Announcements
Michael Askew, PhD, was honored at the 63rd annual Akron Council of Engineering and Scientific Societies (ACESS) on November 4th as the Distinguished Award Council recipient. This is a lifetime achievement award recognizing significant impact on the ACESS, local science and engineering communities.
Heather Holmes, MLIS completed a Biomedical Informatics fellowship at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, MA. The fellowship is designed to cover biomedical informatics from a wide range of areas including database design, disaster informatics, human-computer interface, genetics & genomics, Meaningful Use & electronic health records (EHR), clinical research informatics, telemedicine and Web 2.0 & social networking. Faculty for the courses were from NIH, Vanderbilt, University of Pittsburgh, Harvard, Columbia and the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The fellowship accepts 30 participants each year from hundreds of applicants and is entirely funded by the NLM, and co-sponsored by the MBL.
The Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron (ABIA) has received a $2.6+ million research and commercialization grant for biomedical sensor technology from The Wright Center for Sensor Systems Engineering (WCSSE, headquartered at Cleveland State University) through the Ohio Third Frontier initiative. The grant to ABIA is focused on patient-centered innovation and commercialization meant to improve patient care by developing new sensor technologies that diagnose medical conditions and monitor patient health. The project – “Diagnostic Engineering Technologies for Evaluating Connective Tissues” (DETECT) – concentrates on patient-centered projects including creating sensor materials to solve issues relating to bladder control, wound healing, diabetic foot ulcers, skin health on amputee patients and pathomechanics of connective vascular tissues. Through these projects, ABIA and its partners hope to increase patients’ abilities to maintain a near-normal quality of life.
The Department of Family Medicine was the recipient of the Summa 2010 Group Quality Improvement Award which recognizes a group of individuals who have made a significant improvement in quality. Nominees for the Quality Improvement Award must meet and exceed standards that are consistent with Summa’s mission of providing quality patient care. The award consisted of a $1000 cash award and plaque.
In August 2010 the Department of Family Medicine achieved official Certification from The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) on behalf of the Diabetes Physician Recognition Program. NCQA's voluntary Recognition Programs recognize high-performing clinicians & practices in clinical quality & care coordination. These standards will promote the adoption of strategies that will improve care, enhance service and reduce costs, such as paying providers based on performance, leveraging the Web to give consumers more information, disease management and physician-level measurement. The certification period extends for three years. For more information on NCQA Recognition Programs, please visit http://www.ncqa.org/ Congratulations!!!
The Health Research and Education Trust presented The Circle of Life™ awards to eight programs throughout the country, including awarding the Citation of Honor to Summa’s Palliative Care and Hospice Services. The awards honor best practices in coordinated patient care continuum through end-of-life care. Congratulations on this prestigious recognition!
Patrick Palmieri, PhD, was a Deputy on the Program Committee for the Annual Meeting of the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies that took place November 3-6, 2010.
Steve Schmidt, PhD, has been named an inaugural member of the editorial board for Cell Medicine: Part B of Cell Transplantation, an online-only, open access journal. The journal publishes research papers that have direct clinical relevance and report on translation of experimental data to the clinical setting. To access, go to http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/cm.
Kirk A. Stiffler, MD, Associate Director of the Emergency Medicine Research Center, earned his Master’s in Public Health (MPH) from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in May 2010. Congratulations Dr. Stiffler!
Scott Wilber, MD and the Emergency Medicine Department and Research Staff were recently recognized as a National High Enrollment Site after only 3 months of enrolling subjects for the NIH study “Protocolized Care for Early Septic Shock” trial.
Two applications for patents have been submitted on behalf of Summa researchers. Rami Ahmed, DO & Scott Atkinson have developed the PacerMan device that will aid in training physicians in placing transveneous pacemakers in patients. The device is a high-fidelity transvenous pacemaker simulation task trainer that allows for the placement of a real bedside transvenous pacemaker while using an external pacing generator that will override the existing dysrhythmia on a simulation monitor. Mark Kovacik & Don Noe have developed a database currently being used with incoming STEMI patients that has reduced the "door to balloon" time by approximately 50%. It helps manage the patients from the time they reach the hospital until they reach the cath lab. They've even implemented it in the EMT vehicles and have been able to show a marked reduction in time these patients take to get to the cath lab as well.
The Summa Center for Clinical Trials (SCCT) is a centralized resource that supports the conduct of investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored clinical research trials. The facility is co-sponsored by the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron (ABIA). An Open House was held on November 5th and approximately 70 attendees came to tour the new facility and to learn about the resources available. The SCCT is located on the Summa Akron City Hospital Campus, Professional Center North, 75 Arch St., Suite 105. Contact Jennifer Oettinger for more information.
New Research Poster Templates are being posted on Summa@Work. You can find them under Forms > Corporate Communications Forms > Scientific Poster Templates. Contact Steve Getch with questions.
Grants / Awards
Ellen Harrington, PhD, was awarded a $16,500 Summa Foundation Special Projects Grant to study “The Relationships Between Life Experiences and Eating Behavior.”
Jeffrey A. Nielson, MD, was awarded $2991 for the American College of Emergency Physicians 2010 Informatics Section Grant, “Hospital-Centered Emergency Informatics Workforce Study and HITECH Impact on Emergency Medicine.”
Patrick A. Palmieri, PhD, was awarded a $50,000 grant from Kaiser Permanente to fund the “Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents Who Have Experienced or Witnessed Traumatic Events.”
Patrick A. Palmieri, PhD and Erin Farrer, PhD, were awarded $18,000 from the Summa Foundation, Special Projects Grant to fund “Assessment of Trauma History and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Psychiatric Inpatients.”
Patrick A. Palmieri, PhD and Rachael Schuster, PhD, received an $18,000 grant from the Summa Foundation, Special Projects Grant to study the “Treatment Outcomes in a Community Based Trauma Treatment Center.”
Patrick A. Palmieri, PhD, Robert Kepley, MD, Thomas Alexander, PhD, Leann Speering, MS, CCRP, Ann Jacobson, PhD, and Wendy Lewandowski, PhD, were awarded a $15,000 grant from the Summa Foundation, Special Projects Grant to fund “A Pilot Study of Guided Imagery Effects for Total Knee Replacement.”
Patrick A. Palmieri, PhD, was awarded $13,000 from the Summa Foundation, Special Projects Grant to study the “Role of Trauma Sequalae in Negative Reproductive Health Consequences in Female Survivors of Interpersonal Violence.”
Kristine Rork, PhD, was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Summa Foundation, Special Projects Grant to fund a study entitled “Mental health assistance for traumatized children and their families.”
Scott T. Wilber, MD, is the receipient of a National Institutes of Health subaward of $34,293 for “Protocolized Care for Early Septic Shock (ProCESS).”
Posters
Boyd J, Speering LM. Comparing the effectiveness of platelet gel and topical thrombin at reducing blood loss and transfusion rate in total knee arthroplasty. Poster presented at: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and Pharmacy Summer Research Fellowship Poster Day; 1 Sep 2010; Rootstown, OH.
DiPersio J, Bonilla H. Comparison of BACTEC aerobic resin and VersaTREK aerobic blood culture media for the recovery of S. aureus from patients with suspected persistent bacteremia. Poster session presented at: 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology; 2010 May 23-27; San Diego, CA.
DiPersio L, DiPersio J, Beach J, Fuchs A. Identification of two plasmids from Group B Streptococcus isolates bearing the erm(T) macrolide resistance gene. Poster session presented at: 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology; 2010 May 23-27; San Diego, CA.
DiPersio J, Loudon A, Beach J. Rapid culture-based confirmation of common antigen positive/toxin A/B negative stool samples submitted for Clostridium difficile infection detection. Poster session presented at: 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology; 2010 May 23-27; San Diego, CA.
Kassam-Adams N, Kenardy J, Delahanty D, Palmieri PA, LeBrocque R, Nixon R, Meiser-Stedman R, Kohser K, Rork K, Marsac M. The child PTSD predition project: an international collaboration to create predictive tools for child PTSD risk after acute trauma. Poster presented at: The Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies; 2010 November; Montreal, Quebec.
Khan MS, Pohle-Krauza R, McCarroll M, Krauza ML. The effect of antioxidant intake on pulmonary function in chronic lung disease is moderated by gender. Poster presented at: American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting; 2010 November 2; Vancouver, Canada.
Logue E, Bourguet C, Scott E, Palmieri PA, Smucker W, Dudley P, Datsko H. Sleep adequacy and obesity in primary care. Poster presented at: 28th Annual Meeting of The Obesity Society; 8-12 Oct 2010; San Diego, CA.
Montoro-Rodrigez J, Smith GC, Palmieri PA. Factors associated with mental health service use by custodial grandchildren. Poster presented at: The Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association; 2010 August; San Diego, CA.
Pasquale T, Salstrom SJ, Jabrocki B, Wiemken T, Peyrani P, Haque N, Zervos MJ, Ramirez JA, Scerpella E, Ford KD, File TM, IMPACT HAP Study Group. Molecular evaluation of MRSA in patients wth nosocomial pneumonia: early onset vs. late onset. Poster presented at: Infectious Disease Society of America 48th Annual Meeting; Oct 2010, Vancouver, BC.
Pillai V, Kalmbach DA, Palmieri PA, Ciesla JA. The role of depressive symptoms in predicting sleep dysfunction: rumination as a mediator. Poster presented at: The Annual Meeting for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy; 2010 November; San Francisco, CA.
Stiffler KA, Billings N, Wilber ST, Blanda M. Hallway patients reduce overall Emergency Department satisfaction scores. Poster presented at: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting; 2010 June 3 -6; Phoenix, AZ.
Wilber ST, Stefanov D, Gerson LW, Blanda M. Simplifying the assessment of activities of daily living in older ED patients: an exploratory factor analysis. Poster presented at: 2010 American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting; 2010 May 12-15; Orlando, FL.
Wilber ST, Stefanov D, Gerson LW, Blanda M. Simplifying the assessment of activities of daily living in older ED patients: an exploratory factor analysis. Poster presented at: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting; 2010 June 3 -6; Phoenix, AZ.
Presentations
Cady B, Holmes HN, Rich M. The needle and the damage done: an uncommon re-presentation of a heroin overdose. Paper presented at: Midwest Society for General Internal Medicine; 2010 Sep 23-24; Chicago, IL.
Carlson EB, Smith SR, Palmieri PA. Assessing trauma exposure with the Trauma History Screen. Paper presented at: the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies; 2010 November; Montreal, Quebec.
Dilisio MF, Horton W, McBurney D, Nugent A, Speering L, Wong S, Becker M, Weiner D. De novo engineering of three-dimensional hyaline cartilage from human and bovine chondrocytes embedded in polyethylene glycol and electrospun polycaprolactone polymers: a preliminary study. Paper presented at: 24th Akron Combined Orthopaedic Resident Research Day; 2010 Sep 10; Akron, Ohio.
Hall BJ, Hobfall SE, Palmieri PA, Canetti D, Galea S. Sleep difficulties mediate the relationship between PTSD, overall subjective health, and obesity. Paper presented at: the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies; 2010 November; Montreal, Quebec.
Myers E, Agarwal S, Myers J. Bacteremic Pasteurella multocida uvulitis and pharyngitis: look what the (dead) cat drug in! Paper presented at: Midwest Society for General Internal Medicine; 2010 Sep 23-24; Chicago, IL.
Myers E, Myers J. Thoracic Actinomycosis: dramatic and unusual radiographic findings in a previously healthy woman. Paper presented at: Midwest Society for General Internal Medicine; 2010 Sep 23-24; Chicago, IL.
Myer D, Weiner S, Noe D, Speering L, Kotran S, Askew M. Effect of defect size on humeral torsional strength and rigidity following compression plating of a fracture through a distal pathological defect. Paper presented at: 24th Akron Combined Orthopaedic Resident Research Day; 2010 Sep 10; Akron, Ohio.
James N, Rich M, Myers J. An ancient scourge revisited. Plenary paper presented at: Midwest Society for General Internal Medicine; 2010 Sep 23-24; Chicago, IL.
Lamourex BE, Hobfall SE, Fresco DM, Palmieri PA. Predictors of psychological well-being in inner city women: examining trajectories of resistance, resilience, and distress. Paper presented at: the 22nd Annual Convention of the Assocation for Psychological Science; 2010 May; Boston, MA.
Noel C. Rotator cuff repair: how can we improve healing rates? Paper presented at: Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron Monthly Synergy Seminar. Akron Children’s Medical Center; 15 Sept 2010; Akron, Ohio.
Palmieri PA. Controlling for depressive symptom severity influences PTSD factor solutions. Paper presented at: the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies; 2010 November; Montreal, Quebec.
Smucker W, Resnick B, Barber AR. VTE panel: update on recent guidelines following knee and hip surgeries; and anticoagulation in cancer conditions. Panel presentation at: Advanced Curriculum on Medical Direction in Long Term Care. Virginia AMDA; 1-3 Oct 2010; Arlington, VA.
Smucker W, Sollins HL, Basile JA. Brains and games: assessing capacity and limitations on residents’ activities. Paper presentation at: Advanced Curriculum on Medical Direction in Long Term Care. Virginia AMDA; 1-3 Oct 2010; Arlington, VA.
Smucker W. Antithrombotic decision making. Paper presentation at: 11th Annual Geriatrics and Long-Term Care Update. Arkansas AMDA. UAMS Donald Reynolds Institute on Aging; 16-19 Sep 2010; Little Rock, AR.
Speering LM. Creating and using source document templates. Paper presented at: 19th Annual Society of Clinical Research Associates Meeting; 24-26 Sep 2010; Dallas, TX.
Tank J, Vignos M, Schrickel T, Weiner S. Allograft cortical strut for reconstruction of space occupying bone lesions. Paper presented at: 24th Akron Combined Orthopaedic Resident Research Day; 2010 Sep 10; Akron, Ohio.
Tank J, Weiner DS, Jacquet R, Lowder E, Childs D, Ritzman T, Horne W, Morscher M, Landis WJ. The effects of hypothyroidism on the proximal femoral physis in miniature swine. Paper presented at: Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation/Orthopaedic Research Society Resident Research Competition and Symposium; 2010 Oct 19; Ann Arbor, MI. Second Place Winner
Waldrep EE, Johnson DM, Palmieri PA. Confirmatory factor analysis of the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory in adults seeking treatment for PTSD. Paper presented at: the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies; 2010 November; Montreal, Quebec.
Journal Articles
Arriba LN, Fader AN, Frasure HE, von Gruenigen VE. A review of issues surrounding quality of life among women with ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2010 Jul 1 [Epub ahead of print]
Bonilla H, Huband MD, Seidel J, Schmidt H, Lescoe M, McCurdy SP, Lemmon MM, Brennan LA, Tait-Kamradt A, Puzniak L, Quinn JP. Multicity outbreak of linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis associated with clonal spread of a cfr-containing strain. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Aug 20. [Epub ahead of print]
Burrows LJ, Sloane M, Davis G, Heller DS, Brooks J, Goldstein AT. Parturition after vestibulectomy. J Sex Med. 2010 Aug 16. [Epub ahead of print]
Chipman KJ, Palmieri PA, Canetti D, Johnson RJ, Hobfoll SE. Predictors of posttraumatic stress-related impairment in victims of terrorism and ongoing conflict in Israel. Anxiety Stress Coping. 2010 Sep 22:1-17. [Epub ahead of print]
Consortium on Safe Labor, Hibbard JU, Wilkins I, Sun L, Gregory K, Haberman S, Hoffman M, Kominiarek MA, Reddy U, Bailit J, Branch DW, Burkman R, Gonzalez Quintero VH, Hatjis CG, Landy H, Ramirez M, VanVeldhuisen P, Troendle J, Zhang J. Respiratory morbidity in late preterm births. JAMA. 2010 Jul 28;304(4):419-25.
Edward DP, Patil AJ, Sugar J, Parikh M. Copper deposition in a variant of multiple myeloma: pathologic changes in the cornea and the lens capsule. Cornea. 2010 Oct 28. [Epub ahead of print]
Fanning J, Hojat R, Johnson J, Fenton B. Laparoscopic cytoreduction for primary advanced ovarian cancer. JSLS. 2010 Jan-Mar;14(1):80-2.
File TM Jr. Recommendations for treatment of hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia: review of recent international guidelines. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Aug 1; 51 Suppl 1:S42-7.
Gordon JA, Hayden EM, Ahmed RA, Pawlowski JB, Khoury KN, Oriol NE. Early bedside care during preclinical medical education: can technology-enhanced patient simulation advance the Flexnerian ideal? Acad Med. 2010 Feb;85(2):370-7.
Hall BJ, Hobfoll SE, Canetti D, Johnson RJ, Palmieri PA, Galea S. Exploring the association between posttraumatic growth and PTSD: a national study of Jews and Arabs following the 2006 Israeli-Hezbollah War. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2010 Mar;198(3):180-6.
Hlivko JT, Esber EJ, Porter JA, Kefalas CH. Small-bowel obstruction precipitated by bowel preparation for screening colonoscopy. Endoscopy. 2010 Sep;42(S 02):E220. Epub 2010 Sep 28.
Hoban DJ, Bouchillon SK, Hawser SP, Badal RE, Labombardi VJ, DiPersio J. Susceptibility of gram-negative pathogens isolated from patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections in the United States, 2007-2008: results of the Study for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance Trends (SMART). Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010 Jul;54(7):3031-4. Epub 2010 May 10.
Hughes JW, Casey E, Doe VH, Glickman EL, Stein PK, Waechter D, Josephson R, Rosneck J. Depression and heart rate variability in cardiac rehabilitation patients: exploring the roles of physical activity and fitness. Percept Mot Skills. 2010;111(2):608-24.
Kakos L, Szabo A, Gunstad J, Stanek K, Waechter D, Hughes J, Luyster F, Josephson R, Rosneck J. Reduced executive function is associated with poorer outcome in cardiac rehabilitation. Preventive Cardiology. 2010;13:100-3.
Keaton BF. We did everything we could... Acad Emerg Med. 2010 May;17(5):524-6.
Kociuba C, Szabo A, Gunstad J, Spitznagel MB, Potter V, Hughes J, Waechter D, Josephson R, Rosneck J. Sleep and cognition in older adults with cardiovascular disease. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2010 Sep 17. [Epub ahead of print]
Kominiarek MA, Vanveldhuisen P, Hibbard J, Landy H, Haberman S, Learman L, Wilkins I, Bailit J, Branch W, Burkman R, Gonzalez-Quintero VH, Gregory K, Hatjis C, Hoffman M, Ramirez M, Reddy UM, Troendle J, Zhang J; Consortium on Safe Labor. The maternal body mass index: a strong association with delivery route. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Sep;203(3):264.e1-7. Epub 2010 Jul 31.
Laskovski JR, Bell RH. Rotator cuff repair should be done arthroscopically: body of evidence affirms. Seminars in Arthroplasty. 2010 Sept;21(3):144-7.
Liebelt R. Inbred mice fed on only bee pollen. Journal of ApiProduct and ApiMedical Science. 2010 Oct;2(4):156-60.
McTiernan A, Irwin M, von Gruenigen V. Weight, physical activity, diet, and prognosis in breast and gynecologic cancers. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Jul 19. [Epub ahead of print]
Melnick ER, Nielson JA, Finnell JT, Bullard MJ, Cantrill SV, Cochrane DG, Halamka JD, Handler JA, Holroyd BR, Kamens D, Kho A, McClay J, Shapiro JS, Teich J, Wears RL, Patel SJ, Ward MF, Richardson LD. Delphi consensus on the feasibility of translating the ACEP clinical policies into computerized clinical decision support. Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Oct;56(4):317-20. Epub 2010 Apr 3.
Myer D, Bell RH. Instability after total shoulder arthroplasty. Seminars in Arthroplasty. 2010 Sept;21(3):191-4.
Nugent AE, Reiter DA, Fishbein KW, McBurney DL, Murray T, Bartusik D, Ramaswamy S, Spencer RG, Horton WE Jr. Characteristics of ex vivo-generated bovine and human cartilage by immunohistochemical, biochemical, and magnetic resonance imaging analysis. Tissue Eng Part A 2010 Jul;16(7):2183-96.
Patel NP, Lawrence Cervino A. Keloid treatment: is there a role for acellular human dermis (Alloderm)? J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2010 Aug;63(8):1344-8. Epub 2009 Aug 22.
Rader E, Fallon WF Jr. Geriatric trauma: top 10 lessons from older patients. Nursing. 2010 Nov;40(11):55-8.
Ricchiuti DJ, Cerone JS, Shie SD, Jetley AV, Noe DA, Kovacik MW. Diminished suture strength following robotic needle driver manipulation. J Endourology. 2010 Sept; 24(9):1-5. DOI:10.1089/end.2009.0573.
Schmitz KH, Courneya KS, Matthews C, Demark-Wahnefried W, Galvão DA, Pinto BM, Irwin ML, Wolin KY, Segal RJ, Lucia A, Schneider CM, von Gruenigen VE, Schwartz AL, American College of Sports Medicine. American College of Sports Medicine roundtable on exercise guidelines for cancer survivors. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2010 Jul;42(7):1409-26.
Smith GC, Montor-Rodriguez J, Palmieri PA. Patterns and predictors of support group use by custodial grandmothers and grandchildren. Fam Soc. 2010;91:385-93.
Tulbert B, Brodell RT. A simple and effective treatment for ectopic sebaceous glands on the areola. Dermatol Surg. 2010 Jun 24 [Epub ahead of print].
von Gruenigen V, Frasure H, Fusco N, Debernardo R, Eldermire E, Eaton S, Waggoner S. A double-blind, randomized trial of pyridoxine versus placebo for the prevention of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin-related hand-foot syndrome in gynecologic oncology patients. Cancer 2010 Jul 13. [Epub ahead of print]
Walter KH, Horsey KJ, Palmieri PA, Hobfoll SE. The role of protective self-cognitions in the relationship between childhood trauma and later resource loss. J Trauma Stress. 2010;23:264-73.
Walter KH, Palmieri PA, Gunstad J. More than symptom reduction: changes in executive function over the course of PTSD treatment. J Trauma Stress. 2010;23:292-95.
Weiner DS, Jonah D, Kopits S. The 3-dimensional configuration of the typical hip and knee in diastrophic dysplasia. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 June;30(4):403-10.
Wilber ST, Blanda M, Gerson LW, Allen KR. Short-term functional decline and service use in older emergency department patients with blunt injuries. Acad Emerg Med. 2010 Jul;17(7):679-686.
Wilber ST, Fu R. Risk ratios and odds ratios for common events in cross-sectional and cohort studies. Acad Emerg Med. 2010 Jun;17(6):649-651.
Wilber ST, Sullivan AF, Camargo CA. Chronic pain and risk of falls in older adults. JAMA. 2010 Mar;303(12):1148; author reply 1148-1149.
Zhang J, Troendle J, Reddy UM, Laughon SK, Branch DW, Burkman R, Landy HJ, Hibbard JU, Haberman S, Ramirez MM, Bailit JL, Hoffman MK, Gregory KD, Gonzalez-Quintero VH, Kominiarek M, Learman LA, Hatjis CG, van Veldhuisen P; Consortium on Safe Labor. Contemporary cesarean delivery practice in the United States. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Aug 11. [Epub ahead of print]
Books
New Protocols
Approved June 2010
Bonilla,Hector, MD
The Benefit of a Triple Nuclear Scan for Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection, a Retrospective Study at Summa Health System
Fallon, William, MD
Appendicitis and BMI
File, Thomas, MD
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of GS 9350-boosted Atazanavir Versus Ritonavir-boosted Atazanavir Each Administered with Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate in HIV 1 Infected, Antiretroviral Treatment-Naïve Adults
Flora, Robert, MD
Retrospective Analysis of Coaptite Injections with the Side Port Needle
Flora, Robert, MD
Post-Approval Study of Coaptite in the Treatment of Female Urinary Incontinence
Istenes, Nancy, DO
Factors Associated with Readmissions from Skilled Nursing Facilities
Logue, Everett, PhD
Family Medicine Patient Survey: Using Telecommunications to Support Weight Management
Logue, Everett, PhD
Summit County Population Health and Health Disparities Model: Proof of Concept Pilot Study 1 (The Summit Disparities Model, SDM)
Payne, Jennifer, MD
CP11-0806 A Randomized, Multicenter, Open-Label, Phase 3 Study of Gemcitabine-Cisplatin Chemotherapy Plus IMC-11F8 versus Gemcitabine-Cisplatin Chemotherapy Alone in the First-Line Treatment of Patients with Squamous Stage IIIb or IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Rork, Kristine, PhD
Mental health assistance for traumatized children and their families
Salem, James, MD
Addressing Depression in Patients with Diabetes
von Gruenigen, Vivian, MD
GOG 0213 A Phase III Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Carboplatin and Paclitaxel Alone or In Combination With Bevacizumab (NNC #704865, IND #7921) Followed By Bevacizumab and Secondary Cytoreductive Surgery In Platinum-Sensitive, Recurrent Ovarian, Fallopian Tube and Peritoneal Primary Cancer
von Gruenigen, Vivian, MD
GOG 0238 A Randomized Trial of Pelvic Irradiation with or without Concurrent Weekly Cisplatin in Patients with Pelvic-only Recurrence of Carcinoma of the Uterine Corpus
Approved July 2010
Bowling, Susana
Outcomes with hypothermia and stroke
Cremeans, Julie, PhD
Heart Rate Proximal to Total Knee Replacement Surgery: A Continuation of "Psychophysiological Predictors of Postoperative Fatigue in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement Surgery” (RP#02041)
Demas, William, MD
PR.11/RTOG 0873 A Phase III Study of Active Surveillance Therapy Against Radical Treatment In Patients Diagnosed With Favourable Risk Prostate Cancer (START)
Demas, William, MD
RTOG 1014 A Phase II Study of Repeat Breast Preserving Surgery and 3D-Conformal Partial Breast Re-Irradiation (PBrI) for Local Recurrence of Breast Carcinoma
Mencl, Francis, MD, MS
Determination of Average Chest Wall Thickness in Local Trauma Patient Population and Implications for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Personnel Performing Needle Thoracostomy in the Field
Pasini, Debbie, RN, BSN, CBN
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Bariatric Surgery
Payne, Jennifer, MD
CALGB 40603 Randomized Phase II 2 X 2 Factorial Trial Of The Addition Of Carboplatin +/- Bevacizumab To Neoadjuvant Weekly Paclitaxel Followed By Dose-Dense AC In Hormone Receptor-Poor/HER2-Negative Resectable Breast Cancer
Payne, Jennifer, MD
Connect CLL: The Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Disease Registry
Sharma, Shivani , D.O.
Comparative Analysis of Postoperative Pain in Patients with Elective Cholecystectomy Under Single Incision and Traditional Laparoscopic Procedures
Sipps, Gary, PhD
Medical and Psychotherapeutic Outcomes in a Chronic Pain Population
von Gruenigen, Vivian, MD
GOG 0263 Randomized Phase III Clinical Trial of Adjuvant Radiation Versus Chemoradiation In Intermediate Risk, Stage I/IIA Cervical Cancer Treated With Initial Radical Hysterectomy and Pelvic Lymphadenectomy
Approved August 2010
Agarwal, Shanu, MD
A Multicenter, Study of the Safety of Oseltamivir Administered Intravenously for the Treatment of Influenza in Patients Aged <13 Years (NV25118B ROW)
Doncals, Desiree, MD
Evaluation of Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Impact on Mastectomy Rate at Summa Akron City Hospital
Jacobson, Ann, PhD
Pilot Study of Guided Imagery Effects for Total Knee Replacement
Mencl, Francis, MD, MS
Paramedics Ability to Recognize ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction and its Mimics on Prehospital ECGs
Payne, Jennifer, MD
CALGB 80702 A phase III trial of 6 versus 12 treatments of adjuvant FOLFOX plus celecoxib or placebo for patients with resected stage III colon cancer
Payne, Jennifer, MD
CP11-0806 A Randomized, Multicenter, Open-Label, Phase 3 Study of Gemcitabine-Cisplatin Chemotherapy Plus IMC-11F8 versus Gemcitabine-Cisplatin Chemotherapy Alone in the First-Line Treatment of Patients with Squamous Stage IIIb or IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Scott, Edward, MD
OPEN M Diversity Grant
Seider, Michael, MD, PhD
MA.32 A Phase III Randomized Trial of the Effect of Metformin versus Placebo on Recurrence and Survival in Early Stage Breast Cancer
von Gruenigen, Vivian, MD
GOG 0256 A Prospective Study of Cognitive Function During Chemotherapy for the Front Line Treatment of Advanced Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal or Fallopian Tube Cancer
Weiner, Scott, MD
Allograft Cortical Strut for Reconstruction of Benign Bone Lesions
Approved Sept 2010
Barrett, Heather, MD
The impact of tissue thickness on interpretation of Her-2/neu immunohistochemical staining by Ventana
Image Analysis System (VIAS).
Berkovitz, Kenneth, MD
A Non-Randomized, Non-Blinded, Multi-Center, Prospective IVUS-Guided Balloon Safety and Efficacy Study in Patients Scheduled for Coronary Intervention
Bonilla, Hector, MD
Epidemiology of Hidradentitis Supporitiva at Summa Health System from June 2005 to June 2010
File, Jr., Thomas M, MD
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multi-Center Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral CEM-101 Compared to Oral Levofloxacin in the Treatment of Patients with Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia (CE01-200)
Ha, Linda, DO
Inferior vena caval (IVC) use in Palliative/Hospice Care - Analysis of use at Summa Health System over the last 2 years.
Payne, Jennifer , MD
CALGB 50604 Phase II trial of response-adapted chemotherapy based on positron emission tomography for non-bulky stage I and II hodgkin lymphoma
Payne, Jennifer, MD
S0600 Phase III Trial of Irinotecan-Based Chemotherapy Plus Cetuximab (NSC-714692) with or without Bevacizumab (NSC-704865) as Second-Line Therapy for Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer who have Progressed on Bevacizumab with either FOLFOX, OPTIMOX or XELOX
Sweet, David, MD
Ambulatory Continuity Workgroup
von Gruenigen, Vivian, MD
GOG 0262: A Randomized Phase III Trial of Every-3-Weeks Paclitaxel vs. Dose Dense Weekly Paclitaxel in Combination With Carboplatin With or Without Concurrent and Consolidation Bevacizumab (NSC #704865, IND #7921) in the Treatment of Primary Stage III or IV Epithelial Ovarian, Peritoneal or Fallopian Tube Cancer
Wilber, Scott, MD, MPH
Does Muscle Strength, Size, and Fatigue Predict Outcomes in Older Emergency Department Patients
Approved October 2010
Jennifer Doyle, RN, MSN
Labor and delivery nurses practices related to laboring down: then and now
Amber Healy, DO
Progesterone metabolism in women with PCOS
Everett Logue, PhD
Health outcomes associated with diabetes planned visits in primary care
Everett Logue, PhD
Primary care clinical population registry accuracy project
Mehool Patel, MD
IPM 3001 A phase III multicenter, international, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of doxorubicin plus palifosfamide-tris vs. doxorubicin plus placebo in patients with front line metastatic soft tissue sarcoma
Jennifer Payne, MD
C14007 A phase 1 dose escalation study of MLN8237, an aurora a kinase inhibitor, in adult patients with non-hematological malignancies, followed by a phase 2 of MLN8237 in lung, breast, head and neck, or gastroesophageal malignancies
Joshua Priluck, MD
Symptomatic acute posterior vitreous separations with and without hemorrhage: a case series
Kirk Stiffler, MD, MPH
BCX1812-304: a phase III, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravenous peramivir in subjects with uncomplicated influenza
Vivian von Gruenigen, MD
GOG 0130F A phase II evaluation of ixabepilone (IND #59699, NSC #710428) in the treatment of recurrent or persistent carcinosarcoma or the uterus
Vivian von Gruenigen, MD
GOG-0170P A phase II evaluation of AMG 102 (IND #107579, NSC #750009) in the treatment of persistent or recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal carcinoma
Vivian von Gruenigen, MD
GOG-0229I A phase II evaluation of brivanib (BMS582664), an oral, multitargeted growth factor tyrosine kinase inhibitor in the treatment of recurrent or persistent endometrial carcinoma
Approved November 2010
Hallie Barr, Pharm D
Epidemiology and microbiology of acinetobacter infections at Summa Health System
Ann Elise Collier, MD
Dementia treatment in nursing homes
Melinda Deen, Pharm D
The effect of haloperidol loading dose on the duration of delirium
Thomas File Jr., MD
A phase III randomized, double-blind study of the safety and efficacy of GSK1349572 50mg once daily versus raltegravir 400nm twice daily, both administered with an investigator selected background regimen over 48 weeks in HIV-1 infected, intergrase-naive, antiretroviral therapy-experienced adults
Thomas File Jr., MD
A phase III randomized, open-label study to evaluate switching from regimens consisting of a ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor and two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors to emtricitabinr/rilpivirine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (FTC/RPV/TDF) fixed-dose regimen in virologically-suppressed, HIV-1 infected patients
Karen Frantz, RNC
Newborn outcomes compared to amniocentesis results
Rachel Freytag, Pharm D
The safety and efficacy of valproic acid and oxcarbazepine for dementia related agitation
Carolyn Murrock, RN, PhD
Identifying obstacles of traditional diabetes education to change dietary habits in African American women with type 2 diabetes
Jennifer Payne, MD
Bevacizumab for advanced renal cell carcinoma progressing after treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Jennifer Payne, MD
ECOG 2208 Randomized phase II study of paclitaxel with or without the anti-IGF-IR mAb cixutumumab (IMC-A12) as second line treatment for patients with metastatic esophageal or GE junction cancer
Sarah Reiland, PhD
Factors that predict responses to life events: influence of event, demographic and cognitive variables
William Smucker, MD
Standardized assessment, treatment and monitoring of chronic opioid therapy
Mary Beth Spitznagel
Clinical predictors of cognitive status in older adults presenting with memory complaints
Christopher Taggart, MD
Outpatient palliative care clinic outcomes
Vivian von Gruenigen, MD
Bevacizumab as first line chemotherapy in patients with mucinous epithelial ovarian or fallopian tube cancer (MEOC)
Vivian von Gruenigen, MD
Quality bunding, morbidity and cost of elective inductions