Bridget A. Oppong

Dr. Bridget A. Oppong

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Academic Career Length

11Years (2016-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 March 2022 in Surgery
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MEMariam F. Eskander
Mariam F. Eskander
AHAhmad Hamad
Ahmad Hamad
YLYaming Li
Yaming Li
JFJames L. Fisher
James L. Fisher
BOBridget A. Oppong
Bridget A. Oppong
ATAllan Tsung
Allan Tsung

24 October 2017 in The Breast Journal
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BOBridget A. Oppong
Bridget A. Oppong
CDChiranjeev Dash
Chiranjeev Dash
SOSuzanne O'Neill
Suzanne O'Neill
YLYinan Li
Yinan Li
KMKepher Makambi
Kepher Makambi
LALucile Adams-Campbell
Lucile Adams-Campbell

26 March 2021 in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
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BOBridget A. Oppong
Bridget A. Oppong
SOSamilia Obeng-Gyasi
Samilia Obeng-Gyasi
TRTheresa Relation
Theresa Relation
LALucile Adams-Campbell
Lucile Adams-Campbell

5 May 2022 in Annals of Surgical Oncology
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TRTheresa Relation
Theresa Relation
ANAmara Ndumele
Amara Ndumele
OBOindrila Bhattacharyya
Oindrila Bhattacharyya
JFJames L. Fisher
James L. Fisher
YLYaming Li
Yaming Li
BOBridget A. Oppong
Bridget A. Oppong

1 December 2016 in Journal of Women's Health
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BOBridget A. Oppong
Bridget A. Oppong
CDChiranjeev Dash
Chiranjeev Dash
TCTesha Coleman
Tesha Coleman
TTTanya Torres
Tanya Torres
LALucile L. Adams-Campbell
Lucile L. Adams-Campbell
Background: The Capital Breast Care Center (CBCC), a screening facility established to serve minority women, developed a culturally sensitive patient care paradigm that would address concerns of adherence to follow-up of abnormal results after initial mammogram. Women with abnormal mammograms are assigned a Black or Latina navigator who facilitates the additional workup needed by scheduling follow-up, arranging transportation, providing counsel/emotional support, and even accompanying them to diagnostic imaging or biopsy appointment. We present data on follow-up rates after breast cancer screening. Methods: All patients seen at CBCC are entered into a prospectively collected database. We calculated intervals (in days) between the screening and diagnostic visits. Descriptive statistics and median time to follow-up are reported. Differences between Black and Hispanic women on time interval were tested by t-test. Results: From January 2010 to December 2012, 4605 digital screening mammograms were performed. Fifty-two percent of the women self-identified as Black, 41% as Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Asian, and 1% as “other.” Of the screening studies, 451 (9.8%) required additional workup, out of which 362 (80%) of the women returned for the recommended diagnostic imaging. The median interval between screening and diagnostic imaging was 39 days (range: 6–400). Of the 162 women recommended to have a core needle biopsy, 81.5% underwent biopsy within a median of 21 days (range: 0–221 days). Conclusion: At the CBCC, time to patient follow-up after initial mammographic screening is within the CDC-recommended performance standard of less than 60 days. For a population that historically has low rates of clinical follow-up, we attribute this reduction in delays to breast cancer diagnostic resolution to a culturally sensitive patient navigation program. Additional studies are needed to assess how the existing navigation program can be individualized/tailored to target the remaining 20% of women who did not adhere to the recommended workup.

30 November 2021 in Surgery
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TRTheresa Relation
Theresa Relation
YLYaming Li
Yaming Li
JFJames L. Fisher
James L. Fisher
ATAllan Tsung
Allan Tsung
BOBridget A. Oppong
Bridget A. Oppong
SOSamilia Obeng-Gyasi
Samilia Obeng-Gyasi