Authors: Delgado J, Illuzzi F, Jablow R, King R, Carro-Kowalcyk S, Molloy M, Bradley K Background: Pilot work at St. Vincent’s Medical Center demonstrated the potential for public health interventions, such as referral to tobacco cessation programs. To validate this model, two other institutions in Connecticut, Hartford Hospital and Lawrence and Memorial Hospital joined St. Vincent’s Objectives: Using pre-health professional students as Research Associates (RAs), 1. To assess

Authors: Bradley K, Illuzzi F, Lee K, Castillo R, Trowbridge R, Byun R. Presented at American College of Emergency Physicians meeting, Boston, October, 2009 Background: There is potential for public health interventions, such as referral to tobacco cessation programs, for the estimated more than half the U.S. population coming to an emergency department (ED) as a patient or visitor each year. Clinical ED personnel focused on care of the emergency problem cannot be expected to

Authors: Illuzzi F, Rush L, Lat C, Rose A, Bradley K Objectives: The goal of this study was to assess the potential need for providing elements of cervical and breast cancer screening among emergency department patients and visitors. The specific objective of the study was to determine the compliance with the American Cancer Society's (ACS) Pap test and mammography screening recommendations among a group of non-critical patients and visitors in an urban, community hospital em

Author: Zarich S, Bradley K, Seymour J, Ghali W, Traboulsi A, Mayall ID, Bernstein L. Am J Cardiol 2001 88:732-736. Background: The evaluation and triage of patients with suspected myocardial ischemia in the emergency department remains challenging and costly. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of serial troponin T determinations on hospital resource utilization and costs in the entire spectrum of patients (both with and without chest discomfort) presenting to the emergency de

Authors: Trowbridge R, King R, Byun R, Dabakis M, Talati A, Turocy J, Illuzzi F, Bradley K Ann Emerg Med 2010 56:S104-105 Objectives: To determine the ability of Research Associates (RAs), volunteer pre-health professional students, to facilitate colon-rectal cancer screenings among patients and visitors in the emergency department. Methods: Design: prospective, interventional Setting: community teaching hospital ED Type of participants: convenience sample, non-acute patients