EM Patient Care Research & News
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Quality, Equity, and AI in Emergency Cardiac Care
Dr. Maame Yaa (Maya) Yiadom and her team tested an AI model against clinicians in detecting acute coronary syndrome, revealing screening gaps and the balance between human and AI judgment in precision care.
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Sepsis Test Results in Hours, Not Days
Samuel Yang, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine, is accelerating the diagnosis of bloodstream infections, including a novel approach to quickly determine the susceptibility of bacterial pathogens to antibiotics.
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Reading People's Faces
Stanford is exploring if a video algorithm can predict hospital admission likelihood by assessing patients’ visual cues, in a project co-led by Ryan Ribeira, MD, site principal investigator.
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Predicting Falls Post-ED
Dr. Brian Suffoletto and his team are using AI and digital tools to predict and prevent falls in older adults after they leave the emergency department.
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Precision Cardiac Care
Kenton Anderson, MD, and a national collaborative of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) experts pioneer the use of TEE during cardiac arrest, providing real-time images of the heart’s aortic valve.
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Operation AI
Dev Dash, MD, aims to reshape emergency medicine operations through the use of large language models for admissions assessment, critical care cohorting, and more.
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Patient Monitoring and Machine Learning
Dr. David Kim and his team are creating software that combines real-time EHR and monitor data to give clinicians clearer, more precise insights during emergency visits.
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How to Evaluate the Ethics of AI
A study led by Christian Rose, MD, and Jennifer Newberry, MD, JD explores the techno-ethical complexities of applying precision medicine in the volatile emergency care environment.
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Using AI to Save Lives in Rural Alaska
Brian Rice, MD, uses machine learning to analyze medevac utilization in remote areas of Alaska where air transport is the lifeline for emergencies.
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Improving Care for Mothers Around the Globe
In a global effort to increase access to quality emergency care for mothers and newborns, Peter Acker, MD an associate professor of emergency medicine is helping to improve emergency referrals.
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Emergency Care Post-Dobbs
Dr. Monica Saxena led the development of a protocol to provide medication abortions in Stanford’s Emergency Department.
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Emergency Care for Patients with Dementia
Michelle Lin, MD, MPH, MS, an advocate for comprehensive geriatric care, investigates the accessibility and impact of geriatric emergency departments, aiming to bridge the gap for marginalized populations.
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Improving Pre-Hospital for Children
Dr. Manish Shah is leading two prehospital pediatric trials: one on seizure dose optimization and another on airway resuscitation.
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Unveiling Child Trafficking Patterns
Preeti Panda, MD, a pediatric emergency medicine fellow at Stanford, conducts research to shed light on the socio-economic characteristics of trafficking victims, paving the way for informed policy initiatives in emergency departments.
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The Evolution of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
A conversation with Deborah Hsu, MD, MEd, who came to Stanford as inaugural chief of the division of pediatric emergency medicine at Stanford University’s Department of Emergency Medicine in 2023.