Grantees 2009-2010

EMF/SAEM Medical Student Research

Luke C. Helland, BS
University of Colorado, Denver
$2,400
Recruitment of New Emergency Medicine Residency Graduates to Rural Emergency Departments?

EMF/ENAF Directed Team

James F. Holmes, MD, MPH and Joshua J. Freilich, RN, BSN
University of California, Davis
$50,000
Does an Electronic Medical Record Reminder Improve Triage Protocol Compliance among ED Triage Nurses?

EMF/EMRA Resident Research

Stacey L. House, MD, PhD
Washington University
$5,000
Development of Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 as a Potential Novel Therapeutic for Acute Myocardial Infarction

Maria Glenn, MD
Carolinas Medical Center
$4,986
Prediction of Moderate/Severe Post-Thrombophlebitic Syndrome after Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis of the Leg

EMF Research Fellowship

Marian E. Betz, MD, MPH
University of Colorado Denver
$150,000
Should Miss Daisy be Driving? Identification of High-risk Elderly Drivers in the Emergency Department

EMF Career Development

Anthony T. Lagina, III, MD
Wayne State University
$50,000
Combination Therapy for Ischemic Brain Injury after Cardiac Arrest

Emergency Medicine Basic Research Skills (EMBRS)

Eitan Dickman, MD, RDMS
Maimonides Medical Center
$5,000
Ultrasound Guided 3 in 1 Femoral Nerve Block vs Ultrasound Guided Fascia Iliacus Compartment Block vs Standard Treatment for Pain Control in Patients with Hip Fractures in the Emergency Department

EMF/SAEM Medical Student Research
Gillian A. Beauchamp, BA
University of Pittsburgh
$2,400
Evaluation of the Recovery of Cognitive Function following Treadmill Exercise in Firefighter Protective Gear

EMF/EMRA Resident Research

Francesca L. Beaudoin, MD, MS
Rhode Island Hospital
$4,597
Ultrasound-guided femoral nerve blocks in Elderly Patients with Hip Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Christopher L. LeMaster, MD
Brigham and Womens Hospital
$5,000
Emergency Department Central Venous Catheters: Prospective Registry and Quality Improvement Project

Jody A. Vogel, MD
Denver Health and Hospital Authority
$5,000
Derivation and Validation of a Trauma Organ Dysfunction Score

EMF Health Policy Research

Benjamin Sun, MD, MPP
University of California, Los Angeles
$50,000
Emergency Department Crowding: Community Determinants and Patient Outcomes

EMF Career Development Grant

Jin H. Han, MD, MSc
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
$50,000
Improving ED Delirium Assessment