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Clinical operations of academic versus non-academic emergency departments: a descriptive comparison of two large emergency department operations surveysBACKGROUND: Academic and non-academic emergency departments (EDs) are regularly compared in clinical operations benchmarking despite suggestion that the two groups may differ in their clinical operations characteristics. and outcomes. We sought to describe and compare clinical operations characteristics of academic versus non-academic EDs. METHODS: We performed a descriptive, comparative analysis of academic and non-academic adult and general EDs with 40,000+ annual encounters, using the Academy of Academic Administrators of Emergency Medicine (AAAEM)/Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine (AACEM) and Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance (EDBA) survey results. We defined academic EDs as primary teaching sites for emergency medicine (EM) residencies and non-academic EDs as sites with minimal resident involvement. We constructed the academic and non-academic cohorts from the AAAEM/AACEM and EDBA surveys, respectively, and analyzed metrics common to both surveys. RESULTS: Eighty and 454 EDs met inclusion criteria for academic and non-academic EDs, respectively. Academic EDs had more median annual patient encounters (73,001 vs 54,393), lower median proportion of pediatric patients (6.3% vs 14.5%), higher median proportion of EMS patients (27% vs 19%), and were more commonly designated as Level I or II Trauma Centers (94% vs 24%). Median patient arrival-to-provider times did not differ (26 vs 25 min). Median length-of-stay was longer (277 vs 190 min) for academic EDs, and left-before-treatment-complete was higher (5.7% vs 2.9%). MRI utilization was higher for academic EDs (2.2% patients with at least one MRI vs 1.0 MRIs performed per 100 patients). Patients-per-hour of provider coverage was lower for academic EDs with and without consideration for advanced practice providers and residents. CONCLUSIONS: Demographic and operational performance measures differ between academic and non-academic EDs, suggesting that the two groups may be inappropriate operational performance comparators. Causes for the differences remain unclear but the differences appear not to be attributed solely to the academic mission.
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Communicating to EngageBreakout Session 1B: This workshop offers a different approach to improving communication between community members and researchers. Presenters will demonstrate improvisational theater techniques that help build skills around connecting authentically with an audience, paying attention to others, and reading body language. The purpose of this approach is to build a bridge among community members, patients, providers, researchers, and other stakeholders involved in health-related research. Researchers often struggle to clearly communicate the purpose of their research and its implications, which leaves community members uninspired to engage. This skills-based workshop will introduce elements from theater training to encourage participants to communicate better as partners in research. Using techniques adapted from the Alda MethodTM of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, the leaders will demonstrate ways of reframing research to be community-oriented, conversational, and accessible without “dumbing it down.” These techniques have been used to build interest in community engagement, develop community advisory panels, and aid study recruitment, among other applications. Participants will learn: distilling techniques to communicate about research or health using clear, vivid language the value of focusing on the needs of the audience relationship building techniques through empathy, listening, and authentic connection.
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Creating Connections With Your CommunityIn this moderated panel discussion on "Creating Connections With Your Community," librarians discuss their unique libraries and the populations they serve. The panel also addresses building professional networks, and challenges and discoveries related to data and data management. Moderator: Sally Gore, MS, MSLIS Research Evaluation Analyst UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science University of Massachusetts Medical School Panelists: Daina Bouquin, MLIS, CAS Head Librarian, John G. Wolbach Library Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Audrey Mickle, MLIS Data Librarian, MBLWHOI Library Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Yvette Woell, MLIS, MSMOB Library Manager, Argonne Research Library Argonne National Laboratory
