2013
A Brief Educational Intervention Is Effective in Teaching the Femoral Nerve Block Procedure to First-Year Emergency Medicine Residents
Akhtar S, Hwang U, Dickman E, Nelson BP, Morrison RS, Todd KH. A Brief Educational Intervention Is Effective in Teaching the Femoral Nerve Block Procedure to First-Year Emergency Medicine Residents. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2013, 45: 726-730. PMID: 23993941, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.04.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve block proceduresEmergency departmentHip fractureBlock procedureDirect observation evaluationsCrowded emergency departmentsFirst-year emergency medicine residentsTraining sessionsEmergency medicine resident physiciansFirst-year EM residentsEM residentsBrief educational interventionUrban training programsNerve blockPainful conditionsNerve stimulatorUltrasonographic guidanceSuboptimal dosesEmergency medicine residentsFNB proceduresCritical action checklistCompetency ratesResident physiciansPilot studyOlder adults
2011
Resident Perceptions of Palliative Care Training in the Emergency Department
Meo N, Hwang U, Morrison RS. Resident Perceptions of Palliative Care Training in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2011, 14: 548-555. PMID: 21291326, PMCID: PMC3089743, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care trainingPalliative careEmergency departmentCare trainingEnd of lifeEmergency medicine physiciansSelf-reported comfortSymptom managementFormal trainingPatient managementEmergency medicine residentsMedicine physiciansAdvanced directivesEM physiciansDescriptive studyLow levelsCareMedicine residentsMajority of residentsSelf-reported levelsWithholding/EM residency programsEM residentsDidactic sessionsTherapy