Developing and Implementing a Multisource Feedback Tool to Assess Competencies of Emergency Medicine Residents in the United States.

Objectives: Multisource feedback (MSF) has potential value in learner assessment, but has not been broadly implemented nor studied in emergency medicine (EM). This study aimed to adapt existing MSF instruments for emergency department implementation, measure feasibility, and collect initial validity evidence to support score interpretation for learner assessment.

Methods: Residents from eight U.

A prospective feasibility trial of a novel intravascular catheter system with retractable coiled tip guidewire placed in difficult intravascular access (DIVA) patients in the Emergency Department.

The primary study objective was to evaluate insertion success rates. Secondary objectives included patient satisfaction, procedure time, complication rates, completion of therapy and dwell time of the novel AccuCath 2.25″ Blood Control (BC) Catheter System (FDA approved) placed in difficult-access patients.