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2018 Research Forum Presentations:

Clinical Pharmacy

• Evaluation of Isavuconazole and Posaconazole for the Treatment of Refractory Coccidioidomycosis
  Janet Yoon PharmD, Jeff Jolliff PharmD, Brittany Andruszko PharmD, Arash Heidari MD
• Weight-Based Dosing vs. Standard Care Nomogram for IV Heparin
  Jasmine Ho PharmD, Nadia Moghim PharmD, Jeff Jolliff PharmD, Jessica Beck PharmD
• Clinical Outcomes of Pharmacist-led Diabetes Clinic
  Rajinder Kaur PharmD, David Lash PharmD MPH, Jeff Jolliff PharmD
• Evaluation of 2nd Generation Triazoles in the Treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
  Janet Yoon PharmD, Jeff Jolliff PharmD, Brittany Andruszko PharmD, Arash Heidari MD, Royce Johnson MD

Emergency Medicine

• Investigation of Wait Times in Emergency Department Triage Area
  Sarah Gonzalez MD, Vikram Shankar MD, James Rosbrugh MD, James Sverchek MD, Natalie Peña-Brockett MS RA, Eric Calistro BS RA
• Comparing the Use of IV anxiolytics Plus Standard Analgesic Care Versus Standard Analgesic Care Alone in Controlling Severe, Acute Pain in the Emergency Department
  Andrew C Fischer MD, Jing Liu MD, Uriel Manzo MD, Wafa Ahmed RA, Laura Castro RA, Rick McPheeters DO
• Massive Emphysematous Pyelonephritis
  Halsey Jakle MD, Adria Ottoboni MD, Natalie Peña-Brocket MS RA, Phillip Aguiñiga-Navarrete RA
• Tumoral Calcinosis: Early Detection and Effective Treatment Can Reduce Morbidity
  Roxana Ardebili BS RA, Adam Johnson MD, Sarah Gonzalez MD, Khoa Tu MD
• Tracheal Bronchus
  Adam Johnson MD, Rick McPheeters DO
• Ultrasound Guided “EASY IJ” vs Raditional Central Venous Access
  Larissa Morsky MD, Daniel Quesada MD, Phillip Aguiñiga-Navarrete RA, Laura Castro RA, Veronica Sanchez RA, Rachel O’Donnell MD, Kieron Barkataki DO
• Severe Necrotizing Fasciitis with Atypical Presentation
  Samuel Lohstreter MD, Rachel O’Donnell MD, Daniel Quesada MD, Phillip Aguiñiga-Navarrete RA, Laura Castro RA
• Pulmonary Artery Dissection: Case Report and Literature Review
  Will Pho MD, Daniel Quesada MD, Phillip Aguiñiga-Navarrete RA, Laura Castro RA
• Invasive Fungal Sinusitis Minimally Evident by Physical Examination
  Manish Amin DO, Vikram Shankar MD, Phillip Aguiñiga-Navarrete RA, Laura Castro RA
• Calciphylaxis (Calcific Uremic Arteriolopathy) in an ESRD
  Addie Bugas MD, Daniel Quesada MD, Phillip Aguiñiga-Navarrete RA
• Gastric Volvulus in 11-Month-Old Male
  Daniel Quesada MD, Rachel O’Donnell MD, Larissa Morsky MD, Phillip Aguiñiga-Navarrete RA, Laura Castro RA, Luke Kim RA, Jacqueline Vo RA
• Massive Right Breast Hematoma
  Jason Jerome MD, Manish Amin DO, Phillip Aguiñiga-Navarrete RA, Laura Castro RA, Daniel Delgadillo MD
• Massive Emphysematous Pyelonephritis
  Adria Ottoboni MD, Shannon Anderson RA, Phillip Aguiñiga-Navarrete RA, Natalie Peña-Brockett MS RA
• A Rare Case of a Very Large Appendicolith in a Pediatric Patient with Clinical Appendicitis
  Ikechukwu Amobi MD, Iman Rasheed MS, Khoa Tu MD

Department of Medicine

• Erythema Sweetobullosum a Rare Presentation of Coccidioidomycosis
  H Abukamleh, N Karapetians, Greti Petersen MD, Royce Johnson MD, Arash Heidari MD
• Systemic Review of 30-day Internal Medicine Hospital Re-admissions; Risk Factors and Prevention
  Hussien Saab MD, Roopam Jariwal MS, Hashim Younes MS, Greti Petersen MD

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

• Can a Fasting Insulin Level Predict Gestational Diabetes?
  Kurt Finberg MD, Jamie Markus MD, Brian Jean MS, Nicholas Del Mundo RA, Billy Huynh MS, Kareem Tabsh MD
• Impact of Multidisciplinary Interventions on Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates
  Melissa Fujan DO, Thomas W Moxley MD
• Vulvar Phyllodes Tumor: An Uncommon Pathologic Diagnosis in an Even More Uncommon Location
  Emily Howell DO, Roxy McDermott MD, Thomas W Moxley MD

Department of Psychiatry

• A Grassroots Approach to Mental Health Community Engagement & Education
  Carlos Fernandez MD, Mohammed Molla MD, Garth Olango MD PhD, Michael Kase MD

Department of Surgery

• Results From a Quality Improvement Project to Decrease Infectious Related Ventilato Events in Trauma Patients at a Community Teaching Hospital
  Tanya Anand MD MPH, Andrea Pakula MD MPH FACS, Santa Ponce RN, David Kalish RT, Cindy Norville RN, Ruby Skinner MD FACS FCCP FCCM
• Preliminary Results of Focused Anatomy Education for Trauma Registrars to Improve Injury Severity Scoring Accuracy
  Santa Ponce RN, Sheva Jones, Nakisha Jackson, Hope Feramisco RN, Ruby Skinner MD FACS FCCP FCCM
• Third Space, Where Art Thou?
  Tanya Anand MD MPH, Ruby Skinner MD FACS FCCP FCCM
• Targeting the Endothelium: Vitamin C as an Adjunct in Resuscitation Related to Burns, Sepsis, and Trauma
  Tanya Anand MD MPH, Ruby Skinner MD FACS FCCP FCCM
• First 100 Robotic Cases and Implementation of a Robotics Curriculum in a General Surgery Residency
  Domenech Asbun MD, Ruby Skinner MD FACS FCCP FCCM, Andrea Pakula MD MPH FACS
• The Application of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Acute Traumatic Injuries: Outcomes at a Level II Trauma Center
  Jorge Almodovar MD, Ruby Skinner MD FACS FCCP FCCM, Andrea Pakula MD MPH FACS
• CT Imaging for Trauma Goes Beyond Injury Identification: A Descriptive Analysis of Incidental Findings at a Level II Trauma Center
  Jose Diego MD, Andrea Pakula MD MPH FACS, Ruby Skinner MD FACS FCCP FCCM, Arpine Petrosyan MS
• A Rare Case of Fusiform Celiac Artery Aneurysm After Penetrating Trauma
  Shariff Abdullah MS, Ruby Skinner MD FACS FCCP FCCM, Andrea Pakula MD MPH FACS
• Outcomes for Open Complex Ventral Hernia Repairs with Retromuscular Biosynthetic Mesh Placement: Our Early Experience
  Daniel Delgadillo MD, Ruby Skinner MD FACS FCCP FCCM, Andrea Pakula MD MPH FACS

Department of Nursing: Nurse Resident Program

• Fall prevention in medical surgical unit: Physical activity awareness
  Ana Ceja RN, Virender Kaur RN, Ramona Lake RN, Samantha Manuel RN
• Infant feeding in the NICU
  Maria Cabrera RN, Kristi Bean RN, Renae Chapa RN, Ashley Reyes RN
• Reducing hospital acquired pressure injury (HAPI) rates in the ICU and DOU"
  Mariah Cadena RN, Hanna Marroquin RN, Mandi Hanes RN, Emma Moser RN, Collin Norville RN
• Security and safety in the Emergency Department: Data and recommendations for security and safety at Kern Medical
  Bridget Martinez RN, Spencer Carter RN, Cassandra Fincher RN, Lacie Thuren RN,
  Melissa Cotera RN, Zach Burk RN, Dannon Akins RN, Erica Zebrowski RN, Natalie Espericueta RN, Paige Coffee RN, Leslie Martinez RN
• Reducing nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex (NTSV) cesarean section rate with mobility
  Jessica Melendez RN, Jessica Gutierrez RN, Lindsey Bogner RN, Dalayne Nettles RN