PI Group Projects

Adolescent Medicine

Improving Treatment of Sexually Transmitted infections Detected During Admission of Adolescents to a Children’s Hospital for Unrelated Illnesses

Administration

Mumtaz Darbar, MS, CPA
Judy Aschner, MD

Optimizing Physician Templates to Improve Patient Access

Cardiology

Kenan Stern, MD

Improving Timeliness and Efficiency in the Outpatient Echocardiography Laboratory

Nadine Choueiter, MD

Structured CMR reporting

Critical Care

Gina Cassel, DO

Protocol Driven Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus (CSE)

Ying Chuu, MD

PCCU Sleep Project

Emergency Medicine

Catherine Sellinger, MD

Improving HIV testing in response to the State mandated HIV testing law in the CHAM ED

Endocrinology

Leslie Lam, MD

Improving Access to Pediatric Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancer

Liana Gabriel, D.O.

DKA Guidelines For The Non-Hyperosmolar Patient (serum glucose less than 600 mg/dl and osmolarity less than 320 mOsm/L)

Ping Zhou, MD

Improving Accuracy of Height Measurement

Gastroenterology

Debora Kogan-Liberman, MD

Timely and Appropriate Preparation

Gitit Tomer, MD

ImproveCareNow: Improving the care and health of children with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis

Nadia Ovchinsky, MD

Improving screening for HAV and HBV immunization status in children with chronic liver disease

General Pediatrics

Christina Sullivan, MD

Improving Access with Reminder Calls Comprehensive Family Care Center- CFCC

Miguelina German, PhD

Increasing the rate of “Warm Handoffs” in the Pediatric (BHIP)

Jillian Coolidge, RN

Linking Individual Needs of Children with Services (LINCS) Oral Health Project

Lynn Davidson, MD,FAAP

Bridging the Gap Advancing Pediatric Practitioner Practice: Transitioning Youth from Pediatric to Adult Oriented Medical Care

Genetic Medicine

Elaine Pereira, MD

Improving Patient-Provider Time

Paul Levy, MD

Improving Show Rate

Hematology/Oncology

Deepa Manwani, MD

Sickle Cell Disease Quality Improvement Initiative

Jennifer Davila, MD

Risk Assessment for Venothromboembolism in Children: A QI Project

Peter Cole, MD

Reducing Chemotherapy Ordering Errors: A QI Project

Kerry Morrone, MD

Pediatric sickle cell action plan

Hospital Medicine

Diana Lee, MD

Reducing 7-day Pediatric Readmissions

Julie Dunbar, MD

Project REVISE: Reducing Excess Variability in Sepsis Evaluation

Priya Jain, MD

Improving Primary Care Provider (PCP) Follow Up Appointment Utilization On Hospital Discharge

Theresa Serra, MD

Optimizing Communication

Neonatology

Ann Nguyen, MD

CHAM Performance Improvement Project Reducing Hypothermia in Preterm Infants admitted to the NICU at Wakefield

Katie Forman, DO

Optimization of Parenteral Nutrition and Growth in the Very Preterm Infant: A Quality Improvement Project

Shanika Uduwana, MD

The Wake Project: Improving safe sleep practice (SSP) in the Wakefield NICU

Sheri Nemerofsky, MD

Increasing Timely Discharges

Susan Duberstein, MD

Improvement in the Treatment of Acute Primary Headache in the ED

Yogangi Malhotra, MD

Improving Exclusive Breastfeeding in the MNR Newborn Nursery

Zahava Cohen, RN, MSN, RNC-NIC

Initiating a Primary Care Nursing Model in Weiler’s Neonatal

Neurology

Puja Patel, MD

Prescription Rates of Folic Acid

Nursing

Elvia Payne (PICU) Patricia Veintimilia, RN (ED)

Pediatric ED to PICU Throughput Improvement Project

Laura Holihan, RN & Katrina Vukel, RN

Door to Discharge Throughput

Sheila Buchanan, CPNP &
Kris Mahadeo, MD

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection Prevention

Susan Velasco, RN

Preventing CAUTI

P.A.S.S

Adam Levy, MD

Pediatric Ambulatory Subspecialty Services "No-Show" Analysis and Improvement

Pharmacy

Basirat Shoberu, PharmD &
Kris Mahadeo, MD

Improve Reporting of Acute-Graft-Versus-Host Disease (aGVHD) Assessment

Gifty Edusei, PharmD

Impact of a Pediatric Pharmacist

Philip Lee, PharmD

Pharmacy-directed Vancomycin and Monitoring Pilot Program

Jodi Bailey, MPP

Improving Follow Up Visits at PS 105 for Acute Asthma Events

Margee Rogers, DNP, RN, FNP-BC

Measuring the Adolescent Patient Experience in School-Based Health Centers

Transplant

Jennifer Lapponese, MHA/INF

Kidney Waitlist

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