Kathleen R. Beckmann, DO, FAAP
 Title
Pediatric emergency medicine specialist, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; associate professor, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin.
Division
Emergency Medicine
Research interests
Adolescent diseases, sexually-transmitted diseases.
Study interests
HIV, testing in the emergency department, medical education.
Education
DO, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1992; transitional internship, Chicago Osteopathic Health Systems, 1993; pediatric residency, Lutheran General, Park Ridge, Ill., 1996; fellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1999.
Certification
Pediatrics; Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics, 1997, recertified 2005; Advanced Trauma Life Support, 2000, recertified 2004; Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 1999; Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor, 1996, 2000.
Honors
2001 Teacher of the Year, Froedtert Emergency Medicine Residents, Froedtert Hospital; 1999 first place, oral presentation at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Fellow Research Day, "The Effectiveness of a Call Back Program at Improving Human Immunodeficiency Testing in a Pediatric Emergency Department."
Representative publications
- Beckman KR, Melzer-Lange M, Cuene B, Dietz M, Havens PL. The Effectiveness of a Follow-up Program at Improving HIV Testing in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Wisconsin Medical Journal. 2002; 101(8):30-34.
- Beckman KR, Melzer-Lange M, Gorelick M. Use of the NHAMCS to Evaluate the Management for STDs in Adolescents Presenting to the Emergency Department. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2004; 43(3):333-338.
- Beckman KR, Melzer-Lange M. Adolescent Sexual History Taking in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Ambulatory Pediatrics. 2004; (4)1:41-42.
Grants
- OSCE Sexual History Taking Project, Learning Resource Grant, principal investigator.
Contact
Children's Research Institute
8701 Watertown Plank Road
MS 550
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Phone: (414) 266-2628
Fax: (414) 266-2635
E-mail: kbeckman@mcw.edu
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