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Voluntary rank detailsBeth L. Emerson, MD, MBA
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Appointments
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Associate Clinical ProfessorPrimary
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Education & Training
- MBA
- University of Texas of the Permian Basin (2020)
- Fellowship
- Yale University School of Medicine (2013)
- Chief Residency
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2010)
- Residency
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2009)
- Internship
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2007)
- MD
- Univ of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry (2006)
- BA
- University of Rochester, Psychology (2002)
- BS
- University of Rochester, Molecular Genetics (2002)
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Medical Research Interests
Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Pediatrics; Quality Improvement
ORCID
0000-0003-3646-0466
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Frequent collaborators of Beth L. Emerson's published research.
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A big-picture view of Beth L. Emerson's research output by year.
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Research topics Beth L. Emerson is interested in exploring.
Marc Auerbach, MD, FAAP, MSc
Alana Rosenberg, MPH
Antonio Riera, MD
John S Giuliano, MD, FAAP, FCCM
Michael P. Goldman, MD, MHS-Med Ed
Adam Benjamin Hittelman, MD, PhD
44Publications
290Citations
Quality Improvement
Pediatrics
Publications
2025
A phase 1, multicenter, open-label study to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of a single dose of rimegepant in children (aged ≥6 to <12 years) with a history of migraine.
Lim CN, Mo G, Bhardwaj R, Comisar CM, Emerson BL, Matschke KT, Fisniku O, Bertz R, Croop R, Liu J. A phase 1, multicenter, open-label study to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of a single dose of rimegepant in children (aged ≥6 to <12 years) with a history of migraine. Headache 2025 PMID: 41133671, DOI: 10.1111/head.15074.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Increasing the use of anxiolysis and analgesia for paediatric procedures in a community emergency department network: a quality improvement initiative
Kelley M, Lynders W, Pelletier E, Petrucelli M, Emerson B, Tiyyagura G, Goldman M. Increasing the use of anxiolysis and analgesia for paediatric procedures in a community emergency department network: a quality improvement initiative. Emergency Medicine Journal 2023, 41: 116-122. PMID: 38050053, DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2023-213232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsYears of ageCommunity EDPediatric EDChildren's HospitalPractice patternsLaceration repairAnxiety-provoking proceduresCommunity hospital networkAcademic children's hospitalRegional children's hospitalForeign body removalKey driver diagramStudy-Act cyclesQuality improvement initiativesEmergency medical servicesQuality improvement methodologySmart aimED lengthED LOSProcedural dataMidazolam useBody removalPediatric proceduresGuideline developmentEmergency Department NetworkImplementation of a health system intervention to reduce time from presentation to surgical intervention for pediatric testicular torsion
Heckscher D, Jalfon M, Buck M, Abello A, Nguyen J, Casilla-Lennon M, Leapman M, Hittelman A, Teitelbaum J, Emerson B, Kenney P, Cavallo J, Lambert S. Implementation of a health system intervention to reduce time from presentation to surgical intervention for pediatric testicular torsion. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2023, 20: 254.e1-254.e7. PMID: 38030428, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2023.10.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2022
Improving Quality and Efficiency in Pediatric Emergency Department Behavioral Health Care
Emerson BL, Setzer E, Blake E, Siew L. Improving Quality and Efficiency in Pediatric Emergency Department Behavioral Health Care. Pediatric Quality And Safety 2022, 7: e530. PMID: 35071964, PMCID: PMC8782103, DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsMultidisciplinary teamLength of stayEmergency department settingSuicide risk screeningAspects of careBehavioral health concernsQuality of carePatient experience scoresBehavioral health careCall-back systemPediatric patientsEmergency departmentBehavioral health crisesDepartment settingRisk screeningCare plansCare processesHealth concernPatientsRun chartsCareHealth careImprovement initiativesVisitsExperience scoresIntubation practice and outcomes among pediatric emergency departments: A report from National Emergency Airway Registry for Children (NEAR4KIDS)
Capone CA, Emerson B, Sweberg T, Polikoff L, Turner DA, Adu‐Darko M, Li S, Glater‐Welt L, Howell J, Brown CA, Donoghue A, Krawiec C, Shults J, Breuer R, Swain K, Shenoi A, Krishna AS, Al‐Subu A, Harwayne‐Gidansky I, Biagas KV, Kelly SP, Nuthall G, Panisello J, Napolitano N, Giuliano JS, Emeriaud G, Toedt‐Pingel I, Lee A, Page‐Goertz C, Kimura D, Kasagi M, D'Mello J, Parsons SJ, Mallory P, Gima M, Bysani GK, Motomura M, Tarquinio KM, Nett S, Ikeyama T, Shetty R, Sanders RC, Lee JH, Pinto M, Orioles A, Jung P, Shlomovich M, Nadkarni V, Nishisaki A, for the National Emergency Airway Registry for Children Investigators P. Intubation practice and outcomes among pediatric emergency departments: A report from National Emergency Airway Registry for Children (NEAR4KIDS). Academic Emergency Medicine 2022, 29: 406-414. PMID: 34923705, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPediatric emergency departmentNational Emergency Airway RegistryLimited mouth openingEmergency departmentAirway RegistryOxygen desaturationIntubation practicesMouth openingLimited neck mobilityMedian patient ageTracheal intubation practiceQuality improvement targetsRespiratory decompensationCardiac ICUNeurologic deteriorationPatient ageProcedural successNeck mobilityMultivariable modelICUOutcomesRegistryDesaturationChildren databaseDepartment
2021
Clinical decision rule for obtaining peripheral blood cultures in febrile oncology patients
Gorfinkel L, Hansen CE, Teng W, Shabanova V, Prozora S, Rodwin R, Qadri U, Manghi T, Emerson B, Riera A. Clinical decision rule for obtaining peripheral blood cultures in febrile oncology patients. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2021, 69: e29519. PMID: 34939321, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPediatric emergency departmentPeripheral blood culturesPediatric oncology patientsFebrile oncology patientsClinical decision ruleOncology patientsBlood culturesBloodstream infectionsPositive peripheral blood cultureDiagnostic prediction toolsInternal validationRetrospective chart reviewAcute myeloid leukemia diagnosisRecent systematic reviewClinical prediction modelReceiver operator curveVasopressor supportActive therapyChart reviewDerivation cohortIndependent predictorsEmergency departmentPatientsSystematic reviewOperator curveAn initiative to improve pneumococcal immunization counseling in children with nephrotic syndrome
Sandokji I, Anderson LS, Warejko JK, Emerson BL, Greenberg JH. An initiative to improve pneumococcal immunization counseling in children with nephrotic syndrome. Pediatric Nephrology 2021, 37: 1333-1338. PMID: 34734331, PMCID: PMC8565641, DOI: 10.1007/s00467-021-05305-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNephrotic syndromeElectronic health recordsEHR remindersCounseling ratesProvider awarenessGraphical abstractA higher resolution versionLife-threatening pneumococcal infectionsCurrent practice guidelinesPrimary care providersQuality improvement projectVaccination counselingVaccine guidelinesProvider adherenceVaccine seriesNephrology clinicPneumococcal infectionAdditional vaccinesPractice guidelinesImmunization protocolCare providersImmunization counselingSyndromeFirst interventionHealth recordsAdherenceA QI Partnership to Decrease CT Use for Pediatric Appendicitis in the Community Hospital Setting
Goldman MP, Lynders W, Crain M, Kelley M, Solomon DM, Bokhari SAJ, Tiyyagura G, Auerbach MA, Emerson BL. A QI Partnership to Decrease CT Use for Pediatric Appendicitis in the Community Hospital Setting. Pediatric Quality And Safety 2021, 6: e479. PMID: 34589653, PMCID: PMC8476057, DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsCT scan rateQuality improvement initiativesEmergency medical servicesPediatric appendicitisHospital ratesComputerized tomographyUS ratesCommunity hospital settingCT scan useImprovement initiativesMedical servicesState Emergency Medical ServicesPrimary aimQuality improvement teamStandardization of practiceCT useClinical pathwayHospital settingMAIN OUTCOMECase auditPractice trendsUltrasound usePractice changeProcess measuresEmergency department systemsPD38-10 AN INITIATIVE TO REDUCE DOOR TO INCISION TIME FOR PATIENTS WITH TESTICULAR TORSION
Nguyen J, Buck M, Abello A, Lennon M, Leapman M, Hittelman A, Teitelbaum J, Emerson B, Cavallo J, Kenney P, Lambert S. PD38-10 AN INITIATIVE TO REDUCE DOOR TO INCISION TIME FOR PATIENTS WITH TESTICULAR TORSION. Journal Of Urology 2021, 206: e666-e666. DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000002048.10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDocumentation of Shared Decisionmaking in the Emergency Department
Chartash D, Sharifi M, Emerson B, Frank R, Schoenfeld EM, Tanner J, Brandt C, Taylor RA. Documentation of Shared Decisionmaking in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 78: 637-649. PMID: 34340873, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.04.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolCommunicationDecision Making, SharedElectronic Health RecordsEmergency MedicineFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedNatural Language ProcessingPhysician-Patient RelationsRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultConceptsPatient discussionsED notesPatient-centered communicationCommercial insurance statusEmergency department settingAdvanced practice providersMixed-effects logistic regressionLarge health systemEffects logistic regressionWhite patientsMale patientsBlack patientsED physiciansEmergency departmentProvider notesInsurance statusDepartment settingRetrospective analysisHigher oddsPractice providersLower oddsClinical practiceMultiple potential factorsLogistic regressionHealth system
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Honors
honor Yale Medicine Excellence in Quality and Safety Award
06/01/2020Other AwardDetailsUnited Stateshonor Six Sigma Green Belt
11/13/2016National AwardDetailsUnited Stateshonor Eastern Society for Pediatric Research Fellow Research Travel Award
03/23/2013Regional AwardDetailsUnited Stateshonor MD with Distinction in Community Service
05/30/2006UnknownUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryDetailsUnited Stateshonor The Robert J. Haggerty Prize in Pediatrics
05/30/2006UnknownUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryDetailsUnited States
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