Grantees 2003-2004

EMF/FERNE Directed Research in Neurological Emergencies

Michael Ross, MD
William Beaumont Hospital Research Institute
$50,000
The Emergency Department Transient Ischemic Attack Accelerated Diagnostic Protocol

EMF/Riggs Family Health Policy Research

Robert Lowe, MD, MPH
Oregon Health and Science University
$49,935
Will Changes in the Oregon Health Plan Reduce Access to Primary Care and Increase ED Use?

Jeffrey Kline, MD
Carolinas Medical Center
$49,610
Diagnostic Accuracy of a Database-derived Instrument for Pretest Probability Assessment of Acute Coronary Syndrome in ED Patients

EMF/SCIOS ACHF Research

Alan B. Storrow, MD
University of Cincinnati
$24,999
Emergency Department Observation Versus Inpatient Admission for Therapy of Acute Congestive Heart Failure

Robert J. Zalenski, MD
Wayne State University
$24,877
The Feasibility of Treating Severe Acute Congestive Heart Failure with Bolus Intravenous Nitroglycerin

Research Fellowship

Amy Kaji, MD, BA
Harbor-UCLA Research and Education Institute
$9,805
Hospital Disaster Plans: Structure, Training, and Function

Jason Stoner, MD
Ohio State University
$75,000
NADH During Low Flow Reperfusion After Global Ischemia in Intact Rat Heart

Career Development

Lawrence Lewis, MD
Washington University
$50,000
Does Repetitive Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Cause Long-Term Cognitive Impairment?

Kenneth John McConnell, PhD
Oregon Health & Science University
$50,000
A Quantitative Model to Determine the Cause of and Solutions for Hospital Overcapacity

Resident Research

Dustin W. Ballard, MD
University of California-Davis
$4,500
Patient Dumping from Emergency Departments: A Descriptive Study of FY 2000 EMTALA
Underwriter: Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals

Christopher S. Lai, MD
University of Pittsburgh
$5,000
The Effect of Coagulopathy on Cerebral Perfusion in the Post Resuscitation Phase of Cardiac Arrest
Underwriter: EMRA

David Matero, MD
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
$5,000
Microspheres for Use in Determining Accelerations in Head Impacts
Underwriter: Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals

Seth Belote Roberts, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
$1,340
Effect of Coupling on the Stability of Stochastic Oscillators
Underwriter: Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals

Benjamin Sun, MD, MPP
Brigham and Women's Hospital
$5,000
A Randomized, Patient Education Intervention to Improve Satisfaction with Emergency Care
Underwriter: Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals

EMF/SAEM Medical Student Research

Andrew Wong - William H. Spivey Recipient
University of Michigan
$2,400
The Effect of Acetylcholine on Alveolar Macrophage Response to P. Aeruginosa

Tiencia DePass
University of North Carolina
$2,400
What really Happens When Patients Leave the ED? Self-reported Discharge Instruction Adherence Among Different Racial Groups Seen in the Emergency Department

Rhonda Forest and Kyle Shaver
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
$2,400
Risk Stratification of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

Jonathan Leake
Emory University
$2,400
Screening Female Patients for Depression, PTSD, Suicidality, and Domestic Violence in the Emergency Department

Dana Telem
Thomas Jefferson University
$2,400
The Evaluation of Arginase Activity during Acute Vasoocclusive Sickle Cell Crisis

EMBRS Research Grant

Michael S. Lyons, MD
University of Cincinnati
$5,000
Early Diagnosis of HIV by an Emergency Department Based HIV Screening Program
Underwriter: Pfizer Inc.