Seth Powsner, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and of Emergency Medicine; Director, Crisis Intervention Unit
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Research Summary
Dr. Powsner's research interests center around clinical data presentation and education. Computer technology makes it far easier to collect and retrieve clinical information than to understand it. Dr. Powsner's work tries to present data in ways that invite trainees to contemplate how their patients have responded to prior treatments, and then think through plans for further treatment. He is also exploring inexpensive digital video as teaching tool for active clinical environments.
Computers can make clinical information comprehensible, not just available. In collaboration with Professor Edward Tufte of the Dept. of Political Science, Dr Powsner has worked on graphical display of patient information. Better presentation of clinical information should simplify diagnosis and treatment.
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Research Interests
Computer Graphics; Medical Informatics; User-Computer Interface
Selected Publications
- Modern Psychiatric Emergency CareNordstrom K, Currier G, Allen M, Powsner S. Modern Psychiatric Emergency Care. 2023, 1-7. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-42825-9_6-1.
- Suicide Risk Assessment, Management, and Mitigation in the Emergency SettingPowsner S, Goebert D, Richmond J, Takeshita J. Suicide Risk Assessment, Management, and Mitigation in the Emergency Setting. FOCUS The Journal Of Lifelong Learning In Psychiatry 2023, 21: 8-17. PMID: 37205029, PMCID: PMC10172543, DOI: 10.1176/appi.focus.20220072.
- Coordination of Care with PsychiatryBregman B, Powsner S. Coordination of Care with Psychiatry. 2021, 397-407. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-52520-0_39.
- Modern Psychiatric Emergency CareNordstrom K, Currier G, Allen M, Powsner S. Modern Psychiatric Emergency Care. 2015, 2473-2478. DOI: 10.1002/9781118753378.ch122.
- Psychiatric Consultation in the Emergency SettingPowsner S. Psychiatric Consultation in the Emergency Setting. 2014, 39-62. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-11005-9_5.
- Coordination of emergency department psychiatric care with psychiatryBregman B, Powsner S. Coordination of emergency department psychiatric care with psychiatry. 2013, 291-390. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9781139088077.044.
- P03-437 - A preliminary naturalistic study of low-dose ketamine for depression and suicide ideation in the emergency departmentLarkin G, Beautrais A, Turelli R, Sanacora G, Powsner S, Lippmann M, Krystal J. P03-437 - A preliminary naturalistic study of low-dose ketamine for depression and suicide ideation in the emergency department. European Psychiatry 2011, 26: 1607. DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(11)73311-9.
- 157: A Prospective Open Label Trial of Low Dose Ketamine for Acute Suicidal States In the Emergency DepartmentLarkin G, Beautrais A, Powsner S, Sanacora G, Krystal J, Turelli R, Lippmann M. 157: A Prospective Open Label Trial of Low Dose Ketamine for Acute Suicidal States In the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2010, 56: s53. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.06.204.
- Internet Filtering and Psychiatric InvestigationPowsner S, Kennedy R. Internet Filtering and Psychiatric Investigation. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2009, 50: 639. DOI: 10.1016/s0033-3182(09)70869-2.
- The Emergency Department SettingPowsner S. The Emergency Department Setting. 2007, 361-384. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-69255-5_26.
- "Manufacturing vs repair" in health care.Powsner S. "Manufacturing vs repair" in health care. JAMA 2005, 294: 2580. PMID: 16304071, DOI: 10.1001/jama.294.20.2580.
- Modifying the Advanced Disaster Life Support Course's DISASTER Paradigm for In-hospital Emergency ResponseArnold J, Parwani V, Dainiak N, Fidler P, Albanese J, Russi M, Foggle J, Baum C, Dembry L, Powsner S, Paturas J. Modifying the Advanced Disaster Life Support Course's DISASTER Paradigm for In-hospital Emergency Response. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2005, 20: s156-s157. DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x00015429.
- Cognition, copyright, and the classroom.Powsner S, Powsner D. Cognition, copyright, and the classroom. The American Journal Of Psychiatry 2005, 162: 627-8. PMID: 15741491, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.3.627-a.
- Teaching psychiatry to primary care physicians: what, when, and how?Leigh H, Lipsitt D, Stewart D, Grady-Weliky T, Powsner S, Choi B. Teaching psychiatry to primary care physicians: what, when, and how? Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2003, 55: 124. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3999(03)00457-4.
- Sex, lies, and medical compliancePowsner S, Spitzer R. Sex, lies, and medical compliance. The Lancet 2003, 361: 2003-2004. PMID: 12814708, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(03)13675-6.
- Clinicians are from Mars and pathologists are from Venus.Powsner S, Costa J, Homer R. Clinicians are from Mars and pathologists are from Venus. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2000, 124: 1040-6. PMID: 10888781, DOI: 10.5858/2000-124-1040-cafmap.
- Opportunities for and challenges of computerisationPowsner S, Wyatt J, Wright P. Opportunities for and challenges of computerisation. The Lancet 1998, 352: 1617-1622. PMID: 9843122, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(98)08309-3.
- Summarizing clinical psychiatric dataPowsner S, Tufte E. Summarizing clinical psychiatric data. Psychiatric Services 1997, 48: 1458-1461. PMID: 9355175, DOI: 10.1176/ps.48.11.1458.
- Abstracts of the 17th Annual Symposium on Computing in Anesthesia and Intensive CareBloom M, Lanza V, Engel T, Iwase Y, Sakio H, Feldman J, Ebrahim M, Palmer T, Philip J, Mandel J, Waterman C, Whiting R, O’Connor F, Coleman W, Smith N, Starko K, Fernandes L, Brandt C, Powsner S, Ruskin K, Miller P, Liu J, Singh H, Song D, White P, Kenny G, Bennett H, Mastropietro C, Morita K, Hastie M, Scheib C, Gallfly L, Dishakjian R, Essin D, deCiutiis V, Steen S, Scumlimbrene A, Chan K, Doyle D. Abstracts of the 17th Annual Symposium on Computing in Anesthesia and Intensive Care. International Journal Of Clinical Monitoring And Computing 1997, 14: 113-142. DOI: 10.1007/bf03356586.
- Medical informatics and the quality of professional lifePowsner S. Medical informatics and the quality of professional life. Psychiatric Services 1997, 48: 27-28. PMID: 9117494, DOI: 10.1176/ps.48.1.27.
- Lessons Learned from a Pilot Implementation of the UMLS Information Sources MapMiller P, Frawley S, Wright L, Roderer N, Powsner S. Lessons Learned from a Pilot Implementation of the UMLS Information Sources Map. Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 1995, 2: 102-115. PMID: 7743314, PMCID: PMC116244, DOI: 10.1136/jamia.1995.95261904.
- Navigating the Internet.Powsner S, Roderer N. Navigating the Internet. Journal Of The Medical Library Association 1994, 82: 419-25. PMID: 7841913, PMCID: PMC225968.
- Graphical summary of patient statusPowsner S, Tufte E. Graphical summary of patient status. The Lancet 1994, 344: 386-389. PMID: 7914312, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(94)91406-0.
- Computerization and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in the 1990’sPowsner S. Computerization and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in the 1990’s. 1994, 197-202. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-2588-2_13.
- Using a network menu and the UMLS Information Sources Map to facilitate access to online reference materials.Clyman J, Powsner S, Paton J, Miller P. Using a network menu and the UMLS Information Sources Map to facilitate access to online reference materials. Journal Of The Medical Library Association 1993, 81: 207-16. PMID: 8472006, PMCID: PMC225763.
- Teaching Consultation Psychiatry Through Computerized Case SimulationJachna J, Powsner S, McIntyre P, Byck R. Teaching Consultation Psychiatry Through Computerized Case Simulation. Academic Psychiatry 1993, 17: 36-42. PMID: 24443195, DOI: 10.1007/bf03341504.
- Augmenting GRATEFUL MED with the UMLS Metathesaurus: an initial evaluation.Jachna J, Powsner S, Miller P. Augmenting GRATEFUL MED with the UMLS Metathesaurus: an initial evaluation. Journal Of The Medical Library Association 1993, 81: 20-8. PMID: 8428185, PMCID: PMC225723.
- NetMenu: experience in the implementation of an institutional menu of information sources.Shifman M, Clyman J, Paton J, Powsner S, Roderer N, Miller P. NetMenu: experience in the implementation of an institutional menu of information sources. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings 1993, 554-8. PMID: 8130535, PMCID: PMC2850638.
- Prototyping an institutional IAIMS/UMLS information environment for an academic medical center.Miller P, Paton J, Clyman J, Powsner S. Prototyping an institutional IAIMS/UMLS information environment for an academic medical center. Journal Of The Medical Library Association 1992, 80: 281-7. PMID: 1326371, PMCID: PMC225668.
- Automated Online Transition from the Medical Record to the Psychiatric LiteraturePowsner S, Miller P. Automated Online Transition from the Medical Record to the Psychiatric Literature. Methods Of Information In Medicine 1992, 31: 169-174. PMID: 1406330, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634873.
- Implementing a Computer System for Psychiatric TrainingPowsner S, Byck R. Implementing a Computer System for Psychiatric Training. Academic Psychiatry 1991, 15: 100-105. PMID: 24430518, DOI: 10.1007/bf03341304.
- From patient reports to bibliographic retrieval: a Meta-1 front-end.Powsner S, Miller P. From patient reports to bibliographic retrieval: a Meta-1 front-end. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings 1991, 526-30. PMID: 1807656, PMCID: PMC2247587.
- Automated bibliographic retrieval based on current topics in hepatology: HepatopixPowsner S, Riely C, Barwick K, Morrow J, Miller P. Automated bibliographic retrieval based on current topics in hepatology: Hepatopix. Journal Of Biomedical Informatics 1989, 22: 552-564. PMID: 2686929, DOI: 10.1016/0010-4809(89)90075-x.
- LARGE SCALE DATABASE MANAGEMENT OF ANECDOTAL PAIN THERAPY INFORMATIONPataky A, Powsner S, Clyman J, Collins J. LARGE SCALE DATABASE MANAGEMENT OF ANECDOTAL PAIN THERAPY INFORMATION. Anesthesiology 1989, 71: a743. DOI: 10.1097/00000542-198909001-00743.
- The “Electric Resident,” a computer system for training psychiatry residentsPowsner S, Byck R. The “Electric Resident,” a computer system for training psychiatry residents. Academic Medicine 1989, 64: 485. PMID: 2751792, DOI: 10.1097/00001888-198908000-00016.
- Capturing the semantic relationship between clinical terms with current MeSH bibliographic codingMiller P, Smith P, Morrow J, Riely C, Powsner S. Capturing the semantic relationship between clinical terms with current MeSH bibliographic coding. Computer Methods And Programs In Biomedicine 1988, 27: 205-211. PMID: 3063430, DOI: 10.1016/0169-2607(88)90084-3.
- Semantically assisted medical bibliographic retrieval: an experimental computer system.Miller P, Morrow J, Powsner S, Riely C. Semantically assisted medical bibliographic retrieval: an experimental computer system. Journal Of The Medical Library Association 1988, 76: 131-6. PMID: 3285933, PMCID: PMC227164.
- Semantic relationships and medical bibliographic retrieval: A preliminary assessmentMiller P, Barwick K, Morrow J, Powsner S, Riely C. Semantic relationships and medical bibliographic retrieval: A preliminary assessment. Journal Of Biomedical Informatics 1988, 21: 64-77. PMID: 3278844, DOI: 10.1016/0010-4809(88)90043-2.
- High Speed Interface For Myocardial Sonicated Echocontrast StudiesPowsner S, Wood J, Prieto P, Charleston D, Feinstein S. High Speed Interface For Myocardial Sonicated Echocontrast Studies. Proceedings Of SPIE--the International Society For Optical Engineering 1987, 0845: 384-395. DOI: 10.1117/12.976529.
- Contrast ultrasonography of the kidney: a new method for evaluation of renal perfusion in vivo.Lang R, Feinstein S, Powsner S, McCoy C, Frederickson E, Neumann A, Goldberg L, Borow K. Contrast ultrasonography of the kidney: a new method for evaluation of renal perfusion in vivo. Circulation 1987, 75: 229-234. PMID: 3539395, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.75.1.229.
- Quantitative Radiofrequency Analysis of Sonicated Echo Contrast AgentsPowsner S, Feinstein S. Quantitative Radiofrequency Analysis of Sonicated Echo Contrast Agents. 1987, 64: 13-27. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-3307-1_2.
- Identification With a Brain-Damaged Parent: Theoretical Considerations on a Case of Self-MutilationHartman D, Powsner S. Identification With a Brain-Damaged Parent: Theoretical Considerations on a Case of Self-Mutilation. Psychoanalytic Psychology 1987, 4: 171-178. DOI: 10.1037/h0079132.
- Automated production and analysis of echo contrast agents.Keller M, Feinstein S, Briller R, Powsner S. Automated production and analysis of echo contrast agents. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 1986, 5: 493-498. PMID: 3761412, DOI: 10.7863/jum.1986.5.9.493.
- Quantitation of echo-contrast effects.Powsner S, Keller M, Saniie J, Feinstein S. Quantitation of echo-contrast effects. American Journal Of Physiologic Imaging 1986, 1: 124-8. PMID: 3451757.