2012
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Alcohol and Other Drug Use among Adolescents: Evaluation of a Pediatric Residency Curriculum
Ryan SA, Martel S, Pantalon M, Martino S, Tetrault J, Thung SF, Bernstein SL, Auinger P, Green ML, Fiellin DA, O'Connor P, D'Onofrio G. Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Alcohol and Other Drug Use among Adolescents: Evaluation of a Pediatric Residency Curriculum. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2012, 33: 251-260. PMID: 22738002, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2011.640182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief Negotiation InterviewBrief interventionPediatric residency programsDrug useKnowledge scorePost-training improvementPost-training knowledge scoresMain outcome measuresUrban teaching hospitalAdolescent medicine rotationPediatric residency curriculumMedicine/pediatric residentsResidency programsTraining satisfactionAdherence ScaleSBIRT curriculumTeaching hospitalOutcome measuresSignificant preTreatment curriculumClinical practiceClinical settingPediatric residentsResidents' knowledgeResidency curriculum
2010
Simulation Training in Central Venous Catheter Insertion: Improved Performance in Clinical Practice
Evans LV, Dodge KL, Shah TD, Kaplan LJ, Siegel MD, Moore CL, Hamann CJ, Lin Z, D'Onofrio G. Simulation Training in Central Venous Catheter Insertion: Improved Performance in Clinical Practice. Academic Medicine 2010, 85: 1462-1469. PMID: 20736674, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e3181eac9a3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCatheterization, Central VenousChi-Square DistributionClinical CompetenceCompetency-Based EducationEducation, Medical, GraduateEducational MeasurementHumansIntensive Care UnitsInternship and ResidencyPatient SimulationProspective StudiesRegression AnalysisSingle-Blind MethodStatistics, NonparametricUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsCentral venous catheter insertionVenous catheter insertionCVC insertionFirst cannulationIntervention groupControl groupCatheter insertionMechanical complicationsClinical practiceTertiary care teaching hospitalSingle-blind studyInsertion success rateTechnical errorsBlinded independent ratersSimulation trainingPatient comorbiditiesPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesTeaching hospitalInsertion successSecond-year residentsCannulationResident specialtyConfidence intervalsSimulation training course
1994
The lack of efficacy of phenytoin in the prevention of recurrent alcohol-related seizures
Rathlev N, D'Onofrio G, Fish S, Harrison P, Bernstein E, Hossack R, Pickens L. The lack of efficacy of phenytoin in the prevention of recurrent alcohol-related seizures. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 1994, 23: 513-518. PMID: 8135426, DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(94)70070-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related seizuresSix-hour observation periodNormal saline placeboDouble-blind trialObservation periodConfidence intervalsLack of efficacyChronic alcohol abuseYears of ageChi 2 analysisPlacebo groupConsecutive adultsEligible subjectsPhenytoin groupSaline placeboGeneralized seizuresPhenytoin administrationSecond seizureEmergency departmentNormal salineRelative riskTeaching hospitalAlcohol abuseDrug AdministrationSeizures