December 2023
Lessons Learned From the Pandemic
This special double issue of the WMJ focuses on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Featuring original research, editorial content and artwork from nearly 150 health professionals, researchers, learners and artists, the issue explores patient care, COVID’s impact on the workforce, public health approaches and inequities related to COVID-19.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
In This Issue
Lessons Learned From the Pandemic
Fahad Aziz, MD; Tripti Singh, MD; George Morris, MD
Commentary
The COVID-19 Stress Test: Results and Recommendations
Patrick L. Remington, MD, MPH
PATIENT CARE
Original Research
- A Milwaukee Syndemic? Penetrative Injury and COVID-19
Alexandra Dove, BS; Kara J. Kallies, MS; Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH; Carissa W. Tomas, PhD - Association Between COVID-19 and Delirium Development in the General Medical Units at an Academic Medical Center
Yilu Dong, PhD; Ryan Hanson, MS; Annie C. Penlesky, MPH; Ann B. Nattinger, MD, MPH; Thomas W. Heinrich, MD; Liliana E. Pezzin, PhD, JD - COVID-19 Infection Outcomes and Testing Outreach Efforts Among People Living With HIV in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Trevor Birkey, MD; Joanna Woodbury, APSW; Sol Del Mar Aldrete, MD - Ocular Emergencies During the Coronavirus Disease ‘Safer at Home Order’ in Wisconsin
Nenita Maganti, MD; Leslie Huang, MS; Mark Banghart; Roomasa Channa, MD; Jonathan S. Chang, MD; Suzanne W. van Landingham, MD - Incidence and Prognosis of Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia
Ahad Azeem, MD; Dua Noor Butt, MD; Margaret Carrig, BS; Bryan Krajicek, MD; Christopher Destache, Pharm D; Manasa Velagapudi, MBBS
Brief Reports
- Pediatric COVID-19 Hospitalizations During the Omicron Surge
Svetlana Melamed, MD; Jacqueline Lee, MD; Alexandra Bryant, MD, MPH; Rosellen Choi, MD; Melodee Liegl, MA; Amy Pan, PhD - Efficacy of a Digital Intervention to Increase Annual Wellness Visit Scheduling Amid COVID-19 Backlog
Annie C. Penlesky, MPH; Caitlin Dunn, MHA; Ryan Hanson, MS; Mark Lodes, MD; Ann B. Nattinger, MD, MPH; Siddhartha Singh, MD, MS, MBA
Reviews
- Early Cutaneous Manifestations of COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Public Health Implications
Abhinav Grover, MBBS, MD, MS; Franchesca Choi, RPh, MD; Sheng-Pei Wang, MD - A Review of Morphologic Findings in Peripheral Blood Smears of COVID-19 Patients
Pragya Virendrakumar Jain, MD; Abhinav Grover, MD, MS; Laila Nomani, MD
Case Reports
- Double Trouble: COVID-19 Pneumonia Concurrent With COVID-19–Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Komal Khoja, BA; Samira Samant, MD; Devesh Kumar, BS; Pinky Jha, MD, MPH - Reactive Infectious Mucocutaneous Eruptions (RIME) in COVID-19
Rabeea Farhan, MBBS; Shaharyar Salim, MBBS; Asif Surani, MD - A Case of COVID Cholangiopathy and Literature Review
Vishwajit Kode, MD; Joseph Puetz, MD; Abrahim N. Razzak, BS; Pinky Jha, MD - Nihilism, Neurocognition, and the Novel Coronavirus: A Case of Acute Onset Cotard’s Syndrome
Caitlin J. McCarthy, MD; Suraj Singh, MD
As I See It
- Ready to Live, Be Prepared to Die
Quratul Ain Aziz, MD
WORKFORCE
Original Research
- Work and Life in the Balance: COVID-19 Mortality by Usual Occupation and Industry in Wisconsin
Paul D. Creswell, PhD; Komi K. S. Modji, MD, MPH; Collin R. Morris, BS; Katherine E. McCoy, PhD - Incidence of COVID-19 and Worker’s Compensation Utilization Among Food Manufacturing in Wisconsin
Komi K.S. Modji, MD, MPH; Katherine E. McCoy, PhD; Paul D. Creswell, PhD; Jonathan G. Meiman, MD - Perception of Burnout and Its Impact on Academic Hospitalists During COVID-19 and Institutional Strategies to Combat Burnout and Improve Wellness
Parsia Vazirnia, BS; Marie Luebke, MHS; Mohamed T. Abdelrahim, MA; Komal Khoja, BA; Trisha Jethwa, MD; Sanjay Bhandari, MD; Hammad Muhammad, MD; Brian Quinn, MD; Pinky Jha, MD, MPH - COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance or Refusal Among US Nurses: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study
Jacqueline Christianson, PhD, RN, FNP-C; Norah L. Johnson, PhD, CPNP-PC; Jill Guttormson, PhD, RN; Bonnie Sommers-Olson, DNP; Madaline McCarthy, BS - The Association Between Remote Work During the First Wave of the Pandemic and Faculty Perceptions of Their Productivity and Career Trajectory: A Cross Sectional Survey
Siobhan Byrne, MD; Brad Astor, PhD; Arjang Djamali, MD; Laura Zakowski, MD
Commentary
- Trainee Experiences During COVID-19
Anthony Bui; Samuel Tesch; Margaret Zwick; Kurtis J. Swanson, MD
As I See It
PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHES
Original Research
- Matched Case Control Analysis of Breast Cancer- Specific Factors Affecting Risk of Developing SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Michael Pierro, MD; Joanna Zurko, MD; Aniko Szabo, PhD; Yee Chung Cheng, MD; Sailaja Kamaraju, MD; John Burfeind, MD; Janet Retseck, MD PhD; Christopher R. Chitambar, MD; Lubna N. Chaudhary, MD - Feasibility and Functionality of SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Testing in K-12 School Health Offices
Jonathan L. Temte, MD, PhD; Shari Barlow, BA; Emily Temte, BA; Maureen D. Goss, MPH; Cristalyne Bell, BA; Derek Norton, MS; Guanhua Chen, PhD
Brief Report
- Testing Similarity in Romantic Partners’ COVID-19 Experiences at the Time of a Pain-Related Emergency Department Visit
Lauren M. Papp, PhD; Chrystyna D. Kouros, PhD
Commentaries
- Laboratory-Developed Tests: A Critical Bridge During the COVID-19 Pandemic
William M. Rehrauer, PhD; David T. Yang, MD - Research During COVID-19: Reflections From an Institutional Review Board Office
Kristin Busse, PharmD; Sara Griffin, MS; Ryan Spellecy, PhD
INEQUITIES RELATED TO COVID-19
Original Research
- COVID-19 Vaccination Telephone Outreach: A Primary Care Clinic Intervention Targeting Health Equity
James F. Wu, MD; Martin D. Muntz, MD; Ann Maguire, MD, MPH; Anna Beckius, BS; Mandy Kastner, MPH; Brian Hilgeman, MD - High but Inequitable COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Rehabilitation Patients
Alyssa Warden, DO; Jonathan Liang, DO; Kaitlyn J, Vanias, MD; Scott Hetzel, MS; Mary S. Hayney, PharmD, MPH; Jennifer M. Weiss, MD, MS; Freddy Caldera, DO, MS; Kristin Caldera, DO - Uptake Rates of Three COVID-19 Vaccine Doses and Risk Factors for Incomplete Vaccination Among Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Residing in Wisconsin: A Single-Center Cohort
Trevor L. Schell, MD; Miguel A. Mailig, BS; Mazen Almasry, MBBS; Sarah Lazarus, BS; Luke J. Richard, MD; Katharine Tippins, BS; Jennifer Weiss, MD, MS; Mary S. Hayney, PharmD, MPH; Freddy Caldera, DO, MS - The Burden of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Opioids, and COVID-19 in Wisconsin
Peter Johnson MD, MS; Erwin Cabacungan, MD; Ke Yan, PhD; Mahua Dasgupta, MS; Jennifer Broad, MPH; Madeline Kemp, MPH; Kelsey Ryan, MD
Brief Report
- Effects of COVID-19 on Overdose Risk Behaviors Among People Who Inject Drugs in Wisconsin
Erika J. Bailey, BS; Ryan P. Westergaard, MD, PhD; Cahit Kaya, PhD; Mikaela Becker, MPH; Katy Mijal, BS; David Seal, PhD; Rachel E. Gicquelais, PhD
As I See It
- Breastfeeding During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Personal and Professional Reflections
Caitlin Regner, MD