Learning from lines: Critical COVID data visualizations and the quarantine quotidian.

In response to the ubiquitous graphs and maps of COVID-19, artists, designers, data scientists, and public health officials are teaming up to create counter-plots and subaltern maps of the pandemic. In this intervention, we describe the various functions served by these projects. First, they offer tutorials and tools for both dataviz practitioners and their publics to encourage critical thinking about how COVID-19 data is sourced and modeled-and to consider which subjects are not interpellated in those data sets, and why not.

Disinfection of noncritical equipment on units with high hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infections.

We assessed barriers and knowledge of disinfection of noncritical items (NCIs) between intensive care unit (ICU) and non-ICU staff members. General understanding of cleaning NCIs was low across all staff. Non-ICU staff had a better understanding of who is responsible for disinfecting and where to access information on storing cleaned NCIs.

Results of a Flipped Classroom Teaching Approach in Anesthesiology Residents.

Background: In a flipped classroom approach, learners view educational content prior to class and engage in active learning during didactic sessions.

Objective: We hypothesized that a flipped classroom improves knowledge acquisition and retention for residents compared to traditional lecture, and that residents prefer this approach.

Methods: We completed 2 iterations of a study in 2014 and 2015.

Two Hours of Teamwork Training Improves Teamwork in Simulated Cardiopulmonary Arrest Events.

Purpose/aim: Teamwork during cardiopulmonary arrest events is important for resuscitation. Teamwork improvement programs are usually lengthy. This study assessed the effectiveness of a 2-hour teamwork training program.

Anesthesiology resident personality type correlates with faculty assessment of resident performance.

Study Objective: To study the association between anesthesiology residents' personality preference types, faculty evaluations of residents' performance, and knowledge.

Design: Convenience sample and prospective study.

Setting: Academic department of anesthesiology.