2023
Blueprint for community emergency department pediatric simulation
Kaur S, Lynders W, Goldman M, Bruno C, Morin J, Maruschock S, Auerbach M. Blueprint for community emergency department pediatric simulation. AEM Education And Training 2023, 7: e10925. PMID: 38046090, PMCID: PMC10688145, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10925.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity emergency departmentsAcademic medical centerSimulation Effectiveness Tool-ModifiedPediatric emergency carePercent of participantsRegional academic medical centerInfants/toddlersPediatric patientsEmergency departmentIll newbornsNewborn resuscitationLatent safety threatsMedical CenterEmergency carePediatric resuscitationInterprofessional teamPre-post surveyRetrospective pre-post surveyPediatric knowledgeCareNursing leadershipResuscitationNeeds assessmentSimulation sessionsEducation materials
2020
Using Simulation to Measure and Improve Pediatric Primary Care Offices Emergency Readiness.
Garrow AL, Zaveri P, Yuknis M, Abulebda K, Auerbach M, Thomas EM. Using Simulation to Measure and Improve Pediatric Primary Care Offices Emergency Readiness. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2020, 15: 172-192. PMID: 32487839, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline measurementsAmerican AcademyPediatric primary care providersPediatric primary care officeInterprofessional teamOffices of pediatriciansPrimary care officesPrimary care providersPediatrics policy statementSitu simulationEmergency preparednessRespiratory distressCare officesLatent safety threatsPediatrics recommendationsPediatric officesCare providers
2018
An International Interprofessional Study of Mental Models and Factors Delaying Neuroimaging of Critically Head-Injured Children Presenting to Emergency Departments
Auerbach M, Cole J, Violano P, Roney L, Doherty C, Shepherd M, MacKinnon R. An International Interprofessional Study of Mental Models and Factors Delaying Neuroimaging of Critically Head-Injured Children Presenting to Emergency Departments. Pediatric Emergency Care 2018, 34: 797-801. PMID: 27753711, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHead-injured childrenEmergency departmentInterprofessional health care providersProvider perspectivesSevere head injuryHead-injured patientsHealth care providersPercentage of providersSystem factorsTime-consuming interventionCushing's triadHead injuryResuscitation bayCare providersMental modelsTeam decisionScanner availabilityDiverse teamsInterprofessional teamInterventionNeuroimagingPatientsChildrenFrequent factorsInterprofessional studyProviders' Perceptions of Caring for Pediatric Patients in Community Hospital Emergency Departments: A Mixed‐methods Analysis
Goldman MP, Wong AH, Bhatnagar A, Emerson BL, Brown LL, Auerbach MA. Providers' Perceptions of Caring for Pediatric Patients in Community Hospital Emergency Departments: A Mixed‐methods Analysis. Academic Emergency Medicine 2018, 25: 1385-1395. PMID: 29947453, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity emergency departmentsPediatric readinessProviders' perceptionsProviders' perceptions of careEmergency departmentEmotional tollSick childrenCommunity hospital emergency departmentChildren's hospitalPerceptions of carePediatric emergency careQuality improvement workCommunity hospital providersSafety deficitsHospital emergency departmentSelf-reported comfortActual clinical eventsLocal children's hospitalInterprofessional teamPediatric QualityEmergency carePediatric resuscitationPediatric simulationHospital providersPediatric care
2015
Disparities in Adherence to Pediatric Sepsis Guidelines across a Spectrum of Emergency Departments: A Multicenter, Cross-Sectional Observational In Situ Simulation Study
Kessler DO, Walsh B, Whitfill T, Dudas RA, Gangadharan S, Gawel M, Brown L, Auerbach M. Disparities in Adherence to Pediatric Sepsis Guidelines across a Spectrum of Emergency Departments: A Multicenter, Cross-Sectional Observational In Situ Simulation Study. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 50: 403-415.e3. PMID: 26499775, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric sepsis guidelinesEmergency departmentSepsis guidelinesPediatric EDGeneral EDsSeptic shockProviders' perceptionsGreater adherenceMulti-center observational studyImproved guideline adherenceGeneral emergency departmentsMultivariable logistic regressionPediatric emergency departmentCross-sectional observationalMultivariable regression modelsEmergency medical servicesSepsis scoreGuideline adherencePediatric patientsPrimary outcomeOverall adherenceObservational studyLogistic regressionInterprofessional teamAdherence