{"id":8094,"date":"2026-07-15T15:05:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/?p=8094"},"modified":"2026-07-15T17:55:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:55:44","slug":"medisys-health-networks-5th-annual-research-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/medisys-health-networks-5th-annual-research-day\/","title":{"rendered":"MediSys Health Network&#8217;s 5th Annual Research Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"box_count\" share_url=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/medisys-health-networks-5th-annual-research-day\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8096 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/710781996_1612664190869599_4812042741483889023_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/710781996_1612664190869599_4812042741483889023_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/710781996_1612664190869599_4812042741483889023_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/710781996_1612664190869599_4812042741483889023_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/710781996_1612664190869599_4812042741483889023_n.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>The MediSys Health Network of Jamaica Hospital and Flushing Hospital Medical Centers recently held its Fifth Annual Research Conference and Poster Competition.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">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.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The first-place winning posters in Case Reports were \u201cRapid Respiratory Failure in Advanced Anti-SRP Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy Following\u00a0Two-Year Loss to Follow-Up: A Case Report\u201d by T.\u00a0McLean,\u00a0R.\u00a0Alptekin,\u00a0N.\u00a0Garg\u00a0(JHMC) and \u201cPortal Venous Gas and Pneumatosis Intestinalis Lupus: When Disaster Imaging Hides a Viable Bowel\u201d by\u00a0M.\u00a0Hassanesfahani,\u00a0CMPT.\u00a0Quang, and\u00a0D. Shah\u00a0(FHMC).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Second-place winning posters of the category included \u201cChikungunya Virus Induced Secondary Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome Leading to Refractory Shock and Multi-Organ Failure: A Case Report\u201d by\u00a0T.\u00a0Ahmed,\u00a0M.\u00a0Fidelis Ndumbe\u00a0Mbome, T.\u00a0Mustaque, F.\u00a0Nitol\u00a0(JHMC), and \u201cCongenital Inferior Vena Cava Agenesis and Atresia: Divergent Clinical Courses and Management Implications in Two Young Patients\u201d by C.\u00a0Kilada,\u00a0J.\u00a0Friedman,\u00a0M.\u00a0Guerges (FHMC).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And finally, the third-place posters were \u201cAdult-Onset<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Henoch Sch\u00f6nlein Purpura (IGA Vasculitis) with Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis and Negative Direct Immunofluorescence\u201d by S. Khadiza, H. Fadi, and S. Nayer-Nouri (JHMC), and \u201cNecrotizing Soft Tissue Infections of the Neck in a Local Community Hospital: A Case Series Review of Clinical Characteristics, Surgical Management, and Outcomes\u201d by C. Kilada, J. Lopez, N. Thomas, R. Chouake, M. Louis, and \u201cImmune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Hypophysitis Presenting as Refractory Hyponatremia &amp; Hypoglycemia with Normal MRI\u201d by M. Sayyar, A. Shahzadi, S. Khalid, H. Alomari, M. Algohary (FHMC).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the Empirical Research Category, the posters that were awarded first place were \u201cUtility of Standardized Not Templates for Improving Quality of Documentation and Communication in a Psychiatric Residency Training Program\u201d by A. Damianides, N. Bandekar, O. Fultz, A. Russo, J. Centrone, A. Kaur, T. Patel, P. Jain (JHMC), and \u201cSurgical Outcomes Between Laparoscopic and Open Resection of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (Gists) at a Single Community Hospital\u201d by M. Alla, N. Banko, CMPT. Quang, M.A. Louis, N. Mandava (FHMC).\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Second-place winning posters were \u201cDental Home Establishment Following Comprehensive Dental Treatment Under General Anesthesia (GA): An Eight-Year Follow-Up\u201d by S. Lee, J. Weiss, M. Roland (JHMC), and \u201cMeta-Analysis of Small Bowel Obstruction Due to Intraluminal Bleeding Following Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass in Bariatric Surgery: Incidence, Risk Factors, Management, and Outcomes\u201d by M. Hassanesfahani, M. Alla, A. Choi, N. Khan, D. Shah (FHMC).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lastly, the third-place winning posters of the category were \u201cPoverty Level Moderates the Association of Daily Negative Mood and Negative Interpersonal Interactions on Nocturnal Blood Pressure\u201d L. Peters, J. Gergyes, G. Hooks, M. Taub, S. Jawhar, M. Naseem, C. Neinaber, A. Roth, E. Brondolo (JHMC), and \u201cNutrition Label Literacy and Body Mass Index Among Adolescents in an Urban Community Hospital\u201d by A. Glowacki, A. Santos, L. Bloomfield, T. Han, L.Q. Lew and \u201cEffect of Body Mass Index on Electrocardiogram in Children Aged 2-7 Years with Still\u2019s Murmur in a Multiethnic Community Hospital\u201d by Y. Elhashash, A. Rahman, S.A. Shaikh, M. Roland, and L.Q. Lew (FHMC).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the final category Quality Improvements, the first-place winning posters were, \u201cImproving the Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Mental Health Concerns Among OBGYN Patients in a Large, Urban Safety-Net Health System\u201d by J.K. Ascencio, A. Cebelinski, C. Awad, F. Benoit, N.D. Attoh-Okine (JHMC), and \u201cReduction of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) Through a Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Approach in a Community Teaching Hospital\u201d 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).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Second-place winning posters of the category included \u201cReducing Discharges Against Medical Advice in a Hospital-Based Chemical Dependency Unit: A Quality Improvement Project\u201d by G. Mir, M. Elmahdy, A. Miele, J. Centrone, A. Kaur, B. Joseph (JHMC) and \u201cTiming of Antenatal Corticosteroid Administration in Patients at Risk of Preterm Birth in an Urban Community Center,\u201d A. Cai, L. Woo, M. Roland, A. Russo, I. Chauhan.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Congratulations to all who placed, the honorable mentions of each category, and everyone who participated in this year\u2019s Research Day Conference and Poster Competition.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8095\" src=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/708911089_1551382750331326_3799491037165038563_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/708911089_1551382750331326_3799491037165038563_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/708911089_1551382750331326_3799491037165038563_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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