Jill Sweney

Jill Sweney, MD, MBA

Languages spoken: English

  • Dr. Sweney received her medical degree from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, completed her Pediatric residency at Creighton-Nebraska Universities Joint residency, and her Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Utah. She received her MBA from the Eccles School of Business Executive program in 2016. She has been on the faculty of the University of Utah Department of Pediatrics since 2010.

    She is an Associate Professor in Pediatrics at the University of Utah and is in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care. She is the Critical Care Division Chief. She also chairs the Primary Childrens Hospital Ethics Committee and Ethics consultation team. Dr. Sweney's clinical interests include pediatric bioethics, disaster preparedness, and care staff models.

    Specialties

  • Dr. Sweney received her medical degree from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, completed her Pediatric residency at Creighton-Nebraska Universities Joint residency, and her Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Utah. She received her MBA from the Eccles School of Business Executive program in 2016. She has been on the faculty of the University of Utah Department of Pediatrics since 2010.

    She is an Associate Professor in Pediatrics at the University of Utah and is in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care. She is the Critical Care Division Chief. She also chairs the Primary Childrens Hospital Ethics Committee and Ethics consultation team. Dr. Sweney's clinical interests include pediatric bioethics, disaster preparedness, and care staff models.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Primary
    Academic Divisions Critical Care

    Education history

    Graduate Training University of Utah Eccles School of Business M.B.A.
    Pediatric Bioethics - Children's Mercy Hospital-University of Missouri-Kansas City Certificate
    Other Training Advanced Training Program - Intermountain Medical Center Certificate
    Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Program - University of Utah Fellow
    Residency Joint Pediatric Residency Training Program - Creighton-Nebraska Universities Resident
    Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Training Program - University of Nebraska Medical Center Intern
    Professional Medical University of Nebraska Medical Center M.D.
    Chemistry - Wayne State College B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Boutzoukas AE, Olson R, Sellers MA, Fischer G, Hornik CD, Alibrahim O, Iheagwara K, Abulebda K, Bass AL, Irby K, Subbaswamy A, Zivick EE, Sweney J, Stormorken AG, Barker EE, Lutfi R, McCrory MC, Costello JM, Ackerman KG, Munoz Pareja JC, Dean JM, Abdelsamad N, Hanley DF Jr, Mould WA, Lane K, Stroud M, Feger BJ, Greenberg RG, Smith PB, Benjamin DK Jr, Hornik CP, Zimmerman KO, Becker ML (2022). Mechanisms to expedite pediatric clinical trial site activation: The DOSE trial experience. Contemp Clin Trials, 125, 107067. (Read full article)
    2. Sweney J, Bratton SL (2021). Protecting the Brain During Pediatric DKA Treatment. Pediatrics, 148(3). (Read full article)
    3. Neumayer KE, Sweney J, Fenton SJ, Keenan HT, Flaherty BF (2019). Validation of the "CHIIDA" and application for PICU triage in children with complicated mild traumatic brain injury. J Pediatr Surg, 55(7), 1255-1259. (Read full article)
    4. Hamele M, Neumayer K, Sweney J, Poss WB (2018). Always ready, always prepared-preparing for the next pandemic. Transl Pediatr, 7(4), 344-355. (Read full article)
    5. Bennett EE, Sweney J, Aguayo C, Myrick C, Antommaria AH, Bratton SL (2015). Pediatric Organ Donation Potential at a Children's Hospital. Pediatr Crit Care Med, 16(9), 814-20. (Read full article)
    6. Hamele M, Poss WB, Sweney J (2014). Disaster preparedness, pediatric considerations in primary blast injury, chemical, and biological terrorism. World J Crit Care Med, 3(1), 15-23. (Read full article)
    7. Sweney JS, Poss WB, Grissom CK, Keenan HT (2012). Comparison of severity of illness scores to physician clinical judgment for potential use in pediatric critical care triage. Disaster Med Public Health Prep, 6(2), 126-30. (Read full article)

    Editorial

    1. Giardino AP, Glasgow T, Sweney J, Chaulk D (2022). Pediatric inpatient hospital care. Hosp Pract (1995), 49(sup1), 391-392. (Read full article)
    2. Sweney J, Bratton SL (2013). Acceptance of circulatory determination of death and donation: what types, limits, and safeguards? Crit Care Med, 41(3), 933-4. (Read full article)

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