A5012579417- Disaster Response and Management
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Health and Conflict Studies
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Abdominal Trauma and Injuries
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Renal function and acid-base balance
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Potassium and Related Disorders
- Neural Networks and Applications
- Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects
- Healthcare Systems and Challenges
- Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Face and Expression Recognition
- Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
Office of the Director
2025
John Peter Smith Hospital
2021-2024
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
2017-2023
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
2019-2021
Paws Assisting Veterans
2018-2021
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
2020
Hyland Software (United States)
2018
Fogarty Institute for Innovation
2018
Carter Center
2018
Louisiana State University
2017
Chronic opioid therapy for non-malignant pain conditions has significantly increased over the last 15 years. Recently, correlation between analgesics and alternations in brain structure, such as leukoencephalopathy, axon demyelination, white matter lesions, been demonstrated patients with a history of long-term use prescription opioids. The exact mechanisms underlying neurotoxic effect opioids on central nervous system are still not fully understood. We investigated chronic using an animal...
The National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians (NAEMSP) advocates for (EMS) to play an integral role in all phases disaster management –preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. An inherently strong EMS system mitigates some the negative impacts by supporting a more resilient population robust response capability. must be sustainable resource that is able continue provide care community even after response. This document will outline basis corresponding NAEMSP...
Introduction: To analyze the correlation between many different emergency department (ED) treatment metric intervals and determine if metrics directly impacted by physician correlate to "door room" interval in an ED (interval determined bed availability). Our null hypothesis was that cause of variation delay receiving a room multifactorial does not any one interval.Methods: We collected daily averages from information system, Meditech©. Patient flow were on 24-hour basis. analyzed...
Recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) events have presented challenges to health care systems worldwide. Air medical movement of individuals with potential infectious poses unique and threats crews receiving personnel. The US Department Health Human Services air evacuation teams the National Disaster Medical System directly supported 39 flights, moving over 2,000 individuals. Infection control precautions focused on source engineering controls, personal protective equipment, safe work...
Disaster Medicine (DM) is the clinical specialty whose expertise includes care and management of patients populations outside conventional protocols. While traditional standards assume availability adequate resources, DM practitioners operate in situations where resources are not adequate, necessitating a modification practice. prior academic efforts have succeeded developing list core disaster competencies for emergency medicine residency programs, international fellowships, affiliated...
Background Although controversial, early administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) has been shown to reduce mortality in adult patients with major trauma. Tranexamic also successfully used elective pediatric surgery, significant reduction blood loss and transfusion requirements. There are limited data guide its use trauma patients. We sought determine the current practices for TXA United States. Methods A survey was conducted all American College Surgeons-verified Level I II centers The...
Background Because of their arduous schedules, residents are susceptible to burnout, fatigue, and depression. In 2015, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) launched a campaign foster physician wellness, in response suicides three during previous year. The calls strategies developing resiliency, identify problems, promote well-being. One suggested methods well-being was residency retreat. Objective To implement novel retreat curriculum that emphasizes team building...
Prehospital airway management encompasses a multitude of complex decision-making processes, techniques, and interventions. Quality (encompassing quality assurance improvement activities) in EMS is dynamic, evidence-based, most all, patient-centric. Long mainstay the clinician skillset, deserves specific focus attention dedicated processes to ensure delivery high-quality clinical care.It position NAEMSP that:All agencies should dedicate sufficient resources patient-centric, comprehensive...
BACKGROUND: To identify the effects of sedative agent selection on morbidity, mortality, and length stay in patients with suspected increase intracranial pressure.Recent trends developments have resulted changes to medications that were previously utilized as pharmacological adjuncts sedation intubation increases pressure.Medications considered contraindicated are now being used increasing regularity without demonstrated safety effectiveness.The primary objective this study is evaluate...
The MATTERs and CRASH-2 studies demonstrate that tranexamic acid (TXA) reduces mortality in patients with traumatic hemorrhage. However, their results, conducted foreign countries U.S. military soldiers, provoke concerns over generalizability to civilian trauma the United States was reported. evaluation of patient outcomes following treatment TXA by a air medical program. A retrospective chart review transported service Level 1 center conducted. For purposes intervention evaluation, meeting...
The Military Application of Tranexamic Acid in Trauma Emergency Resuscitation Study (MATTERs) and Clinical Randomisation an Antifibrinolytic Significant Haemorrhage-2 (CRASH-2) studies demonstrate that tranexamic acid (TXA) reduces mortality patients with traumatic hemorrhage. However, their results, conducted foreign countries U.S. military soldiers, provoke concerns over generalizability to civilian trauma the United States. We report evaluation patient outcomes transfusion requirements...
Objective: Disasters, both natural and manmade, have become commonplace emergency physicians serve on the front line. Residency may be only time that are exposed to a disaster, through training, until one happens in their department; therefore, it is critical provide residents with appropriate timely disaster education. The goal of this study was assess current status education medicine (EM) residencies United States.Methods: A list topics generated by reviewing literature validated subject...
The emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic produced an unprecedented strain on United States medical system. Prior to pandemic, there was estimated 20,000 physician shortage. This has been further stressed by physicians falling ill and increased acuity COVID-19 patients. Federal team availability stretched its capabilities with large numbers deployments.
 With such severe staffing shortages, creative ways force expansion were undertaken. New Orleans, Louisiana,...
The purpose of this study was to explore the potential solutions for disaster healthcare disparities. This paper is first a three-part series that written by Disaster Healthcare Disparities Workgroup American College Emergency Physicians Preparedness and Response Committee. committee workgroup conducted literature review chose articles most representative demonstrative disparities found in past product exploring seen disaster. Many during preparation were found. Some these have been...
The purpose of this study was to explore the potential solutions for disaster healthcare disparities. This paper is second a three-part series that written by Disaster Healthcare Disparities Workgroup American College Emergency Physicians Preparedness and Response Committee. committee conducted literature review chose articles most representative demonstrative disparities found in past workgroup product. Many during response were found. Some these have been successfully implemented some are...
The purpose of this study was to explore the potential solutions for disaster healthcare disparities. This paper is third a three-part series that written by Disaster Healthcare Disparities Workgroup American College Emergency Physicians Preparedness and Response Committee. committee conducted literature review chose articles most representative demonstrative disparities found in past workgroup product. Many seen during recovery mitigation were found. Some these have been successfully...