2021
Reach and Adoption of a Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program in the United States
Kennedy M, Lesser A, Israni J, Liu SW, Santangelo I, Tidwell N, Southerland LT, Carpenter CR, Biese K, Ahmad S, Hwang U. Reach and Adoption of a Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program in the United States. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 367-373. PMID: 34389196, PMCID: PMC10015385, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeriatric Emergency DepartmentEmergency departmentCare processesUrinary catheter useUS emergency departmentsHealth care utilizationPatient-oriented outcomesAccreditation programCatheter useCare utilizationEmergency physiciansAmerican CollegeRural designationStudy periodInterquartile rangeSignificant heterogeneityPotential needContinuous dataLow levelsLevel 1Level 2CohortPhysiciansPrevention
2011
Resident Perceptions of Palliative Care Training in the Emergency Department
Meo N, Hwang U, Morrison RS. Resident Perceptions of Palliative Care Training in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2011, 14: 548-555. PMID: 21291326, PMCID: PMC3089743, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care trainingPalliative careEmergency departmentCare trainingEnd of lifeEmergency medicine physiciansSelf-reported comfortSymptom managementFormal trainingPatient managementEmergency medicine residentsMedicine physiciansAdvanced directivesEM physiciansDescriptive studyLow levelsCareMedicine residentsMajority of residentsSelf-reported levelsWithholding/EM residency programsEM residentsDidactic sessionsTherapy