Grantees 2014-2015
EMF/NIDA Training Award
Elizabeth Samuels, MD, MPH
Rhode Island Hospital
$19,972
Emergency Department Naloxone Distribution and Opioid Peer Recovery Coaching: A Feasibility Study
Joseph H. Yanta, MD
University of Pittsburgh
$20,000
Improving Linkage to Outpatient Services for ED Patients Seeking Treatment for Opioid Abuse Using a Novel Text Message Program
EMF Fellowship
Nicholas Mohr, MD
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
$150,000 (2-year)
Utilization, Costs, and Outcomes of Inter-Hospital Transfer of Rural Patients with Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
EMF/EMAF Health Policy Scholar
Arjun Venkatesh, MD, MBA
Yale University
$132,200 (2-year)
Evaluating the Impact of Observation Services on ED Admissions Rates: Implications for Quality Measurement
EMF Patient Centered Outcomes Research
Kristin Rising, MD
Thomas Jefferson University
$100,000 (2-year)
Patient Centered Transition Planning Following Discharge from the Emergency Department
EMF Health Policy
Jeremiah Schuur, MD, MHS
Brigham and Women's Hospital
$50,000
An Analysis of Freestanding Emergency Departments in the U.S.
EMF Career Development
Nathan Hoot, MD, PhD
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
$50,000
Measuring and Forecasting Emergency Department Crowding: An Extensible Simulation Framework
Jon Femling, MD, PhD
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Amount: $50,000
Translating quorum sensing inhibitors to human S. aureus infection
EMF International
Nee-Kofi Mould-Millman, MD
University of Colorado, Department of Emergency Medicine
$10,000
Demonstrating the Effectiveness of an African Emergency First Aid Responder System
Shada Rouhani, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
$10,000
Evaluation of Protocolized Observation Care in an Emergency Department in Central Haiti
Mark Bisanzo, MD, DMT&H, FACEP
Global Emergency Care Collaborative and Department of Emergency Medicine at Division of Global Health at the University of Massachusetts
$10,000
Baseline Acute Care Research at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital
EMF/EMRA Resident Critical Care Research
Sara Crager, MD
University of California Los Angeles - Olive View Medical Center
$5,000
Comparison of Non-Invasive Methods of Assessing Fluid Responsiveness in Critically Ill Patients
Matthew Dettmer, MD
Washington University
$4,796
The Role of Emergency Department Lactate Clearance for Prevention of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
EMF/EMRA Resident Research
John Trentini, MD, PhD
Wright State University
$5,000
The Neuroprotective Effects of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles in Acute Stroke
Sabrina Poon, MD and Margaret Greenwood-Ericksen, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
$5,000
Policy Analysis and Usability of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) in Emergency Medicine
Sandra Beverly, MD
Carolinas Medical Center
$5,000
First Time Seizure Focus Group Study
EMF/Medical Toxicology Foundation Resident Research
Lindsay Fox, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
$4,936
Understanding relationships between opioid prescribing, patient characteristics, and overdose
EMF/SAEM Medical Student
Jonathan Santiago
Yale School of Medicine
$2,400
On Shaky Ground: Pediatric Emergency Medicine Tabletop Simulation Training and Evaluation in the Dominican Republic
GEMSSTAR/Jahnigen Grant (in partnership with AGS and SAEM)
Anthony Rosen, MD, MPH
Weill Cornell Medical College
$12,500
Increasing Recognition and Improving Understanding of Physical Elder Abuse through Comprehensive Analysis of a Highly Adjudicated Series of Cases
EMF/EMBRS
Paulina Sergot, MD
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
$5,000
Are Emergency Physicians able to recognize non-convulsive seizure on emergent electroencephalography performed in patients presenting with altered mental status?