Emergency Medicine Specimen Bank helping to improve drug effectiveness and safety

Purpose

The purpose of the Emergency Medicine Specimen Bank (EMSB) is to improve drug effectiveness and safety in acute care. The EMSB aims to enroll a diverse cohort of patients with acute care conditions.  

Mission

It focuses on understanding differences in patients treated in acute care settings. The EMSB has collected over 18,000 blood samples and analyzed data to improve clinical practices.  

The Emergency Medicine Specimen Bank (EMSB) was developed to facilitate precision medicine in acute care. The EMSB is a biorepository of clinical health data and biospecimens collected from all adults, English, Spanish, Amharic, Nepalese and Vietnamese speaking individuals who are not prisoners and are able and willing to provide consent.  

To do this, we have developed a new system of recruitment that can be done outside the hospital. This is accomplished through MyChart, which is an online portal that lets patients access their medical information, and consent to the study. Patients can enroll in the study whenever it is most convenient for them to do so. 

Want to Participate?

If you are interested in being a part of the study, July 16th is the expected date that MyChart recruitment will go live. After July 16th, you will be able to find information under the research section in MyChart. 

If you are interested in working with the EMSB, please reach for further information: 

Arsen Ghasabyan
arsen.ghasabyan@rmpds.org

*Characteristics bar chart: Vest A, Sonn B, Puls R, Arnold C, Devney Z, Ahmed A, Pallisard O, Monte AA. Characteristics of Emergency Medicine Specimen Bank Participants Compared to the Overall Emergency Department Population. West J Emerg Med. 2023 Feb 25;24(2):312-321. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2022.11.57981. PMID: 36976586; PMCID: PMC10047721