2016
Development of a Child Abuse Checklist to Evaluate Prehospital Provider Performance
Alphonso A, Auerbach M, Bechtel K, Bilodeau K, Gawel M, Koziel J, Whitfill T, Tiyyagura GK. Development of a Child Abuse Checklist to Evaluate Prehospital Provider Performance. Prehospital Emergency Care 2016, 21: 222-232. PMID: 27700209, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2016.1229824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInter-rater reliabilityClinical experiencePrehospital providersLight's kappaEmergency medical services (EMS) providersCronbach's alphaAuthors' clinical experienceOverall Cronbach's alphaOverall inter-rater reliabilityInternal consistencyChild abuseSubstantial inter-rater reliabilityDelphi review processStrong content validityMedical service providersSemi-structured qualitative interviewsFinal checklistSelf-reported confidenceProvider experienceParticipant characteristicsItem completionLevel of trainingDelphi reviewContent validityProvider performance
2013
Are Pediatric Interns Prepared to Perform Infant Lumbar Punctures?
Auerbach M, Chang TP, Reid J, Quinones C, Krantz A, Pratt A, Gerard JM, Mehta R, Pusic M, Kessler DO. Are Pediatric Interns Prepared to Perform Infant Lumbar Punctures? Pediatric Emergency Care 2013, 29: 453-457. PMID: 23528505, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e31828a2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant lumbar punctureLumbar punctureProspective cross-sectional descriptive studyKnowledge scoreCross-sectional descriptive studyMean knowledge scorePediatric internsAcademic medical centerIndependent predictorsMedical CenterGlobal skills assessmentSelf-reported confidenceGlobal assessmentDescriptive studyLP experienceStart of residencyPoor knowledgeEligible internsCommon procedureIntern preparednessMedical school experienceKnowledge questionsChecklist scoresPunctureExperience questions