2023
A quality improvement approach to integrating social determinants of health objectives into pediatric simulation
Feick M, Iqbal A, Boolchandani H, Kandil S, Johnston L, Soma G, Cordone A, Auerbach M, Tiyyagura G. A quality improvement approach to integrating social determinants of health objectives into pediatric simulation. AEM Education And Training 2023, 7: e10910. PMID: 37791136, PMCID: PMC10543355, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial determinantsQuality improvement approachQuality improvement workEquitable careHealth outcomesHealth disparitiesLack of timeHealth objectivesSimulation curriculumPediatric residentsStudy periodPercentage of simulationsResidency programsReview of interviewsMost traineesMonthsMonthly casesPrimary objectiveSDHFacilitator feedbackImprovement approachPercentageResidentsPediatric simulationCases
2022
Pediatric Emergency Care Coordination in EMS Agencies: Findings of a Multistate Learning Collaborative
Tsao HS, Alter R, Kane E, Gross T, Browne LR, Auerbach M, Leonard JC, Ludwig L, Adelgais KM. Pediatric Emergency Care Coordination in EMS Agencies: Findings of a Multistate Learning Collaborative. Prehospital Emergency Care 2022, 27: 1004-1015. PMID: 36125189, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2022.2126040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency care coordinatorEmergency medical servicesEMS agenciesMaternal childLearning CollaborativePediatric emergency carePediatric-specific educationCare coordinationCare coordinatorsEmergency careHealth resourcesMedical servicesTwo daysAdditional recruitmentOutcomesStudy objectiveTrainer programChildren programPerson meetingsSubstantial numberLack of requirementMonthsLongitudinal qualitative interviewsPartnership grantSignificant barriers
2020
Identifying Maltreatment in Infants and Young Children Presenting With Fractures: Does Age Matter?
Mitchell IC, Norat BJ, Auerbach M, Bressler CJ, Como JJ, Escobar MA, Flynn‐O’Brien K, Lindberg DM, Nickoles T, Rosado N, Weeks K, Maguire S. Identifying Maltreatment in Infants and Young Children Presenting With Fractures: Does Age Matter? Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 28: 5-18. PMID: 32888348, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemoral fracturesRib fracturesSystematic reviewAbuse evaluationsMotor vehicle collisionsPercent of childrenLong bone fracturesPubMed/MEDLINEComparable age rangeChild abuse evaluationsChild abuse consultationsHumeral fracturesPediatric patientsCommon injuriesConsensus panelRoutine evaluationSignificant causeEvidence-based frameworkFinal analysisChild abuseAge rangePreverbal childrenMonthsVehicle collisionsYoung childrenChild Protection Team Consultation for Injuries Potentially Due to Child Abuse in Community Emergency Departments
Tiyyagura G, Emerson B, Gaither JR, Bechtel K, Leventhal JM, Becker H, Della Guistina K, Balga T, Mackenzie B, Shum M, Shapiro ED, Auerbach M, McVaney C, Morrell P, Asnes AG. Child Protection Team Consultation for Injuries Potentially Due to Child Abuse in Community Emergency Departments. Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 28: 70-81. PMID: 32931628, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity emergency departmentsHigh-risk injuriesChild protection teamSkeletal surveyChild protective servicesEmergency departmentClinical pathway implementationHospital child protection teamInitiation of interventionsStudy-Act approachDetection of abuseChild abuse expertsAbusive injuriesPathway implementationProvider trainingEmergency careInjuryTeam consultationInfantsMonthsProtection teamStatistical process control chartsInterventionSuch interventionsConsultation
2019
Early Involvement of the Child Protection Team in the Care of Injured Infants in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Powers E, Tiyyagura G, Asnes AG, Leventhal JM, Moles R, Christison-Lagay E, Groisberg S, Auerbach M. Early Involvement of the Child Protection Team in the Care of Injured Infants in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2019, 56: 592-600. PMID: 30879856, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2019.01.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild protection teamPediatric emergency departmentEmergency departmentClinical pathwayProtection teamEvaluation of infantsEarly involvementMonths of ageInfant morbidityAbusive injuriesSignificant causeDiagnostic testingInjuryInfantsPrivate insuranceSocioeconomic disparitiesChild protective servicesEarly detectionDiagnostic studiesConsultationPhysical abuseMonthsAbuseProtective servicesInvolvement