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Healthcare Enabled By Artificial Intelligence In Real-Time, Felistas Mazhude, Robert S. Kramer, Qingchu Jin, Paul Terwilliger, Alan Hicks, Tyler Kelting, Douglas Sawyer, Jaime Rabb

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2024

INTRODUCTION: The HEART (Healthcare Enabled by Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time) Project pioneers developing real-time machine learning (ML) predictive analytics to address the need to improve outcomes during recovery from open heart surgery. Our broad objective is to enhance patient outcomes by developing, validating and deploying predictive algorithms into the hands of clinical teams as an early warning and guidance system, allowing care teams an opportunity to be proactive.

An Oncology, Lifestyle Medicine, And Cardiac Rehabilitation Partnership In The Development Of A Group Medical Visit Model For Cancer Survivors, Amy Litterini, Caitlin Coppenrath, Ashley Speckhart, Amy Pearl, Theodore Wissink

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2023

Methods/Approach: An oncology and cardiology team developed an oncology provider survey in REDCap designed to assess attitudes regarding perspectives on cardio-oncology, rehabilitation, and Lifestyle Medicine. The 27-item multiple choice and Likert-style survey was distributed via email on three separate occasions to MaineHealth Cancer Care Network providers (n=66) in spring, 2022.

Healthy Links – Addressing Social Determinants Of Health And Improving Cardiac Health With Medically Tailored Meals, Emily Follo, Katherine Sharp, Mylan Cohen

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2023

Introduction:

• Social determinants of health (SDOH) strongly influence risk factors for cardiac disease, especially in rural areas

• Medically-tailored meals have shown promising results for reducing hospitalizations

• Some state insurance programs are covering medically-tailored meals given beneficial outcome studies

• This project builds upon prior Healthy Links programs to expand our reach to rural patients

Takotsubo’Scardiomyopathy: Clinical Characteristics And Outcomes In The Rural State Of Maine, Laura Onderko, Bhavini Prajapati, Wendy Craig, Roisin Morgan

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2022

Pre-existing psychiatric diagnosis linked to developing Takotsubo’sCardiomyopathy. Patients from rural areas less likely to be on psychiatric medications and had higher Takotsubo’srecurrence rate.

Maine Medical Center Experience With Left Ventricular Device Explantation, Laura Onderko, Lauren Vickerson, Andrew Schwartzman

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2022

Introduction •Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is an implantable heart pump that helps support the heart in patients with end stage heart failure with reduced ejection fraction •LVAD therapy is now approved for use as a bridge to transplantation (BTT) and as a destination therapy (DT) in patients who are not candidates for heart transplantation. •The existing literature suggests that close to 10% of patients implanted with LVAD could be explanted for recovery, but the actual rate of explant is significantly lower •Need to examine the clinical course of explanted patients to provide better guidance for the decision to explant …

Social Determinants Of Care In The Mmc Cardiology Fellow’S Clinic, Bhavini Prajapati, Laura Onderko, Darcy Chandler, Sanjeev Francis

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2022

Introduction • Social determinants of health are upstream risk factors for cardiovascular disease. • Patients seen in the Cardiology Fellow’s Clinic at MMC are a diverse group that are burdened by many socioeconomic issues. • Addressing these disparities has the potential to prevent the development of other comorbidities known to increase the risk of a cardiovascular event. • The aim of this project was to identify the prevalence of these factors in the cardiology fellow’s clinic

Standardized Ekg Curriculum, Michael Ellerman, Jon Nichols, Sanjeev Francis

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021

Goal: To study the effect of a standardized EKG curriculum on competency of interpreting common EKGs among internal medicine residents

Cardiovascular: Outcomes And Innovations Report, Maine Medical Center

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