Our faculty are involved in diverse research studies and educational programs. Topics include sepsis, geospatial, biomarker, precision medicine, pain, opioid alternatives, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS), which are funded by federal, industry, and private foundation grants. See below a selective list of active research studies.
Clinical Trials
| principal Investigator | Title |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth L Devos MD, MPH, Phyllis L Hendry MD, FAAP, FACEP & Ashley B Norse MD | HostDx Sepsis in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Emergency Department Patients with Suspected Infections and Suspected Sepsis |
| Phyllis L Hendry MD, FAAP, FACEP, Ashley B Norse MD & Shama D. Patel M.D., M.P.H. | HEAD Injury Serum Markers and Multi-modalities for Assessing Response to Trauma (HeadSMART II) |
Federally Funded Grants
| PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR | Title |
|---|---|
| Lauren P Black MD, MPH | A comparative assessment of hypotension-time metrics and risk of adverse outcomes in septic shock (KL2) |
| Jennifer N Fishe MD | Early Administration of Steroids in the Ambulance Setting: An Observational Design Trial “EASI-AS-ODT” (K23) |
| Jennifer N Fishe MD | “Medication Map”: Using Geographic Information Systems to Create Custom Protocols for EMS Agencies (KL2) |
Privately Funded Grants
| PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR | Title |
|---|---|
| Jennifer N Fishe MD | RePEAT-Researching Precision Emergency Asthma Treatment |
| Phyllis L Hendry MD, FAAP, FACEP | Pain Assessment And Management Initiative (PAMI) Pain and Opioid Stewardship Education and Coaching Pilot Project |
| Phyllis L Hendry MD, FAAP, FACEP & Sophia S Sheikh MD | Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI 4.0): Developing a Pain Coach Educator Model and Integrative Patient Toolkit to Improve Pain Outcomes and Reduce Opioid Use in High-Risk Populations |
| Sophia S Sheikh MD | Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids Demonstration Program |
| Sophia S Sheikh MD | The Aging and Integrative Pain Management Initiative Project |
Internally Funded Studies
| Principal Investigator | Title |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth L Devos MD, MPH | Understanding Patient Factors Associated with Readmission for Sepsis |
| Phyllis L Hendry MD, FAAP, FACEP | Taking the “Trauma” out of Florida Pediatric Trauma Preparedness and Management: A Multidisciplinary Educational State Initiative – Self Insurance Program |
| Jennifer N Fishe MD | Researching Precision Emergency Asthma Treatment (RePEAT): Pharmacogenomics of African American Bronchodilator Response |
| Melissa E Parsons MD | Fertility and Childbearing Trends Among Female Emergency Medicine Physicians |
| Sophia S Sheikh MD | Development of a Risk Prediction Screening Tool for Opioid-Prescription Injury (STOP Injury) in Older Adults Initiated on Opioids from the Emergency Department |
| Sophia S Sheikh MD | Linking Epigenomics with Prescription Opioid Abuse and High Impact Musculoskeletal Pain (LEAP) |