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Nondiscrimination Statement Update

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Campus Construction Update

Starting September 14, we’re closing the Menino building lobby entrance. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

Click here to learn more about our campus redesign. 

Publications

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Publications from the ImPACTS collaborative that discuss the work related to the outreach programming. Find out how the COMET program can benefit your organization.

Disparities in Adherence to Pediatric Sepsis Guidelines across a Spectrum of Emergency Departments: A Multicenter, Cross-Sectional Observational In Situ Simulation Study.

Kessler DO, Walsh B, Whitfill T, Dudas RA, Gangadharan S, Gawel M, Brown L, Auerbach M; INSPIRE ImPACTS investigators. J Emerg Med. 2016 Mar;50(3):403-15.e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.08.004. Epub 2015 Oct 20. Erratum in: J Emerg Med. 2016 Aug;51(2):223. Dudas, Robert A [added]. PMID:26499775

Differences in the Quality of Pediatric Resuscitative Care Across a Spectrum of Emergency Departments.

Auerbach M, Whitfill T, Gawel M, Kessler D, Walsh B, Gangadharan S, Hamilton MF, Schultz B, Nishisaki A, Tay KY, Lavoie M, Katznelson J, Dudas R, Baird J, Nadkarni V, Brown L. JAMA Pediatr. 2016 Oct 1;170(10):987-994. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.1550. PMID:27570926

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; INSPIRE ImPACTS investigators. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2016 Oct 4. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:27749805

Comparing Practice Patterns Between Pediatric and General Emergency Medicine Physicians: A Scoping Review.

Chime NO, Katznelson J, Gangadharan S, Walsh B, Lobner K, Brown L, Gawel M, Auerbach M; International Network for Simulation-based Pediatric Innovation, Research, and Education (INSPIRE) IMPACTS Investigators. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Apr;33(4):278-286. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000557. Review. PMID:28355170

Safety Threats During the Care of Infants with Hypoglycemic Seizures in the Emergency Department: A Multicenter, Simulation-Based Prospective Cohort Study.

Walsh BM, Gangadharan S, Whitfill T, Gawel M, Kessler D, Dudas RA, Katznelson J, Lavoie M, Tay KY, Hamilton M, Brown LL, Nadkarni V, Auerbach M; INSPIRE ImPACT investigators. J Emerg Med. 2017 Oct;53(4):467-474.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2017.04.028. Epub 2017 Aug 24. PMID:28843460

Whitfill T., Gawel M., Auerbach M. A simulation-based quality improvement initiative improves pediatric readiness in community hospitals. Pediatric Emergency Care. In Press, June 2017.

Other work related to simulation education:

Comparison of success rates using video laryngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy by residents during a simulated pediatric emergency.

Sylvia MJ, Maranda L, Harris KL, Thompson J, Walsh BM. Simul Healthc. 2013 Jun;8(3):155-61. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e318284598a. PMID: 23448854        

Do you see what I see? Insights from using google glass for disaster telemedicine triage.

Cicero MX, Walsh B, Solad Y, Whitfill T, Paesano G, Kim K, Baum CR, Cone DC. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2015 Feb;30(1):4-8. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X1400140X. Epub 2015 Jan 9. PMID:25571779

Barriers to pediatric disaster triage: a qualitative investigation.

Koziel JR, Meckler G, Brown L, Acker D, Torino M, Walsh B, Cicero MX. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2015 Apr-Jun;19(2):279-86. doi: 10.3109/10903127.2014.967428. Epub 2014 Oct 28. PMID: 25349899

Comparing the Accuracy of Three Pediatric Disaster Triage Strategies: A Simulation-Based Investigation.

Cicero MX, Overly F, Brown L, Yarzebski J, Walsh B, Shabanova V, Auerbach M, Riera A, Adelgais K, Meckler G, Cone DC, Baum CR. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2016 Apr;10(2):253-60. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2015.171. Epub 2016 Jan 8. PMID:26744228

Pediatric Disaster Triage: Multiple Simulation Curriculum Improves Prehospital Care Providers' Assessment Skills.

Cicero MX, Whitfill T, Overly F, Baird J, Walsh B, Yarzebski J, Riera A, Adelgais K, Meckler GD, Baum C, Cone DC, Auerbach M. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2017 Mar-Apr;21(2):201-208. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2016.1235239. Epub 2016 Oct 17. PMID: 27749145

60 Seconds to Survival: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Disaster Triage Video Game For Prehospital Care Providers.

Mark X Cicero, Travis Whitfill, Kevin Munjal, Manu Madhok, Maria Carmen G. Diaz,  Daniel Scherzer, Barbara Walsh, Angela Bowen, Michael Redlener, Scott Goldberg, Nadine Symons, James Burkett, Joseph Santos, David Kessler, Ryan Barnicle, Geno Paesano, Marc Auerbach. Accepted to Journal of Disaster Medicine July 2017.  Pending publication information.   Proof done.

60 Seconds to Survival: A Multi-Site Study of a Screen-based Simulation To Improve Prehospital Providers Disaster Triage Skills

Mark X. Cicero, MD, Travis Whitfill MPH, Barbara Walsh, MD, Maricar Diaz MD, Grace Arteaga MD, Daniel J Scherzer MD, Scott Goldberg, Manu Madhook MD, Angela Bowen RN, NRP, Geno Paesano, Michael Redlener MD, Marc Auerbach MD.  Accepted for publication in AEM Education and Training. 

Correlation Between Paramedic Disaster Triage Accuracy in Screen-Based Simulations and Immersive Simulations

Mark X. Cicero, Travis Whitfill, Barbara Walsh, Maria Carmen G. Diaz, Grace M. Arteaga, Daniel J. Scherzer, Scott A. Goldberg, Manu Madhok, Angela Bowen, Geno Paesano, Michael Redlener, Kevin Munjal & Marc Auerbach.   Prehospital Emergency Care, Epub ahead of print.  DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2018.1475530
 

Adherence to Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Guidelines Across a Spectrum of Fifty Emergency Departments: A Prospective, In Situ, Simulation-Based Study. 

Accepted for publication at Academic Emergency Medicine August 2018 – pending print assignment.
 

Auerbach, M., Roney, L., Aysseh, A., Gawel, M., Koziel, K., Barre, K., Caty, M., Santucci, K., (2014). In situ pediatric trauma simulation: Assessing the impact and feasibility of an interdisciplinary pediatric in situ trauma care quality improvement simulation program. Pediatric Emergency Care, 30 (12), pp. 1-8.