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Call Deb Sibley 251-7244 or

email dsible@lsuhsc.edu

Anyone wanting to be involved with any

of our clinical trials as a Sub-Investigator

IRB Links

LSU IRB Link

New, focused IRB form can be downloaded from the LSU website

Research Resources

Funding Opportunities

 

 

 

 

Ongoing Resident Projects

 

  1. Translational Studies on the Influence of Alcohol on Outcomes in Trauma: Dr. Moreno (EM), Dr. Molina (Physiology), Dr. Stuke (Surgery), Michael Dietz (student), Brenda Chu (student)

  2. Buttock Abscess Study (Faculty: Dr. Slaven) Jairo Ulloa , Rachelle Klammer, Kate Ryan, Rusty Peeples

  3. The State of Resident Wellness (Faculty: Dr. Moreno) Andrew Nakamoto, Gaby Buller

  4. Evaluation of AMA Forms in US ED’s (Faculty: Drs. DeBlieux, LeGros, Moreno, Kuo) Francois Ancelet, Parrish Eilers, Aimee Staser

  5. Evaluating an Educational Intervention to Modify Cardiac Risk Factors in Patients Admitted for Chest Pain (Faculty: Dr. Moreno) Laura Mutter, Andrew Fuller

  6. Influence of fast food intake on orthopedic injury: a multi-center study (Faculty: Dr. Moreno) Paul Hurd (student)

  7. Factors which affect the willingness of plastic surgeons to take emergency department call: a multi-state survey (Faculty: Dr. Moreno) Stephen Hurd (student)

  8. The concept of justice in trauma research: community attitudes in New Orleans (Faculty: Dr. Moreno) Carla McClain (student)

  9. Medical Student Self-Evaluation of Simulation Learning: Dr. Avegno, Dr. Moreno

  10. The Effect of Hurricane Katrina on Penetrating Trauma Recidivism: (Faculty: Dr. Moreno, Avegno, LeGros) Tara Oden

  11. Patterns of Sexual Assault Pre- and Post-Hurricane Katrina (Faculty: Dr. Avegno and Moreno)

  12. Airway Outcomes Before and After the Introduction of a Check List (Faculty: Dr. Avegno, Moreno, and Tuckler)

  13. Standardizing an Evaluation Tool for medical student skills in the history and physical for a complaint of chest pain (Faculty: Dr. Avegno and Moreno)

  14. The use of podcast to teach history and physical exam skills to medical students (Faculty: Dr. Avegno and Moreno)

  15. Stress Test Results Stratified by referral site: Outpatient Clinic, ED, or Inpatient Ward (Faculty: Dr. Willoughby and Moreno)

  16. Teaching Ultrasound to Community Emergency Physicians (Faculty: Dr. Butts, Piazza and Moreno)

  17. Using simulation to teach disaster training (Faculty: Dr. Detiege, Halton, Rice and Moreno)

  18. Correlation between acquired skill and perceived confidence among residents after simulation procedure training (Faculty: Dr. Detiege and Moreno)

 

Ongoing Faculty Projects

As a result of Dr. Dunbar's recent death, Dr Victor Tuckler has taken the helm as Principal Investigator for on the following studies in the ED:

Call Deb Sibley:  504-251-7244 anytime!!  Ryan 412-726-9383

CHF with severe HTN (Systolic pressure >160, rales, Dyspnea)
May have SL or topical NGT and/or Lasix but no cardiac chest pain or anti hypertensive agents within 3 hours

IDnet: C.difficile survey & stool sample -Surveys are located in the old Fast Track area (Apricot colored)  Call Debbi or Ryan or obtain HIPAA and consent then complete a one page (front & back) form by checking the appropriate boxes.  Send stool sample to the lab.

 IDnet MRSA Colonization Study  Adults that present with any skin infection suspected to be MRSA will have swabs of infection site, nose, throat, groin and rectum.  We must match them with a patient that has no infection for control swabs.

Skin Infections requiring 3 Days IV Abx Adults presenting with abscesses, cellulitis, wound infections that would be admitted to the hospital at least 3 days (can be treated as an outpatient). Cannot have had previous antibiotics unless documented treatment failure.  Call Debbi or Ryan.

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