2024
Facilitating integration of international medical graduates into neonatal-perinatal medicine: a critical strategy to meet workforce demands
Velagala S, Gupta S, Bruno C, Johnston L. Facilitating integration of international medical graduates into neonatal-perinatal medicine: a critical strategy to meet workforce demands. Journal Of Perinatology 2024, 1-4. PMID: 38773217, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-024-02002-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Reimagination through renovation: incorporating couplet care in a level 4 academic NICU
Redmond B, Gambardella T, Bruno C. Reimagination through renovation: incorporating couplet care in a level 4 academic NICU. Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 43: 26-29. PMID: 38086963, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01814-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlueprint 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 materialsAssessing Barriers to Utilization of Premedication for Neonatal Intubation Based on the Theoretical Domains Framework
Lee D, Bruno C, Sharifi M, Shabanova V, Johnston L. Assessing Barriers to Utilization of Premedication for Neonatal Intubation Based on the Theoretical Domains Framework. American Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 41: e1163-e1171. PMID: 36646097, DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1760449.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
How Good is Good Enough?: Current-Day Pediatric Residency Program Directors’ Challenges in Assessing and Achieving Resident Procedural Competency
Forson-Dare Z, Du N, Ocran A, Tiyyagura G, Bruno C, Johnston L. How Good is Good Enough?: Current-Day Pediatric Residency Program Directors’ Challenges in Assessing and Achieving Resident Procedural Competency. Academic Pediatrics 2022, 23: 473-482. PMID: 36410602, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChanges, Challenges, and Variations in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship: A View from the Program Directors
Gray MM, Bruno C, French H, Myers P, Carbajal MM, Reber KM, Christou H, Karpen H, Johnston L, Directors O. Changes, Challenges, and Variations in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship: A View from the Program Directors. American Journal Of Perinatology 2022, 41: e163-e173. PMID: 35554889, DOI: 10.1055/a-1850-3929.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Pivot and Persist: A Technical Report on Adapting an Existing Multi-Institutional Bootcamp to a Hybrid Platform
Lombardi K, Bruno CJ, French H, Ades A, Yang K, Polcaro A, Sudikoff S, Johnston L, Bruno C, Johnson L. Pivot and Persist: A Technical Report on Adapting an Existing Multi-Institutional Bootcamp to a Hybrid Platform. Cureus 2021, 13: e16181. PMID: 34367788, PMCID: PMC8336328, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.16181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBoot Camps
Ades A, Bruno C, Johnston L. Boot Camps. 2021 DOI: 10.1542/9781610022613-ch14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProcedural Competency for Pediatric Residents in the Contemporary Training Environment: An Unachievable Goal?
Du N, Forson-Dare Z, Sawyer T, Bruno C, Asnes A, Shabanova V, Ades A, French H, Johnston L. Procedural Competency for Pediatric Residents in the Contemporary Training Environment: An Unachievable Goal? MedEdPublish 2021, 10 DOI: 10.15694/mep.2021.000028.1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
The Critical Role of Simulation in ECMO Education
Johnston L, Lee D, Bruno C. The Critical Role of Simulation in ECMO Education. Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation 2020, 23-33. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-53844-6_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchECMO providersExperiential learningInstructional methodsEducational curriculumECMO educationInterprofessional teamTechnical skillsApplication of simulationHigh-risk fieldsECMO simulationKey conceptsSocial cognitiveCurriculumEducatorsFormal systemEducationConstructivismLearningSkillsCommunication strategiesOptimal environmentTrainingBehaviorismPracticeCognitiveNeonatal Cardiac Emergencies: A Multidisciplinary Simulation Curriculum for Neonatology and Pediatric Cardiology Fellows
Simmons MA, Otero-Luna A, Redmond B, Fahey J, Beach C, Bruno C, Johnston L. Neonatal Cardiac Emergencies: A Multidisciplinary Simulation Curriculum for Neonatology and Pediatric Cardiology Fellows. MedEdPORTAL 2020, 16: 11045. PMID: 33365389, PMCID: PMC7751327, DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac diseaseMean overall satisfaction scoreNeonatal cardiac emergencyManagement of neonatesCongenital heart diseaseRemote consultationsPediatric cardiology fellowsOverall satisfaction scoreCardiac concernsCardiogenic shockMultidisciplinary managementUnstable arrhythmiasBedside evaluationPediatric cardiologistsCardiac careHeart diseaseCardiac emergenciesPediatric cardiologyClinical decisionSatisfaction scoresCyanosisNeonatesSimulation curriculumCardiology fellowsDiseaseStress as tool or toxin: physiologic markers and subjective report in neonatal simulation
Redmond B, Joseph M, Ray J, Shabanova V, Gross IT, Bruno C, McPadden J, Auerbach M, Johnston L. Stress as tool or toxin: physiologic markers and subjective report in neonatal simulation. Pediatric Research 2020, 88: 784-791. PMID: 32045934, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-020-0806-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Perceptions of Neonatal Palliative Care: Similarities and Differences between Medical and Nursing Staff in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Kyc SJ, Bruno CJ, Shabanova V, Montgomery AM. Perceptions of Neonatal Palliative Care: Similarities and Differences between Medical and Nursing Staff in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2019, 23: 662-669. PMID: 31808706, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal palliative careLevel IV neonatal intensive care unitNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitPalliative careCare unitNursing staffProspective cross-sectional study designCross-sectional study designPalliative care practiceLife-threatening conditionNursing staff's attitudesPalliative care educationHealth care teamPain reliefCare teamCurative careResponse rateCare practicesMedical providersNursing perspectiveNursing practiceStudy designCareCare educationBoot camps in neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship programs: A national survey
Kumar D, Vachharajani A, Wertheimer F, Vergales B, Glass K, Dannaway D, Winter L, Delaney H, Ganster A, Arnold J, Urban A, Johnston L, Bruno C, Gray M, Sawyer T. Boot camps in neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship programs: A national survey. Journal Of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 2019, Preprint: 1-7. PMID: 30829620, DOI: 10.3233/npm-18117.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Impact 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 ProgramReducing Unplanned Extubations Across a Children’s Hospital Using Quality Improvement Methods
Kandil SB, Emerson BL, Hooper M, Ciaburri R, Bruno CJ, Cummins N, DeFilippo V, Blazevich B, Loth A, Grossman M. Reducing Unplanned Extubations Across a Children’s Hospital Using Quality Improvement Methods. Pediatric Quality And Safety 2018, 3: e114. PMID: 31334446, PMCID: PMC6581473, DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of UEIntensive care unitUnplanned extubationVentilator daysQuality improvement methodologyNational benchmarksPediatric intensive care unitNeonatal intensive care unitStudy-Act cyclesSignificant patient harmUnintended dislodgementsCritical illnessCare unitChildren's HospitalEndotracheal tubeHigh-risk situationsPatient harmQuality improvement methodsImprovement methodologyET tubeStudy periodExtubationHospitalDaysSafety cultureNeonatal 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
2017
Shoulder Dystocia and Neonatal Resuscitation: An Integrated Obstetrics and Neonatology Simulation Case for Medical Students
Alphonso A, Pathy S, Bruno C, Boeras C, Emerson B, Crabtree J, Johnston L, Desai V, Auerbach M. Shoulder Dystocia and Neonatal Resuscitation: An Integrated Obstetrics and Neonatology Simulation Case for Medical Students. MedEdPORTAL 2017, 13: 10594. PMID: 30800796, PMCID: PMC6338204, DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical studentsThird-year medical studentsThird-year curriculumHigh-technology simulationNeonatal resuscitation simulationPercent of studentsDecision-making skillsSimulation-based interventionSimulation-based training interventionClinical clerkshipsAverage overall ratingShoulder dystocia simulationObstetrics ClerkshipMedical educationPediatric simulationStudentsResuscitation simulationSafe spaceClinical contentClinical knowledgePediatric scenariosClerkshipTraining interventionOverall ratingInfant mannequinOpinions regarding neonatal resuscitation training for the obstetric physician: a survey of neonatal and obstetric training program directors
Bruno C, Johnston L, Lee C, Bernstein P, Goffman D. Opinions regarding neonatal resuscitation training for the obstetric physician: a survey of neonatal and obstetric training program directors. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2017, 31: 1035-1039. PMID: 28287006, DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1306052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal Resuscitation ProgramNeonatal resuscitation trainingObstetric physiciansResuscitation trainingPercent of neonatologistsGynecology residency program directorsProgram directorsNeonatal resuscitation courseObstetric providersResuscitation ProgramNRP trainingObstetric residentsMajority of respondentsObstetriciansPhysiciansResidency program directorsTraining program directorsResuscitation courseFellowship directorsLack of beliefObstetricsNational surveyMost respondentsAttendingsMajor barrierMRI Differences Associated with Intrauterine Growth Restriction in Preterm Infants
Bruno CJ, Bengani S, Gomes WA, Brewer M, Vega M, Xie X, Kim M, Fuloria M. MRI Differences Associated with Intrauterine Growth Restriction in Preterm Infants. Neonatology 2017, 111: 317-323. PMID: 28076856, DOI: 10.1159/000453576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrauterine growth restrictionPreterm infantsTerm-equivalent ageBrain volumeIUGR infantsGestational ageGrowth restrictionMRI scansAcademic neonatal intensive care unitGrowth-restricted preterm infantsRetrospective case-control studyNeonatal intensive care unitGestational age infantsBasal ganglia volumesIntensive care unitCase-control studyBrain volumetric differencesRegional brain volumesBrain imaging studiesAGA infantsGanglia volumesNeurodevelopmental outcomesPostconceptual ageLate prognosisNeurodevelopmental impairment