Do Emergency Medicine Residents Prefer Resident-initiated or Attending-initiated Feedback?

Background: Real-time feedback is crucial to improving physician performance. Emerging theory suggests that learner-initiated feedback may be more effective in changing performance than attending-initiated feedback, but little is known about how residents perceive resident- versus attending-initiated feedback.

Objectives: The primary aim was to determine whether residents' satisfaction varied by learner-versus attending-initiated feedback encounters.

Quantitative Analysis of the Content of EMS Handoff of Critically Ill and Injured Patients to the Emergency Department.

Objectives: Patient handoff occurs when responsibility for patient diagnosis, treatment, or ongoing care is transferred from one healthcare professional to another. Patient handoff is an integral component of quality patient care and is increasingly identified as a potential source of medical error. However, evaluation of handoff from field providers to ED personnel is limited.