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Ben Gerber, M.D., M.P.H.
Current Position:
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Education and Training:
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (MD '95)
University of Michigan (Residency)
University of Illinois at Chicago (MPH
'05)
Areas of Interest:
Diabetes Education Multimedia for Vulnerable Populations
Public Health Informatics
Current Academic and/or Research Activities:
Dr. Gerber's research interest includes the use of computer technology
to provide education and support to underserved populations with chronic diseases.
He has developed a low-literacy multimedia program for diabetes education
and evaluated the program in a randomized controlled trial.
Recent Publications:
Gerber BS, Brodsky IG, Lawless KA, Smolin LI, Arozullah AM, Smith EV, Berbaum
ML, Heckerling PS, Eiser AR.
Implementation and evaluation of a low-literacy diabetes education computer
multimedia application.Diabetes Care. 2005 Jul;28(7):1574-80.
Cashen MS, Dykes P, Gerber B.
eHealth technology and Internet resources: barriers for vulnerable populations.
J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2004 May-Jun;19(3):209-14; quiz 215-6.
Heckerling PS, Gerber BS, Tape TG, Wigton RS.
Entering the black box of neural networks.Methods Inf Med. 2003;42(3):287-96.
Heckerling PS, Gerber BS, Tape TG, Wigton RS.
Prediction of community-acquired pneumonia using artificial neural networks.
Med Decis Making. 2003 Mar-Apr;23(2):112-21.
Gerber B, Smith EV Jr, Girotti M, Pelaez L, Lawless K, Smolin L, Brodsky
I, Eiser A.
Using Rasch measurement to investigate the cross-form equivalence and clinical
utility of Spanish and English versions of a diabetes questionnaire: a pilot
study.J Appl Meas. 2002;3(3):243-71.
Gerber BS, Eiser AR.
The patient physician relationship in the Internet age: future prospects
and the research agenda. J Med Internet Res. 2001 Apr-Jun;3(2):E15.
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