Selected Publications

Foundational policy statement

• Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department - 2018 (AAP, ACEP, ENA)

Related policy statements

• Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting - 2022 (AAP, ACEP, ENA)
• The Emergency Nurse's Role in Supporting Pediatric Readiness - 2019 (ENA)
• Access to Optimal Emergency Care for Children - 2021 (AAP, ACEP, ENA)

2021 results coming soon

• A National Assessment of Pediatric Readiness of Emergency Departments JAMA Pediatrics, 2015

• Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness and Short-term and Long-term Mortality Among Children Receiving Emergency Care. JAMA network open, 2023
• Association of Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness With Mortality to 1 Year Among Injured Children Treated at Trauma Centers. JAMA surgery, 2021
• Evaluation of Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness and Outcomes Among US Trauma Centers. JAMA Pediatrics, 2021
• Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness and Mortality in Critically Ill Children Pediatrics, 2019

• Association between emergency department pediatric readiness and transfer of noninjured children in small rural hospitals. Journal of Rural Health, 2022
• Assessing proximity effect of high-acuity pediatric emergency departments on the pediatric readiness scores in neighboring general emergency departments. Journal of the American College of Emergency, 2022
• Access to High Pediatric-Readiness Emergency Care in the United States Journal of Pediatrics, 2018
• Pediatric Readiness in Critical Access Hospital Emergency Departments. Journal of Rural Health, 2018
• Pediatric Readiness in Indian Health Service and Tribal Emergency Departments: Results from the National Pediatric Readiness Project. Journal of Emergency Nursing. 2017

• Impact of individual components of emergency department pediatric readiness on pediatric mortality in US trauma centers. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 2023
• Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness Among US Trauma Centers: A Machine Learning Analysis of Components Associated with Survival. Annals of surgery, 2023
• Association of Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness With Mortality to 1 Year Among Injured Children Treated at Trauma Centers. JAMA surgery, 2021
• Evaluation of Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness and Outcomes Among US Trauma Centers. JAMA pediatrics, 2021
• Pediatric Emergency Department Readiness Among US Trauma Hospitals Journal of Trauma Acute Care Surgery, 2019

• Improving Pediatric Readiness and Clinical Care in General Emergency Departments: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. The Journal of Pediatrics, 2022
• Statewide Pediatric Facility Recognition Programs and Their Association with Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Departments in the United States. The Journal of Pediatrics, 2021
• Characteristics Associated With Presence of Pediatric Mental Health Care Policies in Emergency Departments. Pediatric Emergency Care, 2021
• Evaluation of a Nurse Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator-Facilitated Program on Pediatric Readiness and Process of Care in Community Emergency Departments After Collaboration With a Pediatric Academic Medical Center. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 2021
• How ready are we? A statewide assessment of pediatric readiness policies. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
• A Simulation-Based Quality Improvement Initiative Improves Pediatric Readiness in Community Hospitals. Pediatric Emergency Care, 2018

• Evaluation of baseline pediatric readiness of emergency departments in Manitoba, Canada. International journal of emergency medicine, 2022
• Nationwide study found higher paediatric readiness in emergency departments and trauma centres with a paediatrician on-site. Acta paediatrica, 2022
• Improving Pediatric Readiness in General Emergency Departments: A Prospective Interventional Study. The Journal of pediatrics, 2021
• Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department and Its Association With Patient Outcomes in Critical Care: A Prospective Cohort Study. Pediatric critical care medicine. Journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2020
• Pediatric Emergency Care Readiness in Europe: A Descriptive Survey, 2013

• Saving Children's Lives by Improving Pediatric Readiness for Emergency Care. JAMA Network Open, 2023
• The Time Is Now: Uncovering the Value of Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Departments. Pediatrics, 2019
• Consensus Statement on Urgent Care Centers and Retail Clinics in Acute Care of Children. Pediatric emergency care, 2019
• Emergency Medical Services for Children (Dedicated Issue) Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine., 2018
• The Patient-Centered Emergency Department. Advances in Pediatrics, 2018