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Ellen Weber, MD

Biography:

Emergency Physician at UCSF with research interests in ED utilization, crowding, quality, triage, and information technology, as well as peer review publishing. Editor in Chief of the Emergency Medicine Journal. Affiliate faculty IHPS and IGHS. Visiting faculty at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science.

Publications:

Clinical profile and outcomes of paediatric patients with acute seizures: a prospective cohort study at an urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania.

BMJ open

Shayo F, Sawe HR, Hyuha GM, Moshi B, Gulamhussein MA, Mussa R, Mdundo W, Rwegoshora S, Mfinanga JA, Kilindimo S, Weber EJ

Misplaced attribution for malpractice claims further frays the safety net provided by emergency departments.

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ, Leech C

Did England's national home oxygen monitoring programme for COVID-19 work? Yes… and no.

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ

Out-of-pocket cost for medical care of injured patients presenting to emergency department of national hospital in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study.

BMJ open

Gulamhussein MA, Sawe HR, Kilindimo S, Mfinanga JA, Mussa R, Hyuha GM, Rwegoshora S, Shayo F, Mdundo W, Sadiq AM, Weber EJ

After 50+ years, emergency medicine (and our patients) remain undervalued.

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ

Patterns and Predictors of Timely Presentation and Outcomes of Polytrauma Patients Referred to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Tanzania.

Emergency medicine international

Premji EN, Kilindimo SS, Sawe HR, Yussuf AO, Simbila AN, Manji HK, Mfinanga JA, Weber EJ

Predictors and outcome of time to presentation among critically ill paediatric patients at Emergency Department of Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

BMC pediatrics

Simbila AN, Kilindimo SS, Sawe HR, Kalezi ZE, Yussuf AO, Manji HK, Leyna G, Mfinanga JA, Weber EJ

Predictors and outcome of cardiac arrest in paediatric patients presenting to emergency medicine department of tertiary hospitals in Tanzania.

BMC emergency medicine

Yussuf AO, Kilindimo SS, Sawe HR, Premji EN, Manji HK, Simbila AN, Mfinanga JA, Weber EJ

Predictive Value of Coronary Artery Calcium in Patients Receiving Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department.

Journal of thoracic imaging

Vakil P, Wen Z, Lima AS, Weber EJ, Kallianos KG, Elicker BM, Naeger DM, Henry TS, Ordovas KG

Recognising acute coronary syndrome.

BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

Harskamp RE, Fanaroff AC, Zhen SW, Sawe HR, Weber EJ

Clinical profile and mortality among adult patients presenting with altered mental status to the emergency departments of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a descriptive cohort study.

The Pan African medical journal

Manji HK, Sawe HR, Kilindimo S, Premji EN, Yussuf AO, Simbila AN, Versi SA, Weber EJ

Feasibility and efficacy of text messaging to promote care among trauma patients screened for HIV at an urban emergency department in Tanzania.

International journal of emergency medicine

Hyuha GM, Sawe HR, Kilindimo S, Mussa RY, Gulamhussein MA, Rwegoshora SS, Shayo F, Mdundo W, Mfinanga JA, Weber EJ

When a study doesn't show what you hoped for.

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ

Lessons learnt in ethical publishing from mass casualty events: the Manchester bombing experience.

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Carlton E, Weber EJ

Why test and trace will fail without support for self-isolation: lessons from San Francisco.

BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

Development and pilot implementation of a standardised trauma documentation form to inform a national trauma registry in a low-resource setting: lessons from Tanzania.

BMJ open

Sawe HR, Reynolds TA, Weber EJ, Mfinanga JA, Coats TJ, Wallis LA

The burden of trauma in Tanzania: Analysis of prospective trauma registry data at regional hospitals in Tanzania.

Injury

Sawe HR, Wallis LA, Weber EJ, Mfinanga JA, Coats TJ, Reynolds TA

Are we preaching to the choir? Where should studies on frequent users of EDs be published?

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ

Barriers and facilitators to implementing trauma registries in low- and middle-income countries: Qualitative experiences from Tanzania.

African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence

Sawe HR, Sirili N, Weber E, Coats TJ, Wallis LA, Reynolds TA

Aetiologies and outcomes of patients with abdominal pain presenting to an emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study.

BMC gastroenterology

Mjema KM, Sawe HR, Kulola I, Mohamed AS, Sylvanus E, Mfinanga JA, Weber EJ

Perceptions of health providers towards the use of standardised trauma form in managing trauma patients: a qualitative study from Tanzania.

Injury epidemiology

Sawe HR, Sirili N, Weber E, Coats TJ, Reynolds TA, Wallis LA

Trauma care and capture rate of variables of World Health Organisation data set for injury at regional hospitals in Tanzania: first steps to a national trauma registry.

BMC emergency medicine

Sawe HR, Reynolds TA, Weber EJ, Mfinanga JA, Coats TJ, Wallis LA

Global crisis: EM and EMJ respond.

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Body R, Carlton E, Carley S, Dawood M, Leech C, Smith SS, Weber EJ

The utility of point of care serum lactate in predicting serious adverse outcomes among critically ill adult patients at urban emergency departments of tertiary hospitals in Tanzania.

Tropical medicine and health

Edward U, Sawe HR, Mfinanga JA, Ottaru TA, Kiremeji M, Kitapondya DN, Kaale DA, Iyullu A, Bret N, Weber EJ

Profile and outcome of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding presenting to urban emergency departments of tertiary hospitals in Tanzania.

BMC gastroenterology

Rajan SS, Sawe HR, Iyullu AJ, Kaale DA, Olambo NA, Mfinanga JA, Weber EJ

An abstract lesson: Adopting the CONSORT-EA to improve the quality of reporting of emergency medicine research.

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ, Body R

Publication bias begins at home.

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ

Non-traumatic chest pain in patients presenting to an urban emergency Department in sub Saharan Africa: a prospective cohort study in Tanzania.

BMC cardiovascular disorders

Mohamed AS, Sawe HR, Muhanuzi B, Marombwa NR, Mjema K, Weber EJ

Our choices.

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ

Feasibility and yield of HIV screening among adult trauma patients presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital in Tanzania.

AIDS research and therapy

Ramadhani J, Sawe HR, Kilindimo SS, Mfinanga JA, Weber EJ

Pre-referral stabilization and compliance with WHO guidelines for trauma care among adult patients referred to an urban emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital in Tanzania.

BMC emergency medicine

Lucumay NJ, Sawe HR, Mohamed A, Sylvanus E, George U, Mfinanga JA, Weber EJ

Respiratory compromise in children presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a descriptive cohort study.

BMC emergency medicine

Muhanuzi B, Sawe HR, Kilindimo SS, Mfinanga JA, Weber EJ

Performance characteristics of a local triage tool and internationally validated tools among under-fives presenting to an urban emergency department in Tanzania.

BMC pediatrics

Marombwa NR, Sawe HR, George U, Kilindimo SS, Lucumay NJ, Mjema KM, Mfinanga JA, Weber EJ

Profile and outcome of patients with emergency complications of renal failure presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania.

BMC emergency medicine

Sylvanus E, Sawe HR, Muhanuzi B, Mulesi E, Mfinanga JA, Weber EJ, Kilindimo S

Side effects of decision rules, or the law of unintended consequences.

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ, Carlton EW

Triage: making the simple complex?

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ

Why sample size estimates?

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ, Hoo ZH

Decreasing triage time: effects of implementing a step-wise ESI algorithm in an EHR.

International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care

Villa S, Weber EJ, Polevoi S, Fee C, Maruoka A, Quon T

Comparing the Effect of Throughput and Output Factors on Emergency Department Crowding: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study.

Annals of emergency medicine

Doupe MB, Chateau D, Chochinov A, Weber E, Enns JE, Derksen S, Sarkar J, Schull M, Lobato de Faria R, Katz A, Soodeen RA

Are rising admission thresholds good medicine?

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Boyle AA, Weber EJ

Global Abstracts.

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ

Finding value in 'inappropriate' visits: A new study demonstrates how variation in ED use for preventable visits can be used to detect problems with access to healthcare in our communities.

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ

Abstracts from international Emergency Medicine journals.

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ

Author's reply to Hill-Smith.

BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

Weber EJ

EMJ Global Highlights June 2017.

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ

Global emergency medicine highlights.

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ

The patient's dilemma: attending the emergency department with a minor illness.

BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

Weber EJ, Hirst E, Marsh M

Abstracts from international Emergency Medicine journals.

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ

Abstracts from international Emergency Medicine Journals.

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ

BMJ

The patient’s dilemma: attending the emergency department with a minor illness

Weber Ellen J, Hirst Enid, Marsh Margaret. The patient’s dilemma: attending the emergency department with a minor illness BMJ 2017; 357 :j1941

Correlation and crowding measures: the fundamental lesson behind complex statistics.

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ

The Impact of Clinical Decision Rules on Computed Tomography Use and Yield for Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Annals of emergency medicine

Wang RC, Bent S, Weber E, Neilson J, Smith-Bindman R, Fahimi J

A new marketplace in Med Ed: innovation or just rebranding?

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ

Clinical pathway improves pediatrics asthma management in the emergency department and reduces admissions.

The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma

Bekmezian A, Fee C, Weber E

Practicing what we teach: in order to teach patient-centered care, we need to deliver it.

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges

Weber EJ

A man walks into an ED….

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ

Innovations to reduce demand and crowding in emergency care; a review study.

Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine

Mason S, Mountain G, Turner J, Arain M, Revue E, Weber EJ

Who is the journal for?

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

Weber EJ

Emergency department crowding and younger age are associated with delayed corticosteroid administration to children with acute asthma.

Pediatric emergency care

Bekmezian A, Fee C, Bekmezian S, Maselli JH, Weber E

Implications of England's four-hour target for quality of care and resource use in the emergency department.

Annals of emergency medicine

Weber EJ, Mason S, Freeman JV, Coster J

Pneumonia quality measures not associated with antibiotics for congestive heart failure patients.

The Journal of emergency medicine

Fee C, Johnson N, Torres H, Weber EJ

Solutions to emergency department 'boarding' and crowding are underused and may need to be legislated.

Health affairs (Project Hope)

Rabin E, Kocher K, McClelland M, Pines J, Hwang U, Rathlev N, Asplin B, Trueger NS, Weber E

Half of older Americans seen in emergency department in last month of life; most admitted to hospital, and many die there.

Health affairs (Project Hope)

Smith AK, McCarthy E, Weber E, Cenzer IS, Boscardin J, Fisher J, Covinsky K

Defining frequent use: the numbers no longer count.

Annals of emergency medicine

Weber EJ

A research agenda to assure equity during periods of emergency department crowding.

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Hwang U, Weber EJ, Richardson LD, Sweet V, Todd K, Abraham G, Ankel F

International perspectives on emergency department crowding.

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Pines JM, Hilton JA, Weber EJ, Alkemade AJ, Al Shabanah H, Anderson PD, Bernhard M, Bertini A, Gries A, Ferrandiz S, Kumar VA, Harjola VP, Hogan B, Madsen B, Mason S, Ohlén G, Rainer T, Rathlev N, Revue E, Richardson D, Sattarian M, Schull MJ

Time patients spend in the emergency department: England's 4-hour rule-a case of hitting the target but missing the point?

Annals of emergency medicine

Mason S, Weber EJ, Coster J, Freeman J, Locker T

Frequent users of emergency department services: gaps in knowledge and a proposed research agenda.

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Pines JM, Asplin BR, Kaji AH, Lowe RA, Magid DJ, Raven M, Weber EJ, Yealy DM

Mandatory triage does not identify high-acuity patients within recommended time frames.

Annals of emergency medicine

Weber EJ, McAlpine I, Grimes B

Emergency department management of patients on warfarin therapy.

Annals of emergency medicine

Meeker E, Dennehy CE, Weber EJ, Kayser SR

Effect of emergency department crowding on pneumonia admission care components.

The American journal of managed care

Fee C, Weber EJ, Bacchetti P, Maak CA

Emptying the corridors of shame: organizational lessons from England's 4-hour emergency throughput target.

Annals of emergency medicine

Weber EJ, Mason S, Carter A, Hew RL

The role of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine in the development of guidelines and performance measures.

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Pines JM, Fee C, Fermann GJ, Ferroggiaro AA, Irvin CB, Mazer M, Frank Peacock W, Schuur JD, Weber EJ, Pollack CV

Travel or traffic: either way, emergency service may be delayed.

Annals of emergency medicine

Weber EJ

Are the uninsured responsible for the increase in emergency department visits in the United States?

Annals of emergency medicine

Weber EJ, Showstack JA, Hunt KA, Colby DC, Grimes B, Bacchetti P, Callaham ML

Effect of emergency department crowding on time to antibiotics in patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia.

Annals of emergency medicine

Fee C, Weber EJ, Maak CA, Bacchetti P

When is a scarlet letter really a red badge of courage?: the paradox of percentage of pneumonia patients receiving antibiotics within 4 hours in accordance with JCAHO and CMS core measures.

Annals of emergency medicine

Fee C, Weber EJ, Sharpe BA, Quon T

Identification of 90% of patients ultimately diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia within four hours of emergency department arrival may not be feasible.

Annals of emergency medicine

Fee C, Weber EJ

JCAHO/CMS core measures for community-acquired pneumonia.

Annals of emergency medicine

Fee C, Weber E, Sharpe BA, Nguy M, Quon T, Bookwalter T

Characteristics of frequent users of emergency departments.

Annals of emergency medicine

Hunt KA, Weber EJ, Showstack JA, Colby DC, Callaham ML

Does lack of a usual source of care or health insurance increase the likelihood of an emergency department visit? Results of a national population-based study.

Annals of emergency medicine

Weber EJ, Showstack JA, Hunt KA, Colby DC, Callaham ML

SARS decision rule: who's a suspect?

Annals of emergency medicine

Tan JH, Weber EJ

Early predictors of severe lower gastrointestinal bleeding and adverse outcomes: a prospective study.

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association

Velayos FS, Williamson A, Sousa KH, Lung E, Bostrom A, Weber EJ, Ostroff JW, Terdiman JP

A prospective multicenter study of factors associated with hospital admission among adults with acute asthma.

The American journal of medicine

Weber EJ, Silverman RA, Callaham ML, Pollack CV, Woodruff PG, Clark S, Camargo CA

Author perception of peer review: impact of review quality and acceptance on satisfaction.

JAMA

Weber EJ, Katz PP, Waeckerle JF, Callaham ML

Journal prestige, publication bias, and other characteristics associated with citation of published studies in peer-reviewed journals.

JAMA

Callaham M, Wears RL, Weber E

Plantar puncture wounds: a survey to determine the incidence of infection.

Journal of accident & emergency medicine

Weber EJ

Letter: First-aid treatment of poisoning.

British medical journal

Raffle A, Gray J, MacDonald HR

Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes.

Biochemical pharmacology

Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G

[Determination of lysozyme in blood serum by the method of diffusion in agar].

Zdravookhranenie Kirgizii

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