2024
Formative evaluation of an emergency department clinical decision support system for agitation symptoms: a study protocol
Wong A, Nath B, Shah D, Kumar A, Brinker M, Faustino I, Boyce M, Dziura J, Heckmann R, Yonkers K, Bernstein S, Adapa K, Taylor R, Ovchinnikova P, McCall T, Melnick E. Formative evaluation of an emergency department clinical decision support system for agitation symptoms: a study protocol. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e082834. PMID: 38373857, PMCID: PMC10882402, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComputerised clinical decision supportED treatRestraint useExperiences of restraint useMental health-related visitsEmergency departmentPrevent agitationSystems-related factorsImprove patient experienceClinical decision support systemsRegional health systemClinical decision supportDe-escalation techniquesRandomised controlled trialsFormative evaluationPeer-reviewed journalsBest-practice guidanceAt-risk populationsCDS toolsThematic saturationED cliniciansPatient experienceED sitesHealth systemED physicians
2022
Improving patient and clinician safety during COVID-19 through rapidly adaptive simulation and a randomised controlled trial: a study protocol
Evans LV, Ray JM, Bonz JW, Joseph M, Gerwin JN, Dziura JD, Venkatesh AK, Wong AH. Improving patient and clinician safety during COVID-19 through rapidly adaptive simulation and a randomised controlled trial: a study protocol. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e058980. PMID: 35589358, PMCID: PMC9121107, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRandomised controlled trialsEmergency departmentPhysician stressEmergency physiciansClinician safetySemi-structured qualitative interviewsReturn to the emergency departmentControlled trialsNon-COVID-19-related illnessesState-Trait Anxiety InventoryPersonal safety concernsIncreased work burdenCOVID-19 preparednessUp-to-date careThreat to patientsVirtual telesimulationClinician stressPreparedness interventionsPhysician preparednessHospital administratorsLonger-term outcomesHuman Investigation CommitteeSimulation interventionSimulation educationDissemination efforts