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Center for Patient Safety

2020

Sanko, J, Mckay, M, Shekhter, I, Motola, I, Birnbach, DJ. What participants learn, with, from and about each other during interprofessional education encounters: A qualitative analysis. Nurse Educ.Today;88:1-6.

2019

Birnbach DJ, Rosen LF, Fitzpatrick M, Arheart, KL, Everett-Thomas R. Current hand hygiene education is suboptimal. Clin Teach. 2019;40: 589-592.

Birnbach DJ, McKenty NT, Rosen LF, Arheart KL, Everett-Thomas, Lindsey SF.
Does Adherence to World Health Organization Hand Hygiene Protocols in the Operating Room Have the Potential to Produce Irritant Contact Dermatitis in Anesthesia Providers? Anesth Analg. 2019 Dec;129(6):e182-e184.

Birnbach DJ, Thiesen TC, McKenty NT, Rosen LF, Arheart KL, Fitzpatrick M, Everett-Thomas R. Targeted Use of Alcohol-Based Hand Rub on Gloves During Task Dense Periods: One Step Closer to Pathogen Containment by Anesthesia Providers in the Operating Room. Anesth Analg. 2019 Dec;129(6):1557-1560.

2017

Birnbach DJ, Rosen LF, Fitzpatrick M, Everett-Thomas R, and Arheart KL. A ubiquitous but ineffective intervention: Signs do not increase hand hygiene compliance. J Infect Public Health. 2017 May-Jun;10(3):1772-1775.

2016

Everett-Thomas R, Yero-Aguayo M, Valdes B, Valdes G, Shekhter I, Rosen LF and Birnbach DJ. An assessment of CPR skills using simulation: Are first responders prepared to save lives? Nurse Educ Pract 2016 Jul;19:58-62.

Everett-Thomas R, Turnbull-Horton V, Valdes B, Valdes GR, Rosen LF and Birnbach DJ. The influence of high fidelity simulation on first responders’ retention of CPR knowledge. Appl Nurs Res. 2016 May;30:94-97.

King D, Vlaev I, Everett-Thomas R, Fitzpatrick M, Darzi A, Birnbach DJ. ‘Priming’ hand hygiene compliance in clinical environments. Health Psychol. 2016;35(1):96-101.

2015

Birnbach DJ, Rosen LF, Fitzpatrick M, Carling P, Arheart KL, Munoz-Price LS. A new approach to pathogen containment in the operating room: sheathing the laryngoscope after intubation. Anesth Analg. 2015;121:1209-14.

Birnbach DJ. Following the trail of prior research: A closer look at hand hygiene compliance by hospital visitors. Am J Infect Control. 2015 Sep 1;43(9):1023.

Birnbach DJ, Rosen LF, Fitzpatrick M, Arheart KL, Munoz-Price LS. An evaluation of hand hygiene in an intensive care unit: Are visitors a potential vector for pathogens? J Infect Public Health. 2015 2015;8:570-574.

Arora S, Hull L, Fitzpatrick M, Sevdalis N, Birnbach DJ. Crisis management on surgical wards: a simulation-based approach to enhancing technical, teamwork, and patient interaction skills. Ann Surg 2015 May;261(5):888-93.

Birnbach DJ, Rosen LF, Fitzpatrick M, Carling P, Munoz-Price LS. The use of a novel technology to study dynamics of pathogen transmission in the operating room. Anesth Analg 2015;120:844-7.

Loftus RW, Koff MD, Birnbach DJ. The dynamics and implications of bacterial transmission events arising from the anesthesia work area. Anesth Analg 2015;120:853-60.

Birnbach DJ, Rosen LF, Fitzpatrick M, Carling P, Arheart KL, Munoz-Price LS. Double gloves: a randomized trial to evaluate a simple strategy to reduce contamination in the operating room. Anesth Analg 2015;120:848-52.

Everett-Thomas R, Valdes B, Valdes GR, Shekhter I, Fitzpatrick M, Rosen LF, Arheart KL, Birnbach DJ. Using simulation technology to identify gaps between education and practice among new graduate nurses. J Contin Educ Nurs 2015 Jan;46:34-40.