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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Physical Restraint Use for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department
Nash KA, Tolliver DG, Taylor RA, Calhoun AJ, Auerbach MA, Venkatesh AK, Wong AH. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Physical Restraint Use for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department. JAMA Pediatrics 2021, 175: 1283-1285. PMID: 34515764, PMCID: PMC8438617, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisparities Associated With Electronic Behavioral Alerts for Safety and Violence Concerns in the Emergency Department
Haimovich A, Taylor R, Chang-Sing E, Brashear T, Cramer L, Lopez K, Wong A. Disparities Associated With Electronic Behavioral Alerts for Safety and Violence Concerns in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 83: 100-107. PMID: 37269262, PMCID: PMC10689576, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care systemEmergency departmentPatient-level analysisCare systemED visitsLeft-without-being-seenNegative perceptions of patientsElectronic health record dataUnited States health care systemRegional health care systemStates health care systemDiscontinuity of careHealth record dataElectronic health recordsBlack non-Hispanic patientsPerceptions of patientsBlack non-HispanicRetrospective cross-sectional study of adult patientsAdult emergency departmentNon-Hispanic patientsCross-sectional study of adult patientsMixed-effects regression analysisStudy periodRetrospective cross-sectional studyCare deliveryRacial Inequities in Police Transport for Patients to the Emergency Department: A Multicenter Analysis
Gagliardi J, Smith C, Chang-Sing E, Cramer L, Robinson L, Shah D, Jivalagian P, Turner N, Wong A. Racial Inequities in Police Transport for Patients to the Emergency Department: A Multicenter Analysis. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 66: 154-158. PMID: 37661074, PMCID: PMC10842350, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medical careEmergency departmentPolice transportMedical careRacial inequalityElectronic health recordsAdult emergency department visitsRegional hospital systemBehavioral health diagnosesEmergency department visitsAssociated with increased oddsAdult emergency department (ED) visitsCross-sectional studyDrivers of inequalityInfluences clinical outcomeVisit characteristicsHealth recordsDifferent emergency departmentsDepartment visitsMultivariable mixed modelsSubstance use disordersHealth diagnosisHospital systemPatient transportMultivariate mixed models
2024
Educational and personal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency medicine resident physicians: a qualitative study
Fults E, Gerwin J, Boyce M, Joseph M, Wong A, Evans L. Educational and personal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency medicine resident physicians: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Education 2024, 24: 1055. PMID: 39334215, PMCID: PMC11429862, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05972-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medicine resident physiciansResident physiciansQualitative studyEmergency departmentResident physicians' experiencesEmergency medicine facultyCOVID-19 pandemicResident physician trainingResidency program leadershipSocial support systemsBackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemicData saturationPhysician trainingCode teamFrontline physiciansPractice styleUrban academic institutionProgram leadershipPhysician experienceMedicine facultyResident experiencePersonal impactPhysiciansMoral injuryResident preparationRacial and Ethnic Disparities in Patient Restraint in Emergency Departments by Police Transport Status
Chang-Sing E, Smith C, Gagliardi J, Cramer L, Robinson L, Shah D, Brinker M, Jivalagian P, Hu Y, Turner N, Wong A. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Patient Restraint in Emergency Departments by Police Transport Status. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e240098. PMID: 38381433, PMCID: PMC10882414, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED visitsPolice transportCross-sectional studyEmergency departmentPhysical restraintBlack patientsBlack raceWhite patientsCross-sectional study of ED visitsIncreased oddsElectronic health record dataStudy of ED visitsHealth record dataEmergency carePoliceEthnic disparitiesVisit diagnosesMental healthMain OutcomesHigher oddsPatient restraintBehavioral crisesHispanic patientsBlack individualsRecord data
2021
Virtual 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 functionSchools
2020
Assessment of the Prevalence of Medical Student Mistreatment by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexual Orientation
Hill KA, Samuels EA, Gross CP, Desai MM, Zelin N, Latimore D, Huot SJ, Cramer LD, Wong AH, Boatright D. Assessment of the Prevalence of Medical Student Mistreatment by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexual Orientation. JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 653-665. PMID: 32091540, PMCID: PMC7042809, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllopathic US medical schoolsMedical student mistreatmentUS medical schoolsLGB studentsUnderrepresented minoritiesMedical schoolsStudent mistreatmentMultiracial studentsStudent sexWhite studentsMedical studentsFemale studentsMale studentsHeterosexual studentsAmerican Medical Colleges Graduation QuestionnaireSexual orientationCohort study analyzed dataUS medical studentsEpisodes of mistreatmentGraduating US medical studentsGraduation QuestionnaireStudent surveysStudy analyzed dataMedical educationStudents