charles-jennissen@uiowa.edu
319-384-8468
200 Hawkins Drive, RCP 1008
Iowa City, IA 52242

 

 

BS, St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1982
MD, University of Minnesota, 1986
Pediatric Residency, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 1989

Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics

Injury prevention—present projects related to all-terrain vehicles, equestrian helmets and agricultural injuries.
Pediatric pain management and prevention

Peer Reviewed Journals

Jennissen C. Readers Forum: Different Angles on Sleep Positions. Contemporary Pediatrics 2002. 19(1): 123.

Jennissen C. Evaluating Fever in Neonates and Infants. Urgent Care Journal. 2007 March;2(2):20-28.

Jennissen C. Evaluating Fever in Older Infants and Young Children. Urgent Care Journal. 2007 April;2(3):13-21,38.

Jennissen C. Evaluating Fever in Neonates and Infants. Emergency Medicine. 2007 June;39(6):41-8.

Jennissen C. Evaluating Fever in Older Infants and Children. Emergency Medicine. 2007 July;39(7):24-34.Graber MA, Randles BD, Monahan J, Ely JW, Jennissen C, Peters B, Anderson D. What questions about patient care do physicians have during and after patient contact in the ED? The taxonomy of gaps in physician knowledge. Emerg Med J. 2007 Oct;24(10):703-6.

Jennissen C. How to Evaluate Chest Pain in Children. Emergency Medicine. 2008 July;40(7):32F-32N.

Jennissen C, Wallace J, Donham K, Rendell D, Brumby S. Unintentional Needlestick Injuries in Livestock Production: A Case Series and Review. Journal of Agromedicine. Will be published January, 2011.

Books/Chapters

Jennissen C, Miller SZ. “Emergencies”. In: Woodhead J, ed. Pediatric Clerkship Guide: Essential Guide to the Pediatric Clerkship. Second edition, Mosby, 2008.

Jennissen C, Miller SZ. “Emergencies and Trauma: An Initial Approach”. In: Woodhead J, ed. Pediatric Clerkship Guide: Essential Guide to the Pediatric Clerkship. Second edition, Mosby, 2008.

Jennissen C. “Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care Transport”. In: Adam R, Cebollero C, ed. Rapid Transport of the Critical Care Patient. St. Louis, Elsevier Publishing, 2011.

Oral Presentations of Research

Denning G, Jennissen C, Buresh C. All-terrain vehicles: Not for use by children. 19th Annual Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Midwest Regional Meeting, September 21, 2009, Ann Arbor, MI.

Wallace J, Jennissen C. Animal Vaccination-Related Human Needlestick Complications Seen at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Midwest Rural Agricultural Health and Safety Forum, November 18, 2009, Johnston, IA.

Jennissen C, Sweat S, Denning G. An Evaluation of an ATV Injury Prevention Project that Utilized Safety Posters Distributed to Agribusinesses. Midwest Rural Agricultural Health and Safety Forum, November 19, 2009, Johnston, IA.

Jennissen C, Maarmar-Tayeb A, Denning G. The Mechanisms and Contributing factors of ATV-related injuries as Documented in the Medical Record for Inpatients at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Midwest Rural Agricultural Health and Safety Forum, November 19, 2009, Johnston, IA.

Kleiber C, Jennissen C, McCarthy AM, Ansley T. Pediatric Pain Management Practices in Rural Emergency Departments. 8th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain, March 10, 2010, Acapulco, Mexico.

Wente S, Furukawa R, Kleiber C, Jennissen C. Facilitators identified by ED nurses for improving the use of evidence-based pediatric pain management practices. Society of Pediatric Nursing, May 1, 2010, Orlando, FL.

Jennissen C, Denning G, Weltjen K. All Terrain Vehicles: A School-Based Education Program. Iowa School Nurse Research Consortium Meeting. June 27, 2010, Iowa City, IA.

Jennissen C, Waheed S, Channappa S, Denning G. Newspaper Press Clippings as a Surveillance Source of ATV-Related Crashes and Injuries . Midwest Rural Agricultural Health and Safety Forum, November 17, 2010, Iowa City, IA.

Denning G, Buresh C, Jennissen C. Iowa Statewide ATV Injury Surveillance: Challenges and Promises. Midwest Rural Agricultural Health and Safety Forum, November 17, 2010, Iowa City, IA.

Jennissen C, Denning G, Sweat S. Anticipatory Guidance Provided by Primary Health Care Providers with Regards to ATV Safety and Injury Prevention. Midwest Rural Agricultural Health and Safety Forum, November 17, 2010, Iowa City, IA.

Poster Presentations of Research

Kleiber C, Jennissen C, McCarthy AM, Ansley, T. Pediatric Pain Management Practices in Rural Emergency Departments. Midwestern Society for Nursing Research, March 28, 2009, Minneapolis, MN.

Jennissen C, Sweat S, Denning G. An Evaluation of an All-terrain Vehicle Injury Prevention Project that Utilized Safety Posters Distributed to Agribusinesses. 19th Annual Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Midwest Regional Meeting, September 21, 2009, Ann Arbor, MI.

Jennissen C, Maarmar-Tayeb A, Denning G. The Mechanisms and Contributing Factors of ATV-Related Injuries as Documented in the Medical Record. 19th Annual Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Midwest Regional Meeting, September 21, 2009, Ann Arbor, MI.

Jennissen C, Kleiber C, McCarthy A, Ansley T. Pediatric Pain Medications Available in the Emergency Departments of a Rural State. 19th Annual Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Midwest Regional Meeting, September 21, 2009, Ann Arbor, MI.

Jennissen C, Kleiber C. Pain Medications Available in Emergency Departments of a Rural State. 8th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain, March 8, 2010, Acapulco, Mexico.

Jennissen C, Kleiber C. Emergency Department Policies and Protocols for the Evaluation and Treatment of Pediatric Pain. 8th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain, March 8, 2010, Acapulco, Mexico.

Sweat S, Jennissen C. An Evaluation of an All-terrain Vehicle Injury Prevention Project that Utilized Safety Posters Distributed to Agribusinesses. 2010 Emergency Medicine in Iowa, April 7, 2010, Iowa City, IA.

Maarmar-Tayeb A, Jennissen C. The Mechanisms and Contributing Factors of ATV-Related Injuries as Documented in the Medical Record. 2010 Emergency Medicine in Iowa, April 7, 2010, Iowa City, IA.

Waheed S, Jennissen C. Equestrian Helmet Use in Horse Organizational Literature. 2010 Emergency Medicine in Iowa, April 7, 2010, Iowa City, IA.

Denning G, Jennissen C, Buresh C. Integration of Three Major Iowa Databases Provides Statewide Analysis of ATV-Related Crashes and Injuries. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Meeting, September 17, 2010, Omaha, NE.

Jennissen C, Brown C, Denning G, Maarmar-Tayeb A. The Documentation of Potential Contributing Factors for ATV-related Crashes and Injuries in the Medical Record. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Meeting, September 17, 2010, Omaha, NE.

Jennissen C, Brown C, Denning G, Maarmar-Tayeb A. All-terrain Vehicle (ATV) Related Injuries: Mechanisms and Contributing Factors. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Meeting, September 17, 2010, Omaha, NE.

Jennissen C, Kleiber C, McCarthy A, Ansley T. Emergency Department Policies and Protocols for the Evaluation and Treatment of Pediatric Pain in a Rural State. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Meeting, September 17, 2010, Omaha, NE.

Jennissen C, Kleiber C, McCarthy A, Ansley T. Evidence-Based Pediatric Pain Management in the Emergency Departments of a Rural State. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Meeting, September 17, 2010, Omaha, NE.

Jennissen C, Denning G, Sweat S, Buresh C. The Anticipatory Guidance Provided by Primary Healthcare Providers with Regards to ATV Safety and Injury Prevention. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Meeting, September 17, 2010, Omaha, NE.

Jennissen C, Denning G, Wolfe E. The Safety Information and Guidance Provided to Parents by All-terrain Vehicle Dealers and Sales Representatives. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Meeting, September 17, 2010, Omaha, NE.

Jennissen C, Denning G, Waheed S, Channappa S. Newspaper Press Clippings as a Surveillance Source of ATV-Related Crashes and Injuries. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Meeting, September 17, 2010. Omaha, NE.

Jennissen C, Denning G, Marsico J, Steffen J, Schnell T, McGehee D, Buresh C. Optimizing Seat Length Design to Minimize Extra Passengers on All-Terrain Vehicles. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Meeting, September 17, 2010, Omaha, NE.

Jennissen C, Channappa S, Denning G, Waheed S. Newspaper Press Clippings as a Surveillance Source of ATV-Related Crashes and Injuries. 20th Annual Midwest Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Meeting, November 8, 2010, Dayton, OH.

Agricultural injuries/Farm Safety
All-terrain Vehicle Events and Injuries
Pediatric Pain Management and Prevention
Evaluation of Fever in Infants and Young Children
Chest Pain in Children
Drowning/Near Drowning
Family Presence During Resuscitation
Evaluation of the Pediatric Trauma Patient
Delivering Bad News
Almost any Pediatric Emergency Medicine Topic

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