Advocate Aurora Scientific Day returned on May 26 for another successful all-virtual research conference.
For the second straight year, Scientific Day organizers planned the event to take place entirely online, as presenters and attendees tuned in via a virtual webinar platform. This year, more than 300 people viewed part or all of the virtual presentations and poster sessions, while the work of an Advocate Aurora Research Institute researcher, Parvez Akhtar, PhD, was honored as one of three Rieselbach Distinguished Papers, a recognition awarded to research of the highest quality and greatest impact.
“Scientific Day is a chance for research leaders, learners and health care professionals to share their most significant work from the past year,” said Dennis Baumgardner, MD, Scientific Day Committee chair and director of research for Advocate Aurora Health Academic Affairs. “With the 2021 Scientific Day, our 47th annual event, coming more than a year into the pandemic, much of the research appropriately focused on COVID-19 and its effects on patients and providers.”
Residents, fellows, students and health care professionals listened to 42 oral presentations and viewed 29 posters. The event closed with an awards session for the Rieselbach Distinguished Papers, oral presentations and posters.
Scientific Day is made possible through a long-standing partnership between the Research Institute and Academic Affairs, led by Jacob Bidwell, MD, vice president of medical education in Wisconsin and president of Aurora UW Medical Group.
“With the pandemic demonstrating to the world the value of rigorous scientific research, this is an exciting time for our presenters to share their work and answer questions from their colleagues and mentors,” said Amit Acharya, PhD, chief research officer and system vice president for Advocate Aurora and the Research Institute.
Rieselbach Distinguished Papers
Selected from among all submissions as the highest quality with greatest impact
Antibiotic prescribing among ambulatory adults with acute, uncomplicated bronchitis
Thomas Dilworth, PharmD
Zika virus demonstrates oncolytic activity in a patient-derived glioblastoma xenograft model in mice
Parvez Akhtar, PhD
Trends in delirium rate across 14 hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative study
Asma Sabih, MD
Oral Presentation Winners
Judged for research importance and relevance, methodology, impact, detail, purpose, clarity, organization and presentation
1st place tie – Christopher Beal
Detecting cardiac disease using artificial intelligence with 12-lead ECG data
1st place tie – Hershel Raff, PhD
New cutoffs for the biochemical diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency after ACTH stimulation using specific cortisol assays
2nd place – Kelly Fairchild, DO
Utilization of pharmacologic prophylaxis for prevention of hemorrhage during second trimester dilation and evacuation
3rd place – Esmael Mayar, MD
Clinical outcomes of critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019: a single-center cohort study
Three-Minute Oral Presentation Winners
Judged for research importance and relevance, methodology, impact, detail, purpose, clarity, organization and presentation
1st place tie – Manali Chingre
Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and dynamic ultrasound for the diagnosis of plantar plate injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
1st place tie – Anna Mirer, MD, PhD, MPH
Determinants of opioid abstinence and retention time in a rural family practice buprenorphine treat program for opioid use disorder
2nd place – Sheldon Garrison, PhD
Comparison of treprostinil and phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor for the treatment of systemic sclerosis: a retrospective study
3rd place – Elizabeth Wanninger
Encouraging opioid abstinence through contingency management: a pilot study
Best of Show – Posters
Judged on how engaging the poster was and the quality and quantity of work presented
Evaluation of rocuronium dosing in rapid sequence intubation based on ideal body weight vs. non-ideal body weight in obese patients: a prospective, observational study
Amanda Lewandowski, PharmD
To learn more about Advocate Aurora’s research, visit aurora.org/research.
