Presentations since 1995

Antisdel, J. E., Laffel, L. M.B., & Anderson, B. J. Improved detection of eating problems in women with type 1 diabetes using a newly developed survey. Paper presented at the 61 st Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, Philadelphia , PA. , June, 2001.

Antisdel, J.E. Living with diabetes: Emotional impact on parents and adolescents. Paper presented at Northwestern University Medical School Annual Education Day, Chicago , IL., May, 2001.

Antisdel, J. E ., Anderson, B. J., & Laffel, L. M.B. Inherent tracking of glycemic control in a large cohort of patients with IDDM. Paper presented at the 57 th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, Boston , MA., June, 1997.

Antisdel, J. E., Laffel, L. M. B., Anderson, B. J., Foley, F., Dietrich, J., & Brackett, J.

Assessment of diabetes-specific emotional distress among parents of youth with type 1 diabetes. Poster presented at the 7 th Florida Conference on Child Health Psychology, Gainesville , FL., April, 1999.

Antisdel, J. E., Strickland, B., & Chrisler, J. C. Mentoring women in Psychology. Symposium presented at the 21 st Annual Conference of the Association for Women in Psychology, Portland , OR., March, 1996.

Boas, S., Schulz, C., Weissberg-Benchell, J.A., Martini, D., and McColley, S. Psychosocial screening in female adolescents with cystic fibrosis. Poster presented at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference. Montreal , Canada , October, 1998.

Burns, A., Kinahan, K., Schleser, R., and Zelko, F . Psychosocial outcome in children who have completed treatment for cancer: The role of cognitive development, perceived self-competence, and parent mood. Presented at the 7 th International Conference on Long-Term Complications of Treatment of Children and Adolescents for Cancer, Niagara , Ontario , Canada , 2002.

Christiano, B. and Tarbell, S.E. Predicting postoperative pain in young children. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami Beach , FL , November, 1997.

Cicchetti, C. Group interventions to address social skills and coping deficits. Presented at the Illinois Branch of the International Dyslexia Association, Chicago , IL , October, 2001.

Cromley, T., Lefkowitz, E., Klein, J., Suplit, B., Gouze, K. and Lavigne, J.V. Predictors of early gains in child treatment in a “real world” clinic setting. To be presented at the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.

Dawson , N.L., Zelko, F., McLone, D.G., Martini, D.R., and Ito, J. Effects of Methylphenidate on Neuropsychological Functioning in Myelomeningocele. Presented to the American Psychological Association, August, 1997.

Gouze, K.R. and Jessup, B. W. Child sexual abuse evaluations in the context of custody disputes. Workshop presented at the Family Institute Alumni Conference, Evanston , Illinois , 1995.

Gouze, K.R. Life after internship: Careers in child and adolescent psychiatry. Annual Meeting of Illinois Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois., November, 2002.

Gouze, K.R. and Smith, K.A. Helping the sensory sensitive child. Family Therapy Networker Conference, Washington , D.C. , 2004.

Gouze, K.R., Wendel. R, and Lake , M.B. Family therapy update: Overview of efficacy research and training model. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Miami , Florida., October, 2003.

Holden, G., Bauman, L., Evans, R., Ewart, C., Kruszon-Moran, D., Mitchell, H., Wade, S., and Weil, C. Caretakers' beliefs about the management of pediatric asthma. Social Work '96: NASW's Annual Meeting, 1996.

Klein, J., Lefkowitz, E., Cromley, T., VanWeelden, J. Burns, A. and Lavigne, J.V. Clinician assigned versus algorithm diagnosis in a “real world” setting: Toward an understanding of the disagreements. To be presented at the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Kosmach, B, Tarbell, S, Reyes, J, and Todo, S. Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome in a small bowel transplant recipient. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Small Bowel Transplantation, Pittsburgh , PA , 1995.

Kosmach, B, Tarbell, S , and Reyes, J. Parental psychosocial outcomes following intestine transplantation, Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium of Intestinal Transplantation, Cambridge , U. K., 1997.

Kosmach B, Tarbell S : Psychosocial outcomes following pediatric intestine transplantation. Abstract. Proceedings, Seventh International Transplant Nurses Society Symposium, Portland , OR , September 1998.

Laffel L, Antisdel J , Brackett J, Dietrich J, & Anderson B. J. Adherence to

blood glucose monitoring (BGM) predicts optimal glycemic control and reduces adverse outcomes in youth with IDDM. Paper presented at the 58 th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, Chicago , IL., June, 1998.

Malee, K. Neurodevelopmental and psychosocial function of HIV infected children. Presented to the Infant Development Center , Providence , Rhode Island , November, 1997.

Malee, K., Kochanek, T., and Buka, S. Beyond early intervention: Utilization of community resources by infants, preschool children, and their families. Early Childhood Research Institute, 1997.

Martini, D.R., Weissberg-Benchell, J., Weil, C., and Frader, J. Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in Solid Transplantation: A Clinical Perspective. Symposia, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Chicago , Illinois , 1999.

McIntosh, N., Tarbell, S.E., and Champion, D. The practical management of chronic pain in children, refresher course, 9 th World Congress on Pain, Vienna, Austria, August, 1999.

Mendley, R.R., Zelko, F.A., and Majkowski, N.L. Neurocognitive functioning does not improve with intensive peritoneal dialysis in adolescents. Presented to the American Society of Nephrology, November, 1996.

Murphy, S., Hunter, S., Zelko, F. and Stein, M. Convergent and Divergent Validity of the WISC-III Symbol Search Subtest. Presented to the International Neuropsychological Society, Seattle , WA , February, 1995.

Nachman, S., Gaughan, D., Malee, K., Oleske, J., and Hughes, M. Psychiatric hospitalizations among children and youth with HIV-1 Infection. Poster presentation at 10 th Conference on Retreovirouses and Opportunistic Infections, Boston , MA , February, 2003.

Nikolopolous, T., Young, M.A., & Shivers, M. Symptom differences in African American and Caucasian preschoolers with disruptive behavior problems . Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa , FL., April, 2003.

Pierce, K., Cicchetti, C., McCoy, H., Day, J., and Burns, A. Multimodal treatment for preburtal children in a hospitalization program. Presented at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Chicago , IL , October, 1999.

Reis, E.C. and Tarbell, S.E. Are children pincushions? Measuring immunization pain and distress. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 1996; 150: P91

Rodgers, S., Rubovits, S., Weil, C., and Stapleton, P. Pediatric Heart Transplant School Re-Entry. International Society of Heart-Lung Transplant, Annual Meeting, San Francisco , CA , 1999.

Shivers, M. and Young, M.A. Gender differences in preschoolers with Oppositional Defiant Disorder . Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa , FL , April, 2003.

Smith, K. and Gouze, K.R. Kids don't say no for no reason: Understanding disruptive behavior from a sensory processing framework. Georgia Psychological Association, Continuing Education Workshop, Atlanta , Georgia , 2001.

Smith, K. and Gouze, K.R. Sensory integration: Another perspective on oppositional kids. Invited workshop. Family Therapy Networker Conference, Washington , DC , 2001.

Smith, K. and Gouze, K.R. Understanding and Treatment of Sensory Integration Difficulties in Children. Invited workshop. Georgia Psychological Association, Asheville , North Carolina , 2002.

Solomon, R., Tarbell, S., and Robinson, R. Workshop: Pediatric Pain Management: A Professional Course, Department of Pediatrics, Allegheny General Hospital, Sponsored by NCI/NIH, Pittsburgh, PA, (19 hours CME) 1995.

Sullivan, T.D., Stewart, D.B., and Zelko, F.A. The Attention Performance (A.P.T.) – A test of a different color. Presented to the Child Neurology Society, September, 1996.

Tarbell, S. and Kosmach, B. Psychological aspects of the pediatric small intestinal transplant recipient. Invited lecture. Fourth International Forum on Small Bowel Transplantation, Pittsburgh , PA , October, 1995.

Tarbell S. Nonpharmacological methods of pain management. Plenary Lecture, Northside Medical Center , Youngstown , OH , December 1995

Tarbell, S., Pasek, T. and Cervi, A. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (CRPS) in children and adolescents. Nursing Grand Rounds, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh , PA , 1995.

Tarbell, S., Brandom, B., Davis , P., and Kosmach, B. Chronic pain in childhood: Add Munchausen by proxy to the differential diagnosis. Proceedings, 8th World Congress on Pain, Vancouver , Canada , 1996.

Tarbell, S. , and Kosmach, B. Mental health intervention in pediatric organ transplantation. Abstract. Proceedings, 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Philadelphia , PA , 1996.

Tarbell, S.E. Multidisciplinary approach to pain management. Roundtable Discussion, Eighth Annual Pittsburgh Cancer Conference, Pittsburgh , PA , December, 1997.

Tarbell, S.E. End of life issues: Application of Dr. Schweitzer's “Reverence of Life”. Panel member, Pittsburgh Schweitzer Fellows Program Symposium, Pittsburgh , PA , April 1998.

Tarbell, S.E. Implementing behavioral pain management in the pediatric oncology setting. American Cancer Society Annual Symposium, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh , PA , March 1998.

Tarbell, S , Andrasik, F, Solomon, R. and Walco, G. Nonpharmacological Interventions: Understanding the Individual factors that Influence their effectiveness, Symposium Moderator and Presenter, American Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Baltimore , MD , March 2002.

Weissberg-Benchell, J.A., Goodman, S., and Antisdel, J. E. CSII decision making by pediatric diabetic clinicians. Paper presented at the 62 nd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, San Francisco , CA , June 2002.

Weissberg-Benchell, J.A., Antisdel, J.E., Schwartz, S., and Grollman, J. Development of a measure of diabetes related distress in adolescents. Paper presented at the 61 st Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, Philadelphia , PA , June, 2001.

Weissberg-Benchell, J.A. Medication adherence and lifestyle adjustment following transplantation. Symposium presented at the National Kidney Foundation's Living with Transplantation 2000. Chicago , IL , March, 2000.

Weissberg-Benchell, J.A. Ages and stages: Living with diabetes. Workshops presented at the American Diabetes Association's 26 th Annual Public Conference. Chicago , IL . March, 2001.

Weissberg-Benchell, J.A. Insulin pump use in children: Safe? Ethical? Presented at the 14 th Invitational Conference on Behavioral Research in Diabetes. Amelia Island , Florida . February, 2000.

Weissberg-Benchell, J.A. Psychosocial assessment prior to solid organ transplant. Presented at the American Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Conference. Chicago , IL . October, 1999.

Weissberg-Benchell, J.A., and Edidin, D. Coping with the diagnosis of Celiac Disease in families of children with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Presented at the 13 th Invitational Conference on Behavioral Research in Diabetes, Acapulco , Mexico , February, 1999.

Zelko, F., Pochyly, J., and Burns, A. The Elithorn Perceptual Maze Test as a measure of executive skills in children. Presented to the International Neuropsychological Society, February, 1997.