Research
The residency program currently has a strong clinical research program which has been in place for twenty years. The goal of this program has been to create an environment of inquiry and scholarship within the Department of Emergency Medicine. Teaching faculty and all residents are required to participate in the development of new research projects, learn to analyze biomedical research, and develop habits of inquiry as a continuing professional responsibility.
The research director is Dr. Jeffrey Jones, who completed a research fellowship in 1988. Under his supervision, a journal club is held monthly in faculty homes to critically evaluate the current EM literature and emphasize evidence-based medicine.
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Resident research projects have been completed in virtually all aspects of emergency medicine, including toxicology, trauma, aeromedical transport, epidemiology, EMS, public health, domestic violence, infectious disease, police search and rescue, hyperbaric oxygen, computer simulation, and pediatric resuscitation. Faculty preceptors assist residents during each stage of research project development. Financial support and time are also provided to allow residents to present their research project at local, national and/or international conferences. During the past five years, residents have presented projects at Seattle, Las Vegas, Washington D.C., Boston, San Francisco, British Columbia, and the Nice Acropolis, France.
The residency program is affiliated with the recently completed Van Andel Institute for Research and Education. The Institute has support staff, facilities and equipment for computer based outcome studies, animal research, medical simulation laboratories, and virtual reality capabilities.
Our EM research program is an established leader in West Michigan in the area of community health. Examples of published community projects include:
- Patterns of anogenital injury in female sexual assault victims
- Risk factors for myocardial infarction in young adults
- Patient educational handouts on the internet: Quality and accessibility in English and Spanish
- Prevention of ear barotrauma during air travel
- Thermoregulation in search and rescue divers during extreme temperatures
- Concussion in young athletes
- A training video to help paramedics identify elder abuse and neglect
- The cost effectiveness of a public shelter for inebriates
- Integration of Emergency Medical Services and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams
- Comparison of sexual assaults by strangers versus known assailants in a community-based population
- Training of residents for their role as flight physician
Recent Publications
Wyer P, Brown M, Newman D, Rowe B, Brown M. Evidence, Values, Communication: Essential Ingredient of Shared Emergency Medicine Decision Making (Editorial). . Ann Emerg Med 2007, 49(5):690-692.
Rowe B, Brown M. A Primer on the Cochrane Collaboration, Its New Priorities in the Out-of-Hostpital and Emergency Health, and the Role of Annals of Emergency Medicine (Editorial). Ann Emerg Med 2007, 49(3):351-354.
Brown M, Reeves M, Meyerson K, Korzeniewski S. Randomized Trial of a Comprehensive Asthma Education Program Following an Emergency Department Visit. Annals Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology 2006, 97(1): 44-51.
Reeves M, LyonCallo S, Brown M, Rosenman K, Wasilevich E, Williams S. Using Billing Data to Describe Patterns in Asthma-Related Emergency Department Visits in Children. Pediatrics 2006, 117(4): S106-S117.
Reeves M, Bohm S, Korzeniewski S, Brown M. Asthma Care and Management Before an Emergency Department Visit in Children in Western Michigan: How Well Does Care Adhere to Guidelines? Pediatrics 2006, 117 (4): S118-S126.
Hogg A, Brown M, Kline J. Estimating the Pretest Probability Threshold to Justify Empiric Administration of Heparin Prior to Pulmonary Vascular Imaging for Pulmonary Embolism. Thrombosis Research 2006, 118: 547-553.
Johnson J, Brown M, McCullough N. CT Lower Extremity Venography in Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in the ED. Emergency Radiology 2006, 12 (4):160-163.
Jones JS, Emery M. Answering emergency physicians' clinical questions: Evidence-based Internet resources. MI ACEP News & Views 2006; 26:10-12.
Evans R, Jones JS. Best evidence topic report: Absorbable sutures in pediatric lacerations. Emerg Med J 2006;23:64-65
Deibel M. Jones J. Brown M. Best evidence topic report: Reinsertion of the stylet before needle removal in diagnostic lumbar puncture. Emerg Med J 2005; 22(1):46.
Ostovar H, Jones J, Brown M. Nebulized levalbuterol or albuterol for lowering serum potassium. Emerg Med J 2005;22:366-367.
Lammers RL, Temple KJ, Wagner MJ, Ray D. Competence of New Emergency Medicine Residents in the Performance of Lumbar Punctures. Acad Emerg Med. 12:622-8, 2005. Cited: ACGME Bulletin, Sept. 2005, p.6-7.
Reeves M, Bohm S, Korzeniewski S, Brown M. Asthma care and management before an emergency department visit in children in western Michigan: How well does care adhere to guidelines? Pediatrics 2005, 117 (4): S118-S126
Judge B, Brown M. Review: To dive or not to dive? Use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to prevent neurologic sequelae in patients acutely poisoned with carbon monoxide (Commentary). Ann Emerg Med 2005, 46(5):461-464.
Mitchell A, Brown M, Menown I, Kline J. Novel protein markers of acute coronary syndrome complications in low risk outpatients: A systematic review of potential use in the emergency department. Clinical Chemistry 2005, 51(11): 2005-2012.
Hall M, Brown M. Review: Are amantadine and rimantadine effective in healthy adults with acute influenza? (Commentary). Ann Emerg Med 2005, 46(3):292-293.
Colman I, Brown M, Innes G, Grafsein E, Roberts T, Rowe B. Parenteral dihydroergotamine for acute migraine headache: a systematic review of the literature. Ann Emerg Med 2005, 45(4):391-401.
Brown M, Vance S, Kline J. An emergency department guideline for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: an outcome study. Acad Emerg Med 2005, 12: 20-25.
Jones JS. ¿Se habla español? Spanish-Language Handouts on the Internet (Part III). MI ACEP News & Views April 2005; Michigan ACEP. View this study
Jones JS. Providing Patients With Answers (Part II). MI ACEP News & Views April 2005; Michigan ACEP. View this study
Jones JS. Patient educational handouts on the Internet (part I). MI ACEP News & Views April 2005; Michigan ACEP. View this study
Resident and Faculty Studies That Will Be Presented at ACEP Research Forum in Seattle (October 2008)
Alexander C , Jones JS, Judge B, Bean A. Analysis of Xanthochromia in Patients with Hemorrhagic Cerebrospinal Fluid: A National Survey of Laboratory Changes Implemented During the Past Eight Years.
Flannigan M, Clements E, Jones JS, Zeigler A. Safety and Effectiveness of Intravenous Low-Dose Prochlorperazine for Nausea and Vomiting in the Emergency Department.
Woolley B, Jones JS, Rossman L, Bush C. Comparative Analysis of Incapacitated Versus Forcible Sexual Assault in a Community-Based Population.
Andrews-Dickert R, Jones JS, Ray D. Differentiation of Intracranial Hemorrhage From Traumatic Lumbar Puncture Across the Age Spectrum.
Stevens J, Jones JS, Rossman L, Wynn B.Effect of Menstrual Bleeding on the Detection of Anogenital Injuries in Sexual Assault Victims.
Stacey J, Bush C, Rossman L, Jones JS. Rossman P. Anogenital Injury Following Sexual Assault in Women After Recent Consensual Intercourse.
Alexander A, Jones JS, McGavin S, Bush C, Barnes J, Chenlo M, Millard D. ELISA D-dimer Assay of Cerebrospinal Fluid for the Diagnosis of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
Brown M, Reeves M, Glynn T, majid A, Kothari RU. Implementation of a Transient Ischemic Clinical Pathway: A Pilot Study in Knowledge Translation