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Elizabeth S. Vukin

Elizabeth S. Vukin, MD

Languages spoken: English, Thai

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  • Dr. Beth Vukin is originally from Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Vukin received her undergraduate degree in Biology from John University in Cleveland, Ohio. She received her M.D. from The University of Cincinnati in Ohio in 2005. She completed postgraduate training in Pediatrics at the University of Utah where she also served as chief resident. She is board certified in Pediatrics. In 2009, she became a member of the Division of Hospital Medicine at Primary Children’s Medical Center.

    Dr. Vukin's focus is on education using medical simulation. She is a part of the simulation lab team at Primary Children’s which serves to educate > 1000 nurses, physicians and others each year. Group simulation training creates a hands-on, real-time experience that replicates the stressful environment of a clinically deteriorating patient. The focus is to develop the skills of team training using the principles of crisis resource management (CRM) as well as Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). She is the assistant director for simulation in the Student Education Enterprise which is a group dedicated to promoting the education and exposure of medical students to the Pediatrics.

    Dr. Vukin's research focus is on the use of simulation in medical education. In conjunction with her interest in teaching timely medical intervention, she serves on both the Rapid Response and Code Committees at Primary Children’s Medical Center.

    Board Certification

    American Board of Pediatrics (sub: Pediatric Hospital Medicine)
  • Dr. Beth Vukin is originally from Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Vukin received her undergraduate degree in Biology from John University in Cleveland, Ohio. She received her M.D. from The University of Cincinnati in Ohio in 2005. She completed postgraduate training in Pediatrics at the University of Utah where she also served as chief resident. She is board certified in Pediatrics. In 2009, she became a member of the Division of Hospital Medicine at Primary Children’s Medical Center.

    Dr. Vukin's focus is on education using medical simulation. She is a part of the simulation lab team at Primary Children’s which serves to educate > 1000 nurses, physicians and others each year. Group simulation training creates a hands-on, real-time experience that replicates the stressful environment of a clinically deteriorating patient. The focus is to develop the skills of team training using the principles of crisis resource management (CRM) as well as Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). She is the assistant director for simulation in the Student Education Enterprise which is a group dedicated to promoting the education and exposure of medical students to the Pediatrics.

    Dr. Vukin's research focus is on the use of simulation in medical education. In conjunction with her interest in teaching timely medical intervention, she serves on both the Rapid Response and Code Committees at Primary Children’s Medical Center.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Primary
    Board Certification
    American Board of Pediatrics (sub: Pediatric Hospital Medicine)

    Education history

    Other Training Advanced Pediatric and Perinatal Education - Stanford University Certificate
    Pediatrics - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Cincinnati M.D.
    Science - John Carroll University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Nicole L Pershing, MD PhD, Scott Eldredge, MD, Jack E Burgeson, MD, David Dansie, MD, Katie Russell, MD, Kent Korgenski, MS, Krow Ampofo, MBChB, Elizabeth Vukin, MD (2021). Pediatric Group A Streptococcal Peritonitis: A Single-Center Eleven Patient Case Series. Open Forum Infect Dis, 8(1), S670–S671.
    2. Sawicki JG, Tower D, Vukin E, Workman JK, Stoddard GJ, Burch M, Bracken DR, Hall B, Henricksen JW (2021). Association Between Rapid Response Algorithms and Clinical Outcomes of Hospitalized Children. \  . Hosp Pediatr, 11(12), 1385-1394.
    3. Van Blarcom J, Chevalier A, Drum B, Eyberg S, Vukin E, Good B (2021). The recent evolution of patient care rounds in pediatric teaching hospitals in the United States and Canada. Hosp Pract (1995), 49(sup1), 1-6.
    4. Alan R Schroeder, MD Lauren A Destino, MD Wui Ip, MD Elizabeth Vukin, MD Rona Brooks, MD Greg Stoddard, MS Eric R Coon, MD MS (2020). Day of Illness and Outcomes in Bronchiolitis Hospitalizations    . Pediatrics, 1(November), 146-150.
    5. Eric R Coon, Lauren Destino, Tom Greene, Elizabeth Vukin, Greg Stoddardf, Alan Schroder (2020). Comparison of As-Needed and Scheduled Posthospitalization Follow-up for Children Hospitalized for Bronchiolitis: The Bronchiolitis Follow-up Intervention Trial (BeneFIT) Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr.
    6. Tensing Maa MD, Daniel JScherzer MD, Ilana Harwayne-Gidansky MD, MA, FAAP, CHSEc, Tali Capua MD, David OKessler MD, MSce, Jennifer LTrainor MD, Priti Jani MD, MPH, Becky Damazo RN, CHSE-A, CPNP-A, MSNh, Kamal Abulebda MD, Maria Carmen GDiaz MD, FAAP, FACE Pj Rana Sharara-Chami MD, Sushant Srinivasan MD, MHPEl, Adrian DZurca MD, MEdm, Ellen SDeutsch MD, MSn, Elizabeth AHunt MD, MPH, PhDo, MarcAuerbach MD, MSCip, t (November 23, 2019). Prevalence of Errors in Anaphylaxis in Kids (PEAK): A Multicenter Simulation-Based Study Collaborators The PEAK investigators of the International Network for Simulation-based Pediatric Innovation, Research, & Education (INSPIRE) JooLee Song MD, Robyn Wing MD, MPH Susan Teman BSN, RN Antonio Rodriguez-Nunez MD, PhD, Carisa Schneider MD, Danielle Mercurio DO, Christie Gutierrez MD, Michelle Gaba MD, Benny L.Joyner Jr.MD, MPH Elizabeth S.VukinMD Jared Henricksen MD, Lynda Knight RN, MSN, Trish Wood RN, Renee England RN, Christina Cochran MD, Caroline Andler MD, JenniferMuñoz-Pareja MD, Anja Grosse Lordemann MD, ElizabethBiddell M.D. April(8), 1239-1246.
    7. Elizabeth Vukin, MD, Robert Greenberg, MD, Marc Auerbach, MD, Lucy Chang, MD, Mitzi Scotten, MD, Rebecca Tenney-Soeiro, MD, Jennifer Trainor MD, Robert Dudas, MD (07/01/2014). Use of Simulation-Based Education: A National Survey of Pediatric Clerkship Directors-accepted for publication. Acad Pediatr, Jul 2014(14), 369-374.

    Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

    1. Drs Beth Vukin and Madeline Rippstein (2021). De-escalation curriculum with Drs. Beth Vukin and Madeline Rippstein Have you ever been in a tense encounter with patients or their caregivers? What are some techniques to de-escalate the situation? How are Drs. Vukin and Rippstein developing a curriculum to equip residents with the necessary skills for de-escalation? What was their needs assessment? How do you ask a good QI question? [Podcast]. Apple podcast, Stitcher or anywhere you can download podcasts: Teaching in Medicine. Available: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/teaching-in-medicine/id1500777009.
    2. Elizabeth Vukin MD, Erin TreeMarcki MD, Dongngan Truong MD (2021). Covid and Kids, the Sequel. A four podcast series on the podcast show Virtual Curbside- a pediatrics podcast sponsored by the Utah Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.  After listening to these episodes listeners will… Describe how COVID 19 presents in children and how that differs from adults Describe the symptoms of MIS-C Indicate measures that can be taken to reduce the spread of COVID 19 Be familiar with the symptoms of “long-haul COVID” [Podcast]. Apple podcast, Stitcher or anywhere you can download podcasts: Virtual Curbside. Available: 34488528.
    3. Elizabeth Vukin MD, Erin Treemarcki MD, Dongngan Truong MD (2020). Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID-19 (MIS-C), Lead of the clinical guidance team at Primary Children’s Hospital 2020 faced us with many challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. A major issue facing clinicians was a new widespread diagnosis with rapidly changing knowledge of how to diagnose and treat. In April of 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) released health alerts from Italy and The United Kingdom about a new disease process associated with COVID in children that was associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This was termed Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID 19 (MIS-C). Given that it was a new diagnosis with wide phenotypical variability with substantial morbidity, the rapid development of a diagnostic and treatment algorithm was needed. I organized and currently lead the MIS-C clinical guidance group at Primary Children’s Hospital. We created a diagnostic and treatment algorithm for the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. We reviewed the published guidance from the Centers for disease control (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Children’s hospital of New York and Children’s hospital of Philadelphia. We created a diagnostic algorithm for the “front line”- primary care doctors, urgent care doctors and emergency doctors.  In order to educate providers to this, I organized and lead a four-part series podcast for the Virtual Curbside, a free  Utah AAP-created podcast to educate Pediatric Providers. The collection of this series of podcasts has been downloaded more than 6,500 times. Podcast: https://vcurb.com/22-mis-c/    [Podcast]. Virtual Curbside Utah AAP.
    4. Elizabeth Vukin MD, Erin Treemarcki MD, Dongngan Truong MD (2020). Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID-19 (MIS-C) Pediatric Grand rounds, University of Utah and Intermountain Healthcare- published on Youtube.  Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID 19 (MIS-C)  was a new diagnosis in 2020 with wide phenotypical variability with substantial morbidity, the rapid development of a diagnostic and treatment algorithm was needed. I organized and currently lead the MIS-C clinical guidance group at Primary Children’s Hospital. We created a diagnostic and treatment algorithm for the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. We reviewed the published guidance from the Centers for disease control (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Children’s hospital of New York and Children’s hospital of Philadelphia. We created a diagnostic algorithm for the “front line”- primary care doctors, urgent care doctors and emergency doctors.  In order to educate providers to this, I organized a “pop-up” grand rounds which was given on September 29, 2020. It was released on Primary Children’s YouTube channel and has been viewed over 550 times.   [Video]. Primary Children's hospital: Youtube.
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