2024
Impact of visual distraction on neonatal mask ventilation: a simulation-based eye-tracking study
Bibl K, Wagner M, Dvorsky R, Haderer M, Giordano V, Groepel P, Berger A, Whitfill T, Kadhim B, Auerbach M, Gross I. Impact of visual distraction on neonatal mask ventilation: a simulation-based eye-tracking study. Archives Of Disease In Childhood Fetal & Neonatal 2024, fetalneonatal-2024-327483. PMID: 39578042, DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-327483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive pressure ventilationMask leakVisual gaze patternsLeak-free manikinUmbilical vein catheterRespiratory function monitorNeonatal mask ventilationMinute volumeVenous blood gasesRespiratory rateStatistically significant differenceNewborn manikinNeonatal resuscitationMask ventilationPressure ventilationInfant's chestMask leakageVein catheterBlood gasesChest compressionsAdministered fluidFunction monitoringPaediatric residentsVentilation parametersSignificant differenceThe Effect of a Collaborative Pediatric Emergency Readiness Improvement Intervention on Patients’ Hospital Outcomes
Abu-Sultanah M, Lutfi R, Abu-Sultaneh S, Pearson K, Montgomery E, Whitfill T, Auerbach M, Abulebda K. The Effect of a Collaborative Pediatric Emergency Readiness Improvement Intervention on Patients’ Hospital Outcomes. Academic Pediatrics 2024, 24: 1203-1209. PMID: 38657901, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2024.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeneral emergency departmentsPediatric readiness scoreHospital length of stayLength of stayReadiness scoresEmergency departmentPICU length of stayPatient outcomesHospital lengthPost-intervention periodPre-intervention periodPediatric emergency departmentPediatric readinessAssociated with significant improvementsOutcomes of critically ill childrenPatients' hospital outcomesImprovement interventionsPediatric intensive careCollaborative interventionDescriptive statisticsClinical resourcesFuture initiativesHospital outcomesBivariate analysisCritically ill childrenThe 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 factors
2023
Evaluation of Pediatric Readiness Using Simulation in General Emergency Departments in a Medically Underserved Region
Rutledge C, Waddell K, Gaither S, Whitfill T, Auerbach M, Tofil N. Evaluation of Pediatric Readiness Using Simulation in General Emergency Departments in a Medically Underserved Region. Pediatric Emergency Care 2023, 40: 335-340. PMID: 37973039, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric readiness scoreGeneral emergency departmentsPediatric patient volumeComposite quality scorePediatric patientsPediatric emergenciesEmergency departmentHigher composite quality scorePatient volumeNational Pediatric Readiness ProjectIll pediatric patientsUnderserved areasClinical care processesEmergency medical servicesPediatric readinessSimulated paediatric emergencyPediatric carePatientsCare processesHospital locationPediatric resourcesED locationMedical servicesUnderserved regionsSignificant differences
2022
The Feasibility of a Pediatric Distance Learning Curriculum for Emergency Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Improving Pediatric Acute Care Through Simulation Collaboration
Thomas A, Montgomery E, Abulebda K, Whitfill T, Chapman J, Leung J, Fayyaz J, Auerbach M. The Feasibility of a Pediatric Distance Learning Curriculum for Emergency Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Improving Pediatric Acute Care Through Simulation Collaboration. Journal Of Emergency Nursing 2022, 49: 27-39. PMCID: PMC9458703, DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2022.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNurse educatorsKnowledge surveyCurriculum development frameworkAsynchronous distance learningPediatric acute careCurriculum engagementDistance learningEducatorsAcute careCurriculumCOVID-19 pandemicProject engagementEmergency nursesPerformance checklistImplementation surveyProject coordinatorsTelesimulationEngagementKnowledge scoreCentral supportModest engagementSatisfaction surveyDevelopment frameworkPediatric status epilepticusResults ThirteenComparison of a dichotomous versus trichotomous checklist for neonatal intubation
Johnston L, Sawyer T, Nishisaki A, Whitfill T, Ades A, French H, Glass K, Dadiz R, Bruno C, Levit O, Auerbach M. Comparison of a dichotomous versus trichotomous checklist for neonatal intubation. BMC Medical Education 2022, 22: 645. PMID: 36028871, PMCID: PMC9419414, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03700-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCharacterizing preferred terms for geographically distant simulations: distance, remote and telesimulation
Chang T, Elkin R, Boyle T, Nishisaki A, Walsh B, Benary D, Auerbach M, Camacho C, Calhoun A, Stapleton S, Whitfill T, Wood T, Fayyaz J, Gross I, Thomas A. Characterizing preferred terms for geographically distant simulations: distance, remote and telesimulation. International Journal Of Healthcare Simulation 2022, 1: 55-65. PMID: 36458206, PMCID: PMC9710245, DOI: 10.54531/dwti2869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImproving Emergency Preparedness in Pediatric Primary Care Offices: A Simulation-Based Interventional Study
Yuknis ML, Abulebda K, Whitfill T, Pearson KJ, Montgomery EE, Auerbach MA, Simulation I. Improving Emergency Preparedness in Pediatric Primary Care Offices: A Simulation-Based Interventional Study. Academic Pediatrics 2022, 22: 1167-1174. PMID: 35367402, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.03.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric primary care officeQuality of carePrimary care officesPrimary care practicesCare officesBaseline assessmentCare practicesPediatric primary care practicesSingle-center studyMonth intervention periodPediatrics policy statementEmergency preparednessSimulated settingRespiratory distressAAP guidelinesCenter studyProspective studyInterventional studyIntervention periodPediatric emergenciesEmergency carePreparedness scoreAmerican AcademyAssessment scoresCare
2021
Improving Pediatric Acute Care Through Simulation (ImPACTS): A Scalable Model for Academic-Community Collaboration
Auerbach M, Whitfill T, Abulebda K. Improving Pediatric Acute Care Through Simulation (ImPACTS): A Scalable Model for Academic-Community Collaboration. Academic Medicine 2021, 96: 1625-1625. PMID: 35134018, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004395.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Telementoring for remote simulation instructor training and faculty development using telesimulation
Gross IT, Whitfill T, Auzina L, Auerbach M, Balmaks R. Telementoring for remote simulation instructor training and faculty development using telesimulation. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning 2020, 7: 61-65. PMID: 35520375, PMCID: PMC8936763, DOI: 10.1136/bmjstel-2019-000512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department and Its Association With Patient Outcomes in Critical Care: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Balmaks R, Whitfill TM, Ziemele B, Blumberga M, Upenieks R, Vegeris I, Grope I, Pavare J, Auerbach MA, Gross IT. Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department and Its Association With Patient Outcomes in Critical Care: A Prospective Cohort Study. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2020, 21: e213-e220. PMID: 32132503, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric readiness scoreProspective cohort studyEmergency departmentPediatric readinessPatient outcomesComposite quality scoreCohort studyReadiness scoresPediatric acute careProcess of carePediatric emergency careHospital lengthPediatric patientsQuality scoresAcute carePediatric mortalityPatient RegistryCritical careMixed-effects regressionPICUEmergency carePatientsMortalityCareOutcomes
2019
Community-based in situ simulation: bringing simulation to the masses
Walsh BM, Auerbach MA, Gawel MN, Brown LL, Byrne BJ, Calhoun A. Community-based in situ simulation: bringing simulation to the masses. Advances In Simulation 2019, 4: 30. PMID: 31890313, PMCID: PMC6925415, DOI: 10.1186/s41077-019-0112-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStatewide Pediatric Facility Recognition Programs and Their Association with Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Departments in the United States
Whitfill TM, Remick KE, Olson LM, Richards R, Brown KM, Auerbach MA, Gausche-Hill M. Statewide Pediatric Facility Recognition Programs and Their Association with Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Departments in the United States. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2019, 218: 210-216.e2. PMID: 31757472, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.10.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEstablishing and Maintaining Multicenter Studies in Healthcare Simulation Research
Whitfill T, Gross I, Auerbach M. Establishing and Maintaining Multicenter Studies in Healthcare Simulation Research. 2019, 285-293. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-26837-4_38.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCost-effectiveness of a video game versus live simulation for disaster training
Whitfill T, Auerbach M, Diaz MCG, Walsh B, Scherzer DJ, Gross IT, Cicero MX. Cost-effectiveness of a video game versus live simulation for disaster training. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning 2019, 6: 268-273. PMID: 35517390, PMCID: PMC8936530, DOI: 10.1136/bmjstel-2019-000497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisaster triage trainingVideo gamesLive simulationVideo game dataNet benefit valuesNet benefit regression modelsGame dataFeedback dataService providersTriage trainingSimulation scenariosCost-effectiveness acceptability curvesGameTriage accuracyGame-based trainingMedical service providersBenefit valueVideo game-based trainingAccuracyWTP valuesProvidersTrainingSimulationsFeedbackCostImproving Simulated Pediatric Airway Management in Community Emergency Departments Using a Collaborative Program With a Pediatric Academic Medical Center
Abu-Sultaneh S, Whitfill T, Rowan CM, Friedman ML, Pearson KJ, Berrens ZJ, Lutfi R, Auerbach MA, Abulebda K. Improving Simulated Pediatric Airway Management in Community Emergency Departments Using a Collaborative Program With a Pediatric Academic Medical Center. Respiratory Care 2019, 64: 1073-1081. PMID: 31015388, DOI: 10.4187/respcare.06750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity emergency departmentsPediatric academic medical centerPediatric airway managementAcademic medical centerAirway managementEmergency departmentMedical CenterAppropriate endotracheal tube sizeLow pediatric volumePre-intervention visitReadiness scoresPediatric emergency airway managementEmergency airway managementEndotracheal tube sizePost-intervention studyAirway management issuesPediatric-specific equipmentStates academic medical centersCollaborative improvement programPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesPediatric patientsOverall adherencePediatric volumeSuction catheterThe effect of an International competitive leaderboard on self-motivated simulation-based CPR practice among healthcare professionals: A randomized control trial
Chang TP, Raymond T, Dewan M, MacKinnon R, Whitfill T, Harwayne-Gidansky I, Doughty C, Frisell K, Kessler D, Wolfe H, Auerbach M, Rutledge C, Mitchell D, Jani P, Walsh CM, Investigators O. The effect of an International competitive leaderboard on self-motivated simulation-based CPR practice among healthcare professionals: A randomized control trial. Resuscitation 2019, 138: 273-281. PMID: 30946919, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImproving Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis Management in Community Emergency Departments Using a Simulation-Based Collaborative Improvement Program
Abulebda K, Whitfill T, Montgomery EE, Kirby ML, Ahmed RA, Cooper DD, Nitu ME, Auerbach MA, Lutfi R, Abu-Sultaneh S. Improving Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis Management in Community Emergency Departments Using a Simulation-Based Collaborative Improvement Program. Pediatric Emergency Care 2019, 37: 543-549. PMID: 30870337, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity emergency departmentsAcademic medical centerEmergency departmentCollaborative improvement programDiabetic ketoacidosisPediatric patientsPediatric volumePediatric resourcesComposite adherence scoreDiabetic ketoacidosis managementLow pediatric volumePediatric DKA patientsProspective interventional studyMixed linear regression modelsQuality of careDKA guidelinesPatients preimplementationDKA patientsInterventional studyOverall adherenceAdherence scoreIll childrenMedical CenterCritical action checklistMultiprofessional team
2018
Adherence to Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Guidelines Across a Spectrum of Fifty Emergency Departments: A Prospective, In Situ, Simulation‐based Study
Auerbach M, Brown L, Whitfill T, Baird J, Abulebda K, Bhatnagar A, Lutfi R, Gawel M, Walsh B, Tay KY, Lavoie M, Nadkarni V, Dudas R, Kessler D, Katznelson J, Ganghadaran S, Hamilton MF. Adherence to Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Guidelines Across a Spectrum of Fifty Emergency Departments: A Prospective, In Situ, Simulation‐based Study. Academic Emergency Medicine 2018, 25: 1396-1408. PMID: 30194902, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulseless electrical activityCardiac arrest guidelinesBasic life supportLower-volume EDsPediatric patient volumePatient volumeCardiac arrestPediatric volumeAdherence scoreVentricular fibrillationVolume groupHospital cardiac arrest survival outcomesProvider experiencePediatric Advanced Life Support trainingAdvanced life support trainingBetter guideline adherenceLow pediatric volumeTotal adherence scoreHigh-volume hospitalsHospital-level characteristicsTrauma center designationMore providersLower mortality rateHospital-level dataCare of childrenNeonatal Intubation Competency Assessment Tool: Development and Validation
Johnston L, Sawyer T, Nishisaki A, Whitfill T, Ades A, French H, Glass K, Dadiz R, Bruno C, Levit O, Gangadharan S, Scherzer D, Moussa A, Auerbach M, Network I. Neonatal Intubation Competency Assessment Tool: Development and Validation. Academic Pediatrics 2018, 19: 157-164. PMID: 30103050, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2018.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompetency assessment toolNeonatal tracheal intubationsGlobal skills assessmentEPA levelsChecklist scoresCormack-Lehane scoreAssessment toolHealth care providersImportant clinical skillTracheal intubationGlottic exposureNeonatal simulatorCare providersGood internal consistencyPatient harmBlinded reviewersDelphi processActivity levelsSimulation-based trainingClinical skillsScoresInternal consistencyChecklist itemsFinal toolSkills assessment
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