Research

Faculty pursue a variety of research areas, including: 

• Clinical trial identification, enrolment, monitoring
• Clinical research
• Policy development
• Education and curriculum development
• Bench studies on assays and bio-markers
• Pediatric Emergency Care

Physicians-in-training pursue a vareity of research projects, such as: 

• Use of bio-markers in the clinical setting for earlier detection of "time dependent" diagnosis
• HIV testing in the ED setting
• MRSA testing in the ED setting
• Antibiotic "stewardship" in relation to biomarker use
• Policy work in relation to emergency care for children
• Gender trends related to chest pain presentation in the ED
• Emergency Medicine, pre-hospital care, and "accelerating" care models and patient throughput

The Department of Emergency Medicine has served as Co-Principal Investigator for the Emergency Medical Services for Children Grant (EMS-C). This grant was brought to Illinois through a novel collaboration with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) in 1994. Through this collaboration, the co-principal investigators from Loyola University Medical Center and IDPH have partnered to develop an infrastructure that:

• Evaluates emergency departments throughout Illinois by a facility recognition process for their ability to care for pediatric patients involving a coordination of services, quality assurance in their care, and appropriate equipment for the various age groups in this population.
• Education programs addressing both clinical issues unique to the care of children and community concerns (disaster preparedness, infectious diseases, children with special healthcare needs) involving this population.
• Policies and procedures for institutions managing pediatric populations to ensure more seamless care and transfer to appropriate centers for care