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William G. Fernandez
Researcher at Boston University
Publications - 29
Citations - 1278
William G. Fernandez is an academic researcher from Boston University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Emergency department. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 28 publications receiving 1175 citations. Previous affiliations of William G. Fernandez include NATO & Boston Medical Center.
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Epidemiology of lower extremity injuries among U.S. high school athletes.
TL;DR: While LESRIs occur commonly in high school athletes, team- and gender-specific patterns exist and ongoing surveillance is needed to optimize prevention strategies.
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The Impact of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment on Emergency Department Patients' Alcohol Use
Edward Bernstein,Judith Bernstein,James A. Feldman,William G. Fernandez,Melissa J. Hagan,Patricia M. Mitchell,Clara Safi,Robert Woolard,M.J. Mello,Janette Baird,Cristina Lee,Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi,Brittan A. Durham,Kerry B. Broderick,Kathryn A. LaPerrier,Arthur L. Kellermann,Marlena M. Wald,Robert E. Taylor,Kim Walton,Michelle Grant-Ervin,Denise Rollinson,D. P. Edwards,Theodore C. Chan,Daniel Davis,J. Marshall,Robert H. Aseltine,Amy James,Elizabeth A. Schilling,Khamis Abu-Hasaballah,Ofer Harel,Brigitte M. Baumann,Edwin D. Boudreaux,Ronald F. Maio,Rebecca M. Cunningham,Teresa Murrell,David Doezema,Michael Bauer,Deirdre Anglin,Adriana Eliassen,Marcus L. Martin,Jesse M. Pines,Leslie Buchanan,James C. Turner,Linda C. Degutis,Patricia H. Owens,Gail D'Onofrio +45 more
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An evidence based alcohol screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) curriculum for emergency department (ED) providers improves skills and utilization
Edward Bernstein,Judith Bernstein,James A. Feldman,William G. Fernandez,Melissa J. Hagan,Patricia M. Mitchell,Clara Safi,Robert Woolard,M.J. Mello,Janette Baird,Christina Lee,Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi,Kerry B. Broderick,Kathryn A. LaPerrier,Arthur L. Kellermann,Marlena M. Wald,Robert E. Taylor,Kim Walton,Michelle Grant-Ervin,Denise Rollinson,D. P. Edwards,Theodore C. Chan,Daniel Davis,J. Marshall,Robert H. Aseltine,Amy James,Elizabeth A. Schilling,Khamis Abu-Hasaballah,Brigitte M. Baumann,Edwin D. Boudreaux,Ronald F. Maio,Rebecca M. Cunningham,Teresa Murrell,David Doezema,Deirdre Anglin,Adriana Eliassen,Marcus L. Martin,Jesse M. Pines,Leslie Buchanan,James C. Turner,Gail D'Onofrio,Linda C. Degutis,Patricia H. Owens +42 more
TL;DR: The implementation at 14 Academic EDs of a structured SBIRT curriculum is described to determine if this learning experience improves provider beliefs and practices and changes in utilization were substantial at three months post-exposure to a standardized curriculum, but less apparent after 12 months.
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Gender, social support, and posttraumatic stress in postwar Kosovo.
Jennifer Ahern,Sandro Galea,Sandro Galea,William G. Fernandez,William G. Fernandez,Bajram Koci,Ronald J. Waldman,David Vlahov,David Vlahov +8 more
TL;DR: Two years after the war in Kosovo, there remained a high prevalence of posttraumatic stress symptoms, particularly among women with low social support, and interventions targeting social support may be important public health efforts in the postwar context.
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Factors predictive of acute renal failure and need for hemodialysis among ED patients with rhabdomyolysis.
William G. Fernandez,William G. Fernandez,Oliver Hung,G. Richard Bruno,Sandro Galea,William K. Chiang +5 more
TL;DR: Except for initial serum Cr and blood urea nitrogen, clinical and laboratory factors were not reliable predictors for the development of ARF or need for HD.