(CHICAGO – November 9, 2022) — Winners of the 2022 ACOEP awards and the Foundation for Osteopathic Emergency Medicine (FOEM) 2022 Research Competitions were announced at the 2022 American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP) Scientific Assembly held October 24-28 in Las Vegas.

ACOEP Award Winners ‎

Christine F. Giesa, DO, FACOEP-D, received the Bruce D. ‎Horton, D.O., FACOEP Lifetime Achievement Award honoring her major contributions to the ‎emergency medicine profession throughout her career. ‎

Stephanie Davis, DO, FACOEP, received the Robert D. ‎Aranosian, DO, FACOEP Excellence in Emergency Medical Service Award for her contributions ‎to the EMS field that have furthered the operation, teaching or development of the ‎specialty.‎

Stephen A. Roskam, DO, FACOEP-D is the recipient of the Benjamin A. Field, ‎DO, FACOEP Mentor of the Year Award, honoring his contributions to teaching emergency ‎physicians, residents and students.‎

Alexis LaPietra, DO, received the Willoughby ‎Leadership Award, which is given to a woman emergency physician who has made significant ‎contributions, as well as being defined as a leader, within the specialty of emergency ‎physicians.

FOEM Academic Research Competition Winners

Clinical Pathological Case Competition
1st Place – Vague and Confused
Resident: Patricia Capone, DO, Doctors Hospital – OhioHealth
Faculty Discussant: Julia Todd, DO, Einstein Medical Center Montgomery

2nd Place – A 70-year-old man with constipation and abdominal pain
Resident: Aurelia Kucera, DO, PhD, Kingman Regional Medical Center
Faculty Discussant: Scott Plasner, DO, Jefferson Health Northeast

3rd Place – Metformin associated lactic acidosis
Resident: Melissa Sayegh, DO, Advent Health East Orlando
Faculty Discussant: Rebecca Mills, MD, Jefferson Health Northeast

Research Poster Competition
1st Place: Rachel Wilks, OMS-IV, Pacific Northwest University
Meeting 3-Hour Sepsis Bundle and the Relation Between Sepsis Screening Tools, Patient Demographics, and Patient Outcomes

2nd Place: Jorge Marina, BA, Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Emergency Medicine Program Directors: Analysis of Diversity and Academic Backgrounds Among Residency Leadership

3rd Place: Stephanie Echeverria, OMS-II, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University
COVID-19 Disparities between Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Populations in Arizona

Oral Abstract Competition
1st Place: Annette Palladino, DO, St. Lukes University Health Network
How the COVID-19 pandemic affected different ages among providers regarding perceived stress level in the workplace

2nd Place: Annette Palladino, DO, St. Lukes University Health Network
How the COVID-19 pandemic affected providers of different job titles regarding sleep quality, financial situation, and stress from work

3rd Place: Annette Palladino, DO, St. Lukes University Health Network
How the COVID-19 pandemic affected different specialties when it came to sleep quality

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About FOEM

The nonprofit arm of ACOEP, FOEM’s mission is to promote research and education to advance the science of patient centric holistic emergency care and osteopathic philosophy.

About ACOEP
Comprised of attending physicians, residents and medical students, the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP) promotes the interests of osteopathic emergency physicians and quality emergency medical care by supporting development and implementation of osteopathic emergency medical education and advancing the philosophy and practice of osteopathic medicine. Its annual conferences, publications and learning opportunities have placed ACOEP at the forefront of the emergency medicine community for more than 40 years.