An Emergency Department–based Vaccination Program: Overcoming the Barriers for Adults at High Risk for Vaccine‐preventable Diseases

D Rimple, SJ Weiss, M Brett… - Academic emergency …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background: More than 10% of the population visit emergency departments (ED) every year.
Many of these patients are not up‐to‐date on routine vaccinations that could prevent future …

An intervention to increase uptake of cervical cancer screening among emergency department patients: results of a randomized pilot study

D Adler, B Abar, N Wood, A Bonham - The Journal of emergency medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Emergency departments (EDs) have the potential to promote critical
public and preventive health interventions. Cervical cancer (CC) screening has been a …

Intervention to increase colorectal cancer screening among emergency department patients: results from a randomised pilot study

B Abar, CS Park, N Wood, D Marino… - Emergency Medicine …, 2024 - emj.bmj.com
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths
worldwide. Emergency departments (ED) represent a promising setting to address …

Public health, prevention, and emergency medicine: a critical juxtaposition.

SL Bernstein, JS Haukoos - Academic Emergency Medicine, 2008 - search.ebscohost.com
The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by
Ehrenkranz and colleagues about rapid human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing …

Children's mental health emergencies-part 1: challenges in care: definition of the problem, barriers to care, screening, advocacy, and resources

JM Baren, SE Mace, PL Hendry… - Pediatric …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective: At a time when there has been a reduction in mental health resources nationwide,
the incidence of mental health disorders in children has seen a dramatic increase for many …

Provider self-report and practice: reassessment and referral of emergency department patients with elevated blood pressure

BM Baumann, DM Cline, JJ Cienki… - American journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background We attempted to identify patient factors associated with blood pressure (BP)
reassessment and to compare health-care provider self-reported reassessment and referral …

A smoking cessation intervention plus proactive quitline referral in the pediatric emergency department: a pilot study

EM Mahabee-Gittens, JS Gordon… - Nicotine & Tobacco …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The prevalence of adult tobacco users who utilize the emergency department as patients or
parents is disproportionately higher than the national average rates of tobacco use. Thus, it …

Efficacy of emergency department–initiated tobacco control—systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

GL Rabe, J Wellmann, P Bagos… - Nicotine & Tobacco …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Aim: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating the
efficacy of emergency department–initiated tobacco control (ETC). Methods: Literature …

Mood disorder screening among adult emergency department patients: a multicenter study of prevalence, associations and interest in treatment

ED Boudreaux, S Clark, CA Camargo Jr - General hospital psychiatry, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Planning for emergency department (ED)-initiated interventions for mood
disorders requires confirmation of prevalence data, identification of predictors, and an …

Rarely tested or treated but highly prevalent: Hypercholesterolemia in emergency department observation unit patients with chest pain

NP Ashburn, AC Snavely, R Rikhi, MD Shapiro… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Hypercholesterolemia (HCL) is common among Emergency Department (ED)
patients with chest pain but is typically not addressed in this setting. This study aims to …