The first annual Residents and Fellows Acute Care Research Showcase, held on March 6, 2020 in the UC Medical Sciences Building, had 80 researchers in attendance from across the Academic Health Center (AHC).  Conference participants were immersed in all-things acute are research through remarkable research posters, keynote addresses, and abstract presentations.

With support from the CCTST Acute Care Research Council, the showcase was designed by faculty from UC Emergency Medicine to highlight basic, translational, and clinical acute care research performed by residents, fellows, and other trainees at the AHC. With a focus on research that aims to advance the care delivered in acute settings, the event organizers hope this annual event will inspire a commitment to acute care research at the very early stages in a researcher’s career.

The keynote addresses offered unique insight into the personal journeys of two accomplished acute care researchers, each using humor and transparency to share the hurtles and lessons learned that shaped their careers.

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES: Resiliency in Acute Care Research - How to battle deadlines, denials and doubts – and succeed!

• Translational Research: It Takes a Village
  Laura Ngwenya, MD, PhD 
  Director, UCGNI Neurotrauma Center 
  Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery 
  Co-Director of the Collaborative for Research on Acute Neurological Injuries (CRANI)
  University of Cincinnati

•  Research in Academic Medicine: Defining your own SuccessMichelle Eckerle, MD, MPH
  Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine 
  Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program 
  Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

ORAL PRESENTATIONS:

Oral presentations were also given by researchers with the five top rated abstract submissions:

•  GFAP, but not UCH-L1, correlates significantly with cognitive outcome after traumatic brain injury
  Christopher Shaw, MD, Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati

• FeO2 as a Measure of Preoxygenation before Rapid Sequence Intubation in the Pediatric Emergency Department
  Katherine Edmunds, MD, Fellow, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

• Evaluation of the Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (LRINEC) Score for Detecting Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections in Diabetic Patients with Lower Extremity Infection
  Lance Johnson, MD, Resident, Department of Podiatric Medicine & Surgery, University of Cincinnati

• Comparing Proximate Measures of Unrecognized Clinical Deterioration
  Tina Sosa, MD, Fellow, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

• Save It Don't Waste It! Maximizing Utilization of Erythrocytes from Previously Stored Whole Blood  
  Kasiemobi Pulliam, MD, Resident, Department of General Surgery, University of Cincinnati

The showcase concluded with awards for best oral presentation and best research poster presented to the audience’s top-rated nominees. Congratulations to:

• Best Oral Presentation – Kasiemobi Pulliam, MD, Resident, UC Department of Surgery; “Save It Don't Waste It! Maximizing Utilization of Erythrocytes from Previously Stored Whole Blood”

• Best Poster – Maxon Knott, undergraduate, UC College of Medicine; “Point of Care versus Formal Laboratory Urinary Neutrophil Glutamate Receptor Expression After Traumatic Brain Injury In A Rat Model Of Depression”   

The participation of each attendee, speaker, poster presenter, and judge contributed to the success of this event. The engagement of senior administrators demonstrated the AHC’s investment in guiding future acute care researchers. We look forward to coming together next year to support our research trainees with another successful ACR Showcase!