2021
Supporting the Quadruple Aim Using Simulation and Human Factors During COVID-19 Care
Wong AH, Ahmed RA, Ray JM, Khan H, Hughes PG, McCoy CE, Auerbach MA, Barach P. Supporting the Quadruple Aim Using Simulation and Human Factors During COVID-19 Care. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2021, 36: 73-83. PMID: 33830094, PMCID: PMC8030878, DOI: 10.1097/01.jmq.0000735432.16289.d2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuadruple aimHealth system performanceIn situ simulationHealth care landscapeCOVID-19 careHealth care sectorDelivering telehealthCare deliveryPopulation healthPatient safetyCare landscapePreparedness trainingWorker wellnessClinical unitsCare sectorHealthProtect staffCOVID-19Hospital operationsCareCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemicUsability testingSystem performanceHuman factorsRemote simulation
2016
Screening residents for infant lumbar puncture readiness with just-in-time simulation-based assessments
Kessler DO, Chang TP, Auerbach M, Fein DM, Lavoie ME, Trainor J, Lee MO, Gerard JM, Grossman D, Whitfill T, Pusic M. Screening residents for infant lumbar puncture readiness with just-in-time simulation-based assessments. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning 2016, 3: 17. PMID: 35515095, PMCID: PMC8990194, DOI: 10.1136/bmjstel-2016-000130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst-year residentsYear residentsOverall procedural successProspective cohort studyNumber of attemptsGreat clinical successAnalgesia usageCohort studyProcedural successTopical analgesiaAcademic hospitalClinical successCare fashionPatient safetyReadiness assessmentProcess measuresGreater useResidentsAssessmentAnalgesiaHospitalInfantsPunctureSimulation-based assessmentIn situ simulation in emergency medicine: Moving beyond the simulation lab
Petrosoniak A, Auerbach M, Wong AH, Hicks CM. In situ simulation in emergency medicine: Moving beyond the simulation lab. Emergency Medicine Australasia 2016, 29: 83-88. PMID: 27748042, DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.12705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medicineInter-professional team trainingHealthcare team membersCulture of safetyIn situ simulationPatient care environmentEMS teamsPatient safetyCare environmentTeam trainingTeam membersImproved systemSimulationsMedicineCase exampleEmergencyTeamResilient systemsISSEffective useTrainingMitigation strategiesSimulation to Improve Patient Safety in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Stone K, Patterson M, Reid J, Geis G, Auerbach M. Simulation to Improve Patient Safety in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2016, 17: 185-192. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2016.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSimulation-Based Procedural Skills Training in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Sagalowsky S, Wynter S, Auerbach M, Pusic M, Kessler D. Simulation-Based Procedural Skills Training in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2016, 17: 169-178. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2016.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric emergency medicineEmergency medicinePatient outcomesProvider confidenceCase rarityRare procedureProvider experiencePatient safetyProcedural skillsSimulation-based trainingAssessment toolMedical educationProcedural skills trainingSimulation-based medical educationSkills trainingProcedural trainingMedicineThe Role of Simulation in Improving Patient Safety
Auerbach M, Stone K, Patterson M. The Role of Simulation in Improving Patient Safety. Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation 2016, 55-65. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-24187-6_5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBuilding consensus for the future of paediatric simulation: a novel ‘KJ Reverse-Merlin’ methodology
Hunt EA, Duval-Arnould J, Chime NO, Auerbach M, Kessler D, Duff JP, Shilkofski N, Brett-Fleegler M, Nadkarni V, Cheng A. Building consensus for the future of paediatric simulation: a novel ‘KJ Reverse-Merlin’ methodology. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning 2016, 2: 35. PMID: 35518195, PMCID: PMC8936676, DOI: 10.1136/bmjstel-2015-000072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEducational technologyEducation communityCollaborative multidisciplinary researchEducational impactHealth system partnersEducation NetworkEducational toolPediatric simulationLeverage partnershipsSimulation expertsAffinity groupsSystem partnersStrategic principlesResearch funding agenciesThemesEducationQuality improvementResearchSimulation communityLearningFunding agenciesPatient safetyCommunityPartnershipRegulatory bodies
2015
Technology-Enhanced Simulation Training for Pediatric Intubation
Emerson B, Shepherd M, Auerbach M. Technology-Enhanced Simulation Training for Pediatric Intubation. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2015, 16: 203-212. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2015.07.003.Chapters
2014
Board #133 - Research Abstract Implementation and Impact of a Just-in-Time Assessment to Determine Intern Readiness to Perform Their First Infant Lumbar Puncture (Submission #8534)
Kessler D, Auerbach M, Chang T, Fein D, Gerard J, Lee M, Mehta R, Pusic M, Trainor J. Board #133 - Research Abstract Implementation and Impact of a Just-in-Time Assessment to Determine Intern Readiness to Perform Their First Infant Lumbar Puncture (Submission #8534). Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2014, 9: 416. DOI: 10.1097/01.sih.0000459303.20953.b5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfant lumbar punctureAssessment pathwayLumbar punctureSuccess rateClinical success rateLarge clinical effectAmerican Medical AssociationLP success rateClinical proceduresClinical effect sizeLumbar puncture procedureLP attemptsClinical effectsPathway adherenceProspective studyClinical successCohorts of internsLarger sample sizePuncture procedurePatient safetyNew interventionsRating ScaleEmergency medicineRoyal CollegeGlobal rating scale
2012
Improving Detection by Pediatric Residents of Endotracheal Tube Dislodgement with Capnography: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Langhan ML, Auerbach M, Smith AN, Chen L. Improving Detection by Pediatric Residents of Endotracheal Tube Dislodgement with Capnography: A Randomized Controlled Trial. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2012, 160: 1009-1014.e1. PMID: 22244462, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric residentsEndotracheal tubeIntervention groupPulse oximetryStandard monitoringPercent of subjectsEndotracheal tube dislodgementSecondary outcomesControlled TrialsPrimary outcomeIntubated patientsTube dislodgementClinical experienceControl groupCapnographyPatient safetyDislodgementDidactic sessionsPostgraduate yearPatient simulatorOximetrySubjectsOutcomesGroupResidents