RESEARCH

We produce a significant amount of scholarly activity throughout the year!

CASE REPORTS

Recent case report

  • Calcaneal Avulsion with Achilles Detachment

  • Brachial Artery Embolus on POCUS

  • Morel-Lavallée lesion POCUS

  • AAA Bleeding Thrombosis on POCUS Doppler

  • Pseudo-pneumoperitoneum 2/2 BiPap Abd Air Dissection

  • Squirrel Bite - Radial Artery Pseudoaneurysm

  • Spontaneous Liver Rupture

  • Purple Urine Bag Syndrome - Proteus

  • Boerhaave Syndrome Self-resolving vs Alveolar rupture

  • Focal Myositis/rhabdo

  • Transverse Colonic Intussusception in Elderly Dx on POCUS

  • Aortic Dissection/Rupture Brachiocephalic into hemothorax

  • Necrotizing Pancreatitis with Splenic vein thrombosis on POCUS

  • Ovarian tumor masquerading as distendd bladder

  • Acute distal aorta/bilateral iliac occlusion on POCUS

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Recent projects:

  • Does Direct On-Shift Feedback Relate to Emergency Medicine Resident and Attending Wellness? CORD Mini-Fellowship QI Project 2023

  • Difficult Intravenous Access Requiring Ultrasound in the Emergency Department Associations with Delays in Care

  • Multidisciplinary Notification SMartphone System: Reducing Door-To-Needle Times for Alteplase in Stroke Care

  • NHAMCS National ED Trends and Use of Abdominal POCUS

  • Aorta Point of Care Ultrasound in EM: Review article

  • Congestive Heart Failure Management in the Emergency Department: Associations with outcomes

In planning stages with EMS Director and core faculty Dr. Fraunfelter: Multi-site Suboxone (State funded) study

CONFERENCES

We regularly attend academic conferences throughout the year and always have residents and faculty presenting!

  • Attendance at an Ultrasound Bootcamp conference in PGY-1 year

  • Attendance at Symposium by the Sea with FCEP in PGY-2 year

  • Attendance at ACEP National Conference in PGY-3 year

Additional conferences residents go to based on their research and academic goals, with approval by the program director:

  • Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)

  • UCF Fire Research Conference (at UCF College of Medicine)

  • Florida Medical Association Poster Symposium

  • SAEM National Conference

  • Other conferences not on this list are available to attend, with approval by the program director