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PI Group Projects

Adolescent Medicine

Sofya Maslyanskaya, MD

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

Orquidia Torres, MD

Improving Overweight and Obesity Brief Health Assessments and Targeted Interventions in the Montefiore School Health Program

Administration

Mumtaz Darbar, MS, CPA
Judy Aschner, MD

Optimizing Physician Templates to Improve Patient Access

Silvania Vargas, MBA

To Improve the Process of Ordering Supplies on the Unit

Anesthesiology

Joanne Spaliaras, MD

The Impact of Long CHAM Preoperative Wait Times and Lack of Communication on Parents' Perception of Care

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)

PCCU Sleep Project

Jacqueline S. Weingarten-Arams, MD

Resuscitation Ready: Interdisciplinary TEAM response to Acute Events

Emergency Medicine

Catherine Sellinger, MD

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

Maya Haasz, MD

Improving Throughput for Pediatric Emergency Department Patients Requiring Orthopedic Consultation

Endocrinology

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)

Improving Accuracy of Height Measurement

Kristina Derrick, MD

Improving Throughput for Pediatric Emergency Department Patients Requiring Orthopedic Consultation

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

Aileen Raizner, MD

Screening for Depression and Suicidal Ideation in Children and Adolescents 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

Marina Reznik, MD

Improving Asthma Screening and Adherence to Asthma Management Guidelines: PRAGMATIC Study

Genetic Medicine

Elaine Pereira, MD

Improving Patient-Provider Time

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

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

Courtney McNamara, MD

Evaluation and Improvement of Inpatient Pain Assessment and Management at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore

Katherine O'Connor, MD

Improving Patient Experience Response to Pain Control for Inpatients at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore

Neonatology

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

Lindsey Garcia, MD

Transitions of Care: To Decrease Newborn Appointment No-Show Rates

Neurology

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

Otorhinolaryngology

Christina Yang, MD

Multidisciplinary Approach to Parent Education to Improve Medical Decision Making and Informed Parent Consent for Pediatric Tracheostomy

Pain Management

Veronica Carullo, MD

Improving Access to Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Children with Chronic Sickle Cell Pain

P.A.S.S

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

Respiratory and Sleep Medicine

Aneela Bidiwala, MD

Reduction in Asthma

Rheumatology/Nephrology

Dawn Wahezi, MD
Beatrice Goilav, MD

Decrease the readmission rate of asthmatic patients at CHAM

School Health Program

Ariel Sarmiento, MPH, CPH

Increasing Asthma Medication Administration Forms in three Elementary Schools

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

Neal Hoffman, MD

Improving Identification of Adolescents with Persistent Asthma in a School-Based Health Center Setting Through Increased Use of EPR-3 Asthma Severity Screening

Kari Collins, PhD

Improving Annual Assessment and Follow-up of Depression in the Adolescent School Health Population

Transplant

Jennifer Lapponese, MHA/INF

Kidney Waitlist