Advancing health through partnership

Adventist and OHSU collaborate to improve care after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

By Erin Hoover Barnett June 30, 2021 Portland, Oregon

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Participating in the Influence of Cooling Duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients, or ICECAP, trial requires close coordination between teams in Adventists emergency department and the intensive care unit. William Spurlock, D.O., Adventist hospitalist, left, and Tristan Jones, R.N., right, practice their protocols for attending to an ICU patient, who is portrayed here by Nancy Le, B.A., OHSU senior research assistant. (OHSU/Josh Andersen)

Nurses talking

From left, Nick Courtney, R.N., and Brittany Wang, R.N., both of Adventist Health Portland, touch base in the emergency department with Matthew Neth, M.D., assistant professor of emergency medicine in the OHSU School of Medicine, and lead investigator in the Influence of Cooling Duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients, or ICECAP, clinical trial, at Adventist for OHSU Health. (OHSU/Josh Andersen)

Emergency sign

The entrance of the Adventist Health Portland Emergency Department, where OHSU and Adventist employees are involved in a national clinical trial that aims to improve cardiac arrest outcomes for emergency department patients. (OHSU/Josh Andersen)

Adventist ER

With the collective efforts of Adventist Health Portland and OHSU healthcare and research team members, Adventist is a national leader in enrolling patients in the Influence of Cooling Duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients, or ICECAP, clinical trial. The trial aims to improve cardiac arrest outcomes for emergency department patients. (OHSU/Josh Andersen)