Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Internship and Residency, Medicine, Washington Hospital Center 1980 - 1982
  • M.D., Georgetown University 1980
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Consulting Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2012 - 2013
  • Assistant Professor - Track IV of Surgery, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Surgery 2006 - 2011
  • Assistant Professor in Surgery, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Surgery 2000 - 2006
  • Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Surgery, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Surgery 2000
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Cline, DM, Silva, S, Freiermuth, CE, Thornton, V, and Tanabe, P. "Emergency Department (ED), ED Observation, Day Hospital, and Hospital Admissions for Adults with Sickle Cell Disease." The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 19, no. 2 (March 2018): 311-318.  Full Text
    • Freiermuth, CE, Haywood, C, Silva, S, Cline, DM, Kayle, M, Sullivan, D, Thornton, V, and Tanabe, P. "Attitudes toward patients with sickle cell disease in a multicenter sample of emergency department providers." Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 36, no. 4 (October 2014): 335-347.  Full Text
    • Thornton, VL, Holl, JL, Cline, DM, Freiermuth, CE, Sullivan, DT, and Tanabe, P. "Application of a proactive risk analysis to emergency department sickle cell care." The western journal of emergency medicine 15, no. 4 (July 2014): 446-458.  Full Text
    • Williams, H, Freirmuth, C, Cline, D, Johnston, J, Rutherford, C, Thornton, V, and Tanabe, P. "(169) Behavioral health needs of patients with Sickle Cell Disease in the emergency department." The Journal of Pain 15, no. 4 (April 2014): S18-S18.  Full Text
    • Tanabe, P, Cline, D, Hinnant, J, Randolph, S, Silva, S, Sullivan, D, Thornton, V, White, A, and Freiermuth, C. "EMERGENCY PROVIDER ATTITUDES TOWARDS SICKLE CELL PATIENTS." AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY 88, no. 12 (December 2013): E28-E29.  Link to Item
    • Tanabe, P, Rutherford, C, Cline, D, De Castro, L, Silva, S, Sullivan, D, Thornton, V, and Freiermuth, C. "SOCIAL BEHAVIORAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE." AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY 88, no. 12 (December 2013): E46-E46.  Link to Item
    • Tanabe, P, Thornton, VL, Martinovich, Z, Todd, KH, Wun, T, and Lyons, JS. "The Emergency Department Sickle Cell Assessment of Needs and Strengths (ED-SCANS): reliability and validity." Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 35, no. 2 (April 2013): 143-153.  Full Text
    • Tanabe, P, Reddin, C, Thornton, VL, Todd, KH, Wun, T, and Lyons, JS. "Emergency Department Sickle Cell Assessment of Needs and Strengths (ED-SCANS), a focus group and decision support tool development project." Acad Emerg Med 17, no. 8 (August 2010): 848-858.  Full Text  Link to Item

  • Book Sections

    • Thornton, VL, and Southerland, LT. "Adults with Conditions Causing Chronic Pain." In Challenging and Emerging Conditions in Emergency Medicine, 319-341. May 12, 2011.  Full Text

  • Conference Papers

    • Tanabe, P, Wun, T, Thornton, V, Todd, K, and Lyons, JS. "Development of a Decision Support Tool to Guide Management of Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: The Emergency Department Sickle Cell Assessment of Strengths and Needs (ED-SCANS)." November 20, 2009.  Link to Item
    • Tanabe, P, Lyons, JS, Reddin, CJ, Thornton, VL, Wun, T, and Todd, KH. "A Qualitative Study Assessing the Information Needed to Manage Adults in the Emergency Department with Sickle Cell Disease." September 2009.  Link to Item
    • Thornton, VL, De Castro, LM, Glickman, SW, Van Horn, CL, Abrams, M, and Cairns, CB. "112: Patient-Controlled Analgesia for Sickle Cell Patients in the Emergency Department Results in Early Pain Management and Increased Patient Satisfaction." : Elsevier BV, September 2007.  Full Text

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