Myde Boles, PhD

Center for Public Health Studies

School of Community Health

P.O. Box 751

Portland State University

Portland, OR 97207

503-725-8468

mboles@pdx.edu

Education:

1994 Ph.D., Health Services Organization and Research, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

1984 M.B.A., College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia

1980 B.B.A., College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia

Professional Experience:

2003 - present Research Assistant Professor, Center for Public Health Studies, School of Community Health, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

2003 - present Consultant, Worksite Health and Productivity Evaluation, WebMD, Portland, Oregon

2001 - 2003 Manager, Advanced Analytics, WebMD, Portland, Oregon

1996 - 2001 Investigator, Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Region, Portland, Oregon

1995 - 1996 Senior Research Associate, Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Region, Portland, Oregon

1991 -1995 Assistant Professor and Health Services and Clinical Researcher, Department of Family Practice, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

1990 - 1991 Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Medical Assistance Services, Commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

1989 - 1990 Agency Management Analyst, Department of Family Practice, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

1989 Adjunct Faculty, Department of Health Administration, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

1987 - 1989 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Health Administration, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

1986 - 1987 Legislative Fiscal Analyst, Senate Finance Committee Staff, Commonwealth of Virginia Legislature, Richmond, Virginia

1984 - 1986 Senior Consultant, Price Waterhouse, Richmond, Virginia

1983 Financial Statistician, Treasury, Virginia Electric and Power Company, Richmond, Virginia

1980 - 1982 Budget Analyst, Financial Planning and Budgeting, Virginia Electric and Power Company, Richmond, Virginia

Publications:

Zito JM, Safer DJ, DosReis S, Gardner JF, Magder L, Soeken K, Boles M, Lynch F, Riddle MA. Psychotropic practice patterns for youth: a 10-year perspective. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. 2003;157:17-25.

Pelletier B, Ryan K, Boles M, Hart L. Health Risks and Work Performance. Health & Productivity Management. 2003;2:28.

Beck A, Brown J, Boles M, Barrett P. Completion of advance directives by older health maintenance organization members: the role of attitudes and beliefs regarding life-sustaining treatment. Journal of the American Geriatric Society. 2002;50:300-6.

Zito JM, Safer DJ, DosReis S, Gardner JF, Soeken K, Boles M, Lynch F. Rising prevalence of antidepressants among US youths. Pediatrics. 2002;109:721-7.

Donahue JG, Chan KA, Andrade SE, Beck A, Boles M, Buist DS, Carey VJ,Chandler JM, Chase GA, Ettinger B, Fishman P, Goodman M, Guess HA, Gurwitz JH,LaCroix AZ, Levin TR, Platt R. Gastric and duodenal safety of daily alendronate. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2002;162:936-42.

Putnam KG, Buist DS, Fishman P, Andrade SE, Boles M, Chase GA, Goodman MJ,Gurwitz JH, Platt R, Raebel MA, Arnold Chan K. Chronic disease score as a predictor of hospitalization. Epidemiology. 2002;13:340-6.

Stevens VJ, Shneidman RJ, Johnson RE, Boles M, Steele PE, Lee NL. Helicobacter pylori eradication in dyspeptic primary care patients: a randomized controlled trial of a pharmacy intervention. Western Journal of Medicine. 2002;176:92-6.

Andrade SE, Gurwitz JH, Chan KA, , Donahue JG, Beck A, Boles M, Buist DS, Goodman M, LaCroix A, Levin TR, Platt R. Validation of diagnoses of peptic ulcers and bleeding from administrative databases: a multi-health maintenance organization study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2002;55:310-3.

Dolin RH, Boles M, Dolin R, Green S, Hanifin S, Hochhalter B, Inglesis R,Ivory M, Levy D, Nadspal K, Rae MA, Rucks CJ, Snyder A, Stibolt T, Stiefel M,Travis V. Kaiser Permanente's "metadata-driven" national clinical intranet. Medinfo. 2001;10:319-23.

Boles M, Lynch FL, DeBar LL. Variations in pharmacotherapy for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in managed care. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2001;11:43-52.

Chan KA, Andrade SE, Boles M, Buist DS, Chase GA, Donohue JG, Goodman MJ, Gurwitz JH, LaCroix A, Platt R. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and reduced risk of fracture among older women. Lancet. 2000; 355:2185-2188.

Boles M, Getchell WS, Feldman G, McBride R, Hart RG. Primary prevention studies and the healthy elderly: Evaluating barriers to recruitment. Journal of Community Health. 2000;235:279-292.

Zito JM, Safer DJ, dosReis S, Gardner JF, Boles M, Lynch FL. Psychotropic medications trends in preschoolers . Journal of the American Medical Association. 2000; 238:1025-1030.

Friedman GD, Habel LA, Boles M, McFarland BH. Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program: Division of Research, Northern California and Center for Health Research, Northwest Division in Pharmacoepidemiology, 3rd edition; ed. Strom B. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.: New York, 2000.

Brown JB, Beck A, Boles M, Barrett P. Practical methods to increase use of advance medical directives: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of General Internal Medicine 1999; 14:21-26.

Brown JB, Boles M, Mullooly JP, Levinson W. Effect of clinician communication skills training on patient satisfaction: A randomized controlled trial. Annals of Internal Medicine 1999;131:822-829.

Williams RB, Boles M, Johnson RE. A patient-initiated system for preventive health care: A randomized trial in community-based primary care practices. Archives of Family Medicine. 1998; 7:338-345.

Williams RB, Boles M, Johnson RE. Patient use of a computer for prevention in primary care practice. Patient Education and Counseling 1995; 25:283-292.

Williams RB, Boles M, Johnson RE. Use of prostate specific antigen for prostate cancer screening in primary care practice. Archives of Family Medicine 1995; 4:311-315.

Boles M, Wan TTH. Longitudinal analysis of patient satisfaction among Medicare beneficiaries in different models of health maintenance organizations and fee-for-service care. Health Services Management Research 1992; 3:198-206.

Honors, Awards:

Best Poster Award, Association for Health Services Research (now Academy Health), 1995

Commonwealth of Virginia Graduate Fellowship, 1988-89

Beta Gamma Sigma

Funded Research:

Principal Investigator (site). Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2000-2003.

Co-Investigator. Fluoride and antibiotics (FLAB). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1999–2000.

Co-Investigator. Cancer Research Network – Pharmacoepidemiology Expert Team (CRN-PET). National Cancer Institute, 1999-2004.

Principal Investigator. Microbiologically appropriate therapy and antibiotic resistance study (MATARS). SmithKline Beecham, 1999-2000.

Principal Investigator. Antiretroviral medication adherence program (ARMAP). Garfield Memorial Fund, 1998-1999.

Principal Investigator (site). Epidemiologic study of the incidence of gastric and duodenal ulcers in women with osteoporosis (SEALS-O). Merck & Co., Inc., 1998-1999.

Principal Investigator (site). Epidemiologic study of gastric and duodenal safety in patients on alendronate (SEALS). Merck & Co., Inc., 1997-1999.

Principal Investigator (site). Psychotropic prescribing trends for treatment of youth (PUDY). National Institute of Mental Health, 1996-1999.

Co-Principal Investigator. Aspirin for primary prevention in the low-risk elderly (APPLE). National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 1997-1998.

Co-Investigator. Assessing the cost-effectiveness of two antibiotic treatment protocols in eradicating Helicobacter pylori (H PYLORI). Astra-Merck, 1996-1998.

Co-Investigator. Thriving in a Busy Practice: A CME program evaluation (THRIVING). Garfield Memorial Fund, 1995-1997.

Co-Investigator. Patient-Initiated Computer System for Prevention in Primary Care (HEALTHTOUCH). National Cancer Institute, 1991-1995.