Elisa Santori

Unit Overview: American Burn Association Certified, 15-bed Level 1 Burn Trauma ICU

• Provided comprehensive, skilled, and compassionate care in burn and soft tissue injuries or illnesses to all age groups, including infants to geriatric groups, during the critical, acute, and rehabilitation phases of healing
• Communicated assessment and recommendations with the multidisciplinary team to create individualized treatment plans for diverse groups, including vulnerable and pediatric populations
• Provided support for patients and families with trauma-informed care and accessing resources
• Educated patients on procedures and healing phases, ensuring understanding and comfort
• Led wound care with aseptic techniques during dressing changes with pharmacological pain and sedation management and holistic non-pharmacological methods
• Executed complex order sets for specialized surgical procedures, fluid resuscitation, treatment interventions, and medication administration while evaluating patient responses
• Led ACLS training sessions to enhance team preparedness for mock code committee
• Mentored nursing students and nurses in patient care procedures and clinical judgmentWorked with faculty and staff on study operations and data management.

Projects Overview: School of Medicine - General Surgery Department: Adult/Pediatric EENT, Burn, Bariatric, and Colon Clinical Trials; Human Genome Project; Huntsman Cancer Institute - ColoCare Study

• Implemented and performed complex protocol trials for various surgical specialties in adult and pediatric patients
• Relaunched a multigenerational, longitudinal genetic study dating back to the 1980s and 2000s by creating protocols and procedures for a team of faculty professors’ new research aims
• Collaborated study conduct with faculty, clinical staff, technical study teams, and biorepositories
• Organized and assisted study coordinators within the consortium in recruitment and retention methods, and standardized surveys and protocols during biweekly coordinator meetings
• Maintained and oversaw IRB research regulations throughout study conduct

Project Overview: Huntsman Cancer Institute - ColoCare Study, Epidemiological Colorectal Cancer Research Study

• Screening clinic and OR schedules for potential study participants meeting medical inclusion criteria
• Coordinated survey participation and performed sample collections throughout cancer patients' treatments
• Generated and presented weekly and monthly data reports for improving participation and retention methods

• Welcome guests with menu specials and recommendations
• Concoct drinks with timely teamwork service

Clinic Overview: Precision Genomics Cancer Research Clinic

• Collect general medical histories, medication lists, and vital signs
• Schedule diagnostic procedures, chemotherapy regimens, and follow-up appointments

• Conducted various Microbiology, Immunology, & Toxicology laboratory research by collecting, organizing, and analyzing data
• Guide dissections while teaching anatomy in the Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory
• Proctored anatomy practicals and written examinations for A&P lectures