Submissions from 2010
The general surgery residency at Maine Medical Center., Ajita S Prabhu, Jonathan F Dreifus, and James F Whiting
Barriers to outdoor physical activity in wintertime among Somali youth., Elizabeth Rothe, Christina Holt, Celine Kuhn, Timothy McAteer, Isabella Askari, Mary O'Meara, Abdimajid Sharif, and William Dexter
Culture Change through Patient Engagement, Bettyanne Grant and Sandra H. Colello
Fabry disease complicating pregnancy., Emily Parent, Joseph R Wax, Wendy Smith, Hagen Blaszyk, Michael G Pinette, Angelina Cartin, and Jacquelyn Blackstone
Placebo-controlled trials in osteoporosis--proceeding with caution., Clifford J Rosen and Sundeep Khosla
Smoking during pregnancy and risk of abnormal glucose tolerance: a prospective cohort study., Amy E Haskins, Elizabeth R Bertone-Johnson, Penelope Pekow, Elena Carbone, Renée T Fortner, and Lisa Chasan-Taber
Acute stroke from air embolism after leg sclerotherapy., Matthew C Delaney, Christopher T Bowe, and George L Higgins
Approach to the diagnosis and treatment of vulvar pain., Claire S Danby and Lynette J Margesson
Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia: belhassen type., Thomas W Quimby, Ariel A Clark, and Megan L Fix
Implementing an electronic point-of-care medical record at an organized athletic event: challenges, pitfalls, and lessons learned., Hamilton J Wells, George L Higgins, and Michael R Baumann
Maternal and newborn outcomes in planned home birth vs planned hospital births: a metaanalysis., Joseph R Wax, F Lee Lucas, Maryanne Lamont, Michael G Pinette, Angelina Cartin, and Jacquelyn Blackstone
Minireview: A skeleton in serotonin's closet?, Masanobu Kawai and Clifford J Rosen
The contribution of the Tie2+ lineage to primitive and definitive hematopoietic cells., Yuefeng Tang, Anne Harrington, Xuehui Yang, Robert E Friesel, and Lucy Liaw
The IGF-I regulatory system and its impact on skeletal and energy homeostasis., Masanobu Kawai and Clifford J Rosen
The use of intraoperative cholangiogram during laparoscopic double cholecystectomy., Gustavo E Guajardo-Salinas, Maria L Martinez-Ugarte, and Georges Abourjaily
Understanding qualitative evidence for emergency nursing practice., Tania D Strout
Revisiting the rosiglitazone story--lessons learned., Clifford J Rosen
A second set of eyes: An introduction to Tele-ICU., Susan F Goran
Effect of the perioperative blood transfusion and blood conservation in cardiac surgery clinical practice guidelines of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists upon clinical practices., Donald S Likosky, Daniel C FitzGerald, Robert C Groom, Dwayne K Jones, Robert A Baker, Kenneth G Shann, C David Mazer, Bruce D Spiess, and Simon C Body
Predicting risk-adjusted mortality for trauma patients: logistic versus multilevel logistic models., David E Clark, Edward L Hannan, and Chuntao Wu
Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of a perineal lipoma., Joseph R Wax, Michael G Pinette, Baird Mallory, Molly Carpenter, Steven Winn, and Angelina Cartin
Risk profiles of progression in primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis., Lori L Travis and James C M Chan
Exploring and evaluating five paediatric falls assessment instruments and injury risk indicators: an ambispective study in a tertiary care setting., Kimberly Harvey, Debra Kramlich, Joanne Chapman, Jeanne Parker, and Elizabeth Blades
Kidney allograft biopsy: timing to complications., Z Yablon, P Recupero, J McKenna, J Vella, and M G Parker
Nephrology training in the 21st century: toward outcomes-based education., Mark G Parker
The many facets of PPARgamma: novel insights for the skeleton., Masanobu Kawai, Kyle M Sousa, Ormond A MacDougald, and Clifford J Rosen
Trial of a minimal-risk botanical compound to control the vector tick of Lyme disease., Peter W Rand, Eleanor H Lacombe, Susan P Elias, Charles B Lubelczyk, Theodore St Amand, and Robert P Smith
Notch and transforming growth factor-beta (TGFbeta) signaling pathways cooperatively regulate vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation., Yuefeng Tang, Sumithra Urs, Joshua Boucher, Tyler Bernaiche, Deepak Venkatesh, Douglas B Spicer, Calvin P H Vary, and Lucy Liaw
Poison center surveillance data: the good, the bad and ... the flu., Karen E Simone and Henry A Spiller
The effect of the perioperative blood transfusion and blood conservation in cardiac surgery Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists upon clinical practices., Donald S Likosky, Daniel C FitzGerald, Robert C Groom, Dwayne K Jones, Robert A Baker, Kenneth G Shann, C David Mazer, Bruce D Spiess, and Simon C Body
Variation is opportunity!, Robert C Groom
Back to the future: revisiting parathyroid hormone and calcitonin control of bone remodeling., F J A de Paula and C J Rosen
Injury trends and prevention in rugby union football., Amy E MacQueen and William W Dexter
Portland identification and early referral: a community-based system for identifying and treating youths at high risk of psychosis., William R McFarlane, William L Cook, Donna Downing, Mary B Verdi, Kristen A Woodberry, and Anita Ruff
What is the role of lidocaine or phenytoin in tricyclic antidepressant-induced cardiotoxicity?, Anthony Foianini, Timothy Joseph Wiegand, and Neal Benowitz
Colorectal cancer screening pilot program for underserved women in Cumberland County, Maine., Susan Miesfeldt, Christine Hayden, Netta Apedoe, Sharon Jerome, and Andrea Fletcher
Pediatric obesity: a review for the child psychiatrist., Ann E Maloney
Preface: Interface between pediatrics and children's mental health., Sandra L Fritsch
Psychiatric features in children with genetic syndromes: toward functional phenotypes., Matthew S Siegel and Wendy E Smith
Systeme International in the ICU in the United States., David E Clark and Paul F Laeseke
The interface of child mental health and juvenile diabetes mellitus., Sandra L Fritsch, Mark W Overton, and Douglas R Robbins
Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) infestation at two rural, seasonal camps in Maine and Vermont., C Lubelczyk, B K Cahill, T Hanson, J Turmel, E Lacombe, P W Rand, S P Elias, and R P Smith
Using a hierarchical model to estimate risk-adjusted mortality for hospitals not included in the reference sample., David E Clark, Edward L Hannan, and Stephen W Raudenbush
Using decentralized medical education to address the workforce needs of a rural state: a partnership between Maine Medical Center and Tufts University school of medicine., Robert G Bing-You, Peter W Bates, Scott K Epstein, Amy B Kuhlik, and Thomas E Norris
Using decentralized medical education to address the workforce needs of a rural state: a partnership between Maine Medical Center and Tufts University school of medicine., Robert G Bing-You, Peter W Bates, Scott K Epstein, Amy B Kuhlik, and Thomas E Norris
Adulterated cocaine and lessons learned from the Jake walk blues., Timothy J Wiegand
Cognitive effects of cancer chemotherapy in adult cancer survivors: Cognitive-behavioral management., Robert J. Ferguson, Anna G. Cassel, and Rachel F.S. Dawson
Endoglin phosphorylation by ALK2 contributes to the regulation of prostate cancer cell migration., Diana Romero, Aleksandra Terzic, Barbara A Conley, Clarissa S Craft, Borko Jovanovic, Raymond C Bergan, and Calvin P H Vary
Microemboli from cardiopulmonary bypass are associated with a serum marker of brain injury., Robert C Groom, Reed D Quinn, Paul Lennon, Janine Welch, Robert S Kramer, Cathy S Ross, Peter A Beaulieu, Jeremiah R Brown, David J Malenka, Gerald T O'Connor, Donald S Likosky, and Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group
Nocturnin: a circadian target of Pparg-induced adipogenesis., Masanobu Kawai, Carla B Green, Mark Horowitz, Cheryl Ackert-Bicknell, Beata Lecka-Czernik, and Clifford J Rosen
BMP4 regulates vascular progenitor development in human embryonic stem cells through a Smad-dependent pathway., Hao Bai, Yongxing Gao, Melanie Arzigian, Don M Wojchowski, Wen-Shu Wu, and Zack Z Wang
Bone: adiposity and bone accrual-still an established paradigm?, Masanobu Kawai and Clifford J Rosen
Gene-delivery systems for iPS cell generation., Lijian Shao and Wen-Shu Wu
How to meet national quality initiatives: best practices., Katherine Phillips Cabral
Hyponatremia increases mortality in pediatric patients listed for liver transplantation., Rebecca G Carey, John C Bucuvalas, William F Balistreri, Todd G Nick, Frederick R Ryckman, and Nada Yazigi
Perceptions of high-risk care and barriers to care among women at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer following genetic counseling in the community setting., Debra Morgan, Heather Sylvester, F Lee Lucas, and Susan Miesfeldt
A role for NRAGE in NF-kappaB activation through the non-canonical BMP pathway., Nicholas Matluk, Jennifer A Rochira, Aldona Karaczyn, Tamara Adams, and Joseph M Verdi
Payment reform--the need to harmonize approaches in Medicare and the private sector., Peter V Lee, Robert A Berenson, and John Tooker
Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer: referral source for genetic assessment and communication regarding assessment with nongenetic clinicians in the community setting., Debra Morgan, Heather Sylvester, Frances Lee Lucas, and Susan Miesfeldt
Macronutrient supplementation and food prices in HIV treatment., Kevin A Sztam, Wafaie W Fawzi, and Christopher Duggan
Spirit & Practice, Maine Medical Center
The coordination of primary and oncology specialty care at the end of life., Paul K J Han and Daniel Rayson
Submissions from 2009
2009: a good year., Robert C Groom
Why medical educators may be failing at feedback., Robert G Bing-You and Robert L Trowbridge
Journey from technician to professional., Robert C Groom
Methods of cooling: practical aspects of therapeutic temperature management., David B Seder and Thomas E Van der Kloot
Benign skin lesions: lipomas, epidermal inclusion cysts, muscle and nerve biopsies., Kartik A Pandya and Frederick Radke
Observation and participation., Robert C Groom
Detection and elimination of microemboli related to cardiopulmonary bypass., Robert C Groom, Reed D Quinn, Paul Lennon, Desmond J Donegan, John H Braxton, Robert S Kramer, Paul W Weldner, Louis Russo, Seth D Blank, Angus A Christie, Andreas H Taenzer, Richard J Forest, Cantwell Clark, Janine Welch, Cathy S Ross, Gerald T O'Connor, Donald S Likosky, and Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group
Optimal perfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass: an evidence-based approach., Glenn S Murphy, Eugene A Hessel, and Robert C Groom
Memoirs of a triple board pioneer., Sandra L Fritsch
Submissions from 2008
Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care, Maine Medical Center Bariatric Surgery Center
Complications relating to perfusion and extracorporeal circulation associated with the treatment of patients with congenital cardiac disease: consensus definitions from the Multi-Societal Database Committee for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease., Kenneth G Shann, Carmen R Giacomuzzi, Lynn Harness, Gerard J Myers, Theron A Paugh, Nicholas Mellas, Robert C Groom, Daniel Gomez, Clarke A Thuys, Kevin Charette, Jorge W Ojito, Julie Tinius-Juliani, Christos Calaritis, Craig M McRobb, Michael Parpard, Tom Chancy, Emile Bacha, David S Cooper, Jeffrey Phillip Jacobs, and Donald S Likosky
No ordinary time., Robert C Groom
Atypical moles, Peggy Cyr
The fall of Sardis: the power of observation., Robert C Groom
Monoclonal Antibodies Against Osteopontin, Lucy Liaw, Maine Medical Center, and Ah-Kau Ng
Pioneering a new role: the beginning, current practice and future of the Clinical Nurse Leader., Danielle Poulin-Tabor, Rebecca L Quirk, Lauri Wilson, Sonja Orff, Paulette Gallant, Nina Swan, and Nicole Manchester
The partnership care delivery model: An examination of the core concept and the need for a new model of care., Marjorie Splaine Wiggins
On organizations and leaders., Robert C Groom
Twelve tips for teaching avoidance of diagnostic errors., Robert L Trowbridge
Inhibiting Breast Cancer Cell Growth By Administering An Intracellular Domain Of NOTCH2, Lucy Liaw and Maine Medical Center
EHR safety: the way forward to safe and effective systems., James M Walker, Pascale Carayon, Nancy Leveson, Ronald A Paulus, John Tooker, Homer Chin, Albert Bothe, and Walter F Stewart
Misrepresentation of research citations by applicants to a primary care sports medicine fellowship program in the United States., James L Glazer, John R Hatzenbuehler, William W Dexter, and Celine B Kuhn
Cardiopulmonary bypass recommendations in adults: the northern New England experience., Christian P DioDato, Donald S Likosky, Gordon R DeFoe, Robert C Groom, Kenneth G Shann, Charles F Krumholz, Craig S Warren, John W Pieroni, Arnold Benak, Kevin McCusker, Elaine M Olmstead, Cathy S Ross, Gerald T O'Connor, and Nothern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group
Collaboration., Robert C Groom
"Are you at risk for hereditary breast cancer?": development of a personal risk assessment tool for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer., Wendy F Cohn, Susan M Jones, and Susan Miesfeldt
Conflicts of interest between physicians and the pharmaceutical industry and special interest groups., Diane H Schetky
MMC Nursing...Caring Through Leadership, Knowledge & Compassion, Maine Medical Center
MMC Nursing...Caring Through Leadership, Knowledge & Compassion, Maine Medical Center
Submissions from 2007
Bergamot Shows Potential as an Alternative to Statins for Hyperlipidemia., Ted Wissink, Craig Schneider, and S Tyler O'Sullivan
Modulation Of Mesenchymal And Metastatic Cell Growth, Douglas B. Spicer
Cristin/R-spondin Ligands Active In The Wnt Signaling Pathway And Methods, Compositions And Kits Relating Thereto, Jeong Kyo Yoon
The impact of implementing a chronic care residency training initiative on asthma outcomes., Jessica Greene, Victoria W Rogers, and Michael J Yedidia
Antietam: aspects of medicine, nursing and the civil war., John Tooker
Submissions from 2006
Diagnosis and management of granuloma annulare, Peggy Cyr
A patient and system's level perspective., Donald S Likosky and Robert C Groom
Intraoperative red blood cell transfusion during coronary artery bypass graft surgery increases the risk of postoperative low-output heart failure., Stephen D Surgenor, Gordon R DeFoe, Mary P Fillinger, Donald S Likosky, Robert C Groom, Cantwell Clark, Robert E Helm, Robert S Kramer, Bruce J Leavitt, John D Klemperer, Charles F Krumholz, Benjamin M Westbrook, Dean J Galatis, Carmine Frumiento, Cathy S Ross, Elaine M Olmstead, and Gerald T O'Connor
Who is maintaining certification in internal medicine--and why? A national survey 10 years after initial certification., Rebecca S Lipner, Wayne H Bylsma, Gerald K Arnold, Gregory S Fortna, John Tooker, and Christine K Cassel
We Have Arrived!: Magnet Status 2006, Maine Medical Center