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 modelHospitalPatientsCOVID-19
Isba R, Edge R, Auerbach M, Cicero MX, Jenner R, Setzer E, Broughton E, Keegan T. COVID-19. Pediatric Emergency Care 2020, 36: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002260. PMID: 32925702, PMCID: PMC7493767, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildren's HospitalPaediatric emergency department attendancesYale-New Haven Children's HospitalRoyal Manchester Children's HospitalAcuity of illnessSARS-CoV-2/COVIDEmergency department attendancesOdds of admissionManchester Children's HospitalLikelihood of admissionCross-sectional studyDepartment attendancesOdds ratioWeek 13Week 1HospitalAdmissionAbsolute numberCOVID-19ChildrenAdolescentsAttendanceAttendance numbersAcuityIllnessImPACTS: A Collaborative Improvement Intervention Involving Children's Hospitals and General Hospitals Improves Pediatric Readiness.
Auerbach M, Bhatnagar A, Abulebda K, Montgomery E, Whitfill T, Sessa A, Walls T, Landry K, Dudas B, Kant S, Fenster D, Janofsky S, Walsh B, Leung J, Van Ittersum W, Scherzer D, Thomas A, arteaga G, vora S, Abersol M. ImPACTS: A Collaborative Improvement Intervention Involving Children's Hospitals and General Hospitals Improves Pediatric Readiness. Pediatrics 2020, 146: 203-204. DOI: 10.1542/peds.146.1ma3.203.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
A tabletop school bus rollover: Connecticut-wide drills to build pediatric disaster preparedness and promote a novel hospital disaster readiness checklist.
Cicero MX, Golloshi K, Gawel M, Parker J, Auerbach M, Violano P. A tabletop school bus rollover: Connecticut-wide drills to build pediatric disaster preparedness and promote a novel hospital disaster readiness checklist. American Journal Of Disaster Medicine 2019, 14: 75-87. PMID: 31637688, DOI: 10.5055/ajdm.2019.0318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric disaster preparednessEmergency medical servicesSurge capacityPediatric disaster responseAlternate care siteTabletop exerciseHospital disaster plansPublic health officialsPrehospital organizationsPediatric bedsPediatric guidelinesPediatric readinessHealthcare workersCare sitesNational guidelinesPrehospital responseHospital checklistsEMS personnelInpatient capacityConnecticut CoalitionHospitalHealth officialsDisaster preparednessMedical servicesComplete survey responses
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
Screening residents for infant lumbar puncture readiness with just-in-time simulation-based assessments
Kessler DO, Chang TP, Auerbach M, Fein DM, Lavoie ME, Trainor J, Lee MO, Gerard JM, Grossman D, Whitfill T, Pusic M. Screening residents for infant lumbar puncture readiness with just-in-time simulation-based assessments. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning 2016, 3: 17. PMID: 35515095, PMCID: PMC8990194, DOI: 10.1136/bmjstel-2016-000130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst-year residentsYear residentsOverall procedural successProspective cohort studyNumber of attemptsGreat clinical successAnalgesia usageCohort studyProcedural successTopical analgesiaAcademic hospitalClinical successCare fashionPatient safetyReadiness assessmentProcess measuresGreater useResidentsAssessmentAnalgesiaHospitalInfantsPunctureSimulation-based assessment
2015
Simulation in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowships
Doughty CB, Kessler DO, Zuckerbraun NS, Stone KP, Reid JR, Kennedy CS, Nypaver MM, Auerbach MA. Simulation in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowships. Pediatrics 2015, 136: e152-e158. PMID: 26055850, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-4158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFellowship programsPediatric emergency medicine fellowshipPEM fellowshipPediatric emergency medicine fellowship programsResuscitation managementPEM fellowship programsAnonymous online surveyNext Accreditation SystemSimulation-based trainingTeamwork/communicationProcedural competencyAssessment toolPercent participateCurrent useProgram directorsSimulation curriculumYearsAttendanceOnline surveyResuscitationHospitalEffectiveness of simulationFellowshipFitness for purpose study of the Field Assessment Conditioning Tool (FACT): a research protocol
MacKinnon R, Kennedy C, Doherty C, Shepherd M, Cole J, Stenfors-Hayes T, Auerbach M, Patterson M, Kessler D, Hunt B, Grant V, Rey C, Lopez-Herce J, Rodriguez-Nunez A, Schuwirth L, Chang T, Hyde P, Nadkarni V. Fitness for purpose study of the Field Assessment Conditioning Tool (FACT): a research protocol. BMJ Open 2015, 5: e006386. PMID: 25869682, PMCID: PMC4401849, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandardised semi-structured interviewMajor trauma centreTrauma team membersTrauma centerDistrict hospitalHealthcare advocacyHealthcare professionalsCare pointResearch protocolChildrenTeam membersThematic analysisSemi-structured interviewsHigh-impact journalsEthics' OpinionsAdvocacy toolHospital