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MediSys Health Network’s 5th Annual Research Day

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The MediSys Health Network of Jamaica Hospital and Flushing Hospital Medical Centers recently held its Fifth Annual Research Conference and Poster Competition.   

The posters submitted are divided into three categories: Case Reports, Empirical Research, and Quality Improvements. They are then graded on a rubric of five areas: format, visual, content 1: Background: was sufficient background information, such as references, provided; content 2: Aims: were the aims clearly stated, and were they achieved, and impact.   

The first-place winning posters in Case Reports were “Rapid Respiratory Failure in Advanced Anti-SRP Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy Following Two-Year Loss to Follow-Up: A Case Report” by T. McLean, R. Alptekin, N. Garg (JHMC) and “Portal Venous Gas and Pneumatosis Intestinalis Lupus: When Disaster Imaging Hides a Viable Bowel” by M. Hassanesfahani, CMPT. Quang, and D. Shah (FHMC).  

Second-place winning posters of the category included “Chikungunya Virus Induced Secondary Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome Leading to Refractory Shock and Multi-Organ Failure: A Case Report” by T. Ahmed, M. Fidelis Ndumbe Mbome, T. Mustaque, F. Nitol (JHMC), and “Congenital Inferior Vena Cava Agenesis and Atresia: Divergent Clinical Courses and Management Implications in Two Young Patients” by C. Kilada, J. Friedman, M. Guerges (FHMC).   

And finally, the third-place posters were “Adult-Onset Henoch Schönlein Purpura (IGA Vasculitis) with Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis and Negative Direct Immunofluorescence” by S. Khadiza, H. Fadi, and S. Nayer-Nouri (JHMC), and “Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections of the Neck in a Local Community Hospital: A Case Series Review of Clinical Characteristics, Surgical Management, and Outcomes” by C. Kilada, J. Lopez, N. Thomas, R. Chouake, M. Louis, and “Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Hypophysitis Presenting as Refractory Hyponatremia & Hypoglycemia with Normal MRI” by M. Sayyar, A. Shahzadi, S. Khalid, H. Alomari, M. Algohary (FHMC).  

In the Empirical Research Category, the posters that were awarded first place were “Utility of Standardized Not Templates for Improving Quality of Documentation and Communication in a Psychiatric Residency Training Program” by A. Damianides, N. Bandekar, O. Fultz, A. Russo, J. Centrone, A. Kaur, T. Patel, P. Jain (JHMC), and “Surgical Outcomes Between Laparoscopic and Open Resection of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (Gists) at a Single Community Hospital” by M. Alla, N. Banko, CMPT. Quang, M.A. Louis, N. Mandava (FHMC).   

Second-place winning posters were “Dental Home Establishment Following Comprehensive Dental Treatment Under General Anesthesia (GA): An Eight-Year Follow-Up” by S. Lee, J. Weiss, M. Roland (JHMC), and “Meta-Analysis of Small Bowel Obstruction Due to Intraluminal Bleeding Following Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass in Bariatric Surgery: Incidence, Risk Factors, Management, and Outcomes” by M. Hassanesfahani, M. Alla, A. Choi, N. Khan, D. Shah (FHMC).  

Lastly, the third-place winning posters of the category were “Poverty Level Moderates the Association of Daily Negative Mood and Negative Interpersonal Interactions on Nocturnal Blood Pressure” L. Peters, J. Gergyes, G. Hooks, M. Taub, S. Jawhar, M. Naseem, C. Neinaber, A. Roth, E. Brondolo (JHMC), and “Nutrition Label Literacy and Body Mass Index Among Adolescents in an Urban Community Hospital” by A. Glowacki, A. Santos, L. Bloomfield, T. Han, L.Q. Lew and “Effect of Body Mass Index on Electrocardiogram in Children Aged 2-7 Years with Still’s Murmur in a Multiethnic Community Hospital” by Y. Elhashash, A. Rahman, S.A. Shaikh, M. Roland, and L.Q. Lew (FHMC).  

In the final category Quality Improvements, the first-place winning posters were, “Improving the Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Mental Health Concerns Among OBGYN Patients in a Large, Urban Safety-Net Health System” by J.K. Ascencio, A. Cebelinski, C. Awad, F. Benoit, N.D. Attoh-Okine (JHMC), and “Reduction of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) Through a Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Approach in a Community Teaching Hospital” by A.A. Khan, J. Shakil, H. Sekhon, A. Brazan, R. Al Hashimi, N. Tasnim, N. Siddiqui, K. Kelly, A. Choudhry, A. Arbab, N. Alnadi (FHMC).  

Second-place winning posters of the category included “Reducing Discharges Against Medical Advice in a Hospital-Based Chemical Dependency Unit: A Quality Improvement Project” by G. Mir, M. Elmahdy, A. Miele, J. Centrone, A. Kaur, B. Joseph (JHMC) and “Timing of Antenatal Corticosteroid Administration in Patients at Risk of Preterm Birth in an Urban Community Center,” A. Cai, L. Woo, M. Roland, A. Russo, I. Chauhan. 

Congratulations to all who placed, the honorable mentions of each category, and everyone who participated in this year’s Research Day Conference and Poster Competition. 

MediSys Health Network Research Day

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The MediSys Health Network of Jamaica Hospital and Flushing Hospital Medical Centers held its Fourth Annual Research Conference and Poster Competition.  

The posters submitted are broken into three categories: Case Reports, Empirical Research, and Quality Improvements. They are then graded on a rubric of five areas: format, visual, content 1, content 2, and impact.  

The first-place winning posters in Case Reports were “Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Hypertension” by T. Okan, M. Al-Dmour, M. Hussein, S. Mohammed, V. Patel, A. Doshi, S. Jain, and K. Doshi (JHMC) and “HIV and Miliary Tuberculosis Co-Infection: A Case Series” by A. Inghirami, M.A. Burrola-Suarez, and J. Shakil (FHMC). 

Second-place winning posters of the category included “A Case of Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism Treated with Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis in a Patient Who Presented with Syncope and Chest Pain” by R. Maharjan, S. Rao, Z. Lasic (JHMC), and “Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in a 74-Year Old on Apixaban” by C. Montesano, D. Egbo, N. Marfo, M.A. Louis, and  N. Mandava.  

And finally, the third-place posters were “The Use of Intravenous Thrombolytics for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Thrombocytopenia Complicated by Hemorrhagic Conversion Due to Undiagnosed Malignancy” by A. Sivapalan, C. Ninan, and A. Waddell (JHMC) and “Breast Cancer and Tumor Lysis Syndrome: A Rare Critical Issue” by V. Khachatryan, M.A. Burrola-Suarez, M.T. Rahman, N. Tasnim, K. Cappas, and A. Khan (FHMC). 

In the Empirical Research Category, the posters that were awarded first place were “Assessing Patient-Providers’ Conversations about Stress and Health” by F. Khan, A. Mir, L. Gance, S. Chemouni Bach, M. Basant, A. Chorzepa, L. Keating, C. Nienaber, A. Roth, D. Chen, and E. Brondolo (JHMC) and “Circadian Variations of Glucose Challenge Test Results in Pregnancy: Examining Non-Linear Trends” by A. Makol, L. Keating, R.J. Robitsek, T. Tang, Lien B, L. Woo, and I. Ngai (FHMC).  

Second-place winning posters were “Comparing Acidity and Dental-Hypersensitivity Between Arginine Mouthrinse and SDF” by M.R. Mears, L. Keating, and J. Weiss (JHMC) and “Exploring Potential Under Diagnosis of Hypophosphatasia” by R. Faridizad, K. Cappas Cordero, S. Khalid, H. Sadia, M. Mafi, A. Russo, L. Keating, and K. Robinson (FHMC). 

Lastly, the third-place winning posters of the category were “Point of Care Fentanyl Testing VS. Standard Testing in a Chemical Dependency Unit” by M.S. Radeos, J. Cintron-Hernandez, B. Balchan, G. John, B. Joseph, A.M. Radeos, J. Wong, and D. Chen (JHMC) and “Adipose Rebound in Patients with Congenital Hypothyroidism in an Urban Multiethnic Community Hospital” by N.L. Sands, A. Glowacki, A. Gogenini, M. Roland, and L.Q. Lew (FHMC). 

In the final category Quality Improvements, the first-place winning posters were, “Improving Pain Documentation in Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment: Efforts to Support a Developing Standard of Care” by H. Liu, H. Jaber, A. Jaramillo, F. Khan, Z. Sagarwala, C. Pang, R. Resendez Rodriguez, E. Siaw, S. Varughese, H. Woo, A. Eromosele, L. Keating, P. Cruz, C. Nienaber, A. Roth, and E. Brondolo (JHMC) and “QI Project: Assessing Internal Medicine Interns’ Confidence in Various Tasks Over the Course of Intern Year” by S. Dubey, M. Roland, and K. Beekman (FHMC). 

Congratulations to all of those who placed, the honorable mentions of each category, and everyone who participated in this year’s Research Day Conference and Poster Competition.