Submissions from 2020
Current practice of trauma informed care in pregnancy among obstetric providers, Morgan R. Abbey and Rebecca Hunt
Anticoagulation in the Very Old: Does Age Matter?, F. Jaspar Abu-Jaber, Kerri Barton, Caroline Knight, Frances Leslie Lucas, and Robert Stein
Does your patient know if they have prediabetes?, Sophia Adams, Christina Holt, and Amy Haskins
A cascade of Hepatitis C screening and Care at Maine Medical Center Internal Medicine Clinics, Wollelaw Agmas, Brian King, Wendy Craig, and Kinna Thakarar
Innovations at MaineHealth-Introduction, Susan Ahern
MaineHealth Innovation COVID-19 Successes, Susan Ahern
Patients’ expectations of the benefits of large-panel genomic tumor testing, Eric Anderson, John DiPalazzo, and Paul Han
Patient learning about diabetes through group medical visits in Family Medicine, Nathan Bankoff, Adam Normandin, and Corinn Martineau
Do Naturopathic Doctors Play a Role in Cancer Screening in Maine, Evan Barnathan, Mike Kohut, Devra Krassner, and Craig Schneider MD
Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) Infrastructure at MMC, Adam Black, Dave Denton, John DiPalazzo, and Susan Santangelo
MMC Biobank: A resource for translational research., Anne C. Breggia, Sue LaPierre, Christopher Keister, Hanna Renedo, Dawn Charnetzky, Hannah Brown, Howard Feller, Susan Nester, Robert Christman, Michael Jones, Tony Sellner, Liz Hamir, Lindsay Cote, and Heidi Ingersoll
Comparison of the Number of Intravesical OnabotulinumtoxinA Injections to Treat Overactive Bladder Using Local versus Systemic Anesthesia, Catherine Brooker, Mary C Brandes, Caroline Foust-Wright, and Wendy Craig
Factors correlating with interprofessional engagement in debriefing following pediatric simulation-based team training., Richard Byrnes, Zachary Priest, Christine Schreiber, Justin Michaud, Tracie Barbour, Michael Ferguson, Micheline Chipman, Wendy Craig, and Leah Mallory
Evaluation of a Burn Pain and Sedation Clinical Practice Guideline: A Before and After Study The Before Cohort, Bethany W. Carrington, Kathryn E. Smith, and Rosemary E. Paine
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine may help hospitalized patients with substance use disorder., Alisa Cleary, E. Katherine Nenninger, David Keller, and Kinna Thakarar
A Retrospective Study of Acute Post-Operative Pain Following Cesarean Section in Patients on Opioid Agonist Pharmacotherapy, Johanna Cobb, Elizabeth Snow, Heather Turcotte, Aurora Quaye, Wendy Craig, and Robert Warters
Sclerostin antibody normalizes decreased trabecular bone and increased bone marrow adipose tissue caused by whole-body irradiation in mice, Samantha Costa, Heather Fairfield, Mariah Farrell, Connor Murphy, Ashley Soucy, Gill Holdsworth, and Michaela R. Reagan
A Retrospective Review of the Safety and Efficacy of Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) in Obese Patients who Underwent Electrical Cardioversion, Matt Cox, Brian Carlone, Jaclynne Gowen, Amber Rollins, and Wes Zemrak
The effect of antenatal opioid exposure on orbitofrontal head circumference at birth, a retrospective cohort study, Alexa Craig, Isabel Wolfe, Rebecca Bell, F. Lee Lucas, Sarah Gabrielson, and David Cox
The clinical significance of molecular subtyping in glioblastoma, Wendy Craig, Rebecca Bystrom, Jens Rueter, and Christine Lu-Emerson
Optimizing Resident Wellness by Enhancing Peer Relationships: a Pilot Study, Wendy Craig, Jordan Faloon, Jason Lachance, and Deb Sepulveda
View Description The Skinny on Dermoscopy: Teaching Skin Cancer Detection Using Triage Amalgamated Dermoscopic Algorithm, Peggy R. Cyr, Elizabeth Seiverling, Kathryn Stevens, Caroline Wight, and Hadjh Ahrns
Meditative and Mind-body Practice Among Patients with Genitourinary Malignancy, William Daly, Paul Han, Stephen Ryan, Moritz Hansen, Joshua Linscott, Quoc-dien Trinh, and Jesse Sammon
Predicting Polymicrobial Stone in Patients Undergoing PCNL, William Daly, Erin Santos, Christopher Stockdale, and Johann Ingimarsson
Pre-operative Risk Factors for Sepsis Following PCNL, William Daly, Erin Santos, Christopher Stockdale, and Johann Ingimarsson
Investigating the Effect that Inhibiting Fatty Acid Binding Proteins 4 or 5 Have on Myeloma Cell Proliferation, Anastasia D’Amico, Mariah Farrell, and Michaela Reagan
The Role of Smooth Muscle Cell Notch2 in Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden and Composition, Jess Davis-Knowlton, Jackie Turner, Anne Harrington, and Lucy Liaw
Prrx1-CreAlplfl/flmice, a model for further investigations into the pathophysiological changes in Hypophosphatemia, Victoria DeMambro, Jennifer Daruszka, Daniel Brooks, Mary Bouxsein, and Cliff Rosen
Implementation of a PrEP program for HIV prophylaxis at the STD clinic: a collaboration between the City of Portland Public Health Division and Maine Medical Center, Christina DeMatteo, E Katherine Nenninger, Chris Donahue, and Hayley Prevatt
An Effective Foley Catheter Training Tool for Intern Residents, William J. Devan, Christina Gentile, Wendy Craig, Bethany Hundt, David Chalmers, Moritz Hansen, and Brian Jumper
A Question of Who and Why: Platelet Rich Plasma Utilization in a Primary Care Sports Medicine Practice, Douglas DiCola, William Dexter, Amy Haskins, and Christina Holt
Improving vitamin D management in an adult cystic fibrosis program., Stefanie DiLoretor, Alicia Murry, Tegan Smith, and Lauren Tate
Evaluating Efficacy of a Recently Implemented Malnutrition Screening Tool, Rebecca Edwards and Paul Blakeslee
COVID-19 Research Response, Ivette Emery, Paul K. Han, Lee Lucas, Scot Remick, Volkhard Lindner, Sergey Ryzhov, and Cal Vary
The myokine irisin stimulates osteoclast differentiation and function, Eben G. Estell, P T. Le, Y Vegting, H Kim, R Baron, B Speigelman, and C J. Rosen
Irisin Stimulates Osteoclast Differentiation and Function, Eben Estell, Phuong Le, Yosta Vegting, Hyeonwoo Kim, Roland Baron, Bruce Spiegelman, and Clifford Rosen
Targeting bone marrow adipose tissue and the FABP family increases efficacy of dexamethasone in MM, Mariah Farrell, Heather Fairfield, Carolyne Falank, Samantha Costa, Anastasia D’Amico, Dominic Bowers, and Michaela R. Reagan
Loss of vitamin A stores impairs cardiac workload and function under stress conditions, Amanda J. Favreau‐Lessard, MaryAnn Asson‐Batres, Douglas B. Sawyer, and Ilka Pinz
Evaluation of a perioperative anticoagulation protocol in renal transplantation: a retrospective analysis., Sierra Ferreira, Brian Carlone, and Marizela Savic
Beyond the brain: ?-Synuclein and its implications in bone and fat metabolism, C A. Figueroa, P Bajgain, and C J. Rosen
Primary cilia-mediated ventricular maturation in congenital heart disease: A role for ErbB signaling?, Lindsey A. Fitzsimmons, Sergey Ryzhov, and Kerry L. Tucker
Lean Phenotype Induced by Methionine Restriction in Mice is Associated with Proteomic Changes in Perivascular Adipose Tissue, Bethany H. Fortier, Calvin PH Vary, Robert A. Koza, Gene P. Ables, and Lucy Liaw
Evaluating the Impacts of Geographic Cohorting and Patient Rooming on Hospital Efficiency, Theresa Fuller, Mohit Shukla, Yaren Bilge Kaya, Joe East, Daniel Meyer, Samir Haydar, Jordan Peck, Nicole Nehls, and James C. Benneyan
What is the appropriate length of time to restrict movement of the upper extremity after cardiac implantable electronic device placement?, Andrew Geissler, Benjamin Starobin, and Henry Sesselberg
Impact of pharmacist-led medication reconciliation and education at an outpatient dialysis center, Kayla Harris, Marizela Savi, and Corinn Martineau
Telemedicine Implementation Associated with Increased Recognition of Moderate and High-Risk Encephalopathic Neonates, Mohammad Hashmi, Alexa Craig, and Misty Melendi
The Impact of an InterprofessionalEducation Curriculum on Medical, Pharmacy and Social Work Students’ Interdisciplinary Perceptions and Teamwork, Victoria Hayes, Corinn Martineau, Julie Schirmer, and Peggy Cyr
Simulation – Based Testing of a New Helipad Using an Iterative Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Framework, Jeffrey A. Holmes, Shelly Chipman, Erin Graydon Baker, Olivia Morejon, Tracie Barbour, Justin Michaud, Michael Baumann, and Leah Mallory
Rates of Immediate postpartum LARC placement at MMC, Christina Holt, Amy Haskins, Valerie Smith, and Kohar Der Simonian
The State of Advanced Care Planning in Older Adults undergoing Elective Surgery at MMC, Brian Honeyman, Rebecca Kalman, and Rebecca Hutchinson
A novel, multimodal, interprofessional program to improve communication skills in the CICU, Rebecca Hutchinson, Liz Scharnetzki, Sanjeev Francis, Isabella Stumpf, Charles Adler, Jesse Woodlock, and Katrina Monahan
Feasibility and safety of uninterrupted and nearly uninterrupted DOAC use in patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation in a tertiary community medical center, William Adam Janes, Wendy Craig, Kyle Cunningham, Jill Knutson, Amanda Haskell, and Henry Sesselberg
Functional study of CTHRC1 on skeletal muscle regeneration and skeletal muscle stem cells, Yong-Ri Jin, Qiaozeng Wang, Igor Prudovsky, and Volkhard Lindner
In mental health screening, who gets left behind?: Comparison of Depression Scores & Psychotic-Like Experiences in an Outpatient Adolescent Clinic, K A. Johnson, R Eiduson, N Parsa, L Shrier, and K A. Woodberry
MicroRNA199b regulates mouse hematopoietic stem cells maintenance, Aldona A. Karaczyn, Edward Jachimowicz, Jaspreet S. Kohli, and Pradeep Sathyanarayana
“This is what I imagined when I went into med school” : A qualitative study of the promises and challenges of Direct Primary Care, Daniel Keeport and Mike Kohut
Reliability and Criterion Validity of Ultrasonic Measurements of the Supraspinatus and Infraspinatus Cross-Sectional Area, Dirk Kokmeyer, Lori-Thein Brody, Shane Koppenhaver, and Charles Thigpen
The Influence of Pain on Rotator Cuff CrossSectional Area, Dirk Kokmeyer, Lori Thein-Brody, Shane Koppenhaver, and Charles Thigpen
PCP's Lung Cancer Screening Attitudes and Practices: Results of a Statewide Survey, Neil Korsen, Alexandra Hinton, Susan Leeds, Jaclyn Janis, and Paul Han
Evidence based estimation of energy and protein needs in adults with major burn injuries, Ashley Lazarz and Samantha Buttarazzi Waller
Postgraduate Training Options for Advanced Practice Providers in General and Trauma/Surgical Critical Care, Angela M. Leclerc, Sarah Vanderlin, Melissa Ricker, Annika Kay, and Aimee Abide
Transmission of Misfolded Proteins in Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Common Mechanism of Disease Progression, Virginia Lee
Role of Zfp467in Mediating the Anti-Adipogenic and Pro-Osteogenic Effects of PTH: An In-VitroAnalysis, H Liu, I Leon Calle, P T. Le, R Baron, and C J. Rosen
A Clinical Toolkit Improves MMP Internal Medicine Provider Comfort and Perceived Skill with Assessment of Adult ADHD, C Jason Mallo and Sara J. Powers
Population and hospitalization characteristics of patients served by the Preble Street Learning Collaborative (PSLC) who leave the hospital with self-directed discharge, Hannah Martin, Emily Zarookia, Adam Normandin, Kathleen Fairfield, Wendy Craig, and Debra Rothenberg
Prediction model for risk of developing seizures after cardiac arrest, Teresa May, Danijela Rados, David Seder, and Richard Riker
Clinical and immunological features of post-resuscitation care, Teresa May, Sergey Ryzhov, Lee Lucas, Clara Ahlberg, Danijela Rados, John Dziodzio, Deanna Williams, Alexandra Hinton, and David Seder
A Pilot Study on the Feasibility of a Smartphone Application for Identifying Living Donors for Kidney Transplant Waitlisted Candidates, Shelby McDonnell, Theresa Boulos, Juan Palma, and Ana Rossi
Panoramic Ultrasound Measurement of the Vastus Medialis: A Validation Study with NASA, Kaitlin Minnehan, Kaitlyn Chin, James Alex, Jessica Scott, Megan Downs, Amy Haskins, Christina Holt, William Dexter, and Dirk Kokmeyer
Addressing the Opioid Epidemic in Maine: Liposomal Bupivicaine Reduces Postoperative Opioid Consumption Following Shoulder Surgery, Ryan Mountjoy, Michael B. Henry, Wendy Craig, and Janelle M. Richard
Level of circulating Interleukin-21 after cardiac arrest, Andrew M. Muca, Joanne T. DeKay, Michael P. Robich, David B. Seder, Douglas B. Sawyer, and Sergey Ryzhov
DGAT Activity is Dispensable for Myeloma Cell Proliferation, C S. Murphy, H Campbell, V DeMambro, M Farrell, S Costas, C Vary, and M R. Reagan
Pharmacogenetic and MicroRNA Effects of Beta Blocker Association with Increased Bone Mineral Density in Humans, Kathleen T. Nevola, Douglas P. Kiel, Andrew R. Zullo, Ines Foessl, Barbara Obermayer-Pietsch, Katherine Motyl, and Christine W. Lary
Injury Trends in Special Olympics Athletes From the 2018 USA Games, Bram Newman, Jessie Fudge, Amy Haskins, Christina Holt, and William Dexter
The dynamics of human bone marrow adipose tissue in response to feeding and fasting, Gisela Pachón-Peña, Pouneh K. Fazeli, Miriam A. Bredella, Elizabeth K. O’Donell, Anne Klibanski, and Clifford J. Rosen
Testosterone (T) and estradiol (E2) therapy alone can suppress gonadal function in transgender patients., India I. Pappas, Wendy Craig, Lindsey V. Spratt, and Daniel I. Spratt
Mother and Father Effects on Child Problem Behaviors in families with a Child with ASD: A Dyadic Structural Equation Model, Kahsi A. Pedersen, William L. Cook, Briana Taylor, Matthew Siegel, Ellyn Touchette, Christine Peura, and Susan L. Santangelo
Impact of Sleep on Mood & Psychotic Symptoms in Early & Emerging Psychosis, K Penner Coxon, K A. Johnson, K Powers, K Elacqua, W L. Cook, R I. Mesholam-Gately, and K A. Woodberry
Study Strategies for General Surgery Residents Preparing for the ABSITE: What to Keep, Discard, and Adopt, A Pletch, Wendy Craig, J Rappold, J Whitting, and C Turner
Don’t Shoot the Messenger: Surgical Programs Can Do More To Keep Applicants Informed, Alison N. Pletch, Frederica Jackson, Danielle Shaw, Christopher Whiting, and James F. Whiting
Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 2 May Promote Bone Loss After Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Pilot Study and Preliminary Data, A N. Pletch, B Harris, P T. Le, and Clifford Rosen
Tranexamic acid preferentially localizes in the nuclei of endothelial cells and binds proteins involved in gene expression and mitochondrial metabolism, Igor Prudovsky, Doreen Kacer, Victoria Zucco, Keiran Wynne, Damien Carter, Monica Palmeri, Calvin Vary, Robert Kramer, and Joseph Rappold
Anti-adipogenicand cytoprotectiveeffects of CTHRC1 and its potential role in the regulation of aging, Igor Prudovsky, Matthew Siviski, Doreen Kacer, Yongri Jin, Victoria DeMambro, Patrizio Stohn, Kathleen Pyburn, Rachel Berkovitch, Alaa Makki, and Volkhard Lindner
Healthy Links: Bridging the Social Determinants of Health Safety Net for At Risk Patients with Heart Failure, Amy E. Riviere, Nancy Connelly, Jessica Green, Renee Longarini, James B. Powers, Douglas B. Sawyer, and Mylan C. Cohen
Evaluation of a Resident-Driven Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Program for Female Immigrant Primary Care Patients, Katherine Rizzolo, Maha Jaber, Jessica Schaumburg, Kiana Vakil-Gilani, and Nicole Rebusi
Effect of 3D Lung Nodule Educational Tool on Patient Distress Following LDCT Incidental Finding of Lung Nodule, Theresa Roelke and Ivette Emery
Implementation of CRISPR/Cas editing analysis tool ICE to detect multiple edited alleles in mice, Larisa Ryzhova, Anne Harrington, Samantha White, and Lucy Liaw
“I Only Want To See the Doctor” Comparison of Patient Satisfaction between Urology Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers, Erin Santos, Kelly Ernst, Lisa Beaule, Moritz Hansen, Matthew Hayn, and Jesse D. Sammon
Opening Remarks - Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2020, Douglas Sawyer
Stigmatizing Attitudes Towards People who Smoke: A Survey of Primary Care Physicians, Liz Scharnetzki, Leo B. Waterston, Susan E. Leeds, Jamie L. Studts, Neil Korsen, and Paul K J Han
Changes in EBUS procedures and molecular yields at MMC 2013-2017, Joseph Scrobola and Edmund Sears
Cystic Fibrosis Telemonitoring in a Small Rural Maine Cohort: A Feasibility Study, Edmund Sears, Philip Stone, Alicia Murray, and Thomas Desjardins
Impact of Widespread Dermoscopy Training for a Health System: Development of a Biopsy and Skin Tumor Database, Elizabeth Seiverling, Kathryn Stevens, Lindsay Ayers, Tyler Nussinow, Michael Boyd, Gregory Dorr, and Hadjh Ahrns
Exploring Patient Activation in the Emergency Department at Maine Medical Center, Rushi Shaw, Samir Haydar, Tania Strout, and Karla Hyde
Measles Titers in Long-Term Childhood Cancer Survivors, S. Ashley Speckhart
Description MMC Institute for Teaching Excellence (MITE), Clinical Teaching Certificate: the Development of an Innovative Asynchronous Faculty Development Primer, Isaac Stickney and Sue Rose
Post-Acute Care Physician House Calls in Graduate Medical Education: Enriching the Resident and Patient Experience Through a Care Transitions Curriculum, Tania Strout, Eliza Bullis, and Robert Anderson
Psychometric Properties of the Short Form Patient Activation Measure When Used with Adult Emergency Department Patients, Tania D. Strout, Rushi Shah, Samir A. Haydar, and Karla Hyde
The Research Escape Hunt: An Escape Room-Scavenger Hunt for Resident Education, Tani Strout, Robert Anderson, Timothy Fallon, and Carl A. Germann
Evaluation of Serial Biomarkers in Intermediate Risk Acute Pulmonary Embolism Patients, Hilamber Subba, Ariel McKenna, and Joel Wirth