2024
One size does not fit all for URiM applicants: a comparison of NPM program size on URiM applications
Scott K, Castera M, Gray M, Myers P, Bonachea E, Karpen H, French H, Carbajal M, Johnston L. One size does not fit all for URiM applicants: a comparison of NPM program size on URiM applications. Journal Of Perinatology 2024, 1-6. PMID: 39397057, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-024-02151-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeonatal-perinatal medicineNeonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship programsURiM applicantsDiverse physician workforceTraining program directorsGeneral pediatricsEnhanced recruitment strategiesFellowship programsPhysician workforceProgram directorsPediatricImprove health outcomesDeclining match ratesFinancial burdenIneffective recruitmentNeonatesURiMHealth outcomesMultifaceted approachWorkforce dataCost Comparison of a Traditional Didactic versus National Flipped Classroom Curriculum
Carbajal M, Karpen H, Arias-Shah A, Gisondo C, French H, Gray M, Izatt S, Gillam-Krakauer M, Johnston L, Payne A, Vasquez M, Bonachea E, Falck A, Chess P, Dadiz R. Cost Comparison of a Traditional Didactic versus National Flipped Classroom Curriculum. American Journal Of Perinatology 2024 PMID: 39242091, DOI: 10.1055/a-2410-9126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeading From the Middle: Important Skills for Clinician Educators to Bring Out the Best in Their Teams
Johnston L, Aylor M, Thoreson L, Alpert K, Force O. Leading From the Middle: Important Skills for Clinician Educators to Bring Out the Best in Their Teams. Academic Pediatrics 2024, 24: 714-715. DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2024.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFacilitating integration of international medical graduates into neonatal-perinatal medicine: a critical strategy to meet workforce demands
Velagala S, Gupta S, Bruno C, Johnston L. Facilitating integration of international medical graduates into neonatal-perinatal medicine: a critical strategy to meet workforce demands. Journal Of Perinatology 2024, 44: 1390-1393. PMID: 38773217, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-024-02002-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndotracheal Tube Size Adjustments Within Seven Days of Neonatal Intubation.
Peebles P, Jensen E, Herrick H, Wildenhain P, Rumpel J, Moussa A, Singh N, Abou Mehrem A, Quek B, Wagner M, Pouppirt N, Glass K, Tingay D, Hodgson K, O'Shea J, Sawyer T, Brei B, Jung P, Unrau J, Kim J, Barry J, DeMeo S, Johnston L, Nishisaki A, Foglia E. Endotracheal Tube Size Adjustments Within Seven Days of Neonatal Intubation. Pediatrics 2024, 153 PMID: 38469643, PMCID: PMC10979295, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-062925.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeonatal Resuscitation ProgramSevere oxygen desaturationEndotracheal tubeOxygen desaturationETT sizeWeight subgroupsNeonatal Resuscitation Program recommendationsRetrospective multicenter cohort studyAssociated with fewer adverse eventsMulticenter cohort studyFewer adverse eventsEndotracheal tube sizeAssociated with lower oddsNeonatal endotracheal tubeNeonatal intubationAdverse eventsResuscitation ProgramCohort studyAdverse outcomesAirway RegistryTracheal intubationInfantsLower oddsIntubationSubgroupsFactors that impact second attempt success for neonatal intubation following first attempt failure: a report from the National Emergency Airway Registry for Neonates
Johnson M, Tingay D, Perkins E, Sett A, Devsam B, Douglas E, Charlton J, Wildenhain P, Rumpel J, Wagner M, Nadkarni V, Johnston L, Herrick H, Hartman T, Glass K, Jung P, DeMeo S, Shay R, Kim J, Unrau J, Moussa A, Nishisaki A, Foglia E. Factors that impact second attempt success for neonatal intubation following first attempt failure: a report from the National Emergency Airway Registry for Neonates. Archives Of Disease In Childhood Fetal & Neonatal 2024, 109: 609-615. PMID: 38418208, PMCID: PMC11349927, DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-326501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeonatal intensive care unitNational Emergency Airway RegistryEndotracheal tube sizeTracheal intubation-associated eventsEndotracheal tubeNeonatal intubationStylet useSevere desaturationAttempt successAcademic neonatal intensive care unitAirway RegistryRisk of adverse eventsNeonatal tracheal intubationSevere tracheal intubation-associated eventsFailed first attemptIntensive care unitDelivery roomAdverse eventsRetrospective analysisPatient characteristicsPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesCare unitIntubationIntubation practices
2023
A quality improvement approach to integrating social determinants of health objectives into pediatric simulation
Feick M, Iqbal A, Boolchandani H, Kandil S, Johnston L, Soma G, Cordone A, Auerbach M, Tiyyagura G. A quality improvement approach to integrating social determinants of health objectives into pediatric simulation. AEM Education And Training 2023, 7: e10910. PMID: 37791136, PMCID: PMC10543355, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial determinantsQuality improvement approachQuality improvement workEquitable careHealth outcomesHealth disparitiesLack of timeHealth objectivesSimulation curriculumPediatric residentsStudy periodPercentage of simulationsResidency programsReview of interviewsMost traineesMonthsMonthly casesPrimary objectiveSDHFacilitator feedbackImprovement approachPercentageResidentsPediatric simulationCasesSimulation in a blended learning curriculum for neonatology
Chang C, Dyess N, Johnston L. Simulation in a blended learning curriculum for neonatology. Seminars In Perinatology 2023, 47: 151824. PMID: 37748941, DOI: 10.1016/j.semperi.2023.151824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlended learning curriculumLearning curriculumBlended learningHealth professions educationSimulation-based educationProcedural skills trainingExperiential learningProfessions educationEducational frameworkEducational methodsTraditional faceEducational strategiesCurriculumLearningSkills trainingEducationBest practicesNeonatal-perinatal medicineReal-world examplesTrainingProgramPracticeNeonatal Resuscitation ProgramResuscitation ProgramChallengesOptimizing clinical care and training in the neonatal intensive care unit: the relationship between front line providers and physician trainees
Dyess N, Keels E, Myers P, French H, Reber K, LaTuga M, Johnston L, Scala M. Optimizing clinical care and training in the neonatal intensive care unit: the relationship between front line providers and physician trainees. Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 43: 1513-1519. PMID: 37580512, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01749-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFront-line providersNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitPediatric house staffCare unitNICU providersWay patient careDelivery roomProvider teamNurse practitionersClinical careClinical gapsPatient carePhysician assistantsPhysician traineesNICUHouse staffCareTrainee work hoursProvidersWork hoursNeonatesCurrent landscapeInfantsHospitalistsA new era of assessment for neonatal-perinatal medicine trainees: milestones 2.0
Berlin K, Gray M, Myers P, Scheurer J, Robin B, McLean C, O’Reilly D, French H, Vasquez M, Castera M, Redford K, Edgar L, Johnston L. A new era of assessment for neonatal-perinatal medicine trainees: milestones 2.0. Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 43: 1506-1512. PMID: 37095228, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01683-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSignificant deficiency in mentorship amongst female neonatologists in the United States: a descriptive national survey by women in neonatology
Leeman K, Gray M, Dammann C, Reber K, Poindexter B, Johnston L. Significant deficiency in mentorship amongst female neonatologists in the United States: a descriptive national survey by women in neonatology. Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 43: 526-528. PMID: 36658203, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01616-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessing Barriers to Utilization of Premedication for Neonatal Intubation Based on the Theoretical Domains Framework
Lee D, Bruno C, Sharifi M, Shabanova V, Johnston L. Assessing Barriers to Utilization of Premedication for Neonatal Intubation Based on the Theoretical Domains Framework. American Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 41: e1163-e1171. PMID: 36646097, DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1760449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIlluminating the path towards inclusivity: strategies to improve workforce diversity in neonatal-perinatal medicine
Boyd C, Myers P, Gray M, Johnston L. Illuminating the path towards inclusivity: strategies to improve workforce diversity in neonatal-perinatal medicine. Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 43: 415-416. PMID: 36624305, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01599-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
How Good is Good Enough?: Current-Day Pediatric Residency Program Directors’ Challenges in Assessing and Achieving Resident Procedural Competency
Forson-Dare Z, Du N, Ocran A, Tiyyagura G, Bruno C, Johnston L. How Good is Good Enough?: Current-Day Pediatric Residency Program Directors’ Challenges in Assessing and Achieving Resident Procedural Competency. Academic Pediatrics 2022, 23: 473-482. PMID: 36410602, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFlipping the Teachers: Impact of a Standardized Physiology Curriculum on Neonatology Medical Educators
Johnston L, Falck AJ, Vasquez MM, Dadiz R, French H, Izatt S, Bonachea E, Karpen HE, Carbajal MM, Payne A, Gillam-Krakauer M, Gray MM. Flipping the Teachers: Impact of a Standardized Physiology Curriculum on Neonatology Medical Educators. American Journal Of Perinatology 2022, 41: e755-e764. PMID: 36041469, DOI: 10.1055/a-1933-4893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFlipped classroom methodologyValue of educationProfessional satisfactionAdaptability of contentGraduate Medical EducationLimited enthusiasmClassroom methodologyEducators' responsesEducators’ perceptionsLearner enthusiasmLearning environmentPhysiology teachingInstructional methodsPhysiology curriculumEducational contentLearner preparednessMedical educatorsTeaching fellowsEducator satisfactionEducator timeLearner preferencesEducational timeEducators’ preferencesStandardized curriculumContent expertiseConsensus on an implicit bias and health disparities curriculum in neonatal medicine: a Delphi study
Mavis SC, Caruso CG, Carr CB, Dyess NF, French H, Dadiz R, Vasquez M, Johnston L, Gillam-Krakauer M, Chess P, Izatt S, Payne AH, Carbajal MM, Bonachea EM, Gray MM. Consensus on an implicit bias and health disparities curriculum in neonatal medicine: a Delphi study. Journal Of Perinatology 2022, 42: 1519-1526. PMID: 36203083, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-022-01530-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth disparities curriculumHealth professions educationKey curricular elementsImplicit bias educationDelphi studyTeaching strategiesCurricular elementsEducational goalsEducational relationshipCurricular componentsNPM fellowsSuch curriculaProfessions educationCurriculumContent expertsOngoing racismRecurrent callsEducationNeonatal-perinatal medicineImplicit biasHealth disparitiesVariety of itemsCritical topicNeonatal medicineNeonatal intensive care unitA Scoping Review and Appraisal of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Education Literature
Han P, Purkey N, Kuo K, Ryan K, Woodward A, Jahadi O, Prom N, Halamek L, Johnston L. A Scoping Review and Appraisal of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Education Literature. ATS Scholar 2022, 3: 468-484. PMID: 36312813, PMCID: PMC9585707, DOI: 10.34197/ats-scholar.2022-0058re.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical Education Research Study Quality InstrumentEducation studiesEducational researchEducational domainFuture curricular developmentMedical education studiesContent delivery methodsSimulation-based trainingCurricular assessmentEducation literatureEducational scholarshipCurricular developmentBloom's taxonomyAffective domainEducational networkLearner groupsMERSQI scoreECMO educationQuality InstrumentECMO trainingValidity evidenceAreas of focusEducationAssessment toolPsychomotorComparison of a dichotomous versus trichotomous checklist for neonatal intubation
Johnston L, Sawyer T, Nishisaki A, Whitfill T, Ades A, French H, Glass K, Dadiz R, Bruno C, Levit O, Auerbach M. Comparison of a dichotomous versus trichotomous checklist for neonatal intubation. BMC Medical Education 2022, 22: 645. PMID: 36028871, PMCID: PMC9419414, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03700-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of multiple intubation attempts on adverse tracheal intubation associated events in neonates: a report from the NEAR4NEOS
Singh N, Sawyer T, Johnston LC, Herrick HM, Moussa A, Zenge J, Jung P, DeMeo S, Glass K, Howlett A, Shults J, Barry J, Brei BK, Kim JH, Quek BH, Tingay D, Mehrem AA, Napolitano N, Nishisaki A, Foglia EE. Impact of multiple intubation attempts on adverse tracheal intubation associated events in neonates: a report from the NEAR4NEOS. Journal Of Perinatology 2022, 42: 1221-1227. PMID: 35982243, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-022-01484-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntubation attemptsNational Emergency Airway RegistryAdverse tracheal intubationClinical adverse outcomesDesignA retrospective studySevere oxygen desaturationMultiple intubation attemptsTracheal intubation attemptsAdverse safety eventsAirway RegistryOxygen desaturationAdverse eventsRetrospective studyTracheal intubationAdverse outcomesDelivery roomOdds ratioNeonatal intubationHigh riskTI attemptsAcademic centersIntubationSafety eventsNumber of attemptsNeonatesDoes videolaryngoscopy improve tracheal intubation first attempt success in the NICUs? A report from the NEAR4NEOS
Moussa A, Sawyer T, Puia-Dumitrescu M, Foglia EE, Ades A, Napolitano N, Glass KM, Johnston L, Jung P, Singh N, Quek BH, Barry J, Zenge J, DeMeo S, Mehrem AA, Nadkarni V, Nishisaki A. Does videolaryngoscopy improve tracheal intubation first attempt success in the NICUs? A report from the NEAR4NEOS. Journal Of Perinatology 2022, 42: 1210-1215. PMID: 35922664, PMCID: PMC9362392, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-022-01472-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research