Publications by authors named "Samim Al-Qadhi"
Introduction: Psychiatry is in the process of shifting curricula in postgraduate training to a competency-by-design approach. One core aspect of postgraduate psychiatry training is the knowledge and practice of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The aim of this study was to develop and validate the corresponding set of competencies that need to be developed during postgraduate training in psychiatry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Iatrogenic complications associated with chest tube insertion (CTI) could be related to the gaps in the procedural fidelity of the current CTI training models and their insufficiency to support training of procedural mastery. A CTI bench model simulation developed with reference to preexisting curriculum increases trainees' exposure and practice of this clinical skill. Newly developed training models need to be recognized by trainees as a usable learning device.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study examined the mechanisms of injury and the pattern of care for children who presented to the emergency department with uncomplicated nail bed lacerations.
Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted from January 2004 to December 2007 for all children younger than 18 years who presented to a tertiary children's hospital with an uncomplicated nail bed laceration.
Results: There were 84 cases of uncomplicated nail bed injuries for more than a 4-year period.
Objective: To investigate the use of nebulized 3% hypertonic saline (HS) for treating viral bronchiolitis in moderately ill hospitalized infants by a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, controlled, multicenter trial.
Study Design: A total of 96 infants (mean age, 4.7 months; range, 0.