Annual Research Symposium
About the OSF HealthCare Annual Research Symposium
Since 2004, OSF HealthCare has hosted the Annual Research Symposium (ARS), a free event where professionals gather to learn and recognize research, evidence-based practice and process/quality improvement activities and accomplishments from across the OSF HealthCare Ministry and research community.
The daylong event is devoted to:
- showcasing and celebrating past and ongoing efforts
- raising awareness of research ethics and human research participant protections
- providing learning opportunities to both experienced and novice researchers
- promoting responsible conduct of research
- implementation of research practices in health care settings
2024 Annual Research Symposium
2024 ARS
The 2024 ARS will be held at the Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center in Peoria, IL on Wednesday, May 15th, 2024.
All OSF HealthCare Mission Partners and other research community members interested or involved in research are invited to attend the Annual Research Symposium.
Research participants are not an intended audience of the ARS, and attendance is limited to research and other medical professionals only.
Program and Speaker Information
Please review the 2024 Annual Research Symposium Program for more information on the event presentations and keynote speaker.
2024 Annual Research Symposium Program
In support of improving patient care, Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 4.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Check this page often for new information as the annual event nears.
For questions about ARS 2024, email ARS@osfhealthcare.org
2024 Awards
*Not pictured - John J. Farrell, MD
Congratulations to the following individuals for winning 2024 ARS awards:
1st Place Platform |
Poster #21 | John J. Farrell, MD, for Minimum Bactericidal Exposure of 4% Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Liquid Antiseptic Soap |
2nd Place Platform |
Poster #11 |
Diane Chien, MD, for Unique Approach to Febrile Neutropenia Management in Pediatric Oncology Patients |
Best Process Improvement Project |
Poster #22 |
Victoria LeBlanc, MD, for Food Insecurity Screening in a Resident-Based Federally Qualified Health Center |
Best Case Presentation |
Poster #33 | Eugene Annor, MD, for Impending Thyroid Storm in Uncontrolled Graves Disease With Cardiovascular Complications: A Case Report |
1st Place Poster |
Poster #04 | Yoonje Cho, BS, for Cardiac Radiation Improves Ventricular Function in Mice and Humans with Cardiomyopathy |
2nd Place Poster |
Poster #19 | Yoonje Cho, BS, for Solutions for Facilitating Communication with Children and Adult Patients with Special Needs |
3rd Place Poster |
Poster #16 | Barbara Mera, MS, for A Novel Socioeconomic Status Metric as a Predictor of Access to Rehabilitation Service |
4th Place Poster |
Poster #11 | Diane Chien, MD, for Unique Approach to Febrile Neutropenia Management in Pediatric Oncology Patients |
2024 Video Series
Past Annual Research Symposium Information
2023 ARS
The 2023 ARS was held at the Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center in Peoria, IL on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
Program and Speaker Information
Please review the 2023 Annual Research Symposium Program for more information on the event presentations and Keynote speaker.
Presentations
ARS Video
A recording of the 2023 Annual Research Symposium keynote speaker is available upon request. Please contact ars@osfhealthcare.org to request the video.
ARS Keynote Presentation Forms
Awards
Congratulations to the following individuals for winning 2022 ARS awards:
| 1st Place Platform Presentation | Sonia B. Ramirez, MBS & Alejandra Pineda, BS for Use of Mobile Food Pantries to Promote Food Security within Peoria’s Latino Community |
| 2nd Place Platform Presentation | Haig Manougian, MD for Retrospective Single Institution Review of Focal Nodular Hyperplasia to Determine Differences in Characteristics Between Patients with and without Previous Exposure to Chemotherapy and/or Radiation for Malignant Conditions |
| 1st Place Poster Presentation | Sonia B. Ramirez, MBS & Alejandra Pineda, BS for Use of Mobile Food Pantries to Promote Food Security within Peoria’s Latino Community |
| 2nd Place Poster Presentation | Melissa Fuller; Sue Simoncini; Emily Damarin; Naomi Shepherd; Valerie Gosack; Julia Dexter; Maleka Miller; Amanda LeSage; Ashley Coleman; Kate Pollard; Lisa Schuck for Hospital Acquired Condition Rounds |
| 3rd Place Poster Presentation | Harveen Kaur, BS for Comparing Intubation Rates and Discharge Outcomes in Neonates Resuscitated with Different Interfaces |
| Best Case Presentation | Golda E. Ewalt, MS, RD, CEC for Regenerative Agriculture in the Heartland: Farm-to-Hospital Initiative |
Contact
For questions or more information about the ARS, email ars@osfhealthcare.org.