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Emergency Medicine Research

Research Overview

Dr. Hudgins has several research interests, but primarily related to using large databases to explore variation in care, particularly within emergency care. He has examined the integration of evidence into clinical practice, specifically around emergency care in both pediatric and adult populations. Dr. Hudgins has also evaluated conflicts of interest in research publications and their impact on review recommendations. He is currently evaluating differences in the drug approval process between adult and pediatric drugs.

 

Research Background

Joel Hudgins is a Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School and is a member of the Division of Emergency Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University and attended medical school at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He completed his pediatrics residency at the University of Colorado and then fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Boston Children's Hospital.

Selected Publications

  1. Dunn AG, Arachi D, Hudgins J, Tsafnat G, Coiera E, Bourgeois FT. Financial conflicts of interest and conclusions about neuraminidase inhibitors for influenza: an analysis of systematic reviews. Ann Intern Med. 2014;161(7):513-518.
  2. Hudgins JD, Fine AM, Bourgeois FT. Effect of Randomized Clinical Trial Findings on Emergency Management. Acad Emerg Med. 2015.

Education

Medical School

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
2009 Dallas TX

Residency

Children's Hospital Colorado
2010 Aurora CO

Residency

Chief Resident Children's Hospital Colorado
2011 Aurora CO

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital
2014 Boston MA

Publications

  1. The Waiting Game: Boarding for Pediatric Mental Health Emergencies. Pediatrics. 2025 Feb 13. View Abstract
  2. Changes in Behavioral Health Visits, Operations, and Boarding in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Nov 26. View Abstract
  3. Improving Timely Administration of Essential Outpatient Medications in a Pediatric ED. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 01; 154(4). View Abstract
  4. Comprehensiveness of State Insurance Laws and Perceived Access to Pediatric Mental Health Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Aug 01; 7(8):e2426402. View Abstract
  5. Psychotropic Medication Administration in Pediatric Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2024 Apr 01; 153(4). View Abstract
  6. Exposure to potentially lethal weapons and drugs among U.S. adolescents with recent depressive symptoms or suicidality in the Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey. Psychiatry Res. 2024 Apr; 334:115827. View Abstract
  7. Resource utilization among children presenting with cannabis poisonings in the emergency department. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Nov; 73:171-175. View Abstract
  8. Alternative care sites and resident exposure in pediatric emergency medicine: Who, what, and where. AEM Educ Train. 2023 Aug; 7(4):e10903. View Abstract
  9. Emergency Care Utilization for Mental and Sexual Health Concerns Among Adolescents Following Sexual Assault: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Adolesc Health. 2023 09; 73(3):486-493. View Abstract
  10. Association of prescription drug monitoring programs with benzodiazepine prescription dispensation and overdose in adolescents and young adults. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2023 04; 61(4):234-240. View Abstract
  11. Association of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs With Opioid Prescribing and Overdose in Adolescents and Young Adults. Ann Emerg Med. 2023 04; 81(4):429-437. View Abstract
  12. Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations for Eating Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pediatrics. 2023 01 01; 151(1). View Abstract
  13. Disparities in Pharmacologic Restraint Use in Pediatric Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2023 01 01; 151(1). View Abstract
  14. Trends in Dispensing of Controlled Medications for US Adolescents and Young Adults, 2008 to 2019. JAMA Pediatr. 2022 12 01; 176(12):1265-1266. View Abstract
  15. Improving Discharge Safety in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatrics. 2022 11 01; 150(5). View Abstract
  16. The Effect of COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Orders on the Rate of Pediatric Foreign Body Ingestions. J Emerg Med. 2022 12; 63(6):729-737. View Abstract
  17. The bridge. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 10; 29(10):1278-1279. View Abstract
  18. Reducing Pediatric Emergency Department Prescription Errors. Pediatrics. 2022 06 01; 149(6). View Abstract
  19. Trends in Benzodiazepine Prescribing for US Adolescents and Young Adults From 2008 to 2019. JAMA Pediatr. 2022 03 01; 176(3):312-313. View Abstract
  20. Substance Use-related Emergency Department Visits and Resource Utilization. West J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb 28; 23(2):166-173. View Abstract
  21. National assessment of anti-epileptic drug exposures among pre-teens and adolescents, 2000-2020. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 06; 60(6):681-687. View Abstract
  22. Prediction of the Development of Severe Sepsis Among Children With Intestinal Failure and Fever Presenting to the Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 01; 37(12):e1366-e1372. View Abstract
  23. Implementation of a pediatric early warning score tool in a pediatric oncology Ward in Palestine. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Oct 26; 21(1):1159. View Abstract
  24. Pediatric sepsis survival in pediatric and general emergency departments. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 01; 51:53-57. View Abstract
  25. Provision of Guideline-Based Pediatric Asthma Care in US Emergency Departments. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Oct 01; 37(10):507-512. View Abstract
  26. Prediction of patient disposition: comparison of computer and human approaches and a proposed synthesis. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2021 07 30; 28(8):1736-1745. View Abstract
  27. Outcomes of Patients with Sepsis in a Pediatric Emergency Department after Automated Sepsis Screening. J Pediatr. 2021 08; 235:239-245.e4. View Abstract
  28. Pharmacologic Restraint Use During Mental Health Visits in Pediatric Emergency Departments. J Pediatr. 2021 09; 236:276-283.e2. View Abstract
  29. Is lymphangitic streaking associated with different pathogens? Am J Emerg Med. 2021 08; 46:34-37. View Abstract
  30. Variation in the Management of Children With Deep Neck Infections. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 03; 11(3):277-283. View Abstract
  31. Comparison of Manual and Automated Sepsis Screening Tools in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatrics. 2021 02; 147(2). View Abstract
  32. Trends in Severe Pediatric Emergency Conditions in a National Cohort, 2008 to 2014. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 Nov; 36(11):e620-e621. View Abstract
  33. Association of State-Level Opioid-Reduction Policies With Pediatric Opioid Poisoning. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 10 01; 174(10):961-968. View Abstract
  34. Trends in Capability of Hospitals to Provide Definitive Acute Care for Children: 2008 to 2016. Pediatrics. 2020 01; 145(1). View Abstract
  35. Prescription opioid use and misuse among adolescents and young adults in the United States: A national survey study. PLoS Med. 2019 11; 16(11):e1002922. View Abstract
  36. Trends in Opioid Prescribing for Adolescents and Young Adults in Ambulatory Care Settings. Pediatrics. 2019 06; 143(6). View Abstract
  37. Improving Efficiency and Communication around Sedated Fracture Reductions in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2019 Jan-Feb; 4(1):e135. View Abstract
  38. Use of a National Database to Assess Pediatric Emergency Care Across United States Emergency Departments. Acad Emerg Med. 2018 12; 25(12):1355-1364. View Abstract
  39. Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection among Children with Intestinal Failure Presenting to the Emergency Department with Fever. J Pediatr. 2018 05; 196:237-243.e1. View Abstract
  40. Cardiac Arrest Survival in Pediatric and General Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2018 02; 141(2). View Abstract
  41. Pediatric drug information available at the time of new drug approvals: A cross-sectional analysis. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2018 02; 27(2):161-167. View Abstract
  42. Reducing Time to Antibiotics in Children With Intestinal Failure, Central Venous Line, and Fever. Pediatrics. 2017 Nov; 140(5). View Abstract
  43. Variation in the evaluation of testicular conditions across United States pediatric emergency departments. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Feb; 36(2):208-212. View Abstract
  44. Complexity and Severity of Pediatric Patients Treated at United States Emergency Departments. J Pediatr. 2017 07; 186:145-149.e1. View Abstract
  45. Detection of Pulmonary Embolism in High-Risk Children. J Pediatr. 2016 Nov; 178:214-218.e3. View Abstract
  46. Financial competing interests were associated with favorable conclusions and greater author productivity in nonsystematic reviews of neuraminidase inhibitors. J Clin Epidemiol. 2016 12; 80:43-49. View Abstract
  47. Effect of Randomized Clinical Trial Findings on Emergency Management. Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Jan; 23(1):36-47. View Abstract
  48. Financial conflicts of interest and conclusions about neuraminidase inhibitors for influenza: an analysis of systematic reviews. Ann Intern Med. 2014 Oct 07; 161(7):513-8. View Abstract

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