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A Comparison of Patients' and Neurologists' Assessments of their Teleneurology Encounter: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Thawani, Sujata P; Minen, Mia T; Grossman, Scott N; Friedman, Steven; Bhatt, Jaydeep M; Foo, Farng-Yang A; Torres, Daniel M; Weinberg, Harold J; Kim, Nina H; Levitan, Valeriya; Cardiel, Myrna I; Zakin, Elina; Conway, Jenna M; Kurzweil, Arielle M; Hasanaj, Lisena; Stainman, Rebecca S; Seixas, Azizi; Galetta, Steven L; Balcer, Laura J; Busis, Neil A
PMID: 37624656
ISSN: 1556-3669
CID: 5599032

Neurologists' Evaluations of Experience and Effectiveness of Teleneurology Encounters

Thawani, Sujata P; Minen, Mia T; Stainman, Rebecca S; Friedman, Steven; Bhatt, Jaydeep M; Foo, Farng-Yang A; Torres, Daniel M; Weinberg, Harold J; Kim, Nina H; Levitan, Valeriya; Cardiel, Myrna I; Zakin, Elina; Conway, Jenna M; Kurzweil, Arielle M; Hasanaj, Lisena; Galetta, Steven L; Balcer, Laura J; Busis, Neil A
PMID: 35834603
ISSN: 1556-3669
CID: 5266202

Neurology faculty comfort and experience with communication skills

Zhang, Cen; Kurzweil, Arielle; Pleninger, Perrin; Nelson, Aaron; Gurin, Lindsey; Zabar, Sondra; Galetta, Steven L; Balcer, Laura J; Lewis, Ariane
BACKGROUND:Neurology faculty care for complex patients, teach, and work within multidisciplinary teams. It is imperative for faculty to have strong communication skills. METHODS:We surveyed NYU neurology teaching faculty to determine levels of comfort and experience over the past year with providing negative feedback to a trainee; debriefing after an adverse clinical outcome; and assisting a struggling colleague. We examined the relationship between levels of comfort and experience with 1) faculty self-identified sex and 2) number of years since completion of medical training. RESULTS:The survey was completed by 36/83 teaching neurology faculty (43 %); 17 (47 %) respondents were female and 21 (58 %) were ≤10 years post-training. The proportions of faculty who reported feeling uncomfortable were 44 % (16/36) for assisting a struggling colleague, 28 % (10/36) for providing negative feedback, and 19 % (7/36) for debriefing an adverse outcome. Proportions of faculty who reported they had no experience were 75 % (27/36) for assisting a struggling colleague, 39 % (14/36) for debriefing an adverse clinical event, and 17 % (6/36) for providing negative feedback. Female respondents and faculty who were ≤10 years post-training were more likely to report feeling uncomfortable with assisting a struggling colleague and to have had no experience doing so in the past year. On multivariate analyses accounting for sex and experience, sex remained independently associated with feeling uncomfortable with assisting a struggling colleague (OR = 12.2, 95 % CI: 2.1-69.6, p = 0.005). CONCLUSION/CONCLUSIONS:Faculty development may be needed to improve comfort and experience with challenging communication-based interactions. Female faculty and faculty early in their careers may benefit most.
PMID: 36642032
ISSN: 1532-2653
CID: 5433622

Curriculum Innovations: A Comprehensive Teleneurology Curriculum for Neurology Trainees

Han, Steve C; Stainman, Rebecca S; Busis, Neil A; Grossman, Scott N; Thawani, Sujata P; Kurzweil, Arielle M
ORIGINAL:0017001
ISSN: 2771-9979
CID: 5545162

Training in Neurology: Objective Structured Clinical Examination Case to Teach and Model Feedback Skills in Neurology Residency

LaRocque, Joshua J; Grossman, Scott; Kurzweil, Arielle M; Lewis, Ariane; Zabar, Sondra; Balcer, Laura; Galetta, Steven L; Zhang, Cen
We describe an educational intervention for neurology residents aimed at developing feedback skills. An objective structured clinical examination case was designed to simulate the provision of feedback to a medical student. After the simulated case session, residents received structured, individualized feedback on their performance and then participated in a group discussion about feedback methods. Survey data were collected from the standardized medical student regarding residents' performance and from residents for assessments of their performance and of the OSCE case. This manuscript aims to describe this educational intervention and to demonstrate the feasibility of this approach for feedback skills development.
PMID: 35169006
ISSN: 1526-632x
CID: 5163442

Using Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCE) to Teach Neurology Residents to Disclose Prognosis after Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury

Carroll, Elizabeth; Nelson, Aaron; Kurzweil, Arielle; Zabar, Sondra; Lewis, Ariane
BACKGROUND:Neurologists need to be adept at disclosing prognosis and breaking bad news. Objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE) allow trainees to practice these skills. METHODS:In 2017, in conjunction with the NYU School of Medicine Simulation Center, neurology faculty designed an OSCE case in which a resident had to inform a standardized patient (SP) her father had severe global hypoxic ischemic injury. The residents were surveyed on the experience using a Likert scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The SP completed a behavioral anchored checklist and marked items as "not done," "partly done," or "well done". RESULTS:57 third and fourth year neurology residents completed the case from 2018 to 2020, 54 (95%) of whom completed the post-OSCE survey. Residents reported feeling moderately prepared for the simulation (mean Likert score 3.7/5), and thought their performance was average (3.4/5). Overall, they found the case to be very helpful (4.6/5). The residents performed well in the realms of maintaining professionalism (64% rated "well done"), developing a relationship (62% rated "well done"), and information gathering (61% rated "well done"). There was room for improvement in the realms of providing education and presenting the bad news (39% and 37% rated "partly/not done," respectively). CONCLUSIONS:OSCE cases can be used to teach neurology trainees how to discuss prognosis and break bad news. Feedback about this simulation was positive, though its efficacy has yet to be evaluated and could be a future direction of study.
PMID: 33984743
ISSN: 1532-8511
CID: 4878462

Sleep-deprived residents and rapid picture naming performance using the Mobile Universal Lexicon Evaluation System (MULES) test

Conway, Jenna; Moretti, Luke; Nolan-Kenney, Rachel; Akhand, Omar; Serrano, Liliana; Kurzweil, Arielle; Rucker, Janet C; Galetta, Steven L; Balcer, Laura J
Objective/UNASSIGNED:The Mobile Universal Lexicon Evaluation System (MULES) is a rapid picture naming task that captures extensive brain networks involving neurocognitive, afferent/efferent visual, and language pathways. Many of the factors captured by MULES may be abnormal in sleep-deprived residents. This study investigates the effect of sleep deprivation in post-call residents on MULES performance. Methods/UNASSIGNED: = 18) and a group of similar-aged controls not taking call (n = 18). Differences in times between baseline and follow-up MULES scores were compared between the two groups. Results/UNASSIGNED: < 0.001, Wilcoxon rank sum test). The change in MULES time from baseline was significantly correlated to the change in subjective level of sleepiness for call residents and to the amount of sleep obtained in the 24 h prior to follow-up testing for the entire cohort. For call residents, the duration of sleep obtained during call did not significantly correlate with change in MULES scores. There was no significant correlation between MULES change and sleep quality questionnaire score for the entire cohort. Conclusion/UNASSIGNED:The MULES is a novel test for effects of sleep deprivation on neurocognition and vision pathways. Sleep deprivation significantly worsens MULES performance. Subjective sleepiness may also affect MULES performance. MULES may serve as a useful performance assessment tool for sleep deprivation in residents.
PMCID:7876539
PMID: 33604461
ISSN: 2405-6502
CID: 4787222

Using an osce to teach neurology residents to discuss prognosis after hypoxic ischemic brain injury [Meeting Abstract]

Carroll, E; Nelson, A; Kurzweil, A; Zabar, S; Lewis, A
INTRODUCTION: Clinicians caring for critically-ill patients must be able to discuss prognosis and deliver bad news. To teach Neurology residents how to do this, we designed an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) case in which trainees discussed prognosis with a standardized patient (SP).
METHOD(S): In 2017, in conjunction with the NYU School of Medicine Simulation Center, neurology faculty designed an OSCE case in which a resident was tasked with informing a SP her father had severe global hypoxic ischemic injury. The SP was instructed to assess the resident's ability to 1) explain the neurologic findings and 2) to respond to an emotional outburst. A neurology attending observed the encounter via one-way glass. After a 10-minute encounter, the resident was provided 5 minutes of feedback. The residents were surveyed on how prepared they felt for the OSCE, how useful it was, how they rated their performance, and how much they learned from the activity via a Likert scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best) and free text response. The SP completed a behavioral anchored checklist to assess the residents' ability to gather information, develop a relationship, provide education and counseling, present bad news, and maintain professionalism.
RESULT(S): 57 third and fourth year neurology residents completed the case from 2018-2020, 54 (95%) of whom completed the post-OSCE survey. Residents reported feeling moderately prepared (mean Likert score 3.7/5) and rated their performance as average (3.4/5). Overall they found the case to be very helpful (4.6/5). Several reported difficultly with 1) addressing a complex medical case in a limited amount of time 2) reacting appropriately to an emotional family member and 3) avoiding medical jargon. The SP reported that residents performed well in the realms of non-verbal behavior enriched communication, being non-judgmental, not interrupting, acknowledging emotion, and avoiding medical jargon. Areas in which there was room for improvement included collaborating with the SP to decide upon next steps, identifying a support system, and asking "what is going through your mind right now?".
CONCLUSION(S): OSCE cases can be used to teach clinicians how to discuss prognosis and break bad news. Feedback about this simulation was positive, however its efficacy has yet to be evaluated
EMBASE:634766367
ISSN: 1530-0293
CID: 4869422

Identifying and Addressing Struggling Colleagues in the Era of Physician Burnout

Stainman, Rebecca S; Lewis, Ariane; Nelson, Aaron; Zabar, Sondra; Kurzweil, Arielle M
PMID: 32788253
ISSN: 1526-632x
CID: 4556502

The psychosocial implications of COVID-19 for a neurology program in a pandemic epicenter

Croll, Leah; Kurzweil, Arielle; Hasanaj, Lisena; Serrano, Liliana; Balcer, Laura J; Galetta, Steven L
OBJECTIVE:We discuss the psychosocial implications of the COVID-19 pandemic as self-reported by housestaff and faculty in the NYU Langone Health Department of Neurology, and summarize how our program is responding to these ongoing challenges. METHODS:During the period of May 1-4, 2020, we administered an anonymous electronic survey to all neurology faculty and housestaff to assess the potential psychosocial impacts of COVID-19. The survey also addressed how our institution and department are responding to these challenges. This report outlines the psychosocial concerns of neurology faculty and housestaff and the multifaceted support services that our department and institution are offering in response. Faculty and housestaff cohorts were compared with regard to frequencies of binary responses (yes/ no) using the Fisher's exact test. RESULTS:Among 130 total survey respondents (91/191 faculty [48%] and 37/62 housestaff [60%]), substantial proportions of both groups self-reported having increased fear (79%), anxiety (83%) and depression (38%) during the COVID-19 pandemic. These proportions were not significantly different between the faculty and housestaff groups. Most respondents reported that the institution had provided adequate counseling and support services (91%) and that the department had rendered adequate emotional support (92%). Participants offered helpful suggestions regarding additional resources that would be helpful during the COVID-19 pandemic. CONCLUSION/CONCLUSIONS:COVID-19 has affected the lives and minds of faculty and housestaff in our neurology department at the epicenter of the pandemic. Efforts to support these providers during this evolving crisis are imperative for promoting the resilience necessary to care for our patients and colleagues.
PMCID:7358162
PMID: 32683274
ISSN: 1878-5883
CID: 4531862