2023
A quality improvement approach to integrating social determinants of health objectives into pediatric simulation
Feick M, Iqbal A, Boolchandani H, Kandil S, Johnston L, Soma G, Cordone A, Auerbach M, Tiyyagura G. A quality improvement approach to integrating social determinants of health objectives into pediatric simulation. AEM Education And Training 2023, 7: e10910. PMID: 37791136, PMCID: PMC10543355, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial determinantsQuality improvement approachQuality improvement workEquitable careHealth outcomesHealth disparitiesLack of timeHealth objectivesSimulation curriculumPediatric residentsStudy periodPercentage of simulationsResidency programsReview of interviewsMost traineesMonthsMonthly casesPrimary objectiveSDHFacilitator feedbackImprovement approachPercentageResidentsPediatric simulationCasesRepresentation of patients with non-English language preferences in motor vehicle collision trauma and emergency medicine research
Smith M, Tibbetts C, Agrawal P, Cordone A, Leff R, Smith R, Moran T, Brackett A, Zeidan A. Representation of patients with non-English language preferences in motor vehicle collision trauma and emergency medicine research. Injury Prevention 2023, 29: 253-258. PMID: 36854627, DOI: 10.1136/ip-2022-044813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-English language preferenceMotor vehicle collisionsRepresentation of patientsStudy inclusion/exclusion criteriaStandardised reporting toolsInclusion/exclusion criteriaDisparate health outcomesPaucity of literatureEmergency medicine researchPrimary outcomePatient populationInclusion criteriaTraumatic injuryExclusion criteriaEligible articlesHealth outcomesAppropriate interventionsLanguage preferenceCollision traumaPatientsSystematic searchEmergency medicineOutcomesVehicle collisionsFull textEmergency department visits in Connecticut for survivors of sexual assault before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Yang D, Cordone A, Sun W, Gawel M, Sangal R, Dodington J. Emergency department visits in Connecticut for survivors of sexual assault before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 67: 97-99. PMID: 36842427, PMCID: PMC9927790, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentChart reviewCOVID-19 pandemicMedical careRetrospective chart reviewStructured chart reviewUrban emergency departmentCare of survivorsLong-term careED presentationsWhite/CaucasianED treatmentSurvivorsCarePatientsSexual assaultMonthsPandemicDepartmentSexual assault survivorsReviewAssault survivorsCaucasians
2022
Limited English Proficiency as a Barrier to Inclusion in Emergency Medicine-Based Clinical Stroke Research
Zeidan AJ, Smith M, Leff R, Cordone A, Moran TP, Brackett A, Agrawal P. Limited English Proficiency as a Barrier to Inclusion in Emergency Medicine-Based Clinical Stroke Research. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2022, 25: 181-189. PMID: 35652977, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-022-01368-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLimited English proficiencyLEP populationsEnglish proficiencyStroke researchUse of languageExclusion criteriaInclusion/exclusion criteriaClinical stroke researchLEP patientsClinical research studiesLanguageResearch practicesSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeRoutine careAcute careEvidence-based practiceKey termsStudy participationHealth outcomesProficiencySystematic reviewResearch studiesEmergency medicineU.S. population