2021
ACEP SimBox: A Pediatric Simulation-Based Training Innovation
Vora S, Li J, Kou M, Ng V, Price A, Claudius I, Kant S, Sanseau E, Madhok M, Auerbach M. ACEP SimBox: A Pediatric Simulation-Based Training Innovation. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 78: 346-354. PMID: 34154842, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.03.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVirtual Telesimulation for Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ray JM, Wong AH, Yang TJ, Buck S, Joseph M, Bonz JW, Auerbach MA, Couturier K, Tomassoni AJ, Schwartz ML, Evans LV. Virtual Telesimulation for Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Academic Medicine 2021, 96: 1431-1435. PMID: 33883398, PMCID: PMC8475640, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical studentsVideoconferencing platformUndergraduate medical educationImmersive educational experienceClinical skill developmentSimulation-based learningMedical student curriculumLearning experienceEducational experienceStudent curriculumClerkship rotationEducational modalitiesContent areasMedical educationMedical schoolsSkill developmentFacilitator interactionsStudentsOnline webinarsPatient actorsStudent volunteersCOVID-19 pandemicSimilar programsChat functionSchoolsDevelopment and Implementation of a Pediatric Telesimulation Intervention for Nurses in Community Emergency Departments
Montgomery EE, Thomas A, Abulebda K, Sanseau E, Pearson K, Chipman M, Chapman JH, Kou M, Auerbach MA. Development and Implementation of a Pediatric Telesimulation Intervention for Nurses in Community Emergency Departments. Journal Of Emergency Nursing 2021, 47: 818-823.e1. PMID: 33785197, PMCID: PMC8526161, DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2021.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildCurriculumEmergency NursingEmergency Service, HospitalHumansNursesPediatric NursingSimulation TrainingTelemedicineConceptsCore topic areasInter-professional teamNurse learnersVirtual educationKern's frameworkLearner satisfactionNurse educatorsPerson educationCurriculumEmergency departmentEducationNursing staffTopic areasParticular needsStaffCommunity emergency departmentsCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemicRapid developmentSocial distancing measuresStatus epilepticusEducatorsImplementationLearnersNursing assessmentPediatric assessmentSupporting the Quadruple Aim Using Simulation and Human Factors During COVID-19 Care
Wong AH, Ahmed RA, Ray JM, Khan H, Hughes PG, McCoy CE, Auerbach MA, Barach P. Supporting the Quadruple Aim Using Simulation and Human Factors During COVID-19 Care. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2021, 36: 73-83. PMID: 33830094, PMCID: PMC8030878, DOI: 10.1097/01.jmq.0000735432.16289.d2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuadruple aimHealth system performanceIn situ simulationHealth care landscapeCOVID-19 careHealth care sectorDelivering telehealthCare deliveryPopulation healthPatient safetyCare landscapePreparedness trainingWorker wellnessClinical unitsCare sectorHealthProtect staffCOVID-19Hospital operationsCareCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemicUsability testingSystem performanceHuman factorsRemote simulationSimulation Training for Community Emergency Preparedness.
Abulebda K, Thomas A, Whitfill T, Montgomery EE, Auerbach MA. Simulation Training for Community Emergency Preparedness. Pediatric Annals 2021, 50: e19-e24. PMID: 33450035, DOI: 10.3928/19382359-20201212-01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersChildEmergency Service, HospitalHumansInfantSimulation TrainingConceptsCommunity emergency preparednessPediatric patientsPediatric emergency careAcademic medical centerCommunity-based settingsEmergency preparednessMost infantsMedical CenterPediatric settingEmergency careHealth outcomesCommunity settingsPediatric preparednessPatientsSimulation-based programCareSimulation trainingSettingPreparednessInfants
2020
A National US Survey of Pediatric Emergency Department Coronavirus Pandemic Preparedness
Auerbach MA, Abulebda K, Bona AM, Falvo L, Hughes PG, Wagner M, Barach PR, Ahmed RA. A National US Survey of Pediatric Emergency Department Coronavirus Pandemic Preparedness. Pediatric Emergency Care 2020, 37: 48-53. PMID: 33394945, PMCID: PMC7780930, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentPersonal protective equipmentChildren's HospitalEmergency departmentAcademic children's hospitalAirway management protocolProspective multicenter surveyTraining modalitiesPediatric patients ageCardiac arrest managementPediatric emergency medicineResearch NetworkAppropriate donningAdult patientsPatient ageNational research networkPhysician staffingMulticenter surveyPreparedness effortsCOVID patientsClinical practicePandemic preparednessTriaging modelHospitalPatientsUsing Simulation to Measure and Improve Pediatric Primary Care Offices Emergency Readiness.
Garrow AL, Zaveri P, Yuknis M, Abulebda K, Auerbach M, Thomas EM. Using Simulation to Measure and Improve Pediatric Primary Care Offices Emergency Readiness. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2020, 15: 172-192. PMID: 32487839, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline measurementsAmerican AcademyPediatric primary care providersPediatric primary care officeInterprofessional teamOffices of pediatriciansPrimary care officesPrimary care providersPediatrics policy statementSitu simulationEmergency preparednessRespiratory distressCare officesLatent safety threatsPediatrics recommendationsPediatric officesCare providersStress as tool or toxin: physiologic markers and subjective report in neonatal simulation
Redmond B, Joseph M, Ray J, Shabanova V, Gross IT, Bruno C, McPadden J, Auerbach M, Johnston L. Stress as tool or toxin: physiologic markers and subjective report in neonatal simulation. Pediatric Research 2020, 88: 784-791. PMID: 32045934, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-020-0806-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Eye-tracking during simulation-based neonatal airway management
Wagner M, Gröpel P, Bibl K, Olischar M, Auerbach MA, Gross IT. Eye-tracking during simulation-based neonatal airway management. Pediatric Research 2019, 87: 518-522. PMID: 31499516, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-019-0571-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEye-tracking glassesAirway managementNeonatal airway managementUmbilical vein catheterMain outcome measuresAirway providersMedical tasksVein catheterNeonatal resuscitationOutcome measuresMethodsThis studySimulation-based studyProvider behaviorUsabilityGaze behaviorSignificant differencesReal situationIdeal useFuture studiesProvidersParticipantsTeam membersTime of interestManagementCatheterEAST multicenter trial of simulation-based team training for pediatric trauma: Resuscitation task completion is highly variable during simulated traumatic brain injury resuscitation
Jensen AR, Bullaro F, Falcone RA, Daugherty M, Young LC, McLaughlin C, Park C, Lane C, Prince JM, Scherzer DJ, Maa T, Dunn J, Wining L, Hess J, Santos MC, O'Neill J, Katz E, O'Bosky K, Young T, Christison-Lagay E, Ahmed O, Burd RS, Auerbach M. EAST multicenter trial of simulation-based team training for pediatric trauma: Resuscitation task completion is highly variable during simulated traumatic brain injury resuscitation. The American Journal Of Surgery 2019, 219: 1057-1064. PMID: 31421895, PMCID: PMC8805641, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.07.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain Injuries, TraumaticClinical CompetenceFeasibility StudiesHumansProspective StudiesResuscitationSimulation TrainingConceptsStandardized data collectionMulticenter implementationProspective multicenter observational cohortResuscitation teamMulticenter observational cohortTraumatic brain injuryTraining program characteristicsObservational cohortMulticenter trialPediatric traumaSimulation-based training programBrain injuryTrauma volumeSimulation-based team trainingSimulated resuscitationOperating roomProgram characteristicsSimulation-based trainingResuscitationWide variabilitySitu simulationTraining programTeam trainingData collectionCompletionMultidisciplinary Simulation-Based Team Training for Trauma Resuscitation: A Scoping Review
McLaughlin C, Barry W, Barin E, Kysh L, Auerbach MA, Upperman JS, Burd RS, Jensen AR. Multidisciplinary Simulation-Based Team Training for Trauma Resuscitation: A Scoping Review. Journal Of Surgical Education 2019, 76: 1669-1680. PMID: 31105006, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe effect of an International competitive leaderboard on self-motivated simulation-based CPR practice among healthcare professionals: A randomized control trial
Chang TP, Raymond T, Dewan M, MacKinnon R, Whitfill T, Harwayne-Gidansky I, Doughty C, Frisell K, Kessler D, Wolfe H, Auerbach M, Rutledge C, Mitchell D, Jani P, Walsh CM, Investigators O. The effect of an International competitive leaderboard on self-motivated simulation-based CPR practice among healthcare professionals: A randomized control trial. Resuscitation 2019, 138: 273-281. PMID: 30946919, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Correlation Between Paramedic Disaster Triage Accuracy in Screen-Based Simulations and Immersive Simulations
Cicero MX, Whitfill T, Walsh B, Diaz MCG, Arteaga GM, Scherzer DJ, Goldberg SA, Madhok M, Bowen A, Paesano G, Redlener M, Munjal K, Auerbach M. Correlation Between Paramedic Disaster Triage Accuracy in Screen-Based Simulations and Immersive Simulations. Prehospital Emergency Care 2018, 23: 83-89. PMID: 30130424, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2018.1475530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medical techniciansTriage accuracyEmergency medical services personnelEducational interventionMedical services personnelEvaluation of outcomesCohort studyMore patientsStudy completionCohort dataMedical techniciansMean numberSimilar improvementsPrevious studiesSignificant increaseAmount of improvementInterventionDisaster triageParticipantsNeonatal Intubation Competency Assessment Tool: Development and Validation
Johnston L, Sawyer T, Nishisaki A, Whitfill T, Ades A, French H, Glass K, Dadiz R, Bruno C, Levit O, Gangadharan S, Scherzer D, Moussa A, Auerbach M, Network I. Neonatal Intubation Competency Assessment Tool: Development and Validation. Academic Pediatrics 2018, 19: 157-164. PMID: 30103050, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2018.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompetency assessment toolNeonatal tracheal intubationsGlobal skills assessmentEPA levelsChecklist scoresCormack-Lehane scoreAssessment toolHealth care providersImportant clinical skillTracheal intubationGlottic exposureNeonatal simulatorCare providersGood internal consistencyPatient harmBlinded reviewersDelphi processActivity levelsSimulation-based trainingClinical skillsScoresInternal consistencyChecklist itemsFinal toolSkills assessmentBuilding a Community of Practice for Researchers
Cheng A, Auerbach M, Calhoun A, Mackinnon R, Chang TP, Nadkarni V, Hunt EA, Duval-Arnould J, Peiris N, Kessler D. Building a Community of Practice for Researchers. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2018, 13: s28-s34. PMID: 29117090, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchValidity Evidence for a Serious Game to Assess Performance on Critical Pediatric Emergency Medicine Scenarios
Gerard JM, Scalzo AJ, Borgman MA, Watson CM, Byrnes CE, Chang TP, Auerbach M, Kessler DO, Feldman BL, Payne BS, Nibras S, Chokshi RK, Lopreiato JO. Validity Evidence for a Serious Game to Assess Performance on Critical Pediatric Emergency Medicine Scenarios. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2018, 13: 168-180. PMID: 29377865, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect patient managementTreatment optionsPatient managementLarge effect sizesPediatric scenariosCode leadersSubject groupsValidity evidenceContent validityScoresEffect sizePilot testingSubjectsMessick's frameworkPositive correlationLiterature reviewMedical studentsEvidenceGame scoresResuscitationThe Development and Validation of a Concise Instrument for Formative Assessment of Team Leader Performance During Simulated Pediatric Resuscitations
Nadkarni LD, Roskind CG, Auerbach MA, Calhoun AW, Adler MD, Kessler DO. The Development and Validation of a Concise Instrument for Formative Assessment of Team Leader Performance During Simulated Pediatric Resuscitations. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2018, 13: 77-82. PMID: 29117092, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChecklistEmergency Medical ServicesFormative FeedbackLeadershipPediatricsProspective StudiesResuscitationSimulation TrainingConceptsPediatric resuscitationSimulated pediatric resuscitationProspective validation studyPediatric emergency medicinePediatric resuscitation scenariosInternal structure validityExpert consensusHigh interrater reliabilityResuscitation teamResuscitationStudy designConcise instrumentEmergency medicineReliable assessment instrumentStructure validityResuscitation scenariosInterrater reliabilityContent validityTeam leader performanceLeveraging Quick Response Code Technology to Facilitate Simulation-Based Leaderboard Competition
Chang TP, Doughty CB, Mitchell D, Rutledge C, Auerbach MA, Frisell K, Jani P, Kessler DO, Wolfe H, MacKinnon RJ, Dewan M, Pirie J, Lemke D, Khattab M, Tofil N, Nagamuthu C, Walsh CM. Leveraging Quick Response Code Technology to Facilitate Simulation-Based Leaderboard Competition. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2018, 13: 64-71. PMID: 29373385, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrinciples of gamificationQR code systemQuick response code technologyExport of dataQuick response codeData integrityCode technologyFacilitates simulationGamification principlesLeaderboardPerformance metricsCode systemResponse codesImplementationEasy storageMajor descriptive categoriesStep instructionsGamificationPerformance dataConceptual stepsEvaluation dataInitial evaluation dataRecord keepingCompetitive atmosphereIllustrative example
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 scoreSimulation‐based Education to Ensure Provider Competency Within the Health Care System
Griswold S, Fralliccardi A, Boulet J, Moadel T, Franzen D, Auerbach M, Hart D, Goswami V, Hui J, Gordon JA. Simulation‐based Education to Ensure Provider Competency Within the Health Care System. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 25: 168-176. PMID: 28963862, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13322.Peer-Reviewed Original Research