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 factorsDissemination, Utilization, and Satisfaction With Emergency Medicine Resident Simulation Curriculum for Pediatrics (EM ReSCu Peds) by North American Residency Programs
Yee J, Auerbach M, Wong K, Kaur S, Burns R. Dissemination, Utilization, and Satisfaction With Emergency Medicine Resident Simulation Curriculum for Pediatrics (EM ReSCu Peds) by North American Residency Programs. Pediatric Emergency Care 2024, 40: 364-369. PMID: 38262070, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric emergency medicineEmergency medicineSimulation curriculumHealth care physiciansTeaching emergency medicine residentsEmergency medicine residentsNational emergency medicineEM physiciansCare physiciansMedicine residentsImplementation barriersInternational Network for Simulation-based Pediatric InnovationElectronic questionnaireDemographic questionsResidency programsImplementation needsSurvey recipientsUnited StatesResident educationSurvey respondentsProgram directorsPromoter ScorePediatricPhysiciansSatisfaction
2023
Coaching the coach: A randomized controlled study of a novel curriculum for procedural coaching during intubation
Miller K, Auerbach M, Bin S, Donoghue A, Kerrey B, Mittiga M, D'Ambrosi G, Monuteaux M, Marchese A, Nagler J. Coaching the coach: A randomized controlled study of a novel curriculum for procedural coaching during intubation. AEM Education And Training 2023, 7: e10846. PMID: 36936084, PMCID: PMC10014969, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10846.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
All clinical stressors are not created equal: Differential task stress in a simulated clinical environment
Joseph M, Ray JM, Chang J, Cramer LD, Bonz JW, Yang TJ, Wong AH, Auerbach MA, Evans LV. All clinical stressors are not created equal: Differential task stress in a simulated clinical environment. AEM Education And Training 2022, 6: e10726. PMID: 35368506, PMCID: PMC8923648, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEM residentsEmergency medicineHeart rate variabilitySimulation-based medical educationSimulated patient encountersSimulated clinical environmentInterpersonal challengesClinical stressorsPatient encountersSimulated encountersIncreased distressEmergency departmentMedical educationMedical difficultiesMeasuring heart rate variabilityClinical environmentControlled trialsRate variabilityResponses of participantsState QuestionnaireStatistically significant differenceSmart shirtResidentsDistressParticipants
2021
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Didactics and Simulation (PEMDAS) Telesimulation Series: Hyperleukocytosis
Koff A, Burns R, Auerbach M, Lee B, Pearce J, Ciener D, Augenstein J, Yeung C, Thomas A. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Didactics and Simulation (PEMDAS) Telesimulation Series: Hyperleukocytosis. MedEdPORTAL 2021, 17: 11205. PMID: 34963902, PMCID: PMC8666409, DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency medicineMental statusManagement of hyperleukocytosisTumor lysis syndromeEmergency medicineAppropriate workupLysis syndromeNeurologic changesPediatric patientsPrompt recognitionRespiratory distressElectrolyte derangementsInfrequent presentationParticipant evaluation formsHyperleukocytosisPhysical distancing guidelinesMedical emergencyAppropriate interventionsInitial assessmentSimulation-based curriculumCoagulopathyPatientsFeverCOVID-19 pandemicEvaluation formCreation of a standardized pediatric emergency medicine simulation curriculum for emergency medicine residents
Burns R, Madhok M, Bank I, Nguyen M, Falk M, Waseem M, Auerbach M. Creation of a standardized pediatric emergency medicine simulation curriculum for emergency medicine residents. AEM Education And Training 2021, 5: e10685. PMID: 34632245, PMCID: PMC8489268, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIll pediatric patientsPediatric patientsEM residentsMajority of facilitatorsMajority of childrenEmergency departmentCare knowledgeEmergency medicine residentsResidency program graduatesResuscitation skillsMost facilitatorsMedicine residentsEmergency medicineSimulation-based curriculumEmergent assessmentMost participantsElectronic surveyPatientsEM traineesChildrenDelphi studyParticipantsSimulation curriculumFacilitatorsResidents
2020
Pediatric Emergency Medicine ECHO (Extension for Community Health Care Outcomes): Cultivating Connections to Improve Pediatric Emergency Care
Goldman MP, Auerbach MA, Garcia AM, Gross IT, Tiyyagura GK. Pediatric Emergency Medicine ECHO (Extension for Community Health Care Outcomes): Cultivating Connections to Improve Pediatric Emergency Care. AEM Education And Training 2020, 5: e10548. PMID: 34141996, PMCID: PMC8164662, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity emergency departmentsAcademic medical centerPediatric emergency medicineEmergency careCommunity Health care OutcomesCurrent best evidencePediatric emergency careHealth care outcomesKnowledge translation strategiesKnowledge translationEmergency departmentMedical CenterImprovement activitiesCare outcomesECHO participantsMost childrenPractice changeCareEmergency medicineImprovement initiativesGood evidenceChildrenSelf-reported perceptionsPEM knowledgeImproved perception
2018
A Research Agenda to Advance Pediatric Emergency Care Through Enhanced Collaboration Across Emergency Departments
Barata I, Auerbach M, Badaki‐Makun O, Benjamin L, Joseph MM, Lee MO, Mears K, Petrack E, Wallin D, Ishimine P, Denninghoff KR. A Research Agenda to Advance Pediatric Emergency Care Through Enhanced Collaboration Across Emergency Departments. Academic Emergency Medicine 2018, 25: 1415-1426. PMID: 30353946, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentEmergency medicinePediatric careConsensus conferenceAcademic Emergency MedicineHealth Outcome GapsGeneral emergency departmentsPatient care guidelinesOutcome gapPediatric emergency careAcademic pediatric centersImplementation of evidenceJournal Academic Emergency MedicineSafe medical careSystems of carePediatric emergency medicineQuality improvement expertsAcademic Emergency Medicine consensus conferenceCare of childrenPediatric centersPediatric patientsED settingCare guidelinesPediatric readinessEmergency careImpact of telemedicine on neonatal resuscitation in the emergency department: a simulation-based randomised trial
Couturier K, Whitfill T, Bhatnagar A, Panchal RA, Parker J, Wong AH, Bruno CJ, Auerbach MA, Gross IT. Impact of telemedicine on neonatal resuscitation in the emergency department: a simulation-based randomised trial. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning 2018, 6: 10. PMID: 35514445, PMCID: PMC8936596, DOI: 10.1136/bmjstel-2018-000398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPaediatric specialistsEmergency departmentNRP guidelinesEmergency medicine residentsImpact of telemedicineStandard care groupPediatric specialistsCare groupParticipant completionMedicine residentsTelemedicine groupEmergency medicineHigh-risk eventsImprove adherenceNASA Task Load IndexNeonatal resuscitationTask Load IndexSecondary outcomesOverall scoreClinical environmentTelemedicineAssociated with poor outcomesPractising skillsNASA-TLXNeonatal Resuscitation ProgramThe 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 ResearchConceptsPediatric 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 performance
2017
Keeping Up With the Kids: Diffusion of Innovation in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Among Emergency Physicians
Cloutier RL, Mistry RD, Cico S, Merritt C, Lam SHF, Auerbach M, Skaugset LM, Klig J, Wolff M, Duong M, Walthall J. Keeping Up With the Kids: Diffusion of Innovation in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Among Emergency Physicians. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 24: 769-775. PMID: 28421650, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13185.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
In situ simulation in emergency medicine: Moving beyond the simulation lab
Petrosoniak A, Auerbach M, Wong AH, Hicks CM. In situ simulation in emergency medicine: Moving beyond the simulation lab. Emergency Medicine Australasia 2016, 29: 83-88. PMID: 27748042, DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.12705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medicineInter-professional team trainingHealthcare team membersCulture of safetyIn situ simulationPatient care environmentEMS teamsPatient safetyCare environmentTeam trainingTeam membersImproved systemSimulationsMedicineCase exampleEmergencyTeamResilient systemsISSEffective useTrainingMitigation strategiesSimulation to Improve Patient Safety in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Stone K, Patterson M, Reid J, Geis G, Auerbach M. Simulation to Improve Patient Safety in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2016, 17: 185-192. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2016.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSimulation-Based Procedural Skills Training in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Sagalowsky S, Wynter S, Auerbach M, Pusic M, Kessler D. Simulation-Based Procedural Skills Training in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2016, 17: 169-178. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2016.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric emergency medicineEmergency medicinePatient outcomesProvider confidenceCase rarityRare procedureProvider experiencePatient safetyProcedural skillsSimulation-based trainingAssessment toolMedical educationProcedural skills trainingSimulation-based medical educationSkills trainingProcedural trainingMedicine
2015
Impact of Just-in-Time and Just-in-Place Simulation on Intern Success With Infant Lumbar Puncture
Kessler D, Pusic M, Chang TP, Fein DM, Grossman D, Mehta R, White M, Jang J, Whitfill T, Auerbach M. Impact of Just-in-Time and Just-in-Place Simulation on Intern Success With Infant Lumbar Puncture. Pediatrics 2015, 135: e1237-e1246. PMID: 25869377, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-1911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant LPCohort BSuccess rateStylet removalFirst needle insertionUse of analgesiaProcess measuresLP success rateHigh-power fieldInfant lumbar punctureCohort A.LP successAnalgesia useRed blood cellsCohort AProspective studyLumbar punctureLower mean numberMAIN OUTCOMEPuncture successBlood cellsCoached practiceEmergency medicineMean numberTraining bundles
2014
Board #133 - Research Abstract Implementation and Impact of a Just-in-Time Assessment to Determine Intern Readiness to Perform Their First Infant Lumbar Puncture (Submission #8534)
Kessler D, Auerbach M, Chang T, Fein D, Gerard J, Lee M, Mehta R, Pusic M, Trainor J. Board #133 - Research Abstract Implementation and Impact of a Just-in-Time Assessment to Determine Intern Readiness to Perform Their First Infant Lumbar Puncture (Submission #8534). Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2014, 9: 416. DOI: 10.1097/01.sih.0000459303.20953.b5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfant lumbar punctureAssessment pathwayLumbar punctureSuccess rateClinical success rateLarge clinical effectAmerican Medical AssociationLP success rateClinical proceduresClinical effect sizeLumbar puncture procedureLP attemptsClinical effectsPathway adherenceProspective studyClinical successCohorts of internsLarger sample sizePuncture procedurePatient safetyNew interventionsRating ScaleEmergency medicineRoyal CollegeGlobal rating scaleUtilization of Exploration-Based Learning and Video-Assisted Learning to Teach GlideScope Videolaryngoscopy
Johnston LC, Auerbach M, Kappus L, Emerson B, Zigmont J, Sudikoff SN. Utilization of Exploration-Based Learning and Video-Assisted Learning to Teach GlideScope Videolaryngoscopy. Teaching And Learning In Medicine 2014, 26: 285-291. PMID: 25010241, DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2014.910462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndotracheal intubationPediatric critical carePediatric endotracheal intubationSuccessful endotracheal intubationProcedural performancePediatric emergency medicinePediatric airwayProcedural durationGlideScope videolaryngoscopyAirway simulatorCritical carePediatric providersPediatric anesthesiaIntubation procedureAdult airwayGlideScopeDlRandom orderPediatric residentsEmergency medicineLevel of trainingAirway trainersSuccess rateAirwayBaseline success rate