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| Project | Faculty |
|---|---|
| Implementation of a Prenatal Anesthesia Education Program to Improve Health Equity, Increase Access, and Assess the Impact on Maternal Anxiety and Postpartum Depression | Jason White, M.D. Anesthesiology |
| Improving Patient Portal Enrollment for Adolescent Patients & Proxies | Jonathan Elias, M.D. Cornell Medical Associates |
| Reducing Fall Risk and Anxiety after Emergency Department Discharge via Community Engagement | Lynn Jiang, M.D. Emergency Medicine |
| Chart Smarter, Not Harder: Improving Mortality with Documentation | Elijah Douglass, M.D. Medicine/Hospital Medicine |
| Sustainable Strategies for CAUTI Reduction at WCMC | Manjinder Kandola, M.D. Medicine/Chief Resident |
| Improving Outcomes with NIRS in Monitoring Peripheral Perfusion during Peripheral Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Cardiac Support in Adult and Pediatric Population | Monika Tukacs, B.S.N., R.N. NYP Department of Nursing |
| Improving Communication in Neonatal Emergencies by Establishing a Neonatal Resuscitation Team (NRT) in a Community Hospital setting | Johanna Calo, M.D. Pediatrics |
| Prevention Nephrotoxin-related Acute Kidney Injury (NAKI) – an SPS/CHA Effort | Anuradha Gajjar, M.D. Pediatrics/Nephrology |
| Transitions of Care Evaluation and Glycemic Management to Reduce Readmissions and Achieve Inpatient Blood Glucose Goals- (TEAM-Glucose trial) | Jessica Snead, Pharm.D. Pharmacy/Internal Medicine |
| Measurement Based Care in the Child OPD | Alma Spaniardi, M.D. Psychiatry/Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
| Project | Faculty |
|---|---|
| Simplified Preoperative Venous Thromboembolism Risk Assessment Model Adaptation to Same-Day Admit Surgical Patients | Shelby Badani, M.D. Anesthesiology/Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine |
| Medical Malpractice: Breaking the culture of Silence to Improve Physician Wellbeing and Patient Care | Lucy Willis, M.D. Emergency Medicine |
| Improving transitions of care for older adults in an ambulatory geriatrics clinic to reduce 30-day readmissions | Kelly Cummings, M.D. Medicine/Geriatric Medicine |
| Reducing falls among patients with cancer at NYP/Weill Cornell Medicine | Christine Garcia, M.D. Medicine/Hematology & Oncology German Rodriguez, R.N. NYP Nursing |
| Reducing Telemetry Utilization in Hospitalized Comfort Care Patients | Ramsey Khalil, M.D. Medicine/Chief Resident |
| Study of Telemedicine via Virtual Video Visits in Symptom Monitoring and Management of Cancer Patients Treated with Systemic Therapies in Brooklyn | Uqba Khan, M.D. Medicine/Hematology & Oncology (WCM-Brooklyn Methodist) |
| Management of risk factors for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease after transplant | Emily Schonfeld, M.D. Medicine/Gastroenterology |
| Botox for Sialorrhea in the NeuroICU | Judy Ch'ang, M.D. Neurology/Neurocritical Care |
| In Vitro Fertilization Treatment Care Coordination | Feruza Esanova, R.N. NYP Nursing |
| Virtual Field Testing | Paul Petrakos, D.O. Ophthalmology |
| Kangaroo Care to Improve Parent Satisfaction and Decreased Depression/Anxiety Associated with NICU Hospitalization | Emily Echevarria, M.D. Pediatrics/Neonatology |
| Using Self-Reporting Event System to Identify Potential Social Determinants of Health in Safety Events in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit | Megan Toal, M.D. Pediatrics/Pediatric Critical Care Medicine |
| Improving Access to Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Care for Patients with Locally Advanced Breast Cancer | Vivian Bea, M.D. Surgery/Breast Surgical Oncology (WCM-Brooklyn Methodist) |
| Project | Faculty |
|---|---|
| Assessing Medical Understanding of a Chinese Population at NYP-Lower Manhattan Hospital | Pamela Tieu, M.D. Medicine/General Internal Medicine (Hospital Medicine) |
| Development of a Pediatric to Adult Transition Clinic for Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes for Continuity of Care | Tiffany Yeh, M.D. Medicine/Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism |
| Weill Cornell Medicine Colorectal Cancer Screening Initiative | Andrea Betesh, M.D. Medicine/Gastroenterology & Hepatology Mary Steszewski, R.N. NYP Nursing |
| Pediatric Acute Asthma Exacerbation Clinical Pathway Development In a Regional Hospital | Kalliope Tsirilakis, M.D. Pediatrics (WCM/NYPQ) |
| Discharge Optimization to Reduce the Rate of Unplanned Readmissions for Pediatric Patients with Neurologic Conditions | Jamie Lee Palaganas, M.D. Pediatrics/Neurology |
| Understanding perceptions and knowledge of monitored anesthesia care (MAC) | Priscilla Nelson, M.D. Anesthesiology |
| Optimized Follow Up for Patients Discharged from the Emergency Department after Abdominal Imaging | Matthew McCarty, M.D. Emergency Medicine |
| Outpatient Cervical Ripening for Low-Risk Pregnant Women: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Decrease Hospital Length of Stay and Improve Patient Satisfaction | Malavika Prabhu, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| Enhanced Recovery After Cesarean Delivery (ERAC) to Reduce Opioid Prescription and to Promote Multimodal Pain Management | Robert White, M.D. Anesthesiology |
| A multidisciplinary, multimodal quality improvement initiative to reduce time to antibiotic administration in pediatric oncology patients with fever and neutropenia | Nicole Gerber, M.D. Emergency Medicine/Pediatric Emergency Medicine |
| Using Clinical Decision Support in Electronic Medical Record to Improve Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Prescription Rates in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure | Ozan Unlu, M.D. Medicine/Chief Resident |
| Project | Faculty |
|---|---|
| CT Angiography-Guided Protocol for Severe Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding | David Wan, M.D. Medicine/Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| The feasibility of Using a Cloud-based Diabetes Management Application to Optimize Review of Glucose and Insulin Data and Inform Treatment Decisions in the Outpatient Setting | Gwendolyne Jack, M.D. Medicine/Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism |
| Improving Antibiotic Stewardship of Patients with Reported Penicillin and Cephalosporin Allergies on Medicine Floors at NYP-WC and LMH campuses | Rebecca Berger, M.D. Medicine/General Internal Medicine (Hospital Medicine) Harjot Singh, M.D. Medicine/Infectious Diseases |
| Improving Identification and Management of Early Hypoglycemia in High-Risk Neonates | Vargabi Ghei, M.D. & Priyanka Tiwari, M.D. Pediatrics/Newborn Medicine |
| Can A Discharge Check List Decrease Unnecessary Readmissions and Improve Patient Satisfaction | Arabella Stock, M.D. & Amelia Burke N.P. Pediatrics/Cardiology |
| Improving Opiate Prescribing Patterns in Spine Surgery | Jatin Joshi, M.D. Anesthesiology/Pain Management |
| Longitudinal assessment of post-burn skin grafts to assess the quality of burn center care | Philip Chang, M.D. Surgery/Trauma, Burns, Acute and Critical Care |
| Personal Emergency Response (PERS) Utilization in CHF Medicine Patients at Home | Tanya Mighty, M.S.N. NYP Nursing/Social Work & Care Coordination |
| Implementing an ADHD Checklist to Standardize Practice in a Primary Pediatrics Office | Matthew Tirelli, M.S.N. NYP Nursing/Pediatrics |
| Development and Utilization of a Burn Sepsis Screening Tool (BSST) | Kaitlyn Libraro, M.S. NYP Nursing/Trauma, Burns, Acute and Critical Care |
| Project | Faculty |
|---|---|
| Identifying and Reducing Delays in Inpatient Endoscopy | Carl Crawford, M.D. Medicine/Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Impact of a Novel Hospital-Based Opioid Stewardship Program on Non-surgical Acute Pain Management in the Hospital | Alexis Vien, M.D. Medicine/General Internal Medicine (Hospital Medicine) |
| Improving Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Deactivation Discussions in Admitted Patients Made DNR and Comfort Care | Michael Wagner, M.D. Medicine/Chief Resident Quality and Safety |
| Community Paratelemedicine | Brock Daniels, M.D. Emergency Medicine |
| A Human Factors Approach to Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Prevention and Safety Culture in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Pilot Report | Naomi Bishop, M.D. Pediatrics/PICU |
| Safety and Efficacy of a Post-Operative Pathway for Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation after Cardiac Surgery | Diana Brickman, R.N. NYP Nursing/CTICU |
| Addressing Barriers to Team Escalation In response to Patient deterioration Using the TEAMSTEPPS Approach | Inez Brandon, M.S.N. NYP Nursing/Hematology & Oncology |
| Escalation of Clinical Deterioration to Prevent Patient Harm | Susan Liu, B.S.N. NYP Nursing/Surgery/SICU |
| Project | Faculty |
|---|---|
| Tai Chi for Enhanced Inpatient Mobilization: A Feasibility Study | George Bao, M.D. Medicine/General Internal Medicine (Hospital Medicine) |
| Standardizing and Streamlining DKA Guidelines in the Weill Cornell Medical ICU and the Lower Manhattan Hospital ICU | Felicia Mendelsohn-Curanaj, M.D. & Jane Seley, D.N.P. Medicine/Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism |
| Using "Pod-Cards" to Encourage Doctor-Patient Continuity in a Resident Primary Care Practice | Laura Gingras, M.D. Medicine/General Internal Medicine (Adult Internal Medicine) |
| Feasibility of a Novel Real-Time Provider Teaching Intervention in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | Meredith Turetz, M.D. Medicine/Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine |
| Project | Faculty |
|---|---|
| Impact of Hospitalist-Led Interdisciplinary Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions at an Academic Medical Center | Stephanie Tang MD & Renuka Gupta, M.D. Medicine/General Internal Medicine (Hospital Medicine) |
| Decreased Rates of Inpatient Hypoglycemia Following Implementation of an Automated Tool in the Electronic Medical Record for Identifying Root Causes | Naina Sinha Gregory, M.D. & Jane Seley, D.N.P. Medicine/Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism |
| What to expect that you're not expecting: A pilot video education intervention to improve patient self-efficacy surrounding discharge medication barriers | Sanjai Sinha, M.D. Medicine/General Internal Medicine (Adult Internal Medicine) |
| Quality Improvement Initiative Increases Total Paracentesis and Early Paracentesis Rates in Hospitalised Cirrhotics with Ascites | Arun Jesudian, M.D. Medicine/Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
