Submissions from 2019
Increased Burden of Carotid Intima Media Thickness (CIMT) in Patients with Subclinical Hypothyroidism (SCH): A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Muhammad Aziz and Eduardo Lopez Del Castillo
A Rare Presentation of a Strangulated Femoral Hernia, Blair Baldwin, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Affiliates, and Juan-Carlos Verdeja
Assessment of Pharmacist Competency During Cardiopulmonary Arrest Code Participation in a Community Hospital, Lissette Bauza, Yarelys Garcia, and Ada Jalice
Retrospective Review of Alternative Antibiotic Use in Patients with a Reported Penicillin Allergy at a Community Hospital, Rita Chamoun, Monica Tadros, Amy Montes, Heidi Clarke, and Radhan Gopalani
Impact of a Standardized Oral Chemotherapy Review Process within a Community Hospital, Alyssa Donadio and Moe Shwin
A Case of Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis Associated with Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Affiliates
Cortical Screws as an Alternative for Pedicle Screw Fixation for Unstable Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: Technical Note and Results, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Affiliates
The c-Jun N-terminal Kinase (JNK) has a Role in the Induction of Senescence of Patient-derived Glioblastoma Stem-like Cells, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Affiliates
Falls Prevention Following Hospital Discharge, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Affiliates, Vida Samcam, Amy Starosciak, and Keila Matos
Anti- IBD Effects of Chitin in Male and Female Mice, Florida Atlantic University Affiliates
Resident Knowledge and Perception of Undergraduate Medical School Curriculum Regarding Pain Management, Florida Atlantic University Affiliates
Taking Charge at Discharge When It Comes to Opioids, Florida Atlantic University Affiliates
Pharmacists’ Impact in the Emergency Department at Homestead Hospital, Mayret Gonzalez and Rosemarie Cruz
Retrospective Review of Patients Treated with Argatroban for Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia, Jessica Justiz, Jessica Greenwood, Heidi Clarke, and Radhan Gopalani
Revision of Failed Total Ankle Replacement with Custom Three-Dimensional Printed Talar Component with Titanium Truss Cage: A Case Presentation, Harshil Patel, Kyle Kinmon, Stephanie Kane, and Robby Caballes
FAFP Spring Forum: A Case Report of Hyperprolactinemia: Proclactinoma or New Onset Hypothyroidism?, Mythili Penugonda and Agueda Hernandez
Evaluation of a Daptomycin Dosing Protocol Based on Adjusted Body Weight at a Community Hospital, Lorenzo Porras Jr., Andre Moses, and Sheikh Hasib
Ongoing Evaluation of the Impact of a Post-operative Atrial Fibrillation Prevention Protocol for Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kamarena Sankar, Jonatha Kline, Heidi Clarke, Radhan Gopalani, and Faaria Quadri
Staged Bilateral Total Shoulder Arthroplasty with Non-spherical Humeral Head Resurfacing and Inlay Glenoid Replacement, Jacob Seiler, Michael Mashura, Alex Rothfeld, and William Davis
FAST-ED Based Pre-Hospital Stroke Triage System Improves Endovascular Treatment Times, Especially Off Hours, Amy Starosciak, Jayme Strauss, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa
Retrospective Review of 4-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate (KCentra®) Use at a Community Hospital, Thomas Wolfel, Rita Chamoun, and Jessica Justiz
The Interrelationship of Venous Insufficiency, Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome and Recalcitrant Heel Pain, a Distinct Triad, Nicole Zahn, Ashley Bowles, Julio Ortiz, and Kyle Kinmon
Submissions from 2018
Impact of Education and Growth on an Engaged Workforce and Positive Outcomes, Katia Abaunza, Maria Gauthreaux, and Nathalia De Oro
Improving IV Site and IV Fluid/Antibiotic End Time Documentation in the Observation Unit, Sheila Alabastro, Claudette Mijares, Maria Santos Lozano, and Daisy Gutierrez
Let the Patient Discharge Follow-Up Call Data Do the Talking!, Chianta Allen, Rosalina Butao, Cherylyn Jauregui, Andres Soto, and Giovanna Vanegas
Effect of Short and Long Sleep Duration in Predicting Obesity Among Various Racial Ethnic Groups of a Large Multi Ethnic Organization, Muhammad Aziz
Spontaneous Heterotopic Pregnancy in Natural Conception: A Case Report, Muhammad Aziz, Cristina Dou, and Julio Arronte
Interprofessional Communication Education-Learning to Speak the Same Language to Improve Patient Safety, Zulma Berrios, Kayce Tugg, and Marjorie Lima
E-Dates: Enhancing Competency of Novice/Advanced Beginner RNs, Sally Bonet, Lizette Gonzalez, and Kelly Delgado
Proactive Leadership Attention to Outcomes, Jobic Ray Butao
Traumatic Pneumothorax in a Division I College Football Player, McKirven Ceus
The Circulating Nurse's Role in Decreasing Fear to Patient and Designated Family Member Prior to a Surgery Under Anesthesia, Claudia Chanes and Jimmy Cotton
Relationship of Staff Engagement and Perception of Safety Scores with Patient Outcomes, Simone Cheong, Eva Mitra, and Jobic Ray Butao
Use of a Discharge Checklist to Improve Patient Satisfaction, Itzel De Los Santos and Nicole Paz
Diabetes and Obesity as Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections in Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgery of Medicare Age Patients, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Affiliates
Operative Outcomes in Same Day vs. Next Day Laparoscopic Appendectomies, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Affiliates
The association between insurance status and diagnostic imaging for acute abdominal pain among emergency department patients in the United States, 2005-2014, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Affiliates
The Progression of Gender Disparity between Orthopedic and General Surgery Residencies, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Affiliates
A Rare Co-Infection of Ehrlichiosis and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in South Florida, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Affiliates, Seema Chandra, and Nicole Ross
Case Report: Late Presentation of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Affiliates, Dorty Morency, Cristina Dou, and Guido Steegers
Projection of Potential Reimbursement of a Post-Hospital Discharge Pharmacist Operated Medication Management Service, Patricia Gonzalez-Abreu, Maria Perez Arias, and Ana Lopez-Samblas
Coordination of BG Testing, Insulin Administration and Delivery of Meal Trays, Maria Gough and Margaret Geneve
Case Study: Incarceration of the Retroverted Gravid Uterus - A Complication of Natural Pregnancy, Eduardo Lopez Del Castillo, Patricia Perfetto, and Muhammad Aziz
The Importance of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for Preventive Care: Ultilizing the "Patient Advisories" Section in Cerner as an Aid to Record and Order Age Appropriate Preventive Screeenings, Andres Rodriguez, Mythili Penugonda, Eduardo Lopez Del Castillo, Muhammad Aziz, and Nicole Ross
Examining the Use of Rapid Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay in Optimizing Antimicrobial Usage in Respiratory Viral Infections, Deandra Romero, Ana Lopez-Samblas, and Maria Rojo-Carlo
Role of Ras Oncogene and Selective Mutant on Differentionation of 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes, Camila Sarcone, Yongjun Huang, Maria-Luisa Veisaga, and M. Alejandro Barbieri
Submissions from 2017
Determining the Predictors for Cardiac Etiology on a syncope patient in the ED, Alfonso Remigio Abraham, Rohit Vinod, Julie Lamoureux, and Andres Soto
Determining the Predictors for Neurologic Etiology on a syncope patient in the ED, Alfonso Remigio Abraham, Rohit Vinod, Julie Lamoureux, and Andres Soto
Association of short and long sleep duration with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT), Muhammad Aziz and Victor Pena
Effect of thyroxin treatment on Carotid Intima Media Thickness (CIMT) reduction in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism, Muhammad Aziz and Victor Pena
Reliability and Validity Testing of a Rubric Aimed at Assessing Quality of Responses in a Virtual Journal Club, Sally Bonet, Simone Cheong, and Lizette Gonzalez
The Circulating Nurse’s Role in Decreasing Fear to Patient and Designated Family Member Prior to a Surgery Under Anesthesia, Claudia Chanes and Jimmy Cotton
Entrustable Professional Activities to Assess Trainee Management of the Social Determinants of Health, Brown David, Karim Hanna, Kaitlin Ross, and Hugo Jimenez-Vazquez
Impact of Nightly Earplugs on Medical/Surgical Patients’ Perceptions of Noise Level and Quality of Sleep, Talania Diana, Myla Malto, and Melvin Rivera
Transitioning to Team-Based Primary Care, Karim Hanna and Paul Di Capua
Breathing Better: Asthma Quality Improvement on the NeighborhoodHelpMobile Health Center, O'Meara Mary, Kaitlin Ross, and David Brown
Improving the identification and treatment of sepsis through a pediatric sepsis screening tool, Pujol Michael, Tanya Cohn, Julie Lamoureux, Andrea Prentiss, and Martin Nariznis
The use of Procalcitonin as a sepsis marker in a community hospital, DeOro Nathalia, Maria Gauthreaux, Joseph Scott, and Julie Lamoureux
Prevalence and economic impact of patient reported penicillin allergy in a community hospital, Loida Portalatin-Perez, Maria Perez Arias, and Ana Lopez-Samblas
Evaluate the impact of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) rapid diagnostic testing on time to de-escalation of antibiotic therapy in methicillin sensitive staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia, Nydia Rivera-Berrios, Maria Perez Arias, Katia Abaunza, and Julie Lamoureux
An Academic Practice Partnership in South FL: Satisfaction of Nurses who participated, Beatrice Sikah, Maria Ojeda, and Carolyn Lindgren
Submissions from 2016
Clinical Alarm Management, Jo Ann Aberilla
Promoting a Healthy Work Environment in the ICU through Prayer and Bible Study, Jo Ann Aberilla
Medication Cabinets in Patients' Rooms: Impact on Nurses' Satisfaction of Medication Administration, Medication Charge Accuracy, and Errors (Published 2013), Mavel Arinal, Tanya Cohn, and Carmen Avila-Quintana
Outcomes of a 12-bed observation-holding unit in a community hospital for patients experiencing chest pain, Sandra Bastidas, Olivia White, Carmen Avila-Quintana, and Julie Lamoureux
The Need for Speed: Shared Governance Impacting Nursing Practice over a 3 year Magnet Journey of a newly opened hospital, Rosalina Butao, Julie Lamoureux, Tanya Cohn, Victoria McCue, and Fatima Garcia
Impact of pharmacist post discharge follow up phone call program on adherence and medication related problems, Sady Castane, Ana Lopez-Samblas, Maria Rojo-Carlo, Abby Marrero, Aixa Rey, and Maria Perez Arias
The Effect of an Educational Intervention on the Knowledge and Management of PONV among Anesthesia Providers: A Pilot Study, Eleazar Comprendio, Juan E. Ruan, H. Mohammad Zayed, Julie Lamoureux, and Feliciano Villalba
The use of Procalcitonin as a sepsis marker in a community hospital: Preliminary analysis, Nathalia De Oro, Maria Gauthreaux, Joseph Scott, and Julie Lamoureux
Exclusive breastfeeding between mothers who delivered vaginally versus cesarean section: A retrospective exploratory comparative study, Agueda Hernandez, Wendy Marquina, Michelle DeFreitas, Aniel Navarro, Julie Lamoureux, and Tanya Cohn
Make it on Time: Quality Improvement in Family Medicine Outpatient Setting, Tatiana Ivan, Karim Hanna, Abrill Jones, Mary O'Meara, Kaitlin Ross, Christopher DaFonseca, Michelle DeFreitas, Wendy Marquina, and Tanya Cohn
Clues from the kidneys: Case report on end-stage pulmonary fibrosis, Abrill Jones
Assessment of self-efficacy in evidence-based activities for nurses in a newly opened hospital, Julie Lamoureux, Tanya Cohn, and Andrea Lavallee
Initial Evaluation of Coronary CT Angiography Image Quality on the Revolution CT System, Muhammad Latif, Frank Sanchez, Karl Sayegh, Emir Veledar, Arthur Agatston, Juan Batlle, Warren Janowitz, Constantino Pena, Jack Ziffer, Khurram Nasir, and Ricardo Cury
Initial Evaluation of Coronary CT Angiography Image Quality on the Revolution CT System, Muhammad Latif, Frank Sanchez, Karl Sayegh, Emir Veledar, Arthur Agatston, Juan Batlle, Warren Janowitz, Constantino Pena, Jack Ziffer, Khurram Nasir, and Ricardo Cury
Discharge Alternative Non-Urgent Care Education (D.A.N.C.E.) Protocol: Addressing Emergency Department Misuse, Samantha Leon
Impact of Pharmacy Patient Education Programs on Medication Related HCAHPS Scores, Ana Lopez-Samblas, Maria Rojo-Carlo, Aixa Rey, and Maria Perez Arias
Promoting a Healthy Work Environment in the Emergency Department, Becky Maya, Eleni Miralles, Katrina Lino, Monica Duart, and Julie Lamoureux
Patients’ and Families’ Perspective: What Makes an Extraordinary Nurse in a Patient and Family Centered Care Hospital?, Victoria McCue, Tanya Cohn, Rosario Carrigan, and Kelly Delgado
Implementing an evidence-based heel protection program using hydrophilic foam in an acute care facility, Carol McGregor and Eva Mitra
Assessing potential relationship between Medical/Surgical nurse’s certification rate to patient outcome in a newly designated Magnet hospital, Eva Mitra, Rosalina Butao, and Julie Lamoureux
Past, Present and Future of Heart Disease Prevention & Wellness: What's Baptist Health Doing About It?, Khurram Nasir
Development of an RCU Vertical Care Expedites Low Acuity Patients Through the ED, Griselle Pastor, Julie Lamoureux, Andrew Friedman, Matthew Kadrie, Sebastian Abdelnur, and Joseph Scott
A Comparison of Laboratory Automatic Troponin Testing Versus Point of Care Troponin, Adacilis Ramirez Sardi, Shirley Phillip-Samuel, and Julie Lamoureux
How to Start and Finish a Research Project; Lunch and Learn Panel Discussion, Juan Ruiz, Tanya Cohn, Dawn Prospect, Julie Lamoureux, Allison Blivin-Martinez, and Carrie Figueredo
Impact of pharmacist-driven transition of care program in a community hospital, Felicia Seiler, Ana Lopez-Samblas, Maria Rojo-Carlo, Abby Marrero, and Aixa Rey
Horse or Zebra? The Common and Uncommon Presentations of CVID, Joy Smith
Determining final diagnosis in patients with syncope in a community hospital: A preliminary analysis, Andres Soto, Tanya Cohn, Michelle Smith, Eva Mitra, and Julie Lamoureux
An Unusual Presentation of Stress Cardiomyopathy, Marcus St. John
Creating the Nutritional and Exercise Assessment Tool (NEAT) for use in Family Medicine, Gabriel Suarez
Impact of nightly earplugs on Medical/Surgical patients’ perceptions of noise level and quality of sleep, Diana Talania, Myla Malto, and Melvin Rivera