Bio
Dr. Timothy Batchelor is a Global Emergency Medicine and Advanced Emergency Ultrasound dual Fellow, and clinical instructor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University. Dr. Batchelor completed his emergency medicine residency at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He completed medical school at Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa, Florida, and was a member of the SELECT curriculum during his four years there. Prior to his clinical medicine career he was a fire service lieutenant, prehospital EMS provider, and accredited EMS and firefighter instructor. He has performed research in Rwanda looking at the impacts of emergency medicine resident Point-of-Care Ultrasound training, in Costa Rica evaluating ultrasound utilization in austere healthcare settings using geospatial analysis, and is involved in advanced transesophageal echocardiography education research domestically. He is currently pursuing an MBA degree from the University of Massachusetts.
Clinical Focus
- Emergency Medicine
- Emergency Ultrasonography
- Global Health
- Medical Education
- Prehospital Emergency Care
Honors & Awards
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Eagle Scout Award, Boy Scouts of America (1998)
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Excellence in Leadership Award, Washington State University (2012)
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Medical Student Quality Award, Lehigh Valley Physician Hospital Organization & Lehigh Valley Health Network (2017-2018)
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Virtual Wilderness & Austere Medicine Competition Winner – 1st Place, Lehigh Valley Health Network (2020)
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New Innovations in Emergency Medicine Competition Winner – 3rd Place, American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (3/2020)
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Wilderness Day Competition Winner – 1st Place, Lehigh Valley Health Network (5/2021)
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Black Cloud Award, Lehigh Valley Health Network: EM Residency Class of 2022 (5/2022)
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Wilderness MedWars Competition Winner – 1st Place, Lehigh Valley Health Network (5/2022)
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Outstanding Educator of the Month Award, Stanford University - Department of Emergency Medicine (5/2023)
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First Resuscitative TEE in the ED Award, Stanford University - Department of Emergency Medicine – Ultrasound Section (7/2023)
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Outstanding Educator of the Month Award, Stanford University - Department of Emergency Medicine (11/2023)
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Chair's Plaudit, Stanford University - Department of Emergency Medicine (9/2024)
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Fellowship Spotlight, Young Physicians Section - American Academy of Emergency Medicine (9/2024)
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EMRA 50th Celebration Museum - Best in Poetry & Prose, 1st Place, Emergency Medicine Resident's Association (10/2024)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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President, USF Morsani College of Medicine: EMIG (2015 - 2016)
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Treasurer, USF Morsani College of Medicine: EMIG (2017 - 2018)
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Member, Lehigh County Medical Society (2018 - 2022)
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Member, Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians (2018 - 2022)
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Member, American College of Emergency Physicians (2018 - Present)
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Member, Emergency Medicine Resident’s Association (2018 - Present)
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Member, American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (2020 - 2022)
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Member, ACEP: Emergency Ultrasound Section (2022 - Present)
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Member, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2022 - Present)
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Member, SAEM: Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (2022 - Present)
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Member, American Academy of Emergency Medicine (2023 - Present)
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Member, Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (2023 - Present)
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Member, SAEM: Global Emergency Medicine Academy (2023 - Present)
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Member, SAEM: GEMA POCUS Subcommittee (2024 - Present)
Professional Education
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Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine (2023)
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Residency: Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network (2022) PA
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Medical Education: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine (2018) FL
Community and International Work
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The Serious Public Health Issues Resulting from Formaldehyde Exposures Within FEMA Travel Trailers Issued to Hurricane Disaster Victims…
Topic
Population Health
Partnering Organization(s)
DeVany Industrial Consultants
Location
US
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Prevalence of Homelessness in the Emergency Department Setting
Topic
Population Health
Partnering Organization(s)
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Location
US
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Physician Directed Smoking Cessation in the Emergency Department
Topic
Population Health
Partnering Organization(s)
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Location
US
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Hybrid Educational and Quality Assurance Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Program in Rwanda
Topic
Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Medical Education
Partnering Organization(s)
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali and University of Rwanda
Location
International
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Geospatial Analysis of the Successful Improvement in the Utilization of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in Austere Health Care Settings
Topic
Point-of-Care Ultrasound in LMIC Healthcare Systems
Location
International
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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EMS Trauma Training Program in Nairobi, Kenya
Topic
Prehospital Care and Trauma
Partnering Organization(s)
Rescue.co
Location
International
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Characterizing road traffic injuries and their associated healthcare and financial burdens, Sri Lanka
Topic
Road Traffic Accidents and Trauma
Partnering Organization(s)
University of Peradeniya and University of Colombo
Location
International
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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LEAPS: Leveraging emergency ambulance potential in Sri Lanka
Topic
Pre-hospital Transport Systems Improvement
Partnering Organization(s)
Sri Lanka Provincial Health Services, 1990 Suwa Seriya Foundation Ambulance Service
Location
International
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
Contact
Additional Clinical Info
Additional Info
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Mail Code: 5768
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Other Names:Tim Batchelor
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8594-3547Links
Projects
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Newly Diagnosed Middle Lobe and Lingular Bronchiectasis and Mycobacteria Infection, Moffitt Cancer Center (2014 - 2015)
Evidence based quality improvement project yielding the first known patient education handout for those with newly diagnosed chronic middle lobe or lingular bronchiectasis, with associated Mycobacteria infection (aka “Lady Windermere Syndrome”).
Location
Tampa, Florida
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Clinical Pathway for the Outpatient Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism, Lehigh Valley Health Network (2016 - 2017)
Quality improvement project yielding an evidence-based clinical guideline for treating patients with uncomplicated pulmonary embolism at LVHN emergency departments using DOAC therapy and discharge. Contributions included team development, task management, exploring existing studies, recruiting physician participants, constructing an EMR tool, and promoting clinician buy-in designed to alleviate the burden associated with unnecessary hospitalization.
Location
Allentown, Pennsylvania
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MedEvac Transport Ultrasound Training, George E. Moerkirk Emergency Medicine Institute (2021 - 2022)
ALS and critical care transport paramedic, and PHRN rapid ultrasound image acquisition training. Emphases placed on diagnostic interpretation as it pertains to ground and air transport situations, rapidly changing and clinically unstable patients. Topics include eFAST, pulmonary assessment, intravascular assessment, and ultrasonographic airway confirmation.
Location
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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Realtime RTLS Ultrasound Machine Tracking in the ED, Stanford University Department of Emergency Medicine (2022 - Present)
Realtime tracking and projection of ultrasound equipment locations in the ED. Addressing the need for rapid allocation and re-location of essential equipment.
Location
Palo Alto, California
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Ultrasound Equipment Management System in the ED Utilizing QR Codes and Electronic Submission, Stanford University Department of Emergency Medicine (2023 - Present)
Design, create, and deploy an innovative and streamlined machine maintenance program utilizing device specific QR codes that direct users to a Qualtrics electronic intake form. Enables efficient tracking and management of equipment requiring service, significantly improving response times, ensuring optimal functionality, and minimizing opportunity costs.
Location
Palo Alto, California
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QA Interrater Reliability Study/Standardization, Stanford Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Section (2023 - Present)
Assess QA interrater reliability and standardize 5-point Likert Scale ratings with the intent of increasing validity of the emergency ultrasound QA process. Intention for use in current and future international ultrasound rollouts as well as within the Stanford health system.
Location
Palo Alto, California
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Ultrasound Case Report Mentorship Program: Facilitating Peer-Reviewed Publications for First-Year Residents, Stanford University Emergency Medicine Residency (2023 - Present)
Guide 14 first-year emergency medicine residents through inaugural publication in peer-reviewed medical journals by pairing their interests with appropriate case reports, supplementing image acquisition, aiding in journal selection, drafting, and submission. An initiative facilitating resident’s entry into academic publishing and bolstering the institution’s scholarly reputation.
Location
Palo Alto, California
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Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) Mastery Learning, Stanford Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Section (2023 - Present)
Comprehensive training curriculum designed to prepare faculty and resident physician participants for TEE use in the clinical setting. Includes 2-4 hours of didactic training, 2 hours of practical instruction using HeartWorks simulation equipment, and multiple standardized proctored skills assessments.
Location
Palo Alto, California
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Integrating Hand Motion Analysis into Competency Based Point-of-Care Ultrasound Education, Stanford Emergency Medicine (6/1/2024 - Present)
Incorporate technology driven objective assessment into ultrasound education to track proficiency, eliminate redundancy, improve accessibility, and accelerate paths to competency.
Location
Palo Alto, California
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Leveraging Bi-Plane Technology to Improve Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Vascular Access Time-to-Cannulation in ED Nurses, Stanford Department of Emergency Medicine (6/1/2024 - Present)
Compare emerging silicon-based bi-plane ultrasound technology with conventional piezoelectric crystal equipment in the procedural setting. Project focuses on measuring improvements in vascular access acquisition when simultaneous bi-directional imaging is employed.
Location
Palo Alto, California
All Publications
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A woman with sudden unilateral vision loss.
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open
2024; 5 (6): e13337
View details for DOI 10.1002/emp2.13337
View details for PubMedID 39479345
View details for PubMedCentralID PMC11520932
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Man with scrotal pain and swelling.
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open
2024; 5 (5): e13289
View details for DOI 10.1002/emp2.13289
View details for PubMedID 39239363
View details for PubMedCentralID PMC11375321
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Point-of-care Ultrasound Diagnosed Intraocular Breast Metastasis.
Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine
2024; 8 (3): 298-299
Abstract
A 60-year-old female presented to the emergency department with unilateral eye pain and vision loss. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) was performed, which demonstrated ocular metastatic lesions of breast cancer.Ocular metastasis is rare, clinically challenging, and may present with a wide range of ophthalmic symptoms. However, POCUS may safely and rapidly identify metastatic lesions to direct further care.
View details for DOI 10.5811/cpcem.1686
View details for PubMedID 39158254
View details for PubMedCentralID PMC11326063
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A woman with a headache and vision changes.
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open
2024; 5 (1): e13109
View details for DOI 10.1002/emp2.13109
View details for PubMedID 38250199
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Eight weeks pregnant woman with heavy vaginal bleeding.
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open
2024; 5 (1): e13113
View details for DOI 10.1002/emp2.13113
View details for PubMedID 38333104
View details for PubMedCentralID PMC10850606
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Complete molar pregnancy found on point-of-care ultrasound in a woman presenting for dyspnea and fatigue
Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine
2024; 35
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.visj.2024.101946
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Evaluating for small bowel obstruction in the emergency department using point-of-care ultrasound
Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine
2024; 36
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.visj.2024.102034
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Acute-on-chronic left eye pain in the setting of neurotrophic keratopathy
Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine
2024; 36
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.visj.2024.102062
- Establishing a Hybrid Point of Care Ultrasound Program at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Section Newsroom. https://www.acep.org/emultrasound/newsroom/oct2024/establishing-a-hybrid-point-of-care-ultrasound-program. 2024
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Employing point-of-care ultrasound for evaluation of an ovarian lesion
Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine
2024; 37
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.visj.2024.102163
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Point-of-care ultrasound identification of Achilles tendon rupture
Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine
2024; 34
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.visj.2024.101914
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Rapid diagnosis of quadriceps tendon rupture using bedside ultrasound
Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine
2024; 36
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.visj.2024.102049
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The role of POCUS for the initial detection of testicular cancer in the emergency department
Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine
2024; 36
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.visj.2024.102033
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Use of Point of care ultrasound in a case of near pace-maker lead cardiac perforation
Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine
2024; 36
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.visj.2024.102029
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Employing point-of-care ultrasound to diagnose pediatric elbow fracture
Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine
2024
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.visj.2024.102008
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Blunt chest injury and pleural effusion following cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine
2024
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.visj.2024.101938
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Young Woman With Recurrent Vision Loss
Annals of Emergency Medicine
2024; 83 (6): 611-612
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.12.008
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Adult female with intermittent epigastric pain.
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open
2023; 4 (6): e13083
View details for DOI 10.1002/emp2.13083
View details for PubMedID 38143736
View details for PubMedCentralID PMC10738709
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Visualizing mitral valve prolapse with M-mode
Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine
2023; 33
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.visj.2023.101874
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De Quervain tenosynovitis diagnosed on point-of-care ultrasound
Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine
2023; 33
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.visj.2023.101868
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Dynamic EPSS changes in a case of flash pulmonary edema secondary to NSTEMI
Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine
2023; 33
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.visj.2023.101848
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Traumatic atrial septal defect diagnosed by bedside point-of-care ultrasound.
Radiology case reports
2022; 17 (12): 4546-4549
Abstract
Atrial septal defects (ASD) caused by traumatic events, specifically blunt cardiac trauma, are considered an infrequent occurrence, yet their true prevalence has been difficult to ascertain. The general lack of knowledge is likely due to the pathology being severely understudied. We present the case of a 21-year-old male who was diagnosed with ASD following a motor vehicle accident. Initial assessment utilizing the point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) technique - focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) was found to be negative for free intraperitoneal or pericardial fluid. Subsequent computed tomography displayed multiple injuries but agreed with the FAST exam findings of no fluid within the abdomen or pericardium. Later in the patient's care a dedicated POCUS transthoracic echocardiogram was performed which identified right sided heart dilatation. The patient was managed in the intensive care unit (ICU) for an extensive period but recovered sufficiently to be discharged. The plan was to repair the ASD on a non-emergent basis. This case highlights the importance and diagnostic utility of bedside POCUS.Emergency Medicine.
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.09.021
View details for PubMedID 36193272
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- Antihypertensives- ACEi/ARB, B1-antagonists, a2-agonists EMRA and ACMT Medical Toxicology Guide edited by Katz, K. D. 2022; 2: 159-163
- Antihypertensives- B-adrenergic antagonists, calcium channel antagonists, diuretics, vasodilators EMRA and ACMT Medical Toxicology Guide edited by Katz, K. D. 2022; 2: 163-170
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Physician-directed smoking cessation using patient "opt-out" approach in the emergency department: A pilot program.
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open
2020; 1 (5): 782-789
Abstract
Using a physician-directed, patient "opt-out" approach to prescriptive smoking cessation in the emergency department (ED) setting, we set out to describe patient actions as they related to smoking cessation behaviors.A convenience sample of smokers at 2 Pennsylvania hospital EDs who met inclusion/exclusion criteria were approached to participate in a brief intervention known as screening, treatment initiation, and referral (STIR) counseling that included phone follow-up. Demographic information, current smoking status, and specific physician prescription and follow-up recommendations were collected. Approximately 3 months later, patients were contacted to determine current smoking status and actions taken since their ED visit.One hundred six patients were approached and 7 (6.6%) opted out of the intervention. Patients who did not opt out were evaluated for appropriate use of smoking cessation-related medications; 35 (35.4%) opted out of the prescription(s) and 6 (6.1%) were not indicated. Twenty-one (21.2%) patients opted out of ambulatory referral follow-ups with primary care and/or tobacco treatment program; one (1.0%) was not indicated for referral. Nineteen (32.8%) patients who received prescription(s) for smoking cessation-related medications initially also followed the prescription(s). Seventeen (22.1%) patients participated in referral follow-up.In this small ED pilot, using the STIR concepts in an opt-out method, few smokers opted out of the smoking cessation intervention. About one-third of the patients declined prescriptions for smoking cessation-related medications and less than one-quarter declined ambulatory referrals for follow-up. These findings support a willingness of patients to participate in STIR and the benefits of intervention in this setting.
View details for DOI 10.1002/emp2.12176
View details for PubMedID 33145519
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Prevalence of Homelessness by Gender in an Emergency Department Population in Pennsylvania.
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
2018; 118 (2): 85-91
Abstract
According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, nearly 1.5 million people spend at least 1 night in an emergency shelter or transitional housing each year, and more than 500,000 people are homeless on a given night in the United States. To our knowledge, limited data exist regarding the prevalence of homelessness in ED patients by gender (male, female, and transgender).To assess the prevalence of homelessness by gender in 3 EDs in Pennsylvania.From May 2015 through February 2016, patients in 3 EDs were approached to take a 5-question homelessness screening survey. To participate, patients had to be aged at least 18 years, speak English, have capacity to complete the survey, be willing to participate, and not be critically ill. Frequency comparisons were made using χ2 analysis. Statistical significance was defined as P≤.05.A total of 4395 patients were included in the analysis. The mean (SD) age of the participants was 50.8 (20.5) years; 2557 (58.2%) were women and 3 (0.07%) were transgender. No difference in the rate of homelessness was observed between men and women, with 135 of 1835 men (7.4%) and 173 of 2557 women (6.8%) screening positive for homelessness (P=.472). Forty of 2557 women (1.6%) and 41 of 1835 men (2.2%) admitted they had slept outside or in an abandoned building, their car, an emergency shelter, or a hotel due to financial hardship in the past 60 days (P=.26). One transgender patient screened positive for homelessness. The mean age of participants who screened positive for homelessness was 40.9 (15.9) years.No significant difference was observed in the rate of homelessness between men and women in this ED population, which defies the perception that this issue primarily affects men. Public health interventions aimed at homeless populations should consider that both men and women may be equally affected by homelessness.
View details for DOI 10.7556/jaoa.2018.023
View details for PubMedID 29379974