Pilot Grant Recipients - Round #128 Healthcare Innovation Program (3/2023)

2 awards funded

• Feasibility of Thermography to Detect Pressure Injuries in a Diverse Population of Emory Healthcare Patients
  • PI: Sharon Eve Sonenblum, PhD, Principal Research Scientist, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Co-PI: Vicki Stover Hertzberg, PhD, FASA, P.Stat., Professor and Director Center for Data Science, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University
  • Co-PI: Joyce Ho, PhD, Associate Professor, Computer Science Department, Emory College of Arts and Science, Emory University

• Development of Natural Language Processing Algorithm to Identify Under-treated Pain and Palliation Patients
  • PI: Jay Shah, MD, Assistant Professor, Emory University Division of Interventional Radiology
  • Co-PI: Richard Wu, BS, M.D Candidate, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Co-PI: Wasif Bala, MD, Resident Physician (PGY-3), Diagnostic Radiology, Research Track, Emory University Department of Radiology
  • Co-I 1: Zachary Bercu, MD, Associate Professor and Assistant Division Director of Innovation and Strategy, Emory University Division of Interventional Radiology
  • Co-I 2: Joanne Kuntz, MD, Associate Professor and Medical Director of Palliative and Supportive care for Emory University Hospital Midtown, Emory Department of Family and Preventative Medicine
  • Co-I 3: John T. Moon, MD, Resident Physician (PGY-3), Integrated Interventional Radiology, Innovation Track, Emory University Department of Radiology
  • Co-I 4: John David Prologo, MD, Associate Professor, Emory University Division of Interventional Radiology