2019
A Qualitative Study Examining Stakeholder Perspectives of a Local Child Abuse Program in Community Emergency Departments
Tiyyagura G, Schaeffer P, Gawel M, Leventhal JM, Auerbach M, Asnes AG. A Qualitative Study Examining Stakeholder Perspectives of a Local Child Abuse Program in Community Emergency Departments. Academic Pediatrics 2019, 19: 438-445. PMID: 30707955, PMCID: PMC6502662, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2019.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal championsCAN programStakeholder perspectivesChild abuse programsQualitative research designKey stakeholder perspectivesExternal change agentsConstant comparative methodEducation/awarenessChallenges/barriersStrong leadership supportLeadership supportChild abuseInstitutional supportChange agentsQualitative studyFacilitators of implementationEvidence-based educationProgram strengthsChampionsComparative methodResearch designPerspectiveSupportAbuse programs
2018
A 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 comfortDepartmentProviders
2016
Barriers and Facilitators to Recognition and Reporting of Child Abuse by Prehospital Providers
Tiyyagura GK, Gawel M, Alphonso A, Koziel J, Bilodeau K, Bechtel K. Barriers and Facilitators to Recognition and Reporting of Child Abuse by Prehospital Providers. Prehospital Emergency Care 2016, 21: 46-53. PMID: 27436455, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2016.1204038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrehospital care providersCare providersChief complaintInfant abusive head traumaReal-time decision supportPresence of caregiversAbusive head traumaPediatric patientsHead traumaPatient's airwayProtective servicesRecognition of signsDecision supportHospital providersPatients' thoughtsPrehospital providersCaregiver reactionsThematic saturationChild protective servicesChild abuseFocused educationKey taskAirwayPatientsScene safety
2014
The Greater Good: How Supervising Physicians Make Entrustment Decisions in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Tiyyagura G, Balmer D, Chaudoin L, Kessler D, Khanna K, Srivastava G, Chang TP, Auerbach M. The Greater Good: How Supervising Physicians Make Entrustment Decisions in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Academic Pediatrics 2014, 14: 597-602. PMID: 25439158, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2014.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research