Grantees 1996-1997

Center of Excellence

Steven C. Dronen, MD
The University of Michigan Emergency Medicine
$249,302 over 3 years
Characterization of the Pathophysiology of Acute Hemorrhage and Its Resuscitation

Career Development

E. Bradshaw Bunney, MD
University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Emergency Medicine
$25,000
Cocaethylene, Cocaine and Ethanol: Effects on VTA Dopamine Neurons

Gary B. Green, MD, MPH, FACEP
Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine
$25,000
Cost Effectiveness of Laboratory Markers of Myocardial Injury

Teresa Mary Herbert, MD
Strong Memorial Hospital University of Rochester Emergency Department
$25,000
An Analysis of High Utilizers of the Pediatric Emergency Department

Demetrios N. Kyriacou, MD, MPH, FACEP
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
$25,000
Multi-Centered Emergency Department-Based Study of Risk Factors for Acute Injury from Domestic Violence Against Women

Research Fellowship

Frederick Beddingfield, MD
UCLA Emergency Medicine Center UCLA School of Medicine
$25,000
Evaluation of Appropriateness and Outcomes of Delayed Care of Emergency Department Patients - A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial

Randall Berlin, MD
Oregon Health Sciences University
$25,000
Outcomes After Serious Poisoning in the United States

Directed Research – Cardiovascular

Rashmi U. Kothari, MD, FACEP
University of Cincinnati Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine
$75,000
Stroke Recognition: A Prehospital Stroke Scale

Robert J. Zalenski, MD, FACEP
Wayne State University Department of Emergency Medicine
$74,848
Myocardial Perfusion Scanning in Patients with Suspected Cardiac Ischemia

Resident Research

Teresa Ainsworth, MD
University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine
$4,840
Can Neurobehavior Testing Identify Emergency Patients at Risk for Post-Concussive Syndrome Following Mild Head Injury?

Sangeeta A. Desai, MD
Georgetown University Department of Emergency Medicine
$4,650
Utility of Continuous Noninvasive Bio-impedance Hemodynamic Monitoring for Emergency Department Therapy of Heart Failure Patients

James M. Leaming, MD
SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse Department of Emergency Medicine
$5,000
Glottal Area Patency During Experimental Cortical Seizures

Christopher A. Lipinski, MD
Center for Emergency Medicine
$3,343
The Effects of Normoxia and 21-Aminosteriod Antioxidants on Cerebral Injury After Cardiac Arrest in Rats

Donovan Thompson, MD
Grace Hospital/WSU School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
$4,900
Outcome Evaluation of Central Venous Oxygen Saturation Measurements

EMF/SAEM Medical Student Research

Nathan C. Hall, PhD
University of Cincinnati Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine
$2,400
Edema Reduction and White Matter Protection Following Treatment with a Phenylnitrone Spin Trap in Experimental Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Caroline Han
Georgetown University Department of Emergency Medicine
$1,990
Early Prediction of Positive Culture Results in the ED by Hyperlactatemia in Pediatric Occult Bacteremia Patients

Michael L. Martino
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
$2,400
The Effects of a Combined Nitroprusside Supplementation and Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition in a Porcine Model of Septic Shock

EMF/SAEM Innovation in Medical Education

Jeffrey Bazarian, MD
University of Rochester Medical Center
$1,000
Does a Highly Structured, Evidence-Based Journal Club Improve Emergency Medicine Residents' Critical Appraisal Skills?

Jane M. Lavelle, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
$1,125
The Use of Mock Resuscitation with an Ancillary Curriculum and Workshops to Enhance Resident Resuscitation Knowledge, Skill and Confidence

Jessica Macnab, MD, CCFP
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
$4,875
A Proposal to Develop and Evaluate a Self-Directed Computer Interactive Training Program in Radiology for Emergency Physicians

Douglas Yoshida, MD
San Francisco General Hospital
$5,000
Basic Wound and Laceration Care - An Interactive Tutorial

Ronald Moscati, MD, FACEP
Erie County Medical Center
$3,000
Enhancement of Emergency Medicine Training Through the Use of a World Wide Web Site

EMF/ENF Team

Jorie D. Klein, ADN, RN and Ellen Taliaferro, MD, FACEP
Parkland Memorial Hospital
$10,000
Family Presence During Resuscitation/Invasive Procedure

Suzanne Metcalfe, RN and David Slobodkin, MD, FACEP
Cook County Hospital
$10,000
Vaccination of Emergency Department Patients Against Influenza

Creativity & Innovation in Emergency Medicine

Lesa D. Fraker, MD, PhD, FACEP
University of Illinois at Chicago
$5,000
Development of an Innovative Model for Screening Inotropic Drugs in Human Heart Tissue

Community Hospital in Emergency Medicine

David Shragge, MD, FRCP(C)
Misericordia Community Health Centre
$7,200
Training the Community Disaster Planning Team: Is it Effective? Towards an Objective Evidence Based Evaluation