Virtual 2021 Emergency Medicine Research Competition Awards

Best Medical Student Project:

Efficacy of High-Sensitivity Troponin I Assay for Ruling in Acute Coronary Syndrome in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients Over a One-Year Period by Kelly Perryman, BS [15], Elizabeth Warren, RN [15], Brandon Allen, MD, FACEP [15]

Best Resident Project:

Emergency Medicine Analytics of Big Data from Research on Burnout in Medicine by Thomas Cox, MD [1,3], Sagar Galwankar, MD [1,3], Ankit K Sahu, MD [1,3], Praveen Aggarwal, MD [1,3]

Best Case Report:

Clam Calamity: Five concurrent cases of neurotoxic shellfish poisoning with varying presentations following ingestion of clams from ocean water contaminated with Karenia brevis by Emily Wheeler, MD [3]; Jeremy Lund, PharmD [3]; Casey Chaney, DO [3]; Stephanie Murphy, MD [13], Sagar Galwanker, MD [3]

All Entries:

Medical Student Category

‘E’ For Emergent: An Analysis of the Use of Prehospital Red Lights and Sirens (RLS) and Time to Antibiotic Administration in Sepsis Alert Patients by William Taber, BS [3], Nicholas Caputo, B.S.E, NRP [8], Erica Warkus, MD, PhD [3], Marshall Frank, DO, MPH, FACEP, FAEMS [3]

Assessing the Factors Related to False Positive HIV Testing in the Emergency Department by Rebecca Haber, BA [7,13,18], Nicholas Lewis, BA [7,13,18], Onyeka Acholonu, BA, BS [7,13,18], Heather Henderson, MA, CAS [7,13,18], Jason Wilson, MD, MA, FACEP [7,13,18]

Efficacy and Safety of High-Sensitivity Troponin I Assay for Ruling Out Acute Coronary Syndrome Over a One-Year Period by Kelly Perryman, BS [15], Elizabeth Warren, RN [15], Brandon Allen, MD FACEP [15]

Evaluation of Medical Student Learner and Gamer Types at a South Florida Medical School: A Study by Shatz CD, MS2 [16], Jackson JS, MD [4,16], PoSaw LL, MD MPH [6]

Implementation of a Stroke Imaging Protocol: Improving Stroke Imaging Selection in the Emergency Department by Allison Dombroski [11,17], Enola Okonkwo, MD [13,18], Jared Senvisky, MD [13,18], Tiffany Pleasent, MD [13,18], Jason Wilson, MD [13,18]

Mixed Methods Analysis of Non-Fatal Gunshot Wound Patients in the Emergency Department by Apoorva Ravichandran, BS [18]; Rebecca Haber, BA [7]; Alfredo Ortega-Cotte, BS [18]; Benjamin Kailes [18]; Emily Holbrook, MA [18]; Roberta Baer, PhD [18]; Jason Wilson, MD, MA, FACEP [13,18]

Mixed-Methods Analysis of Uncontrolled Diabetes and Potential Causes of Health Inequity in Non-Hispanic Black Patients in the Emergency Department by Lucy Garner [18], Jason Wilson, MD, MA, FACEP [13,18]

Nucleic acid-based HIV viral load testing in the Emergency Department by Nicholas Lewis, BA [17], Akhil Tumpudi, BS [7], Heather Henderson, MA [13], Marci O’Driscoll, MS [13], Onyeka Acholonu, BA, BS [13], Jason Wilson, MD, MA, FACEP [13,18]

Time to Treatment: Characterizing the Current Landscape of Intracranial Hemorrhage Management in Patients on Oral Anticoagulation and the Role of Interfacility Transport Leading to Potential Delays in Care by Allison Loeffler, OMS-II [17], Grant Yatzkan, MS-II [18], Jason Wilson, MD [13,18]

Resident Category

A simulated exercise on Phase Zero’s platform to capture user experience and feedback on electronic data capture by Dr. Josh Pavlik, PGY-II [3]; Dr. Sagar Galwankar [3]; Dr. Vivek Chauhan [5]; Kevin Yee [12]; Ngoc Le [12]

An Uncommon Cause of Acute Hyperkalemia with Hemodynamic Instability by Wesley Priddy, MD [18], Lance Lewis, MD [18], Samuel Harris, MD [18], Matthew Vasey, MD [13]

Analysis of Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage in Patients with Isolated Head Injury on Anticoagulation/Antiplatelet (ACAP) Therapy by Kevin Raymond, DO [1,3], Amit Agrawal, MD [1,3], Alexander Sterling, DO [1,3], Mary Roberts, DO [1,3], Reuben Holland, MD [1,3], Sagar Galwankar, MD [3]

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Healthcare Providers by Derrick Huang, MD [9,14], Latha Ganti, MD [9,14]

Intentional Ingestion of Oleander in Self Harm Attempt, a Growing Trend? by Vincent Costers, MD [18]

Rhabdomyolysis and Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis, A Rare Case by Obianuju Eziolisa, DO, PGY-3 [10], Muhammad Khan, MD, PGY-3 [10]

Ultrasound for Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department: Recent Trends and Effects on Disposition by Derrick Huang, MD [9,14], Leoh Leon, MD [9,14], Latha Ganti, MD [9,14]

Unusual Renal Ultrasound in Ill Elderly Male by Jillian Kiely, MD, MPH, PGY-2 [18], Allyson Hansen, DO [18], Charlotte Derr, MD, RDMS, FACEP [18]

Volumetric Densities of Emergency Medicine Focused Meta-Analytical Research in Clinical Medicine by Thomas Cox, MD [3], Sagar Galwankar, MD [3], Ankit K Sahu, MD [1]; Sanjeev Bhoi, MD [1]

When physical fitness isn’t enough: evaluation of SWAT officer physical performance after medical-related stressors by Lindsay W. Wencel, MD [11], Jay Ladde, MD [11], Jesus V. Roa, MD [11], Chadwick Smith, MD [11]

Worth the Wait? A survey investigating patient’s perceptions regarding acceptable waiting times in the emergency department by Stephanie Murphy, MD, PGY-2 [3]; Emily Wheeler, MD, PGY-2 [3]; Kevin Raymond, DO, PGY-3 [3]; Sagar Galwankar [3]; Alice Rogan, BSc (Hons), MBChB [3]; Brad Peckler, MD, FACEP, FACEM [3]

Attending Category

Esmolol, vector change, and dose-capped epinephrine for prehospital ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (EVADE VF) by Marshall Frank, DO, MPH [3]; Kyle Stupca, PharmD [3]; Nick Scaturo, PharmD [3]; Eileen Shomo, PharmD, BCCCP [3]; Tonya King, PhD [3]

Institutional Affiliations:

1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2. FAU Schmidt College of Medicine
3. FSU at Sarasota Memorial Hospital
4. Holy Cross Hospital
5. Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, H.P. India
6. Jackson Memorial Hospital
7. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
8. Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine
9. Ocala Regional Medical Center
10. Orange Park Medical Center
11. Orlando Health
12. Phase Zero, Boston, MA
13. Tampa General Hospital
14. UCF Department of EM
15. UF Gainesville
16. UM Miller School of Medicine
17. University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
18. USF Morsani College of Medicine

Thank You, Planning Committee & Judges:

Competition Chair: Jason Wilson, MD, FACEP

Judges:
Jennifer Jackson, MD, FACEP
Steven Nazario, MD, FACEP
Richard Shih, MD, FACEP

In FCEP’s annual Case Presentation Competition, EM residents from selected programs will virtually deliver discussions of the initial approach, differential diagnosis and final impression of an unknown ED case from one of the other programs. The program that submitted the case then completes the case conclusion with the actual patient outcome.

Thank you to all who attended and participated in FCEP’s Virtual Case Presentation Competition (CPC) on September 1, 2021!

Best Resident Presenter:

Naomi Newton, MD, PGY-2 from UM/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Best Resident Discussant (tie):

Michael Buchko, MD, PGY-3 from USF
Geoffrey Wade, MD, PGY-3 from FSU at Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Best Overall Program:

UM/Jackson Memorial Hospital

All Participating Institutions:

FSU at Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Orange Park Medical Center
Orlando Health
UM/Jackson Memorial Hospital
USF Emergency Medicine

Thank You, Planning Committee & Judges:

Competition Chair: Jennifer Jackson, MD, FACEP

Judges:
Dakota Lane, MD, FACEP
Tami Vega, MD, FACEP
Roxanne Sams, MS, ARNP-BC, MA