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Good Samaritan Hospital Emergency Medicine Residents Recognized for Their Research

John Mitty Tuesday, May 28, 2013

West Islip, NY - Recently, three Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center Emergency Medicine residents took first and third place for their poster presentations at a statewide poster competition sponsored by the New York State Osteopathic Medical Society. The competition was comprised of residents from throughout New York State in all medical specialties.

Placing in 1st place in the research category for, “Does Patient Education in the Emergency Department Increase Patient Awareness that Acetaminophen is Contained in Percocet^®?” was Laura Fil, DO.

Two third place winners were Jacob Bair, DO, and Brian Ault, DO in the research category, “Does the Use of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatments on Patient’s with Headache in the Emergency Department Result in Decreased Pain?” and the case study category for, “Not all Coins Pass: Case Report of an Atypical Quarter Ingestion.”

Pictured (L-R): Laura Fil, DO, Jacob Bair, DO, Director of Good Samaritan Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program David Levy, DO, and Brian Ault, DO.

Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center is a 537-bed (including 100 nursing home beds), voluntary, not-for-profit hospital located in West Islip. The medical center, which has more than 3,775 employees and 900 physicians on staff, had nearly 28,000 patient admissions and nearly 100,000 emergency department visits in 2012. Good Samaritan is a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island. Visit the website atwww.good-samaritan-hospital.org.

The medical center supplies residents with the tools necessary to maintain good health. This includes community lectures, screenings, health fairs and other community programs and services.

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