2024
Development and Evaluation of a Community Advisory Board for Family Violence.
Tiyyagura G, Leventhal J, Schaeffer P, Frechette A, Crawley D, Sommer E, Lopes C, Serrechia P, Asnes A. Development and Evaluation of a Community Advisory Board for Family Violence. Violence And Victims 2024, 39: 189-203. PMID: 38955471, DOI: 10.1891/vv-2023-0002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntimate partner violenceCommunity advisory boardIPV-exposed childrenCommunity advisory board membersChild abuseVictims of intimate partner violenceIntimate partner violence victimizationBenefits of participationIntimate partner violence survivorsChild physical abusePerceived benefits of participationFacilitators of sustainabilityVictim advocacyAbusive injuryPartner violenceFamily violenceFamily-centered interventionsDevelopment of collaborative relationshipsAdvocacy activitiesPhysical abuseCommunity leadersLocal stakeholdersEmergency careVictimsClinical careResilience Curriculum Improves Skills of Pediatric Fellows in Delivery of Difficult News.
Murtha T, Hafler J, Taylor E, Tala J, Asnes A, Massaro S, Kandil S. Resilience Curriculum Improves Skills of Pediatric Fellows in Delivery of Difficult News. Rhode Island Medical Journal 2024, 107: 49-53. PMID: 38687270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelivering difficult newsAmerican Academy of PediatricsDifficult newsSelf-efficacyPediatric fellowsResilience curriculumDelivery of difficult newsSimulated patient encountersIncreased self-efficacyAcademy of PediatricsStandardized patientsPatient encountersPediatric traineesAmerican AcademyFellow performanceChecklist scoresImprove confidenceImprove skillsPediatricFellowSkillsConfidenceNewsPatients
2023
How Antiscience Creates Confusion About the Diagnosis of Abusive Head Trauma
Leventhal J, Asnes A, Otterman G. How Antiscience Creates Confusion About the Diagnosis of Abusive Head Trauma. JAMA Pediatrics 2023, 177: 1257-1258. PMID: 37902740, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.4516.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Exploitation, Labor and Sex Trafficking of Children and Adolescents: Health Care Needs of Patients.
Greenbaum J, Kaplan D, Young J, Haney S, Sirotnak A, Asnes A, Gavril A, Gilmartin A, Girardet R, Heavilin N, Laskey A, Messner S, Mohr B, Nienow S, Rosado N, Forkey H, Keefe R, Keeshin B, Matjasko J, Edward H, Stedt E, Hurley T, Linton J, Gutierrez R, Caballero T, Falusi O, Giri M, Griffin M, Ibrahim A, Mukerjee K, Shah S, Shapiro A, Young J. Exploitation, Labor and Sex Trafficking of Children and Adolescents: Health Care Needs of Patients. Pediatrics 2022, 151 PMID: 36827522, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-060416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care providersCare providersHealth problemsMajor public health problemPublic health problemHealth care needsPublic health issueMental health problemsEmotional health problemsRisk factorsVulnerable patientsCare needsMedical screeningPatientsHealth issuesAffected individualsChildrenAdolescentsHolistic servicesProvidersVulnerable childrenSignificant numberLimited informationPossible indicatorChild advocacyEvaluation for Bleeding Disorders in Suspected Child Abuse.
Anderst J, Carpenter SL, Abshire TC, Killough E, Mendonca E, Downs S, Wetmore C, Allen C, Dickens D, Harper J, Rogers Z, Jain J, Warwick A, Yates A, Hord J, Lipton J, Wilson H, Kirkwood S, Haney S, Asnes A, Gavril A, Girardet R, Heavilin N, Gilmartin A, Laskey A, Messner S, Mohr B, Nienow S, Rosado N, Idzerda S, Legano L, Raj A, Sirotnak A, Forkey H, Keeshin B, Matjasko J, Edward H, Chavdar M, Di Paola J, Leavey P, Graham D, Hastings C, Hijiya N, Hord J, Matthews D, Pace B, Velez M, Wechsler D, Billett A, Stork L, Hooker R. Evaluation for Bleeding Disorders in Suspected Child Abuse. Pediatrics 2022, 150 PMID: 36180615, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-059276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrioritizing personal and team well-being: Lessons learned during the pandemic
Asnes AG, Kazmir S, Leventhal JM. Prioritizing personal and team well-being: Lessons learned during the pandemic. Child Abuse & Neglect 2022, 130: 105593. PMID: 35331480, PMCID: PMC8938177, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105593.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Half Century Since SIDS: A Reappraisal of Terminology
Shapiro-Mendoza C, Palusci V, Hoffman B, Batra E, Yester M, Corey T, Sens M, Moon R, Goodstein M, Abu Jawdeh E, Carlin R, Colvin J, Hwang S, Hauck F, Haney S, Sirotnak A, Asnes A, Gavril A, Greenlee Girardet R, Hoffert Gilmartin A, Heavilin N, Laskey A, Messner S, Mohr B, Nienow S, Rosado N, Agran P, Hirsh M, Johnston B, Kendi S, Lee L, Monroe K, Schaechter J, Tenenbein M, Zonfrillo M, Quinlan K, Bechtel K, Berkowitz C, Needelman H. Half Century Since SIDS: A Reappraisal of Terminology. Pediatrics 2021, 148: e2021053746. PMID: 34544849, PMCID: PMC8487943, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-053746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonphysician cliniciansInfant deathSudden infant deathMental health careClinician disciplineAppropriate referralPediatric specialtiesChild deathsPediatriciansDiagnostic shiftEffective interventionsPhysiciansCliniciansDeathHealth careCaregiversTragic newsConsistent terminologyOpen communicationPathophysiologyDeath terminologyInfantsReferralEtiologyMortalityOrigins and Early Management of Medical Child Abuse in Routine Pediatric Care
Hamilton JC, Leventhal JM, Asnes AG. Origins and Early Management of Medical Child Abuse in Routine Pediatric Care. JAMA Pediatrics 2021, 175: 771-772. PMID: 33999102, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.0919.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Consultation for child physical abuse: Beyond the history and physical examination
Asnes AG, Pavlovic L, Moller B, Schaeffer P, Leventhal JM. Consultation for child physical abuse: Beyond the history and physical examination. Child Abuse & Neglect 2020, 111: 104792. PMID: 33158586, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImproving the Care of Abused Children Presenting to Community Emergency Departments: The Evolving Landscape
Tiyyagura G, Leventhal JM, Auerbach M, Schaeffer P, Asnes AG. Improving the Care of Abused Children Presenting to Community Emergency Departments: The Evolving Landscape. Academic Pediatrics 2020, 21: 221-222. PMID: 32961336, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Non-cutaneous conditions clinicians might mistake for abuse
Metz J, Schwartz K, Feldman K, Lindberg D, Coffman J, Bretl D, Harper N, Deye K, Laskey A, Duralde Y, Donaruma-Kwoh M, Steiner D, Feldman K, Schwartz K, Shapiro R, Newton A, Berger R, Hymel K, Haney S, Pekarsky A, Asnes A, McPherson P, Mehta N, Gladston G. Non-cutaneous conditions clinicians might mistake for abuse. Archives Of Disease In Childhood 2014, 99: 817. PMID: 24748639, DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-304701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLikelihood of abuseMost disease categoriesVitamin D deficiencyPediatric care providersMetabolic bone diseasePhysical abuseAbuse research networkCutaneous mimicsExamining SiblingsD deficiencyMulticentre cohortBone diseaseCare providersConcurrent abuseSecondary analysisDisease categoriesSkeletal dysplasiaAbuse concernsChildrenResearch NetworkAbuseSubjectsMimicsHigh levelsGastrointestinal