Department faculty members have performed research dealing with resuscitative techniques that influenced the practice of emergency medicine on a national scale. The department pioneered research on the delivery of drugs by intraosseous and endotracheal routes. Particular areas of interest and study within the department include educational methodology research and clinical projects involving Occupational and Environmental Toxicology and Emergency Ultrasound.
Department Curriculum Vitae:
PUBLICATIONS
EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENCY
DREXEL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
2007-2008
Articles (full length,) Letters, and Reviews
Wiler JL, Bailey H. The Need for Emergency Medicine Resident Training in Forensic Medicine. Ann Emerg Med 2007;50:733-738.
Longombe A, Burch V, Luboga S, Mkony C, Olapade-Olaopa E, Otieno-Nyunya B, Afolabi B, Nwobodo E, Kiguli S, Burdick WP, Boulet JR, Morahan PS. Research on Medical Migration from Sub-Saharan Medical Schools: Usefulness of a Feasibility Process to Define Barriers to Data Collection and Develop a Practical Study. Education for Health 7 (online), 2007: 27. Available from: http://www.educationforhealth.net.
Burdick W, Morahan PS, Norcini JJ. Capacity building in medical education and health outcomes: the missing link. Education for Health 7 (online), 2007: 65. Available from: http://www.educationforhealth.net.
Jafri W, Mumtaz K, Burdick WP, Morahan PS, Freeman R and Zehra T. Improving the teaching skills of residents as tutors/ facilitators and addressing the shortage of faculty facilitators for PBL modules. BMC Medical Education 2007, 7:34 (08 Oct 2007).
Burdick W. Challenges and issues in health professions education in Africa. Medical Teacher 2007; 9:882-6.
Wong SC, Curtis JA, Wingert WE. Concurrent detection of heroin, fentanyl, and xylazine in seven drug-related deaths reported from the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office. J Forensic Sci 2008; 53(2): 495-8.
Greenberg MI, Waksman J, Curtis J. Silicosis: a review. Dis Mon 2007; 53(8):394-416.
Curtis J, Greenberg M, Kester J, Phillips S, Krieger G. Nanotechnology and nanotoxicology: a primer for clinicians. Toxicol Rev 2006; 25(4): 245-60.
Curtis J, Greenberg M, Screening for drugs of abuse: hair as an alternative matrix: a review for the medical toxicologist. Clin Toxicol 2008; 46(1): 22-34.
Fojtik JP, Costantino TG, Dean AJ. “The Diagnosis of Aortic Dissection by Emergency Medicine Ultrasound”. J Emerg Med 2007; 32(2): 191-196.
Tsai CL, Griswold SK, Clark S, Camargo CA,Jr. Factors Associated with Frequency of Emergency Department Visits for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation. Journal General Internal Medicine. June 2007; 22 (6): 799-804.
Hamilton RJ, LoVecchio F: Letter to the editor: Caustics and Steroids – a case of Simpson’s Paradox. J Tox Clin Tox August 2008.
Hamilton RJ: Book Review: L.S. Nelson, R.D. Shih and M.J. Balick, Handbook of Poisonous & Injurious Plants, 2nd Edition. Ann Emerg Med 2008;51:218.
Chang DC, Handly N, Abdullah F, Efron DT, Haut ER, Haider AH, Pronovost PJ, Cornwell EE. The occurrence of potential patient safety events among trauma patients: Are they random? Archives of Surgery, 247(2):327-34, 2008
Costantino TG, Roemer B, Leber EH. Septic Arthritis and Bursitis: Emergency Ultrasound Can Facilitate Diagnosis. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2007; 32(3):295-297.
Wong S, Roberts JR: Methadone-Induced QTc Prolongation. J Med Toxicology 3(4):190 2007.
Abstracts and presentations at meetings
Wong SC, Wingert WE, Curtis JA, Greenberg MI. The Prevalence of Fentanyl in Drug-Related Deaths in Philadelphia 2004–2006. Clin Toxicol2007; 45(6): 634
Wong SC, Wingert WE, Curtis JA, Greenberg MI. The Appearance of Xylazine as an Adulterant in Drug-Related Deaths in Philadelphia — 2006. Clin Toxicol 2007 45: 605–648
Tregear, S. J., Rizzo, M., Tiller, M., Schoelles, K., Hegmann, K., Greenberg, M., Phillips, B., Anderson, G. (2007). Diabetes and Motor Vehicle Crashes: A Systematic Evidence-Based Review and Meta-Analysis. Fourth International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driving Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design. Stevenson, Washington USA.
Hamilton RJ, McCain R, Linnehan F. Emergency Department Overcrowding as a Nash Equlibrium. Thirld World Congress of the Game Theory Society, Evanston Illinois, July 2008.
Hamilton RJ, Vanderploeg J, Tizard J, Leland R. G tolerance of commercial space travelers. Platform Presentation Aerospace Medical Association Annual Meeting Boston MA May 2008.
Hamilton RJ. Abstract: Repeated Pulse of Methylprednisolone and Cyclophosphamide With Continuous Dexamethasone Therapy for Patients With Severe Paraquat Poisoning. Ann Emerg Med 2008;51:113
Mead PS, Ramoska EA, Bebos A: Emergency Physician Activation of the Catheterization Lab Reduces Door-to-Balloon Times with Few False Positive Activations. Oral presentation at the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Cardiology’s Door to Balloon Conference. Hershey, Pennsylvania, October 17, 2007.
Wong S, Curtis J, Wiler J, and Saks M. Occult Propylene Exposure. Poster presentation at XXVIII International Congress of the European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists 5/08. Accepted for publication in Clinical Toxicology.
Isenberg, D, Husain A, Noh B, and Saks M. The impact of a Mass Transit Strike on Emergency Department Volume and Acuity. Presented at Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting 11/10/07.
Books and chapters in books
Yearbook of Emergency Medicine 2008. Mosby Inc. St Louis MO, 2008. Hamilton RJ editor in Chief, Bruno E, Handley N, Quintana E, Werner S, Mullin D, editors.
Haroz R, Roberts JR: Spider Bites and Scorpion Stings. Conn’s Current Therapy (2007) Rakel R, Bope E, Editors Saunders / Elsevier Philadelphia, PA 2007
Roberts JR: Fractures, Dislocations, and Sprains The Merck Manual
18th edition Merck and Company 2007
Roberts JR: The Merck Manual 18th edition (Consultant) Injuries and
Poisonings 2007 Merck and Company
Roberts JR: Consultant. The Merck Manual 2nd Home edition 2007
Saks MA, Emergency Medicine Q&A, Pearls of Wisdom Ed. 3. Systemic Infectious Disease. New York, NY: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2008.
Saks MA, Emergency Medicine Q&A, Pearls of Wisdom Ed. 3. Renal and Urogenital Disorders. New York, NY: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2008.
Invited Presentations
Bailey H Near Drowning – current concepts. Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds. Christiana Hospital. Christiana Delaware July 2, 2008
Bailey H Resuscitation Controversies and Lung Injury and Ventilator Management in the ED. Temple University Hospital, January 24, 2008
Bailey H ACLS Guideline review and simulation. Hahnemann University Hospital Critical Care Symposium.May 1, 2008
Bailey H Comprehensive Trauma Life Support course manual. International Trauma Anesthesia and Critical Care Society, Indian Chapter. 2007
Bailey H Comprehensive Trauma Life Support course. Pregnancy and Trauma, Pediatric Trauma. Coimbatore, India, September 2007.
Bailey H Indian Chapter of International Trauma Anesthesia and Critical Care Society. When is Dead really Dead? and Drowning Injury. Coimbatore, India, September 2007
Curtis J Acetaminophen Induced Hepatotoxicity. Invited lecture to departments of internal medicine and gastroenterology as part of Visiting Professorship, Department of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic, Ft. Lauderdale Fla. February 15, 2008
Curtis J Lithium: History, Toxicity and Treatment and Management of Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic Medications. Lecture to Emergency Medicine Residents and Faculty. Cooper Hospital. October 25, 2007.
Curtis J Poisonous Mushrooms and Plants. Invited presentation for Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship of St. Christopher’s Children’s Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. August 15, 2007.
Fojtik JP “The Emergency Ultrasound Course” – St. Joseph Synergy Health Hospital,
West Bend, WI (1/10-1/11/2007), Valley Regional Hospital, Claremont, NH (1/27-1/28/2007), Memorial Hospital, Belleville, IL (3/28-3/31/2007), Sister’s Hospital, Buffalo, NY (9/10-9/11/2007), Philadelphia Adam’s Mark Hotel, Philadelphia, PA (9/15-9/16/2007), St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, OK (10/26-10/27/2007), Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Ronceverte, WV (12/13-12/14/2007)
Hamilton R Grand Rounds “Alcohol and drug withdrawal in the critically ill”. Reading Hospital Department of Medicine, Reading PA, April 2008.
Haider AH; Chang DC; Haut ER; Efron DT, Handly N and Cornwell, EE III “Race and Insurance Status as Risk Factors for Trauma Mortality: Not all Black and White.” 2007 Pacific Coast Surgical Association conference
Ramoska E Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, & Throat Emergencies. Emergency Medicine Written Board Review Course, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 8, 2007. Sponsored by Pennsylvania ACEP.
Roberts R Distinguished Visiting Professor in Emergency Medicine University of California School of Medicine, Davis. April, 2007
Saks, MA and Karras DJ. Update on Emerging Infections: News From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Varicella Outbreak Among Vaccinated Children—Nebraska, 2004. Ann Emerg Med 2007; 49(1):99-102.
Non peer reviewed publications
Saks, M. ID Rounds: Am I Getting Slower, or Was This A Bad Flu Season? Emergency Medicine News. Accepted for publication Emergency Medicine News. Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins. 2008.
Saks, M. ID Rounds: Botulism: It’s Not Just About Facelifts. Emergency Medicine News. Volume XXXII, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Feb 2008.
Saks, M. ID Rounds: Not-So-Silent Spring, or Here Come the Gardeners. Emergency Medicine News. Volume XXIX, Number 6. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. June 2007.
Saks, M. ID Rounds: (Don’t) Eat Your Veggies! Emergency Medicine News. Volume XXIX, Number 2. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Feb 2007.
Grants and Contract Support
Corbin T California Endowment. Researching the Impact of Trauma on Boys, Youth and Men of Color. June1, 2008- June 1, 2009.
Corbin T Scattergood Foundation, Training and Implementing Trauma Informed Systems. January 1, 2008- Dec 31, 2012.
Corbin T Blueprint for Safer Philadelphia: Healing Hurt People: Emergency Department Violence Intervention July 1, 2007- June 30, 2008.
Corbin T Community and Behavioral Health of Philadelphia. Healing Hurt People: Emergency Department Violence Intervention. July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008.
Corbin T Soros Physician Advocacy Fellowship September 1, 2005- August 30, 2007.
Hamilton RJ External support from NASTAR Center for medical monitoring of centrifuge training of commercial space flight passengers
Handly N External support: Funded by the Coulter Technology Transfer grant for the Virtual Endovaginal Ultrasound Simulator (awarded for April 2006-March 2007) with Todd Doehring Biomedical Engineering and Chris Redmann, College of Media and Design,
Handly N FDA trial (2007-2008) of Infrascanner (near IR) hematoma scanner at Hahnemann
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