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Qualitative study of patient experiences and care observations during agitation events in the emergency department: implications for systems-based practice
Wong AH, Ray JM, Eixenberger C, Crispino LJ, Parker JB, Rosenberg A, Robinson L, McVaney C, Iennaco JD, Bernstein SL, Yonkers KA, Pavlo AJ. Qualitative study of patient experiences and care observations during agitation events in the emergency department: implications for systems-based practice. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e059876. PMID: 35545394, PMCID: PMC9096567, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAggressionEmergency Service, HospitalHumansPatient Outcome AssessmentPsychomotor AgitationQualitative ResearchRestraint, PhysicalConceptsEmergency departmentAgitation eventsQualitative studyEmergency careQualitative studies of patients' experiencesPhysical restraintStudies of patients' experiencesAvoidance of physical restraintSystem of healthcare deliveryPhysical restraint useEmergency care networkCommunity-based teaching hospitalSystems-based practiceTertiary care academic centreInterviews of patientsVerbal de-escalationGrounded theory approachPatient-oriented strategiesExposure to psychological traumaExcessive psychomotor activityCare approachSocioeconomic inequalitiesPatient experienceRestraint useCare network
2024
Educational and personal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency medicine resident physicians: a qualitative study
Fults E, Gerwin J, Boyce M, Joseph M, Wong A, Evans L. Educational and personal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency medicine resident physicians: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Education 2024, 24: 1055. PMID: 39334215, PMCID: PMC11429862, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05972-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCOVID-19Emergency MedicineFemaleHumansInternship and ResidencyInterviews as TopicMalePandemicsPhysiciansQualitative ResearchSARS-CoV-2ConceptsEmergency medicine resident physiciansResident physiciansQualitative studyEmergency departmentResident physicians' experiencesEmergency medicine facultyCOVID-19 pandemicResident physician trainingResidency program leadershipSocial support systemsBackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemicData saturationPhysician trainingCode teamFrontline physiciansPractice styleUrban academic institutionProgram leadershipPhysician experienceMedicine facultyResident experiencePersonal impactPhysiciansMoral injuryResident preparationFellowship Accreditation: Experiences From Health Care Simulation Experts.
Musits A, Khan H, Cassara M, McKenna R, Penttila A, Ahmed R, Wong A. Fellowship Accreditation: Experiences From Health Care Simulation Experts. Journal Of Graduate Medical Education 2024, 16: 41-50. PMID: 38304604, PMCID: PMC10829926, DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-23-00388.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccreditationDelivery of Health CareFellowships and ScholarshipsHumansInternship and ResidencyQualitative ResearchConceptsSimulation leadersFellowship accreditationOne-on-one semistructured interviewsHealth care simulationImpact of accreditationProfessional societiesOpen coding techniqueThematic analysisWorkforce concernsQualitative studyStandardization of training programsTraining programSnowball samplingSimulation expertsFellowship programsAccreditation pathwaysLack of consensusAccreditation effortsSubthemesAccreditationPhenomenological frameworkParticipantsInterviewsSpectrum of opinionsFellowship