postpartum visits. Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November, 2005.

Sleath B. Using public Medicaid datasets to examine suicidality and antidepressant use. Presented at NIMH’s Assessing Suicidality During Antidepressant Treatment meeting, Bethesda, MC, November 9-10, 2005.

Sleath B, Chewning B, Devellis D, Shah B. Rheumatoid arthritis patients’ issues with and preferences for their medication regimens. Presented at the International Conference on Communication in Health Care, Chicago, IL, October 2005.

Sleath B, Robin A, Covert D, Byrd J. Patient reported problems in using glaucoma medications and adherence to therapy.  Presented at ARVO, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 3, 2005.

Sleath B, West S, Tudor G, Perreira K, King V, Morrissey J. Ethnicity and prenatal depression: women’s experiences and perspectives on communicating about their emotions and feelings during pregnancy.  Presented at Women’s Health Day, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, March 2005.

Sleath B. Does what we say matter? Physician-patient communication and antidepressant adherence. Presented at UNC School of Medicine’s Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, February, 2005.

Sleath B.  Compliance: what is happening outside glaucoma?  Presented at the Glaucoma Educator’s meeting. Las Vegas, NV, February, 2005.

Sleath B, Clipp E, Doyle M, Landerman R, Thorpe J. Psychotropic medication use among African depressed African American and White caregivers of Veterans with dementia. Presented at the North Carolina Institute on Aging, January, 2005.

Sleath B, Clipp E, Doyle M, Landerman R, Thorpe J. Psychotropic medication use among African depressed African American and White caregivers of Veterans with dementia. Presented at the American Public Health Association’s Annual meeting. Washington, DC, November, 2004.

Sleath B, West S, Tudor G, Perreira K, King V, Morrissey J. Ethnicity and prenatal depression: women’s experiences and perspectives on communicating about their emotions and feelings during pregnancy.  Presented at the American Public Health Association’s Annual meeting. Washington, DC, November, 2004.

Sleath B. Ethnicity and postpartum depression.  Presented at the Carolina Seminar on Behavioral Research with Minority Populations, October, 2004.

Sleath B.  Focusing on the “social” in social pharmacy-the problems and challenges of teaching social and behavioral concepts to pharmacy students.  All day teacher’s workshop conducted with Janine Morgall Traulsen of Denmark and Paul Bissell of the United Kingdom. International Social Pharmacy Workshop, Malta, July, 2004.

Sleath B, Jackson E, Thomas K, Galloway J, Dumain L, Thorpe J, Rollins A. Racial differences in the use of antidepressants and counseling among depressed homeless women.  Presented at the International Social Pharmacy Workshop, Malta, July, 2004.

Sleath B, Jackson E, Thomas K, Galloway J, Dumain L, Thorpe J, Rollins A. Literacy and perceived barriers to medication taking among homeless women and their children. Presented at the International Social Pharmacy Workshop, Malta, July, 2004.

Sleath B. Improving patient adherence.  Presented at the American Glaucoma Society’s Annual Meeting. Sarasota, FL. March 2004.

Sleath B. Hispanic ethnicity, physician-patient communication, and antidepressant adherence.  Presented at the UNC Program on Health Outcomes, Chapel Hill, NC,  February, 2004.

Sleath B. Psychotropic medication use among African depressed African American and White caregivers of Veterans with dementia. Presented at Duke Geriatric Ground Rounds, Durham, NC. January 2004.

Sleath B. Provider use of a participatory style with arthritis patients and communication about CAM. Presented at American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA, November, 2003.

Sleath B. Provider-patient communication about asthma.  Presented at UNC CE program, Chapel Hill, NC, November, 2003.

Sleath B. Ethnicity and postpartum depression. Presented at the Alamance County Health Department, Burlington, NC, September, 2003.

Sleath B. Psychotropic medication use among depressed African American and White caregivers of Veterans with dementia. Trajectories in Research in Aging Seminar, Duke University, May 2003.

Sleath B. Racial and ethnic differences in medication use: the perspective of consumers. Invited presentation at the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.  April, 2003.

Sleath B. Ethnicity and postpartum depression. Presented at UNC/Duke postdoc training seminar. April 2003.

Sleath B. Gender, ethnicity, and mental health in primary care. Presented at the UNC School of Public Health’s Minority Health Conference, February, 2003.

Sleath B, Calloway M, Selz-Campbell L. Medication-taking behaviors of homeless women and children.  Presented at the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, November, 2002.

Sleath B, Rubin R. Hispanic ethnicity, physician-patient communication, and antidepressant adherence.  Presented at the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, November, 2002.

Sleath B. Ethnicity and postpartum depression. Presented at Health Services Research in Low Income Populations Seminar, UNC School of Public Health, October, 2002.

Sleath B, Wurst K. Drug information sources and antidepressant adherence.  Presented at the International Conference on Healthcare Communication. Warwick University, Coventry, England, September, 2002.

Sleath B, Brock T, Bush P, Pradel F. Teaching health care providers how to communicate with children about medicines. Presented at the International Conference on Healthcare Communication. Warwick University, Coventry, England, September, 2002.

Sleath B, Brooks AM. Health communication strategies in culturally diverse patients. Presented at the American Pharmaceutical Association’s Annual Meeting and Exposition and Sesquicentennial Celebration, March 17, 2002.

Sleath B, Rubin R. Ethnicity and physician-patient communication about depression and anxiety in primary care.  Presented at the Annual American Public Health Association meetings, Atlanta, November 2001.

Sleath B, Wurst K. Patient preferences and receipt of antidepressant information. Presented at the Annual American Public health Association meetings, Atlanta, November 2001.

Sleath B. Conducting health outcomes research with Latino populations. Presented at the UNC Program on Health Outcomes Day, Chapel Hill, NC, August 10, 2001.

Sleath B. Ethical issues surrounding controlled substance prescribing. Presented at the Carolina Hospice’s Annual Meeting, Greensboro, NC, May 10, 2001.

Sleath B. Ethical issues surrounding RU 486 and other pharmacological agents used in abortion. Presented at the Summit Medical Center, Nashville, TN, March 30, 2001.
Sleath B. Drug utilization review. Presented at the International Conference on Pharmaceutical  Economics, Chapel Hill, NC, March 10, 2001.
Sleath B, Shih T. Ethnicity and antidepressant prescribing. Presented at the American Pharmaceutical Association’s Annual Meeting, San Francisco, March 2001.

Sleath B. Training practitioners and students for the medical/legal issues of controlled substance use. Presented at the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists Annual Winter meeting, Greensboro, NC, March 1, 2001.

Sleath B, Rubin R, Campbell W, Gwyther L, Clark T.  Physician-patient communication about alternative therapies. Presented at the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting in November 2000, Boston, MA.

Sleath B, Rubin R. Ethnicity and physician-patient communication about antidepressants. Presented at the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting in November 2000, Boston, MA.

Sleath B. Ethnicity and physician-patient communication about OTC medications. Presented at the UNC Program on Health Outcomes, September 22, 2000.

Sleath B. Training practitioners and students for the medical/legal issues of controlled substance use. Presented at the NABP/AACP District meeting, Asheville, NC, August 2000.

Sleath B, Rubin R, Huston S.  Physician adherence to antidepressant quality-of-care guidelines. Presented at the 11th International Social Pharmacy Workshop in Kupio, Finland, June 2000.

Sleath B. Disease management. Presented with Tom Fulda at the 11th International Social Pharmacy Workshop in Kupio, Finland, June 2000.

Sleath B, Campbell W, Rubin R, Gwyther L, Clark T. Lack of physician-patient communication about over-the-counter medications: implications for pharmacists. Presented at the American Pharmaceutical Association’s annual meeting, March 2000, Washington, D.C.

Sleath B, Rubin R, Huston S. Predicting antidepressant use in an ethnically diverse population. Presented at the Bruno Lima Symposium on Mental Health Issues affecting Minority Populations at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, November 1999, Chicago, Illinois.

Sleath B. Public health principles and their adaptation to pharmacy practice. Presented at the Public Health Pharmacy: Access to Underserved populations conference in Chapel Hill NC, October 1999.

Sleath B, Konrad TR, Fulda T, Collins T. Medicaid drug utilization review and managed care: the perspectives of state program directors. Presented at the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting, November 1998, Washington, D.C.

Sleath B, Rubin R, Huston S. Ethnicity and physician management of patients on antidepressant medications. Presented at the American Public Health Meetings, November 1998, Washington, D.C.

Sleath B. Quantitative approaches to content analysis. Presented at the American Pharmaceutical Association’s annual meeting, March 1998, Miami Beach.

Sleath B, Konrad T, Fulda T, Collins T. Training needs of pharmacists to respond to prospective drug utilization review messages. Presented at the American Pharmaceutical Association’s annual meeting, March 1998, Miami Beach.

Sleath B, Chewning B, Svarstad B, Roter D. Physician question asking about medications during chronic disease patients medical visits. Presented at the American Public Health Meetings, November 1997, Indianapolis.

Sleath B, Rucker D. Improving consumer involvement in policy decisions made by health care delivery systems. Presented at the American Public Health Meetings, November 1997, Indianapolis.

Sleath B. Physician-patient communication about medications during chronic disease visits. Presented at the National Conference on Prescription Medicine Information and Education. May 1997, Washington DC

Sleath B., Collins T.  The influence of a drug utilization review intervention on the long-term prescribing of sedatives.  Presented at American Public Health Association’s annual meeting, New York City, November 1996.

Sleath B. Communicating in multicultural and diverse practice settings.  Presented at APhA-ASP mid-year regional meeting, Raleigh, NC, October 1996.

Sleath B., Rubin R., Dole E., Arrey-Wastavino A.  Influence of patient ethnicity, gender and physician style on patient satisfaction.  Presented at Bayer Institute for Health Communication, Colorado Springs, Co, October 1996.

Sleath B., Work, D.  Ethical and legal decision-making in pharmacy practice.  Presented at the New Mexico Society of Hospital Pharmacist’s Balloon Fiesta meeting, Albuquerque, NM, October 1996.

Sleath B. Teaching pharmacy students how to apply social psychological theories when monitoring chronic disease patients. Presented at the 9th International Social Pharmacy Workshop, Madison, WI,  August 1996.

Sleath B.  Physician responses to an intervention aimed at improving their long-term prescribing of sedatives.  Presented at the American Sociological Association’s annual meeting, New York City, August 1996.

Sleath B., Campbell B.  Pharmacy:  a profession in the final stages of dividing?  Presented at the American Sociological Association’s  annual meeting, New York City, August 1996.

Sleath B. Response forms reflect pharmacist participation in drug utilization review.  Presented at the American Pharmaceutical Association’s annual meeting, Nashville, March 1996.

Sleath B. Pharmacist involvement in drug utilization review. Presented at the Wintergreen Research Conference in Social and Administrative Sciences, April 1996.

Sleath B.  The relationship between ethnicity, pharmacist interaction style, and patient outcomes.  Presented at American Society of Health System Pharmacists’ Midyear meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 1995.

Sleath B.  Pharmacist-patient relationships:  authoritarian, participatory or default?  Presented at the American Sociological Association’s annual meeting in Washington, DC, August 1995.

Sleath B. Pharmacy law update:  patient counseling and drug utilization review.  Presented at New Mexico Pharmaceutical Association’s annual meeting, July 1995.

Sleath B. Influence of ethnicity, patient behaviors and pharmacy environmental factors on pharmacist counseling.  Presented at the Wintergreen Research Conference in Social and Administrative Sciences, October 1994.

Sleath B. Pharmacist participation in patient counseling.  Presented at NABP/AACP District VII/VIII combined meeting.  Lake Tahoe, October 1994.

Presider over medical sociology section’s dissertations in progress session at American Sociological Association’s Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, August, 1994.

Sleath B.  Patient gender, patient compliant expression, and physician perception of patient emotional health and social problems.  Presented at American Sociological Association’s Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, August 1994.

Sleath B, Svarstad B, Roter D.  Physician versus patient initiation of psychotropic prescribing:  an interactional model of the prescribing process.  Presented at the 8th Annual International Social Pharmacy Workshop in Berlin, Germany, June 1994.

Sleath B. Svarstad B.  Patient gender and psychotropic prescribing.  Presented at the American Pharmaceutical Association’s Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, March 1994.

Sleath B. Patient counseling pitfalls.  Presented at the New Mexico Society of Hospital Pharmacist’s Mid-Winter Meeting in Taos, New Mexico, March 1994.