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2022

Facemasks: Perceptions and use in an ED population during COVID-19. PLoS One. Eswaran V, Chang AM, Wilkerson RG, O'Laughlin KN, Chinnock B, Eucker SA, Baumann BM, Anaya N, Miller DG, Haggins AN, Torres JR, Anderson ES, Lim SC, Caldwell MT, Raja AS, Rodriguez RM; REVVED-UP Investigators. 2022 Apr 13;17(4):e0266148.
Provider Perspectives in emergency department initiation of medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder. Philippine T, Forsgren E, DeWitt C, Carter I, McCollough M, Taira BR. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Apr 7; 22(1):456.
A mixed methods evaluation of interventions to meet the requirements of California Senate Bill 1152 in the Emergency Departments of a Public Hospital System. Taira BR, Kim H, Tlatelpa Prodigue K, Gutierrez-Palominos L, Aleman A, Steinberg L, Tchakalian G, Yadav K, Tucker-Seeley R. Milbank Q. 2022 Mar 22. Online ahead of print.

2021

Pediatric Emergency Care at an Academic Referral Hospital in Mozambique. Ismail H, Chowdhary H, Taira BR, Moaine S, Faruk L, Alface B, Mohole J, Goncalves O, Hartford EA, Buck WC. African J Emerg Med 2021 Dec 11;(4) 410-415.
Provider and administrator-level perspectives on strategies to reduce fear and improve patient trust in the emergency department in times of heightened immigration enforcement. Ornelas C, Torres JM, Sun J, Aleman A, Cordova E, Orue A, Taira BR, Anderson E, Rodriguez RM. PLOS One. 2021 Sep 10;16 (9).
The Rapid Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccination in Emergency Departments for Underserved Patients Study. Rodriguez RM, Torres JR, Chang AM, Haggins AN, Eucker SA, O'Laughlin KN, Anderson E, Miller DG, Wilkerson RG, Caldwell M, Lim SC, Raja AS, Baumann BM, Graterol J, Eswaran V, Chinnock B; REVVED UP Investigators. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 May 31:S0196-0644(21)00436-4
Anti-immigrant Rhetoric and the Experiences of Latino Immigrants in the Emergency Department. Ornelas C, Torres JM, Torres JR, Alter H, Taira BR, Rodriguez RM. West J Emerg Med. 2021 May 7;22(3):660-666.
A Pragmatic Assessment of Google Translate for Emergency Department Instructions. Taira BR, Kreger V, Orue A, Diamond L. J. Gen Int Med 2021 Mar 5.
An Implementation Science Approach Improves Language Access in the Emergency Department. Taira BR, Onofre L, Yaggi C, Orue A, Thyne S, Kim H. J Immigr Minor Health. J. Immigr Minor Health. 2021 Jan 2.
Absence of QT prolongation after administration of a 24-mg bimodal-release ondansetron pill (RHB-102). Miller J, House S, Lovato L, Meltzer A, Hahn B, Avarello J, Plasse T, Kalufs I, Fathi I, Silverman R. Am J Emerg Med. 2021;43(5):205-209.

2020

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Text Message-Based Intervention to Reduce Overuse of Alcohol in Emergency Department Patients: Controlled Proof-of-Concept Trial. Burner E, Zhang M, Terp S, Ford Bench K, Lee J, Lam CN, Torres JR, Menchine M, Arora S. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020 Jun 4;8(6):e17557. doi: 10.2196/17557. PMID: 32496203; PMCID: PMC7303828
Language Assistance for the Care of Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Patients in the Emergency Department: A Survey of Providers and Staff. Taira BR, Torres J, Nguyen A, Guo R, Samra S. J Immigr Minor Health 2020 Jun;22(3):439-447.
Bringing Value, balance and humanity to the emergency department: The Right Care Top 10 for emergency medicine. Dorsett M, Cooper RJ, Taira BR, Wilkes E, Hoffman JR. Emerg Med J. 2020 Apr;37(4):240-245.
HarborBot: A Chatbot for Social Needs Screening. Kocielnik R, Agapie E, Argyle A, Hsieh DT, Yadav K, Taira B, Hsieh G. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2020 Mar 4; 2019:552-561.

2019

Declared impact of the US President’s statements and campaign statements on Latino populations’ perceptions of safety and emergency care access. Rodriguez RM, Torres JR, Sun J, Alter H, Ornelas C, Cruz M, Fraimow-Wong L, Aleman A, Lovato LM, Wong A, Taira B. PLoS One. 2019 Oct 30; 14(10)
“Undocumented Patients in the Emergency Department: Challenges and Opportunities.” Samra S, Schneberk T, Pinheiro E Trotsky R, Taira BR. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Aug 12;20(5):791-798.
Hospital and Healthcare System-Level Interventions to Improve Care for Limited English Proficiency Patients: A Systematic Review. Taira BR, Kim K, Mody N. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2019 Jun; 45(6):446-458.
Bimodal Release Ondansetron for Acute Gastroenteritis Among Adolescents and Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Silverman RA, House SL, Meltzer AC, Hahn B, Lovato LM, Avarello J, Miller JB, Kalfus IN, Fathi R, Raday G, Plasse TF, Yan EC. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(11): e1914988.
Building immigration-informed, cross-sector coalitions: findings from the Los Angeles County Health Equity for Immigrants Summit. Saadi A, Cheffers ML, Taira BR, Trotzky-Sirr R, Parmar P, Samra S, Morrison JL, Shah S, Schneberk T (2019). Health Equity 3:1, 431–435, DOI: 10.1089/heq.2019.0048.
Language Assistance for Limited English Proficiency Patients in the Emergency Department: Determining the Unmet Need. Taira BR, Orue A. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019; 19:56.
Barriers to the Right to Health Among Patients of a Public Emergency Department After Implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Samra S, Pelayo E, Richman M, McCollough M, Taira BR. Health Equity 2019; 3(1).

2018

The train the trainer model for the propagation of resuscitation knowledge in limited resource settings: A systematic review. Anderson CR, Taira BR. Resuscitation 2018;127:1-7.

2017

Differences in Test Ordering Between Nurse Practitioners and Attending Emergency Physicians When Acting as Provider in Triage. Begaz T, Elashoff D, Grogan T, Talan D, Taira BR. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Oct;35(10):1426-1429.
Low yield of blood and wound cultures in patients with skin and soft-tissue infections. Torres, J, Avalos, N, Echols, L, Mongelluzzo, J, Rodriguez, RM. Am J Emerg Med 2017 May 26; [e-pub]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2017.05.039 Last Updated: 7/21/2022 TORRES - 11
*Featured in the New England Journal of Medicine’s Journal Watch: Daniel J. Pallin, Blood Cultures (Still) Not Indicated for Uncomplicated Skin Infections.
http://www.jwatch.org/na44292/2017/06/13/blood-cultures-still-notindicated-uncomplicated-skin
Initiating Workups in the Waiting Room Decreases ED Bed Time and LBCS Rate: An RCT. Begaz T, Elashoff D, Grogan T, Talan D, Taira BR. Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Mar;69(3):298-307.
Evaluation of a short intervention on screening for intimate partner violence in an emergency department. Hammock A, Palermo T, Schiavone F, Taira BR. Am J. Emerg Med. 2017 Jan;35(1):171-173.

2022

COVID-19 Disruptions to Social Care Delivery in Two Large, Safety-Net Primary Care Clinics. Taira BR, Brown C, Perez Y, Campa M, Sonik R, Ho E, Sorto G. American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, November 7, 2022.
Barriers and Facilitators to Emergency Medicine Residency Program Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Taira BR, Arriaga-Castellanos K, Alonso L, Orue A, Salazar D, Perez Y, Morales O, Tercero R. American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Research Forum. San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2022.
Barriers and Facilitators to Emergency Medicine Residency Program Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Taira BR, Arriaga-Castellanos K, Alonso L, Orue A, Salazar D, Perez Y, Morales O, Tercero R. American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) 10th Annual International Ambassadors Meeting. San Francisco, CA, October 1, 2022.
Utilization of Advanced Providers in the Field for Medical Custody Clearance. Makda,H; Kashani,S; Kazan, C; Kim, YS; Orue, A; Torres, V. American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly. October 1, 2022. San Francisco, California.
Social Care Integration in a Large, Urban Safety-Net Health System: Describing the Baseline and Lessons Learned. Taira BR, Tucker-Seeley R, Aleman A, Perez Y, Steinberg L, Tchakalian G, Yadav K. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting. Washington, D.C. June 6, 2022.
Language Services Provision for Limited English Proficiency Patients in a Public Hospital: A Physician Trainee Perspective. Avra T, Cordova D, Taira BR, Torres JR. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting. Washington, D.C. June 6, 2022.
Bilingual Certification Pathway for Resident Physician Trainees as a Part of Language Service Delivery. Avra T, Cordova D, Taira BR, Torres JR. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting. Washington, D.C. June 6, 2022.
Patient Perspectives on Emergency Department Initiation of Naltrexone for Alcohol Use Disorder. Steiger A, Forsgren E, Perez Y, Salazar D, McCollough M, Taira BR. Academic Emergency Medicine Special Issue: 2022 Annual Meeting Supplement. 2022 May 17;29(S1):S242.
A Nursing Perspective on Language Access in the Emergency Department. Cordova, DW, Avra T, Torres JR, Taira BR. 2022 Annual Meeting Supplement. 2022 May17;29(S1):S192.
Undocumented Immigrants and Latinx contracted COVID-19 at Greater Rates, with No Difference in Vaccination Hesitancy. Gomez AV, Vera S, Chavez C, Torres JR, Rodriguez RM. Deep Explorer at UCSF SOM, April 2022.

2021

Systemwide external validation of an acute ambulatory antibiotic stewardship implementation toolkit. Tchakalian G, Barve A, Fleischman R, May L, Meeker D, Newton K, Taira BR, Yadav K. Oral Presentation at the AcademyHealth 14th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, December 2021, Virtual.
Organizational Readiness to Integrate Social Care into Healthcare Delivery Settings: Preliminary Findings from a Formative Evaluation in a Large Urban County Healthcare System (Poster). Tucker-Seeley, RD; Aleman, A; Steinberg, L.; Tchakalian, G.; Gutierrez-Palominos, L.; Gupta, S.; Yadav, K.; Taira, BR. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, June 14-17, 2021. Virtual.
The Rapid Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccination in Emergency Departments for Underserved Patients Study. Rodriguez RM, Torres JR, Chang AM, Haggins AN, Eucker SA, O'Laughlin KN, Anderson E, Miller DG, Wilkerson RG, Caldwell M, Lim SC, Raja AS, Baumann BM, Graterol J, Eswaran V, Chinnock B; REVVED UP Investigators. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 May 31:S0196-0644(21)00436-4. Presented at the ACEP Research Forum – Special Edition: COVID
An Evaluation of ED Implementation of SB1152 Across a Public Hospital System. Tlatelpa Prodigue, K, Kim, H, Taira BR. SAEM21 Virtual Meeting, May 2021.
Perspectives on Emergency Department Initiation of Medication Assisted Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder. Philippine, T, Forsgren, E, McCollough M, Carter I, Dewitt, C, Taira BR. SAEM21 Virtual Meeting, May 2021.

2020

Provider and Administrator Perspectives on Reducing Patient Fear in the Emergency Department in Times of Heightened Immigration Enforcement. Ornelas C, Torres JM, Sun J, Aleman A, Cordova E, Taira BR, Anderson ES, Rodrigues RM. ACEP 20 Research Forum, Ann Emerg Med 76:4 p S52.

2019

Google Translate as a Tool for Emergency Department Discharge Instructions? Not so fast! Kreger V. Aintablian H. Diamond L, Taira BR. ACEP Research Forum October 29, 2019, Denver, CO. Ann Emerg Med 74 (4) S5-S6.
An Implementation Science Approach to Improving Interpreter Use in the ED. Taira BR, Onofre L, Yaggi C, Orue A, Thyne S, Kim H. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), May 15, 2019, Las Vegas, NV. Acad Emerg Med May 2019 (26) S1(521).
The Impact of Presidential Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric on Latino Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department. Torres JR, Rodriguez R, et al. Presented at SAEM National and Regional Conferences 2019

2018

Knowledge of and Barriers to Learning Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Differ Between English and Spanish Speakers. Mendoza, N, Canders C, Gonzalez E, Taira BR. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). May 16, 2018, Indianapolis, IN.
The effects of Presidential Rhetoric on Undocumented Latinos Presenting to the Emergency Department. Torres J, Ornelas C, Lovato L, Taira BR, Rodriguez R. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). May 15, 2018, Indianapolis, IN.
The Impact of Anti-Immigrant Presidential Rhetoric on Legal Latinos Presenting to the Emergency Department. Torres J, Ornelas C, Lovato L, Taira BR, Rodriguez R. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). May 15, 2018, Indianapolis, IN.
Emergency Department Provider Knowledge of and Preference for Language Assistance for the Care of Limited English Proficiency Patients. Taira BR, Torres J, Nguyen A, Samra S. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). May 15, 2018, Indianapolis, IN.
A Novel Social Emergency Medicine Curriculum for Bedside Education. Acharya H, Samra S, Schneberk T, Ogunniyi A, Hsieh D, Taira BR. Beyond Flexner Alliance. April 9, 2018. Atlanta, GA.

2017

Patterns of Non-English Language Use for Patient Care in a Public Emergency Department. Taira BR, Torres J, Nguyen A, Samra S. American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum (ACEP). October 31, 2017. Washington, D.C.
Language Assistance for Limited English Proficiency Patients in the Emergency Department: Determining the Unmet Need. Taira BR, Orue A. American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum (ACEP). October 30, 2017. Washington, D.C.