Benjamin H Levi
Biographic Data
| ID | 6650790 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin H Levi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin H |
| FAMILY NAME | Levi |
| SIGNATURE | LEVI B H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2380-7109 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Survey on Reporting of Child Abuse by Pediatricians
Background : Internationally, various laws govern reporting of child abuse to child protection services by medical professionals. Whether mandatory reporting laws are in place or not, medical professionals need internal thresholds for suspicion of abuse to even consider a report ("reasonable suspicion" in US law, "gewichtige Anhaltspunkte" in German law). Objective: To compare internal thresholds for suspicion of abuse among US and German pediatr…
Communication Quality Analysis
Communication Quality Analysis (CQA) is a rigorous transcript-based coding method for assessing clinical communication quality. We compared the resource-intensive transcript-based version with a streamlined real-time version of the method with respect to feasibility, validity, reliability, and association with traditional measures of communication quality. Simulated conversations between 108 trainees and 12 standardized patients were assessed by …
Integrating Validity Evidence to Revise a Child Abuse Knowledge Test for Early Childhood Education Providers
Knowledge tests used to evaluate child protection training program effectiveness for early childhood education providers may suffer from threats to construct validity given the contextual variability inherent within state-specific regulations around mandated reporting requirements. Unfortunately, guidance on instrument revision that accounts for such state-specific mandated reporting requirements is lacking across research on evaluation practices…
Generating a New Outcome Variable Using Mixed Methods in a Randomized Controlled Trial
The use of mixed methods research in intervention trials mostly centers around using quantitative data to assess primary outcomes and qualitative data primarily for exploratory purposes, to supplement, and/or explain quantitative findings. We describe a novel mixed methods procedure that generates an integrated outcome variable used to reexamine unexpected findings that resulted from an advance care planning interventional randomized controlled t…
How Should Clinicians Address a Parent's False Belief Generated by Denial or Grief About How to Care Well for a Child
Parents of children with complex health needs are often both vigilant and very knowledgeable about their child's disease state. That said, sometimes parents' hyperfocus, combined with their strong emotional attachment, can result in both false beliefs regarding their child's capacities and disagreements with clinicians about what is and is not clinically indicated. We examine ethical and professional responsibilities clinicians should consider wh…
Exploring the Limits of Autonomy
Mr. Galanas, an eighty‐six‐year‐old man, intentionally shot himself in the chest and abdomen. Surprisingly, the bullet damaged only his distal pancreas and part of his colon, requiring a diverting colostomy to prevent leakage of bowel fluids into his abdomen. After being admitted, he lies intubated in the intensive care unit awaiting surgery to repair his colon. He is responsive but does not demonstrate clear decision‐making capacity. He grudging…
What Is Reasonable Suspicion of Child Abuse
This study examined how Pennsylvania pediatricians characterized reasonable suspicion of child abuse, using their own words in open-ended queries. Content analysis and an iterative process identified themes, which then served as the dependent variable for analysis. 1,249 pediatricians returned the survey (61% response rate), of whom 1,012 answered the open-ended question (49% response rate). Content analysis identified 4 distinct theme categories…
Development of an interactive computer program for advance care planning
Objective To describe the development of an innovative, multi‐media decision aid for advance care planning. Background Advance care planning is an important way for people to articulate their wishes for medical care when they are not able to speak for themselves. Living wills and other types of advance directives are the most commonly used tools for advance care planning, but have been criticized for being vague, difficult to interpret, and incon…
Establishing Common Ground in a One-Time Patient Encounter
Case Mrs. May took her 4-year-old daughter to Dr. Smith because she had a cold. Dr. Smith had not seen the child before, and asked Mrs. May who the girl's primary care doctor was. She responded, “I just haven’t been able to find a doctor who is right for my daughter. I took her to a general pediatric clinic 3 weeks ago when she had a rash on her back, and 1 week later we went to an acute-care clinic because she was vomiting and had diarrhea.”
What Is Reasonable Suspicion of Child Abuse
This study examined how Pennsylvania pediatricians characterized reasonable suspicion of child abuse, using their own words in open-ended queries. Content analysis and an iterative process identified themes, which then served as the dependent variable for analysis. 1,249 pediatricians returned the survey (61% response rate), of whom 1,012 answered the open-ended question (49% response rate). Content analysis identified 4 distinct theme categories…
Communication Quality Analysis
Communication Quality Analysis (CQA) is a rigorous transcript-based coding method for assessing clinical communication quality. We compared the resource-intensive transcript-based version with a streamlined real-time version of the method with respect to feasibility, validity, reliability, and association with traditional measures of communication quality. Simulated conversations between 108 trainees and 12 standardized patients were assessed by …
Development of an interactive computer program for advance care planning
Objective To describe the development of an innovative, multi‐media decision aid for advance care planning. Background Advance care planning is an important way for people to articulate their wishes for medical care when they are not able to speak for themselves. Living wills and other types of advance directives are the most commonly used tools for advance care planning, but have been criticized for being vague, difficult to interpret, and incon…
Establishing Common Ground in a One-Time Patient Encounter
Case Mrs. May took her 4-year-old daughter to Dr. Smith because she had a cold. Dr. Smith had not seen the child before, and asked Mrs. May who the girl's primary care doctor was. She responded, “I just haven’t been able to find a doctor who is right for my daughter. I took her to a general pediatric clinic 3 weeks ago when she had a rash on her back, and 1 week later we went to an acute-care clinic because she was vomiting and had diarrhea.”
Exploring the Limits of Autonomy
Mr. Galanas, an eighty‐six‐year‐old man, intentionally shot himself in the chest and abdomen. Surprisingly, the bullet damaged only his distal pancreas and part of his colon, requiring a diverting colostomy to prevent leakage of bowel fluids into his abdomen. After being admitted, he lies intubated in the intensive care unit awaiting surgery to repair his colon. He is responsive but does not demonstrate clear decision‐making capacity. He grudging…
What Is Reasonable Suspicion of Child Abuse
This study examined how Pennsylvania pediatricians characterized reasonable suspicion of child abuse, using their own words in open-ended queries. Content analysis and an iterative process identified themes, which then served as the dependent variable for analysis. 1,249 pediatricians returned the survey (61% response rate), of whom 1,012 answered the open-ended question (49% response rate). Content analysis identified 4 distinct theme categories…
How Should Clinicians Address a Parent's False Belief Generated by Denial or Grief About How to Care Well for a Child
Parents of children with complex health needs are often both vigilant and very knowledgeable about their child's disease state. That said, sometimes parents' hyperfocus, combined with their strong emotional attachment, can result in both false beliefs regarding their child's capacities and disagreements with clinicians about what is and is not clinically indicated. We examine ethical and professional responsibilities clinicians should consider wh…
Generating a New Outcome Variable Using Mixed Methods in a Randomized Controlled Trial
The use of mixed methods research in intervention trials mostly centers around using quantitative data to assess primary outcomes and qualitative data primarily for exploratory purposes, to supplement, and/or explain quantitative findings. We describe a novel mixed methods procedure that generates an integrated outcome variable used to reexamine unexpected findings that resulted from an advance care planning interventional randomized controlled t…
Integrating Validity Evidence to Revise a Child Abuse Knowledge Test for Early Childhood Education Providers
Knowledge tests used to evaluate child protection training program effectiveness for early childhood education providers may suffer from threats to construct validity given the contextual variability inherent within state-specific regulations around mandated reporting requirements. Unfortunately, guidance on instrument revision that accounts for such state-specific mandated reporting requirements is lacking across research on evaluation practices…
Survey on Reporting of Child Abuse by Pediatricians
Background : Internationally, various laws govern reporting of child abuse to child protection services by medical professionals. Whether mandatory reporting laws are in place or not, medical professionals need internal thresholds for suspicion of abuse to even consider a report ("reasonable suspicion" in US law, "gewichtige Anhaltspunkte" in German law). Objective: To compare internal thresholds for suspicion of abuse among US and German pediatr…
Communication Quality Analysis
Communication Quality Analysis (CQA) is a rigorous transcript-based coding method for assessing clinical communication quality. We compared the resource-intensive transcript-based version with a streamlined real-time version of the method with respect to feasibility, validity, reliability, and association with traditional measures of communication quality. Simulated conversations between 108 trainees and 12 standardized patients were assessed by …
Medicine (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (3 works) · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Medical emergency (3 works) · Nursing (3 works)