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Kathy N. Shaw, MD, MSCE

Division Chief

Director, Emergency Medical Services

Emergency Medicine Attending Physician

Nicholas Crognale Endowed Chair in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Abstracts

1.             Levine, D.A., Platt, S.L., Dayan, P.S., Macias, C.G., Zorc, J.J., Krief, W.I., Schor, J., Bank, D.E., Shaw, K.N., Fefferman, N.R., Kuppermann, N.:  Can a clinical decision rule identify young febrile infants with serious bacterial infection?  (Oral presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics 2002 National Conference and Exhibition, Boston, MA, October 18-23, 2002).  Pediatr Emerg Care 18:393, 2002.

2          Alessandrini, E.A., Bilker, W.B., Shaw, K.N.:  Measures of emergency department use in suburban versus urban infants enrolled in Medicaid.  (Poster presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, March, 2003).

3.         Alessandrini, E.A., Mandell D.S., Shaw, K.N.:  Emergency department reliance in an urban Medicaid population.  (Poster presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, March, 2003).

4.         Zorc, J., Levine, D., Platt, S., Dayan, P., Macias, C., Krief, W., Schor, J., Bank, D., Jacobstein, C., Shaw, K., Kuppermann, N. and the Multicenter RSV-SBI Study Group for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics.  Clinical predictors of urinary tract infection in young febrile infants.  (Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, March, 2003).  Pediatric Research; 53:108A, 2003.)

5.         Levine, M., Shaw, K.N.:  Predictors of pneumonia in young febrile infants.  (Presented at the Metro NY Regional APA, February, 2004; Platform presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 4, 2004 and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, May 16, 2004).

6.         Zorc, J.J., Shah, S, Nicola, R., Shaw, K.N.:  Enhanced urinalysis to detect urinary tract infection in young infants with fever.  (Platform presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May, 2004.)

7.         Spandorfer, P.R., Alessandrini, E., Joffe, M., Localio, R., Shaw, K.N.:  Oral vs. intravenous rehydration of moderately dehydrated children:  a randomized controlled trial.  (Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May, 2004.)

8.          Krief, W., Levine, D., Platt, S., Macias, C., Dayan, P., Zorc, J., Shaw, K., Etess, M., Vega, R., Kuppermann, N.  Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, NY and the Multicenter RSV-SBI Study Group for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics.   Serious bacterial infections in febrile infants with influenza virus infection.  (Accepted for oral presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics 2004 National Conference and Exhibition, San Francisco, CA, October 9-13, 2004.

9.         Calello, D.P. Alpern, E.R., McDaniel Yakscoe, N., Shaw, K., Osterhoudt, K.C.  Observation unit experience for pediatric poison exposures.  Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Washington, DC, May, 2005.

10.       Zorc, J., Shaw, K.N. A randomized trial of a three-part intervention to improve primary care follow-up after an emergency department visit for asthma.  (not submitted yet)

 

Awards

1974                Valedictorian, Upper Dublin High School

1977                Phi Beta Kappa

1978                Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honorary Society

1982                Alpha Omega Alpha

1982                Bela Shick Pediatrics Prize, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

1987                The Jean A. Cortner Divisional Teaching Award  for Excellence in and Commitment to Resident Education (Emergency Department)

1988                Ambulatory Pediatrics Association Excellence in Teaching Award (Program in Emergency Pediatrics)

1989                The Jean A. Cortner Divisional Teaching Award for Excellence in and Commitment to Resident Education (Emergency Department)

1990                The Jean A. Cortner Divisional Teaching Award for Excellence in and Commitment to Resident Education (Emergency Department)

1991                The Jean A. Cortner Divisional Teaching Award for Excellence in and Commitment to Resident Education (Emergency Department)

1992                The Jean A. Cortner Divisional Teaching Award for Excellence in and Commitment to Resident Education (Emergency Department)

1994                The Jean A. Cortner Divisional Teaching Award for Excellence in and Commitment to Resident Education (Emergency Department)

1995                The Jean A. Cortner Divisional Teaching Award for Excellence in and Commitment to Resident Education (Emergency Department)

1996                The Jean A. Cortner Divisional Teaching Award for Excellence in and Commitment to Resident Education (Emergency Department)

1996                Best Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Presentation for the 1996 Annual                       Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Meeting

1998                The Jean A. Cortner Divisional Teaching Award for Excellence in and Commitment to Resident Education (Emergency Department)

1999                The Jean A. Cortner Divisional Teaching Award for Excellence in and Commitment to Resident Education (Emergency Department)

1999                Department of Pediatrics Teaching Honor Roll,The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

2000               Department of Pediatrics Teaching Honor Roll,  The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

2000                The Jean A. Cortner Divisional Teaching Award for Excellence in and Commitment to Resident Education (Emergency Department)

2001                Department of Pediatrics Teaching Honor Roll, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

2002              Department of Pediatrics Teaching Honor Roll, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

2002                The Jean A. Cortner Divisional Teaching Award for Excellence in and Commitment to Resident Education (Emergency Department)

2003                The Jean A. Cortner Divisional Teaching Award for Excellence in and Commitment to Resident Education (Emergency Department)

2004                Friend of Nurse Practitioners Award PA Delaware Valley Chapter, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

2004                The Jean A. Cortner Divisional Teaching Award for Excellence in and Commitment to Resident Education (Emergency Department)

2006                The Robert Dunning Dripps Memorial Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

2006              The Jean A. Cortner Divisional Teaching Award for Excellence in and  Commitment to Resident Education (Emergency Department)

Books

Shaw, K.N.:  Burns in Selbst, S.M., Torrey, S.B. (eds), Pediatric Emergency Medicine for the House Officer.  Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, 1988.

Shaw, K.N., Briede, C.B.:  Submersion injuries:  drowning and near-drowning.  Emerg Med Clin of N Amer 7(2):355-370, 1989.

Shaw, K.N.:  Dehydration in Fleisher, G.R., Ludwig, S. (eds).  Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 3rd edition, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, 1993, pp 147-151.  (Chapter 18 –revised chapter)  4th edition, 2000, pp 197-201.

Shaw, K.N., Lavelle, J.M.:  The Drowned and Near-Drowned Patient in Paradis, N.A., Halperin, H.R., Nowak, R.M. (eds), Cardiac Arrest:  The Science and Practice of Resuscitation Medicine, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, 1996, pp 820-829.

Shaw, K.N.:  Dehydration in Fleisher, G.R., Ludwig, S. (eds), Synopsis of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, 1996, pp 69-72.

Shaw, K.N.:  Near Drowning in Schwartz W. (ed), Clinical Handbook of Pediatrics, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, 1996, pp 257-262.

Shaw, K.N:  Phimosis: Dorsal Slit Procedure in Dieckmann, R.A., Fiser, D.H., Selbst, S.M. (eds), Illustrated Textbook of Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Procedures, Mosby Year-Book, Inc., St. Louis, MO, 1997, pp 434.

Shaw, K.N.: Reduction of Paraphimosis in Dieckmann, R.A., Fiser, D.H., Selbst, S.M. (eds), Illustrated Textbook of Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Procedures, Mosby Year-Book, Inc., St. Louis, MO, 1997, pp 435-436.

Shaw, K.N.:  Prepubertal Genital Exam in Dieckmann, R.A., Fiser, D.H., Selbst, S.M. (eds), Illustrated Textbook of Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Procedures, Mosby Year-Book, Inc, St. Louis, MO, 1997, pp 427-430.

Shaw, K.N.:  Priapism:  Aspiration of the Corpus Cavernosum in Dieckmann, R.A., Fiser, D.H., Selbst S.M. (eds), Illustrated Textbook of Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Procedures, Mosby Year-Book, Inc., St. Louis, MO, 1997, pp 439-441.

Shaw, K.N.:  Prepubertal Vaginal Bleeding in Dieckmann, R.A., Fiser, D.H., Selbst, S.M. (eds), Illustrated Textbook of Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Procedures, Mosby Year-Book, Inc., St. Louis, MO, 1997, pp 437-438.

Shaw, K.N., Gorelick, M.H.:  Burn Management in Henretig, F.M., King, C. (eds), Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, 1997, pp 1189-1198.  Revised chapter, in press, 2005.

Shaw, K.N.: Converting Stable SVT:  Converting Stable Supraventricular Tachycardia Using Vagal Maneuvers in Henretig, F.M., King, C. (eds), Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, 1997, pp 771-775.  Revised chapter, in press, 2005.

Shaw, K.N.:  Near Drowning in Schwartz, W. (ed), The 5 Minute Pediatric Consult, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 1997, pp 510-511.  Revised chapter (2nd ed) 2000, pp 556-557, revised chapter (3rd ed), 2003, pp 556-557, revised chapter (4th ed) 2005, pp 570-571.

Leonard, M., Shaw, K.N.:  Urinary Tract Infection in Schwartz, W. (ed), Pediatric Primary Care, A Problem Oriented Approach, 3rd edition, Yearbook Medical Publishers, Inc., Chicago, 1997, pp 691-699.

Shaw, K.N.:  Urinary Tract Infection in Schwartz, W. (ed).  The 5 Minute Pediatric Consult, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 1997, pp 792-793.  Revised chapter (2nd ed) 2000, pp 852-853, revised chapter (3rd ed) 2003, pp 860-861, revised chapter (4th ed) 2005, pp 882-883.

Shaw, K.N., Gorelick, M.H.:  Urinary Tract Infection in the Pediatric Patient in Jaffe D (ed).  Pediatr Clin N Am, 1999, 46(6):1111-1124.

Shaw, K.N.:  Fluids and Electrolytes (Chapter 34) in Selbst, S.M., Cronan, K. (eds), Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets, Hanley & Belfus, Philadelphia, PA, 2000, pp 152-155. Revised chapter – in press, 2005.

Shaw, K.N., Gorelick, M.H.:  Fever as a Sign of Urinary Tract Infection.  Clin Pediatr Emerg Med 1:117-123, 2000.

Shaw, K.N.:  Bronchiolitis in Harwood-Nuss, A., Wolfson, A.B., Linden, C.H., Moore Shepherd, S., Stenklyft, P. (eds).  The Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine, 3rd edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 2001, pp 1228-1230.  Revised Chapter, 4th edition, 2005, pp 1284-1287.

Friedlaender, E., Shaw, K.N.:  A 2-Year-Old Girl with Fever and Rash in Baren, J.M., Alpern, E.R. (eds).  Emergency Medicine Pearls, Hanley & Belfus, Inc, Philadelphia, PA, 2003, pp 194-196.

Puchalski, A., Shaw, K.N.:  An 18-Month-Old Girl Presents with Vomiting, Intermittent Shaking, and Refusal to Walk in Baren, J.M., Alpern, E.R. (eds).  Emergency Medicine Pearls, Hanley & Belfus, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, 2003, pp 217-219.

Christensen, A.M., Shaw, K.N.:  Urinary Tract Infection in Childhood (Chapter 40) in Kaplan, B., Meyers, K. (eds).  Requisite in Pediatrics:  Nephrology/Urology, Elsevier Health Sciences, Mosby,  2004, pp 317-325.

Shaw, K.N., Spandorfer, P.:  Dehydration (revised chapter) in Fleisher, G.R., Ludwig, S. (eds).  Textbook of Pediatric Medicine, 5th edition, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, 2006, pp 233-238.

 

 

Editorial and Academic Positions

1986-present Reviewer - Pediatric Emergency Care

1988-present Reviewer - Clinical Pediatrics,

1988-present Reviewer - Pediatrics

1989-94 Contributing Editor - Yearbook of Emergency Medicine, Years 1989-1994, Wagner DK (ed.), Chicago, Yearbook Medical Publishers, Inc., 1989-1994.

1994 Reviewer - Pennsylvania American College of Emergency Physicians Abstracts for presentation at the Annual Pennsylvania American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly, Pittsburgh, PA, April, 1994.

1994 Reviewer - Research Grants on Reducing Morbidity and Mortality from Pediatric Trauma in Bulgaria; for US A.I.D.

1995 Reviewer - Pennsylvania American College of Emergency Physicians Abstracts for presentation at the Annual Pennsylvania American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly, Philadelphia, PA, April, 1995.

1996 Reviewer - Pennsylvania American College of Emergency Physicians Abstracts for presentation at the Annual Pennsylvania American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly, Harrisburg, PA, April, 1996.

1997 Reviewer - Pennsylvania American College of Emergency Physicians Abstracts for presentation at the Annual Pennsylvania American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly, Pittsburgh, PA, April, 1997.

1998 Reviewer - Pennsylvania American College of Emergency Physicians Abstracts for presentation at the Annual Pennsylvania American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly, Philadelphia, PA, April, 1998.

1998  Reviewer — American Academy of Pediatrics Abstracts for presentation at the Annual American Academy of Pediatrics Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October, 1998.

1998-present Editorial Board, Pediatric Emergency Care

1998-02  Member, Protocol Review Committee for American Academy of Pediatrics Collaborative Research in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

1999 Reviewer - Pennsylvania American College of Emergency Physicians Abstracts for presentation at the Annual Pennsylvania American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly, Pittsburgh, PA, April, 1999.


 

1999 Reviewer — American Academy of Pediatrics Abstracts for presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC, October, 1999

1999 Field Reviewer, Pediatric Research in Office Settings: PROS Network Maternal and Child Health Bureau, July, 1999

1999-02 Editorial Board, Academic Emergency Medicine

1999-02 Consulting Editor, Annals of Emergency Medicine

1999-03 Member, Maternal and Child Health Bureau Review Committee

1999-present   Reviewer - Ambulatory Pediatrics

2000 Reviewer - American Academy of Pediatrics Abstracts for presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL, October, 2000

2000 Member, Steering Committee, "Building Bridges" Child Health Research Conference, Baltimore, MD, July, 2000

2001 Reviewer - American Academy of Pediatrics Abstracts for presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May, 2001

2001 Reviewer - American Academy of Pediatrics Abstracts for presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October, 2001

2001 Editorial Board, PEM Database ON-LINE

2002  Grant Reviewer - Child Health Research Office Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, July, 2002

2002-present   Associate Editor, Annals of Emergency Medicine

2002-present  Member, Protocol Concept Review and Development Subcommittee (PCRADS) Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) Maternal and Child Health Bureau

2002 Reviewer - American Academy of Pediatrics Abstracts for presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, MA, October, 2002

2003 Reviewer - Pediatric Academic Societies Abstracts for presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting Seattle, WA, May, 2003

2003 Reviewer - American Academy of Pediatrics Abstracts for presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November, 2003

2004 Reviewer - Pediatric Academic Societies Abstracts for presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA, May, 2004

2004 Reviewer - American Academy of Pediatrics Abstracts for presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October, 2004

2004-05 Grant Reviewer, FOCUS Junior Faculty Investigator Awards for Research in Women's Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

2005 Reviewer - American Academy of Pediatrics Abstracts for presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC, October, 2005

2006 Reviewer — American Academy of Pediatrics Abstracts for presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, GA, October, 2006
2006 Reviewer - JAMA

2007 Grant Reviewer, FOCUS Junior Faculty Investigator Awards for Research in Women’s Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

2007  Reviewer – American Academy of Pediatrics Abstracts for presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October, 2007

Academic Committees at the University of Pennsylvania and Affiliated Hospitals:

1985-89 Undergraduate Education Committee, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

1986 -99 Board Member, The Infant Friendship Day Care Center, Philadelphia, PA

1986-87 Quality Assurance Committee, Emergency Department The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

1990-92 Biostatisticians Search Committee - Department of Pediatrics

1992-93 Member, Task Force on Social, Preventive and Community Health Clinical Epidemiology Subgroup University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

1992-96 Chairperson, Emergency Mobilization Committee The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

1993 Committee on Evaluation of Grand Rounds/Chairman's Rounds The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

1994-99 Institutional Review Board, Committee for Protection of Human Subjects The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

1995-97 Member, Biostatistics Search Committee University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

1996- Department of Pediatrics Finance Committee The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

1996-97 Family Advisory Council The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

1996-97 Referral Advisory Committee The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

1998-99 Vice Chair, Institutional Review Board The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

1998-99 GCRC Review Subcommittee, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

1998-99  Faculty Compensation Committee, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

1998-99  Department of Pediatrics Search Committee for Division Chief, General Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

1998-00 Outcomes Committee The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

1998-01 Older Adults Committee The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

1999-01 Chair, Department of Pediatrics Search Committee for Division Chief, Neurology The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

1999-01 Hearings List for the Faculty Grievance Commission University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

1999-02 Board Member, Montgomery Early Learning Center

2000-2002 Quality Improvement Committee of the ECMS The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

2002-present  Member, Committee on Appointments and Promotions University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

2002-present  Member, Committee on Appointments and Promotions Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

2002-present  Chair, Quality Improvement Committee of the ECMS The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

2005-present  Member, Patient Safety Council The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

2005-present  Member, Gender Equity Council Committee University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Leadership

 

Membership in Professional and Scientific Societies:

National Societies:

1985-               American Academy of Pediatrics

1987-               American College of Emergency Physicians

1987-               Ambulatory Pediatric Association

1987-               American Medical Association

1987-               Association of Women Faculty and Administrators

1989-               Society for Medical Decision Making

1989-               American Public Health Association

2000-06          American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Local Societies:

1987-               Philadelphia Emergency Physicians Society

1988-               Philadelphia Pediatric Society

1989-               Philadelphia Epidemiology Society

1990-92           Pennsylvania Chapter - American Academy of Pediatrics Early Childhood Committee

1992-93           Medical Consultant - ECELS Program (Early Childhood Education Linkage System) Pennsylvania Chapter - American Academy of Pediatrics

1993-               The Philadelphia County Medical Society Emergency Medical Care and Trauma Committee

1995-97           The Philadelphia Pediatric Society, Board Member

National Scientific Committees 

1997-               Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee: Review and selection of research projects for national Collaborative Research Committee

2000-2003       MCHB and AACPR Child Health Research Committee

2000-               Society for Pediatric Research

2001-2002       Member, Project ER One Pediatric Task Force

Original Papers

Research Publications, peer reviewed (print or other media):

Shaw, K.N., Kovacs, S.J., Marshall, G.S., Tom, L.W.C.:  Ludwig's angina caused by Hemophilus Influenzae Type b.  Pediatr Inf Dis J 7:203-205, 1988.

Shaw, K.N., Fleisher, G.R., Schwartz, J.S.:  Comparison of two methods of rapid theophylline testing in clinical practice.  J Pediatr 112:131-134, 1988.

Shaw, K.N., Fleisher, G.R., Schwartz, J.S.:  Serum theophylline testing in a pediatric emergency setting:  potential benefit of rapid assays.   Pediatr Emerg Care 4:237-240, 1988.

Shaw, K.N., McCormick, M., Kustra, S., et al:  Correlates of reported smoke detector usage in an inner-city population:  participants in a smoke detector give-away program.  Am J Pub Health 78:650-653, 1988.

Avner, J.R., Shaw, K.N., Chin, A.J.:  Atypical presentation of Kawasaki disease with early development of giant coronary artery aneurysms.  J Pediatr 114:605-606, 1989.

Shaw, K.N., Selbst, S.M., Gill, F.M.:  Indigent children who are denied care in the emergency department.  Ann Emerg Med 19:59-62, 1990.

Lapidus, C.S., Shaw, K.N., Pasquariello, P.S.:  Limp associated with a peripheral neuropathy secondary to car seat misuse.  Am J Dis Child 144:617, 1990.

Shaw, K.N., Bell, L.M., Sherman, N.H.:  Outpatient evaluation of infants with bronchiolitis.  Am J Dis Child 145:151-155, 1991.

Shaw, K.N., Hexter D., McGowan, K.L., Schwartz, J.S.:  Clinical evaluation of a rapid screening test for urinary tract infection in children.  J Pediatr 118:733-736, 1991.

Lavelle, J.M., Shaw, K.N.:  Near-drowning:  Is emergency department cardiopulmonary resuscitation and ICU cerebral resuscitation necessary?"  Crit Care Med 21:368-373, 1993.

Gorelick, M.H., Shaw, K.N., Baker, M.D.:  Effect of temperature on capillary refill in normal children.  Pediatrics 92:699-702, 1993.

McAneney, C.M., Shaw, K.N.:  Violence in the pediatric emergency department.  Ann Emerg Med 23:1248-1251, 1994.

Lavelle, J.M., Shaw, K.N., Seidl, T., Ludwig, S.:  Ten year review of pediatric bathtub near-drownings: evaluation for child abuse and neglect.  Ann Emerg Med 25:344-348, 1995.

Cohen, M., Kelley, K., Shaw, K.N.:  Chest pain and cardiomegaly without pulmonary involvement:  an atypical presentation of pediatric TB.  Pediatr Emerg Care 11:35-36, 1995.

Shaw, K.N., McGowan, K.L.:  Evaluation of a rapid screening filter test for urinary tract infection in children.  Pediatr Infect Dis J 16:283-287, 1997.

Shaw, K.N., Schunk, J., Ledwith, C., Lockhart, G.:  Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Fellowship:  Essentials of a three year academic curriculum.  Pediatr Emerg Care 13:77-81, 1997.

Gorelick, M.H., Shaw, K.N., Murphy, K.O.:  Validity and reliability of clinical signs in the diagnosis of dehydration in children. Pediatrics 99(5):1-6, 1997, URL:http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/99/5/e6.

Durbin, D.R., Giardino, A.P., Shaw, K.N., Harris, M.C., Silber, J.H.:  The effect of insurance status on likelihood of neonatal interhospital transfer.  Pediatrics electronic pages 100(3):381-382, 1997.

Gorelick, M.H., Shaw, K.N., Murphy, K.O., Baker, M.D.:  Effect of fever on capillary refill time.  Pediatr Emerg Care 13(5):305-307, 1997.

Shaw, K.N., Gorelick, M.H., McGowan, K.L., McDaniel-Yakscoe, N., Schwartz, J.S.:  Prevalence of urinary tract infection in febrile young children in the emergency department.  Pediatrics 102(2):1998; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9685461.

Shaw, K.N., McGowan, K.L., Gorelick, M.H., Schwartz, J.S.:  Screening for urinary tract infection in infants in the emergency department:  which test is best?  Pediatrics 101(6), 1998; http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/101/6/e1.

Winston, F.K., Shaw, K.N., Kreshak, A.A., Schwarz, D.F., Gallagher, P.R., Cnaan, A.:  Hidden spears:  handlebars as injury hazards to children.  Pediatrics 102(3):596-601, 1998. 

Tsarouhas, N., Shaw, K.N., Hodinka, RL., Bell, L.M.:  Effectiveness of I.M. penicillin vs. P.O. amoxicillin in the early treatment of outpatient pediatric pneumonia.  Pediatr Emerg Care 14(5):338-341, 1998. 

Lavelle J.M., Shaw K.N.:  Evaluation of head injury in a pediatric emergency department.  Pretrauma and posttrauma system.  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 152:1220-1224, 1998.

Shaw, K.N., Lavelle, J.M.:  VESAS:  A solution to seasonal fluctuations in Emergency Department census.  Ann Emerg Med 32:698-702, 1998.

Gorelick, M.H., Shaw, K.N.:   Screening tests for UTI in children:  a meta-analysis. Pediatrics 104(5), 1999;  http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/104/5/e54.

Shaw, K.N., Gorelick, M.H.:  Fever as a sign of urinary tract infection.  Clin Ped Emerg Med 1(2):117-123, 2000.

Gorelick, M.H, Shaw, K.N.:  Clinical decision rule to identify young febrile girls at risk for UTI. Arch Pediatr Adol Med 154:386-390, 2000.

Scribano PV, Baker MD, Holmes J, Shaw KN:  Use of out-of-hospital interventions for the pediatric patient in an urban Emergency Medical Services system.  Acad Emerg Med 7:745-750, 2000.

Alpern, E.R., Alessandrini, E.A., Bell, L.B, Shaw, K.N., McGowan, K.L:  Occult bacteremia from a pediatric emergency department:  current prevalence, time to detection, and outcome. Pediatrics 106(3):505-511, 2000.

Winston, F.K., Posner, J., Alpern, E., Gallagher, P., Vivarelli, C., Shaw, K., Cnaan, A.:  Who can give a pediatric trauma history for children injured in bicycle crashes?  Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine Scientific Proceedings  October, 2000, pp 459-469.

Lowe RA, Chhaya S, Nasci K, Gavin LJ, Shaw K, Zwanger ML et al.  Effect of ethnicity on denial of authorization for emergency department care by managed care gatekeepers.  Acad Emerg Med 8:259-266, 2001.

Durbin, D.R., Bhatia, E., Holmes, J.H., Shaw, K.N., Werner, J.V., Sorenson, W., Winston, F.K.:  Partners for child passenger safety:  a unique child-specific crash surveillance system.  Accid Anal Prev 33:407-412, 2001.

Alessandrini, E.A., Shaw, K.N., Schwarz, D.F, Bilker, W.B., Bell, L.M.:  Effects of Medicaid managed care on quality:   childhood immunizations.  Pediatrics 107(6), 2001.

Alessandrini, E.A., Shaw, K.N., Baker, M.D., Bilker, W.B., Schwarz, D.F:  The effects of Medicaid managed care on health care access:  infant emergency department use.   Pediatrics 108(1), 103-110, 2001.

Alpern, E.R., Alessandrini E.A., McGowan, K.L., Bell, L.M., Shaw, K.N.:  Serotype prevalence of occult pneumococcal bacteremia.  Pediatrics 108(2), 2001. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11483833.

Posner, J.C., Liao, E., Winston, F.K., Cnaan, A., Shaw, K.N., Durbin, D.R.:  Exposure to traffic among urban children injured as pedestrians.  Injury Prevention 8:231-235, 2002.

Gorelick, M.H., Hoberman, A., Kearney, D., Wald, E., Shaw, K.N.:  Validation of a decision rule identifying febrile young girls at high risk for urinary tract infection.  Pediatr Emerg Care 19:162-164, 2003.

Shaw, K.N., Ruddy, R.M., Gorelick, M.H.:  Pediatric emergency department directors’ benchmarking survey –fiscal year 2001.  Pediatr Emerg Care 19:143-147, 2003.

Spandorfer, P.R, Alessandrini, E.A., Shaw, K.N., Ludwig, S.:  Pediatric emergency medicine research:  a critical evaluation.   Pediatr Emerg Care 19(5):293-301, October 2003.

Alessandrini, E.A., Lavelle, J.M., Grenfell, S.M., Jacobstein, C.R., Shaw, K.N.:  Return visits to a pediatric emergency department.  Pediatr Emerg Care 20(3):166-171, March 2004.

Levine, D.A., Platt, S.L, Dayan, P.S., Macias, C.G., Zorc, J.J., Krief, W., Schor, J., Bank, D., Fefferman, N., Shaw, K.N., Kuppermann, N. for the Multicenter RSV-SBI Study Group of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics.  Risk of serious bacterial infection in young febrile infants with respiratory syncytial virus infection.  Pediatrics 113(6):1728-1734, June 2004.

Spandorfer, P.R., Alessandrini, E., Joffe, M., Localio, R., Shaw, K.N.:  Oral vs. intravenous rehydration of moderately dehydrated children:  a randomized controlled trial.  Pediatrics 115:295-301, February, 2005.

Jacobstein, C.R., Alessandrini, E.A., Lavelle, J.M., Shaw, K.N.:  Unscheduled revisits to a pediatric emergency department:  risk factors for children with fever or infection-related complaints.  Pediatr Emerg Care 21(12):816-821, December, 2005.

Zorc, J.J, Levine, D.A., Platt, S.L., Dayan, P.S., Macias, C.G., Krief, W., Schor, J., Bank, D., Fefferman, N., Shaw, K.N., Kuppermann, N. for the Multicenter RSV-SBI Study Group of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics.  Clinical and demographic factors associated with urinary tract infection in young febrile infants.  Pediatrics 116:644-648, 2005.

Shaw, K.N., Lavelle, J., Crescenzo, K., Noll, J., Bonalumi, N., Baren, J.  Creating unit-based patient safety Walk-Rounds in a pediatric emergency department.  Clin Ped Emerg Med 7:231-237, 2006.

Research Publications, peer-reviewed reviews

Zorc, J.J., Kiddoo, D.A., Shaw, K.N.: Diagnosis and management of pediatric urinary tract infections.  Clin Microbiol Rev 18:417-422, 2005.

Contributions to peer-reviewed clinical research publications, participation cited but not by authorship:

The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN):  Rationale, Development, and First Steps.  Acad Emerg Med 10(6):661-668, 2003.

Posters and Presentations

Presentations at National Scientific Meetings:

“Ethics in Acute Care Medicine:  An Approach under Stressful Circumstances” Ambulatory Pediatric Association Seattle, WA, May, 1994

“Update in Emergency Medicine”  American Academy of Pediatrics 1995 Spring Session  Philadelphia, PA, April, 1995

“Don’t Believe Everything you Read - Teaching the Housestaff and Students to Read with a Critical Eye”            Ambulatory Pediatric Association  San Diego, CA, May, 1995

“Developing and Promoting an Academic Environment” Pediatric Emergency Medicine National Leadership Conference  Salt Lake City, UT, September, 1995

“State of the Art:  Fever in Children - New Research Since the Practice Parameters”  Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Meeting  Washington, DC, May, 1997

“Fellowship Funding Issues” Pediatric Emergency Medicine Leadership Conference The Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO, September, 1997

“Lab Evaluation of Urinary Tract Infections in Febrile Infants” Plenary Session, American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Fall Meeting New Orleans, LA, November, 1997

“Staffing for Seasonal Epidemics” Emergency Department Directors Meeting Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA, 1999

"Occult Urinary Tract Infection" Scientific Assembly  American College of Emergency Physicians Philadelphia, PA, October, 2000

"Benchmarking Survey FY01" Pediatric Emergency Department Directors' Meeting Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting Baltimore, MD, May, 2002

“Subspecialty Target Area – Pediatrics” Annals of Emergency Medicine Editorial Retreat Phoenix, AZ, February, 2004

“Meet the Professor” Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA, May, 2005

“Meet the Professor” Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA, May, 2006

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