PRESENT POSITION AND ADDRESS
Professor Emeritus, Oregon Health & Science University
Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology
Department of Emergency Medicine
School of Public Health
E-Mail Address:
RobertALoweMDMPH@gmail.com
EDUCATION
1968-1972 B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz (Sociology)
1973-1977 M.D. University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
1990-1991 M.P.H. University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health (Epidemiology)
Postgraduate
1977-1980 Resident in Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Hospitals
1982-1984 Resident in Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati Hospital
1983-1984 Chief Resident in Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati Hospital
1991-1993 Postdoctoral Scholar, Prevention Sciences Group, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Certifications
1980 American Board of Internal Medicine, #74285
1985 American Board of Emergency Medicine, #840187 (re-certified, 1994, 2003, 2012, and 2022)
Licenses
Oregon, emeritus status, #MD23245
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Academic
1980-1982, Clinical Instructor, Section of Emergency Services, University of Michigan Hospital
1984-1989, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, Division of Family and Community Medicine
1989-1993, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine
1993-2001, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
1993-2001, Senior Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
1995-2001, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
1994-2012, Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania (Adjunct Senior Fellow since 2001)
2001-2008, Associate Professor and Director of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University
2001-2008, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University
2001-2008, Associate Professor, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University
Member, Graduate Faculty Group, Oregon Health & Science University.
2008-2017, Professor, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University
2008-2017, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University
2008-2017, Professor, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University
2017-Present, Professor Emeritus, Dept of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, Dept of Emergency Medicine, School of Public Health, Oregon Health & Science University.
Administrative
1981-1982, Director, Emergency Department, Saline Community Hospital, Saline, Michigan
1984-1988, Assistant Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, Valley Medical Center, Fresno, California
2004-2008, Director, Emergency Medicine Research Fellowship, Oregon Health & Science University
2002-2009, Director, Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine (CPR-EM), Oregon Health & Science University
2009-Present, Senior Scholar, Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine (CPR-EM), Oregon Health & Science University
Other Professional Experience
1988-1989, Emergency Physician, American River Hospital, Carmichael, California
SCHOLARSHIP
Areas of Research / Scholarly Interest
Access to medical care for vulnerable populations
Appropriate use of medical services
Patient safety
Disease prevention and health promotion
Safety in chemical manufacturing plants
Medical technology
Neurological emergencies
Publications / Creative Work
Research: Peer-reviewed
1. Hedges JR, Lowe RA. Sore throat: to culture or not to culture. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1986;15:312-316.
2. Hedges JR, Lowe RA. Streptococcal pharyngitis in the emergency department: analysis of therapeutic strategies. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 1986;4:107-115.
3. Lowe RA, Wood AB, Burney RE, Mackenzie JR. Rational ordering of serum electrolytes: development of clinical criteria. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1987;16:260-269.
4. Lowe RA, Arst HF, Ellis BK. Rational ordering of electrolytes in the emergency department. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1991;20:16-21.
5. Johnson J, Maertens M, Shalit M, Bierbaum TJ, Goldman DE, Lowe RA. Wilderness emergency medical services: the experience at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 1991;9:211-216.
6. Lowe RA, Bindman AB, Ulrich SK, Norman G, Scaletta TA, Keane D, Washington D, Grumbach K. Refusing care to emergency department patients: evaluation of published triage guidelines. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1994;23:286-293.
7. Phillips KA, Lowe RA, Kahn JG, Lurie P, Avins AL, Ciccarone D. The cost-effectiveness of HIV testing of physicians and dentists in the United States. JAMA 1994;271:851-858.
8. Lurie P, Avins AL, Phillips KA, Kahn JG, Lowe RA, Ciccarone D. The cost-effectiveness of voluntary counseling and testing of hospital inpatients for HIV infection. JAMA 1994;272:1832-1838.
9. Lowe RA, Bindman AB, Ulrich SK, Scaletta TA, Grumbach K. Determining who needs the emergency department: a prerequisite for policy-making. Proceedings of the 1995 Public Health Conference on Records and Statistics:1995;113-115.
10. Lowe RA, Bindman AB. Judging who needs emergency department care: a prerequisite for policy-making. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 1997;15:133-136.
11. * Young GP, Lowe RA. Adverse outcomes of managed care gatekeeping. Academic Emergency Medicine 1997;4:1129-1136.
12. Grisso JA, Schwarz DF, Hirschinger N, Sammel M, Brensinger C, Santanna J, Lowe RA, Anderson E, Shaw LM, Bethal CA, Teeple L. Violent injuries among women in an urban area. New England Journal of Medicine 1999;341:1899-1905.
13. * Freedman KB, Kaplan FS, Bilker WB, Strom BL, Lowe RA. Treatment of osteoporosis: are physicians missing an opportunity? Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American 2000;82-A(8):1063-70.
14. Huang ET, Hardy KR, Stubbs JM, Lowe RA, Thom SR. Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt performance under hyperbaric conditions. Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine 2000;27(4):191-194.
15. Lowe RA, Chhaya S, Nasci K, Gavin LJ, Shaw K, Zwanger ML, Zeccardi JA, Dalsey WC, Abbuhl SB, Feldman H, Berlin JA. Effect of ethnicity on denial of authorization for ED care by managed care gatekeepers. Academic Emergency Medicine 2001;8:259-266.
16. Lowe RA, Baumann BM. Does conflict of interest impact speaker credibility? Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine 2001;3:230-231.
17. * Redfern RO, Lowe RA, Kundel HL, Horii SC, Propert K, Abbuhl SB, Brensinger C. From being a radiologist to watching a radiologist: impact of filmless operation on the training of radiology residents. Academic Radiology 2001;8:1154-1158.
18. Lowe, RA, Abbuhl SB, Baumritter A, Brensinger C, Propert K, Horii S, Kundel H. Radiology services in emergency medicine residency programs: a national survey. Academic Emergency Medicine 2002;9:587-594.
19. Bizovi KE, Beckley BE, McDade MC, Adams AL, Lowe RA, Zechnich AD, Hedges JR. The effect of computer-assisted prescription writing on emergency department prescription errors. Academic Emergency Medicine 2002;9:1168-1175.
20. Pillai RK, Berlin JA, Glick H, Polsky D, Williams SV, Lowe RA. Factors affecting decisions to seek treatment for sick children in Kerala, India. Social Science in Medicine 2003;57:783-790.
21. Kleindorfer PR, Belke JC, Elliott MR, Lee K, Lowe RA, Feldman HI. Accident epidemiology and the U.S. chemical industry: accident history and worst-case data from RMP*Info. Risk Analysis 2003;23(5):865-881.
22. Elliott MR, Kleindorfer PR, Lowe RA. The role of hazardousness and regulatory practice in the accidental release of chemicals at US industrial facilities. Risk Analysis 2003;23(5):883-896.
23. Elliott MR, Wang Y, Lowe RA, Kleindorfer PR. Environmental justice: frequency and severity of U.S. chemical industry accidents and the socio-economic status of surrounding communities. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2004;58:24-30.
24. Kleindorfer PR, Elliott MR, Lowe RA. Drivers of accident preparedness and safety: evidence from the RMP rule. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2004;115:9-16.
25. McConnell KJ, Richards CF, Daya M, Bernell SL, Weathers C, Lowe RA. Effect of increased ICU capacity on emergency department length of stay and ambulance diversion. Ann Emerg Med 2005;45:471-478.
26. Lowe RA, Localio AR, Schwarz DF, Williams S, Tuton LW, Maroney S, Nicklin D, Goldfarb N, Vojta DD, Feldman HI. Association between primary care practice characteristics and emergency department use in a Medicaid managed care organization. Medical Care 2005;43(8):792-800.
27. Lowe RA. How primary care practice affects Medicaid patients’ use of emergency services. LDI Issue Brief. 2005;10(8):1-4.
28. Lowe RA, McConnell KJ, Fu R, Weathers CC, Boyer-Quick J, Adams AL, Bauman B. Changes in access to primary care for Oregon Health Plan beneficiaries and the uninsured: the emergency department perspective. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2006;24:33-37.
29. * Ballard DW, Derlet RW, Rich BA, Lowe RA. EMTALA, two decades later: a descriptive review of fiscal year 2000 violations. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2006;24:197-205.
30. Baumgarten M, Margolis DJ, Localio AR, Kagan SH, Lowe RA, Kinosian B, Holmes JH, Abbuhl SB, Kavesh W, Ruffin A. Pressure ulcers among elderly medical patients early in the hospital stay. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 2006;61:749-754.
31. Localio AR, Margolis DJ, Kagan SH, Lowe RA, Kinosian B, Abbuhl S, Kavesh W, Holmes JH, Ruffin A, Baumgarten M. Use of photographs for the identification of pressure ulcers in elderly hospitalized patients: validity and reliability. Wound Generation and Repair 2006;14:506-513.
32. McConnell KJ, Richards CF, Daya M, Weathers CC, Lowe RA. Ambulance diversion and lost hospital revenues. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2006;48:702-710.
33. Lowe RA, McConnell KJ, Vogt ME, Smith JA. Impact of Medicaid cutbacks on emergency department use: the Oregon experience. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2008;52:626-634.
34. Baumgarten M, Margolis D, Localio AR, Kagan S, Lowe RA, Kinosian B, Abbuhl SB, Kavesh W, Holmes JH, Ruffin A, Mehari T. Extrinsic risk factors for pressure ulcers early in the hospital stay: a nested case-control study. The Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 2008;63(4): 408-413.
35. Lowe RA, Fu R. Can the Emergency Department Algorithm detect changes in access to care? Academic Emergency Medicine 2008;15(6):506-516.
36. Nichol D, Thomas E, Callaway CW, Hedges J, Powell JL, Aufderheide TP, Rea T, Lowe R, Brown T, Dreyer J, Davis D, Idris A, Stiell I. Regional variation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidence and outcome. JAMA 2008;300(12):1423-431.
37. Lowe RA, Fu R, Ong ET, McGinnis PB, Fagnan LJ, Vuckovic N, Gallia C. Community characteristics affecting emergency department use by Medicaid enrollees. Medical Care 2009;47(1):15-22.
38. Lew E, Fagnan LJ, Mattek N, Mahler J, Lowe RA. Emergency department coverage by family physicians in a rural practice-based research network: incentives, confidence, and training. Journal of Rural Health 2009:25(2):189-193.
39. Ludwick A, Fu R, Warden C, Lowe RA. Distances to emergency department and to primary care provider's office affect emergency department use in children. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2009;16(5):411-417.
40. Yarris LM, DeIorio NM, Lowe RA. Factors applicants value when selecting an emergency medicine residency. Western Journal of Medicine. 2009 August;10(3):159-62.
41. Cudnik MT, Schmicker RH, Vaillancourt C, Newgard CD, Christenson JM, Davis DP, Lowe RA. A geospatial assessment of transport distance and survival to discharge in out of hospital cardiac arrest patients: Implications for resuscitation centers. Resuscitation 2010;81(5):518-523.
42. Lowe RA, Fu R, Gallia CA. Impact of policy changes on emergency department use by Medicaid enrollees in Oregon. Med Care. Jul 2010;48(7):619-627.
43. Choo EK, Spiro DM, Lowe RA, Newgard CD, Hall MK, McConnell KJ. Rural-urban disparities in child abuse management resources in the emergency department. Journal of Rural Health. Fall 2010;26(4):361-365.
44. Wouhaybi RH, Yarvis MD, Muse P, Wan C, Sharma S, Prasad S, Durham L, Sahni R, Norton R, Curry M, Jimison H, Harper R, Lowe R. A context-management framework for telemedicine: An emergency medicine case study. Proceedings of Wireless Health 10 Conference held October 5-7, 2010, San Diego, California.
45. Choo EK, Newgard CD, Lowe RA, Hall MK, McConnell KJ. Rural-urban disparities in emergency department intimate partner violence resources. West J Emerg Med. 2011;12(2):178-183.
46. Heavrin BS, Fu R, Han JH, Storrow AB, Lowe RA. An evaluation of statewide emergency department utilization following Tennessee Medicaid disenrollment. Academic Emergency Medicine 2011;18:1121-1128.
47. Ilgen JS, Bowen JL, Yarris LM, Fu R, Lowe RA, Eva KW. Adjusting our lens: Can developmental differences in diagnostic reasoning be harnessed to improve health professional and trainee assessment? Academic Emergency Medicine 2011; 18 (Suppl 2):S79-86.
48. Ginde AA, Lowe RA, Wiler JL. Health insurance status change and emergency department use among US adults. Arch Intern Med. 2012 Apr 23;172(8):642-7.
49. Choo EK, Nicolaidis C, Newgard CD, Lowe RA, Hall MK, McConnell KJ. Association between emergency department resources and diagnosis of intimate partner violence. European Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 April;19(2):83-88.
50. Cheung PT, Wiler JL, Lowe RA, Ginde AA. National study of barriers to timely primary care and emergency department utilization among Medicaid beneficiaries. Ann Emerg Med. 2012;60(1):4-10.
51. Silbergleit R, Durkalski V, Lowenstein D, Conwit R, Pancioli A, Palesch Y, Barsan W, for the NETT investigators. Intramuscular versus intravenous therapy for prehospital status epilepticus. N Engl J Med. 2012 Feb 16;366(7):591-600. [Dr. Lowe listed as a NETT investigator]
52. Wouhaybi RH, Yarvis MD, Sharma S, Muse P, Wan C, Prasad S, Durham L, Sahni R, Norton R, Curry M, Jimison H, Harper R, Lowe RA. Experiences with context management in emergency medicine. ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems 2013;12(4);100:1-100:22.
53. * Raven MC, Lowe RA, Maselli J, Hsia RY. Comparison of presenting complaint vs discharge diagnosis for identifying “nonemergency” emergency department visits. JAMA. 2013;309(11):1145-1153.
54. Farquhar SA, Ryder M, Henderlong D, Lowe RA, Amann T. Listening to consumer perspectives to inform addictions and housing-related practice and research. Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice. 2014;5(1):2-14.
55. Wright, DW, Yeatts, SD, Silbergleit, R, et al., for the NETT Investigators, Very early administration of progesterone for acute traumatic brain injury. N Engl J Med, 2014;371(26), 2457-2466. (listed as a NETT investigator)
56. * Sun, B. C., Chi, D. L., Schwarz, E., Milgrom, P., Yagapen, A., Malveau, S., . . . Lowe, R. A. (2015). Emergency department visits for nontraumatic dental problems: A mixed-methods study. Am J Public Health, 2015;105(5), 947-955. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302398.
57. Morgan DL, Eliot S, Lowe RA, Gorman P. Dyadic Interviews as a Tool for Qualitative Evaluation. American Journal of Evaluation 2015;37:109-17.
58. Kea B, Fu R, Lowe RA, Sun BC. Interpreting the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: United States Emergency Department Opioid Prescribing, 2006-2010. Acad Emerg Med 2016;23:159-65.
59. O’Malley JP, O’Keeffe-Rosetti M, Lowe RA, Angier H, Gold R, Marino M, Hatch B, Hoopes M, Bailey SR, Heintzman J, Gallia C. Health care utilization rates after Oregon’s 2008 Medicaid expansion: Within-group and between-group differences over time among new, returning, and continuously insured enrollees. Medical Care. 2016;54(11):984-991.
60. Newgard CD, Morris CD, Smith L, Cook, JNB, Yealy DM, Collins S, Holmes JF, Kuppermann N, Richardson LD, Kimmel S, Becker L, Scott JD, Lowe RA, Callaway CW, Gowen LK, Baren J, Storros AB, Vasilevsky N, White M, Zell A. The first NIH institutional training program in emergency care research: Productivity and outcomes. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2018;72(6):679-690.
61. Morris CD, Cook JNB, Lin A, Scott JD, Kuppermann N, Callaway CW, Yealy DM, Lowe RA, Richardson LD, Kimmel S, Holmes JF, Collins S, Becker LB, Storrow AB, Newgard HJ, Baren J, Newgard CD. Outcomes of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute K12 program in emergency care research: 7-year follow-up. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Oct;29(10):1197-1204. doi: 10.1111/acem.14563. Epub 2022 Aug 11. PMID: 35848052..
62. Lowe RA, Ramseyer J. Sensing error in Respironics continuous positive airway pressure machine risks compromising patient compliance. AIM Clinical Cases. 2022;1:e220145. doi:10.7326/aimcc.2022.0145
63. Chou R, Pinto RZ, Fu R, Lowe RA, Henschke N, McAuley JH, Dana T. Systemic corticosteroids for radicular and non-radicular low back pain. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022;10:CD012450. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD012450.pub2, 10.1002/14651858.CD012450.pub2
Research: Non-peer-reviewed
1. Redfern R, Langlotz CP, Lowe RA, Horii SC, Abbuhl SB, Kundel HL. Assessing the impact of a radiology information management system in the emergency department. Proc SPIE 1998;3339:414-420.
2. Lowe RA, Young GP. The media, the message, and managed care gatekeeping: using the Internet for health policy research. EM News 1998;20(4):2, 15.
3. Horii SC, Kundel HL, Redfern RO, Lowe RA, Nodine CF, Abbuhl SB. PACS workstations in the emergency department: impact on workflow in radiology and emergency medicine. Proc SPIE 2000;3980:196-206.
4. Lowe RA. Gatekeeping and African Americans: an unexpected and troubling finding. Emergency Medicine News 2001;23(9):4.
5. Lowe RA. Deciding who needs emergency care: triage guidelines and gatekeeping. LDI Issue Brief 1995;2(2):1-4.
6. Lowe RA. Does managed care gatekeeping affect African Americans’ access to emergency care? LDI Issue Brief 2001;6(7):1-4.
Chapters
1. Lowe RA, Hedges J. Pharyngitis. In: Callaham M (ed.); Current Therapy in Emergency Medicine. BC Decker, Philadelphia, 1987.
2. Lowe RA, Hedges JR. Peritonsillar infection. In: Callaham M (ed.): Decision-Making in Emergency Medicine. BC Decker, Ontario, 1990.
3. Lowe RA, Hedges JR. Sore throat. In: Callaham M (ed.): Decision-Making in Emergency Medicine. BC Decker, Ontario, 1990.
4. * Walter FG, Lowe RA. Disorders of potassium metabolism. In: Harwood-Nuss AL, Linden CH, Luten RC et al. (eds.): The Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine. JB Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1991.
5. Walter F, Lowe RA. Airway Management. In: Hamilton GC, Sanders AB, Strange GR, Trott AT (eds.): Emergency Medicine: an approach to clinical problem solving. WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1991.
6. Lowe RA, Hedges J. Pharyngitis and tonsillitis. In Callaham M (ed.): Current Practice of Emergency Medicine, 2nd Edition. BC Decker, Philadelphia, 1991.
7. Walter FG, Lowe RA. Hypokalemia. In: Harwood-Nuss AL, Luten RC (eds.): Handbook of Emergency Medicine. JB Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1995.
8. Walter FG, Lowe RA. Disorders of potassium metabolism. In: Harwood-Nuss AL, Linden CH, Luten RC et al. (eds.): The Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine, Second Edition. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1996.
9. Lurie P, Hintzen P, Lowe RA. Socioeconomic obstacles to HIV prevention and treatment in developing countries: the roles of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. In: Kalipeni E, Craddock S, Oppong JR, Ghosh J (eds.): HIV and AIDS in Africa: Beyond Epidemiology. Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Malden, MA, 2004.
10. Owen EC, Fu R, Lowe RA. Impact of regression toward the mean on studying interventions to reduce emergency department use. In: Ito M, Nakajima Y (eds.): Managed Care Programs. Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge NY, 2008.
11. Carlson MJ, Wright BJ, Lowe RA. The impact of Oregon Health Plan cuts on substance abuse treatment. In: McFarland BH, McCarty D, Kovas AE, eds. Medicaid and treatment for people with substance abuse problems. Hauppauge, N.Y.: Nova Science Publishers; 2010.
Electronic Publications
1. Kleindorfer P, Feldman H, Lowe R. Accident epidemiology and the U.S. chemical industry: preliminary results from RMP*Info (http://www.eqa.gov/swercepp/ap-arcs.htm). The United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2000.
2. Kleindorfer P, Feldman H, Lowe R. Accident epidemiology and the U.S. chemical industry: preliminary results from RMP*Info (http://grace.wharton.upenn.edu/risk/epi_downloads.html). The Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, 2000.
3. Lowe RA, McConnell KJ, Lapidus J, Weathers C, Adams A, Bauman B. Changes in access to primary care for Oregon Health Plan Beneficiaries and the uninsured: a preliminary report based on Oregon Health & Science University emergency department data. (http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/OHPPR/RSCH/docs/ChangesAccess.pdf) Office for Oregon Health Policy & Research, 2003.
4. Lowe RA, McConnell KJ, Fu R, Weathers CC, Boyer-Quick J, Adams AL, Bauman B. Changes in access to primary care for Oregon Health Plan beneficiaries and the uninsured: the emergency department perspective. (http://egov.oregon.gov/DAS/OHPPR/OHREC/Docs/EDStudy11_05.pdf) Portland, OR: Office for Oregon Health Policy & Research; 2005.
5. Lowe RA. Emergency department use in the state of Oregon. (https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2013I1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/30329) Presentation to joint session of the Senate Committee on Health Care and Human Services and the House Committee on Health Care. September 16, 2013.
6. Chou R, Pinto RZ, Fu R, Lowe RA, Henschke N, Dana T. Systemic corticosteroids for radicular and non‐radicular low back pain. The Cochrane Library. 2016.
Reviews
1. Lowe RA, Hedges J. Early treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1984;13:440-448.
2. Carducci B, Lowe RA, Dalsey W. Penetrating neck trauma: consensus and controversies. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1986;15:208-215.
3. Hedges JR, Lowe RA. Approach to acute pharyngitis. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America 1987;5:335-351.
4. Lowe RA. Academic emergency medicine: impact of government indigent health care policies. Stemletter 1988;9:4-8.
5. * Strong TH, Lowe RA. Perimortem cesarean section. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 1989;7:489-494.
6. Lowe RA, Young GP, Reinke B, White JD, Auerbach PS. Indigent health care in emergency medicine: an academic perspective. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1991;20:790-794.
7. Cline D, Henneman P, Van Ligten P, Spivey W, Olson J, Levitt A, Dire D, Zink B, Lowe R, Seaberg D, Manning J, Martin G, Mickel H, Biros M, Yealy D. A model research curriculum for emergency medicine. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1992;21:184-92.
8. Lowe RA, Young G, Pane GA, Lynn SG, Mathews J. Proposals for health care reform: how do we evaluate them? Annals of Emergency Medicine 1993;22:829-840.
9. Bernstein E, Goldfrank LR, Kellerman AL, Hargarten SW, Jui J, Fish SS, Herbert BH, Flores C, Caravati ME, Krishel S, Stevens CD, Kirsch TD, Lowe RA, Lowenstein SR, Baraff LJ, Mueller-Orsay EJ, Ling LJ, Sklar DP. A public health approach to emergency medicine: preparing for the twenty-first century. Academic Emergency Medicine 1994;1:277-286.
10. Lurie P, Hintzen P, Lowe RA. Socioeconomic obstacles to HIV prevention and treatment in developing countries: the roles of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. AIDS 1995;9:539-546.
11. Rhodes KV, Gordon JA, Lowe RA. Preventive care in the emergency department, Part I: clinical preventive services – are they relevant to emergency medicine? Academic Emergency Medicine 2000;7:1036-1041.
12. Bizovi KE, Wears R, Lowe RA. Researching quality in emergency medicine. Academic Emergency Medicine 2002;9:1116-1123.
13. Cone DC, Richardson LD, Todd KH, Betancourt JR, Lowe RA. Health care disparities in emergency medicine, Academic Emergency Medicine 2003;10(11):1176-1183.
14. Richards CF, Lowe RA. Researching racial and ethnic disparities in emergency medicine. Academic Emergency Medicine 2003;10(11):1169-1175.
15. Lowe RA, Carlson M, Wright B, Zerzan J. The hidden costs of the uninsured. Oregon's Future 2004;5(2):19-22.
16. Handel DA, McConnell KJ, Allen H, Lowe RA, Madsen TE. Outpatient follow-up in today's health care environment. Ann Emerg Med. Mar 2007;49(3):288-292.
17. Hollander JE, Gaulton GN, Courtney M, Lewis R, Lowe RA, Becker MO, Neumar R. Facilitating emergency care research networks: Integration into the CTSA infrastructure. Academic Emergency Medicine 2009;16(10):1005-9.
18. Kaji AH, Lewis RJ, Beavers-May T, Berg R, Bulger E, Cairns C, Callaway C, Camargo CA, Jr., Carcillo J, DeBiasi R, Diaz T, Ducharme F, Glickman S, Heilpern K, Hickey R, Hoek TV, Hollander J, Janson S, Jurkovich G, Kellermann A, Kingsmore S, Kline J, Kuppermann N, Lowe R, McLario D, Nathanson L, Nichol G, Peitzman A, Richardson L, Sanders A, Shah M, Shapiro N, Silverman R, Than M, Wilber S, Yealy DM. Summary of NIH Medical-Surgical Emergency Research Roundtable held on April 30 to May 1, 2009. Ann Emerg Med. Nov 2010;56(5):522-537.
19. Pines, J. M., Asplin, B. R., Kaji, A. H., Lowe, R. A., Magid, D. J., Raven, M., Weber, E. J. and Yealy, D. M. (2011), Frequent users of emergency department services: Gaps in knowledge and a proposed research agenda. Academic Emergency Medicine, 2011;18(6):e64-69.
Abstracts
1. Lowe RA, Wood AB, Mackenzie JR. Development of clinical criteria for the rational ordering of serum electrolytes. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1986;15:637.
2. Arst H, Lowe RA, Ellis BK. Prospective validation of clinical criteria for the ordering of serum electrolytes. Ann Emerg Med 1988;17:397.
3. Lowe RA, Washington D, Ulrich SK, Norman G, Keane D, Grumbach K, Bindman AB. Refusing care to emergency department patients: a test of the criteria. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1992;21:239-240.
4. Lowe RA, Bindman AB, Ulrich SK, Scaletta TA, Norman G, Grumbach K, Luce JM. What is an appropriate emergency department visit? An explanation for the failure to agree. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1993;22:951.
5. Abbuhl SB, Lowe RA, Stahmer SA, Chhaya S, Pierce C. What happens to managed care patients who are denied care in the ED? Academic Emergency Medicine 1995;2:370-371.
6. Lowe RA, Chhaya S, Nasci K, Gavin LJ, Shaw K, Zeccardi JA, Dalsey WC, Berlin J. To whom do managed care providers deny ED care? Academic Emergency Medicine 1995;2:371.
7. Lowe RA, Goldfarb N, Berlin J, Feldman H. Does access to primary care offices decrease ED use? Academic Emergency Medicine 1996;3(5):497.
8. Baumel MJ, Lowe RA, Maislin G, Pack AI. An economic model for screening for obstructive sleep apnea in general and occupational populations. Chest 1996;110:42S.
9. Irvin CB, Monfette K, Lowe RA. Retrospective evaluation of potential Medicare admission denials using Interqual and Millman and Roberts admission criteria. Academic Emergency Medicine 2000;7(5)543.
10. Irvin CB, Nigl J, Lowe RA. Accuracy of interqual criteria in determining the hospitalization need in Medicare patients with gastrointestinal bleeding. Academic Emergency Medicine 2000;7(5):552-553.
11. Lowe RA, Baumritter A, Brensinger C, Propert P, Abbuhl S, Horii, Kundel H. Radiologists’ and emergency physicians’ reports of how ED radiographs are ordered and interpreted fail to agree. Academic Emergency Medicine 2001;8(5):569-570.
12. Localio AR, Baumgarten M, Margolis D, Kagan S, Lowe RA, Kinosian B, Holmes J, Abbuhl S. Accuracy and reliability of pressure ulcer identification. Wound Repair and Regeneration 2002;10:A35.
13. Thomas H, Lowe R, Schwartz E. Eight- versus twelve-hour shifts: ten years later. Annals of Emergency Medicine 40;4(part 2):S91.
14. Baumgarten M, Margolis D, Lowe R, Localio R, Kagan S, Kavesh W, Kinosian B, Abbuhl S, Holmes J. Extrinsic risk factors for pressure ulcers in elderly hospital patients. Gerontologist 2002;42:153.
15. Lowe RA, Localio JR, Schwarz D, Williams S, Tuton L, Maroney S, Nicklin D, Feldman HI. Characteristics of primary care practices affect patients' emergency department use. Academic Emergency Medicine 2003;10(5):512.
16. Lowe RA, McConnell KJ, Lapidus J, Weathers C, Adams A, Bauman B, Moorhead J. Impact of Oregon Health Plan cutbacks on ED use. Academic Emergency Medicine 2004;11(5):460-461.
17. McConnell KJ, Bernell SL, Daya M, Richards CF, Lowe RA. The role of ambulance diversion of time spent in the emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2004;11(5):460.
18. Ertz-Berger B, Edlund T, Brooks H, Lowe RA. Oregon Health Plan cutbacks and access to care: a survey of emergency department patients. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2004;44(4);S7.
19. McConnell KJ, Richards CF, Daya MR, Lowe RA. Effect of increased ICU capacity on length of stay in the emergency department. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2004;44(4);S8.
20. Lowe RA, Fu R, Adams A, McConnell KJ, Weathers C, McGinnis P, Gallia CA, Mohr-Peterson J. Regional variation in ED utilization by Oregon Health Plan enrollees. Academic Emergency Medicine 2005;12(suppl 5):10-11.
21. Lowe RA, Wisdom J. Limitations of emergency department claims data in detecting behavioral health diagnoses. Academic Emergency Medicine 2005;12(suppl 5):100.
22. McConnell KJ, Richards CF, Daya M, Weathers CC, Lowe RA. The economic impact of ambulance diversions. Academic Emergency Medicine 2005;12(suppl 5): 8-9.
23. Lowe RA, Fu R, Adams AL, McConnell KJ, Weathers CC, Gallia C, Mohr-Peterson J. Impact of cutbacks in the Oregon Health Plan on emergency department use: a statewide study. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2005;46(3):S120.
24. * Ogden L, Lowe RA, Sanchez CD, Weathers C, Boyer-Quick J, Bauman B, Moorhead J. Impact of Oregon Health Plan cutbacks on ED patients varies by ethnicity. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2005;46(3):S33-S34.
25. * Karwowski MP, Holland RE, Jones MM, Lowe RA. How Oregon Health Plan cutbacks have affected rural Oregon: the experience of a rural emergency department. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2005;46(3):S119-S120.
26. Lowe RA, McConnell KJ, Vogt ME, Smith JA. Multi-hospital study of the impact of Medicaid cutbacks on emergency department use. Academic Emergency Medicine 2006;13(5):S60-S61.
27. Lowe RA, Vogt ME, Smith JA. Indicators of unmet need: emergency department visits for psychiatric and dental conditions. Academic Emergency Medicine Academic Emergency Medicine 2006;13(5):S95.
28. * Kuehl DR, Lowe RA, Gallia CA. Heavy emergency department users in a state Medicaid population have multiple chronic illnesses and unstable primary care. Acad Emerg Med, 2006;13(5):S105.
29. Lowe RA, Fu R. Can “non-emergency” emergency department visits shed light on access to care? Acad Emerg Med, 2007;14(5):S1.
30. Lowe RA, Fu R, Ertz-Berger B. Impact of regression to the mean on studying interventions to reduce ED use. Acad Emerg Med, 2007;14(5):S56-S57.
31. Ludwick A, Lowe R, Fu R, Warden C. Distance to ED and to PCP office affects ED use in children. Acad Emerg Med, 2007;14(5):S157.
32. Fu R, Lowe R, Ong E, McGinnis PB, Gallia C. Community characteristics affecting ED use by Medicaid enrollees. Acad Emerg Med, 2007;14(5):S156.
33. Torres V, Brunett P, Hedges J, Fu R, Lowe R, Schmidt T. Leaving without being seen: boarding, bored, or both? Acad Emerg Med, 2007;14(5):S54-S55.
34. Shaw M, Lowe RA. Drug-related emergency department visits reflect high-acuity patients with frequent ED use. Acad Emerg Med. 2008;15(5, Suppl.1):S35.
35. Choo E, Nicholaidis C, Lowe RA. Emergency department visits prior to the diagnosis of intimate partner violence. Ann Emerg Med 2008:52(4):S62-S63.
36. Choo E, Spiro D, Lowe RA. Emergency department visits before the diagnosis of child abuse. Ann Emerg Med 2008:52(4):S77.
37. Heavrin BS, Han JH, Storrow AB, Zhou C, Lowe RA. Medicaid disenrollment increases emergency department utilization among the uninsured. Ann Emerg Med 2008:52(4):S42-S43.
38. Choo EK, Nicolaidis C, Hall MK, Newgard CD, Lowe RA, McConnell KJ. The impact of hospital policies and services on the diagnosis of intimate partner violence in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2009 April;16(4, Suppl. 1):S270.
39. Cudnik MT, Schmicker R, Thomas L, Newgard CD, Christensen J, Vaillancourt C, et al. A geospacial assessment of transport distance and survival to discharge in out of hospital cardiac arrest patients: Implications for resuscitation centers. Acad Emerg Med. 2009 April;16(4, Suppl. 1):S212.
40. Choo EK, Hall MK, Spiro DM, Newgard CD, Lowe RA, McConnell KJ. The impact of hospital policies and services on the diagnosis of child abuse in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2009 April;16(4, Suppl. 1):S97.
41. Richardson LD, Wilets I, Smirnoff M, Rhodes R, Clesca C, Gerardo P, Lamond K, Lowe R, Baren J. Expert consensus meeting recommendations on community consultation for emergency research conducted with an exception from informed consent. Acad Emerg Med 2012 April;19(4, Suppl. 1):S75.
42. Lowe RA. Projecting the impact of a proposed state policy to deny payment for emergency department visits. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2013;62(4S):S58.
43. Sun B, Schwarz E, Chi D, Yagapen A, Malveau S, Chen Z, Chan B, Danner S, Owen S, Morton V, Lowe R. Emergency department visits for non-traumatic dental problems in Oregon State. Acad Emerg Med 2014 May;21(Suppl s1): S18.
44. Kea B, Fu R, Lowe RA, Deyo RA, Sun BC. Opioid prescribing in United States emergency departments, 2006-2010. Acad Emerg Med 2014 May;21(Suppl s1): S309-S310.
Editorials
1. Lowe RA, Knopp RK. Respect and commitment in emergency medicine [editorial]. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 1987;5:174-176.
2. Lowe RA, Berlin M. Pap smears in a public hospital emergency department: a failure of the system [editorial]. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1992;21:982-984.
3. Cheng TL, Lowe RA. Taking aim at firearm injuries [editorial]. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 1993;11:183-186.
4. Abbuhl SB, Lowe RA. The inappropriateness of “appropriateness” [editorial] Academic Emergency Medicine 1996;3(3):189-191.
5. Lowe RA, Abbuhl SB. Appropriate standards for “appropriateness” research [editorial]. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2001;37:629-632.
6. Richardson LD, Asplin BR, Lowe RA. Emergency department crowding as a health policy issue: past development, future directions [editorial]. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2002;40(4):388-393.
7. Lowe RA, Schull M. On easy solutions. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2011;58(3):235-238.
8. Newgard CD, Lowe RA. Costs savings in trauma systems: The devil’s in the details. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2016;67(1):68-70.
9. Lowe RA. Updating the emergency department algorithm: One patch is not enough. Health Services Research 2017 (July); 52(4): 1257-1263. DOI 10.1111/1475-6773.12735 .
Other
1. Lowe RA, Wood AB. Assessment of physician performance [letter]. New England Journal of Medicine 1980;303:1182-1183.
2. Lowe RA. Are you sure I said that? Postgraduate Medicine 1980;68(6):53.
3. Lowe RA. Adult epiglottitis and emergency medicine [letter]. Laryngoscope 1985;95:1422.
4. Lowe RA. Decision analysis in emergency medicine. Part I. Stemletter 1986; 7(March): 6-10.
5. Lowe, RA. Decision analysis in emergency medicine. Part II. Stemletter 1986; 7(May): 3-7.
6. Lowe RA. Tricyclic overdose: consciousness as a predictor of complications [letter]. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1988;17:381.
7. Yealy D, Levitt A, Heggers J, Spivey W, Abramson N, Angelos M, Biros M, Cline D, Derlet R, Dire D, Fligner D, Goldfrank L, Henneman P, Krause G, Lowe R, Martin G, Mickel H, Neumar R, Olson J, Runge J, Van Ligten P, Zalenski R, Zink B. The use of animals for research in emergency medicine [position paper]. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1992;21:1138-1139.
8. Lurie P, Lowe RA, Avins AL, Phillips KA, Kahn JG, Franks PE, Ciccarone DH. Undiagnosed HIV infection in acute care hospitals [letter]. New England Journal of Medicine 1992;327:1815-1816.
9. Cheng TL, Lowe RA. Reply to: Gun control: a simple answer to the wrong question [letter]. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 1993;11:680-681.
10. Lowe RA. Gun control [letter]. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 1994;12(4)505.
11. Lowe RA; Bindman AB. The ED and triage of nonurgent patients [letter]. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1994;24(5):990-992.
12. Lurie P, Hintzen P, Lowe RA. Response to the World Bank [letter]. AIDS 1995;9: 983-984.
13. Lowe RA. Buster [poem]. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 1995;13:605.
14. Lowe RA, Abbuhl SB. Referral out from the ED – appropriate? [letter]. Academic Emergency Medicine 1996;3(11):1072-1073.
15. Williams ER, Lowe RA, Shofer FS. The relative risks [letter]. Academic Emergency Medicine 1997;4(8):838.
16. Lowe RA. A plea for living wills [poem]. Academic Emergency Medicine 1997;4:1024.
17. Young GP, Lowe RA. Reply to: adverse outcomes of managed care gatekeeping [letter]. Academic Emergency Medicine 1998;8(5):841.
18. Rhodes K, Gordon J, Becker B, Lowe RA. Putting prevention into emergency medical practice [newsletter article]. SAEM Newsletter 1998;10(8):10-11.
19. Montagna LA, Baumann BM, Lowe, RA. Cardiac troponin T as predictor of complications [letter]. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1999;33:473-474.
20. Lowe RA. Reply to: Insurance type and the transportation to emergency departments of patients with acute cardiac ischemia: the ACI-TIPI trial insurance study [letter]. The American Journal of Managed Care 1999;5:364.
21. Lowe RA. Two haiku for rounds [poem]. Academic Emergency Medicine 2001;8:208.
22. Lowe, RA. Some advice [poem]. Academic Emergency Medicine 2002;9(4):347.
23. Lowe RA, McConnell KJ, Abbuhl SB. Deferred care for low acuity ED users [letter]. Annals of Internal Medicine 2003;139(6):526.
24. Spiro DM, Lowe RA. Thinking big [letter]. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2006 Oct;48(4):480.
25. Lowe RA. Comment on “Ballard DW, Price M, Fung V, et al. Validation of an algorithm for categorizing the severity of hospital emergency department visits. Med Care. Jan 2010;48(1):58-63.” Medical Care 2010;8(5):395.
26. Lowe RA, Erbs DR. Tetsaveh [creative non-fiction]. Drash: Northwest Mosaic. May 2013(7):66-71.
27. Lowe RA, Crow P. Stories of the daughters of Hannah [creative non-fiction]. Lilith Magazine. Spring 2015:22-24. (also http://lilith.org/articles/in-owning-an-abusive-biblical-text/)
28. Lowe RA. Revise and reconsider [creative non-fiction]. Academic Emergency Medicine 2015;22(6):772-773.
29. Lowe RA. Prayers for the Charleston victims. RitualWell 2015 (August). http://www.ritualwell.org/ritual/prayers-charleston-victims
30. Freedman KB, Kaplan FS, Bilker WB, Strom BL, Lowe RA. Diagnostic bone-density testing [letter]. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American 2001;83(3):462.
Inventions
1. Monitoring system for emergency medical services. Developed in partnership with Intel Corporation. Provisional patent filed 2010.
Invited Lectures
International and National
1. Medical decision-making: appropriate use of the laboratory. University of Michigan, Postgraduate Course in Emergency Medicine. Spring 1982.
2. Decision analysis in emergency medicine. Society of Teachers of Emergency Medicine National Meeting, Louisville, KY. May 1984.
3. Parkmedic program: optimal scope of practice. National Park Service Emergency Medical Service Coordinators’ Conference, Phoenix, AZ. November 1984.
4. Indigent health care. Society of Teachers of Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH. May 1988.
5. Public health in Emergency Medicine. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. May 1990.
6. Decision analysis in Emergency Medicine. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. May 1990.
7. Emergency department physician extenders: alternative staffing models. American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly, San Francisco, CA. Septemer 1990.
8. The art and science of grant writing. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada. May 1992.
9. Health services research in Emergency Medicine. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. May 1993.
10. Point-counterpoint: subacute patients can be triaged away from the emergency department. Pennsylvania Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly, Philadelphia, PA. April 1995.
11. Cost effectiveness research in emergency medicine. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. May 1995.
12. Determining who needs the emergency department. 1995 Public Health Conference on Records and Statistics, Washington, DC. July 1995.
13. How (not) to do good research. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. May 1996.
14. Managed care and Emergency Medicine: money, medicine, and morals. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Baltimore, MD. May 1996.
15. Epidemiological studies of chemical accident using EPA’s 5-year accident history database. 1998 Annual Symposium, Beyond Regulatory Compliance: Making Safety Second Nature, Chicago, IL. March 1998.
16. RMP*Info database analysis. HAZMAT 2000 Spills Prevention Conference, St. Louis, MO. April 2000.
17. Access to Emergency Medicine care. Eighth International Conference in Emergency Medicine, Boston, MA. May 2000.
18. Emergency Medicine and the uninsured: dilemmas of the past and challenges for the future. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. May 2000.
19. Health services research: definition, education, employment, publication, and funding. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. May 2000.
20. Meet the experts lunch panel. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. May 2001.
21. Researching of quality in emergency medicine. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO. May 2002.
22. Challenges in data quality. Wharton Risk Management and Decision Process Center conference: “The RMP Rule: Past and Future.” University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, March 4, 2003.
23. Health care disparities in emergency medicine. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. May 2003.
24. Researching emergency medicine health care disparities. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. May 2003.
25. Overcoming obstacles and moving forward with health outcomes research. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. May 2006.
26. Reducing avoidable visits to the emergency department. Institute for Healthcare Improvement, WIHI webcast, September 10, 2009.
27. Lowe RA. Using emergency department data for needs assessment. Communities Joined in Action Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, October 2009.
28. Methodological issues in measuring emergency department use. Institute for Healthcare Improvement Prototyping Community on Avoidable Emergency Department Visits, Chicago, October 2010.
29. Avoidable emergency department visits. Keynote speaker at Ohio State Medicaid Leadership conference, April 28, 2010.
30. “Avoidable” ED visits: Institute for Healthcare Improvement Initiative. Panel entitled, “Beyond the ambulance bay: An introduction to social emergency medicine.” Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. June 2010.
31. Methodological issues in measuring emergency department use. Institute for Healthcare Improvement Web&ACTION on Avoidable Emergency Department Visits, Webinar, June 2010.
32. Haley LL, Lowe RA, Pines J, Pang PS, Hochberg ML. The nadir of clinical operations innovation: Implications for future growth [panel]. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. May 2012.
33. Carr BG, Hollander JE, Line JA, Lowe RA, Scott J, Hsia RY. Research fellowships: Picking the right one [panel]. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. May 2012.
34. Lowe RA, Smulowitz P, Seaberg D. Health care reform panel. MACEP (Massachusetts chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians) Annual Meeting, Waltham, MA, May 15, 1012.
35. Florio D, Schiff J, Lowe R, King V. Panel: State approaches to reducing ED utilization. Medicaid Evidence-Based Decisions Project Governance Conference, Portland, OR, June 7, 2012.
36. Scott JD, Becker L, Callaway CW, Holmes J, Lowe RA, Richardson LD, Storrow AB, Kellerman A. NHLBI K12 research career development programs in Emergency Medicine research [panel]. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Atlanta. May 2013.
37. Cobb EM, Richardson LD, Lowe RA. Methods for studying social determinants of health from an Emergency Medicine perspective. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Dallas, May 2014.
38. Lowe RA, Vogel JA. Reducing emergency department use: Critical appraisal. Medicaid Evidence-Based Decision Project National Meeting, Portland, October 2015.
Regional and Local
1. Parkmedic program: role of the medical director. National Park Service Emergency Medical Service Coordinators’ Conference, Fresno, CA. June 1987.
2. Major event analysis in the United States chemical industry: proposed studies using the EPA RMP*Info [Environmental Protection Agency Risk Management Plan] database, Wharton Roundtable, Philadelphia, PA. April 1997.
3. Demographics of West Philadelphia. West Philadelphia Women’s Health Forum, Philadelphia, PA. Septemer 1998.
4. How not to do good research. Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center of New Jersey, Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, October 1998.
5. Research directions for the accident epidemiology project. The Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center Roundtable on Submitting to RMP*Submit, Philadelphia, PA. April 1999.
6. Research study design: bring your project to the experts. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, San Diego, CA. April 2002.
7. Health care for poor and under-served patients. Oregon Health & Science University Minority Student Recruitment Seminar, Portland, Oregon, July 2002.
8. Changes in access to primary care for Oregon Health Plan (OHP) beneficiaries and the uninsured. Oregon Health Research and Evaluation Collaborative, Portland, Oregon, Septemer 2003.
9. How to do good research (not). Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Oakland, CA. April 2004.
10. Understanding emergency department utilization: how can the Billings classification system help us? Oregon Health Research and Evaluation Collaborative, Salem, Oregon, April 2004.
11. Research to policymakers: putting together a statewide health research and evaluation collaborative to encourage evidence based decision-making in Oregon. Northwest Health Foundation conference: Improving the Health of Our Communities through Collaborative Research, Portland, Oregon. June 2004.
12. Sociology of medical errors. Presentation to Medical Sociology Class at Portland State University (Matthew Carlson, PhD, class instructor). Portland, Oregon. November 2004.
13. Emergency medicine health policy: access, cost, and quality of care. Oregon Health Policy Institute Legislative Forum, Salem, Oregon, January 2005.
14. Changes in access to primary care for Oregon Health Plan beneficiaries and the uninsured: the emergency department perspective. Oregon Health Research and Evaluation Collaborative, Portland, Oregon, February 2005.
15. Fundamentals of foundation funding. OHSU Research Funding and Development Services Brown Bag Panel. Portland, Oregon, February 2005.
16. What does emergency department use tell us about the safety net? Tri-County Safety Net Enterprise Board of Directors Meeting, Portland, Oregon, October 2005.
17. Research using existing sources of data. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Los Angeles, March 2006.
18. Emergency department use and access to care. Testimony to the Oregon Senate Commission on Health Care Access and Affordability, Salem, Oregon, March 2006.
19. Emergency department use in the tri-county region. Tri-County Safety Net Enterprise Emergency Department Task Force, Portland, Oregon, April 2006.
20. Emergency department use and the Oregon Health Plan. Medical Directors’ Meeting, Oregon Office of Medical Assistance Programs, Salem, Oregon, May 2006.
21. What does emergency department use tell us about access to care in Oregon? Oregon Health Research and Evaluation Collaborative Research Meeting, Salem, Oregon, May 2006.
22. Dental and mental conditions in rural Oregon emergency departments. 23rd Annual Oregon Rural Health Conference, Newport, Oregon, November 2006.
23. Emergency department use and access to care. City Club of Portland Health Policy Group, Portland, Oregon, December 2006.
24. Emergency department use and access to care. Tri-County Health Care Safety Net Enterprise Leadership Group, Portland, Oregon, February 2007.
25. What does emergency department data tell us about the safety net? Oregon Health Research and Evaluation Collaborative Research Meeting, Portland, Oregon, March 2007.
26. Panel discussion: overcoming barriers to clinical research (moderator and speaker). Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Portland, Oregon, March 2007.
27. What does emergency department data tell us about the safety net? 17th Annual Kinsman Conference/Access & Stewardship: What’s Fair in Health Care?, Eugene, Oregon, April 2007.
28. Emergency department utilization in Lane County, 2005 – 2007. Lane County 100% Access Coalition, Eugene, Oregon, November 2008.
29. What emergency department data tell us about the health care system. Community Health Collaboratives for Change: Action, Access and Outcomes Summit. Portland, Oregon, November 2008.
30. Can improving access improve the bottom line? 19th Annual Kinsman Conference/Organizational Ethics: Mission Under Fire, Vancouver, WA, April 2009.
31. What emergency department data tell us about the health care system. Kaiser Center for Health Research. Portland, Oregon, February 2010.
32. Career development strategies in EM research: Next steps for students, residents, fellows and faculty (with James F. Holmes, MD, MPH). Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2012.
33. Lowe RA, Cobb G. Community-based participatory research with Central City Concern. OHSU MD/MPH Annual Retreat, April 26, 2012.
34. Lee C, Lowe RA, Dominguez OM, Tom M, Wallet C. Power of difference dialogue: Religious, spiritual and cultural awareness. OHSU Center for Diversity and Inclusion, Portland, Oregon, December 9, 2015.
Conference Presentations
International and National
1. Grassetti D, Lowe RA, Enhancement of metastases by rifampicin in mice. American Chemical Society. April 1973.
2. Lowe RA, Wood AB, Mackenzie JR. Development of clinical criteria for the rational ordering of serum electrolytes. University Association for Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Portland, OR. May 1986.
3. * Arst H, Lowe RA, Ellis BK. Prospective validation of clinical criteria the for ordering of serum electrolytes. University Association for Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH. May 1988.
4. Lowe RA, Bindman AB, Ulrich SK, Scaletta TA, Norman G, Grumbach K, Luce JM. What is an appropriate emergency department visit? An explanation for the failure to agree [poster]. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. May 1993.
5. Lurie P, Avins AL, Phillips KA, Kahn JG, Lowe RA, Franks P, Ciccarone D. Routine HIV testing of inpatients: costs, benefits, and problems. IX International Conference on AIDS, Berlin, Germany. June 1993.
6. Phillips KA, Lowe RA, Kahn JG, Lurie P, Avins A, Ciccarone D, Franks P. The cost-effectiveness of HIV testing for physicians [poster]. IX International Conference on AIDS, Berlin, Germany. June 1993.
7. Lowe RA, Chhaya S, Nasci K, Gavin LJ, Shaw K, Zeccardi JA, Dalsey WC, Berlin J. To whom do managed care providers deny ED care? Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. May 1995.
8. * Abbuhl SB, Lowe RA, Stahmer SA, Chhaya S, Pierce C. What happens to managed care patients who are denied care in the ED? Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. May 1995.
9. Lowe RA, Young GP. Adverse outcomes of managed care gatekeeping [poster]. American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly, Washington, DC. September 1995.
10. Lowe RA, Goldfarb N, Berlin J, Feldman H. Does access to primary care offices decrease ED use? [poster]. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. May 1996.
11. * Freedman KB, Lowe RA. The adequacy of diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in post- menopausal women. Eastern Orthopaedic Association 29th Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico. October 1998.
12. * Freedman KB, Lowe RA. Treatment of osteoporosis: are physicians missing an opportunity? American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 66th Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA. February 1999.
13. * Bream K, Gimotty P, Lowe, RA. Predictors for access to care in a not-for profit Philadelphia hospital market [poster]. National Research Service Awards Trainees’ Research Conference, Chicago, IL. June 1999.
14. * Freedman KB, Lowe RA. Treatment of osteoporosis: are physicians missing an opportunity? [poster] American Orthopaedic Association 112th Annual Meeting, Sun Valley, ID. June 1999.
15. * Irvin CB, Monfette K, Lowe RA. Retrospective evaluation of potential Medicare admission denials using Interqual and Millman and Roberts admission criteria. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. May 2000.
16. * Irvin CB, Nigl J, Lowe RA. Accuracy of Interqual criteria in determining need for hospitalization in Medicare patients with GI bleeding. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. May 2000.
17. Lowe RA, Baumritter A, Brensinger C, Propert P, Abbuhl S, Horii, Kundel H. Radiologists’ and emergency physicians’ reports of how ED radiographs are ordered and interpreted fail to agree [poster]. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. May 9, 2001.
18. Localio AR, Baumgarten M, Margolis D, Kagan S, Lowe RA, Kinosian B, Holmes J, Abbuhl S. Accuracy and reliability of pressure ulcer identification [poster]. Wound Healing Society 12th Annual Symposium and Joint Conference with the European Tissue Repair Society, Baltimore MD. May 2002.
19. Lowe RA, Joffe M, Peskin E, Brown D, Knauss JS, Hillman A. Impact of an after-hours telephone advice center on clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction [poster]. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, San Diego, CA. April 2002.
20. Lowe RA, Abbuhl SB, Baumritter A, Brensinger C, Propert K, Horii S, Kundel H. Radiology services in emergency medicine residency programs: a national survey [poster]. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, San Diego, CA. April 2002.
21. Lowe RA, Localio JR, Schwarz D, Williams S, Tuton L, Maroney S, Nicklin D, Feldman HI. Characteristics of primary care practices affect patients’ emergency department use. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Scottsdale, AZ. April 5, 2003.
22. Lowe RA, Maroney S, Williams S, Schwarz D, Tuton L, Localio JR, Nicklin D, Feldman HI. Has managed care improved accessibility of urgent care for Medicaid patients? [poster] Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Scottsdale, AZ. April 6, 2003.
23. * Moreno R, Lowe RA, Brooks H, Lapidus J. Antiemetic therapy in US emergency departments: findings from the year 2002 NHAMCS database [poster]. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Scottsdale, AZ. April 6, 2003.
24. Lowe RA, Localio JR, Schwarz D, Williams S, Tuton L, Maroney S, Nicklin D, Feldman HI. Characteristics of primary care practices affect patients’ emergency department use. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. May 31, 2003.
25. * Glass N, DeIorio N, Lowe R. Health outcomes of severe intimate partner violence. Violence against women: evidence of difference? Rethinking current paradigms and exploring innovative approaches to ending violence. Adelaide, South Australia, June 20-22, 2003.
26. DeIorio, NM, Glass, N, Lowe, R, Hanson, G, Perrin, N. Long-term health outcomes of severe intimate partner violence [poster]. American College of Emergency Physician Scientific Assembly, October 4-6, 2003 Boston, Mass.
27. Lowe RA, McConnell KJ, Lapidus J, Weathers C, Adams A, Bauman B, Moorhead J. Impact of Oregon Health Plan cutbacks on ED use [poster]. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. May 16, 2004.
28. McConnell KJ, Bernell SL, Daya M, Richards CF, Lowe RA. The role of ambulance diversion of time spent in the emergency department [poster]. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. May 16, 2004.
29. Baumgarten M, Margolis DJ, Localio AR, Kagan SH, Lowe RA, Kinosian B, Holmes JH, Abbuhl SB, Kavesh W, Ruffin A. Risk factors for pressure ulcers in elderly hospital patients [poster]. Wound Healing Society Annual Symposium, Atlanta, GA. May 24, 2004.
30. Lowe RA, McConnell KJ, Lapidus J, Weathers C, Adams A, Bauman B, Moorhead J. Impact of Oregon Health Plan cutbacks on emergency department use [poster]. AcademyHealth Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. June 6, 2004.
31. Lowe RA, Nicklin D, Maroney S, Localio AR, Schwarz D, Williams S, Tuton L, Feldman HI. Primary care practices may lack the capacity to adequately treat asthma [poster]. AcademyHealth Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. June 6, 2004.
32. Lowe RA, Maroney S, Williams S, Schwarz D, Tuton L, Localio JR, Nicklin D, Feldman HI. Has managed care improved accessibility of urgent care for Medicaid patients? [poster]. AcademyHealth Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. June 6, 2004.
33. * Ertz-Berger B, Edlund T, Brooks H, Lowe RA. Oregon Health Plan cutbacks and access to care: a survey of emergency department patients [poster]. American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum, San Francisco, CA. October 2004.
34. McConnell KJ, Richards CF, Daya MR, Lowe RA. Effect of increased ICU capacity on length of stay in the emergency department. American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum, San Francisco, CA. October 2004.
35. Lowe RA. What’s inside the black box? A look at the RMP*Info data submission process and its implications for policy and research. Wharton School Conference on Recent Advances in Operations and Risk Management, Philadelphia, May 2005.
36. Lowe RA, Fu R, Adams A, McConnell KJ, Weathers C, McGinnis P, Gallia CA, Mohr-Peterson J. Regional variation in ED utilization by Oregon Health Plan enrollees. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, New York, May 2005.
37. Lowe RA, Wisdom J. Limitations of emergency department claims data in detecting behavioral health diagnoses [poster]. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, New York, May 2005.
38. McConnell KJ, Richards CF, Daya M, Weathers CC, Lowe RA. The economic impact of ambulance diversions. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, New York, May 2005 (Plenary Session).
39. Lowe RA, Fu R, Adams A, McConnell KJ, Weathers C, McGinnis P, Gallia CA, Mohr-Peterson J. Regional variation in ED utilization by Oregon Health Plan enrollees [poster]. AcademyHealth Annual Meeting, Boston, June 2005.
40. Lowe RA, Fu R, Adams AL, McConnell KJ, Weathers CC, Gallia C, Mohr-Peterson J. Impact of cutbacks in the Oregon Health Plan on emergency department use: a statewide study. American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum, Washington, DC, September 2005.
41. * Ogden L, Lowe RA, Sanchez CD, Weathers C, Boyer-Quick J, Bauman B, Moorhead J. Impact of Oregon Health Plan cutbacks on ED patients varies by ethnicity. American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum, Washington, DC, September 2005.
42. * Karwowski MP, Holland RE, Jones MM, Lowe RA. How Oregon Health Plan cutbacks have affected rural Oregon: the experience of a rural emergency department. American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum, Washington, DC, September 2005.
43. Lowe RA, McConnell KJ, Vogt ME, Smith JA. Multi-hospital study of the impact of Medicaid cutbacks on emergency department use. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco, May 2006.
44. Lowe RA, Vogt ME, Smith JA. Indicators of unmet need: emergency department visits for psychiatric and dental conditions. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco, May 2006.
45. * Kuehl DR, Lowe RA, Gallia C. Heavy emergency department users in a state Medicaid population have multiple chronic illnesses and unstable primary care. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco, May 2006.
46. Lowe RA, Vogt ME, McConnell KJ, Smith JA. Changes in emergency department use after cutbacks in the Oregon Health Plan. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, June 2006 [oral presentation in panel chaired by Smith JA].
47. * Allen HL, Ertz-Berger B, Lowe RA, Riley K. Impact of Medicaid cuts on patients seeking emergency room care. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, November 2006.
48. Lowe RA, Fu R. Can “non-emergency” emergency department visits shed light on access to care? Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Chicago, May 2007 (Plenary Session).
49. Lowe RA, Fu R, Ertz-Berger B. Impact of regression to the mean on studying interventions to reduce ED use. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Chicago, May 2007.
50. * Ludwick A, Lowe R, Fu R, Warden C. Distance to ED and to PCP office affects ED use in children. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Chicago, May 2007 (Semi-finalist for best student abstract).
51. * Fu R, Lowe R, Ong E, McGinnis PB, Gallia C. Community characteristics affecting ED use by Medicaid enrollees. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Chicago, May 2007.
52. Torres V, Brunett P, Hedges J, Fu R, Lowe R, Schmidt T. Leaving without being seen: boarding, bored, or both? Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Chicago, May 2007.
53. * Shaw M, Lowe RA. Drug-related emergency department visits reflect high-acuity patients with frequent ED use. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, May 2008.
54. Owen E, Lowe RA, Tripp MT, Sanghvi, S, Hopie, L, Stearns S, Gould P. Methodological techniques and tools used to develop and evaluate community healthcare access programs in Lane County, Oregon. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 2008.
55. * Choo E, Nicholaidis C, Lowe RA. Emergency department visits prior to the diagnosis of intimate partner violence. American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum, Chicago, October 2008.
56. * Choo E, Spiro D, Lowe RA. Emergency department visits before the diagnosis of child abuse. American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum, Chicago, October 2008.
57. * Heavrin BS, Han JH, Storrow AB, Zhou C, Lowe RA. Medicaid disenrollment increases emergency department utilization among the uninsured. American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum, Chicago, October 2008.
58. Choo EK, Nicolaidis C, Hall MK, Newgard CD, Lowe RA, McConnell KJ. The impact of hospital policies and services on the diagnosis of intimate partner violence in the emergency department. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, New Orleans, May 2009.
59. Cudnik M, Schmicker R, Thomas L, Newgard C, Lowe R, Christenson J, Vaillancourt C, Davis D, and the ROC Investigators. A geospacial assessment of transport distance and survival to discharge in out of hospital cardiac arrest patients: Implications for resuscitation centers. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, New Orleans, May 2009.
60. Choo EK, Hall MK, Spiro DM, Newgard CD, Lowe RA, McConnell KJ. The impact of hospital policies and services on the diagnosis of child abuse in the emergency department. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, New Orleans, May 2009.
61. Wouhaybi RH, Yarvis MD, Muse P, Wan C, Sharma S, Prasad S, Durham L, Sahni R, Norton R, Curry M, Jimison H, Harper R, Lowe R. A context-management framework for telemedicine: An emergency medicine case study. Wireless Health, San Diego, October 2010 [winner, best paper award].
62. Owen E, Burke R, Stearns S, Lowe RA. What can emergency department data tell us about the medical and public health needs of a community? Communities Joined in Action National Conference, Austin, TX, October 2009.
63. Burke R, Owen E, Hascall H, Lowe RA. Evaluation strategies that position access coalitions and community collaboratives to demonstrate impact. Communities Joined in Action National Conference, Austin, TX, October 2009.
64. Farquhar S, Romm C, Lowe R, Cobb G, Carlson M, Larin L. Listening to Portland’s Homeless and Recovering Community: The HEARTH Project (Housing, Education and Recovery Together for Health). Community-Campus Partnerships for Health 15th Anniversary conference, Houston, April 2012.
65. Richardson LD, Wilets I, Smirnoff M, Rhodes R, Clesca C, Gerardo P, Lamond K, Lowe R, Baren J. Expert consensus meeting recommendations on community consultation for emergency research conducted with an exception from informed consent. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Chicago, May 2012.
66. Lowe RA. Projecting the impact of a proposed state policy to deny payment for emergency department visits. Research Forum, American College of Emergency Physicians, Seattle, October 2013.
67. Sun B, Schwarz E, Chi D, Yagapen A, Malveau S, Chen Z, Chan B, Danner S, Owen S, Morton V, Lowe R. Emergency department visits for non-traumatic dental problems in Oregon State. National Oral Health Conference, Fort Worth, April 2014.
68. * Sun B, Schwarz E, Chi D, Yagapen A, Malveau S, Chen Z, Chan B, Danner S, Owen S, Morton V, Lowe R. Emergency department visits for non-traumatic dental problems in Oregon State [poster]. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Dallas, May 2014.
69. Kea B, Fu R, Lowe RA, Deyo RA, Sun BC. Opioid prescribing in United States emergency departments, 2006-2010. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Dallas, May 2014.
70. O’Malley J, O’Keeffe Rosetti M, Gold R, Gallia C, Lowe R, Marino M, Bailey S, Angier H, Hoopes M, Heintzman J, DeVoe JE. Primary care and emergency department utilization: Differences for newly, returning, and continuously insured Medicaid adults. Oral presentation at the 43rd annual meeting of the North American Primary Care Research Group, Cancun, Mexico, October, 2015.
Regional and Local
1. * Irvin CB, Nigl J, Monfette K, Lowe RA. Retrospective evaluation of potential Medicare admission denial using Interqual and Millman and Roberts admission criteria. The 27th Michigan Emergency Medicine Assembly, Shanty Creek Resort in Bellaire, MI. July 2000.
2. * Irvin CB, Nigl J, Monfette K, Lowe RA. Accuracy of Interqual admission criteria in hospitalized medical patients with gastrointestinal bleeding. The 27th Michigan Emergency Medicine Assembly, Shanty Creek Resort in Bellaire, MI. July 2000.
3. Lowe RA, McConnell KJ, Lapidus J, Weathers C, Adams A, Bauman B, Moorhead J. Impact of Oregon Health Plan cutbacks on ED use [poster]. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Oakland, CA. April 2004.
4. Lowe RA, Nicklin D, Maroney S, Localio AR, Schwarz D, Williams S, Tuton L, Feldman HI. Primary care practices may lack the capacity to adequately treat asthma [poster]. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Oakland, CA. April 2004.
5. * Bizovi K, Lowe RA, Truxillo D. Tools for quality patient care: what do Oregon’s EDs have and what do they want? Oregon College of Emergency Physicians Annual Meeting, Sunriver, Oregon, February 2005.
6. Lowe RA, Fu R, Adams A, McConnell KJ, Weathers C, McGinnis P, Gallia CA, Mohr-Peterson J. Regional variation in ED utilization by Oregon Health Plan enrollees. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Los Angeles, April 2005 (Plenary Session).
7. Lowe RA, Wisdom J. Limitations of emergency department claims data in detecting behavioral health diagnoses [poster]. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Los Angeles, April 2005.
8. * Karwowski MP, Holland RE, Jones MM, Lowe RA. How Oregon Health Plan cutbacks have affected rural Oregon: the experience of a rural emergency department [poster]. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Los Angeles, April 2005.
9. Lowe RA, McConnell KJ, Vogt ME, Smith JA. Multi-hospital study of the impact of Medicaid cutbacks on emergency department use. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Los Angeles, March 2006.
10. Lowe RA, Vogt ME, Smith JA. Indicators of unmet need: emergency department visits for psychiatric and dental conditions. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Los Angeles, March 2006.
11. * Ertz-Berger B, Allen H, Riley K, Lowe RA. A qualitative approach to understanding the effects of OHP coverage loss on patients seeking care in the emergency department. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Los Angeles, March 2006.
12. * Kuehl DR, Lowe RA, Gallia C. Heavy ED users in a state Medicaid population. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Los Angeles, March 2006 (winner of award as Best Presentation by a Resident/Fellow).
13. * Fu R, Lowe RA. Comparison of three models for incorporation of variation associated with predicted ED utilization. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Los Angeles, March 2006.
14. Lowe RA, Fu R. Can “non-emergency” emergency department visits shed light on access to care? Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Portland, Oregon, March 2007.
15. Lowe RA, Fu R, Ertz-Berger B. Impact of regression to the mean on studying interventions to reduce ED use. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Portland, Oregon, March 2007.
16. * Ludwick A, Lowe R, Fu R, Warden C. Distance to ED and to PCP office affects ED use in children. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Portland, Oregon, March 2007.
17. * Fu R, Lowe R, Ong E, McGinnis PB, Gallia C. Community characteristics affecting ED use by Medicaid enrollees. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Portland, Oregon, March 2007.
18. Torres V, Brunett P, Hedges J, Fu R, Lowe R, Schmidt T. Leaving without being seen: boarding, bored, or both? Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Portland, Oregon, March 2007.
19. * Ertz-Berger B, Lowe RA. Distribution of emergency department diagnoses presenting to Oregon emergency departments. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Portland, Oregon, March 2007.
20. * Yarris LM, DeIorio NM, Lowe RA. Factors important to emergency medicine residency applicants in selecting a residency program. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Portland, Oregon, March 2007.
21. * Shaw M, Lowe RA. Drug-related emergency department visits reflect high-acuity patients with frequent ED use. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Costa Mesa, California, March 2008.
22. * Choo E, Spiro D, Lowe RA. Missed opportunities: Emergency department visits before the diagnosis of child abuse. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Costa Mesa, California, March 2008.
23. * Choo E, Lowe RA. Emergency department visits prior to the diagnosis of intimate partner violence. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Costa Mesa, California, March 2008.
24. Owen E, Lowe RA, Stearns S. Community health planning and evaluation: Methodological techniques used to develop and evaluate community healthcare access programs in Lane County, Oregon. Oregon Public Health Association Annual Conference, Corvallis, Oregon, October 2008
25. Lowe RA, Curry M, Harper R, Hatt W, Jimison H, Norton R, Sahni R, Durham L, Hansen T, Muse P, Sharma S, Smiley M, Stroebel, Wan C, Wouhaybi R, Yarvis M. Emergency medical services monitoring project. Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) Scientific Forum, Portland, OR, September 2009 [received award as “Best Example of Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration”].
26. Curry M, Norton R, Harper R, Sahni R, Jimison H, Hatt W, Lowe RA. The development of new technology for paramedics and medical control physicians using qualitative assessment. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum Western Regional Research Forum, Sonoma, California, March 2010.
27. Lowe RA, Choo EK, Nicolaidis C, Fu R. “Frequent flyers”: An unrecognized clue to intimate partner violence. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Research Forum, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2012.
28. Kautz GG, Lowe RA, Mori T, Carlson M. Rural-urban differences in access and utilization in an Oregon Medicaid population. OHSU Research Week, May 2012.
SERVICE
Membership in Professional Societies
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Grant Reviewer (guest), Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 1998
Grant Reviewer, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel, 1999
Study Section Member, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Health Care Technology and Decision Sciences, 2002 to 2004
Grant Reviewer, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (British Columbia), 2003
Grant Reviewer, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Special Emphasis Panel, 2006
Grant Reviewer, Singapore Ministry of Health, 2009
Grant Reviewer, National Institutes of Health ARRA Building sustainable community-linked infrastructure RC4 2010, 2010
Grant Reviewer, National Science Foundation, 2011
Grant Reviewer, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), 2012
Grant Reviewer, Emergency Medicine Action Fund research grants, 2012
Consulting Editor, Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1993-2001
Member, Editorial Board, American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1993-1995
Abstract reviewer for annual meetings, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (multiple years)
Journal Reviewer
Academic Emergency Medicine
American Journal of Emergency Medicine
American Journal of Medicine
Annals of Internal Medicine
Health Services Research
JAMA
Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement
Journal of Emergency Medicine
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Journal of Rural Health\
New England Journal of Medicine
Western Journal of Medicine
Additional Reviews
Reviewer, Institute of Medicine report: A Shared Destiny: Community Effects of Uninsurance
Reviewer, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry report: World Trade Center Health Registry: Sample Building and Denominator Estimation
Reviewer, Institute of Medicine report: Examining the Health Disparities Research Plan of the National Institutes of Health
American College of Emergency Physicians Government Affairs Committee, 1989-1992
American College of Emergency Physicians National Health Policy Task Force, 1990-1991
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Governmental Affairs Committee, 1989-1995 (Chair, 1990-1993)
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Access to Care Task Force, 1996-1997
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Public Health Task Force, 1995-2003 (Chair, 1998-1999)
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Healthy People 2010 Task Force, 2003-2005
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Steering Committee for Conference on Emergency Care Research Networks, 2007-2008
American College of Emergency Physicians, National EM Stakeholders Steering Committee, 2008-2009.
National Faculty, Institute for Healthcare Improvement “Avoidable ED Visits Prototyping Project,” 2009 - 2010.
Emergency Medicine Network (EMNet), Steering Committee, 2008 - 2012
Andrew Levitt Center for Social Emergency Medicine, Scientific Advisory Panel, 2010 - 2017
University of Michigan Acute care Research Unit, Steering Committee, 2016 - Present
Healthcare Management Alternatives Emergency Room Task Force, 1994-1997
Healthcare Management Alternatives Quality Management Committee, 1997-2001
Tricounty Safety Net Enterprise Emergency Department Task Force, 2006-2007
Oregon Health Research & Evaluation Collaborative (OHREC), 2003-2010
Oregon Medical Association Access to Care Committee, 2006-2008
Oregon Medical Association Access to Care Committee; Data Subcommittee Co-Chair: 2006-2007
Oregon Medical Association Access/Workforce Committee, 2008 - 2015
Emergency Department Prevention Quality Indicators Task Force, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2011
Board of Directors, Oregon Health Action Campaign, 2008 – 2012
Short-term Experience in Research Advisory Committee, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1996-2001
Task Force on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Subcommittee on Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1996-1999
Member Biostatistics Recruitment Committee, Oregon Health & Science University, 2002-2003
Recruitment Committee for Director of Research, Oregon Rural Primary Care Research Network, 2002-2003,
Steering Committee, Oregon Rural Primary Care Research Network, Oregon Health & Science University, 2002-2004
Student Research Committee, Oregon Health & Science University, 2002-2004
Planning Group for Cover the Uninsured Week, Oregon Health & Science University, 2004
Public Health Faculty Search Committee, Oregon Health & Science University, 2005
Clinical Research Administration Task Force, Oregon Health & Science University, 2005
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant Selection Committee, 2006
Preventive Medicine Residency Advisory Committee, 2005 - 2014,
OCTRI Scientific Review Committee, 2007 – 2013
Care Transitions Work Group, 2009 – 2012
OHSU Collaborative Research Leadership Group, 2010 – 2011
Committee on Information Systems, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1994-1998
Committee on Seminars, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Chair, 1998-2001), University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1997-2001
Committee on Medical Student Curriculum, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1997-1998
Committee on Ethics, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1998-2001
Director of Health Care Policy Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1999-2001
Director of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, 2001 - 2008
Director, Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine (CPR-EM), Oregon Health & Science University, 2002 - 2008
Grants and Contracts
Federal
Title: Oregon Multidisciplinary Training Program for Emergency Medicine Clinical Research (1K12HL108974)
Source: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
PI: Lowe (transitioned to Newgard, July 2013)
Amount: $3,800,625
Period: July 2011 – June 2017
% Effort: 30% (reduced after I handed leadership of the project to Craig Newgard)
Title: Building an Evidence Base for Treating the Vulnerable: A Community Partnership
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse (1RC4DA029988)
PI: Lowe
Amount: $400,000
Period: September 2010 – September 2013
% Effort: initially 15%; varied over award period
Title: Brain Research/Acute Interventions: Neurological Emergencies Treatment Trials
Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (5U10NS058940)
PI: Lowe
Amount: $1,401,750
Period: October 2007 – August 2012
% Effort: initially 25%; varied over award period
Title: Brain Research/Acute Interventions: Neurological Emergencies Treatment Trials
Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
PI: Warden
Amount: $1,401,750
Period: September 2012 – August 2017
% Effort: 10%
Role: Co-Investigator
Title: Stroke Hyperglycemia Insuline Network Effort (SHINE) Trial
Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
PI: Warden
Amount: (per-patient reimbursement)
Period: July 2009 – June 2013
% Effort: varies
Role: Co-Investigator
Title: Progesterone for the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury (ProTECT)
Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
PI: Warden
Amount: $54,000 + per-patient reimbursement
Period: July 2009 – June 2013
% Effort: varies
Role: Co-Investigator
Title: Platelet-Oriented Inhibition in New TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke (POINT)
Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
PI: Lutsep
Amount: (per-patient)
Period: September 2009 – August 2012
% Effort: n/a
Role: Co-Investigator
Title: Albumin in Acute Stroke (ALIAS) Trial
Source: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
PI: Clark
Amount: (per patient)
Period: January 2011 – July 2012
% Effort: n/a
Role: Co-Investigator
Title: Rapid Anticonvulsant Medication Prior to ARrival Trial (RAMPART)
Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
PI: Lowe/Warden
Amount: $105,000 + per-patient reimbursement
Period: August 2007 – August 2012
% Effort: varies
Role: Site Co-PI (shared with Warden)
Title: Multicenter Pilot Studies for ED-initiated Tobacco Interventions
Source: National Institute of Drug Abuse (R21)
PI: Lowe (Site principal investigator of multi-center study)
Amount: $10,460
Period: June 2007 – May 2009
% Effort: none specified; time contributed
Title: Mobile Patient Monitoring for Patients at Risk of Stroke, Myocardial Ischemia and Hypoglycemia
Source: Sub-award jointly supported by OCTRI (OHSU’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute) and Intel
PI: Lowe
Amount: $75,000
Period: July 2007 – June 2009
% Effort: 10%
Title: Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) Research Skills Training Core
Source: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (U01)
PI: Lowe (Core Leader of Training Core)
Amount: $399,590
Period: September 2005 - August 2009
% Effort: 12.5%
Title: Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC)
Source: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (U01)
PI: Jerris Hedges
Amount: $2,998,698
Period: September 2004 - April 2009
% Effort: 5%
Role: Co-investigator, providing methodological and logistical consultation
Title: Cooperative Agreement Between USEPA/CEPPO and Wharton Risk Management Decision Process Center
Source: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
PI: Lowe (Site principal investigator, leading Epidemiology and Biostatistics Group in this project to look at risk factors for major accidents in chemical manufacturing plants using an EPA database; Paul Kleindorfer [University of Pennsylvania] overall principal investigator)
Amount: Funding in OHSU subcontract since my move to OHSU from University of Pennsylvania in 2001: $255,598
Period: October 1998 - September 2007
% Effort: varied, 0-25%
Title: Specialized Centers of Research in Acute Lung Injury
Source: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
PI: Aron Fisher
Amount: $6,809,113
Period: September 1998 - April 2001
% Effort: 5%
Role: Co-investigator in clinical methodology core, assisting with design and analysis of the clinical component of this project
Title: Does Primary Care Access Decrease Respiratory ED Visits?
Source: Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (R01)
PI: Lowe
Amount: $1,013,988
Period: June 1998 - May 2002
% Effort: varied, 26-35%
Title: Pressure Ulcers in Elderly Emergency Department Patients
Source: National Institute on Aging (R01)
PI: Mona Baumgarten
Amount: $549,325
Period: September 1997 - August 2002
% Effort: 8%
Role: Co-investigator: Emergency physician contributing methodological and clinical expertise
Title: Modeling and Evaluating Image Management Systems
Source: National Cancer Institute (P01)
PI: Harold Kundel
Amount: $6,930,749
Period: January 1995 - December 2001
% Effort: varied, 12-20%
Role: Project Leader of one project within this Program Project grant
Other Funding Sources
Title: Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative
Source: Portland State University
PI: Greg Townley, Marisa Zapata
Amount: $1,500,000
Period: November 2018 – October 2021
% Effort: varies
Role: Consultant
Title: Utilization of Emergency Departments for Oral Disease
Source: Oregon Oral Health Funders Coalition
PI: Benjamin Sun
Amount: $87,151
Period: March 2013 - August 2013
% Effort: 5%
Role: Co-investigator
Title: Harnessing Developmental Differences in Diagnostic Reasoning to Improve Student and Trainee Assessment: A Multicenter Study
Source: Northwest Healthcare Foundation
PI: Ilgen
Amount: $3,000
Period: July 2011 – October 2012
% Effort: (de minimus)
Role: Consultant
Title: Social Determinants of Chronic Illness in the Most Vulnerable
Source: Northwest Healthcare Foundation
PI: Romm
Amount: $20,000
Period: July 2010 – October 2011
% Effort: (de minimus)
Role: Consultant
Title: Evaluation of Small Practice eDesign
Source: California Healthcare Foundation
PI: Gorman
Amount: $150,000
Period: July 2009 – May 2011
% Effort: 5%
Role: Co-Investigator
Title: The Oregon Health Plan Lottery: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Medicaid Eligibility and Coverage
Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (via Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research and Portland State University)
PI: Smith
Amount: $ 504,797
Period: July 2008 – August 2010
% Effort: 10%
Title: Emergency Department Use in Lane County
Source: Health Policy Research Northwest
PI: Lowe
Amount: $30,000
Period: January 2007 - December 2008
% Effort: varies; average ~8%
Title: Institutional Research Training Grant
Source: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
PI: Lowe
Amount: $150,000
Period: July 2005 - June 2007
% Effort: 7.5%
Title: Rapid Follow-Up of Patients Seen in OHSU Emergency Department
Source: CareOregon
PI: Lowe
Amount: $34,413
Period: January 2005 - December 2008
% Effort: 0.5%
Title: Expansion to Surviving the Perfect Storm: Impacts of Oregon Health Plan (OHP) Changes in Emergency Department Use
Source: Tri-County Health Care Safety Net Enterprise
PI: Lowe
Amount: $38,100
Period: June 2004 - February 2007
% Effort: varied, ~5%
Title: Impacts of Benefit Reduction and Increased Cost Sharing in a Medicaid Program
Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Changes in Healthcare Financing and Organization Initiative
PI: Lowe (Principal Investigator of emergency department project, via subcontract from the Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research; Jeanene Smith, overall PI)
Amount: $194,871
Period: June 2004 - May 2006
% Effort: varied, 20-30%
Title: Patient Safety and Quality of Care in Oregon Emergency Departments: a Statewide Survey
Source: Collins Medical Trust
PI: Kenneth Bizovi
Amount: $28,965
Period: October 2003 - September 2005
% Effort: 5%
Role: Senior investigator and mentor
Title: Will changes in the Oregon Health Plan reduce access to primary care and increase ED use?
Source: Riggs Family/Emergency Medicine Foundation Health Policy Research Grant
PI: Lowe
Amount: $49,935
Period: July 2003 - June 2005
% Effort: varied, 6.5%-13%
Title: Understanding the Impact of Oregon Health Plan (OHP) Changes on Emergency Medicine Departments
Source: Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research
PI: Lowe
Amount: $9,368
Period: July 2003 - December 2003
% Effort: 7.5%
Title: Access for Medical Care for the Most Vulnerable: Laying the Foundation for a New Strategy
Source: Collins Medical Trust
PI: Lowe
Amount: $27,780
Period: July 2003 - September 2004
% Effort: varied, 0-10%
Title: A Quantitative Model to Determine the Causes of and Solutions for Hospital Overcapacity
Source: Emergency Medicine Foundation
PI: John McConnell
Amount: $50,000
Period: July 2003 - June 2004
% Effort: 10%
Role: Preceptor on this career development grant
Title: Predictors of Emergency Department Overcrowding
Source: Medical Research Foundation
PI: John McConnell
Amount: $29,766
Period: June 2003 - May 2004
% Effort: none specified; time contributed
Role: Emergency physician contributing methodological and clinical expertise
Title: An Analysis of Changes in OHSU Emergency Department (ED) Utilization Rates Occurring with the Implementation of Oregon Health Plan Phase Two (OHP2)
Source: Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research
PI: Lowe
Amount: $20,307
Period: April 2003 - January 2005
% Effort: varied, 3-5%
Title: Access to Primary Care among Oregon Health Plan Beneficiaries
Source: Medical Research Foundation of Oregon
PI: Lowe
Amount: $29,995
Period: September 2002 - August 2003
% Effort: 25% (contributed)
Title: Health Outcomes of Severe Intimate Partner Violence
Source: Emergency Medicine Foundation/Emergency Nursing Association Foundation
PI: Nicole DeIorio
Amount: $10,000
Period: July 2002 - June 2003
% Effort: 5% contributed
Role: Senior investigator and mentor
Title: An Intervention to Improve Access to Primary Care and Reduce Reliance on Emergency Department Care for Medicaid Children
Source: SmithKline Beecham Community Partnership
PI: Lowe
Amount: $10,000
Period: March 1999 – November 2006
% Effort: none specified; time contributed
Title: Evaluating the Impact of the University of Pennsylvania Health System After-Hours Medical Call Center
Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
PI: Alan Hillman
Amount: $277,779
Period: July 1998 - December 2000
% Effort: varied
Role: Co-investigator and methodologist. In addition, I led this project for most if its final year, when Dr. Hillman was on leave due to illness.
Title: An Intervention to Improve Access to Primary Care and Reduce Reliance on Emergency Department Care for Medicaid Children in the Delaware Valley
Source: William Penn Foundation
PI: Lowe
Amount: $165,000
Period: April 1998 - November 2001
% Effort: varied
Title: Preventing and Reducing Chronic Diseases through Policy using Community-Based Participatory Research
Source: Northwest Health Foundation
PI: Romm
Amount: $20,000
Period: July 2010 – December 2011
Role: Site PI for collaborative research project with Central City Concern and Portland State University