University of Utah Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

05/10/2022

We're hiring!

We're looking for those experienced in clinical research coordination and eager to join a dynamic, busy team with a wide variety of investigations in a pediatric Emergency Department.

Apply at the link below, and we're happy to answer any questions.

Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday business hours with occasional evenings and weekends. Shared on-call responsibilities.

04/11/2022

When paramedics treat active seizures, one-third of children arrive at the hospital still seizing. As part of the Pediatric Dose Optimization for Seizures in Emergency Medical Services (PediDOSE) study, Dr. Maija Holsti and Dr. Scott Youngquist are trying to improve these outcomes by equipping paramedics to quickly give the right anti-seizure medication dose. Because it is a time-sensitive condition when Salt Lake City Fire Department, West Valley Fire Department, and Unified Fire Department transports a child to Primary Children’s Hospital, children will get enrolled before parent/guardian permission can be sought. To learn more about PediDOSE, visit www.texaschildrens.org/pedidose

01/14/2022

The University of Utah Div. of Pediatric Emergency Medicine's physicians and research team, as part of PECARN (Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network), participated in an international study whose results offer a clearer picture of the impact of COVID-19 infection and the risk of severe outcomes on young people around the world.

This publication was released in Pediatrics earlier this week! Click the link below to see findings.

This cohort study investigates the prevalence of severe outcomes among youths aged 17 years or younger within 14 days of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 in emergency departments in 8 countries.

06/17/2021

We celebrated the successes, contributions and friendships of Drs. Jen Hemberg and Tiana Monostory last night as we bid them farewell on their journeys as PEM fellowship graduates. Three years goes by so quickly, and how honored we are to be part of the educational history for those who come through our fellowship program!

06/02/2021

Sepsis is a critical medical condition that escalates so rapidly, national guidelines recommend treatment begin within 20 minutes of arrival to the emergency department. Dr. Roni Lane, MD is locally leading the Pragmatic Pediatric Trial of Balanced Versus Normal Saline Fluid in Sepsis (PRoMPT BOLUS) to determine the optimal fluid type to treat pediatric sepsis. Patients for whom the ED doctor suspects septic shock will be enrolled and treated with one of two commonly used fluid types , along with the best locally available medical care, unless patients “opt-out” or decide to withdraw from study completion. Learn more about PRoMPT BOLUS, how patients will be enrolled in the emergency department, and how families may opt-out by visiting the PRoMPT BOLUS website.

PRagMatic Pediatric Trial of Balanced vs. nOrmaL Saline FlUid in Sepsis (PRoMPT BOLUS) is a clinical trial to compare two commonly used treatments for pediatric sepsis to see if one is more effective and safer than the other. The treatments in this study are two different intravenous fluids: normal....

04/19/2021

The Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine has an immediate opening for a full-time, benefited Study Coordinator to join our nationally recognized research team and provide technical and administrative support for our clinical research activities.

Please share with your clinical research coordinator colleagues or click the below link to view the posting and apply.

09/13/2020

We'd like to the share the results of a multicenter nationwide study in which the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine participated. In the Established Status Epilepticus Treatment Trial (ESETT), we compared the efficacy and safety of levetiracetam, fosphenytoin, and valproate in established status epilepticus.

Here is a link to the study result publication:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32203691/

08/03/2020

The Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine is looking for an experienced Regulatory Coordinator to join their research team. Check out the link below for more information and to apply!

12/05/2019

We're honored to be a part of this study!

A drug used to stop ongoing bleeding in severe trauma patients of all ages since the 1960s has never been clinically tested in children, according to doctors at Primary Children’s Hospital.

06/28/2019

ATTENTION friends in the Utah/Idaho/Wyoming area:

Important Children’s Research Study at Primary Children’s Hospital Emergency Department

We are studying a medication designed to stop bleeding in trauma situations. Thus far, there is no medication that can be used to stop bleeding in children in trauma. We need your opinion on how you feel about this study, as it could affect your children.

Please go to https://tictoctrial.org/ for more information.

Give us your feedback via an online survey at: https://is.gd/TICTOCpcmc