Ellen Wruble

• Clinical Instructor of the Year, New York State Clinical Education Consortium, 1997
• University of Maryland School of Medicine
  Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science Outstanding Adjunct Faculty of the Year Award, 2000
• Outstanding Adjunct Faculty of the Year Award, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dept. of Physical Therapy and Rehabiliation Science, 2002
• Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dept. of Physical Therapy and Rehabiliation Science, 2002, 2003
• Teaching Excellence, Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society, 2005
• Mentor Award, Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society, 2007
• APTA Combined Sections Meeting Acute Care Section 6th Annual Lecturer, 2016

• American Physical Therapy Association – Member, Acute Care, Education and Oncology Sections, 1999-present
• Maryland Chapter of American Physical Therapy Association, Member, 1999-present
• Member, Delaware Chapter of American Physical Therapy Association, 2012-present

Journal Articles (Peer Reviewed)

1. Cysyk, B.J., Wruble, E.R., “A Deep Vein Thrombosis Prevention Program for Patients Undergoing Long Term Invasive Epilepsy Monitoring,” Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 1996; 28 (5): 298-304.
2. Wruble, E.R., Cooke, L.R., “Postsplenectomy Sepsis – A Complex Medical andRehabilitative Challenge,” Physical Therapy Case Reports, January 2001; 4 (1): 14-21.
3. Wruble, E.R., Bender, D.G., “Community Outreach to a Long-Term Care Facility
   in an Entry-Level Physical Therapist Curriculum,” Journal of Physical Therapy Education, Summer 2001; 15 (2): 46-49.
4. Volk, K.A., Wruble, E.R., “Irradiation Side Effects and Their Impact on Physical
   Therapy,” Acute Care Perspectives, Spring/Summer, 2001; 10 (1-2): 11-13.
5. Esser, C., Wruble, E.R., “A Literature Review of Solid Bone Cancers Occurring
   During Adulthood and the Implications for Physical Therapy,” Acute Care Perspectives, Spring/Summer, 2001; 10 (1-2): 30-35.
6. Walz, C., Hakim, E.W., “Facilitating a Smooth Transition from The Acute Care Setting,” Acute Care Perspectives, Spring, 2002; 11 (1): 1-4.
7. Muir, E., Hakim, E.W., “A Clinical Approach to the Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases,” Acute Care Perspectives, Spring, 2002; 11 (1): 5-10, 14.
8. Naylor, M., Hakim, E.W., “Chronic Pain: Implications for Physical Therapists and Patients in the Acute Care Setting,” Acute Care Perspectives, Spring, 2002; 11 (1): 20-25.
9. Spitzer, A.L., Hakim, E.W., “Rehabilitation Implications for the Patient with Lung Cancer in the Postoperative Management Phase,” Acute Care Perspectives, Winter, 2006; 15 (4): 1-9.
10. Spitzer, A.L., Hakim, E.W., “Parkinson’s Disease: The Interplay of Medical and Surgical Treatment Options with Physical Therapy,” Acute Care Perspectives, Winter, 2008; 17 (4): 8-15.
11. Gorman, S.L., Hakim, E.W., Johnson, W., Bose, S., Harris, K.S., Crist, M.H., Holtegrefe, K., Ryan, J.M., Simpson, M.S., Coe, J.B., “Nationwide Acute Care Physical Therapist Practice Analysis Identifies Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviors That Reflect Acute Care Practice,” Physical Therapy, October, 2010; 90 (10): 1453 – 1467.
12. Reicherter, E.A., Gordes, K.L., Glickman, L.B. Hakim, E.W., “Creating Disseminator Champions for Evidence-Based Practice in Health Professions Education: An Educational Case Report,” Nurse Education Today, Jul 2013; 33 (7): 751-756.
13. Hakim, E.W., Heitzman, J., “Wound Management in the Presence of Peripheral Arterial Disease,” Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, July-September, 2013; 29 (3):187-194.
14. Hakim, E.W., Moffat, M., Becker, E., Bell, K.A., Manal, T.J., Schmitt, L.A., Ciolek, C., “Application of Educational Theory and Evidence in Support of an Integrated Model of Clinical Education,” Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 2014; 28(Supplement 1): 13 – 21.

Book Reviews

1. Myers, B.A. Wound Management: Principles and Practice.  Prentice Hall, 2004.
2. Ciccone, C. Pharmacology in Rehabilitation, 4th Edition. FA Davis, 2007.
3. Myers, B.A. Wound Management: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition. Prentice Hall, 2007.
4. McCulloch, J.M., Kloth, L.C. Wound Healing: Evidence-Based Management, 4th Edition. FA Davis, 2010.

 Abstracts

1. Wruble, E.R., Cooke, L.R., Hakim, D.J., “A Novel Approach to Training Debridement Skills in an Entry Level Physical Therapy Curriculum,” Proceedings from the 16th Annual Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin & Wound Care, September, 2001.
2. Wruble, E.R., Cooke, L.R., “An Innovative Educational Technique to Foster Clinical Management Strategies,” Proceedings from the 16th Annual Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin & Wound Care, September, 2001.
3. Hakim, E.W., Cooke, L.R., Hakim D.J., “Influence of Manufacturer Interaction on Student Perceptions and Clinical Decision Making,” Proceedings from the 19th Annual Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin and Wound Care, October, 2004.
4. Cooper, L., Azizollahoff, E., Nudell, C., Lynch, A., Steiner, A., Hakim, E.W., “Broadening the Perception of Function Beyond the Purely Physical Domain,” Acute Care Perspectives, Winter, 2006.
5. Hakim, E.W., Huber, F. “Multimodal Summative Evaluation of DPT Curriculum,” The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, http://ijahsp.nova.edu/articles/vol5num2/hpers_abstracts_final.pdf, April, 2007.
6. Hakim, E.W., “Changing Academic Culture and Practice to Improve Essential Communication Skills,” The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, http://ijahsp.nova.edu/articles/vol6num2/pdf/abstracts_2008.pdf, April, 2008: 6(2): 5.
7. Hakim, E.W., “Transfer of Learning From Classroom to Clinic,” The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, http://ijahsp.nova.edu/articles/vol6num2/pdf/abstracts_2008.pdf, April, 2008: 6(2): 13.
8. Adams, J., Hakim, D.J., Myers, B.A., Horowitz, J., Hakim, E.W., “A Critical Analysis of Existing Evidence on the Management of a Wound with Malignant Desmoplastic Melanoma and Neurofibromatosis: A Case Report,” Rehabilitation Oncology, 2009; 27 (1).
9. Fazio, L., Hakim, E.W, Arnold, J., Reicherter, E.A., Scheufele, L., Conroy, V., “Effect of the Combination of Strain-Counterstrain, Home Dilator Therapy, and Hamstring Stretching on Sexual Function for a Patient with Dyspareunia: A Case Report,” Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy, 2010: 34(1): 25-26.
10. Hawk, J., Reicherter, E., Hakim, E.W., Geigle, P., “Multimedia Technology in an Entry DPT Curriculum: Promoting Efficiency and Effectiveness to Maximize Student Learning,” Physical Therapy, 2010
11. Hakim, D., Cooke, L.R., Myers, B., Horowitz, J., Hakim, E.W., “Ascertaining the Effectiveness and Safety of Contact low-Frequency Ultrasound (LFU) in an Acute, Post-Surgical Wound with Exposed Hardware,” Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy, 2010: 1(1): 39-40.
12. Tarr, K.M., Hakim, E.W., “A Comprehensive Physical Therapy Approach for a Premature Infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): Aligning with the Evidence,” Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy, 2010: 1(1): 40.
13. Russell, T., Conroy, V., Wruble Hakim, E., “Physical Therapy Outcomes Following Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Using a Minimally Invasive Midvastus Approach With Flexed Knee Primary Closure: A Case Report,” Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy, 2010: 1(2): 81.
14. Wruble Hakim, E., Schmitt, L.A., “Moving Towards a Living, Breathing Acute Care Curriculum,” Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy, 2011: 2(3): 125-126.
15. Schmitt, L.A., Manal, T.J., Wruble Hakim, E. “Many Faces of Simulation: Physical Therapist, Nursing, and Theater Student Collaboration,” Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy, 2011: 2(3): 129.