Assessing Emergency Department Staff Knowledge, Competency, and Implementation of Pre- and Post-Trauma-Informed Care Training.

Introduction: Trauma-informed care has been posited as a framework for creating ideal and safe environments for patients to participate in treatment. However, there are limited studies that demonstrate the impact of a focused trauma-informed care training on ED staff. We implemented a 4-hour trauma-informed care training in a general emergency department.

Perspectives of Caregivers on Children Boarding With Mental Health Conditions.

Objective: Addressing the acute mental healthcare needs of children is a national crisis. Despite the ongoing crisis, there are limited prior studies that capture caregiver perspectives on acute pediatric mental healthcare, notably in a general emergency department (ED) in a rural state. Based on these knowledge gaps, our objective was to assess caregiver opinions and perspectives of acute management for children boarding with mental health conditions.

Measurement of Patient-Level Outcomes After Implementation of Trauma-Informed Care Training in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Study.

Introduction: Trauma-informed care has been posited as a framework to optimize patient care and engagement, but there is a paucity of data on patient-level outcomes after trauma-informed care training in health care settings. We sought to measure patient-level outcomes after a painful procedure after implementation of trauma-informed care training for ED staff.

Methods: As part of a quality improvement initiative, we trained 110 ED providers in trauma-informed care.

Recognition of patterned molecular ink with phage displayed peptides.

The development of a reliable method for patterning and recognizing molecular inks could enable exciting avenues in fundamental research and novel applications. Phage display is a powerful method for identifying peptides that possess enhanced selectivity and binding affinity toward a variety of targets. Here, we demonstrate for the first time the immobilization and recognition of a small molecular ink with screened phage displayed peptides.