The 11th annual Henry Ford Jackson Hospital Research Symposium will be held Tuesday, April 15, 2025 from 8:00am to 10:00am in the Charles Anderson Building (CAB) Auditoriums at Henry Ford Jackson Hospital in Jackson, Michigan.
Details on registration, keynote speaker, and CMEs can be found at this link (Henry Ford Health network only).
Any questions can be directed to hfahresearchday@hfhs.org.
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Correlation of American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam Metrics in a Post-Percentile Reporting Era
Tyler Arscott and Christopher Pfeifer
Background: The American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam (ABSITE) is an annual exam for all surgical residents that functions as a formative assessment to guide learning. Historically, it has been used as summative tool to guide program directors to identify struggling learners at risk of failing the American Board of Surgery (ABS Qualifying Examination. Failure of the Qualifying Exam has been associated with ABSITE scores below the 30th percentile.... Read More
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Let’s Talk About it: Utilizing a Code Blue Debrief for Inpatient Resuscitation Events
Brooke Blair and Jennifer Rice
Background: There is evidence to support the use of implementing clinical debriefing programs in the hospital setting. Implementing a standard debriefing program for teams that care for patients in cardiac arrest is shown to improve outcomes, yet in practice most events are not debriefed. Many hospitals currently use a debriefing tool for traumatic clinical events. However, many of these debriefing programs are focused on the Emergency Departments and pediatric... Read More
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Scrub Club: No Dues, Just News
Danielle Elswick, Jennifer Rice, Jessica Schmidt, and Mariah Foster
Background: At one midwestern teaching hospital, nurse engagement was not optimal and professional development opportunities focused on research and evidence-based practice (EBP) were lacking. The clinical nurse specialist (CNS) team identified journal clubs as an opportunity to increase engagement after reviewing the literature. This journal club was named, Scrub Club. Aims or research questions: The aim of this quality improvement (QI) project was to foster inquiry, disseminate EBP, build... Read More
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Virtual Registered Nurse: Journey to Improved Outcomes and Increased Patient Satisfaction
Katharine Koch, Brooke Blair, Jennifer Rice, and Sue Cross
Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to improve patient outcomes and increase Background: Many hospitals are being tasked with becoming creative with staffing as the national nursing shortage continues to increase. One creative way many hospitals have combat staffing concerns is with the implementation of a vRN (Hughes et al., 2021). The main goal of the vRN is to decrease workload of the nurses caring directly... Read More
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In Our Simulation Era: Transitioning from Passive to Immersive Training
Jennifer Rice, Jessica Schmidt, Brooke Blair, and Taylor Soltis
Background: Simulation-based training is an essential component of education for bedside nurses; simulation can include procedural skills and complex nursing assessments and interventions (Tsiouris et al., 2024). High fidelity simulations have been shown to improve professional nurses’ self-confidence (Guerrero, Ali, & Atallah, 2022). Based on the organization’s annual learning needs assessment, nurses identified their preferred method of education was through hands-on, simulation-based educational offerings. Purpose/Aim: The purpose of this... Read More
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No Need to Restrain, Grab a Mitt and Refrain!!
Jessica Schmidt, Jennifer Rice, Katharine Koch, and Sue Cross
Background: Restraint use is closely monitored through National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) metrics, system, and hospital-based committees. Currently, the acuity-adaptable intensive care units (ICU) at Henry Ford Jackson Hospital (HFJH) underperform the NDNQI mean use of restraints compared to similar units. At HFJH, the most ordered restraint is a non-violent, soft, bilateral wrist restraint on intensive care units for mechanically ventilated patients. Physical restraints in the ICU... Read More
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Decoding High MME Opioid Usage: A Root Cause Analysis of HFJH Outlier Status Within the System
Emily Todaro and Reyam Katchi
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to define the root cause of high morphine milligram equivalents usage, defined as morphine milligram equivalents (MME) greater than 50 milligrams, within Henry Ford Jackson Hospital (HFJH) compared to other hospitals within the Henry Ford Health System. By conducting this analysis, the study aims to uncover factors contributing to the elevated opioid prescribing rates at HFJH and to explore strategies to optimize... Read More
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A Case of Unresectable Necrosis
Justin Wisely and Hassan Nasser
Introduction: Rectal necrosis is a rare phenomenon given profound collateral circulation. This carries significant morbidity and mortality. We present a case of acute rectal necrosis that is managed conservatively with surgical drainage. Case Description: A 53-year-old female with a history of peripheral arterial disease status post aorto-bifemoral bypass who presented in the emergency room with altered mental status and hypotension. She subsequently developed peritonitis prompting emergent surgical exploration. Her... Read More
