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Current Workforce Characteristics And Burnout In Pediatric Emergency Medicine., Marc H. Gorelick, Robert Schremmer, Holly Ruch-Ross, Carrie Radabaugh, Steven Selbst
Current Workforce Characteristics And Burnout In Pediatric Emergency Medicine., Marc H. Gorelick, Robert Schremmer, Holly Ruch-Ross, Carrie Radabaugh, Steven Selbst
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OBJECTIVES: Changes in health care delivery and graduate medical education have important consequences for the workforce in pediatric emergency medicine (PEM). This study compared career preparation and potential attrition of the PEM workforce with the prior assessment from 1998.
METHODS: An e-mail survey was sent to members of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on EM and to non-AAP members board certified in PEM. Information on demographics, practice characteristics and professional activities, career preparation, future plans, and burnout (using two validated screening questions) was analyzed using standard descriptive statistics.
RESULTS: Of 2,120 surveys mailed, 895 responses were received (40.8% …
Pediatric Care Recommendations For Freestanding Urgent Care Facilities., Committee On Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Gregory P. Conners
Pediatric Care Recommendations For Freestanding Urgent Care Facilities., Committee On Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Gregory P. Conners
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Treatment of children at freestanding urgent care facilities has become common in pediatric health care. Well-managed freestanding urgent care facilities can improve the health of the children in their communities, integrate into the medical community, and provide a safe, effective adjunct to, but not a replacement for, the medical home or emergency department. Recommendations are provided for optimizing freestanding urgent care facilities' quality, communication, and collaboration in caring for children.
A Call To Action: The Institute Of Medicine Report On Emergency Medical Services For Children., J F. Knapp
A Call To Action: The Institute Of Medicine Report On Emergency Medical Services For Children., J F. Knapp
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