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SEARCH Award Winner Hall of Fame

Welcome to the SEARCH – National Telehealth Research Symposium Award Winner Hall of Fame! Congratulations to all previous winners of the People’s Choice and Judges’ Awards.

  • People’s Choice Award – This prize is awarded for exceptional poster abstract presentation of connected health research.
  • Judges’ Award – This prize is awarded for exceptional oral abstract presentation of connected health research.
  • Reviewers’ Award – Introduced in 2022, this prize is awarded as special recognition for the abstract receiving the highest scores during the review process.
  • Student Award – Introduced in 2026, this prize is awarded for exceptional student presentation of connected health research. 

PEOPLE’S CHOICE

JUDGES’ CHOICE

REVIEWERS’ AWARD

STUDENT AWARD

Tina S. Gustin, DNP, APRN, CNS, FAAN – Old Dominion University
A.22 | AI and LLMs at the Frontline of Care: Student Innovations Driving Integration

Lori Uscher-Pines, PhD, MSc – RAND
A.34 | Virtual Doula Support After COVID-19: Strengths, Limitations, and Adaptations in a Changing Care Landscape

Jennifer Reneker, PT, PhD – Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)
A.77 | Advancing Telehealth Concussion Assessment Through Novel Virtual Technology Development

Laya Anand – Heart-2-Heart, Rock Bridge High School
A.48 | Student-Led Implementation of a Virtual Self-Inquiry and Peer Leadership Model: The H2H Connected Health Framework

Stephanie Punt, PhD – University of California Los Angeles
A.67 | Addressing Barriers to Social Determinants of Health: Using Telehealth to Facilitate Connections

Jennifer Morelli, MPS, RN – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
A.28 | Eye Tracking and Usability Metrics during Admissions and Discharge Encounters Among Virtual Nurses

Briana Petty, MSN, RN – University of Mississippi Medical Center
A.2 | Implementation of a Virtual Nursing Program to Address Nurse Burnout in an Adult Med/Surg Unit

Emily Johnson, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
A.78 | Comparison of TDABC-Estimated Visit Cost for Telehealth with Centralized Support vs. In-Person Visits

Nicholas Mohr, MD MS – University of Iowa Healthcare
A.30 | Provider-to-Provider Sepsis Telehealth Use in Rural Emergency Departments in Medicare Beneficiaries

Jillian Harvey, MD – Medical University of South Carolina
Differences in Telehealth Utilization by State and Type of Parity Law

Michele “Chrissy” Kuahine, MIS – Waianae Comprehensive Health Center/Foresight Health Solutions
A hybrid model (In person followed by Telehealth visit) of ambulatory care leads to improved outcome

Ruchi Kaushik, MD, MEd, MPH – Imagine Pediatrics
Virtual-first Comprehensive Care for Children with Medical Complexity Under Population-based Payment

 

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Rebecca Jones, MPH – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
A.24 | Use of Cellular-Enabled Remote Patient Monitoring Device for Hypertension Management in Pregnant Women: A Feasibility Study

Mitchell Blount, MPH – Morehouse School of Medicine
A.33 | COVID-19 Compelled Rapid Adoption and Use of Telehealth by Primary Care Clinicians in Southeastern U.S. States

Sristi Sharma, M.D., M.P.H. – University of California, Davis
Environmental Impact of Statewide University Telehealth Use for Ambulatory Services During COVID-19 Pandemic

Anna Sibilia, MD – Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Reductions in ED visits and inpatient stays in complex care pediatrics after a year with remote exam device