2024
The Role of Advanced Practice Providers in Pediatric Emergency Care Across Nine Emergency Departments
Iqbal A, Whitfill T, Tiyyagura G, Auerbach M. The Role of Advanced Practice Providers in Pediatric Emergency Care Across Nine Emergency Departments. Pediatric Emergency Care 2024, 40: 131-136. PMID: 38286004, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced practice providersPediatric emergency medicineLow acuity patientsPediatric emergency carePractice providersEmergency departmentAcuity patientsEmergency careImprove pediatric emergency careElectronic health recordsInternational Classification of DiseasesHigh-acuity patientsPediatric patient careClassification of DiseasesProvider typeHealth recordsEmergency medicinePatient encountersLength of stayPatient careInternational ClassificationProportion of pediatric patientsAcuity levelsPediatric patientsPatient factors
2018
GPS Devices in a Simulated Mass Casualty Event
Gross IT, Coughlin RF, Cone DC, Bogucki S, Auerbach M, Cicero MX. GPS Devices in a Simulated Mass Casualty Event. Prehospital Emergency Care 2018, 23: 290-295. PMID: 30118640, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2018.1489018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentMass casualty eventsED staffPatient tracking toolCasualty eventsGlobal Positioning SystemEmergency medicine departmentPediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowsEmergency medical servicesSecondary outcomesPediatric patientsPrimary outcomeMedical evaluationPatient managementMedicine departmentStaff receptionPatient careReal-time trackingGPS devicesFree-text feedbackMedical servicesPatientsPatient actorsHospitalStaff perceptionsA 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
2016
Differences in the Quality of Pediatric Resuscitative Care Across a Spectrum of Emergency Departments
Auerbach M, Whitfill T, Gawel M, Kessler D, Walsh B, Gangadharan S, Hamilton MF, Schultz B, Nishisaki A, Tay KY, Lavoie M, Katznelson J, Dudas R, Baird J, Nadkarni V, Brown L. Differences in the Quality of Pediatric Resuscitative Care Across a Spectrum of Emergency Departments. JAMA Pediatrics 2016, 170: 987-994. PMID: 27570926, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.1550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher composite quality scorePediatric patient volumeEmergency departmentComposite quality scoreResuscitative carePatient volumePED statusProspective multicenter cohort studyCardiac arrest guidelinesMulticenter cohort studyPRS scoresIndividual domain scoresSepsis guidelinesCohort studyPediatric patientsIll patientsMulticenter studyCardiac arrestReal patient careMultivariable modelResuscitation bayMAIN OUTCOMEDomain scoresPatient careSurvey scoresQualitative Study Exploring Implementation of a Point-of-Care Competency-Based Lumbar Puncture Program Across Institutions
Pasternack JR, Dadiz R, McBeth R, Gerard JM, Scherzer D, Tiyyagura G, Zaveri P, Chang TP, Auerbach M, Kessler D. Qualitative Study Exploring Implementation of a Point-of-Care Competency-Based Lumbar Puncture Program Across Institutions. Academic Pediatrics 2016, 16: 621-629. PMID: 27154006, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2016.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompetency-based education programsEducation programsGraduate medical trainingAbility of SDSEducational cultureTeaching paradigmClinician educatorsEducational initiativesInstitutional cultureInterns' readinessMedical trainingTask trainerEducationEmergent themesAcademic medicineTrainee educationCommunication logisticsFocus groupsQualitative studyPatient careMain themesSuccessful implementationPediatric InnovationReadinessCommon goal
2014
In Situ Pediatric Trauma Simulation
Auerbach M, Roney L, Aysseh A, Gawel M, Koziel J, Barre K, Caty MG, Santucci K. In Situ Pediatric Trauma Simulation. Pediatric Emergency Care 2014, 30: 884-891. PMID: 25407035, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000297.Peer-Reviewed Original Research