Emergency Medicine Research Competition 2022

Held at Symposium by the Sea 2022

August 5-6, 2022 | Hyatt Regency Coconut Point

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All Entries:

Medical Student Category:

Analysis of injury patterns related to standing electric scooters at a Level-1 Trauma center Emergency Department in an urban area by Theo Sher [14]; Jay Shah [14]; Andrew Thomas, MD, FACEP [14]; Emily Holbrook, MA [14]; Jason Wilson, MD, MA, FACEP [14]

Comparison of acute versus previous gunshot wound patients’ views on firearms by Jack Jimenez [14]; Paul Webb [14]; Andre Elder [14]; Jason Wilson, MD, MA, FACEP [14]; Roberta Baer, PhD [14]

Factors differentiating False Positive and Acute Positive Equivocal Fourth Generation HIV serum test results at the Tampa General Hospital Emergency Department by Thomas Shen [14]; Zachary Whiteman [14]; Emily Holbrook, MA [14]; Jason Wilson, MD, MA, FACEP [10,14]

Floridian Emergency Department Fees Vary Significantly Based on Type of Control and Patient Characteristics by Alyssa Cartwright [3]; Tony Zitek, MD [7]; Brittney Pardinas [3]

Paramedic-performed Prehospital Tele-Ultrasound: A Powerful Technology or an Impractical Endeavor? A Literature Review by Rachel Shi [11]; Colton Amaral [11], Javier Rosario, MD [11]

Repeat Fall Risk in Geriatric Patients following Fall-Induced Traumatic Head Injury by Brandon Knopp [2]; Thomas Caussat [2]; Joshua J. Solano, MD [2]; Lisa M. Clayton, DO [2]; Patrick G. Hughes, DO [2]; Richard D. Shih, MD [2]; Scott M. Alter, MD [2]

Social Determinants of Health and Opioid Use Disorder by Ayesha Anwer [14]; Jason Wilson, MD, MA, FACEP [14]; Emily Holbrook, MA [14]

The Effect of Diabetes on the Risk of Intracranial Hemorrhage Following Head Injury in Geriatric Patients by Sohini Lahiri [2]; Joshua J. Solano, MD [2]; Lisa M. Clayton, DO [2]; Patrick G. Hughes, DO [2]; Richard D. Shih, MD [2]; Scott M. Alter, MD [2]

Resident Category:

A Case of Peri-Ureteral Abscess Following Ureteroscopy with Laser Lithotripsy and Ureteral Stent Removal by Erik Hammond, DO [5]; Vincent Grekoski DO [5]; Amit Boukai MD, MPH [5]; Glenn Goodwin DO [5]; Laurence Dubensky, MD [5]

An Evaluation of Reflex Urine Culture Criteria for Emergency Department Patients by Ilya Luschitsky, MD [8]; McKenzie Benz [8]; Tony Zitek MD [8]; David A. Farcy, MD [8]

An Infographic Utilized As A Just-In-Time Tool For Paramedic EKG Interpretation by Robert Pell, MD [12]; Ayanna Walker, MD [12]; Latha Ganti, MD, MS, MBA, FACEP [12]; Anines Quinones, MD [12]; Ariel Vera, MD [12]; Javier Rosario, MD [12]; Alexa Ragusa DO [12]

Analyzing Stroke Alert Activations and the Correlation with a True Stroke Diagnosis by Natalie Diers, MD [12]; Latha Ganti, MD, MS, MBA, FACEP [12]; Abigail Alorda, MD [12]; Taylor Cesarz MD [12]; Alex Ragusa, DO [12]

Delta NIHSS after Alteplase for Acute Ischemic Stroke by Abigail Alorda, MD [12]; Alexa Ragusa, DO [12]; Taylor Cesarz, MD [12]; Natalie Diers, MD [12]; Latha Ganti, MD, MS, MBA, FACEP [12]

Easy to treat, Easy to miss: A case of periodic paralysis in the emergency department by Akash Patel, DO [5]; Laurence Dubensky, MD, FACEP [5]

Effectiveness of Case-Based Learning Curriculum on Emergency Medicine Resident Self-Efficacy Related to Management of Radio Medical Communications by Linh Nguyen, MD [9]; Lindsay Wencel, MD [9]; Danielle DiCesare, MD [9]; Christine Van Dillen, MD [9]

Factors associated with higher emergency department ICH scores by Taylor Cesarz, MD [12]; Alexa Ragusa, DO [12]; Natalie Diers, MD [12]; Abby Alorda, MD [12]; Latha Ganti, MD, MS, MBA, FACEP [12]

Penetrating aortic ulceration with pseudoaneurysm and intramural hematoma: Emergency department management and point-of-care ultrasound diagnosis by Alexander Huttleston, MD [13]; Derrick Huang, MD [13]; Frank Fraunfelter, MD, FACEP [13]; Leoh Leon, II, MD [13]; Latha Ganti, MD, MS, MBA, FACEP [13]

Resident-led Wellness: Fostering the skills Emergency Medicine Residents need to thrive using a longitudinal mentorship model & an innovative Residency House system by Erica Warkus, MD [4]; Kelly O’Keefe, MD, FACEP [4]; Kevin Gil, MD [4]; Casey Cheney, DO [4]; Phil Bonar, MD [4]; Steven Kamm, MD, FACEP [4]

Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hematoma Arising from an Adrenal Gland Mass by Edward Hu, MD [7]; Shilpa Amin, MD [7]

Stage-based interventions to improve EM provider efficiency when caring for patients with complex social situations such as intimate partner violence by Erica Warkus, MD [4]; Celina Ramsey [4]

The Diagnostic Conundrum of a Brain Abscess by Jessica Rose, DO [1]; Caroline Molins, MSMed [1]

Who gets cryptogenic strokes? by Alexa Ragusa, DO [12]; Taylor Cesarz, MD [12]; Abigail Alorda, MD [12]; Natalie Diers, MD [12]; Latha Ganti, MD [12]

X: Play for your life – An interactive learning exercise to teach empathy and foster productive, clinically-relevant discussions in difficult social situations by Erica Warkus, MD [4]; Celina Ramsey [4]

Fellow Category:

Catatonia after minor head trauma in an adolescent by Lindsay Maguire, MD [9]; Bryce Bergeron, MD [9]; Jeffer Pinzon, MD [9]

Institutional Affiliations:

1. AdventHealth East Orlando
2. FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
3. FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
4. FSU at Sarasota Memorial Hospital
5. HCA Aventura Hospital
6. HCA Brandon Hospital
7. HCA Orange Park Hospital
8. Mount Sinai Medical Center
9. Orlando Health
10. Tampa General Hospital
11. UCF College of Medicine
12. UCF/HCA GME Consortium Emergency Medicine Residency of Greater Orlando
13. UCF/HCA Ocala Hospital
14. USF

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