2021
Improving Pediatric Acute Care Through Simulation (ImPACTS): A Scalable Model for Academic-Community Collaboration
Auerbach M, Whitfill T, Abulebda K. Improving Pediatric Acute Care Through Simulation (ImPACTS): A Scalable Model for Academic-Community Collaboration. Academic Medicine 2021, 96: 1625-1625. PMID: 35134018, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004395.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Statewide Pediatric Facility Recognition Programs and Their Association with Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Departments in the United States
Whitfill TM, Remick KE, Olson LM, Richards R, Brown KM, Auerbach MA, Gausche-Hill M. Statewide Pediatric Facility Recognition Programs and Their Association with Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Departments in the United States. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2019, 218: 210-216.e2. PMID: 31757472, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.10.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImproving Simulated Pediatric Airway Management in Community Emergency Departments Using a Collaborative Program With a Pediatric Academic Medical Center.
Abu-Sultaneh S, Whitfill T, Rowan CM, Friedman ML, Pearson KJ, Berrens ZJ, Lutfi R, Auerbach MA, Abulebda K. Improving Simulated Pediatric Airway Management in Community Emergency Departments Using a Collaborative Program With a Pediatric Academic Medical Center. Respiratory Care 2019, 64: 1073-1081. PMID: 31015388, DOI: 10.4187/respcare.06750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity emergency departmentsPediatric academic medical centerPediatric airway managementAcademic medical centerAirway managementEmergency departmentMedical CenterAppropriate endotracheal tube sizeLow pediatric volumePre-intervention visitReadiness scoresPediatric emergency airway managementEmergency airway managementEndotracheal tube sizePost-intervention studyAirway management issuesPediatric-specific equipmentStates academic medical centersCollaborative improvement programPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesPediatric patientsOverall adherencePediatric volumeSuction catheter
2018
A Simulation-Based Quality Improvement Initiative Improves Pediatric Readiness in Community Hospitals
Whitfill T, Gawel M, Auerbach M. A Simulation-Based Quality Improvement Initiative Improves Pediatric Readiness in Community Hospitals. Pediatric Emergency Care 2018, 34: 431-435. PMID: 28719479, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric patient careEmergency departmentPediatric readinessPatient safety initiativesQuality improvement activitiesPediatric equipmentConnecticut hospitalsHospital teamPatient carePRS scoresReadiness scoresCardiac arrest guidelinesCommunity emergency departmentsUS emergency departmentsQuality improvement initiativesSafety initiativesQuality Improvement ProgramSepsis guidelinesPrimary outcomeComposite quality scoreCommunity hospitalResuscitative careResuscitation bayNurse staffingHospital
2017
A Collaborative In Situ Simulation‐based Pediatric Readiness Improvement Program for Community Emergency Departments
Abulebda K, Lutfi R, Whitfill T, Abu‐Sultaneh S, Leeper KJ, Weinstein E, Auerbach MA. A Collaborative In Situ Simulation‐based Pediatric Readiness Improvement Program for Community Emergency Departments. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 25: 177-185. PMID: 28977717, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChecklistChildEmergency Service, HospitalHospitals, CommunityHumansInfantPediatricsQuality ImprovementSimulation TrainingSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsPediatric readiness score