Residents and Fellows participated in the 5th Annual Regional Poster Presentation hosted by the LSU Health Shreveport Graduate Medical Education Office and sponsored by Redstone Disability Insurance and Life Insurance Solutions.  Residents and Fellows showcase their research and posters with the theme of: 

Patient Safety / Quality Improvement / Scholarly Activity: 
Meeting the Health Needs of Patients

Thank you to the poster judges for volunteering their time: Dr. Surender Arora (Endocrinology, Overton Brooks VA), Dr. Donnie Aultman (Surgery, Willis Knighton Medical Center), Dr. Michael Harper (Family Medicine, LSU Health Shreveport), Dr. David Rhodes (Chief Medical Officer, Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria), and Dr. Gyanendra Sharma (Family Medicine-Monroe, LSU Health Shreveport).

The final winners were:

  • 1st Place: Dr. Ryan Basquez, PGY 3 Family Medicine-Alexandria, "Has Introduction of a Ventilator Weaning Protocol Reduced Ventilator Days"
  • 2nd Place: Dr. Ashton Adekanmbi, PGY 3 Family Medicine-Alexandria, "CAUTI Prevention in Hospitalized Adults"
  • 3rd Place Tie: Dr. Tied Thomas Bell, PGY 1 Obstetrics & Gynecology, "Improving Postpartum Care: The Utility of the Edinburgh Depression Scale" and Dr. Maria Chiejina, PGY 6 Gastroenterology, "Implementing the Usefulness of AASLD Guidelines in the Prevention of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis through an Intervention amongst Training Physicians"

2020 Poster Presentation