2024
Diagnostic Errors in Hospitalized Adults Who Died or Were Transferred to Intensive Care
Auerbach A, Lee T, Hubbard C, Ranji S, Raffel K, Valdes G, Boscardin J, Dalal A, Harris A, Flynn E, Schnipper J, Feinbloom D, Roy B, Herzig S, Wazir M, Gershanik E, Goyal A, Chitneni P, Burney S, Galinsky J, Rastegar S, Moore D, Berdahl C, Seferian E, Suri K, Ramishvili T, Vedamurthy D, Hunt D, Mehta A, Katakam H, Field S, Karatasakis B, Beeler K, Himmel A, Eid S, Gandhi S, Pena I, Ranta Z, Lipten S, Lucier D, Walker-Corkery B, Kleinman Sween J, Kirchoff R, Rieck K, Kolar G, Parikh R, Burton C, Dugani C, Dapaah-Afriyie K, Finn A, Raju S, Surani A, Segon A, Bhandari S, Astik G, O’Leary K, Helminski A, Anstey J, Zhou M, Alday A, Halvorson S, Esmaili A, Barish P, Fenton C, Kantor M, Choi K, Schram A, Ruhnke G, Patel H, Virapongse A, Burden M, Ngov L, Keniston A, Talari P, Romond J, Vick S, Williams M, Marr R, Gupta A, Rohde J, Mao F, Fang M, Greysen S, Shah P, Kim C, Narayanan M, Wolpaw B, Ellingson S, Kaiksow F, Kenik J, Sterken D, Lewis M, Manwani B, Ledford R, Webber C, Vasilevskis E, Buckley R, Kripalani S, Sankey C, Ostfeld-Johns S, Gielissen K, Wijesekera T, Jordan E, Karwa A, Churnet B, Chia D, Brooks K. Diagnostic Errors in Hospitalized Adults Who Died or Were Transferred to Intensive Care. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184: 164-173. PMID: 38190122, PMCID: PMC10775080, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.7347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient harmIntensive care unitHospitalized adultsDiagnostic errorsAssociated with patient harmCohort studyMultivariate modelRandom sample of adultsAcademic medical centerSample of adultsDiagnostic error reductionTemporary harmGeneral medical conditionsAttributable fractionRetrospective cohort studyMain OutcomesMedical inpatientsTest orderingPermanent harmTrained cliniciansImprovement effortsMedical conditionsClinician assessmentMedical CenterPatient records
2022
The future of teaching management reasoning: important questions and potential solutions
Abdoler E, Parsons A, Wijesekera T. The future of teaching management reasoning: important questions and potential solutions. Diagnosis 2022, 10: 19-23. PMID: 36420532, DOI: 10.1515/dx-2022-0048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReasoning skillsManagement reasoningDiagnostic reasoning skillsImplicit biasSuccessful teachingLearners’ reasoningLearning environmentEducational settingsLearner's levelEducational questionsClinical reasoningDiagnostic reasoningEquity perspectiveTeachingSkillsHigh-value careReasoningManagement scriptsLearnersMetacognitionDiscussionQuestionsIterative processFostersSpringboardInpatient teaching with a clinical review game
Ilagan‐Ying Y, Windish DM, Wijesekera TP. Inpatient teaching with a clinical review game. The Clinical Teacher 2022, 19: e13522. PMID: 35989497, DOI: 10.1111/tct.13522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReview gameTeaching pointsInpatient teachingCollaborative educational environmentSelf-directed learningPeer teachingPreclinical curriculumEducational environmentEducational experienceClinical educationEvidence-based practiceLearner evaluationPowerPoint templateCrowdsourced learningMedical studentsCollaborative cultureCurrent evidence-based practiceTeachingLearnersRotation evaluationsRelevant contentSocial distancing policiesLearningPandemic restrictionsPrimary literatureManagement Reasoning: A Toolbox for Educators
Wijesekera TP, Parsons AS, Abdoler EA, Trowbridge RL, Durning SJ, Rencic JJ. Management Reasoning: A Toolbox for Educators. Academic Medicine 2022, 97: 1724-1724. PMID: 35731592, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiddle school meets MedEd: Five K-12 teaching strategies medical educators should know
Gazzola M, Swallow MA, Wijesekera TP. Middle school meets MedEd: Five K-12 teaching strategies medical educators should know. Medical Teacher 2022, 44: 567-569. PMID: 35174759, DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2022.2039605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical educatorsTeaching strategiesMiddle school teachersNew learning modalityValuable teaching strategyCurrent medical studentsNew curriculumSchool teachersLearning modalitiesSecondary schoolsMiddle schoolMedical educationMedical studentsEducatorsCOVID-19 pandemicSchoolsStudentsTeachersCurriculumMedEdEducationFacultyScaffoldingTraineesExperience
2020
Avoiding Cognitive Errors in Clinical Decision Making.
Trowbridge RL, Rencic JJ, Wijesekera TP, Olson APJ. Avoiding Cognitive Errors in Clinical Decision Making. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2020, 173: 678-679. PMID: 33075248, DOI: 10.7326/l20-1059.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMaking Sense of Trainee Performance: Entrustment Decision-Making in Internal Medicine Program Directors.
Gielissen KA, Ahle SL, Wijesekera TP, Windish DM, Keene DE. Making Sense of Trainee Performance: Entrustment Decision-Making in Internal Medicine Program Directors. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2020, 93: 403-410. PMID: 32874145, PMCID: PMC7448385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFive Medical Education Podcasts You Need to Know.
Lomayesva NL, Martin AS, Dowley PA, Davies NW, Olyha SJ, Wijesekera TP. Five Medical Education Podcasts You Need to Know. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2020, 93: 461-466. PMID: 32874153, PMCID: PMC7448387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Management Script: A Practical Tool for Teaching Management Reasoning.
Parsons AS, Wijesekera TP, Rencic JJ. The Management Script: A Practical Tool for Teaching Management Reasoning. Academic Medicine 2020, 95: 1179-1185. PMID: 32349018, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000003465.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Screens in the back: Medical student perspective on curriculum engagement
Ahuja C, Peck CJ, Wijesekera TP. Screens in the back: Medical student perspective on curriculum engagement. Medical Teacher 2019, 42: 474-475. PMID: 31287344, DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2019.1635249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical students' perspectivesStandardized test scoresCurriculum engagementStudent experienceStudent perspectivesClassroom curriculumPreclinical lecturesMedical educationMedical studentsTest scoresDecreased attendanceLetters of recommendationCurriculumStudentsEducationLecturesEngagementUnited StatesAttendanceExperienceParticipationExpectationsIncentive structurePerspectiveResearchControversies in diagnosis: contemporary debates in the diagnostic safety literature
Bergl PA, Wijesekera TP, Nassery N, Cosby KS. Controversies in diagnosis: contemporary debates in the diagnostic safety literature. Diagnosis 2019, 7: 3-9. PMID: 31129651, DOI: 10.1515/dx-2019-0016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReflections on Diagnosis and Diagnostic Errors: a Survey of Internal Medicine Resident and Attending Physicians
Wijesekera TP, Sanders L, Windish DM. Reflections on Diagnosis and Diagnostic Errors: a Survey of Internal Medicine Resident and Attending Physicians. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 35: 614-615. PMID: 31093840, PMCID: PMC7018924, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05045-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAll Other Things Being Equal
Wijesekera TP, Kim M, Moore EZ, Sorenson O, Ross DA. All Other Things Being Equal. Academic Medicine 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30234509, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000002463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCollaboration of Internal Medicine Physicians with Patients and Other Health Care Providers in the Diagnostic Process
Wijesekera TP, Sanders L, Windish DM. Collaboration of Internal Medicine Physicians with Patients and Other Health Care Providers in the Diagnostic Process. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 1083-1085. PMID: 30847830, PMCID: PMC6614291, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04865-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Education and Reporting of Diagnostic Errors Among Physicians in Internal Medicine Training Programs
Wijesekera TP, Sanders L, Windish DM. Education and Reporting of Diagnostic Errors Among Physicians in Internal Medicine Training Programs. JAMA Internal Medicine 2018, 178: 1548-1549. PMID: 30193365, PMCID: PMC6248205, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.4184.Peer-Reviewed Original Research