Amy L. Drendel, DO, MS

Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Director, Children's Wisconsin Emergency Department Trauma Center

Locations

Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee Campus
8915 W. Connell Ct.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Education

DO, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1997
Residency, Pediatrics Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center Center, 2002
MS, Medical College of Wisconsin
Fellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2005

Research Interests

Dr. Drendel is a physician scientist committed to patient-oriented translational research. As a pediatric emergency medicine physician, her main research interest is the optimization of pain treatment for children. She was the principal investigator for one of the largest published pediatric clinical trial of at-home analgesic effectiveness for children with fractures and she has an in-depth understanding of the at-home pain experience. Dr. Drendel is currently the principal investigator for a prospective multi-center longitudinal comparative effectiveness study that aims to determine the most effective analgesic regimen for children with fracture pain and is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Drendel has been a co-investigator on 5 previous grants evaluating pediatric pain treatment effectiveness and has developed collaborative networks that position the team to perform large-scale innovative research. Prior research evaluated the variability in the treatment of pediatric pain; current goals include developing a comprehensive understanding of the pain experience for children from the Emergency Department to the at-home setting.

Primary research focus:

Outpatient pediatric pain experience
Treatment of pediatric acute pain in the Emergency Department
Pain assessment
Procedural pain

Can a Clean Catch Urine Sample Be Used to Diagnose Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Adolescent Females?

(Pickett ML, Visotcky A, Brazauskas R, Ledeboer NA, Drendel AL.) J Adolesc Health. 2021 Oct;69(4):574-578 PMID: 33846057 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85104082927 04/14/2021
Parental Perspectives on Children's Functional Experiences After Limb Fracture: A Qualitative Study.

(Golden-Plotnik S, Ali S, Moir M, Drendel AL, Poonai N, van Manen M.) Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Jul 20 PMID: 34282089 07/21/2021
Vaccinating in the Emergency Department, a Model to Overcome Influenza Vaccine Hesitancy.

(Baumer-Mouradian SH, Servi A, Kleinschmidt A, Nimmer M, Lazarevic K, Hanson T, Jastrow J, Jaworski B, Kopetsky M, Drendel AL.) Pediatr Qual Saf. 2021 Mar-Apr;6(2):e430 PMID: 33855251 PMCID: PMC8032353 04/16/2021
Implementation of a tablet-based suicide screening tool in an emergency department.

(Pickett ML, Krentz C, Nimmer M, Servi A, Schmitz A, Drendel AL.) Am J Emerg Med. 2021 04;42:256-257 PMID: 32641267 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85087994845 07/10/2020
A novel preference-informed complementary trial (PICT) design for clinical trial research influenced by strong patient preferences.

(Ali S, Hopkin G, Poonai N, Richer L, Yaskina M, Heath A, Klassen TP, McCabe C, KidsCAN PERC Innovative Pediatric Clinical Trials No OUCH Study Group, KidsCAN PERC Innovative Pediatric Clinical Trials Methods Core.) Trials. 2021 Mar 12;22(1):206 PMID: 33712062 PMCID: PMC7953803 03/14/2021
Bringing It All Together: A Review of the Challenges in Measuring Children's Satisfaction as a Key Component of Acute Pain Management.

(Hodapp JW, Ali S, Drendel AL.) Children (Basel). 2020 Nov 20;7(11) PMID: 33233508 PMCID: PMC7699486 11/26/2020
Adolescents' Awareness of and Attitudes Toward Expedited Partner Therapy Provided in the Emergency Department.

(Pickett ML, Hoehn EF, Visotcky AM, Norman B, Drendel AL.) Sex Transm Dis. 2020 11;47(11):754-759 PMID: 33045164 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85092886178 10/13/2020
Utilizing Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) to Identify Pediatric Trauma Patients Needing Lifesaving Interventions (LSIs): A Retrospective Study.

(Ashby DW, Meyer MT, Gourlay DM, Balakrishnan B, Drendel AL.) Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 Sep 08 PMID: 32910035 09/11/2020
Non-steroidal or opioid analgesia use for children with musculoskeletal injuries (the No OUCH study): statistical analysis plan.

(Heath A, Yaskina M, Hopkin G, Klassen TP, McCabe C, Offringa M, Pechlivanoglou P, Rios JD, Poonai N, Ali S, KidsCAN PERC Innovative Pediatric Clinical Trials No OUCH Study Group.) Trials. 2020 Sep 03;21(1):759 PMID: 32883371 PMCID: PMC7469310 09/05/2020
Vaccinating in the Emergency Department, a Novel Approach to Improve Influenza Vaccination Rates via a Quality Improvement Initiative.

(Baumer-Mouradian SH, Kleinschmidt A, Servi A, Jaworski B, Lazarevic K, Kopetsky M, Nimmer M, Hanson T, Gray MP, Drendel AL.) Pediatr Qual Saf. 2020 Jul-Aug;5(4):e322 PMID: 32766495 PMCID: PMC7351463 08/09/2020
Study protocol for two complementary trials of non-steroidal or opioid analgesia use for children aged 6 to 17 years with musculoskeletal injuries (the No OUCH study).

(Ali S, Rajagopal M, Klassen T, Richer L, McCabe C, Willan A, Yaskina M, Heath A, Drendel AL, Offringa M, Gouin S, Stang A, Sawyer S, Bhatt M, Hickes S, Poonai N, KidsCAN PERC Innovative Pediatric Clinical Trials No OUCH Study Team.) BMJ Open. 2020 06 21;10(6):e035177 PMID: 32565458 PMCID: PMC7311068 06/23/2020
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Emergency Department Pain Management of Children With Fractures.

(Goyal MK, Johnson TJ, Chamberlain JM, Cook L, Webb M, Drendel AL, Alessandrini E, Bajaj L, Lorch S, Grundmeier RW, Alpern ER, PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE APPLIED RESEARCH NETWORK (PECARN).) Pediatrics. 2020 05;145(5) PMID: 32312910 PMCID: PMC7193974 04/22/2020

Pediatric Emergency Medicine