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Relevant Research

Faculty Engaged in Social Medicine Research and Publications

We have several faculty members who are engaged in research related to Social Medicine topics. Below is a highlight of relevant publications and grants.  Many of these projects also involve learners at all levels of training. We have a very active undergraduate and medical student research program.  Residents are also engaging in research.

Research in Health Disparities Across Topics

Dr. Marina Del Rios
Research Focus

Awards

Book


Research in Addiction Medicine

Dr. Josh Radke
Grants

  • Overdose Prevention and Training for Farmers and Agricultural Workers.  Opioid Crisis Response in Farm Communities. Co-Investigator. Awarded by Great Plains Center for Agricultural Workers. Sep 2018. 
  • Collaborative Medication Assisted Treatment in Iowa (Co-MAT-IA). SAMHSA Opioid Treatment Grant. Co-Investigator. Awarded by SAMHSA. September 2018. 
  • Training Expansion in Addiction Medicine and Medications for Addiction Treatment at the University of Iowa (TEAM-MAT-UI). Co-Principle Investigator. Awarded by SAMSHA. Sep 2021. 

Publications

  • Radke J, Tocki K, Faine B. “A Review of the Metabolism and Potential Drug-drug Interactions With Addictive Drugs.” J Addict Med. 2021 Feb. Online ahead of print. PMID 33606425. 
  • Chouinard, Vakkalanka, Williams, Radke. “Substance Use History is Associated With Lower Opioid Use for Emergency Department Pain.” AJEM. 2021 Aug. 50:187-190. PMID: 34388686.
  • Dahl, Vakkalanka, Harland, Radke. “Investigating Healthcare Provider Bias Toward Patients Who Use Drugs Using a Survey-Based Implicit Association Test.” J Addict Med. 2022. Sep-Oct. 16: 557-562. PMID: 36201677

Research Related to COVID and Disparities

Dr. Marina Del Rios
Grants

  • Dr. Rios was recently awared an NIH Grant (2023)
    ​Dime la VerDad (Verify, Debunk, and Disseminate)

Dr. Dan Miller

  • The Rapid Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccination in Emergency Departments for Underserved Patients Study. Annuals Emergency Medicine. 2021
  • Facemasks: Perceptions and use in an ED population during COVID-19. PloS One. 2022

Dr. Shannon Findlay and Dr. Sangil Lee

  • Impacts of the Pandemic on Social Determinants of Health in an Academic Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med. 2022. PMID: 36409946

 

Research in Human Trafficking and Abuse

Dr. Shannon Findlay

  • Human Trafficking: A Guide to Identification and Approach for the Emergency Physician. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Oct;68(4):501-508.e1. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.03.049. PMID:27130802

Dr. Kari Harland

Grants

  • Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence and Provision of Services in an Emergency Department
  • University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center Pilot 2015-2016
  • Sexual Violence Prevention Evaluation
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-2019
  • Influence of teen dating violence (TDV) legislation on TDV outcomes: a comparative state policy analysis. 2017-2020
  • Project within The University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center
  • Integrated Prevention Research Agenda Development Support
  • Department of Defense Contract 2022 -2023
  • Sexual Violence Prevention Evaluation
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019 - 2024

Research in Rural Health

Grants
Dr. Nick Mohr and Dr. Kari Harland

  • Evaluating the role of telemedicine in improving rural emergency department sepsis care
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2019 -2024

Brett Faine, Dr. Nick Mohr, Dr. Harland, Anne Zepeski

  • Outcomes Associated with Rural Emergency Department Provider-to Provider TeleHealth for Sepsis Care: A Multicenter Cohort Study.  Annals of Emergency Medicine 2022 PMID: 36253295

Dr. Pete Georgakakos, Dr. Azeem Ahmed, Dr. Nick Mohr

  • Rural Stroke Patients Have Higher Mortality: an Improvement Opportunity for Rural Emergency Medical Services Systems. J Rural Health. PMID: 327572239

Dr. Kari Harland, Dr. Nick Mohr, Anne Zepeski

  • The Effects of Sepsis Recognition on Telemedicine Use and Bundle Completion in Rural Emergeny Department Sepsis Treatment. MedRxiv. DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.09.23293892

Dr. Nick Mohr

  • Association of Transport Time, Proximity, and Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness with Pediatric Survival at US Trauma Centers. JAMA Surg. PMCID: PMC104132216

Dr. Nick Morh, Dr. Kari Harland, Dr. Brett Faine, Anne Zepeski

  • Outcomes Associated with Rural Emergency Department Provider-to-Provider Telehealth for Sepsis Care: A Multicenter Cohort Study.  Ann Emergency med.  PMID 36253295

Dr. Kaila Pomeranz, Dr. Mohr Brett Faine

  • Transfer boarding delays care more in low-volume rural emergency departments: a cohort study. J Rural Health. February 28, 2021. PMID: 33644911. DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12559.

Dr. Paul Van Heukelom, Dr. Sangil Lee, Prynaka Vakkalanka

  • Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment, and Healing (EmPATH) Unit Decreases Hospital Admission for Paitents Presenting with Suicidal Ideation in Rural America.  Academic Emergency Medicine. 2021. PMID 34403550

Global Health

Dr. Shannon Findlay, Christian Junker, Dr. Kari Harland

  • Adapted Helping Babies Breathe approach to neonatal resuscitation in Haiti: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Pediatr. 2022 PMID: 34980010

Department faculty receive funding from distinguished funders including

  • National Institutes of Health 
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
  • Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute 
  • American Heart Association 
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
  • Rural Telehealth Research Center 

Education