Objectives: Endotracheal intubation of trauma patients is a vital and high-risk procedure in the emergency department (ED). The hypothesis was that implementation of a standardized, preprocedural checklist would improve the safety of this procedure. Methods: A preprocedural intubation checklist was developed and then implemented in a prospective pre-/postinterventional study in an academic trau...

The Court Clinic of the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital was established in 1967 to deal with a combination of certain needs related to the overburdening of the city hospitals designated to furnish psychiatric competency examinations to the Bronx Supreme Court and the Criminal Court. At that time all such examinations were conducted on an inpatient basis in either the Bellevue or Elmhurst hospital forens...

Research indicates that deaf children can have marked social difficulties compared with their hearing peers. Factors that influence these social interactions need to be reviewed to inform interventions. A systematic search of 5 key databases and 3 specialized journals identified 14 papers that met the inclusion criteria. Methodological quality of the articles was assessed using an adapted check...

Introduction. Properly performing a subarachnoid block (SAB) is a competency expected of anesthesiology residents. We aimed to determine if adding simulation-based deliberate practice to a base curriculum improved performance of a SAB. Methods. 21 anesthesia residents were enrolled. After baseline assessment of SAB on a task-trainer, all residents participated in a base curriculum. Residents we...

INTRODUCTION We introduce a rating tool that objectively evaluates the skills of surgical trainees performing cochlear implant surgery. METHODS Seven residents and seven experts performed cochlear implant surgery sessions from mastoidectomy to cochleostomy on a standardized virtual reality temporal bone. A total of twenty-eight assessment videos were recorded and two consultant otolaryngologi...

BACKGROUND Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is a revolutionary diagnostic procedure. There is currently no accepted method of assessing EBUS technical skill or competency. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to validate a computer EBUS simulator in differentiating between operators of varying clinical EBUS experience. METHODS A convenience sample (n = 22) of bronchoscopists was separated into four c...

Laparoscopic skills improve with simulation-based training. However, training remains inaccessible in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In response, we developed a low-cost simulator an assessment tool to support learning, practice, of laparoscopic salpingostomy skills. We conducted this study June–August 2021 at United States, Cameroon, Ethiopia sites. Participants (n = 18) viewed...

background and purpose: managers’ competencies leave a decisive effect on the mental health of staff. the present research intends to investigate the influence of emotional-social competencies on the mental health of the staff. method: the current research is practical in its purpose and correlative regarding data gathering. the statistical community included all the staff of pegah company in d...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common, serious problem which has been found to be poorly managed. Early recognition and action is critical in potentially slowing or reversing its course and facilitating timely referral to specialist services. In this quality improvement project, multidisciplinary education sessions and a simple 'ABCDE' checklist to aid AKI management were introduced in a distri...