Publications by authors named "R J Markert"
Introduction: Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is the utilization of bedside ultrasound by clinicians. Its portable and rapid diagnostic capabilities make it an excellent tool for deployment and mobile military settings. However, formal and uniform POCUS training is lacking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElectric vehicles (EVs) are growing in popularity and in general use. The effect of electromagnetic interference (EMI) caused by supercharging all-electric vehicles on implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) function has not been studied. The objective of this study was to determine the extent of the effect of EMI from charging Tesla all-electric vehicles (Tesla, Inc.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine whether incorporating our novel in-training evaluation report (ITER), which prompts each resident to list at least three self-identified learning goals, improved the quality of narrative assessments as measured by the Narrative Evaluation Quality Instrument (NEQI).
Methods: A total of 1468 narrative assessments from a single institution from 2017 to 2021 were deidentified, compiled, and sorted into the pre-intervention form arm and post-intervention form arm. Due to limitations in our residency management suite, incorporating learning goals required switching from an electronic form to a hand-deliver form.
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- The study investigates how accounting for a +0.5% error in point-of-care (POC) HbA1c testing affects resident management of type 2 diabetes.
- In a survey, residents evaluated their management decisions based on different POC HbA1c results for two patients, with one scenario for a higher result and another for a lower.
- Results showed that management changes were more common when POC HbA1c levels were close to the glycemic target, highlighting the importance of precise measurements in diabetes care.
Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has extensive clinical utility in internal medicine, but formal and uniform curricula in internal medicine are lacking.
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of a longitudinal, flipped-classroom, academic half-day curriculum on internal medicine resident confidence, utilization, and changes in clinical management.
Methods: We implemented an asynchronous, flipped-classroom, academic half-day curriculum from November 2020 to November 2021 and conducted an evaluation with a prospective, before-after cohort study.