Research

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Message From The Director

Our mission is to operate a 24/7 acute care research program with the capacity and capability to provide a drug, device or procedure at any time point.  The success and expansion of acute care research studies relies on the demand for 24/7 quality via a shift work model that utilizes around the clock research assistants, research coordinators, and multiple investigators present in the ED.  Furthermore, we leverage our EMR to provide robust patient capture support, minimizing the impact on clinically active staff to identify patients. We work to integrate our operational approach into the existing ED workflow in a way that does not burden busy staff or require research investigators and coordinators to be regularly queried on off days outside the hospital. We increase capacity to accept and initiate new studies by having each research team member cross cover multiple. The presence of research staff and investigators in the hospital 24/7 allows us to work across service lines to screen, enroll and provide treatment to patients under research protocol in and out of the ED during a hospital admission.

The Division of Emergency Medicine Research Section (USF EM Research) is integrated closely with the Tampa General Hospital Office of Clinical Research (TGHOCR). TGHOCR provides infrastructure for the Acute Care research group while the USF EM Research Team serve as the hub of Acute Care studies via the work of our research assistants, students, and residents.  From a residency standpoint, TGH offers residents the opportunity to be involved at research on all levels.  Whether you are just looking to dip your toes into a little research or you’re an MD/PhD looking for a program with adequate support to help you conduct a trial, we’ve got something to offer you.  For more information you can visit my personal webpage.

 Facts & Figures

Current Research Initiatives

Current Studies (Active With IRB Approval)

  • FOCUS HIV/HCV Screening and Linkage

  • Cepheid Rapid HIV VIral Load Testing in ED

  • Cepheid Rapid HCV Viral Load Testing in ED

  • Acute HIV and HCV Diagnosis in the Emergency Department amongst People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) 

  • Persistence of a HIV False Positive Signal after Initial ED Screening  

  • NIDA CTN-0099 Oral Buprenorphine vs. IM Buprenorphine for Opioid Withdrawal

  • Medically Assisted Therapy Program

  • Syringe Services Program/Needle Exchange Program in Conjunction with Tampa Bay Street Medicine

  • SPOT IV Dalvancin for pediatric patients with cellulitis 

  • Annexa-I Andexanet Factor Xa Reversal in Intracerebral Hemorrhage

  • Annexa-S Andexanet for Factor Xa Reversal in preparation for urgent/emergent surgery/procedures/operations

  • Kaliga Biosciences Light Spectroscopy Saliva Analysis for Covid-19 Diagnostics

  • Kaliga Biosciences Light Spectroscopy Blood for serum chemistry

  • Kaliga Biosciences Light Spectroscopy Palm for serum chemistry

  • Impact of prior gun shot wounds on living patients

  • Viewpoints of firearm policy of patients who have been injured by gun violenc

  • Implementation of a highly potent new oral one time delivery opioid medication to decrease admission rates in patients with Sickle Cell Disease

  • Pinellas County EMS CPR Quality in Austere Environment 

  • Resuscitation Vector Study for Defibrillation

  • Critical Stress/PTSD in EMS First Responders

  • EMS Opioid Delivery Patient Transport Study

  • EMS Perception Surrounding Naloxone Administration and Opioid Use Disorder

  • EMS Perception of Supraglottic Airway Device in Pediatric Resuscitation 

  • Pinellas County Medical Examiner Synthetic Opioid Trend Analysis

  • Magnesium Sulfate as an Adjunct Therapy in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Acute Atrial Fibrillation With Rapid Ventricular Rate - A Feasibility Study.

  • Analysis of SIM Fellowship Directors Viewpoints on Simulation Training 

  • Utilization of Virtual Reality in Simulation Training 

  • Use of Social Media Based Medical Students transitioning to Emergency Medicine Residency in conjunction with CORD

  • Radiation Safety in Emergency Department Hallway Patients 

  • Fluid Resuscitation in Sepsis: Analysis of Fluid Delivery in patients not meeting Sep-1 Criteria 

  • The Relationship Between GRIT and Burnout - establishing resistance to burnout

  • Burnout: A Prospective Cohort Analysis of Medical Students, Residents and Attending in Emergency Medicine

  • Transvaginal Ultrasound Training in Residency

  • Perceptions of Opioid Use and Misuse Among Cancer Patients

  • Analysis of a concussion pathway

  • Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) in Cardiac Resuscitation

Covid-19 Trials Coordinated by E.D. Acute Care Research Team

  • USF/TGH Covid Full Patient Registry 

  • eFFector Zotatifin RCT

  • 3D PCR Swabs

  • Regeneron - Assessing Efficacy of Sarilumab

  • Convalescent Plasma for Patients with Covid-19

  • The HERO Registry: HCQ for prophylaxis of frontline healthcare workers

  • Remdesivir for Pediatric patients 

  • EMS Frontline Provider Covid-19 Serology Study

 Research Team & Associates

  • Research Director, Emergency Medicine: Jason Wilson, MD

  • Acute Care Research Team, Clinical Research RN: 

    • Sandra Sanchez, RN, BSN, CCRP (Manager)

    • Elisabeth Ballans, RN, BSN

    • Ashley Bader, RN, BSN

  • Acute Care Research Team, Research Assistant: 

    • Onyeka Acholonu

    • Brittany Mathaney

    • Meera Navadia

    • Amanda Mathies

    • Marcelo Ramaikos

    • Amar Mahbubani

Other Critical TGH OCR Staff can be found at the TGH OCR Page