SuzanneBurnsMD

Internal Medicine • East Providence, RI

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Office
900 Warren Ave
Suite 400
East Providence, RI 02914
Phone+1 401-331-1221

Fax+1 401-751-8003
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Education & Training

Brown UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1986
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

RI State Medical License 1988 - 2024
MD State Medical License 1988 - 1990
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2011-2013
Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2013
Fellow (FCCM) American College of Critical Care Medicine
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

193 citations
Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults: An Official American College of Chest Physicians/American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline...
Daniel R. Ouellette, Sheena Patel, Timothy D. Girard, Peter E. Morris, Gregory A. Schmidt, Jonathon D. Truwit, Waleed Alhazzani, Suzanne M. Burns, Scott K. Epstein, An...> ;Chest. 2017 Jan 1
54 citations
Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults: Executive Summary of an Official American College of Chest Physicians/American Thoracic Society Clinic...
Gregory A. Schmidt, Timothy D. Girard, John P. Kress, Peter E. Morris, Daniel R. Ouellette, Waleed Alhazzani, Suzanne M. Burns, Scott K. Epstein, Andrés Esteban, Eddy ...> ;Chest. 2017 Jan 1
A middle rate of failed extubation is desirable?: Questions unanswered (reply).
Siddhartha G. Kapnadak, Steve E. Herndon, Suzanne M. Burns, Y. Michael Shim, Kyle B. Enfield, Cynthia Brown, Jonathon D. Truwit, Ajeet Vinayak> ;Journal of Critical Care. 2015 Dec 1
17 citations
Clinical outcomes associated with high, intermediate, and low rates of failed extubation in an intensive care unit
Siddhartha G. Kapnadak, Steve E. Herndon, Suzanne M. Burns, Y. Michael Shim, Kyle B. Enfield, Cynthia Brown, Jonathon D. Truwit, Ajeet Vinayak> ;Journal of Critical Care. 2015 Jun 1
10 citations
Executive summary: Developing a new, national approach to surveillance for ventilator-associated events.
Shelley S. Magill, Michael Klompas, Robert A. Balk, Suzanne M. Burns, Clifford S. Deutschman, Daniel J. Diekema, Scott K. Fridkin, Linda Greene, Alice Guh, David D. Gu...> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2013 Dec 23
60 citations
Developing a New, National Approach to Surveillance for Ventilator-Associated Events: Executive Summary
Shelley S. Magill, Michael Klompas, Robert A. Balk, Suzanne M. Burns, Clifford S. Deutschman, Daniel J. Diekema, Scott K. Fridkin, Linda Greene, Alice Guh, David D. Gu...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2013 Dec 15
7 citations
Developing a new national approach to surveillance for ventilator-associated events: Executive summary
Shelley S. Magill, Michael Klompas, Robert A. Balk, Suzanne M. Burns, Clifford S. Deutschman, Daniel J. Diekema, Scott K. Fridkin, Linda Greene, Alice Guh, David D. Gu...> ;American Journal of Infection Control. 2013 Nov 1
152 citations
Developing a New, National Approach to Surveillance for Ventilator-Associated Events*
Shelley S. Magill, Michael Klompas, Robert A. Balk, Suzanne M. Burns, Clifford S. Deutschman, Daniel J. Diekema, Scott K. Fridkin, Linda Greene, Alice Guh, David D. Gu...> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2013 Nov 1
17 citations
Developing a new, national approach to surveillance for ventilator-associated events: executive summary.
Shelley S. Magill, Michael Klompas, Robert A. Balk, Suzanne M. Burns, Clifford S. Deutschman, Daniel J. Diekema, Scott K. Fridkin, Linda Greene, Alice Guh, David D. Gu...> ;Chest. 2013 Nov 1
26 citations
Developing a New, National Approach to Surveillance for Ventilator-Associated Events
Shelley S. Magill, Michael Klompas, Robert A. Balk, Suzanne M. Burns, Clifford S. Deutschman, Daniel J. Diekema, Scott K. Fridkin, Linda Greene, Alice Guh, David D. Gu...> ;American Journal of Critical Care. 2013 Nov 1
9 citations
Developing a new, national approach to surveillance for ventilator-associated events: executive summary.
Shelley S. Magill, Michael Klompas, Robert A. Balk, Suzanne M. Burns, Clifford S. Deutschman, Daniel J. Diekema, Scott K. Fridkin, Linda Greene, Alice Guh, David D. Gu...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2013 Oct 24
5 citations
A return to the basics: 'Interventional Patient Hygiene'.
Suzanne M. Burns, Tina Day> ;Intensive & Critical Care Nursing. 2013 Oct 1
2 citations
Blood conservation: what is current blood draw practice?
M. Denise Barth, Beth Quatrara, Suzanne M. Burns, Mark R. Conaway> ;Journal of Infusion Nursing. 2013 Sep 1
5 citations
What is the Least Painful Method of Anesthetizing a Peripheral IV Site
Clara Winfield, Christina Knicely, Carol Jensen, Susan Taylor, Karen Thomas, Mark R. Conaway, Suzanne M. Burns, Beth Quatrara> ;Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing. 2013 Aug 1
17 citations
Putting Evidence Into Nursing Practice: Four Traditional Practices Not Supported by the Evidence
Mary Beth Flynn Makic, Sarah A. Martin, Suzanne M. Burns, Dinah Philbrick, Carol Rauen> ;Critical Care Nurse. 2013 Apr 1
1 citations
Relationship of glucose values to sliding scale insulin (correctional insulin) dose delivery and meal time in acute care patients with diabetes mellitus.
Barbara Trotter, Mark R. Conaway, Suzanne M. Burns> ;Medsurg Nursing. 2013 Mar 1
6 citations
The aching feet of nurses: an exploratory study.
Russell Nealy, Cynthia McCaskill, Mark R. Conaway, Suzanne M. Burns> ;Medsurg Nursing. 2012 Nov 1
18 citations
Increasing the Safety of Blind Gastric Tube Placement in Pediatric Patients: The Design and Testing of a Procedure Using a Carbon Dioxide Detection Device
Rebecca T. Gilbert, Suzanne M. Burns> ;Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 2012 Oct 1
2 citations
Weaning from mechanical ventilation: where were we then, and where are we now?
Suzanne M. Burns> ;Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America. 2012 Sep 1
2 citations
A return to the basics: “Interventional Patient Hygiene” (A call for papers)
Suzanne M. Burns, Tina Day> ;Intensive & Critical Care Nursing. 2012 Aug 1
5 citations
Weight Management Practices among Heart and Vascular Health Care Providers in an Ambulatory Setting
Melly Turner, Suzanne M. Burns, Laura Knight, Kathryn Ward, Adrienne Garo, Theresa Morris, Elizabeth Hooper, Mark R. Conaway> ;Medsurg Nursing. 2012 Jul 1
9 citations
The relationship of 26 clinical factors to weaning outcome.
Suzanne M. Burns, Charles Fisher, Sidenia Earven S Tribble, Rose Lewis, Paul Merrel, Mark R. Conaway, Thomas P. Bleck> ;American Journal of Critical Care. 2012 Jan 1
10 citations
Adherence to sedation withdrawal protocols and guidelines in ventilated patients.
Suzanne M. Burns> ;Clinical Nurse Specialist CNS. 2012 Jan 1
14 citations
Factors Associated With the Level of Backrest Elevation in a Thoracic Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Carole Ballew, Marie V. Buffmire, Charles Fisher, Paula Schmidt, Beth Quatrara, Mark R. Conaway, Suzanne M. Burns> ;American Journal of Critical Care. 2011 Sep 1
1 citations
Maintaining patency with packed red blood cell infusions: comparison of IV normal saline infusion vs. normal saline syringe method.
Kimberly W Elgin, Katherine Cozzi, Mary Fowler, Shirley Perry, M. Davis, Mark R. Conaway, Beth Quatrara, Suzanne M. Burns> ;Medsurg Nursing. 2011 May 1
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