Medical Writer and Editor

Lourdes Yun, MD MSPH

***** **** **** ***. ******, CO 80403

Email: **********@*******.***

Mobile: 720-***-****

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Medical Reviewer for BMC Public Health journal 2015- present

Review manuscripts for scientific content accuracy including statistical methods and analysis, tables, and graphs; edit documents for grammar, flow, style, and format to ensure compliance with journal specifications

Epidemiologist/Public Health Planner 08/2012-10/2015

Denver Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Denver, Colorado

Manage statewide clinical projects; liaison between academic and clinical entities to conduct projects of mutual interest and benefit; prepare studies’ documentation (regulatory submission for institute review board, protocols, reports); write abstracts for presentation and manuscripts for publication; supervise staff

Program Coordinator/Director of Programs and Services 06/2009-07/2012

Asian Pacific Development Center, Aurora, Colorado

Manage health programs; write grant proposals, study protocols, reports, scientific presentations, and manuscripts for publication; mentor public health students and nurses; supervise four staff

Medical Writer and Editor 08/2005-01/2009

Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters Corporation), Greenwood Village, Colorado

Conduct medical literature search; summarize study findings; write and edit medical content for clinicians and patients; mentor junior medical writers

Epidemiologist Coordinator 05/2001-08/2005

Denver Public Health, Tuberculosis Clinic, Denver, Colorado

Develop research projects related to tuberculosis in collaboration with investigators around the US and Canada; write regulatory documents for submission to institute review board, study protocols, reports, manuscripts for publication; mentor medical students and residents on writing clinical regulatory documents, protocols, reports and manuscript preparation

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) 2000

GPA: 3.7/4.0

Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado – Denver, Colorado

M.D. 1982

Residency in Pediatrics 1985

University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT

Senior Clinical Instructor, Department of Epidemiology 2005-present

Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado – Denver, Colorado

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Outcomes of Contact Investigation Among Homeless Persons with Infections Tuberculosis. Yun L, Reves RR, Reichler MR, Bur S, Thompson V, Mangura B, Ford J. d . Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 7:12 Supplement 3, 2003.

Antidepressant Improves Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among Depressed HIV-Infected Patients. Yun L, Maravi M, Kobayashi JS, Barton PL, Davidson AJ. Journal of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. April, 2005

The Scope and Impact of Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the United States and Canada. Sterling TR, Bethel J, Goldberg S, Weinfurter P, Yun L, Horsburgh CR. American Journal Respiratory Critical Care Med. January, 2006

Tuberculosis Genotyping Experience in Six Low-Incidence States-United States, 2000-2003. Haddad MB, Diem LA, Cowan LS, Cave MD, Bettride J, Yun L et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. March, 2007

Impacting the Home Food and Activity Environment of Families of Preschool Children Receiving Home-Based Treatment for Obesity. Boles R, Yun L, Hambidge S, Davidson A. Clinical Pediatrics. February, 2015

A Randomized, Home-Based, Childhood Obesity Intervention Delivered by Patient Navigators. Yun L’ Boles R, Haemer M, Knierim S, Dickinson L, Mancinas H, Hambidge S, Davidson A. BMC Public Health, 2015

Using Emergency Department Data for Detection of a Synthetic Marijuana Outbreak. Yun L, Beum R, Askenazi M, Chen Y, McEwen D, Maravi M, Davidson A. Online J Public Health Inform. 2015; 7(1):3178

SELECTED POSTER/ABSTRACTS

Preventability of Pediatric Tuberculosis in Colorado. 34th Bi-Annual California Tuberculosis Control Association. Orange County, CA. 2001

Why TB Rates are Higher in Recent Immigrants: The Role of Age and Refugee and Immigrant Screening (R/I-S), Denver, CO. 1984-98. National TB Controllers Workshop. Baltimore, MD. 2001

Tuberculosis Among Foreign-Born Persons in Colorado. Culture of Data Conference. Denver, CO. 2002

Persistence of Tuberculosis in a Low-Incidence Metropolitan Area. American Thoracic Society, Seattle, WA. 2003

The Use of Encoded Guidelines in Electronic Medical Record System for Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis. National Controller TB Association, Washington, DC. 2003

Barriers to Pediatric TB Elimination in Denver, Colorado. American Thoracic Society, Orlando, FL. 2004

Impact of Immigration Screening on TB Rates in Foreign-Born Persons during the First Year after Arrival. American Thoracic Society. San Diego, CA. 2005

Tuberculosis Genotyping Experience in Six Low-Incidence States-United States, 2000-2003. Presented in part at the 36th World Conference of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France. October, 2005

The Scope and Impact of Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the United States and Canada. American Thoracic Society. San Diego, CA. 2006

Population-Based Up-To-Date Analysis of Colorado Immunization Information System Data as Applied to the 2013 Denver County Pertussis Outbreak. Public Health in the Rockies Conference. Breckenridge, CO. September, 2013

Using Emergency Department Chief Compliant Data for Detection of a Synthetic Marijuana Outbreak”. 13th Annual International Society for Disease Surveillance Conference. Philadelphia, PA December, 2014

BioSense 2.0: Using Emergency Department Chief Compliant Data to Detect an Outbreak of Delirium Associated with Synthetic Marijuana. Public Health in the Rockies Conference. Fort Collins, CO. September, 2014

Patient Navigator Perspectives on In-Home Intervention for Underserved Children with Obesity. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting. San Diego, April, 2015

Community Up-To-Date Rate as an Indicator for Pertussis. Conference of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CTSE). Boston, MA. June, 2015

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Computer based: Word, Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Visio, Publisher, SAS

Foreign: Fluent in Portuguese, Spanish

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