2017
An Interdisciplinary Academic Detailing Approach to Decrease Inappropriate Medication Prescribing by Physician Residents for Older Veterans Treated in the Emergency Department
Moss JM, Bryan WE, Wilkerson LM, King HA, Jackson GL, Owenby RK, Van Houtven CH, Stevens MB, Powers J, Vaughan CP, Hung WW, Hwang U, Markland AD, Sloane R, Knaack W, Hastings SN. An Interdisciplinary Academic Detailing Approach to Decrease Inappropriate Medication Prescribing by Physician Residents for Older Veterans Treated in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Pharmacy Practice 2017, 32: 167-174. PMID: 29277130, PMCID: PMC6533068, DOI: 10.1177/0897190017747424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedClinical CompetenceDrug PrescriptionsEducation, MedicalEmergency MedicineEmergency Service, HospitalHealth Services for the AgedHumansInappropriate PrescribingInternship and ResidencyInterprofessional RelationsPhysiciansPotentially Inappropriate Medication ListQuality ImprovementSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsQuality improvement projectAcademic detailingEmergency departmentOlder adultsPIM ratesBeers criteriaPhysician residentsResident cohortVeterans Affairs emergency departmentInappropriate medication prescribingAcademic detailing interventionDrug-disease interactionsImprovement projectSelf-perceived barriersInappropriate medicationsMedication prescribingED populationAppropriate medicationOlder veteransSelf-reported confidenceCohortEducational interventionRate ratioSignificant decreaseSelf-rated confidence
2013
A Brief Educational Intervention Is Effective in Teaching the Femoral Nerve Block Procedure to First-Year Emergency Medicine Residents
Akhtar S, Hwang U, Dickman E, Nelson BP, Morrison RS, Todd KH. A Brief Educational Intervention Is Effective in Teaching the Femoral Nerve Block Procedure to First-Year Emergency Medicine Residents. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2013, 45: 726-730. PMID: 23993941, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.04.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical CompetenceEducational MeasurementEmergency MedicineFemaleFemoral NerveHumansInternship and ResidencyMaleNerve BlockPilot ProjectsConceptsNerve block proceduresEmergency departmentHip fractureBlock procedureDirect observation evaluationsCrowded emergency departmentsFirst-year emergency medicine residentsTraining sessionsEmergency medicine resident physiciansFirst-year EM residentsEM residentsBrief educational interventionUrban training programsNerve blockPainful conditionsNerve stimulatorUltrasonographic guidanceSuboptimal dosesEmergency medicine residentsFNB proceduresCritical action checklistCompetency ratesResident physiciansPilot studyOlder adults
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelData CollectionEmergency Service, HospitalHumansInservice TrainingInternship and ResidencyNew York CityPalliative CareConceptsPalliative 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