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Institutional solutions addressing disparities in compensation and advancement of emergency medicine physicians: A critical appraisal of gaps and associated recommendations
Madsen TE, Heron S, Lall MD, Blomkalns A, Arbelaez C, Lopez B, Lin M, Rounds K, Sethuraman KN, Safdar B. Institutional solutions addressing disparities in compensation and advancement of emergency medicine physicians: A critical appraisal of gaps and associated recommendations. Academic Emergency Medicine 2022, 29: 710-718. PMID: 35064998, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect of Physician Gender and Race on Simulated Patients’ Ratings and Confidence in Their Physicians
Solnick RE, Peyton K, Kraft-Todd G, Safdar B. Effect of Physician Gender and Race on Simulated Patients’ Ratings and Confidence in Their Physicians. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e1920511. PMID: 32083686, PMCID: PMC7043197, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.20511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite male physiciansPatient satisfactionPhysician genderMale physiciansHistory of cancerAbdominal surgical proceduresEmergency department physiciansLower patient satisfactionSignificant differencesOnline symptom checkersBlack physiciansComposite outcomeControl physiciansPhysician diagnosisPatient evaluationDepartment physiciansPatient ratingsSurgical proceduresMAIN OUTCOMEPhysician confidenceClinical diagnosisPhysiciansWhite womenDiagnosisWhite men
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Impact of Physician and Patient Gender on Pain Management in the Emergency Department—A Multicenter Study
Safdar B, Heins A, Homel P, Miner J, Neighbor M, DeSandre P, Todd KH. Impact of Physician and Patient Gender on Pain Management in the Emergency Department—A Multicenter Study. Pain Medicine 2009, 10: 364-372. PMID: 18992042, DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2008.00524.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain scoresLogistic regression modelsMale physiciansAnalgesic administrationOpioid administrationPain reliefSevere painPain assessmentMulticenter studyPatient genderProvider genderFemale physiciansAnalgesic administration ratesBaseline pain scoresED analgesic administrationReceipt of opioidsAdequate pain reliefAverage pain scorePain management practicesPain management decisionsInfluence of patientImpact of physiciansMale patient genderPatient-physician interactionConsecutive patients