Shawn Banks
University of Miami
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Journal of Clinical Anesthesia | 2013
Joseph F. Talarico; Albert J. Varon; Shawn Banks; Jeffrey S. Berger; Evan G. Pivalizza; Glorimar Medina-Rivera; Jyotsna Rimal; Melissa Davidson; Feng Dai; Li Qin; Ryan D. Ball; Cheryl Loudd; Catherine Schoenberg; Amy L. Wetmore; David G. Metro
STUDY OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that emotional intelligence, as measured by a BarOn Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i), the 125-item version personal inventory (EQ-i:125), correlates with resident performance. DESIGN Survey (personal inventory) instrument. SETTING Five U.S. academic anesthesiology residency programs. PARTICIPANTS Postgraduate year (PGY) 2, 3, and 4 residents enrolled in university-based anesthesiology residency programs. MEASUREMENTS Residents confidentially completed the BarOn EQ-i:125 personal inventory. The deidentified resident evaluations were sent to the principal investigator of a separate data collection study for data analysis. Data collected from the inventory were correlated with daily evaluations of the residents by residency program faculty. Results of the individual BarOn EQ-i:125 and daily faculty evaluations of the residents were compiled and analyzed. MAIN RESULTS Univariate correlation analysis and multivariate canonical analysis showed that some aspects of the BarOn EQ-i:125 were significantly correlated with, and likely to be predictors of, resident performance. CONCLUSIONS Emotional intelligence, as measured by the BarOn EQ-i personal inventory, has considerable promise as an independent indicator of performance as an anesthesiology resident.
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2014
L. Silvia Munoz-Price; Bobbie Riley; Shawn Banks; Scott Eber; Kristopher L. Arheart; David A. Lubarsky; David J. Birnbach
We evaluated the behaviors of anesthesiologists during induction and maintenance of anesthesia. Contacts with surfaces occurred a mean (±standard error) of 154.8 ± 7.7 and 60 ± 3.1 times per hour during induction and maintenance, respectively (P < .0001). Hand hygiene events were 1.8 ± 0.27 per hour during induction versus 1.19 ± 0.27 during maintenance (P = .018).
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2014
L. Silvia Munoz-Price; Zalak Patel; Shawn Banks; Kristopher L. Arheart; Scott Eber; David A. Lubarsky; David J. Birnbach
Forty anesthesia providers were evaluated with and without hand sanitizer dispensers present on the anesthesia machine. Having a dispenser increased the frequency of hand hygiene only from 0.5 to 0.8 events per hour (P = .01). Other concomitant interventions are needed to further increase hand hygiene frequency among anesthesia providers.
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine | 2015
Glenn E. Woodworth; Patricia A. Carney; Joshua M. Cohen; Sandy L. Kopp; Lindsey Vokach-Brodsky; Jean-Louis Horn; Andres Missair; Shawn Banks; Nathan F. Dieckmann; Robert Maniker
Background Interpretation of ultrasound images and knowledge of anatomy are essential skills for ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks. Competency-based educational models promoted by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education require the development of assessment tools for the achievement of different competency milestones to demonstrate the longitudinal development of skills that occur during training. Methods A rigorous study guided by psychometric principles was undertaken to identify and validate the domains and items in an assessment of ultrasound interpretation skills for regional anesthesia. A survey of residents, academic faculty, and community anesthesiologists, as well as video recordings of experts teaching ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks, was used to develop short video clips with accompanying multiple choice–style questions. Four rounds of pilot testing produced a 50-question assessment that was subsequently administered online to residents, fellows, and faculty from multiple institutions. Results Test results from 90 participants were analyzed with Item Response Theory model fitting indicating that a 47-item subset of the test fits the model well (P = 0.11). There was a significant linear relation between expected and predicted item difficulty (P < 0.001). Overall test scores increased linearly with higher levels of formal anesthesia training, regional anesthesia training, number of ultrasound-guided blocks performed per year, and a self-rating of regional anesthesia skill (all P < 0.001). Conclusions This study provides evidence for the reliability, content validity, and construct validity of a 47-item multiple choice–style online test of ultrasound interpretation skills for regional anesthesia, which can be used as an assessment of competency milestone achievement in anesthesiology training.
Anesthesiology Clinics | 2013
Shawn Banks; Michael C. Lewis
The volume of geriatric trauma patients is expected to increase significantly in coming years. Recognition of severe injuries may be delayed because they are less likely to mount classic symptoms of hemodynamic instability. Head injuries of any severity may place geriatric patients at increased risk of mortality, but there are currently no geriatric-specific treatment recommendations that differ from usual adult guidelines. Our understanding of best practices in geriatric trauma and anesthesia care continues to expand, as it does in all other areas of medicine.
Current Opinion in Anesthesiology | 2015
Shawn Banks; Christopher Sharp; Yvette Fouche; Jo Haycock; Armagan Dagal
Purpose of review A review of recent updates to trauma anesthesia service requirements in the USA and UK, the evolving role of the trauma anesthesiologist, and opportunities for education and training. Considerations of cost and safety for staffing arrangements are discussed. Recent findings Certifying and specialty organizations have recently escalated the availability requirements and training recommendations for anesthesiology services in trauma centers. Summary There is a growing recognition that trauma anesthesiology represents a distinct area of subspecialty knowledge. Anesthesiology specialty organizations advocate for trauma-specific knowledge and training for trauma anesthesia providers. Requiring the in-house presence of anesthesia providers in level I and level II trauma centers may impose significant costs on medical centers that do not currently provide those services.
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2016
David Rodriguez-Aldrete; Eellan Sivanesan; Shawn Banks; Ana Mavarez; Kristopher L. Arheart; Scott Eber; L. Silvia Munoz-Price
Archive | 2012
Shawn Banks; Albert J. Varon
Survey of Anesthesiology | 2013
Joseph F. Talarico; Albert J. Varon; Shawn Banks; Jeffrey S. Berger; Evan G. Pivalizza; Glorimar Medina-Rivera; Jyotsna Rimal; Melissa Davidson; Feng Dai; Li Qin; Ryan D. Ball; Cheryl Loudd; Catherine Schoenberg; Amy L. Wetmore; David G. Metro
Archive | 2011
Shawn Banks; Albert J. Varon