
Folasade (Fola) Popoola May
University of California Los Angeles; Veterans Affairs
Dr. Fola May, MD, PhD, MPhil, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Director of Quality Improvement in the Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, Director of the May Laboratory, Associate Director of the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity, and staff physician in the Veterans Affairs. As the director of the May Lab at UCLA, Dr. May and her team engage in research that aims to improve population preventive health strategies, increase access to and uptake of cancer screening, and eliminate cancer health disparities. She is a member of the Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and is involved in advocacy at the state and national level to develop and encourage policy to improve healthcare delivery and health equity. Funding includes the National Institutes of Health, Veterans Affairs HSR&D, and Stand Up to Cancer.
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- DateMay 7, 2023The purpose of this session is to provide early career and trainee gastroenterologist with tips and strategies for having successful first few years in clinical practice…
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University of California Los Angeles; Veterans Affairs - DateMay 7, 2023The purpose of this session is to provide early career and trainee gastroenterologist with tips and strategies for having successful first few years in clinical practice…
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University of California Los Angeles; Veterans Affairs - DateMay 7, 2023Increasing risk for early onset CRC under age 50 has been well established. More recent trends suggest that this risk is extending beyond age 50, potentially expanding the public health impact of the factors driving increased risk…
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University of California Los Angeles; Veterans Affairs - DateMay 7, 2023Increasing risk for early onset CRC under age 50 has been well established. More recent trends suggest that this risk is extending beyond age 50, potentially expanding the public health impact of the factors driving increased risk…
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University of California Los Angeles; Veterans AffairsThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public HealthUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of California San Diego - DateMay 6, 2023Colonoscopy withdrawal time (CWT) of at least 6-9 minutes is the minimum time needed for adequate adenoma detection in the general population. The ideal CWT in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has not been determined…
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University of California Los Angeles; Veterans Affairs - DateMay 6, 2023INTRODUCTION: The ultimate goal of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is to prevent CRC by detecting advanced adenomas that potentially progress to CRC…
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University of California Los Angeles; Veterans Affairs - DateMay 6, 2023BACKGROUND: Although colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has been recommended for decades, about one-third of eligible individuals are not up-to-date with screening in the US. The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened this situation…
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University of California Los Angeles; Veterans Affairs - DateMay 6, 2023BACKGROUND: Although colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has been recommended for decades, about one-third of eligible individuals are not up-to-date with screening in the US. The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened this situation…
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University of California Los Angeles; Veterans Affairs - DateMay 6, 2023BACKGROUND: Although colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has been recommended for decades, about one-third of eligible individuals are not up-to-date with screening in the US. The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened this situation…
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University of California Los Angeles; Veterans Affairs - DateMay 6, 2023BACKGROUND AND AIM: Despite extensive cleaning and disinfection protocols, 5-15% of ready-to-use duodenoscopes are still contaminated with high concern (HC) microorganisms such as _Klebsiella pneumoniae_, _Escherichia coli_ and _Pseudomonas aeruginosa_…
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University of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California Los Angeles; Veterans Affairs - DateMay 8, 2023SOCIETY: AASLD
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- DateMay 9, 2023BACKGROUND: Gut dysbiosis is associated with persistent multi-system symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection, or post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS). We performed a randomised controlled trial to assess the effects of gut microbiome modulation on alleviation of PACS symptoms…
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University of California Los Angeles; Veterans Affairs - DateMay 18, 2024
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University of California Los Angeles; Veterans Affairs - DateMay 19, 2024
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University of California Los Angeles; Veterans Affairs - DateMay 18, 2024
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University of California Los Angeles; Veterans Affairs - DateMay 18, 2024
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University of California Los Angeles; Veterans AffairsYale University School of MedicineMayo Clinic MinnesotaJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine - DateMay 21, 2024SOCIETY: AGA CRC screening, disparities
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University of California Los Angeles; Veterans AffairsFred Hutchinson Cancer Center - DateMay 19, 2024To identify effective population health approaches to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening participation in individuals age 45 to 49, our health system implemented and compared four screening outreach strategies…
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University of California Los Angeles; Veterans Affairs - DateMay 20, 2024INTRODUCTION: Post-polypectomy surveillance aims to increase early detection and prevention of colorectal cancer (CRC)…
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University of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California Los Angeles; Veterans Affairs - DateMay 20, 2024BACKGROUND: Risks and benefits of surveillance colonoscopy among older adults who have had prior polypectomy or normal colonoscopy are uncertain…
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University of California Los Angeles; Veterans Affairs - DateMay 18, 2024In 2022, our health system conducted a randomized controlled trial to compare four screening outreach approaches for average-risk individuals age 45 to 49…
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University of California Los Angeles; Veterans Affairs - DateMay 18, 2024COLON CANCER SCREENING - CURRENT GUIDELINES, WHEN TO START AND WHEN TO STOP
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston John P and Katherine G McGovern Medical SchoolThomas Jefferson University HospitalSpeakers
White River Junction VAMCUniversity of California Los Angeles; Veterans AffairsUniv of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health - DateMay 4, 2025This session will delve into the latest advancements in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and surveillance. Attendees will gain insights into new quality indicators for colonoscopy, updated guidelines for bowel preparation, and strategies to address incomplete resection rates…
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Univ of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthUniversity of California Los Angeles; Veterans Affairs