Current Research
“Why is my doctor mad at me?” Psychic distress and antipathic behavior among health care workers (pilot study, data collection phase)
Social distance and social isolation: Decision-making among the public during the COVID-19 pandemic (data analysis phase)
Articles for Interested Readers
Mystery Diagnosis: Why Nobody Knows What’s Wrong – September 2008
Vaccination: Loose Ends in a Scientific Puzzle – March 2008
Research: Publications
Doerfler RE, 2021. Trajectory of Patients Treated With Classical Homeopathy: A Retrospective Analysis. Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine 2021 Jan;27(1):56-64. PMID: 33609091
Doerfler RE, 2020. Social Isolation in An Epidemic: Reconciling the Needs of Older Adults with the Exigencies of Social Distancing. The Pennsylvania State Univerisity; Scholarsphere Open Access, doi:10.26207/kqbb-db45
Doerfler, RE & Goodfellow, L, 2016. Brief exposure to cognitive behavioral therapy reduces side-effect symptoms in patients on antiretroviral therapy. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care . Jul-Aug; 27(4):455-67 doi:10.1016/j.jana.2016.02.010.
Bechtel, T, & Doerfler, RE, 2015. Long, D. Parent perceptions of the school nurse: A descriptive study. School Nurse News, 2015, September. 37-38 and links.
Doerfler RE, 2011. Clinical trial of cognitive behavioral therapy to reduce antiretroviral therapy side effects in HIV patients. ProQuest Dissertations AAI3428155.
Doerfler RE, Women’s immunological health. In Condon, M. Whole Woman Wellness: Body, Mind, Spirit. Prentice Hall. 2003.
Doerfler RE, 2007. A Guide to clinical privileges. Advance for Nurse Practitioners. November; 15(11), 18.
Doerfler RE, 2004. Let NP=NP. Adv Nurse Pract. 2004 July;12(7), 18.
Doerfler RE, 2004. Embracing the E-revolution: How technology can maximize your practice. Adv Nurse Pract. 2004 June;12(6):35-42.
Doerfler RE, 2002. Sweetening the toxic cocktail. Managing the side effects of HIV medications. Adv Nurse Pract. 2002 May;10(5):52-4, 57-8, 103.
Yozviak JL, Doerfler RE & Woodward WC, 2002. Resuppression of viral load following treatment interruption with nevirapine and 2 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Feb 15;34(4):547-50.
Yozviak JL, Doerfler RE & Woodward WC, 2001. Effectiveness and tolerability of Nevirapine, Stavudine, and Lamivudine at high and low viral loads in clinical practice. HIV Clin Trials. Nov-Dec;2(6):474-6.
Doerfler RE, 2001. Consider a cash-only practice. Advance for Nurse Practitioners; February 2001, (9)2:21.
Doerfler RE, 2000. Prescriptive authority for NPs in Pennsylvania: Implementation guide, with notes on special circumstances. Published by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, December 2000, rev. June 2002.
Doerfler RE, 1999. The clinical management of erectile dysfunction. J Amer Acad Nurs Prac, March 1999, (11)3: 117-123.
Research: Presentations & Abstracts
Doerfler RE Trajectory of Patients Treated With Classical Homeopathy: A Retrospective Analysis 2021 Altern Ther Health Med 2021 Jan;27(1):56-64. PMID: 33609091
Doerfler RE Social Isolation in An Epidemic: Reconciling the Needs of Older Adults with the Exigencies of Social Distancing 2020. The Pennsylvania State Univerisity; Scholarsphere Open Access, doi:10.26207/kqbb-db45
Doerfler RE, Brief exposure to cognitive-behavioral therapy reduces fatigue and nausea in HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy. At Canadian Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, March 17-19 2011 in Montreal [podium presentation].
Doerfler RE, Antiretroviral therapy for HIV: Standardization of adherence education. At Eastern Nursing Research Society Meeting, March 28,
Kouvatsos P, Doerfler RE, Woodward WC. ALT does not predict hepatic fibrosis in HIV/HCV co-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy. In Abstracts of the XIV International AIDS Conference, July 7-12, 2002, Barcelona.
Yozviak JL, Kouvatsos P, Doerfler RE, Woodward WC. Supervised Treatment Interruption (STI) in an urban HIV clinical practice: A prospective analysis. In Abstracts of the XIV International AIDS Conference, July 7-12, 2002, Barcelona.
Yozviak JL, Doerfler RE & Woodward WC. Structured Treatment Interruption (STI) with Nevirapine (NVP) and two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NsRTI): Is re-suppression achieved following treatment interruption? In Abstracts of the 40th Interscience Council on Antimicrobials and Chemotherapy, September 17 – 20, 2000, Toronto, ON. Abstract I1546.
Yozviak JL, Doerfler RE & Woodward WC. Antiretroviral therapy in clinical practice: Effectiveness and tolerability of Nevirapine (NVP), Stavudine (d4T) and Lamivudine (3TC). In Abstracts of the 40th ICAAC, September 17 – 20, 2000, Toronto, ON. Abstract I1519.
Yozviak JL, Moran BP, Doerfler RE & Woodward WC. Antiretroviral therapy in clinical practice: Ethnic variability in effectiveness and tolerability of Nelfinavir and two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. In Program and Abstracts, 13th World AIDS Conference, July 9 – 14, 2000, Durban, South Africa. Abstract 5171. [Poster]
Woodward WC, Lash J, Doerfler RE. Protease Inhibitor (PI) induction followed by a non-PI maintenance regimen in HIV-1 infected patients. In Abstracts and Program of the 38th Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Meeting. Nov 18 – 20, 1999. Philadelphia, PA. Abstract 372.
Yozviak JL, Doerfler RE & Woodward WC. Intermittent Antiretroviral Therapy Can Induce Reduction of Viral Rebound after ART-Interruption. In Program and Abstracts of the Seventh European Conference on Clinical Aspects and Treatment of HIV Infection. Lisbon, Portugal, October 23 – 27, 1999. Abstract 236.
Flores-Posadas M, Morrison CJ, Woodward WC, Doerfler RE. Is urine ligase chain testing a cost effective method of STD screening in an HIV population? In Abstracts of the 38th ICAAC, September 24 – 27, 1998, San Diego, CA. Abstract D32