2023
COVID-19 Infections and Predictors of Sickness Related Absences Among Healthcare Workers
Sakr C, Fakih L, Melhem N, Fakhreddine M, Musharrafieh U, Banna H, Doudakian R, Zahreddine N, Tannous J, Kanj S, Slade M, Redlich C, Rahme D. COVID-19 Infections and Predictors of Sickness Related Absences Among Healthcare Workers. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2023, 65: 590-594. PMID: 37015731, PMCID: PMC10332510, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 infectionHealthcare workersSick leave daysLeave daysSick leaveCross-sectional study designMonths of infectionLonger sick leaveCOVID-19Public health interventionsRegression analysisLinear regression analysisHealth interventionsStudy designInfectionSick leavesRelated absencesFuture pandemicsCOVID-19 pandemicPredictorsPandemicDaysLeaveNursesMonthsA Tool to Assess Competence in Critical Care Ultrasound Based on Entrustable Professional Activities
Israel H, Slade M, Gielissen K, Liu R, Pisani M, Chichra A. A Tool to Assess Competence in Critical Care Ultrasound Based on Entrustable Professional Activities. ATS Scholar 2023, 4: 61-75. PMID: 37089679, PMCID: PMC10117444, DOI: 10.34197/ats-scholar.2022-0063oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCritical care ultrasoundCritical care fellowsCare ultrasoundStudy periodAssessment toolEntrustable professional activitiesCritical Care SocietyResponse process validityAssessment of validitySingle institutionExpert consensusNominal group techniqueEntrustment scoresSufficient validity evidenceRegression analysisScoresContent validityClinical workflowProcess validityRegression modelsValidity evidenceUltrasoundHigh agreementCore Entrustable Professional ActivitiesICU
2019
Hemoglobin level and macular thinning in sickle cell disease
Hussnain SA, Coady PA, Slade MD, Carbonella J, Pashankar F, Adelman RA, Stoessel KM. Hemoglobin level and macular thinning in sickle cell disease. Clinical Ophthalmology 2019, 13: 627-632. PMID: 31114143, PMCID: PMC6489663, DOI: 10.2147/opth.s195168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseSD-OCT parametersComplete blood countMacular thinningSD-OCT imagingSS groupCBC valuesMacular thicknessHemoglobin levelsSCD patientsCell diseaseRetinopathy stageHb valuesSpectral-domain optical coherence tomographyConsecutive SCD patientsDomain optical coherence tomographySerum hemoglobin levelLevel of anemiaDisease genotypeRegression analysisElectronic medical recordsOptical coherence tomographyOuter subfieldsTemporal innerEligible eyes