Allyson C. Cook
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View article: Validity of two subjective skin tone scales and its implications on healthcare model fairness
Validity of two subjective skin tone scales and its implications on healthcare model fairness Open
Skin tone assessments are critical for fairness evaluation in healthcare algorithms (e.g., pulse oximetry) but lack validation. Using prospectively collected facial images from 90 hospitalized adults at the San Francisco VA, three independ…
View article: An Educational Video Game in Trauma Triage at Nontrauma Centers
An Educational Video Game in Trauma Triage at Nontrauma Centers Open
Importance Understanding how behavioral interventions work and whom they help can increase their effectiveness. Objective To evaluate the mechanism of action and heterogeneity of the estimated treatment effect of a customized video game ( …
View article: Negativity and Positivity in the ICU: Exploratory Development of Automated Sentiment Capture in the Electronic Health Record
Negativity and Positivity in the ICU: Exploratory Development of Automated Sentiment Capture in the Electronic Health Record Open
OBJECTIVES: To develop proof-of-concept algorithms using alternative approaches to capture provider sentiment in ICU notes. DESIGN: Retrospective observational cohort study. SETTING: The Multiparameter Intelligent Monitoring of Intensive C…
View article: Futility in acute care surgery: first do no harm
Futility in acute care surgery: first do no harm Open
The consequences of the delivery of futile or potentially ineffective medical care and interventions are devastating on the healthcare system, our patients and their families, and healthcare providers. In emergency situations in particular…
View article: Time is Short: Tools to Integrate Palliative Care and Communication Skills Education into Your Surgical Residency
Time is Short: Tools to Integrate Palliative Care and Communication Skills Education into Your Surgical Residency Open
The need to integrate palliative care (PC) training into surgical education has been increasingly recognized. Our aim is to describe a set of PC educational strategies, with a range of requisite resources, time, and prior expertise, to pro…
View article: Effect of Perioperative Palliative Care on Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients Undergoing Surgery for Cancer
Effect of Perioperative Palliative Care on Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients Undergoing Surgery for Cancer Open
Importance Involvement of palliative care specialists in the care of medical oncology patients has been repeatedly observed to improve patient-reported outcomes, but there is no analogous research in surgical oncology populations. Objectiv…
View article: Utilization and Delivery of Specialty Palliative Care in the ICU: Insights from the Palliative Care Quality Network
Utilization and Delivery of Specialty Palliative Care in the ICU: Insights from the Palliative Care Quality Network Open
ICU patients receiving PC consultation are more likely to have non-cancer diagnoses and less likely able to communicate. Although symptom management and GOC are standard parts of ICU care, specialty PC in the ICU is often engaged for these…
View article: The surgical resident experience in serious illness communication: A qualitative needs assessment with proposed solutions
The surgical resident experience in serious illness communication: A qualitative needs assessment with proposed solutions Open
Surgical residents regularly face serious illness conversations with little training beyond observation of role models. Dedicated training may help meet this need.
View article: Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Trauma and Emergency Surgery Open
There is growing interest in, and need for, integrating palliative care (PC) into the care of patients undergoing emergency surgery and those with traumatic injury. Thus, PC consults for these populations will likely grow in the coming yea…