Dr.Kobayashi's current research programs focus on bedside clinical informatics / point-of-care information design + delivery; patient monitoring / telemetry systems (alarm fatigue; contactless vital signs acquisition); clinical environment engineering; and mitigation of the environmental impact of healthcare device research and development.

ACTIVE

Re-purposing of Expended Print-plastic for Sustainability in the Technology and Innovation Community [RE-PLASTIC] Program 2024b (Sustainment Component).  Brown Deparment of Engineering.  $1,000.  Feb. 2024 to Apr. 2024.
Role: Co-Principal Investigator.  

Re-purposing of Expended Print-plastic for Sustainability in the Technology and Innovation Community [RE-PLASTIC] Program 2024a (Pipeline Component).  Brown Deparment of Engineering.  $1,000.  Feb. 2024 to Apr. 2024.
Role: Co-Principal Investigator.  

Re-purposing of Expended Print-plastic for Sustainability in the Technology and Innovation Community [RE-PLASTIC] Program Equipment Add-on.  Brown Office of Sustainability.  $5,000.  Sept. 2023 to Apr. 2024.
Role: Principal Investigator.  

Re-purposing of Expended Print-plastic for Sustainability in the Technology and Innovation Community [RE-PLASTIC] Program.  Brown Office of Sustainability.  $19,995 incl. 2.5% FTE for 12 months.  May 2023 to Apr. 2024.
Role: Principal Investigator.  

Bedside Educational Display for Shared Insight and Decision-making in Emergency Care study.  Brown Emergency Medicine Academic Assessment grant.  $49,371, 6% FTE for 12 months.  Nov. 2021 to Oct. 2022 (NCE).
Role: Co-principal Investigator.  

COMPLETED

NaloxBox+ research program.  Opioid and Overdose Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE). $44,962 for 12 months.  Apr. 2022 to Mar. 2022.
Role: Co-principal Investigator.  

Philips Healthcare Research. Non-contact Acquisition of partial Vital signs for General Assessment and Triage Operations Research Triage/COVID (NAViGATOR-T1C) study.  $50,000, June 2020 to May 2021.
Role: Co-principal Investigator

Intuitap research program.  Vertouch.  Feb. 2021 to Nov. 2021.
Role: Investigator.

Philips Healthcare Research. Non-contact Acquisition of partial Vital signs for General Assessment and Triage Operations Research 2 (NAViGATOR-2) study.  $45,916, Dec. 2017 to Nov. 2018.
Role: Co-principal Investigator

Philips Healthcare Research.  Non-contact Acquisition of partial Vital signs for General Assessment and Triage Operations Research Waiting Room 1 (NAViGATOR-W1) study.  $46,730, Dec. 2017 to Nov. 2018.
Role: Co-principal Investigator

Fellow Research Grant (PI: G.Petrone) 10/2018 to 9/2019
Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University; $ 7,000.
Comparison of open versus percutaneous emergency cricothyrotomy using a novel obese cricothyrotomy task trainer study.
Simulation-based comparative study of open vs. percutaneous cricothyrotomy procedures.
Role: Co-investigator / Mentor

R18 HS022860-01A1. (PI Kobayashi) 10/1/2014 to 9/30/2017 (no cost extension 2018)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). $ 750,000.
Targeted Delivery of Multi-parametric Telemetry Clinical Messages to Mitigate Alarm Fatigue.
Research, development and dissemination program for open-source toolbox and mechanism to address the widespread problem of alarm fatigue through the application of biomedical engineering, human factors engineering, software algorithms, information design, in situ medical simulation and patient tracer methodologies.
Role: Principal Investigator

Resident Research Grant (PI: N.Asselin) 8/1/2013 to 7/30/2014
Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University; $ 2,500.
Standardized Treatment and Optimal Resuscitation through Mechanical Automation (STORM) study- workflow + workload substudy.
Substudy of STORM program to assess EMS provider workload (physiologic and cognitive) during simulated pre-hospital sudden cardiac arrest resuscitation with and without experimental automation-enhanced protocol.
Role: Co-investigator / Mentor

Special Projects Grant (PI B.Choi) 7/1/2013 to 6/30/2014
Lifespan Risk Management; $7,500.
Aerosol Environmental Toxicity in Healthcare-related Exposure and Risk phase 2 (AETHER2) study.
Followup 1-year observational study of emergency department ambient gas toxicity assessment for particulate matter (PM2.5, PM0.3), CO, H2S, LEL.
Role: Co-investigator / Mentor

Special Projects Grant (PI B.Choi) 7/1/2012 –to 6/30/2015
Lifespan Medical Simulation Center fellowship research seed grant; $ 11,000 (LMSC cost center internal funds).
Standardized Treatment and Optimal Resuscitation through Mechanical Automation (STORM) study.
Application of high-fidelity simulation to examine experimental automation-enhanced protocol (with devices and "go-kit") for pre-hospital sudden cardiac arrest resuscitation.
Role: Co-investigator / Mentor

R18 HS020286. (PI Brown) 7/1/2011- 6/30/2014
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). $ 749,560.
Improving Pediatric Resuscitation: A Simulation Program for the Community Emergency Department (PRECISE) study.
Assessment and training of community Emergency Departments in pediatric resuscitation capabilities through use of in situ simulation.
Role: Co-investigator

Special Projects Fund 10/1/2010 - 6/2013
Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University; $ 1,000 (+ Lifespan Network Services $16,000 capital expenses)
Accessible Real-time clinical Guidance through Updated Signals (ARGUS) Study.
Examination and optimization of Emergency Department bedside and telemetry monitoring systems functions.
Role: Principal Investigator

Special Projects Fund 8/1/2005 - 6/2013
Lifespan Risk Management; $ 6,000 / year
In-hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Team and System Performance during Simulated Events (SimCode)
In situ simulation probing of in-hospital sudden cardiac arrest resuscitation systems.
Role: Principal Investigator

Special Projects Grant 9/1/2011 to 6/30/2012
Rhode Island Hospital Medical Simulation Center fellowship simulation development seed grant; $ 5,180 (RIHMSC cost center internal funds)
CPR Instructor Real-time Review through Use of Simulation (CIRRUS) study.
Applied simulation with ventilation/chest compression-assessing manikin system to evaluate CPR instructor performance and judgment.
Role: Co-investigator

Special Projects Grant (PI B.Choi) 8/1/2011 to 6/30/2012
Department of Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital + Research Committee; $ 1,000.
Ambulance Exhaust Toxicity in Healthcare-related Exposure and Risk (AETHER) study.
Emergency department ambient gas toxicity assessment for particulate matter (PM2.5, PM0.3), CO, H2S, LEL.
Role: Co-investigator / Mentor

Small Projects Grant 10/1/2009 – 9/30/2010
Department of Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital + Research Committee, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brown University; $ 1,500.
Provider Role in Patient Experience / Latent Lapses in Emergency caRe (PRoPELLER) Study.
Websurvey-based assessment of provider perceptions of roles in Emergency Department as they relate to patient safety and patient experience.
Role: Principal Investigator

Faculty Development Grant 7/1/2009 – 12/2012
Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University; $ 20,000
Simulation Learning Initiative for Procedural Sedation Training for Routine Engagement of Anticipatory Maneuvers (SLIPSTREAM)
In situ simulation study of Emergency Department procedural sedation practice and clinical informatics-based intervention.
Role: Principal Investigator

Small Projects Grant 4/1/2009 – 3/31/2010
Lifespan Network Services, RIH; $ 3,000
Bedside Electronic Tablet Application (BETA) project
Evaluation of tablet PC devices for ED bedside clinical flow and function improvement.
Role: Principal Investigator

Small Projects Grant 2/1/2009 – 1/31/2009
Department of Emergency Medicine, RIH; $ 3,000
Emergency Unit Chart Location, Identification and Differentiation (EUCLID) project
Investigation of human factors engineering application to clinical charting system modification.
Role: Principal Investigator

Special Projects Grant 1/1/2009 – 7/30/2009
Rhode Island Hospital Medical Simulation Center nursing simulation development seed grant; $ 40,423 (RIHMSC cost center internal funds)
Arrhythmia Simulation / Cardiac Event Nursing Training AED (ASCENT AED) Study.
Application of intermediate-fidelity simulation in situ to examine AED-enhanced in-hospital sudden cardiac arrest first response.
Role: Principal Investigator

RCMST-RIH-05-001 (PI Shapiro -> Williams) 8/1/2005 – 7/31/2006
Telemedicine + Advanced Tech. Research Center (TATRC), Subcontract through Dynamics Research Corp.; $ 605,899
Reserve Component Medical Skills Readiness Training Program
Assessment of Web resources and civilian high-fidelity medical simulation centers for Army Reserve Medical Component combat casualty care training
Role: Co-Investigator

18-P-92332/1-01 (PI Shapiro) 8/1/2004 – 8/31/2006
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); $ 98,000
SAFER Project
Development, testing and dissemination of high-fidelity medical simulation modular curriculum for patient safety training in acute care medical fields.
Role: Investigator

Wang H, Kobayashi L, Capraro GA, van Zon K, Rocque M, Bonenfant SL, Brinkman MG, Cosgriff MP, Craft SB, Fried RS, Haynes A, Higgins DJ, Lee SH, Mozzone MR, Ortiz C, Oster A, Suarez E, Tremblay JL, Merck DL, Kirenko I.  "Assessment of visual patient re-identification in a live emergency department waiting room."  Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE 14th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (UEMCON), New York, NY, Oct.2023:89-96.  doi: 10.1109/UEMCON59035.2023.10316150

Liu JZ, Varone FA, Volpe JK, Kobayashi L, Capraro GA. "Internet-of-things augmentation of public access naloxone containers to establish a distributed network for resource monitoring and utilization research (NaloxBox+)." Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE 14th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (UEMCON), New York, NY, Oct.2023:65-71.  doi:10.1109/UEMCON59035.2023.10316013

Kobayashi L, Chuck CC, Kim CK, Luchette KR, Oster A, Merck DL, Kirenko I, van Zon K, Bartula M, Rocque M, Wang H, Baci C, Balmaekers B, Derkx R, Capraro GA. "Comparison of video photoplethysmography, video motion analysis, and passive infrared thermography against traditional contact methods for acquiring vital signs in emergency department populations." Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE 14th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (UEMCON), New York, NY, Oct.2023:134-141.  doi: 10.1109/UEMCON59035.2023.10316088

Capraro GA, Balmaekers B, den Brinker AC, Rocque M, DePina Y, Schiavo MW, Brennan K, Kobayashi L.  "Contactless vital signs acquisition using video photoplethysmography, motion analysis, and passive infrared thermography devices during emergency department walk-in triage in pandemic conditions."  J Emerg Med, Aug. 2022, 63(1):115-29.  doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2022.06.001

Moretti K, Karb R, Durand R, Kobayashi L, Hayward A.  "Wasting no time: implementation and the climate impact of a solid waste stream process intervention in a large academic emergency department."  R I Med J, Nov. 2021, 104(9):34-7.

Zhang XC, Matson AM, Gil JA, Chiou D, Wing RD, Kobayashi L, Cruz AI Jr.  "Wrist reduction instruction with simulation technology (WRIST) interdisciplinary emergency medicine and orthopedic surgery study."  SSH IMSH2021 Technical Proceedings, March 21, 2021, available at SSRN: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3808897 doi.: 10.21389/ssrn.3808897

Gurley AL, Tanch JE, Portelli DC, Priebe C, Berube JA, Dieffenbach A, Harris R, Jalal M, Sayles SL, Smulling AJ, Jay GD, Kobayashi L  "Baseline assessment, intervention, and interval reassessment of clinical information systems infrastructure in an academic regional referral emergency department."  Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International IOT, Electronics, and Mechatronics Conference (IEMTRONICS); 2020 Sep. 9-12.  Vancouver, Canada: IEEE; c2020.  doi.: 10.1109/IEMTRONICS51293.2020.9216436  https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9216436

Golden A, Alaska YA, Levinson AT, Davignon KR, Lueckel SN, Lynch KA, Jay G, Kobayashi L.  "Simulation-based examination of arterial line insertion method reveals inter-disciplinary practice differences." Sim Healthc, 2020; 15(2): 89-97.

Kobayashi L, Chuck C, Kim C, Luchette KR, Oster A, Merck DL, Kirenko I, van Zon K, Bartula M, Rocque M, Wang H, Capraro GA.  "Pilot study of emergency department patient vital signs acquisition using experimental video photoplethysmography and passive infrared thermography devices."  Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE 10th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (UEMCON); 2019 Oct. 10-12.  New York, NY: Piscataway: IEEE; c2019.  doi.: https://10.1109/UEMCON47517.2019.8993087

Kobayashi L, Asselin NP, Choi B, Pettit C, Dannecker M, Williams KA.  "Comparison of EMS provider in-transit performance and exertion with standard and experimental resuscitation protocols during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest simulation."  RI Med J, May 2019.

Kobayashi L, Oyalowo A, Agrawal U, Hu X, Loparo KA, Leary OP, Jay GD, Merck DL.  Adjudicated / Annotated Telemetry signals for Medically Important and Clinically Significant Events-CC (ATOMICS-CC) dataset.  Brown Digital Repository, 2019. Available at: https://doi.org/10.26300/m9pp-4m49

Kobayashi L, Oyalowo A, Agrawal U, Hu X, Loparo KA, Leary OP, Jay GD, Merck DL. Push Electronic Relay for Smart Alarms for End User Situational Awareness (PERSEUS) research program full original .json files dataset.  Brown Digital Repository, 2018.  Available at: https://doi.org/10.26300/1t2a-qm27

Kobayashi L, Oyalowo A, Agrawal U, Hu X, Loparo KA, Leary OP, Jay GD, Merck DL.  Adjudicated / Annotated Telemetry signals for Medically Important and Clinically Significant events-0 (ATOMICS-0) dataset.  Brown Digital Repository, 2018.  Available at: https://doi.org/10.26300/17cn-bt67

Kobayashi L, Oyalowo A, Agrawal U, Hu X, Loparo KA, Leary OP, Jay GD, Merck DL.  Adjudicated / Annotated Telemetry signals for Medically Important and Clinically Significant events-1 (ATOMICS-1) dataset.  Brown Digital Repository, 2018.  Available at: https://doi.org/10.26300/ck2t-be58

Kobayashi L, Oyalowo A, Agrawal U, Hu X, Loparo KA, Leary OP, Jay GD, Merck DL.  Adjudicated / Annotated Telemetry signals for Medically Important and Clinically Significant events-2 (ATOMICS-2) dataset.  Brown Digital Repository, 2018.  Available at: https://doi.org/10.26300/m554-d248

Kobayashi L, Oyalowo A, Agrawal U, Hu X, Loparo KA, Leary OP, Jay GD, Merck DL.  Adjudicated / Annotated Telemetry signals for Medically Important and Clinically Significant events-3 (ATOMICS-3) dataset.  Brown Digital Repository, 2018.  Available at: https://doi.org/10.26300/0dtq-hf36

Kobayashi L, Oyalowo AC, Agrawal U, Chen S, Asaad W, Hu X, Loparo K, Jay G, Merck DL.  "Development and deployment of an open, modular, near-real-time patient monitor datastream conduit toolkit to enable healthcare multi-modal data fusion in a live Emergency Department setting for experimental bedside clinical informatics research."  Accepted for publication, IEEE Sens Lett, October 2018.

Capraro G, Etebari C, Luchette K, Mercurio L, Merck D, Kirenko I, van Zon K, Bartula M, Rocque M, Kobayashi L.  "'No touch' vitals: a pilot study of non-contact vital signs acquisition in exercising volunteers."  Accepted for publication, Proceedings of the Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS); 2018 Oct.17-19; Cleveland, OH: Piscataway: IEEE; c2018.

Asselin N, Choi B, Pettit CC, Machan JT, Merck DL, Merck LH, Suner S, Williams KA, Jay GD, Kobayashi L.  "Comparative analysis of emergency medical service provider workload during simulated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation using standard versus experimental protocols and equipment."  Simulation in Healthcare, 2018; 13(6):376-86. https://doi.org/10.1097/SIH.0000000000000339

Kobayashi L, Zhang XC, Collins SA, Karim N, Merck DL.  "Exploratory application of off-the-shelf augmented reality / mixed reality devices during acute care invasive procedure simulation training.  West J Emerg Med, December 2017, 19(1):158-64.  https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2017.10.35026

Schoen J, Machan J, Dannecker M, Kobayashi L.  "Comparison of compressor team size and stretching exercise effects on provider chest compression performance and workload during simulated cardiac resuscitation."  West J Emerg Med, 2017, 18(6): 1025-34. https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2017.8.34236

Hayden EM, Wong AH, Ackerman J, Sande MK, Lei C, Kobayashi L, Cassara M, Cooper DD, Perry K, Lewandrowski B, Scerbo MW.  "Human factors and simulation in emergency medicine."  Acad Emerg Med, 2017, 25(2):221-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.13315

Zhang XC, Bermudez AM, Reddy PM, Sarpatwari RR, Chheng DB, Mezoian TJ, Schwartz VR, Simmons QJ, Jay GD, Kobayashi L.  "Interdisciplinary development of an improved emergency department procedural work surface through iterative design and use testing in simulated and clinical environments."  Ann Emerg Med, 2017, 69(3): 275-83.

Kobayashi L, Green TC, Bowman SE, Ray M, McKenzie MS, Rich JD.  "Patient  simulation for assessment and reinforcement of layperson management of opioid overdose with intra-nasal naloxone in a recently-released prison inmate cohort."  Sim Healthc, 2017, 12(1): 22-27.

Kobayashi L, Gosbee JW, Merck DL.  "Development and application of an alarm fatigue simulation methodology for human factors engineering exploration into mitigatory approaches."  Healthcare Environments Research and Design, Nov. 2016, PMID:27815527  DOI: 10.1177/1937586716673829

Choi B, Asselin N, Pettit CC, Machan JT, Merck DL, Merck LH, Suner S, Williams KA, Jay GD, Kobayashi L.  "Simulation-based randomized comparative assessment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation bundle completion by emergency medical service teams using standard life support or an experimental automation-assisted approach. "  Sim Healthc, 2016, 11(6): 365-75.

Zhang XC, Kobayashi L, Berger M, Reddy PM, Chheng DB, Gorham SA, Pathania S, Stern SP, Icaza Milson E, Jay GD, Baruch JM.  "Objective assessment and thematic categorization of patient-audible information in an Emergency Department."  Acad Emerg Med, 2015, 22(10): 1222-5.

Dedmon MM, Paddle PM, Phillips J, Kobayashi L, Franco RA, Song PC.  "Development and validation of a high-fidelity porcine laryngeal surgical simulator."  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2015, 153(3): 420-6.

Choi B, Kobayashi L, Pathania S, Miller CB, Locke ER, Stearns BC, Hudepohl N, Patefield SS, Suner S, Williams KA, Machan JT, Jay GD.   "Detection and Measurement of Unhealthy, Environment-Derived Aerosol Materials in an Emergency Department."  Healthcare Environments Research and Design, 2015; 9(1): 34-53.

Siegel NA, Kobayashi L, Dunbar-Viveiros JA, Devine J, Al-Rasheed RS, Gardiner FG, Olsson K, Lai S, Jones MS, Dannecker M, Overly FL, Gosbee JW, Portelli DC, Jay GD.  "High-fidelity in situ medical simulation investigation of emergency department procedural sedation and an experimental bedside informatics clinical process guidance intervention."  Sim Healthcare, 2015; 10(3): 146-53.

Kobayashi L, Parchuri R, Gardiner FG, Tomaselli NM, Paolucci GA, Bertsch KS, Boss RM, Gibbs FJ, Goldlust E, Monti JE, O'Hearn B, Portelli DC, Siegel NA, Hemendinger D, Jay GD. Use of in situ simulation and human factors engineering to assess and improve emergency department clinical systems for timely telemetry-based detection of life-threatening arrhythmias. BMJ Quality and Safety, 2013; 22(1):72-83.

Al-Rasheed RS, Devine J, Dunbar-Viveiros JA, Jones MS, Dannecker M, Jay GD, Kobayashi L. Development of simulated chest compression videos for objective evaluation and training of instructor / coordinators in CPR learner performance assessment. J Contin Educ Nurs, 2013; 44(2):59-63

Al-Rasheed RS, Devine J, Dunbar-Viveiros JA, Jones MS, Dannecker M, Machan JT, Jay GD, Kobayashi L. Simulation Intervention with Manikin-Based Objective Metrics Improves CPR Instructor Chest Compression Performance Skills without Improvement in Chest Compression Assessment Skills. Simulation in Healthcare, 2013; 8(4):242-52.

Kobayashi L, Dunbar-Viveiros J, Devine J, Jones MS, Overly FL, Gosbee JW, Jay GD. Pilot phase findings from high-fidelity in situ medical simulation investigation of Emergency Department Procedural Sedation. Simul Healthc, 2012; 7(2):81-94.

Kobayashi L, Sweeney LA, Cousins AC, Bertsch KS, Gardiner FG, Tomaselli NM, Boss RM, Gibbs FJ, Jay GD. Web survey and intervention on Emergency Department personnel perceptions of role in patient experience. Eur J Emerg Med, 2012; 19(2):112-6.

Kobayashi L, Boss R, Gibbs F, Goldlust E, Hennedy M, Kestin A, Monti J, Siegel N. Use of a color-coded chart binder system to improve patient safety characteristics of Emergency Department clinical paper documentation and materials. Healthcare Environments Research and Design 2011; 4(4): 79-88

Kobayashi L, Dunbar-Viveiros JA, Sheahan BA, Rezendes MH, Devine J, Cooper MR, Martin PB, Jay GD. In situ simulation comparing in-hospital first responder sudden cardiac arrest resuscitation with semi-automated defibrillators and automated external defibrillators. Sim Healthcare 2010; 5(2): 82-90.

Kobayashi L, Lindquist D, Jenouri I, Dushay K, Haze D, Sutton E, Smith J, Tubbs R, Overly F, Foggle J, Dunbar-Viveiros J, Jones M, Marcotte S, Werner D, Cooper M, Martin P, Tammaro D, Jay G. Comparison of sudden cardiac arrest resuscitation performance data obtained from in-hospital incident chart review and in situ high-fidelity medical simulation. Resuscitation 2010; 81(4): 463-71

Kobayashi L, Boss R, Gibbs F, Goldlust E, Hennedy M, Kestin A, Monti J, Siegel N. Use of a color-coded chart binder system to improve patient safety characteristics of Emergency Department clinical paper documentation and materials. Accepted for publication, Healthcare Environments Research and Design, May 2010.

Kobayashi L, Overly FL, Fairbanks RJ, Patterson M, Kaji AH, Bruno EC, Kirchhoff MA, Strother CG, Sucov A, Wears RL. Advanced medical simulation applications for Emergency Medicine microsystems evaluation and training. Acad Emerg Med 2008; 15(11):1058-70.

Kaji A, Bair A, Okada H, Kobayashi L, Khare R, Vozenilek J. Defining systems expertise: effective simulation at the organizational level- Implications for patient safety, disaster surge capacity, and facilitating the systems interface. Acad Emerg Med 2008; 15(11):1098-103.

Kobayashi L, Patterson M, Overly F, Shapiro MJ, Williams KA, Jay G. Educational and research implications of portable human patient simulation in acute care medicine. Acad Emerg Med 2008; 15(11): 1166-74.

Kobayashi L, Shapiro MJ, Gutman DC, Jay G. Multiple encounter simulation for high-acuity multi-patient environment training. Acad Emerg Med 2007, 14(12): 1141-8.

Kobayashi L, Frund Z, Jan D et al. "Design Challenge: Simulation of Human Physiology." In: PETMAN Committee (Tomizuka M, Akeel HA, Atkeson C, Brosseau L, Frund Z, Jan D, Jayaraman S, Kobayashi L, Newman D, Sanderson A, Schaudies RP), National Academies. Soldier protective clothing and equipment: feasibility of chemical testing using a fully articulated robotic mannequin. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2007: 21-47.

Kobayashi L, Shapiro MJ, Sucov A, Woolard R, Boss RM, Dunbar J, Sciamacco R, Karpik K, Jay G. "Portable advanced medical simulation for new Emergency Department testing and orientation." Acad Emerg Med 2006, 13(6): 691-5.

Kobayashi L, Suner S, Shapiro MJ, Jay G, Sullivan F, Overly F, Seekell C, Hill A, Williams KA. "Designing multi-patient advanced medical simulation disaster scenarios for civilian pre-hospital medical response training and evaluation: a "dirty bomb" case study." Simulation in Healthcare 2006, 1(2): 72-8.

Kobayashi L. "Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency." In Schaider J et al. (eds): The 5 Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, 3rd edition, Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams + Wilkins, 2006.

Harvard Online Continuing Medical Education (WebCME) Project [2003]
Kobayashi L, Mermel L. Civilian Bioweapon Exposure case, Biological and Chemical Warfare Agents module, "Current concepts in emergency medicine" course.

Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Simulation Interest Group (SIG) Emergency Medicine Simulation Resources Online- Simulation Case Library [2006]. "U.S. Army Reserve Component Medical Training Simulation Scenarios" package. Ed. Kobayashi L. Available at
http://www.emedu.org/SimGroup/casedetail.asp?UploadID=91

Paul Calabresi Faculty Research Award, Rhode Island Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine 2010
Editor's Choice manuscript, BMJ Quality and Safety, 2013: 22(1)
Editor's Choice manuscript, AAMC MedEdPortal, Feb.2013
Outstanding Physician Award, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2013
Research Abstract (Simmy) Award, International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare 2014
Technology Innovation Award, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University 2017
Winner, NaloxBox+ Team, Opioid Use + Overdose COBRE Hackathon 2021

Technology Innovation Award, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Med. School of Brown University 2022

Best Presenter (NAViGATOR-2 study), IEEE UEMCON 2023

UNIVERSITY TEACHING ROLES

Advanced Cardiac Life Support – Warren Alpert Medical School     July 2002 to Present
Facilitator and instructor in simulation case development and training for pre-clinical medical students (100 learners x 1 session / yr).

Brown University Residency in Emergency Medicine     July 2002 to Present
Course, content, and equipment developer at RI Hospital Medical Simulation Center.  Currently educating healthcare personnel in basic and advanced acute care medicine, difficult airway management, teamwork training, and medical error reduction.   Teaching roles in following courses / sessions:
         -Acute Care Training Simulations (adult)
         -Advanced Airway Course
         -Intern Orientation Cadaver Lab (e.g., airway management, CVL)
         -Procedural Labs (e.g., fishhook removal, puff tonometry skill stations) 
         -Ultrasound Simulation (U/SS) Program

Mammalian Physiology - Brown Medical School     Fall 2002 to 2004
Developer and controller of laboratory exercises in cardiovascular physiology (BI / 0117) with human patient simulator (for students averse to canine lab;  3-4 learners x 1-2 sessions / yr).

Elective in Emerg. Medicine - Warren Alpert Med. School     Dec. 2002 to Jan. 2006  (leadership transition)
Simulation specialist and content developer at RI Hospital Medical Simulation Center for medical students enrolled in one-month Emergency Medicine elective (BI / 0562).  Training in acute care medicine, airway management, teamwork training and medical error reduction provided through high fidelity medical simulation scenarios (4 learners x 12 sessions / yr).

Medicine in Action Program  -  Warren Alpert Medical School     Oct. 2003 to Sept. 2008, Apr. 2011
Coordinator of shadowing opportunities in Rhode Island Hospital Emergency Department for Brown pre-medical students (1-2 learners / yr).

Simulation Training for Emergency Preparedness (STEP)     June 2004 to Nov. 2005  (project completed)
Developer and course facilitator of a high-fidelity medical simulation educational program for Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) preparedness in Rhode Island hospitals.  Funded by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).  Participating hospitals (10 learners x 10 sessions / yr):
         -Kent County Hospital                          -South County Hospital
         -Landmark Medical Center                   -St. Joseph’s / Fatima Hospital
         -Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island     -The Miriam Hospital
         -Newport Hospital                                 -Westerly Hospital
         -Rhode Island Hospital                         -Women + Infants’ Hospital
         -Roger Williams Medical Center

Medical Simulation Elective     June 2005 to June 2012
Elective director, coordinator and instructor for month-long Brown University Residency in Emergency Medicine elective in medical simulation.
         -Robert Tubbs MD (July 2005)
         -Juan Vernon MD (Nov 2005)
         -Christopher Zabbo MD (Oct 2007)
         -Sara Lozano MD (Jan 2008)
         -Anika Parab MD (Jan 2008)
         -Amy Rasmussen MD (Sept 2009)
         -Douglas Hartmann MD (Oct 2009)
         -Ron Van Ness-Otunnu MD (Oct 2011)
         -Paul Roszko MD (Apr 2012)
         -Antoinette Golden MD (Sept 2014)

“Doctoring” Simulation - Warren Alpert Medical School     Fall 2005 to Spring 2007
Simulation course organizer and curriculum developer for integrated Warren Alpert Medical School pre-clinical curriculum, designed to demonstrate and reinforce didactic teaching points with simulated clinical encounters  (70 learners x 2 sessions / yr).

Technical Skills Training Session - Warren Alpert Medical School     June 2006 to June 2009
Instructor for Warren Alpert Medical School 3rd year student clinical transition preparation (70 learners x 1 session / yr).

Emergency Medicine Student, Resident + Fellow Mentor -  W. Alpert Med. School     July 2006 to Present
Faculty mentor for Emergency Medicine learners for academic clinical and research programs and projects.
-Douglas Hartman MD  (2006-2010; EM resident mentee) 
-Nicholas Asselin DO  (2011-2015; EM resident mentee, incl. STORM program) 
-Bryan Choi MD  (2011-2014; research AETHER project + STORM program) 
-Xiaochi Tony Zhang MD  (2014-2017; EM resident mentee, PEAP project, WRIST project) 
-Elio Icaza Milson BFA(ID)  (2014-2015; RISD student, PEAP project) 
-Inna Baran MD  (2015-2017; ED 5S/QA projects)
-James Tanch AMS MD'20  (2015-present; ED 5S/QA projects)
-Cameron Etebari BS'18  (2016 summer SRA; ED non-contact vital signs study)
-Katherine Luchette BS'18  (2016 summer SRA; ED non-contact vital signs study)
-Uday Agrawal BSc  (2016; AHRQ PERSEUS system development work)
-Adewole Oyalowo PhD candidate  (2016-present; AHRQ PERSEUS system development work)
-Bessie Jiang BS'19  (2016; Emerg. Medicine holoimaging application exploration project)
-Yong Hyun Kwon BS'18  (2017; Emerg. Medicine holoimaging application exploration project)
-Carlin Chuck BS'19  (2017 summer SRA; ED non-contact vital signs study)
-Kyunghan (Chris) Kim BS'20  (2017 summer SRA; ED non-contact vital signs study)
-Samuel Weitzman ScB'18  (2017; Emerg. Medicine holoimaging application exploration project)
-Justin Vasquez BS'19  (2017 summer SRA; IVOR system development work)
-Daniel Chiou BA'16 MD'20  (2017-present, joint EM-orthopedics WRIST simulation study)
-Owen Leary BS'18 MD'23  (2017-present; Emerg. Med holoimaging application exploration; AHRQ PERSEUS dataset dissemination / curation work)
-Yu Xiang MSc'18  (2018; AHRQ PERSEUS data analysis work)
-Abhishek Dutta MSc'18  (2018; AHRQ PERSEUS data analysis work)
-Lawrence Huang BS'21 MD'26  (2018 summer SRA-present; Emerg. Med. holoimaging application exploration)
-Cathlyn Medina BA'19  (2018 summer researcher; ED non-contact vital signs study)
-Murat Erduran BS'19  (2018; AHRQ PERSEUS data analysis work)
-Beril Erdogdu BS'20  (2018; AHRQ PERSEUS data analysis work)
-Amelia Gurley MD'21  (2018; ED CIS work)
-Nelson Chou BS'18  (2018; ED clinical shadow)
-Casey Abrahams BA'19 MS'23  (2021; ED non-contact vital signs study)
-Derek Lubetkin MD (2021-present; EM resident mentee, BEDSIDE program)
-Frederick Varone MD (2021-present; EM resident mentee, NaloxBox+ program)
-Kyle Volpe MD (2021-present; EM resident mentee, NaloxBox+ program)

-Oscar Capraro (2022 SSP, NaloxBox+ program)

-Johnathan Martindale MD (2023-2024; EM resident mentee, BEDSIDE program)

-Joa-Joanne Liu BS'24 MD'28 (2022 + 2023 summer SRA-present; NaloxBox+ program)

-Raul Ayala (2023-2024 RE-PLASTIC program)

-Hana Butler Gutierrez BS'24 (2023-2024 RE-PLASTIC program)

-Natalie Herrick BS'25 (2023-2024 RE-PLASTIC program)

Thesis Reader - Brown Univ. Program in Public Health Aug. 2006 to Sept. 2007 (mentee program complete)
Clinical faculty project mentor and thesis reader for MPH student.
         -Hardeek Shah MPH (2006-7)

National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine     June 2007 to July 2015
Simulation instructor for interactive experiential education summer sessions for secondary school students (50 learners x 3 sessions / yr).

“Doctoring” Physician Mentor     Oct. 2007 to June 2010
Mentor to Warren Alpert Medical School first-year student.  Introduction to clinical patient care, acute care medical settings, simulation education (1 learner for 16 x 4 hr sessions / yr x 2 years, then longitudinal experience with 8 hrs / 2 wks x 6 months).
         -Daniel Cho MD PhD candidate (2007-2010)

Emergency Medicine Interest Group Simulation Session     Nov. 2007 to June 2012; Sept. 2020 to Present
Event organizer and simulation / skill station coordinator + instructor to expose Brown pre-med and medical students to the practice and procedures of Emergency Medicine (60 learners x 1-2 session / yr).

Medical Simulation Fellowship + Mentoring     Feb. 2008 to Present
Co-director then director now mentor for non-ACGME medical simulation fellowship designed to provide training in sophisticated and innovative simulation, foster knowledge-able simulation experts, and encourage the development of healthcare education researchers.
-Fang Yuan (Franklin) Wei MD  (Emergency Medicine observational fellowship, 2008)
-Anita Kestin MD  (combined Lifespan Patient Safety + Medical Simulation fellow, 2008-2010)
-Rakan Al-Rasheed MBBS  (2011-2012; Med. Simulation observational fellow, CIRRUS project)
-Catherine Pettit MD  (2012-2013; Medical Simulation fellow, STORM program)
-Sami Yousif MBBS  (2012-2013; Disaster Medicine observational fellow; sim. research)
-Yasser Al-Aska MBBS  (2013-2014; Medical Simulation observational fellow, ALINES project)
-Jessica Schoen MD  (2014-2015; Medical Simulation fellow, CREW project)
-Antoinette Golden MD  (2015-2016; Medical Simulation fellow, ALINES project)
-Manal Halwani MBBS  (2017; Medical Simulation observational fellow, SPOTCheCK project)
-Gianna Petrone DO  (2018-2019; Medical Simulation fellow, bariatric airway simulation project)
-Keegan McNally MD (2021-present; Medical Simulation fellow)

Medical Simulation Interest Group     Oct. 2011 to June 2012
Interest group faculty mentor (with Dr. Frank Overly) to expose Brown pre-med and medical students to the methodology, practice, application and research of medical simulation (30 learners x 1-2 session / yr).

RISD Design and Health Elective (BIOL-6518)     Sept. 2013 to 2018
Workshop facilitator for RISD / Alpert Medical School collaborative course on application of design to healthcare systems improvement.  (50 learners x 1-2 sessions / yr).

Brown Digital Health Elective (BIOL-6677)     Sept.2016 to Present
Session facilitator for Alpert Medical School collaborative course on informatics application to healthcare at the personal, clinical and systems levels.  (15 learners x 1-2 sessions / yr). 

Brown Engineering (EN-291)     Apr.2017 to June 2019
Invited lecturer for undergraduate and graduate engineering department students on applied clinical engineering for healthcare systems improvement.  (50 learners x 1 session / yr).

Brown Scholarly Concentration (Translational Research in Medicine)     Oct.2016 to 2019
Faculty member for longitudinal scholarly concentration program to engage Brown / Alpert Medical School students in applied clinical research across the university and hospital populations.  (4 students / yr).

Brown Engineering (EN-2160)     Sept. 2020 to Present
Invited lecturer and faculty sponsor for undergraduate and graduate engineering department students on applied clinical engineering (Business, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations [BEO]).  (5 learners / yr).
-Jason Whang BA'21  (2020-2021; BEO)
-Maxwell Goldman BA/BA'21  (2020-2021; BEO)
-Zachary Jordan BA/BA'21  (2020-2021; BEO)
-Dominic Morganti BA'21  (2020-present; BEO)
-Lucas Tesler BA'21  (2020-2021; BEO)

Brown Engineering (EN-0930L/EN-1930L)     Sept. 2021 to Present
Invited lecturer for undergraduate and graduate engineering department students on applied clinical engineering (40 learners / yr).

HOSPITAL TEACHING ROLES 

Rhode Island Hospital Advanced Cardiac Life Support     July 2002 to July 2006
Simulation case developer, training facilitator, and course director (2005 on) for incoming housestaff (70 learners x 1 session / yr).

Rhode Island Hospital + Miriam Hospital MedTeams     Nov. 2002 to June 2007 (leadership transition)
Course simulation facilitator for hospital and Emergency Department staff teamwork training course (15 learners x 2 sessions / yr).

Rhode Island Hospital Advanced Airway Course     Dec. 2002 to Jan. 2006  (leadership transition)
Difficult airway management course simulation facilitator for hospital and Emergency Department staff (12 learners x 3 sessions / yr).

Rhode Island Hospital SimCode Program     May 2004; Oct. 2005 to June 2014  (leadership transition)
Program director, case developer and simulation facilitator for in-hospital medical resuscitation simulation training and debriefing for internal medicine residents (15 learners x 7 sessions / yr).

Rhode Island Hospital Advanced Pediatric Life Support     July 2005
Simulation case developer + training facilitator for incoming housestaff (40 learners x 1 session / yr).

Rhode Island Hospital RadCodes Program     Aug. 2005 to Aug. 2006  (leadership transition)
Case developer and simulation facilitator for in-hospital contrast anaphylactoid reaction resuscitation simulation training and debriefing for radiology residents (15 learners x 3 sessions / yr).

Rhode Island Hospital Critical Care Difficult Airway Course     Dec. 2008 to 2011  (leadership transition)
Course developer and facilitator for difficult airway management course for critical care fellowship (8 learners x 2 session / yr).