Medical/Research Interests: Telehealth, simulation, healthcare informatics, airway management, trauma

Personal Interests: Golf, cycling, walking, travel, hiking

About the Residency: The University at Buffalo Emergency Medicine Residency offers a tremendous variety of experiences in different hospital settings, now including a rural hospital experience.  Also cutting edge experiences in ultrasound and telemedicine.                    

About Buffalo: True 4 seasons living, good people, and cost-effective living.  Big time sports with the Buffalo Bills and Sabres.  The UB Basketball team is not bad either.  Lots of great golf courses and pleasant summers to enjoy them to the fullest.

Current Research Activity:

Emergency Department Simulation for Research and Training in Health Care IT - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Grant - Read Press Release, 11/26/07

Acute Burn Telemedicine & CIT vs. CT

Telemedicine Wound Care Program

Electronic Health Record (Reg. Health Info. Organization)

Virtual Environment on Simulation of a Pandemic (Second Life Training)

Improving Realism in Simulation Exercises from the Learner's Perspective

Recent Publications / Presentations:

Ellis DG, Brown JL, Myers J. Emergency Medicine Resident Trauma Simulation Lab (With and Without a Cognitive Participant). Accepted, 2008 SAEM Annual Meeting.

Simulation of Tele-Trauma Resuscitations for Rural Emergency Physicians and Emergency Medicine Residents. IEME, Annual Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, Chicago, IL - May 16-19, 2007.

Ellis DG, Brown JL, Myers JW, Meinert: Simulation of Tele-Trauma Resuscitations for Rural Emergency Physicians and Emergency Medicine Residents. Abstract, Acad Emerg Med 2007;14:S219. Click here to view

Brown JL, Ellis DE, Myers J, Beckman K:  Senior Emergency Medicine Residents Overestimate Their Clinical Performance on Simulated Trauma Cases.  ACGME Educational Conference, Kissimmee, FL, March 2-4, 2007.

TeleTrauma Participant Improves Trauma Team Performance on Simulated Trauma Scenarios. Annual Telemedicine Association Meeting, Nashville, TN - May 12-15, 2007.

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