2024
A Comparison of State-Specific Pediatric Emergency Medical Facility Recognition Programs, 2020
Boggs K, Voligny E, Auerbach M, Espinola J, Samuels-Kalow M, Sullivan A, Camargo C. A Comparison of State-Specific Pediatric Emergency Medical Facility Recognition Programs, 2020. Pediatric Emergency Care 2024, 40: 141-146. PMID: 38295194, PMCID: PMC10832299, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency care coordinatorEmergency Medical Services for ChildrenProgram start dateEmergency departmentQuality of pediatric emergency carePediatric emergency careHigh emergency departmentRecognition programCare coordinationPediatric readinessEmergency careStart datePatient outcomesED areaProgram characteristicsProgram managersLevel of verificationProgramLevel of recognitionVerification requirementsCareVerificationParticipantsChildrenDepartment
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 materialsAvailability of Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators in US Emergency Departments in 2018
Boggs K, Espinola J, Sullivan A, Li J, Auerbach M, Hasegawa K, Samuels-Kalow M, Camargo C. Availability of Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators in US Emergency Departments in 2018. Pediatric Emergency Care 2023, 39: 385-389. PMID: 37104702, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002953.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Improving 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 the Quality of Clinical Care of Children with Diabetic Ketoacidosis in General Emergency Departments Following a Collaborative Improvement Program with an Academic Medical Center
Alsaedi H, Lutfi R, Abu-Sultaneh S, Montgomery EE, Pearson KJ, Weinstein E, Whitfill T, Auerbach MA, Abulebda K. Improving the Quality of Clinical Care of Children with Diabetic Ketoacidosis in General Emergency Departments Following a Collaborative Improvement Program with an Academic Medical Center. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2021, 240: 235-240.e1. PMID: 34481806, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.08.081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral emergency departmentsAcademic medical centerDiabetic ketoacidosisPatients' clinical outcomesEmergency departmentClinical outcomesMedical CenterClinical carePediatric intensive care unitPediatric diabetic ketoacidosisRetrospective cohort studyIntensive care unitProcess of carePediatric emergency careCollaborative improvement programSignificant improvementCohort studyPediatric patientsCare unitMultifaceted interventionsEmergency carePatientsCareAdherenceKetoacidosisSupporting the Quadruple Aim Using Simulation and Human Factors During COVID-19 Care
Wong AH, Ahmed RA, Ray JM, Khan H, Hughes PG, McCoy CE, Auerbach MA, Barach P. Supporting the Quadruple Aim Using Simulation and Human Factors During COVID-19 Care. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2021, 36: 73-83. PMID: 33830094, PMCID: PMC8030878, DOI: 10.1097/01.jmq.0000735432.16289.d2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuadruple aimHealth system performanceIn situ simulationHealth care landscapeCOVID-19 careHealth care sectorDelivering telehealthCare deliveryPopulation healthPatient safetyCare landscapePreparedness trainingWorker wellnessClinical unitsCare sectorHealthProtect staffCOVID-19Hospital operationsCareCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemicUsability testingSystem performanceHuman factorsRemote simulationSimulation Training for Community Emergency Preparedness.
Abulebda K, Thomas A, Whitfill T, Montgomery EE, Auerbach MA. Simulation Training for Community Emergency Preparedness. Pediatric Annals 2021, 50: e19-e24. PMID: 33450035, DOI: 10.3928/19382359-20201212-01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity emergency preparednessPediatric patientsPediatric emergency careAcademic medical centerCommunity-based settingsEmergency preparednessMost infantsMedical CenterPediatric settingEmergency careHealth outcomesCommunity settingsPediatric preparednessPatientsSimulation-based programCareSimulation trainingSettingPreparednessInfants
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 perceptionImproving Pediatric Readiness in General Emergency Departments: A Prospective Interventional Study
Abulebda K, Whitfill T, Montgomery EE, Thomas A, Dudas RA, Leung JS, Scherzer DJ, Aebersold M, Van Ittersum WL, Kant S, Walls TA, Sessa AK, Janofsky S, Fenster DB, Kessler DO, Chatfield J, Okada P, Arteaga GM, Berg MD, Knight LJ, Keilman A, Makharashvili A, Good G, Bingham L, Mathias EJ, Nagy K, Hamilton MF, Vora S, Mathias K, Auerbach MA, Simulation I, Lutfi R, Abu-Sultaneh S, Berrens Z, Burns B, Reid J, Fenstermacher S, Lavoie M, Tay K. Improving Pediatric Readiness in General Emergency Departments: A Prospective Interventional Study. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2020, 230: 230-237.e1. PMID: 33137316, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.10.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral emergency departmentsAcademic medical centerEmergency departmentPediatric readinessMedical CenterInterventional studyPediatric readiness scoreProspective interventional studyPediatric academic medical centerProcess of careQuality improvement initiativesStudy protocolMean improvementCollaborative intervention modelsImprovement interventionsIntervention phaseImprovement initiativesResource ToolkitCareReadiness scoresBaselineInterventionIntervention modelSignificant improvementReadiness interventionsPediatric 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
2018
National Study of Self‐reported Pediatric Areas in United States General Emergency Departments
Camargo A, Boggs KM, Auerbach M, Freid RD, Sullivan AF, Espinola JA, Camargo CA. National Study of Self‐reported Pediatric Areas in United States General Emergency Departments. Academic Emergency Medicine 2018, 25: 1458-1462. PMID: 30311327, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency care coordinatorGeneral emergency departmentsU.S. emergency departmentsPediatric emergency departmentEmergency departmentPediatric areaType of EDPediatric emergency medicine physiciansEmergency medicine physiciansQuality improvement effortsPediatric bedsCare coordinatorsPatient outcomesPediatric careMedicine physiciansEmergency careVisit volumePEM physiciansStandardized definitionsCareFurther studiesNational surveyPrevalenceNational studyPhysiciansA Grounded Theory Qualitative Analysis of Interprofessional Providers' Perceptions on Caring for Critically Ill Infants and Children in Pediatric and General Emergency Departments
Gangadharan S, Tiyyagura G, Gawel M, Walsh BM, Brown LL, Lavoie M, Tay KY, Auerbach MA. A Grounded Theory Qualitative Analysis of Interprofessional Providers' Perceptions on Caring for Critically Ill Infants and Children in Pediatric and General Emergency Departments. Pediatric Emergency Care 2018, 34: 578-583. PMID: 27749805, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentIll infantsProviders' perceptionsEmergency departmentPediatric careGeneral emergency departmentsCritically Ill InfantsEmergency department providersPediatric-specific equipmentTeam of providersProvider discomfortProvider comfortIll childrenPED providersImprovement interventionsThematic saturationInfantsChildrenFacilitated debriefingCareIterative qualitative analysisOverall comfortDepartmentProvidersThe Impact of Telemedicine on Teamwork and Workload in Pediatric Resuscitation: A Simulation-Based, Randomized Controlled Study
Butler L, Whitfill T, Wong AH, Gawel M, Crispino L, Auerbach M. The Impact of Telemedicine on Teamwork and Workload in Pediatric Resuscitation: A Simulation-Based, Randomized Controlled Study. Telemedicine Journal And E-Health 2018, 25: 205-212. PMID: 29957150, DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2018.0017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSimulation Team Assessment ToolProcesses of critical careImpact of telemedicineUsual carePediatric resuscitationProcess of care metricsCritical careSimulated pediatric resuscitationProcesses of careTime to defibrillationTeamwork scoresCare metricsSpecialty careTelemedicine groupNASA Task Load IndexTask Load IndexCareAssessment toolTelemedicineTeam workloadInfant resuscitationTeamworkRandomized Controlled StudyProcess of careTeam leaders
2017
Comparing Practice Patterns Between Pediatric and General Emergency Medicine Physicians
Chime NO, Katznelson J, Gangadharan S, Walsh B, Lobner K, Brown L, Gawel M, Auerbach M. Comparing Practice Patterns Between Pediatric and General Emergency Medicine Physicians. Pediatric Emergency Care 2017, 33: 278-286. PMID: 28355170, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPractice patternsGeneral emergency medicine physiciansEmergency medicine-trained physiciansFinal analysisManagement of feverProcess of careEmergency medicine physiciansType of carePediatric emergency medicine trainingInitial literature searchDiabetic ketoacidosisFebrile seizuresIll infantsEmergency departmentMedication administrationInclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaMedicine physiciansLiterature searchPhysiciansDiagnostic studiesEmergency medicine trainingRobust studiesCarePEM training
2014
In Situ Pediatric Trauma Simulation
Auerbach M, Roney L, Aysseh A, Gawel M, Koziel J, Barre K, Caty MG, Santucci K. In Situ Pediatric Trauma Simulation. Pediatric Emergency Care 2014, 30: 884-891. PMID: 25407035, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000297.Peer-Reviewed Original Research