Department of Internal Medicine
General Internal Medicine Faculty
Medical School:
Case Western Reserve University
Graduate School:
Preventive Medicine
The University of Iowa
Residency:
The University of Iowa
Fellowship:
The University of Iowa
R. Todd Wiblin, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor
Dr. Wiblin's clinical interests are in general internal medicine and infectious diseases. His research interests include evaluating the effect of quality improvement interventions on the delivery of medical care, and studying the epidemiology of sepsis and antibiotic resistance. He serves as Associate Clinical Coordinator for the Iowa Foundation for Medical Care, the Medicare quality improvement organization for Iowa, Nebraska, and Illinois.
Honors, Awards, and Organizations
- American Health Quality Association, Member
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Member
- Infectious Diseases Society of America, Member
- American College of Physicians, Member
- Phi Beta Kappa
Recent Publications
- Wiblin, R.T. Nosocomial pneumonia. In: Wenzel RP, editor. Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Infections. Third ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1997. p. 807-19.
- Smith, S., Weber, S., Wiblin, T., Nettleman, M. Cost-effectiveness of hepatitis A vaccination in healthcare workers. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 1997;18(10):688-91.
- Lundberg, J.S., Perl, T.M., Wiblin, T., Costigan, M.D., Dawson, J., Nettleman, M.D., et al. Septic shock: an analysis of outcomes for patients with onset on wards versus intensive care units. Critical Care Medicine 1998;26(6):1020-4.
- Wiblin, R.T., Wenzel, R.P. The infection control committee. In: Herwaldt LA, Decker MD, editors. Practical Healthcare Epidemiology. Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Incorporated; 1998. p. 29-32.
- Rangel-Frausto, M.S., Wiblin, R.T., Blumberg, H., Saiman, L., Neu, H., Martin, M., et al. National Epidemiology of Mycosis Survey (NEMIS): variations in rates of Candida bloodstream infections in seven surgical ICUs and six neonatal ICUs. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1999;29(8):253-8.
- Ellerbeck, E.F., Kresowik, T.F., Hemann, R.A., Mason, P., Wiblin, R.T., Marciniak, T.A. Impact of quality improvement activities on care for acute myocardial infarction. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2000;12(4):305-10.
- Kresowik, T.F., Hemann, R.A., Grund, S.L., Hendel, M.E., Brenton, M., Wiblin, R.T., et al. Improving the outcomes of carotid endarterectomy: results of a statewide quality improvement project. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2000;31(5):918-26.
- Saiman, L., Ludington, E., Pfaller, M., Rangel-Frausto, S., Wiblin, R.T., Dawson, J., et al. Risk factors for candidemia in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit patients. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2000;19(4):319-24.
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