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Scholarly Activities Resulting from the Partnership

A. Infectious Diseases

2009

  • Schaffner, J., Chochua, S., Kourbatova, E.V., Barragan, M., Wang, Y.F., Blumberg, H.M., del Rio, C., Walker, H.K., Leonard, M.K., “High Mortality among patients with positive blood cultures at a children’s hospital in Tbilisi, Georgia,” J Infect Dev Ctries, 3(4) (2009): 267-72.
  • Nino Lomtadze, Rusudan Aspindzelashvili, Marina Janjgava, Veriko Mirtskhulava, Abigail Wright, Henry M. Blumberg, Archil Salakaia, “Prevalence and Risk Factors for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Georgia: A Population Based Study”, Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, 13(1) (2009): 68-73.
  • Kobaidze, K., Salakaia, A., Blumberg, H.M., “Over the Counter Availability of Antituberculosis Drugs in Tbilisi, Georgia in the Setting of a High Prevalence of MDR-TB”, Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis., 2009 (2009): 513609.
  • Vashakidze, L., Salakaia, A., Shubladze, N., Cynamon, M., Barbakadze, K., Kikvidze, M., Papitashvili, L., Nonikashvili, M., Solomonia, N., Bejanishvili, N., Khurtsilava, I., “Prevalence and risk factors for drug resistance among hospitalized tuberculosis patients in Georgia”, Int J Tuberc Lung Dis.,13(9) (2009 Sep): 1148-53
  • Butsashvili, M., Kourbatova, E., Macharashvili, N., Kamkamidze, G., McNutt, L.A., Dehovitz, J., Leonard, M.K.,  “Risk factors of mortality in septic newborns in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Tbilisi, the Republic of Georgia", Eur J Epidemiol, 24(8) (2009):477-9.
  • Macharashvili, N., Kourbatova, E., Butsashvili, M., Tsertsvadze, T., McNutt, L.A., Leonard, M.K., “Etiology of neonatal blood stream infections in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia”, Int J Infect Dis.,13(4) (2009 Jul): 499-505.

 2008

  • Nino Mdivani, Ekaterina Zangaladze, Natalia Volkova, Ekaterina Kourbatova, Thea Jibuti, Natalia Shubladze, Tamar Kutateladze, George Khechinashvili, Carlos del Rio, Archil Salakaia, Henry M. Blumberg, “High Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Georgia”, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 12(6) (2008): 635-44.
  • Veriko Mirtskhulava, Russell Kempker, Katherine L. Shields, Michael K. Leonard, Tengiz Tsertsvadze, Carlos del Rio, Archil Salakaia, Henry M. Blumberg, “Prevalence and Risk Factors for Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Health Care Workers in the Country of Georgia”, International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, 12(5) (2008): 513-9.
  • Kuniholm, M.J., Aladashvili, M., Shubladze, N., Khechinashvili, G., Tsertsvadze, T., del Rio, C., Nelson, K., “Risk factor and algorithms to identify Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B and HIV infection in Tuberculosis patients in Georgia”, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 12(1) (2008): 51-6.
  • Kuniholm, M., Aladashvili, M., del Rio, C., Stvilia, K., Gabelia, N., Chitale, R.A., Tsersvadze, T., Nelson, K.E., “Not all Injection Drug Users are Created Equal: Heterogeneity of HIV, Hepatitis C Virus and Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the Republic of Georgia”, Substance Use and Misuse, 43(10) (2008): 1424-37.
  • Low, C.E., Macharashvili, N., Kourbatova, E.V., Walker, K., Leonard, M.K., Jr, “Hospital acquired blood-stream infections among intensive care unit (ICU) Patients in Tbilisi, Georgia”, Eur J Epidemiol., 23(6) (2008): 441-2.
  • Gabunia, P., Salakaia, A., Kiria, N., Kandelaki, G., Tsertsvadze, T., “TB/HIV co infection in Georgia”, Georgian Med News, (165) (2008 Dec): 7-10.
  • Gegia, M., Mdivani, N., Mendes, R.E., Li, H., Akhalaia, M., Han, J., Khechinashvili, G., Tang, Y.W., “Prevalence of and molecular basis for tuberculosis drug resistance in the Republic of Georgia: validation of a QIAplex system for detection of drug resistance-related mutations”, Antimicrob Agents Chemother., 52(2) (2008 Feb): 725-9.

2006

  • Richards, D.C., Mikiashvili, T., Parris, J.J., Kourbatova, E.V., Wilson, J.C., Shubladze, N., Tsertvadze, T., Khechinashvili, G., del Rio, C., Blumberg, H.M., “High prevalence of hepatitis C virus but not HIV co-infection among patients with tuberculosis in Georgia”, Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, 10 (2006):396-401.
  • Richards, D.C., Mikiashvili, T., Parris, J.J., Kourbatova, E.V., Wilson, J.C., Shubladze, N., Tertsvadze, T., Khechinashvili, G., del Rio, C., Blumberg, H.M., “High Prevalence of Hepatitis C Infection but not HIV co-infection among patients with Tuberculosis in the Republic of Georgia”, Int J TB and Lung Dis,10(4)( 2006;): 1-6.
  • Stvilia, K., Tsertsvadze, T., Sharvadze, L., Aladashvili, M., del Rio, C., Kuniholm, M.H., Nelson, K.E.,   “Prevalence of Hepatitis C, HIV, and Risk Behaviors for Blood-Borne Infections: A population-based study of the adult population of Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia”, J Urban Health, 83(2) (2006): 289–298.
  • Shapatava, E., Nelson, K.E., Tsersvadze, T., del Rio, C., “Risk Behaviors and the Transmission of HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C among Injecting Drug Users in Georgia”, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 82 (suppl1) (2006): S35 – S38.

2005

  • Tkeshelashvilli-Kessler, A., del Rio, C., Nelson, K., Tsertzvadeze, T., “The Emerging HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Georgia”, Int J of STD & AIDS, 16(1) (2005): 61-67.

2004

  • Zeller, N., Nelson, K., Aladashvili, M., Badridze, N., del Rio, C., Tsertsvadeze, T., “Risk Factors for Hepatitis C virus infection among Blood donors in Georgia”, Eur J Epdiemiol, 19 (2004): 547-553.

2001

  • Butsashvili, M., Tsertsvadze, T., McNutt, L.A.,  Kamkamidze, G.,  Gvetadze, R., Badridze, N., “Prevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, syphilis and HIV in Georgian blood donors”, European Journal of Epidemiology, 17(7) (2001): 693-5.

 

B. Nursing

Refereed Publications

  • Nishiyama, M., Wold, J.L., Partskhladze, N., “Building Competencies for Nurse Administrators in the Republic of Georgia”, International Nursing Review, 55(2) (2008): 179-186.
  • Walker, H.K., Fazollahi, B., Kirtava, Z., Wold, J., “Georgia to Georgia initiative”, BMJ, 331(7510) (Jul 23 2005): 237.
  • Wold, J.L., Williams, A.M., Kobaladze, A., “Health risks of health care workers in the newly independent country of Georgia”, AAOHN Journal, 47(4) (1999): 151-155.
  • Wold, J., Mullis, R., and Wolk, J., “Establishing Health and Human Service Professional Education in the Former Soviet Union: The Georgia to Georgia Project”, Journal of Allied Health, 27(1) (1998): 25-29.

Refereed presentations

  • Wold, JL, Crawford, K. Gogashvili, M . & Jashi, M. (2008), “Improving quality of care: A model for educating emergency rooms nurses in the Country of Georgia”, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, October, San Diego, CA.
  • Wold, J.L., Partskhladze, N., Gogashvili, M & Jashi, M.,  Improving Nursing Practice through Continuing Nursing Education: Global Health Section”, American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C., Nov. 5-1, 2007.
  • Wold, J.L., Partskhladze, N., Gogashvili, M & Jashi, M., “Improving Nursing Practice through Continuing Nursing Education”, Global Health Conference, Washington, D.C., May 29-June 1, 2007. 
  • Wold, J.L., O’Shea, H., Partskhladze, N., Gogashvili, M., Jashi, M., Mendadze, S., “Improving Practice for Nurses: A Model for International Nursing Education”,  Global Health Council’s 33rd Annual International Conference on Global Health, Excellence, Innovation and Influence: Pathways to Results , Washington, D.C., May 30-June 2, 2006.

2005

  • Nishiyama, M., Wold, J.L., Nickerson, A., Partskhladze, N., “Building competencies for nurse administrators: A look at the former soviet republic of Georgia”, 133rd Annual Meeting of the APHA, Abstract #112127 (Session  3160), Poster presentation, 2005 .
  • Nickerson, A., Wold, J.L., Nishiyama, M., Partskhladze, N., “Building nursing capacity in developing countries: A look at the former soviet republic of Georgia”, 133rd Annual Meeting of the APHA, Abstract #110004 (Session 3160.1), Poster presentation.
  • Nishiyama, M., Wold, J.L., Nickerson, A., Partskhladze, N., “Building competencies for nurse administrators: A look at the former soviet republic of Georgia”, 133rd Annual Meeting of the APHA, Abstract #112127 (Session  3160), Poster presentation, 2005.
  • Kerson, A., Wold, J.L., Nishiyama, M., Partskhladze, N., “Building nursing capacity in developing countries: A look at the former soviet republic of Georgia”, 133rd Annual Meeting of the APHA, Abstract #110004 (Session 3160.1), Poster presentation.
  • Wold, J., Mullis, R., Wolk, J. and Aladashvili, A., “Georgia to Georgia Project”, 126th Annual Meeting of the APHA, International Section, Washington, D.C., Nov. 15-19, 1998.

Book chapters

  • Wold, J.L., Walker, K. and Partskhladze, N., “Establishing a medical and nursing education program in the Republic of Georgia”, in Holtz, C., ed., Global Health, (Sudbury, Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett, 2007).

Non-refereed Publications

  • Wold, J.L., “Global nursing:  As close as your own back yard or halfway ‘round the world”, Imprint, (January 2008): 40-43.
  • Wold, J.L., “Nursing in the Republic of Georgia”, CommonHealth, 2(2) (1994): 6-10 (Invited article).

Student Theses

  • Masayo Nishiyama (2004 to 2006 graduated), MS/MPH external faculty thesis advisor, “An evaluation of quality for nursing administration at the National Medical Center and Iashvili Children’s Hospital, Republic of Georgia”, Emory University, Judith Wold, PhD, RN, Major Advisor.
  • Amanda Nickerson (2004 to 2006 graduated), MS/MPH external faculty thesis advisor, “An evaluation of quality for nursing staff at the National Medical Center and Iashvili Children’s Hospital, Republic of Georgia”,  Emory University, Judith Wold, PhD, RN, Major Advisor.

G. General

  • Burns, Carol, Kirtava ,Zviad and Walker, H. Kenneth, “The role of information access in sustainable healthcare in Georgia: The Atlanta-Tbilisi Health Partnership model”, Information Services and Use, 25 (2005): 125-135.
  • Skarbinski, Jacek, Walker, H.K., Kobaladze, A., Kirtava, Z., Baker, L.C., Raffin,T.A., “Ten Years of Transition: The Severe Burden of Out-of-Pocket Payments for Healthcare in Tbilisi, the Republic of Georgia”, JAMA, 287 (2002):1043-1049.
  • Walker, H.K: Trip Reports: “http://www.medicine.emory.edu/atl_tbl/TRIPREPORTS/trip_reports_fw.htm”
  • Burns, Carol, Kirtava, Zviad and Walker, H. Kenneth, “The role of information access in sustainable healthcare in Georgia: The Atlanta-Tbilisi Health Partnership model”, Information Services and Use, 25 (2005): 125-135.
  • USAID Outstanding Citizen Award: "http://www.usaid.gov/locations/europe_eurasia/press/success/2006-05-16.html"
  • The establishment of Caucasus School of Business was declared a “Success Story” by USAID: “http://georgia.usaid.gov/index.php?m=27&newsid=29”
  • Skarbinski, Jacek, Walker, H.K., Kobaladze, A., Kirtava, Z., Baker, L.C., Raffin, T.A., “Ten Years of Transition: The Severe Burden of Out-of-Pocket Payments for Healthcare in Tbilisi, the Republic of Georgia, JAMA, 287 (2002): 1043-1049.

Research and Publications

  • Scholarly activities and research have been important to the Partnership from the beginning. There have been a number of educational projects for young scientists in Georgia, as well as training at Emory, collaborative research projects and on-site training in various aspects of research. A substantial number of jointly authored articles (over 30) in peer-reviewed medical journals have been published. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), notably the Fogarty International Center, participated in several research initiatives sponsoring fifteen Georgians to study at Emory.
 
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