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2021 UMMS Innovation Challenge Award-

Per Dr Bert O'Malley President and CEO UMMC:

"I’m incredibly proud to announce that from among both UMMC Downtown and Midtown campuses, we received nearly 100 submissions, each one proposing innovative ways to advance health outcomes for our patients, families, and fellow team members. It is inspiring to see all of these submissions, demonstrating UMMC’s commitment across both campuses to using smart, innovative solutions to shape the future of health care."

Congratulations to Karen McQuillan MS RN and her multidisciplinary team for their award to study:

Development and Implementation of an Agitation Management Guideline to Reduce Agitation in Patients with Acute Traumatic Brain Injury

Team Members: Karen A. McQuillan, MS, RN, Nursing, Shock Trauma Center; Gary Schwartzbauer, MD, PhD, FPI, Neurosurgery; Mehrnaz Pajoumand, PharmD, BCPS, Pharmacy; Paul Thurman PhD, RN, Nursing, Shock Trauma Center; Alivia Stenzel MS, RN, Nursing, Shock Trauma Center; Madeline Marks, PhD, Psychiatry; Nora Tamulevich, RN, BSN, Nursing, Shock Trauma Center; Alexandra Hunt, MSN, CRNP, Nursing, Shock Trauma Center; Juli Carbone, OTR/L, CBIS, Rehabilitation Services; Amy Madren, BS, BSN, Nursing, Shock Trauma Center; Katelyn Delauter (Ruhe) MS, RN, Nursing, Shock Trauma Center; Sara Le Maitre, MS, RN, Perioperative Services; Samantha Latorre, MD, Psychiatry