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Kevin J. O'Leary
Researcher at Northwestern University
Publications - 125
Citations - 3771
Kevin J. O'Leary is an academic researcher from Northwestern University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hospital medicine & Teamwork. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 114 publications receiving 3345 citations. Previous affiliations of Kevin J. O'Leary include Society of Hospital Medicine.
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Simulation-based mastery learning reduces complications during central venous catheter insertion in a medical intensive care unit.
TL;DR: A simulation‐based mastery learning program increased residents’ skills in simulated central venous catheter insertion and decreased complications related to central venus catheter insertions in actual patient care.
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Mastery learning of thoracentesis skills by internal medicine residents using simulation technology and deliberate practice.
TL;DR: A curriculum featuring deliberate practice dramatically increased the skills of residents in thoracentesis and illustrates a feasible and reliable mechanism to achieve procedural competency.
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Interdisciplinary teamwork in hospitals: a review and practical recommendations for improvement.
TL;DR: This report reviews the literature related to teamwork in hospitals and concludes that elements of effective teamwork have been defined and provide a framework for assessment and improvement efforts in hospitals.
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Fatal Pseudomembranous Colitis Associated with a Variant Clostridium difficile Strain Not Detected by Toxin A Immunoassay
Stuart Johnson,Sara A. Kent,Kevin J. O'Leary,Michelle M. Merrigan,Susan P. Sambol,Lance R. Peterson,Dale N. Gerding +6 more
TL;DR: A patient who died of pseudomembranous colitis that was caused by a strain of C. difficile undetected by repeated toxin A immunoassays is reported and the number of clinical laboratories in this region with test strategies that will not detect this variant strain is estimated.
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Structured Interdisciplinary Rounds in a Medical Teaching Unit: Improving Patient Safety
Kevin J. O'Leary,Ryan Buck,Helene M. Fligiel,Corinne Haviley,Corinne Haviley,Maureen E. Slade,Matthew P. Landler,Nita Shrikant Kulkarni,Keiki Hinami,Jongmin Lee,Samuel E. Cohen,Samuel E. Cohen,Mark V. Williams,Diane B. Wayne +13 more
TL;DR: Structured Inter-Disciplinary Rounds significantly reduced the adjusted rate of AEs in a medical teaching unit, and was implemented in 1 of 2 similar medical teaching units in a tertiary care academic hospital.