MHRI Nursing Highlights

Across the Research Institute, our teams are continually hard at work advancing health. Several of these teams include research nurses. Like our research coordinators, research nurses help us care for patients while enrolled in research studies.  Below are some highlights from MHRI Nurses from across the system:

For our team in Baltimore Cardiology: "We continue to enroll in multiple structural heart trials, including holding the #2 enrolling status in the country for the Mitral valve study- the SUMMIT trial.  This is a complex, mitral valve trial utilizing the cutting edge TENDYNE technology to replace the patient’s Mitral valve. The SUMMIT study requires extensive diagnostic work up on the front end as well as capturing the implant data the day of the procedure".  (Rachel Campbell, RN)

From our out-patient clinical trial teams:

  • "I have had the privilege of working with the same group of study participants on The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), and Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS) since 1998 with a retention rate of 93% after all of these years". (Sue Shapiro, BSN)
  • "Our staff is in the office seeing research participants following the MedStar guidelines. Almost all of the participants have been OK with coming in since June or so. We are winding down on the large GRADE study and continue to accrue more sponsor-initiated studies". (Ann Ressing, NP)

From our team at MWHC:

  • "We are transfusing Plasma to COVID-19 positive patients, both inpatients and outpatients.  We are also enrolling patients in multiple drug studies to treat positive patients".  (Terry Moriarty, MSN, RN, CCRC)
  • "In addition to supporting the Plasma team as well, I’ve been supporting MWHC Occupational Health team since March". (Maureen McNulty, RN, MS)

At the MHRI Senior Leadership level, Joan Bardsley MBA, RN, CDE, FAADE, took on the very important task of managing the process of ensuring our front-line associates were part of the initial vaccine role out within he system. 

In addition to all this great work happening across the system, I am also proud to recognize that Maureen McNulty was awarded the MedStar Health IMPACT Award for her nursing leadership over the last year. You can read more about the award here.

Thank you to all the nurses who are part of the Research Institute!



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