Center Publications

Hospital Planning

Hoard M, Williams J, Helmkamp J, et al. "Current Level of Collaboration of County Health Departments and Area Hospitals Related to Medical Preparedness for Weapons of Mass Destruction." Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002; 8(9).

Treat K, Williams J, Furbee M, et al. "Hospital Preparedness for Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Initial Assessment." Annals of Emergency Medicine, Nov. 2001;38(1):562-565.

Barbaccia J, Williams J. "The Acute Management of Head Injury." Current Opinions in Anesthesiology. 2001; 14(2): 1-5.

Williams J, Prescott J, Ehrlich P. "Emergency Medical Care in Rural America." Solicited article for the "State of the Art" series in Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2001;(38): 323-327.

Radiation Effects

Jacqueline P. Williams, PhD
Program Director, Radiation Medicine

Lakatos HF., Burgess HA., Thatcher TH., Redonnet MR., Hernady E., Williams JP., Sime PJ. "Oropharyngeal aspiration of a silica suspension produces a superior model of silicosis in the mouse when compared to intratracheal instillation." Experimental Lung Research.  32(5):181-99, 2006 May.

Moore AH.  Olschowka JA.  Williams JP.  Okunieff P.  O'Banion MK. "Regulation of prostaglandin E2 synthesis after brain irradiation." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.  62(1):267-72, 2005 May 1.

Chen Y., Hyrien O., Williams J., Okunieff P., Smudzin T.,  Rubin P. "Interleukin (IL)-1A and IL-6: applications to the predictive diagnostic testing of radiation pneumonitis." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.  62(1):260-6, 2005 May 1.

Moore AH., Olschowka JA., Williams JP., Okunieff P., O'Banion MK. "Regulation of prostaglandin E2 synthesis after brain irradiation." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.  62(1):267-72, 2005 May 1.

Okunieff P., Cornelison T., Mester M., Liu W., Ding I., Chen Y.,  Zhang H., Williams JP., Finkelstein J. "Mechanism and modification of gastrointestinal soft tissue response to radiation: role of growth factors." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 62(1):273-8, 2005.

Johnston CJ., Williams JP., Elder A., Hernady E., Finkelstein JN. "Inflammatory cell recruitment following thoracic irradiation." Experimental Lung Research.  30(5):369-82, 2004 Jul-Aug.

Williams, J.P., Hernady, E., Johnston, C.J., Reed, C.M., Fenton, B., Okunieff, P., and Finkelstein, J.N. "Effect of Administration Of Lovastatin on the Development of Late Pulmonary Effects Following Whole Lung Irradiation in a Murine Model." Radiat Res 161: 560-567; 2004.

Moore AH., Olschowka JA., Williams JP., Paige SL., O'Banion MK. "Radiation-induced edema is dependent on cyclooxygenase 2 activity in mouse brain." Radiation Research.  161(2):153-60, 2004 Feb.

Singh D., Yi WS., Brasacchio RA., Muhs AG., Smudzin T., Williams JP., Messing E., Okunieff P. "Is there a favorable subset of patients with prostate cancer who develop oligometastases?" International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.  58(1):3-10, 2004 Jan 1.

Williams, J., Chen, Y., Rubin, P., Finkelstein, J., and Okunieff, P. "The Biological Basis Of A Comprehensive Grading System for the Adverse Effects of Cancer Treatment." Semin Radiat Oncol 13:182-188, 2003.

Bentzen, S.M., Dörr, W., Anscher, M.S., Denham, J.W., Hauer-Jensen, M., Marks, L.B., Williams, J. "Normal Tissue Effects: Reporting and Analysis." Semin Radiat Oncol 13:189-195, 2003.

Liang L., Hu D., Liu W., Williams JP., Okunieff P., Ding I., "Celecoxib reduces skin damage after radiation: selective reduction of chemokine and receptor mRNA expression in irradiated skin but not in irradiated mammary tumor." American Journal of Clinical Oncology.  26(4):S114-21, 2003.

Ferland RJ., Williams JP., Gross RA., Applegate CD. "The effects of brain-irradiation-induced decreases in hippocampal mitotic activity on flurothyl-induced epileptogenesis in adult C57BL/6J mice." Experimental Neurology.  179(1):71-82, 2003.

Chen, Y., Williams, J., Ding, I., Hernady, E., Liu, W., Smudzin, T., Finkelstein, J.N., Rubin, P., and Okunieff, P. "Radiation Pneumonitis and Early Circulatory Cytokine Markers." Semin Radiat Oncol 12 (suppl 1):26-33; 2002.

Rubin, P., Johnston, C.J., Williams, J.P., McDonald, S., and Finkelstein, J.N. "A Perpetual Cascade of Cytokines Postirradiation Leads to Pulmonary Fibrosis." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 33:99-109, 1995.

Coggle, J.E. and Williams, J.P. "Experimental Studies of Radiation Carcinogenesis in the Skin: A Review." Int J Radiat Biol 57:797-808, 1990.

Hopewell, J., Coggle, J.E., Wells, J., Hamlet, R., Williams, J.P., and Charles, M.W. "The Acute Effects of Different Energy Beta Emitters on Pig and Mouse Skin." Br J Radiol 19:47-51, 1986.

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Syrett JI, Benitez JG, Livingston WH. "The terrorist attack - will we respond?" (in preparation).

Juhl GA; Kim EH; Benitez JG; Mangione S. "A Community Exposure to 2-Chloro-6-fluorophenol." Vet Human Toxicol 2003; 45 (1), 41-42.

Barker MJ, Benitez JG, Ternullo S, Juhl GA. "Acute oxcarbazepine and atomoxetine overdose with quetiapine." Vet Human Toxicol 2004;46(3), 130-132.

Juhl GA., Kim EH., Benitez JG., Mangione S. A community exposure to 2-chloro-6-fluorophenol. Veterinary & Human Toxicology.  45(1):41-2, 2003 Feb.

Benitez JG, Allison LG. "Assessing Triage Skills in Non-Emergency Medicine Residents. Proceedings of the Fifth Ottawa Conference on Assessing Clinical Competence." Approaches to the Assessment of Clinical Competence, Part 1, 1992:153-5.

Benitez JG. Aldrin. Intox Project. International Programme on Chemical Safety, World Health Organization, 1995.

Kerr JF, Benitez JG, Murphy DE. Ergometrine. INTOX Project. International Programme on Chemical Safety, World Health Organization, 1995.

Benitez JG, Dekom J. Dieldrin. "NTOX Project. International Programme on Chemical Safety, World Health Organization, 1996

Cortes-Belen E, Benitez JG. Phytolacca Americana. INTOX Project. International Programme on Chemical Safety, World Health Organization, 1996.

Psychiatry

Currier GW., Trenton AJ., Walsh PG., van Wijngaarden E. “A pilot, open-label safety study of quetiapine for treatment of moderate psychotic agitation in the emergency setting.” Journal of Psychiatric Practice.  12(4):223-8, 2006 Jul.

Currier GW., Trenton AJ., Walsh PG. ”Innovations: Emergency psychiatry: Relative accuracy of breath and serum alcohol readings in the psychiatric emergency service.” Psychiatric Services.  57(1):34-6, 2006 Jan.

Currier GW., Medori R. “Orally versus intramuscularly administered antipsychotic drugs in psychiatric emergencies.” Journal of Psychiatric Practice.  12(1):30-40, 2006 Jan.

Trenton AJ., Currier GW. “Behavioural manifestations of anabolic steroid use.” CNS Drugs.  19(7):571-95, 2005.

Currier GW., Allen MH., Bunney EB., Daniel DG., Francis A., Jagoda A., Zimbroff D. “Standard therapies for acute agitation.” Journal of Emergency Medicine.  27(4 Suppl):S9-12; quiz S7, 2004 Nov.

Currier GW., Allen MH., Bunney EB., Daniel DG., Francis A., Jagoda A., Zimbroff D. “Intramuscular antipsychotics: clinical experience review.” Journal of Emergency Medicine.  27(4 Suppl):S3-4; quiz S8, 2004 Nov.

Currier GW., Allen MH., Bunney EB., Daniel DG., Francis A., Jagoda A., Zimbroff D. “Future directions in research.” Journal of Emergency Medicine.  27(4 Suppl):S27-9, 2004 Nov.

Currier GW., Allen MH., Bunney EB., Daniel DG., Francis A., Jagoda A., Zimbroff D. “Updated treatment algorithm.” Journal of Emergency Medicine.  27(4 Suppl):S25-6, 2004 Nov.

Currier GW., Allen MH., Bunney EB., Daniel DG., Francis A., Jagoda A., Zimbroff D. “Safety of medications used to treat acute agitation.” Journal of Emergency Medicine.  27(4 Suppl):S19-24, 2004 Nov.

Currier GW., Allen MH., Bunney EB., Daniel DG., Francis A., Jagoda A., Zimbroff D. “Novel therapies for treating acute agitation.” Journal of Emergency Medicine.  27(4 Suppl):S13-8, 2004 Nov.

Currier GW., Chou JC., Feifel D., Bossie CA., Turkoz I., Mahmoud RA., Gharabawi GM. “Acute treatment of psychotic agitation: a randomized comparison of oral treatment with risperidone and lorazepam versus intramuscular treatment with haloperidol and lorazepam.” Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.  65(3):386-94, 2004 Mar.

Redondo RM., Currier GW. “Characteristics of patients referred by police to a psychiatric emergency service.” Psychiatric Services.  54(6):804-6, 2003 Jun.

Currier GW., Allen M. “Organization and function of academic psychiatric emergency services.” General Hospital Psychiatry. 25(2):124-9, 2003 Mar-Apr.

Trenton A., Currier G., Zwemer F. “Fatalities associated with therapeutic use and overdose of atypical antipsychotics.” CNS Drugs. 17(5):307-24, 2003.

Disaster Nursing

Veenema TG., Toke J. "Early detection and surveillance for biopreparedness and emerging infectious diseases." Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. 11(1):3, 2006.

Veenema TG. "Expanding educational opportunities in disaster response and emergency preparedness for nurses." Nursing Education Perspectives.  27(2):93-9, 2006 Mar-Apr.

Veenema, TG. "Chemical and biological terrorism preparedness for staff development specialists." Journal for Nurses in Staff Development - JNSD.  19(5):218-25; quiz 226-7, 2003 Sep-Oct.

Veenema T. "A primer on epidemiology with SARS as an example." Disaster Management & Response: DMR.  1(3):87-90, 2003 Jul-Sep.

Veenema TG.  Karam PA. "Radiation: clinical responses to radiologic incidents and emergencies." American Journal of Nursing.  103(5):32-40; quiz 50, 2003 May.

Veenema TG. "Safeguarding our nation's children: the diagnosis, management, and containment of smallpox in infants and children." Biological Research for Nursing.  4(4):295-304, 2003 Apr.

Veenema TG. "Diagnosis, management, and containment of smallpox infections." Disaster Management & Response: DMR.  1(1):8-13, 2003 Jan-Mar.

Melnyk BM., Moldenhauer Z., Tuttle J., Veenema TG., Jones D., Novak J. "Improving child and adolescent mental health. An evidence-based approach." Advance for Nurse Practitioners.  11(2):47-52, 2003 Feb.

Veenema, Tener. Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, Radiological Terrorism and Other Hazards, Springer Publishing Company, 2003. Buy this book on Amazon.com