2020
Sexual Assault in an Adolescent Female: A Pediatric Simulation Case for Emergency Medicine Providers
Bechtel K, Bhatnagar A, Joseph M, Auerbach M. Sexual Assault in an Adolescent Female: A Pediatric Simulation Case for Emergency Medicine Providers. MedEdPORTAL 2020, 16: 10942. PMID: 32875091, PMCID: PMC7449576, DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual assaultStructured debriefingCognitive skillsCognitive aidsLearners’ attitudesAdolescent femalesSexual assault patientsCommunication skillsKnowledge skillsPsychomotor skillsSkillsForensic evaluationPediatric Simulation CaseEvidence collection processAssaultDebriefingTraineesAssault patientsAttitudesTrainingEM traineesInterventionAdolescentsContent expertsConfidence
2016
Development of a Child Abuse Checklist to Evaluate Prehospital Provider Performance
Alphonso A, Auerbach M, Bechtel K, Bilodeau K, Gawel M, Koziel J, Whitfill T, Tiyyagura GK. Development of a Child Abuse Checklist to Evaluate Prehospital Provider Performance. Prehospital Emergency Care 2016, 21: 222-232. PMID: 27700209, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2016.1229824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInter-rater reliabilityClinical experiencePrehospital providersLight's kappaEmergency medical services (EMS) providersCronbach's alphaAuthors' clinical experienceOverall Cronbach's alphaOverall inter-rater reliabilityInternal consistencyChild abuseSubstantial inter-rater reliabilityDelphi review processStrong content validityMedical service providersSemi-structured qualitative interviewsFinal checklistSelf-reported confidenceProvider experienceParticipant characteristicsItem completionLevel of trainingDelphi reviewContent validityProvider performance