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Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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CURRICULUM VITAE William S. Krimsky, MD

Current Appointments Director – Center for Interventional Pulmonology, MedStar Franklin Square Hospital Medical Center and Director of Interventional Pulmonology, Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates of Baltimore. Baltimore, MD

Director and Chair - Critical Care, Specialists On Call Reston, VA CURRENT EMPLOYMENT WORK ADDRESS Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates of Baltimore 9103 Franklin Square Drive Suite 300 Baltimore, MD 21237 WORK TELEPHONE (443) 777-7737 or (443)777-2467 WORK FAX (443) 777-7738 or (443)777-2309 E-MAIL: [email protected] EDUCATION AND TRAINING Undergraduate Middlebury College Middlebury, VT – B.A. in American Literature 1990

University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA – Post Baccalaureate Pre Med 1992 Doctoral/graduate University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA - M.D. 1997

Dartmouth College Center for the Evaluation of Clinical Sciences Hanover, NH

William Krimsky, M.D. CV



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Postdoctoral Intern – Department of Medicine 1997 - 1998 Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA Medical Resident, Johns Hopkins University, Sinai Hospital 1998 - 2000 Baltimore, MD Chief Medical Resident, Johns Hopkins University, 2000 - 2001 Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 2001 - 2004 Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH Visiting Fellow, Interventional Pulmonology 2003 - 2004 Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE Maryland, September 2000 (D#55107) Louisiana, November 2014 (MD.207510) BOARD CERTIFICATION

Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine – Internal Medicine

Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine – Certification in Pulmonary Disease

Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine – Certification in Critical Care Medicine

Special Certification, Interventional Pulmonary Medicine – American Association of Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Consultant Medical Director – Clinical Interventions and 2004 - 2007 Systems Improvements The Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care Easton, MD Collaborative Chairman – Mid-Atlantic region 2005 - 2007 Care First and Delmarva 100K Lives and Beyond Campaign Hanover, MD. William Krimsky, M.D. CV Chair and Faculty, Maryland Patient Safety Center 2005 - 2007



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ICU Collaborative Maryland Patient Safety Center. Elkridge, MD Academic Appointments Johns Hopkins University/Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine – Part Time, Dept of Med 2005 – 2007 Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, NH

Instructor in Medicine 2001 – 2004

Chair, Critical Care Quality Improvement Workgroup 2002 – 2004 Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

Chief Resident in Medicine, Department of Medicine 2000 - 2001

Hospital Appointments Faculty and Staff Physician, Franklin Square Hospital Center 2005 – present Baltimore, MD Staff Physician, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore 2004 – 2007 Baltimore, MD Staff Physician, Northwest Medical Center 2004 – 2005 Baltimore, MD Staff Physician, St. Joseph’s Hospital, 1999 – 2001 Towson, MD Staff Physician, James Lawrence Kernan Hospital 1999 – 2001 Baltimore, MD RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Publications Peer-Reviewed Scientific Articles

Thoracoscopic detection of occult indeterminate pulmonary nodules using bronchoscopic pleural dye marking. Krimsky WS, Minnich DJ, Cattaneo SM, Sarkar SA, Harley DP, Finley DJ, Browning RF, Parrish SC. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2014 Feb 17;4


Safety of pacemakers and defibrillators in electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy.

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Khan AY, Berkowitz D, Krimsky WS, Hogarth DK, Parks C, Bechara R. Chest. 2013 Jan;143(1):75-81.

Peripheral pulmonary nodules and electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy: what is the value of fluoroscopy and general anesthesia? Sarkar S, Krimsky W. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2012 Apr;19(2):86-7.

Teflon Hemoptysis Aboudara M, Krimsky W, Harley D: BMJ Case Reports, 2012;March1136

Novel Approaches to the Patient with Massive Hemoptysis Parish S, Krimsky WS, Browning R, Alabrash M. J of Community Hospital Internal Medical Perspectives. 2012;2:14784

Airway Spray Cryotherapy: Initial Outcomes From a Multiinstitutional Registry. Finley DJ, Dycoco J, Sarkar S, Krimsky WS, Sherwood JT, Dekeratry D, Downie G, Atwood J, Fernando HC, Rusch VW. Am Thorac Surg. 2012; July (94): 199-203

Optimization of mediastinal staging in potential candidates for stereotactic radiosurgery of the chest. Sarwate D, Sarkar S, Krimsky WS, Burgan CM, Patel K, Evans R, Harley DP. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Apr 10.

Endoscopic therapies and stents for benign airway disorders: where are we, and where are we heading? Fernando HC, Sherwood JT, Krimsky W Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jun;89(6):S2183-7.

Fiducial marker placement using endobronchial ultrasound and navigational bronchoscopy for stereotactic radiosurgery: an alternative strategy. Harley DP, Krimsky WS, Sarkar S, Highfield D, Aygun C, Gurses B. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Feb;89(2):368-73; discussion 373-4.

Spray cryotherapy for the treatment of glottis and subglottic stenosis. Krimsky WS, Rodrigues MP, Malayaman N, Sarkar S. Laryngoscope. 2010 Mar;120(3): 473-7.

Response to spray cryotherapy in a patient with adenocarcinoma in the parietal pleura. Downie G, Krimsky W. Respiration. 2010;80(1):73-7. Epub 2009 Dec 23.


A model for increasing patient safety in the intensive care unit: increasing the implementation rates of proven safety measures. Krimsky WS, Mroz IB, Mcllwaine JK, Surgenor SD, Christian D, Corwin HL, Houston D, Robison C, Malayaman N. Qual Self Health Care. 2009 Feb;18(1):74-80.

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Bronchoscopic spray cryotherapy: assessment of safety and depth of airway injury. Krimsky WS, Broussard JN, Sarkar S, Harley DP. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Marh;139(3):781-2. Epub 2009 Aug 6.

Bronchogenic cyst treated by endobronchial ultrasound drainage. Dhand S, Krimsky W. BMJ Case Rep. 2009;2009:bcr2007078071. Epub 2009 Feb 16.

Pulmonary talc granulomatosis mimicking malignant disease 30 years after last exposure: a case report. Krimsky WS, Dhand S. J Med Case Reports. 2008 Jul 3;2:225.

Bronchogenic cyst treated by endobronchial ultrasound drainage. Dhand S, Krimsky W. Thorax. 2009 Apr;63(4):386. No abstract available.

Endobronchial ultrasound: Current applications and future directions. Krimsky W, Sarkar S, Kurimoto N, Musani A:

Journal of Bronchology 2007; 14(1):63-69

Transbronchial needle injection: a systematic review of a new diagnostic and therapeutic paradigm. Seymour CW, Krimsky WS, Sager J, Kruklitis RJ, Lund ME, Musani AL, Sterman DH. Respiration. 2006;73(1):78-89.

Topical use of Mitomycin C for Recurrent Tracheal Stenosis. Krimsky WS, Sharief U, Machuzak M, et al: Journal of Bronchology 2006;13:141-143

Rapid Response Teams: Early Lessons. Krimsky W: AHRQ, M and M 10:2005

Physiology of breathing and respiratory control during sleep. Krimsky W, Leiter JC. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Feb;26(1):5-12. Review.


Curative resection of endobronchial fibroma with flexible bronchoscopy and electrocautery. Seymour C, Litzky L, Krimsky W: Journal of Bronchology 2005;12:48-49

Update: epidemiology of cystic fibrosis. Krimksy WS, Parker HW. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2002 Nov;9(5):552-3. Review.

Cryptic pituitary hemorrhage presenting with headache.



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Krimsky W, Weiss H. Headache. 2002 Apr;52(4):291-3.

Oncologic emergencies for the internist. Krimsky WS, Behrens RJ, Kerkvliet GJ. Cleve Clin J Med. 2002 Mar;69(3):209-10, 213-4 ,216-7 passim. Review.

The pitfalls of transthoracic echocardiography. A case of eustachian valve endocarditis. Bower J, Krimsky W, Gradon JD. Tex Heart Inst J. 2001;28(1):57-9.

Chapters

Krimsky. W, Leiter J: Control of Breathing During Sleep and Wakefulness. Encyclopedia of Sleep Medicine. 2005

Abstracts

Clark L, Mortimer H, Evans R, Parker S, Krimsky W. Identifying Communication Needs for Palliative Care Patients to Develop a Narrative Based Educational Tool Society of General Internal Medicine, San Diego, CA, April 2014

Parrish S, Krimsky W, Browning R, Alabrash M. Novel Approaches to the Patient with Massive Hemoptysis. World Congress of Bronchology; Cleveland, OH. June 2012

Suvatne J, Krimsky W, Sarkar S, Selinger S, Harley D. Alternative Settings for Deployment of the IBV system in Patients with Bronchopleural Fistulas World Congress of Bronchology; Cleveland, OH. June 2012

Au J, Carson J, Song TJ, Krimsky W, Monette S, Rusch V, Finley D. Spray Cryotherapy - a Novel Ablative Modality for Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Thorax. EACTS Lisbon, Portugal. October 2011 .


Downie G, Mcguire F, Krimsky W, Ferguson S, Lund M, Bechara R, Wellikoff A. Acquisition of Cognitive Pulmonary Skill Sets Employing Electromagnetic Navigational Bronchoscopy: Planning and Execution. ACCP – Chest, Honolulu, HA October 2011

Sarwatte D, Burgan C, Krimsky W, Patel K, et al. Towards an Optimization of Mediastinal Staging in Potential Candidates for Stereotactic Radiosurgery of the Chest. Oral Presentation, American Association of Thoracic Surgery (AATS), Philadelphia, PA. May 2011

Krimsky W, Highfield D, Sarkar S, et al. An Assessment of the Diagnostic Capability of probe-based Confocal Endomicroscopy (pCLE) in Abnormal Alveolar Tissue. Oral Presentation, American Thoracic Society. Denver, CO 2011



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Bechara R, Krimsky W, Hogarth, K Safety of Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy in Patients with AICD/Pacemakers. Poster presentation, American Thoracic Society. Denver, CO 2011

Finley D, Krimsky W, Fernando, C, et al. Multicenter Cohort of Spray Cryotherapy in Malignant Airway Obstrcution. Oral Presentation, Society of Thoracic Surgery. San Diego, CA. 2011

Saleem K, Sarkar S, Harley D, Krimsky W. Injection of Absolute Ethanol for Closure of Bronchopleural Fistula. Maryland Regional – ACP 2010

Krimsky W, Sarkar S, Harley D, Fleisher S, Rodrigues, M. (2009). A single center experience with spray cryotherapy in the aerodigestive tract. San Diego, CA. CHEST 2009.

Downie, G., Harley, D.P., DeKeratry, D., Fields, R., Faucet, R., Young, J., Krimsky, W. (2009). Response to spray cryotherapy in a patient with malignancy of the parietal pleura. Oral presentation at World congress for Lung Cancer (WCLC), San Francisco 2009

Sarkar, S.A., DeKeratry, D.R., Krimsly, W.S., Fields, E.L., Malayaman, N. (2009). Safety and efficacy of spray cryotherapy in the treatment and management of malignant airway obstruction. Oral presentation at World congress for Lung Cancer (WCLC), San Francisco 2009

Harley DP, Krimsky WS, Sarkar S, et al: Fiducial Marker Placement Using EBUS for Stereotactic Radiosurgery: An Alternative Strategy. Meeting of Society for Thoracic Surgery, San Francisco, CA. 2009


Krimsky W, Mckenzie K, Broussard J, et al: A Study of Cryospray Ablation Using Surgical Resection Specimens To Determine Safety And Histological Effect In The Human Lung. American College of Chest Physicians, Philadelphia, PA. October 2008

Krimsky W, Sarkar S. Retrospective Analysis of a Fully Covered Self-Expanding Tracheobronchial Stent. European Respiratory Society, Berlin, Germany. October 2008

Krimsky W, Sarkar S, Mckenzie K, et al: Cryospray Ablation Treatment Yields Evidence Of Cartilaginous Regeneration. American College of Chest Physicians, Philadelphia, PA. October 2008

Krimsky W, Sarkar S: Safety and Efficacy of CryoSpray Ablation in the Airway of Healthy Swine. American Thoracic Society, Toronto, Canada. May 2008

Dhand S, Krimsky, W: Pulmonary Talc Granulomatosis Mimicking Malignant Disease. Society of Hospital Medicine. San Diego, CA. April 2008

Krimsky W, Sarkar S: Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) of Cryospray Ablation in the Airways of Swine, American Physiological Society, April 2008



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Krimsky W, Sethi S, Cicenia J: Pleural Dye Marking or "Tattooing" of Pulmonary Nodules for Localization Prior to VATS. Chest, Chicago, IL. October 2007

Sethi S, Bansal S, Gildea T, Krimsky W, et al.: Impact of the Airway-Nodule Relationship on Electromagnetic Navigational Bronchoscopy Yield. Chest, Chicago, IL. October 2007

Morrison-Brant M. Wheaton J, Alsadek A, Krimsky W: An Unusual Case of Breathlessness. Poster Presentation, American College of Physicians, Maryland Regional Meeting, May 2005

Walton M, Bernadino K, Krimsky W, Gondon S: Paraesophageal Varices Mimicking a Mediastinal Mass Made Apparent by Endoscopic Ultrasound. Poster Presentation, American College of Gastroenterology, November 2004

Krimsky W, Machuzak M, Sterman D, Musani A: Topical Mitomycin C as an Effective Adjunctive Therapy for Severe, Recurrent Tracheal Stenosis. Presented at the World Congress of Bronchology, June 2004

Krimsky W, Surgenor S, Mroz I, et al: A Prospective Observational Study of the Implementation Rates of Established Evidence Based Interventions in the ICU. Poster Presentation, Society of Critical Care Medicine, February 2004.


Krimsky W, Slogic S: Early Involvement by Respiratory Care in Patients with High Levels of Supplemental Oxygen Reduces the Rate of ICU Admission. Presented at the New England Respiratory Research Competition and Awards Program, November 2003.

Krimsky W, Weiss H: Cryptic Pituitary Hemorrhage Presenting With Headache. Presented at American College of Physicians, Maryland Regional Meeting, May 2000.

Bowers J, Krimsky W, Gradon J: The Pitfalls of Transthoracic Echocardiography. Poster Presentation, American College of Physicians, Maryland Regional Meeting. May 2000.

Extramural Sponsorship Grants

Unrestricted Educational Grant, Olympus Co.: New Technologies in Interventional Pulmonology: 2006 to 2009

Improving the implementation rates of evidence based interventions in the intensive care unit, December 2002, Quality Research Grant Program

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES Teaching



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Faculty Leader – Advanced Airway Simulation Center. American College of Chest Physicians, Chest 2007 and 2008

Delmarva Leadership Quality Improvement Course Faculty Member, 2005-2006.

Scientific Basis of Medicine Course in Respiratory Physiology, 2002-2004, instructor. Dartmouth Medical School. Lebanon, N.H.

Trauma and Burn Management—National Fundamental Critical Care Support Course, 2002-2003, Instructor. Society of Critical Care Medicine.

Fundamentals of Clinical Skills, 2001, instructor. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES Membership and Participation in Professional Societies American College of Chest Physicians 2002 - Present Society of Critical Care Medicine 2001 - Present William Krimsky, M.D. CV American Thoracic Society 2001 - Present Maryland Medical Society 1999 - Present American College of Physicians 1998 - Present American Medical Association 1995 - Present Committees Stacey Scott National Lung Cancer Registry 2006 – 2011

Steering Committee and Faculty American College of Chest Physicians – ACCP 2006 – 2007

Faculty – Quality Improvement Committee Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality 2005

Expert Contractor – Translating Knowledge into Practice Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Chair, Critical Care Quality Improvement Workgroup 2002 - 2004 Kimball House School-Based Health Center

Board of Directors 2001 - 2003 Johns Hopkins University, Sinai Hospital

Admission Committee 2000 - 2001



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Clinical Competency Committee 2000 - 2001 RECOGNITION Awards and Honors Innovator of the Year – Maryland 2008 Baltimore, MD The Daily Record’s Health Care Hero 2007 Baltimore, MD New England Respiratory Research Competition and Awards Program

Excellence in Research in Respiratory Medicine 2003 Aventis-Lippincott Award

General Internal Medicine 2001 William Krimsky, M.D. CV Johns Hopkins University, Sinai Hospital

Outstanding Performance as Chief Resident 2001

Outstanding House Office of the Year 1999 Mosby Medical Books

Selected Medical Student Representative for 1997 the Review of Medical Textbooks

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Henry Bahnson Surgical Lecture 1996 Middlebury College

Honors in American Studies 1990

Honors Thesis in American Studies 1989 Invited Presentations Elastic Scattering Spectroscopy March, 2014 ENB Summit Austin, TX Lung Cancer: An Overview April 2012 National Association for Cancer Registrars Washington, D.C. An Overview of Tissue Effects for Endoluminal Therapy July 2011 in the Airway



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World Congress for Lung Cancer Amsterdam, Netherlands A review of probe-based Confocal Microendoscopy April 2011 ICCU Nice, France An Overview of Ablative Techniques for Airway April 2011 Obstruction Advances in Thoracic Medicine and Interventional Bronchoscopy Emory University, Atlanta, GA Pleural Dye Marking as an Adjunct to VATS February 2011 ENB Summit Phoenix, AZ William Krimsky, M.D. CV An Assessment of the Diagnostic Capability November 2010 of Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy in Abnormal Alveolar Tissue CHEST 2010 American College of Chest Physicians Vancover, Canada Recent Advances in Interventional Pulmonology February 2010 and Thoracic Medicine Medical Grand Rounds - JFK Medical Center Jupiter, FL Alternate Approaches in the Management of Airway May 2009 Obstruction Thoracic Grand Rounds Memorial Sloan Kettering New York, NY Advances in the Management of Thoracic Disease March 2009 Thoracic Journal Club Washington, DC Thoracoscopic Dye Marking with Navigational February 2009 Bronchoscopy – Panel Presentation Leadership Seminar – Navigational Bronchoscopy Tampa Bay, FL An Introduction to Endoluminal Stenting and February 2009 Navigational Bronchoscopy The Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation, And Education (MITIE) Houston, TX



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Update in the Management of Airway Obstruction January 2009 Boston Medical Center Boston, MA Advances in the Diagonsis and Management or March 2008 Thoracic Disease Cambridge, MD Pleural Dye Marking with Electromagnetic February 2008 Navigational Bronchosocpy for Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules ENMB – Leadership Conference Phoenix, AZ William Krimsky, M.D. CV How to Make Improvements Based Upon the Data October 2007 Chest 2007 American College of Chest Physicians Chicago, IL Practice Tools for Any Improvement Project October 2007 The ICU Microsystem and Patient Safety Chest 2007 American College of Chest Physicians Chicago, IL How to Begin a Multidisciplinary Thoracic Cancer October 2007 Clinic: A Community Perspective Chest 2007 American College of Chest Physicians Chicago, IL Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Thoracic July 2007 Disease

Grand Rounds, Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, TX

The Basics of Endobronchial Ultrasound July 2007

Conference on Advanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interventional Pulmonology Dallas, TX

Future Technologies in Pulmonary and Interventional July 2007 Pulmonary Medicine


A Novel Approach to the Diagnosis and Management July 2007



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of Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules Conference on Advanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interventional Pulmonology Dallas, TX

Bronchial Thermoplasty for the Treatment of Asthma July 2007


Advances in The Diagnosis and Treatment of April 2007 Thoracic Disease Pulmonary Grand Rounds University of Connecticut Medical Center Farmington, CT William Krimsky, M.D. CV Understanding Critical Care Bundles November 2006 Spotlight on Critical Care American Association of Critical Care Nurses Greenbelt, MD Controversies in Thoracic Oncology October 2006 Chest 2006 American College of Chest Physicians Salt Lake City, UT Hot Topics out of the 100,000 Lives Campaign October 2006 Chest 2006 American College of Chest Physicians Salt Lake City, UT Autofluorescence Bronchoscopy – Current Concepts August 2006 Beth Israel Hospital New York, NY Collaborative Update and Review of Critical Care May 2006 Patient Bundle 100K Lives Campaign and Patient Safety Collaborative Bethesda, MD Patient Safety and Rapid Response Teams April 2006 Grand Rounds Laurel Regional Hospital Laurel, MD What is a Collaborative?

Rapid Response System Collaborative February 2006 Learning Session 1 Baltimore, MD



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The Critical Care Patient Bundle January 2006 100K Lives Campaign and Patient Safety Collaborative Greenbelt, MD Catheter-related Blood Stream Infections January 2006 MPSC & ACEP Emergency Department Collaborative Baltimore, MD Patient Safety Collaboratives: Where do we go from here? October 2005 100K and Beyond Washington DC William Krimsky, M.D. CV Rapid Response Teams: Lessons for Implementation October 2005 HcPro Conference on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Washington, DC Rapid Response Teams: Early Lessons September 2005 National Association of Inpatient Physicians “The Care of the Hospitalized Patient” University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, Ca Building Reliability in Health Care June 2005 Data and Measurement Workshop MPSC ICU Collaborative Hanover, MD SIP: Towards a Comprehensive Patient Safety Program June 2005 Surgical Infection Prevention Collaborative Beltsville, MD Rapid Response Teams: Methods of Implementation June 2005 Maryland Hospital Association Annual Meeting Baltimore, MD An Introduction to Rapid Response Teams April 2005 American Association of Critical Care Nurses Annual Meeting: Delmarva Chapter

Ocean City, MD Developing and Deploying a Rapid Response Team March 2005 Maryland Patient Safety Center 1st Annual Conference: Keeping our Patients Safe

Baltimore, MD

Therapeutic Interventions for the Pleural Space March 2005



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and Pleural Disease University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, MS Measures of Variation and Statistical Process Control January 2005 Maryland Patient Safety ICU Collaborative

Baltimore, MD Panel Discussion – High Reliability Organizations and January 2005 Knowledge Transfer Strategies Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Washington, DC William Krimsky, M.D. CV Panel Discussion – Patient Safety and the Role January 2005 of Hospital Collaboratives National Health Policy Forum Memorial Hospital Easton, MD Updates in Diagnosis and Management November 2004 of Thoracic Disease

Grand Rounds – Department of Anesthesia Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Baltimore, MD

ICU Collaborative Data Collection and November 2004 Measurement Strategy

Maryland Patient Safety Culture ICU Collaborative Baltimore, MD

Linking ICU Microsystems with Patient Safety November. 2004

Maryland Patient Safety Culture ICU Collaborative Baltimore, MD

Advances in Diagnosis and Management of September 2004 Thoracic Disease

Grand Rounds – Department of Medicine, Sinai Hospital Baltimore, MD

The ICU Microsystem and Patient Safety July 2004

Delmarva Foundation Baltimore, MD

An Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion May 2004

Master Clinician’s Series: Pleural Disease American Thoracic Society Orlando, FL

Evaluation of the Hypoxic Patient and the Role of April 2004



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Respiratory Therapy and Rapid Response Teams: Early Involvement of Respiratory Care Providers Improves Patient Management

Conference on: Challenges in the Pulmonary Patient Sponsored by The Respiratory Care Department of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Manchester, NH

A Model for Increasing Patient Safety February 2004 in the Intensive Care Unit: Increasing the Implementation Rates of Proven Safety Measures.

Hospital Grand Rounds Springfield Hospital, Springfield, VT

William Krimsky, M.D. CV Early Involvement by Respiratory Care in December 2003 Patients with High Levels of Supplemental Oxygen Reduces the Rate of ICU Admission.

New England Respiratory Research Competition and Awards Program Boston, MA

Quality Measures in the Intensive Care Unit November 2003

Pulmonary Grand Rounds Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, NH

State of the Art Lecture: September 2003 Management of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Current Practice and Novel Approaches.

New Hampshire/Vermont Respiratory Care Conference Killington, VT

Evidence based use of vena caval filters in patients with July 2003 venous thrombo-embolic disease


Corticosteroids and the Management of Septic Shock September 2002


Hemodynamic Monitoring August 2002

Critical Care Medicine Resident Lecture Series Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, NH

Hepato-Pulmonary Syndrome-A Review August 2002

Critical Care Special Case Conference Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center



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Lebanon, NH

Unilateral Hyperlucent Lung Syndrome April 2002 A case of congenital emphysema NH/VT Pulmonary Conference Springfield, VT

Pneumocystis Pneumonia in the non-HIV patient September 2001


William Krimsky, M.D. CV Evaluation of Fever and Leukocytosis April 2001 in the Coronary Care Unit

Medicine Grand Rounds Department of General Internal Medicine, Sinai Hospital Baltimore, MD

Cryptic Pituitary Hemorrhage Presenting with Headache May 2000

American College of Physicians Maryland Regional Meeting Baltimore, MD

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