Maricopa Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine Research Newsletter October 2011
An update of the ~ last 6 months of Academic Productivity
None of our efforts would be possible without the assistance and guidance of Mary Mulrow, RN.
We also are in extreme gratitude to Cheri Pantoja, Sara Taylor, Vonnie Fuentes, Herbert Bushman and Christine Wills.
Of course all the residents, attending, nursing and ancillary staff that have dedicated themselves in these collaborative efforts.
As a department we are proud to be involved with the following:
National Institute of Health Grants (NIH): We have recently received funding for a 5th NIH grant Award for the U01-Suicide Prevention Study Emergency Department Safety Assessment and Follow-up Evaluation (ED-SAFE) Role: Site PI Frank LoVecchio, DO /Mary Mulrow, RN
2007-2012 Title: Strategies using Off Patent antibiotics for Methicillin Resistant S. aureus (“STOP MRSA”) – A multi-center, Phase III, randomized, double-blind clinical trial: Contract #: HHSN272200700032C Role: Site PI: Frank LoVecchio, DO /Mary Mulrow, RN/ Funding Amount: Total $ 8.9 Million Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH) /National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)/ Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID)
Broncholitis NIH (Further information pending) 2007-11 Role: Site PI Frank LoVecchio, DO /Mary Mulrow, RN/ Funding Amount: ~ 16,000 per year Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Sepsis Progress: (Further information pending) 2007-10 Role: Site PI Frank LoVecchio, DO /Mary Mulrow, RN/ Funding Amount: ~ 22,000 per year Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
MARC 33: Multi-Center pilot Study for Emergency Department Interventions for Tobacco Cessation Role: Site PI Frank LoVecchio, DO /Mary Mulrow, RN/ Funding Amount: ~ 3000 per year Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Emergency Department Safety Assessment and Follow-up Evaluation (ED-SAFE) Funding Source: National Institute of Mental Health Total ~ 10 Million over 5 years
Purpose: (1) To develop and test a standardized approach to screening emergency department (ED) patients for suicide risk using a tool suitable for systematic use in general medical EDs; (2) To refine and test an ED-initiated intervention to reduce suicidal behavior and associated morbidity and mortality among people who self-identify or screen positive for suicidal ideation; and, (3) To complete a comparative economic analysis of treatment as usual, screening, and the intervention. Site PI: Frank Lovecchio/Mary Mulrow/Herbert Bushman
We are proud to announce our newest grant:
MIHS Partnership with Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) and the CDC to Provide HIV Testing in the ED at MMC
ADHS identified MIHS Maricopa Medical Center as the first hospital to begin planning and collaboration activities for HIV testing in their Emergency Room (ER) funded by the CDC.
MIHS will receive $1M over a 5-year period effective October 1, 2010
As a Department most of the attending and some residents are involved with following:
2001-062 Utilization of Emergency Departments for Possible Exposures to Biological Weapons ACTIVE UCLA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Olive View LoVecchio Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2002-054 National Emergency Airway Registry III ACTIVE None LoVecchio Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2005-035 Central Line Emergency Access Registry (CLEAR) ACTIVE None LoVecchio Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2005-042 Prevalence and Risk Factors for Community Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia ACTIVE Emergency Id Net Study Group LoVecchio Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2006-038 Treatment Protocol for Use of Anascorp in the Treatment of Patients with Scorpion Sting Envenomation ACTIVE Instituto Bioclon S.A. de C.V. AL-03/07 LoVecchio Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2007-035 Whole Body Imaging in Blunt Multisystem Trauma Patients Without Obvious Signs of Injury: A Prospective Study. ACTIVE None LoVecchio Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2007-043 Prevalence of Community-Associated Methicilin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Among Emergency Department Patients with Skin Infections, and Factors Associated with Hospital Admission and Isolation Decisions ACTIVE Emergency Id Net Study Group LoVecchio Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2007-045 Protocolized Care for Early Septic Shock (ProCESS) ACTIVE NIH (Subcontract with University of Pittsburgh) LoVecchio Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2008-045 Strategies using Off-Patent Antibiotics for Methicillin - Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (“STOP MRSA”) - A Phase IIB Multi-Center Randomized Double-Blind Trial ACTIVE NIH (Subcontract with Mt. Olive-UCLA Research Institute) LoVecchio Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2008-068 Prevalence and Risk Factors for Community-Associated Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease among Patients in the Emergency Department ACTIVE Centers For Disease Control & Prevention LoVecchio Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2009-031 Bacteriology of Acute Cutaneous Cellulitis without Drainage Using Conventional Culture and Molecular Identification of Skin Biopsy Specimens ACTIVE EMNet LoVecchio Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2010-006 A Phase III Multicenter Clinical Trial of Analatro (Antivenin Latrodectus (Black Widow) Equine Immune F(ab)2] in Patients with Systemic Latrodectism. ACTIVE Instituto Bioclon S.A. de C.V., Rare Disease Therapeutics XF-07/03 Quan, Lovecchio Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2010-026 Emergency Department Safety Assessment and Follow-up Evaluation (ED-SAFE) ACTIVE NIH-NIMH(Subcontract with University of Massachusetts Medical Center) LoVecchio Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2010-027 Transdermal Absorption of DMPS and its effect on Urinary Mercury Excretion ACTIVE None LoVecchio Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2010-063 A Multi-Center, Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Study to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of a New Formulation of Acetylcysteine Injection ACTIVE Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CPI-NAC-001 Quan, Lovecchio, Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2010-074 Prevalence of Nasal and Non-Nasal Staphylococcus aureus Colonization among Emergency Department Patients with Skin Infections and Other Presenting Complaints. ACTIVE Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) EmerID Net LoVecchio Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2010-084 Retrospective Case Series of Patients Admitted with Heat Stroke: Assessing Contribution of Medications. ACTIVE None LoVecchio Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2010-087 Optic Nerve Ultrasound for the Detection of Elevated Intracranial Pressure in the Hypertensive Patient. ACTIVE None Wu, Roque, Lovecchio Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2010-093 Evaluation of the Beckman Coulter AccuTnl Assay as an Aid in the Diagnosis of Myocardial Infraction (MI) ACTIVE Beckman Coulter, Inc. TNI-2-10 LoVecchio Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2010-120 Prevalence of Medical Marijuana Use Amoung Patients Admitted to A Trauma Center ACTIVE None LoVecchio Mary Mulrow, RN MN
2010-125 Pupil Reactivity with RSI Drugs. ACTIVE None Quan
2011-001 Correlating Chapman Tender Points with Diagnostic Studies in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Chest Pain. ACTIVE [(F. Herbert Fields, D.O., Memorial Research Fund)Grant A.T. Still University, Arizona] Blessing
2011-011 Standard Treatment Protocol for the Relief of Shortness of Breath Associated with an Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Disease (COPD) ACTIVE ElectroCore LLC Wu Mary Mulrow, RN MN
Editor: Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7th ed
Bobrow BJ, Spaite DW, Berg RA, Stolz U, Sanders AB, Kern KB, Vadeboncoeur TF, Clark LL, Gallagher JV, Stapczynski JS, LoVecchio F, Mullins TJ, Humble WO, Ewy GA. Chest compression-only CPR by lay rescuers and survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. JAMA. 2010 (Oct 6);304(13):1447-54.
Roque P, Oliver B, Anderson L, Mulrow M, Drachman D, Stapczynski S, LoVecchio F. Inpatient utilization of blood cultures drawn in an urban ED. Am J Emerg Med 2010 (Dec) [Epub ahead of print]
Lecturer: Point of Care Testing and Post-Resuscitation Procdures. 20th Winter Symposium of Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Karpacz, Poland, March 1-5, 2011
Lecturer: Therapeutic Hypothermia and Effective Learning Techniques in Emergency Medicine, 7th Annual Congress of the Emergency Medicine Physicians Association of Turkey, Antalya, Turkey, May 26-29, 2011
Lecturer: Thoracic and Respiratory Disorders, Thoracic Trauma, Hematology Disorders, Genitourinary Disorders; Comprehensive Review of Emergency Medicine Exam Preparatory Course, Oakbrook, IL, August 25-26, 2010
Appointed: Senior Peer 50 reviewer for the Annals of Emergency Medicine
Service Local/State Chairman, Graduate Medical Education Committee, Maricopa Integrated Health Systems Student Progress Committee, University of Arizona – Phoenix Campus Maricopa Integrated Healthcare System (MIHS), Institutional Review Board (IRB) MIHS Medical Executive Committee, Member at Large Advisor, Emergency Medicine Interest Group, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix Campus, Chairman, Internal Review Subcommittee, Graduate Medical Education Committee, Maricopa Medical Center Policy and Procedure Subcommittee, Graduate Medical Education Committee, Maricopa Medical Center
National/international outreach: Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine (CORD), Secretary/Treasurer, American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), Board of Directors, CORD-representative (non-voting) Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), Faculty Development Committee, Chair, CORD Remediation Task Force, SAEM, Educational Fund Task Force Co-Chair, CORD County Program Director Task Force Chair, CORD Efficacy of Training Task force
Scholarly Presentations: Maricopa Medical Center, hospital orientation (submitted). “Life and Medicine: fatigue and impairment in residents,” Phoenix, AZ. June, 2011. Maricopa Integrated Health Systems Faculty Development Series (invited). “Remediation: a user’s guide for faculty.” Phoenix, AZ. May, 2011. Highland General Hospital Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds (invited). “A Friend of Mine: Wellness, Fatigue and Impairment for the Emergency Physician.” Oakland, CA. April, 2011. New York Presbyterian Emergency Medicine Residency (Columbia/Cornell) Grand Rounds (invited). “A Friend of Mine: Wellness, Fatigue and Impairment in Physicians.” New York, NY. February, 2011.
IRB approvals A Multi-Center, Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Study to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of a New Formulation of Acetylcysteine Injection.
Invited Lectures American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians 2011 Spring Seminar, April 2011, Ft Lauderdale, FL.
New Drugs and Devices
Management of Complications of Body Art in the ED Acute Care Management Course – Acetaminophen, Toxic Alcohols, Cardiac Drugs. Midwestern University, College of Pharmacy-Glendale, AZ Legal Highs. Maricopa Medical Center Paramedic CME Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Published articles
Bacterial Growth on Ultrasound Machines in the Emergency Department Rodriguez G, Quan D. Am J Emerg Med. 2011 Sep;29(7):816-7.
Legal Drugs of Abuse Quan D, Haase D, Levitan R. EM Reports. September 12, 2011.
Positions Senior examiner, American Board of Emergency Medicine Chair, Educational meetings committee, American College of Emergency Medicine Chair, EMCC subcommittee, American College of Emergency Medicine
Research In progress. An epidemiological survey of propofol use in fixed wing air medical transport.
Invited Lectures Uncommon Presentation of Common Illnesses Chest Pain: Making Sense of History and Diagnostic Tests Update on Low Back Pain Trauma: A Visual Odyssey 7th Annual Summer Conference on Emergency Medicine Symposia Medicus Napa, California June, 2011
Trauma: A Visual Odyssey Gallup Indian Medical Center, Gallup, New Mexico, July, 2011
Productivity March/April 11 - Sept 11
Grant awarded
Federal
1R01NS071049-01A1 Spaite/Bobrow (Co-PIs) 3/1/2011-2/29/2016
NIH/NINDS $2,773,320. Impact of Implementing the EMS Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Guidelines. To test the hypothesis that statewide implementation of the nationally-vetted, evidence-based TBI guidelines in the 911 EMS system will significantly reduce mortality and improve non-mortality outcomes in adults and mature children (age ≥18) with severe TBI.
Role: Co- principal Investigator
Grant submission Pending Grants Federal
PA-07-070: 3R01GRANT10914658 Spaite/Bobrow (Co-PIs)
NIH/NINDS $1,084,043 10% effort
Impact of Implementing the EMS Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Guidelines in Children: The EPIC4Kids Study.
Aim: To test the hypothesis that statewide implementation of the nationally-vetted, evidence-based TBI guidelines in the 911 EMS system will significantly reduce mortality and improve non-mortality outcomes in children (age < 18) with severe TBI.
Role: Co- principal Investigator
Journal Articles published (“+” = mentee) Bobrow BJ, +Rafael S; Emergency Department Evaluation of Stroke and TIA: Beyond the CT Scan: Part I; Emergency Medicine Reports; 2011;32(8):93-103.
Bobrow BJ, +Rafael S; Emergency Department Evaluation of Stroke and TIA: Beyond the CT Scan: Part II; Emergency Medicine Reports; 2011;32(9):105-115.
Mohler MJ, Wendel CS, +Mosier J, +Itty A, Fain M, Clark L, Bobrow B, Sanders AB; Cardiocerebral Resuscitation Improves Out-of-Hospital Survival in Older Adults; Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; 2011;59(5):822-826.
Lerner EB, Rea TD, Bobrow BJ, Acker III JE, Berg RA, Brooks SC, Cone DC, Gay M, Gent LM, Mears G, Nadkarni VM, O’Connor RE, Potts J, Sayre MR, Swor RA, Travers AH; Emergency Medical Service Dispatch CPR Prearrival Instructions to Improve Survival From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest; Circulation; In press.
Gaither JB, Spaite DW, Bobrow B, Denninghoff K, Stolz U, Beskind D, Meislin HM. Prehospital Endotracheal Intubation for Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: The Intubation-Hyperventilation Paradox. (submitted)
Journal Article Submitted CPR Variability During Ground Ambulance Transport of Patients in Cardiac Arrest. Submitted to Resuscitation. Commentaries Bobrow BJ; Climbing the Summit to Improve National Cardiac Arrest Survival – Systematically; Circulation; 2011;doi:10.1161/CIR.0b013e31821d79f3.
Selecting the Right Primary Outcome Measures for Cardiac Arrest Research: We Can Pay Now, or We Can Pay Later. Circulation 2011.
Paper Reviewed MS ID#: CIRCULATIONAHA/2011/049171 MS TITLE: The Accuracy of Emergency Medical Dispatcher-Assisted Layperson-Caller Pulse Check Using the Medical Priority Dispatch System Protocol.
Invited Lectures The 2010 Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and 03/2011 Emergency Cardiovascular Care AHA Delegation Beijing, Wuhan, Shanghai CHINA
Cardiac Resuscitation 05/2011 Turkish Emergency Medicine Congress Antalya, TURKEY
Coordinating a Statewide System of Cardiac Arrest Care: 06/2011 Winning Hearts and Brains Seattle Citywide Grand Rounds University of Washington Seattle, Washington
Improving Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival 08/2011 Through a System of Care Approach: The Arizona Experience The Irwin R. Callen, MD Memorial Lectureship Florida Chapter, American College of Cardiology 25th Annual Meeting Orlando, Florida
Abstracts Submitted and Accepted: AHA—Resuscitation Science Symposium – Nov. 2011 1) Ability of Bystanders to Appropriately Provide Rescue Breathing in the Setting of a Chest Compression-Only CPR Campaign for Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Author Block: Ashish R Panchal, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Tyler F Vadeboncoeur, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Uwe Stolz, Daniel W Spaite, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Robert A Berg, The Children’s Hosp of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Arthur B Sanders, Karl B Kern, Alyson Welch, Bentley J Bobrow, Gordon A Ewy, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; SHARE Study Group
2) Impact of an AHA Guideline-Based, Statewide Post-Arrest System of Care on Survival from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Author Block: Ashish R Panchal, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Tyler F Vadeboncoeur, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Uwe Stolz, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Jason R Roosa, Maricopa Medical Ctr, Phoenix, AZ; Robert A Berg, The Children’s Hosp of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Gordon A Ewy, Margaret J Mullins, Bentley J Bobrow, Daniel W Spaite, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; SHARE Study Group 3) CPR Quality in an Urban Teaching Hospital Emergency Department: Are 2010 AHA Guidelines Being Implemented?
Author Block: Jason R Roosa, Kyle McCarty, Brian Kitamura, Rianne Page, Paul B Dommer, Maricopa Medical Ctr, Phoenix, AZ; Annemarie Silver, ZOLL Medical Corp, Chelmsford, MA; Ashish R Panchal, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Frank LoVecchio, Maricopa Medical Ctr, Phoenix, AZ; Daniel W Spaite, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Bentley J Bobrow, Maricopa Medical Ctr, Phoenix, AZ; SHARE Study Group
4) Achieving the 2010 AHA Guideline Metrics for CPR Quality is Associated with Improved Survival from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Author Block: Bentley J Bobrow, Daniel W Spaite, Uwe Stolz, Ashish R Panchal, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Tyler F Vadeboncoeur, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Annemarie Silver, ZOLL Medical Corp, Chelmsford, MA; Keith Pyers, Mesa Fire Dept, Mesa, AZ; Mark Venuti, Guardian Medical Transport, Flagstaff, AZ; Gary Smith, Mesa Fire Dept, Mesa, AZ; Gordon A Ewy, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; SHARE Research Group
5) Body Weight-Related Adjustments to Chest Compression Depth by EMS Providers during Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Author Block: Jason R Roosa, Maricopa Medical Ctr, Phoenix, AZ; Daniel W Spaite, Ashish R Panchal, Uwe Stolz, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Tyler F Vadeboncoeur, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Annemarie Silver, ZOLL Medical Corp, Chelmsford, MA; Margaret J Mullins, Karl B Kern, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Bentley J Bobrow, Maricopa Medical Ctr, Phoenix, AZ; Gordon A Ewy, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; SHARE Study Group
Peer Reviewed Publications & Chapters
Wu, TS. Stefanski, P. Basic Ultrasound-Guided Procedures. Emergency Medicine Reports: The Practical Journal for Emergency Physicians. 2011;32(5):1-16.
Wu, TS. Tarascon Emergency Department Quick Reference Guide. Copyright: January, 2011. Author and Reviewer.
Other Publications & Writings
Pregerson, B. Wu, TS. The FAST: Not Just for Trauma Anymore. Emergency Physicians Monthly. August, 2011.
Wu, TS. Montagna, L. Nelson, B. Ultrasound Guided Peritonsillar Abscess Drainage. Emergency Physicians Monthly. July, 2011.
Wu, TS. Pregerson, B. Ultrasound Diagnosis of a Patella Fracture. Emergency Physicians Monthly. June, 2011.
Pregerson, B. Wu, TS. Ultrasound Diagnosis of an Enlarged Prostate. Emergency Physicians Monthly. May, 2011.
Pregerson, B. Wu, TS. Ultrasound Evaluation of an Elbow Effusion. Emergency Physicians Monthly. April, 2011.
Wu, TS. Pregerson, B. Common Biliary Ultrasound Mistakes. Emergency Physicians Monthly. March, 2011.
Wu, TS. Pregerson, B. Ultrasound Diagnosis & Localization of Tendon Lacerations. Emergency Physicians Monthly. February, 2011.
Pregerson, B. Wu, TS. Ultrasound Diagnosis of Polycystic Kidney Disease. Emergency Physicians Monthly. January, 2011.
Lectures
Emergency Bedside Ultrasound: The Wave of the Future
Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Grand Rounds. Invited lecturer. Phoenix, AZ. September, 2011.
ENT Nightmares: The Good, The Bad, and The Really Ugly.
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) National Scientific Assembly. Invited lecturer and faculty. San Francisco, CA. October, 2011.
Tricks of the Trade: Head and Neck Procedures. American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) National Scientific Assembly. Invited lecturer and faculty. San Francisco, CA. October, 2011.
Simulation Based Training Workshop Resuscitation Conference. Simulation Center Director. Las Vegas, NV. April, 2011.
Scientific Presentations
Haase DJ, Gust SK, Wu TS, Khor KN, Drachman D. Correlating IVC Measurement with Intravascular Volume Changes at Three Measurement Sites. Oral presentation. University of Arizona, Academic Excellence Day. Phoenix, AZ. May, 2011. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, Best Resident Abstract Honorable Mention Award. 2011.
Barth L, Roque P, Wu TS, Lovecchio F. Optic Nerve Ultrasound in the Hypertensive Patient. Poster presentation. University of Arizona, Academic Excellence Day. Phoenix, AZ. May, 2011.
Ongoing research Projects listed above
Associate Editor:
Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, published by American College of Emergency Physicians, 2008-present
ED Legal Letter 2010-present
International Editor: Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine 2003-present
Editorial Board:
Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 2006-present Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine 2003-present
Peer Reviewer: Academic Emergency Medicine American Journal of Emergency Medicine Annals of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine Reports Journal of Medical Toxicology Journal of Clinical Toxicology
Book Reviewer: Annals of Emergency Medicine
Publications
Hypoglycemia after accidental pediatric sulfonylurea ingestions. Levine M, Ruha AM, Lovecchio F, Riley BD, Pizon AF, Burns BD, Thomas SH. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011 Sep;27(9):846-9.
Comparison of Staphylococcus aureus from skin and soft-tissue infections in US emergency department patients, 2004 and 2008. Talan DA, Krishnadasan A, Gorwitz RJ, Fosheim GE, Limbago B, Albrecht V, Moran GJ; EMERGEncy ID Net Study Group. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Jul 15;53(2):144-9.
Paliperidone overdose with delayed onset of toxicity. Levine M, Lovecchio F, Tafoya P, Graham R.
Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Jul;58(1):80-2. Epub 2011 Mar 4.
National Presentations (includes abstracts):
Rattlesnake Envenomations: University of Texas
Toxic ACLS: NYU Nedical Center
Jared Green, Schwartz A, Wilkis A, Denny M (EM Residents)
“Development of a Real Time Patient Satisfaction Survey for the Emergency Department”
Green J, Glynn P, Schwartz A, Anand S, Wilkis A, Denny M, Gerkin Jr R
Oral Presentation at ACEP 2011 Finalist for Best Resident Research
Paper Publications: 1. Roque P, Feiz-Erfan I, Wu TS, LoVecchio F. Approach to Thoracolumbar Spine Fracture Management in the Emergency Department. Emergency Medicine Reports. June 6, 2011. 32;13: pp157-168 2. Roque P, Barth L, Stapczynski JS, Wu TS, LoVecchio F. Optic Nerve Ultrasound in the Hypertensive Patient. AJEM. Recently accepted acticle.
Roosa JR, McCarty K, Kitamura B, Page R, Dommer PB, Silver A, Panchal AR, LoVecchio F, Spaite DW, Bobrow BJ. CPR Quality in an Urban Teaching Hospital Emergency Department: Are 2010 AHA Guidelines Being Implemented? AHA Scientific Sessions, Orlando, FL, 2011, Abstract.
Roosa J, Spaite D, Panchal AR, Stolz U, Vadeboncoeur TF, Silver A, Mullins MJ, Kern KB, Bobrow BJ, Ewy GA. Body Weight-Related Adjustments to Chest Compression Depth by EMS Providers during Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. AHA Scientific Sessions, Orlando, FL, 2011, Abstract.
Panchal AR, Vadeboncoeur TF, Stolz U, Roosa JR, Berg RA, Ewy GA, Mullins MJ, Bobrow BJ, Spaite DW. Impact of an AHA Guideline-Based, Statewide Post-Arrest System of Care on Survival from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. AHA Scientific Sessions, Orlando, FL, 2011, Abstract.