Tara Cohen

Scopus Publications

Rethinking CPR training: when the “man” in manikin affects performance, a randomized crossover simulation study
Pooja A. Nawathe, Falisha F. Kanji, Efren Esteves, Yujie Cui, Russell D. Metcalfe-Smith, Tara Cohen
Resuscitation Plus, 2026
Background: Women are less likely to receive bystander or in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) than men and have lower survival rates following cardiac arrest. Current CPR training relies heavily on manikins that represent white, lean, male-presenting bodies. This study investigates whether manikin sex influences CPR performance using simulated cardiac arrest scenarios. Methods: We conducted a randomized crossover simulation trial of 52 internal medicine residents who completed two ventricular fibrillation arrest scenarios using male-bodied and female-bodied manikins in alternating order (1:1 allocation to female-first vs male-first) separated by a 4‑h washout period. The primary outcome was time from ventricular fibrillation onset to defibrillation and secondary outcomes included time to compressions, time to pad placement, time to recognition of ventricular fibrillation, and CPR quality metrics (depth, rate, and compression fraction). Data were analyzed using linear mixed-effects models controlling for participant sex and experience. Results: = 0.027). Conclusions: CPR performance was inferior when the female manikin was encountered first, with an asymmetric improvement pattern suggesting presentation order alone does not fully explain the gap. Early and routine female manikin representation in CPR education may improve cognitive readiness and attenuate sex-based disparities in resuscitation performance.
Disruptive behaviors in the operating room: The paradox of surgical excellence
Tara N. Cohen, Bruce L. Gewertz, Todd K. Rosengart, Eduardo Salas
Human Factors in Healthcare, 2026
Simulation as a catalyst for surgical teamwork: Insights from a high-fidelity trauma training experience
Galinos Barmparas, Aleeque Marselian, Falisha Kanji, Harshini Ravi, Bruce L. Gewertz, Tara Cohen
Surgery United States, 2026
Interdisciplinary Operating Room Ergonomics Needs and Priorities: A Survey of Operating Room Staff
Alexis Mah, Fahad Alam, Jeremie Larouche, Marie-Antonette Dandal, Tara Cohen, Susan Hallbeck, Hamid Norasi, Csilla Kallocsai, Sapna Sriram, James D. Helman, Julie Hallet
Annals of Surgery, 2026
Objective: To examine perceived OR ergonomics facilitators and barriers, with a focus on the interdisciplinary team. Summary Background Data: Poor ergonomics causes musculoskeletal injuries affecting all operating room (OR) staff with repercussions on patient care, outcomes, and sustainability. Lack of ergonomic awareness and education are risk factors. Methods: We conducted a self-administered web-based survey of OR nurses, surgeons, and anesthesiologists at a single centre (n=238). We developed a questionnaire through items generation and reduction, followed by reliability and validity testing. Results: Response rate was 53.8%. Respondents perceived that on average 80% of nurses, 70% of surgeons, and 40% anesthesiologists experienced MSK injuries, with no difference in professional groups’ perceptions. Guideline ergonomics interventions were rarely used (<25%) except for specialized clothing (33%), equipment repositioning (59%), and seating (37%), though perceived beneficial by 80-90%. Reported barriers to optimal ergonomics were organizational/structural (lack of time, space, equipment, funding), whereas solutions were individual. Fear of unfavourable perception from others was a concern for 62%. Teams discussing, prioritizing, monitoring, or helping with ergonomics was indicated by <50%. Individual ergonomic adaptations were perceived as convenience by other staff. Conclusions: While structural/organizational issues are reported as barriers to ergonomics, solutions appeared as individual responsibilities. Team dynamics did not prioritize nor support ergonomics. Education tools leveraging the interdisciplinary team are warranted. This work will be supplemented by interviews and live observations to build tailored educational tools for OR teams.
The Safety Action Feedback and Engagement (SAFE) Loop: Initial Testing and Refinement of a Novel Intervention to Enhance Hospital Incident Reporting and Patient Safety
Edward Seferian, Carl T. Berdahl, Bernice Coleman, Donna Leang, Tara Cohen, Nabeel Qureshi, Sara G. McCleskey, Karen Kaiser, Matthew Grissinger, Falisha Kanji, Andrew J. Henreid, Johan Carrascoza-Bolanos, Laura Daniels, Oscar Abarca, Pamela De La Cruz, Brandon T. Truong, Teryl K. Nuckols, and
Journal of Patient Safety, 2026
Objectives: Voluntary incident reporting has improved safety in many high-risk industries, but barriers limit its effectiveness in hospitals. To overcome these, we designed the Safety Action Feedback and Engagement (SAFE) Loop to obtain input from nurses about and prioritize patient safety problems, teach nurses to write more informative reports and report priority incidents, standardize investigations, and provide feedback to nurses about mitigation plans. The present work sought to iteratively test and refine the nascent intervention. Methods: Set at a large US academic hospital, this work had 3 phases: (A) proof-of-concept testing on 2 nursing units, exploring potential feasibility and acceptability; (B) iterative refinements to intervention design and implementation plans; and (C) structured pilot testing on one nursing unit to produce descriptive and qualitative data related to the feasibility and acceptability of the refined intervention, and feasibility of future outcome measures. Results: Proof-of-concept testing demonstrated the feasibility of intervention elements and nurses’ enthusiasm. Incorporating iterative refinements, the structured pilot testing reaffirmed the feasibility of implementing the full SAFE Loop intervention and of collecting outcome data. Qualitative interviews after the pilot reaffirmed intervention acceptability. Conclusions: The SAFE Loop shows promise as an approach to enhancing hospital incident reporting systems. The present work illustrates how patient safety leaders can build from an initial intervention design toward a refined design and implementation plan, with demonstrated acceptability to stakeholders and feasible implementation.
Patient and clinician perspectives on misgendering in healthcare
Kyle Okamuro, Alan Card, Hanna J Barton, Falisha Kanji, Victor Trasvina, Jill Blumenthal, Tara Cohen, Jennifer T Anger
BMJ Quality and Safety, 2026
PurposeMisgendering of transgender and non-binary (TGNB) individuals in healthcare settings can lead to worsened mental and physical health outcomes and decreased utilisation of care. Few studies have investigated the factors that contribute to this phenomenon. The purpose of this study was to apply qualitative methods to explore sources of misgendering, its perceived impact, prevention strategies and clinician responses to accidentally misgendering a patient, as identified by TGNB patients and gender-affirming care clinicians.MethodsBetween April and June 2022, 20 semi-structured interviews were performed at an academic medical centre in Southern California. Participants were recruited via purposive sampling and included: (1) TGNB patients (n=8) recruited from an interdisciplinary gender-affirming urological practice and (2) gender-affirming care clinicians (n=12) recruited from a regional interdisciplinary Gender Health conference, three of whom identified as TGNB. Interviews were conducted in person or virtually using an open-ended topic guide, audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Inductive thematic analysis was performed by two independent study personnel who hand-coded the transcripts.ResultsFour overarching themes were identified: (1) misgendering originates from multiple sources, (2) misgendering discourages individual access to healthcare, creates community hesitation and its perceived impact is modified by setting and intentionality, (3) building a gender-affirming healthcare system requires integration of behaviour, policy and technology and (4) clinicians respond to accidental misgendering by acknowledging, apologising, advancing and acting.ConclusionOur data suggest that misgendering arises from both interpersonal communication and structural factors within healthcare systems, leading to perceived harm and diminished TGNB access to health services. Any potential solution to reduce this phenomenon will require a multifaceted approach integrating behavioural, technological and institutional policy strategies with system-level implementation efforts.
Psychosocial Safety Is Patient Safety: Gender-affirming Care as an Exemplar for Health Equity
Hanna J. Barton, Tara N. Cohen, Falisha F. Kanji, Victor Trasvina, Jennifer T. Anger, Alan J. Card
Journal of Patient Safety, 2026
Objective: Traditional patient safety has predominantly focused on preventing direct physical harm, such as falls and infections, often neglecting a critical aspect of safety: psychosocial safety. Yet preventable psychosocial harm—including the affective experience of pain; emotional harm; or social harm that may involve reputational, relational, or economic injuries—represents a pervasive threat to patient well-being that warrants research efforts and practice changes commensurate with the scope of the problem. Minoritized populations, particularly transgender and gender nonconforming (TGGN) patients, face heightened risks of psychosocial harm due to systemic biases and discrimination within health care systems. Methods: In this article, we focus on the experiences of TGGN patients to illustrate the pervasive nature of psychosocial harm and the urgent need for patient-centered care, which, in the case of TGGN care, is gender-affirming care. Results: We identify the need for systemic solutions to address psychosocial safety, including inclusive policies, education, and engagement with TGGN communities. We recommend taking a human-centered design approach to health care that prioritizes the needs of minoritized populations and aims to eliminate structural stigma. Conclusion: By integrating psychosocial safety into the broader patient safety framework, health care systems can create more equitable and compassionate environments that promote the well-being of all patients. There is no patient safety without psychosocial safety, and there is no psychosocial safety without equity.
Say My Name: Personal Recognition and Psychological Safety in the Operating Room
Tara N. Cohen, Bruce L. Gewertz, Maurice M. Garcia, Michael Nurok
Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2026
What Saves a Patient? A Human Factors Approach to Understanding Near Misses in the ICU
Harshini Ravi, Aleeque Marselian, Falisha Kanji, Tara N. Cohen
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 2026
Beyond Awareness: Building Human Factors Capability in Healthcare Through Shared Resources
Tara N. Cohen, Yuval Bitan
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 2026
Uncovering safety risks across multispecialty: A Human Factor Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) based observational study in cardiovascular, orthopedic, trauma care, and neurosurgical environments
Asfand Khan, Tara Cohen, Scott A. Shappell, Albert J. Boquet
Journal of Healthcare Risk Management the Journal of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, 2026
Reframing Safety: Human Factors for Safer, Smarter, Human-Centered Health Care
Asfand Khan, Aimen Farooq, Albert J. Boquet, Tara N. Cohen
Journal of Patient Safety, 2026
Trials and Tribulations of a Urinary Incontinence Screening Tool
Falisha F. Kanji, Tara Cohen, Claire S. Burton, Catherine Bresee, Joshua Pevnick, Teryl Nuckols, Neil Wenger, Jennifer T. Anger
Urogynecology, 2026
The perceived impact of executive order 14183 on transgender and nonbinary U.S. Service members
Kyle Okamuro, Andres R. Schneeberger, Hanna J. Barton, Cony Mardonez-Segovia, Victor Trasvina, Sweta Parija, Tara N. Cohen, Alan J. Card, Jennifer T. Anger
International Journal of Transgender Health, 2026
Developing a high-fidelity trauma surgery simulation to enhance team performance: Lessons learned from a complex implementation
Tara N. Cohen, Aleeque Marselian, Falisha Kanji, Harshini Ravi, Russell Metcalfe Smith, Brett Dodd, Elizabeth H. Lazzara, Joseph R. Keebler, Ryan Perlman, Bruce L. Gewertz, Galinos Barmparas, and
Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 2026
Uncovering Latent Failures Using Human Factors Approach as a Diagnostic Tool for Quality Improvement in Orthopedic Surgery
Asfandyar Khan, Tara Cohen, Scott A. Shappell, Albert J. Boquet
American Journal of Medical Quality the Official Journal of the American College of Medical Quality, 2025
The TRANS-SAFE Patient Safety Learning Laboratory: A Protocol for Systems Improvement for Psychosocial Safety in Transgender Care
Tara N. Cohen, Jennifer T. Anger, Hanna Barton, Jill Blumenthal, Amanda Gosman, Falisha Kanji, Rai Khamisa, Jejo Koola, Priya Lewis, Maja Marinkovic, Bixby Marino-Kibbee, Maxwell Moore, Kyle Okamuro, Shanaya Sidhu, Victor Trasvina, Florin Vaida, Alan J. Card
Journal of Patient Safety, 2025
Pre-Op Pitfalls: Investigating Delays in Surgical Start Times at A Large Medical Center
Harshini Ravi, Aleeque Marselian, Falisha Kanji, Tara Cohen
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2025
Under pressure: Live observation of ergonomic challenges in the operating room
Julie Hallet, Raman Sohi, Sapna Sriram, Shannon Dales, Anna Ding, et al.
British Journal of Surgery, 2025
Training Hospital Nurses to Write Detailed Narratives and Describe Contributing Factors in Incident Reports: The SAFER Education Program
Tara N Cohen, T. K. Nuckols, Carl T Berdahl, E. Seferian, Sara G. McCleskey, A. Henreid, Donna Leang, Maria Andrea Lupera, Bernice L. Coleman
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 2025
Gaps in Workplace Injury Reporting Among Physicians to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Andrew T. Gabrielson, Kristin Chrouser, M. Susan Hallbeck, Tara Cohen, Claudia Corwin
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2025
The Application of Human Factors Approaches to Improve Safety, Efficiency and Well-being in Urology: A Systematic Scoping Review
Tara N. Cohen, Falisha F. Kanji, Jennifer T. Anger
Urology, 2024
Rethinking Surgical Safety: Investigating the Impact of Gamified Training on Severe Flow Disruptions in Surgery
Tara Cohen, Falisha Kanji, Jennifer Zamudio, Catherine Breese, Ray Avenido, Christine Yoshizawa, Stephanie Bartkowicz, Kenneth Catchpole, Jennifer Anger
Journal of Patient Safety, 2024
The impact of resident training on robotic operative times: is there a July Effect?
Falisha F. Kanji, Eunice Choi, Kai B. Dallas, Raymund Avenido, Juzar Jamnagerwalla, Stephanie Pannell, Karyn Eilber, Ken Catchpole, Tara N. Cohen, Jennifer T. Anger
Journal of Robotic Surgery, 2024
Challenges With Robot-Assisted Surgery Setup for Complex Minimally Invasive Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
Falisha F. Kanji, Aleeque Marselian, Miguel Burch, Monica Jain, Tara N. Cohen
American Surgeon, 2024
Author Correction: The IDEAL framework for surgical robotics: development, comparative evaluation and long-term monitoring (Nature Medicine, (2024), 30, 1, (61-75), 10.1038/s41591-023-02732-7)
Hani J. Marcus, Pedro T. Ramirez, Danyal Z. Khan, Hugo Layard Horsfall, John G. Hanrahan, Simon C. Williams, David J. Beard, Rani Bhat, Ken Catchpole, Andrew Cook, Katrina Hutchison, Janet Martin, Tom Melvin, Danail Stoyanov, Maroeska Rovers, Nicholas Raison, Prokar Dasgupta, David Noonan, Deborah Stocken, Georgia Sturt, Anne Vanhoestenberghe, Baptiste Vasey, Peter McCulloch, Aswin Chari, Fanny Ficuciello, Effy Vayena, Christopher Baber, Marco Zenati, Alan Kuntz, Karen Kerr, Nigel Horwood, Katherine Anderon, Ka-Wai Kwok, Rich Mahoney, Bill Peine, Ferdinando Rodriquez Y. Baena, Pietro Valdastri, Richard Leparmentier, Len Evans, Rebecca Langley, Garnette Sutherland, Sanju Lama, Naeem Soomro, Justin Collins, Mario M. Leitao, James Kinross, Alvin Goh, Bernard Park, Matthias Weigl, Rebecca Randell, Steven Yule, Duncan McPherson, Laura Pickup, Richard Skipworth, Jennifer Anger, Denny Yu, Lora Cavuoto, Ann Bisantz, Tara Cohen, Mirre Scholte, Guy Maddern, Laura Sampietro-Colom, Alane Clark, Tammy J. Clifford, Belen Corbacho, Cynthia Iglesias, Janneke Grutters, Katrina Hutchinson, Lesley Booth, Heather Draper, Len Evans, Sarah Goering, Alexander A. Kon, Rebecca Langley, Rob Sparrow, Kamran Ahmed, Deena Harji, Teodor Grantcharov, Lars Konge, Art Sedrakyan, Joel Horowitz, Arsenio Paez, , , , , , , , , and
Nature Medicine, 2024
Human Factors Integration in Robotic Surgery
Ken Catchpole, Tara Cohen, Myrtede Alfred, Sam Lawton, Falisha Kanji, Daniel Shouhed, Lynne Nemeth, Jennifer Anger
Human Factors, 2024
Why can’t we improve turnover time? A systematic review
Tara N. Cohen, Falisha F. Kanji, Jennifer Zamudio, Daniel Shouhed, Bruce L. Gewertz, Harry C. Sax
World Journal of Surgery, 2024
Medication Safety Event Reporting: Factors That Contribute to Safety Events During Times of Organizational Stress
Tara N. Cohen, Carl T. Berdahl, Bernice L. Coleman, Edward G. Seferian, Andrew J. Henreid, Donna W. Leang, Teryl K. Nuckols
Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 2024
The IDEAL framework for surgical robotics: development, comparative evaluation and long-term monitoring
Hani J. Marcus, Pedro T. Ramirez, Danyal Z. Khan, Hugo Layard Horsfall, John G. Hanrahan, Simon C. Williams, David J. Beard, Rani Bhat, Ken Catchpole, Andrew Cook, Katrina Hutchison, Janet Martin, Tom Melvin, Danail Stoyanov, Maroeska Rovers, Nicholas Raison, Prokar Dasgupta, David Noonan, Deborah Stocken, Georgia Sturt, Anne Vanhoestenberghe, Baptiste Vasey, Peter McCulloch, , , Aswin Chari, Fanny Ficuciello, Effy Vayena, Christopher Baber, Marco Zenati, Alan Kuntz, Karen Kerr, Nigel Horwood, , Katherine Anderon, Ka-Wai Kwok, Rich Mahoney, Bill Peine, Ferdinando Rodriquez Y. Baena, Pietro Valdastri, Richard Leparmentier, Len Evans, Rebecca Langley, , Garnette Sutherland, Sanju Lama, Naeem Soomro, Justin Collins, Mario M. Leitao, James Kinross, Alvin Goh, Bernard Park, , Matthias Weigl, Rebecca Randell, Steven Yule, Duncan McPherson, Laura Pickup, Richard Skipworth, Jennifer Anger, Denny Yu, Lora Cavuoto, Ann Bisantz, Tara Cohen, , Mirre Scholte, Guy Maddern, Laura Sampietro-Colom, Alane Clark, Tammy J. Clifford, Belen Corbacho, Cynthia Iglesias, Janneke Grutters, , Katrina Hutchinson, Lesley Booth, Heather Draper, Len Evans, Sarah Goering, Alexander A. Kon, Rebecca Langley, Rob Sparrow, , Kamran Ahmed, Deena Harji, Teodor Grantcharov, Lars Konge, , Art Sedrakyan, Joel Horowitz, Arsenio Paez
Nature Medicine, 2024
Association of Parental Status and Gender With Burden of Multidisciplinary Tumor Boards Among Oncology Physicians
Brittney L. Chau, Jonnby S. LaGuardia, Sungjin Kim, Samuel C. Zhang, Eric Pletcher, Nina N. Sanford, Ann C. Raldow, Lisa Singer, Jun Gong, Sukhmani K. Padda, Mitchell Kamrava, Tara Cohen, Devarati Mitra, Katelyn M. Atkins
JAMA Network Open, 2023
The POCKET study: personal-device-based point-of-care-ultrasound versus standard ultrasound machine use for inpatient obstetric workflow: a time and motion study
Cecilia B. Leggett, Tara Cohen, Erica Sauro, Melissa S. Wong
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Mfm, 2023
Comparing the Safety Action Feedback and Engagement (SAFE) Loop with an established incident reporting system: Study protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial
Carl T. Berdahl, Andrew J. Henreid, Tara N. Cohen, Bernice L. Coleman, Edward G. Seferian, Donna Leang, Sungjin Kim, Marcio A. Diniz, Matthew Grissinger, Karen Kaiser, Sara McCleskey, Xi Zhu, Teryl K. Nuckols
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2023
Understanding ultrarare adverse events - Lessons learned from a twelve-year review of intraoperative deaths at an academic medical center
Tara N. Cohen, Falisha F. Kanji, Andrew S. Wang, Edward G. Seferian, Harry C. Sax, Bruce L. Gewertz
American Journal of Surgery, 2023
Demands of surgical teams in robotic-assisted surgery: An assessment of intraoperative workload within different surgical specialties
Jennifer Zamudio, Jeffrey Woodward, Falisha F. Kanji, Jennifer T. Anger, Ken Catchpole, Tara N. Cohen
American Journal of Surgery, 2023
Female sexual health digital resources: women and health care providers need more options
Alexandra Dubinskaya, John R Heard, Eunice Choi, Tara Cohen, Jennifer Anger, Karyn Eilber, Victoria Scott
Sexual Medicine Reviews, 2023
Identifying Workflow Disruptions in Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery: Elucidating Challenges Experienced by Surgical Teams
Jennifer Zamudio, Falisha F. Kanji, Connor Lusk, Daniel Shouhed, Barry R. Sanchez, Ken Catchpole, Jennifer T. Anger, Tara N. Cohen
Obesity Surgery, 2023
Planning an Escape: Considerations for the Development of Applied Escape Rooms
Shawn M. Doherty, Andrew C. Griggs, Elizabeth H. Lazzara, Joseph R. Keebler, Bruce L. Gewertz, Tara N. Cohen
Simulation and Gaming, 2023
Unlocking the Methodology of Escape Rooms: Considerations for Conducting Applied Escape Rooms in Research
Andrew C. Griggs, Elizabeth H. Lazzara, Shawn M. Doherty, Joseph R. Keebler, Bruce L. Gewertz, Tara N. Cohen
Simulation and Gaming, 2022
A Novel Approach for Engagement in Team Training in High-Technology Surgery: The Robotic-Assisted Surgery Olympics
Tara N. Cohen, Jennifer T. Anger, Falisha F. Kanji, Jennifer Zamudio, Elise DeForest, Connor Lusk, Ray Avenido, Christine Yoshizawa, Stephanie Bartkowicz, Lynne S. Nemeth, Ken Catchpole
Journal of Patient Safety, 2022
A better way: training for direct observations in healthcare
Myrtede Alfred, John Del Gaizo, Falisha Kanji, Samuel Lawton, Ashley Caron, Lynne S Nemeth, A V Alekseyenko, Daniel Shouhed, Stephen Savage, Jennifer T Anger, Ken Catchpole, Tara Cohen
BMJ Quality and Safety, 2022
Addressing misconceptions of flow disruption studies in “Is non-stop always better? Examining assumptions behind the concept of flow disruptions in studies of robot-assisted surgery”
Ken Catchpole, Connor Lusk, Matthias Weigl, Jennifer Anger, Tara Cohen
Journal of Robotic Surgery, 2022
The Application of Human Factors Engineering to Reduce Operating Room Turnover in Robotic Surgery
Tara N. Cohen, Jennifer T. Anger, Kevin Shamash, Kenneth R. Catchpole, Raymund Avenido, Eric J. Ley, Bruce L. Gewertz, Daniel Shouhed
World Journal of Surgery, 2022
A Human Factors Approach to Vaginal Retained Foreign Objects
Tara N. Cohen, Falisha F. Kanji, Colby Souders, Alexandra Dubinskaya, Karyn S. Eilber, Harry Sax, Jennifer T. Anger
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 2022
Understanding the "swiss Cheese Model" and Its Application to Patient Safety
Douglas A. Wiegmann, Laura J. Wood, Tara N. Cohen, Scott A. Shappell
Journal of Patient Safety, 2022
Using the National Aeronautics Space Administration Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) in surgery: Considerations for use “in the wild”
Jennifer Zamudio, Ken Catchpole, Falisha Kanji, Jennifer Anger, Tara Cohen
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2022
Using flow disruptions to understand healthcare system safety: A systematic review of observational studies
Tara N. Cohen, Douglas A. Wiegmann, Falisha F. Kanji, Myrtede Alfred, Jennifer T. Anger, Ken R. Catchpole
Applied Ergonomics, 2022
Barriers to safety and efficiency in robotic surgery docking
Lucy Cofran, Tara Cohen, Myrtede Alfred, Falisha Kanji, Eunice Choi, Stephen Savage, Jennifer Anger, Ken Catchpole
Surgical Endoscopy, 2022
Applying a Human Factors Approach to Improve Patient Experience with Sacral Neuromodulation
Tara N. Cohen, Falisha F. Kanji, Claire S. Burton, Deven C. Patel, A. Lenore Ackerman, Karyn S. Eilber, Jennifer T. Anger
Urology, 2021
A Theoretical Model of Flow Disruptions for the Anesthesia Team during Cardiovascular Surgery
Albert Boquet, Tara Cohen, Fawaaz Diljohn, Jennifer Cabrera, Scott Reeves, Scott Shappell
Journal of Patient Safety, 2021
Room size influences flow in robotic-assisted surgery
Falisha Kanji, Tara Cohen, Myrtede Alfred, Ashley Caron, Samuel Lawton, Stephen Savage, Daniel Shouhed, Jennifer T. Anger, Ken Catchpole
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
Assessment of Emotional Outcomes of Intraoperative Death on Surgical Team Members
Tara N. Cohen, Andrew S. Wang, Edward G. Seferian, Harry C. Sax, Bruce L. Gewertz
JAMA Surgery, 2021
Advancing team cohesion: Using an escape room as a novel approach
Tara N Cohen, Andrew C Griggs, Falisha F Kanji, Kate A Cohen, Elizabeth H Lazzara, Joseph R Keebler, Bruce L Gewertz
Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management, 2021
Patient and Provider Experience with Telemedicine in a Urology Practice: Identifying Opportunities for Improvement
Tara N. Cohen, Eunice Choi, Falisha F. Kanji, Victoria C. S. Scott, Karyn S. Eilber, Jennifer T. Anger
Urology Practice, 2021
Work-system interventions in robotic-assisted surgery: a systematic review exploring the gap between challenges and solutions
Falisha Kanji, Ken Catchpole, Eunice Choi, Myrtede Alfred, Kate Cohen, Daniel Shouhed, Jennifer Anger, Tara Cohen
Surgical Endoscopy, 2021
The Effects of Flow Disruptions on RN Circulators
Tara N. Cohen, Albert J. Boquet
AORN Journal, 2021
Personal Communication Devices among Surgeons - Exploring the Empowerment/Enslavement Paradox
Tara N. Cohen, Monica Jain, Bruce L. Gewertz
JAMA Surgery, 2021
Using Broken Windows Theory as the Backdrop for a Proactive Approach to Threat Identification in Health Care
Albert J. Boquet, Tara N. Cohen, Jennifer S. Cabrera, Tracy L. Litzinger, Kevin A. Captain, Michael A. Fabian, Steven G. Miles, Scott A. Shappell
Journal of Patient Safety, 2021
Identifying Opportunities to Improve Patient Experience With Sacral Neuromodulation: A Human Factors Approach
Tara N. Cohen, Kate A. Cohen, Claire S. Burton, Falisha F. Kanji, Sarah E. Francis, Deven C. Patel, A. Lenore Ackerman, Karyn S. Eilber, Jennifer T. Anger
Urology, 2021
A Human Factors Approach to Surgical Patient Safety
Tara N. Cohen, Bruce L. Gewertz, Daniel Shouhed
Surgical Clinics of North America, 2021
Using flow disruptions to examine system safety in robotic-assisted surgery: Protocol for a stepped wedge crossover design
Myrtede C Alfred, Tara N Cohen, Kate A Cohen, Falisha F Kanji, Eunice Choi, John Del Gaizo, Lynne S Nemeth, Alexander V Alekseyenko, Daniel Shouhed, Stephen J Savage, Jennifer T Anger, Ken Catchpole
Jmir Research Protocols, 2021
Development of a Team Role Behavior Observation Tool: Insights and Considerations for Future Research
Andrew C. Griggs, Jordan E. Rogers, Logan M. Gisick, Elizabeth H. Lazzara, Joseph R. Keebler, Tara N. Cohen
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2021
Discovering the barriers to efficient robotic operating room turnover time: perceptions vs. reality
Tara N. Cohen, Jennifer T. Anger, Kevin Shamash, Kate A. Cohen, Yosef Nasseri, Sarah E. Francis, Maureen Fimpler, Raymund Avenido, Bruce L. Gewertz, Daniel Shouhed
Journal of Robotic Surgery, 2020
Exploring Human Factors in Trauma
Eric J. Ley, Tara N. Cohen
Human Factors in Surgery Enhancing Safety and Flow in Patient Care, 2020
Final Thoughts
Tara N. Cohen, Eric J. Ley, Bruce L. Gewertz
Human Factors in Surgery Enhancing Safety and Flow in Patient Care, 2020
Human factors in surgery: Enhancing safety and flow in patient care
Tara Cohen, Eric J. Ley, Bruce L. Gewertz
Human Factors in Surgery Enhancing Safety and Flow in Patient Care, 2020
Human Factors Principles of Surgery
Tara N. Cohen, Eric J. Ley, Bruce L. Gewertz
Human Factors in Surgery Enhancing Safety and Flow in Patient Care, 2020
Using Escape Rooms for Conducting Team Research: Understanding Development, Considerations, and Challenges
Tara N. Cohen, Andrew C. Griggs, Joseph R. Keebler, Elizabeth H. Lazzara, Shawn M. Doherty, Falisha F. Kanji, Bruce L. Gewertz
Simulation and Gaming, 2020
Characteristics, Burden, and Necessity of Inpatient Consults for Academic and Private Practice Urologists
Hanson Zhao, Alan Quach, Tara Cohen, Jennifer T. Anger
Urology, 2020
ROBOTIC ASSISTED SURGERY: THE GAP BETWEEN CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
Falisha Kanji, Kate Cohen, Tara Cohen, Myrtede Alfred, Daniel Shouhed, Jennifer Anger, Ken Catchpole
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2020
Flow disruptions in robotic-assisted abdominal sacrocolpopexy: does robotic surgery introduce unforeseen challenges for gynecologic surgeons?
Colby P. Souders, Ken Catchpole, Alex Hannemann, Ronit Lyon, Karyn S. Eilber, Catherine Bresee, Tara Cohen, Matthias Weigl, Jennifer T. Anger
International Urogynecology Journal, 2019
High rates of unrecognized bladder overdistension among in-hospital patients with acute urinary retention: A quality problem
Hanson Zhao, Andrew Chen, Tara N. Cohen, Jennifer T. Anger
Urology Practice, 2019
Imaging utilization affects negative appendectomy rates in appendicitis: An ACS-NSQIP study
Joshua Tseng, Tara Cohen, Nicolas Melo, Rodrigo F. Alban
American Journal of Surgery, 2019
Performance improvement in surgery
Rodrigo F. Alban, Emily C. Anania, Tara N. Cohen, Peter J. Fabri, Bruce L. Gewertz, Monica Jain, Jeffrey K. Jopling, Paul M. Maggio, Juan A. Sanchez, Harry C. Sax
Current Problems in Surgery, 2019
A data-driven approach to team training for nurses in a level II trauma center
Tracy L. Litzinger, Tara N. Cohen, Jennifer S. Cabrera, Kevin A. Captain, Michael A. Fabian, Steven G. Miles, Scott A. Shappell, Albert J. Boquet
Journal of Trauma Nursing, 2019
Using HFACS-Healthcare to Identify Systemic Vulnerabilities During Surgery
Tara N. Cohen, Sarah E. Francis, Douglas A. Wiegmann, Scott A. Shappell, Bruce L. Gewertz
American Journal of Medical Quality, 2018
Distracted doctoring: The role of personal electronic devices in the operating room
Tara N. Cohen, Scott A. Shappell, Scott T. Reeves, Albert J. Boquet
Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management, 2018
Proactive Safety Management in Trauma Care: Applying the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System
Tara N. Cohen, Jennifer S. Cabrera, Tracy L. Litzinger, Kevin A. Captain, Michael A. Fabian, Steven G. Miles, Scott T. Reeves, Scott A. Shappell, Albert J. Boquet
Journal for Healthcare Quality, 2018
Coding Human Factors Observations in Surgery
Tara N. Cohen, Douglas A. Wiegmann, Scott T. Reeves, Albert J. Boquet, Scott A. Shappell
American Journal of Medical Quality, 2017
Flow disruptions impacting the surgeon during cardiac surgery: Defining the boundaries of the error space
Albert J. Boquet, Tara N. Cohen, Scott T. Reeves, Scott A. Shappell
Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management, 2017
Identifying workflow disruptions in the cardiovascular operating room
T. N. Cohen, J. S. Cabrera, O. D. Sisk, K. L. Welsh, J. H. Abernathy, S. T. Reeves, D. A. Wiegmann, S. A. Shappell, A. J. Boquet
Anaesthesia, 2016
Intelligent Emergency Department: Validation of Sociometers to Study Workload
Denny Yu, Renaldo C. Blocker, Mustafa Y. Sir, M. Susan Hallbeck, Thomas R. Hellmich, Tara Cohen, David M. Nestler, Kalyan S. Pasupathy
Journal of Medical Systems, 2016
Assessment of the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS): Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability
Awatef Ergai, Tara Cohen, Julia Sharp, Doug Wiegmann, Anand Gramopadhye, Scott Shappell
Safety Science, 2016
Comparison of provider experience with two patient examination tables
Amro Abdelrahman, Denny Yu, Tara Cohen, Susan Hallbeck, Sandra Woolley
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2016
Evaluating the reliability of the human factors analysis and classification system
Tara N. Cohen, Douglas A. Wiegmann, Scott A. Shappell
Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance, 2015

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