Carly Esteves, MS, AGACNP, CCRN is the Lead Trauma Nurse Practitioner at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She spent four years as an active duty nurse in the Army Nurse Corps. After her active duty service she spent the next five at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center where during this time she obtained her Masters Degree as an Adult Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist
Millions of people, including emergency responders and military personnel, are at risk from traumatic brain injury, which can have devastating and enduring consequences. Our R&D team reports on promising medical developments for such injuries, calling for further research into its potential for other conditions - Written by Ian Bogdanowicz, Carly Esteves and Ian Portelli. (Volume 13, Issue 1)
A rapid pathogen detection method that can reduce disease and mortality in the aftermath of terror events with unknown biological release, natural disasters and war zones, is discussed by Matthew Rusling, Carly Esteves and Ian Portelli, who look at developments in disaster epidemiology - Written by Ian Portelli, Matthew Rusling and Carly Esteves. (Volume 12, Issue 3)
Anna Roselle, Carly Esteves, Matt Rusling and Ian Portelli describe how virtual reality is helping people who are suffering from PTSD, as well as how IBM’s Watson Health programme is focusing on changing the way healthcare is accessed and utilised more generally - Written by Ian Portelli, Carly Esteves, Matthew Rusling and Anna Roselle. (Volume 12, Issue 3)
New technologies have been designed to combat the ubiquitous inaccessibility of safe surgery, which is a major global health issue, especially in resource-poor areas prone to disaster, write Sarah Ayton, Carly Esteves and Ian Portelli - Written by Ian Portelli, Carly Esteves and Sarah Ayton. (Volume 12, Issue 2)
Emily Koehler, Ian Bogdanowicz, Carly Esteves and Ian Portelli explain why genome sequencing is so important in epidemic outbreaks, and how new portable equipment could help in remote and developing areas - Written by Emily Koehler, Ian Bogdanowicz, Carly Esteves and Ian Portelli. (Volume 12, Issue 2)
Millions of people’s lives have already been changed thanks to the ingenuity of Apple’s HealthKit and ResearchKit. There is no telling how many lives will be saved in the future with the ever-evolving world of technology - Written by Ian Bogdanowicz, Carly Esteves, Emily Koehler, Ashley Monaco and Ian Portelli. (Volume 12, Issue 1)
Our regular section curated by Ian Portelli examines how the burgeoning potential of drones is providing ever greater opportunities for first responders, despite some concerns about their proliferation in private applications - Written by Ian Portelli, Megan E Mantaro and Carly Esteves. (Volume 11, Issue 4)
Strong leadership in a crisis can drastically improve response and recovery, while weak leadership can aggravate a dire situation. This article examines effective and ineffective leaders in disasters, and what we can learn from them - Written by Megan E Mantaro, Kristina Dolan, Carly Esteves and Ian Portelli. (Volume 11, Issue 4)
On February 1, 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the growing outbreak of the Zika virus in the Americas to be a Public Health Emergency of international concern. What is the virus, and why is it so important for the international community to bring it under control? - Written by Ian Portelli, Carly Esteves, Jaffer Naqvi, Shannon Rafferty, Kristina Dolan, Gabrielle O'Donoghue, Dr Reinaldo Acosta and Christian Lucky. (Volume 11, Issue 4)
