David E. Biffar, MS, CHSOS-A

Director, Healthcare Simulation Operations

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Arizona Simulation Technology & Education Center (ASTEC) profile

Publications

2018

Hughes KE, Biffar D, Ahanonu EO, Cahir TM, Hamilton A, Sakles JC. 2018. Evaluation of an Innovative Bleeding Cricothyrotomy Model.. Cureus. 10(9):e3327. PMCID: PMC6248871 PMID: 30473960

Ng V, Plitt J, Biffar D. 2018. Development of a Novel Ultrasound-guided Peritonsillar Abscess Model for Simulation Training.. West J Emerg Med. 19(1):172-176. PMCID: PMC5785189 PMID: 29383077

2016

Grisham LM, Vickers V, Biffar DE, Prescher H, Battaglia NJ, Jarred JE, Reid SAH, Hamilton AJ. 2016. Feasibility of Air Transport Simulation Training: A Case Series.. Air Med J. 35(5):308-13. PMID: 27637443

2015

Prescher H, Grover E, Mosier J, Stolz U, Biffar DE, Hamilton AJ, Sakles JC. 2015. Telepresent intubation supervision is as effective as in-person supervision of procedurally naive operators.. Telemed J E Health. 21(3):170-5. PMID: 25490615

Hamilton AJ, Prescher H, Biffar DE, Poston RS. 2015. Simulation trainer for practicing emergent open thoracotomy procedures.. J Surg Res. 197(1):78-84. PMID: 25959836

Amini R, Kartchner JZ, Stolz LA, Biffar D, Hamilton AJ, Adhikari S. 2015. A novel and inexpensive ballistic gel phantom for ultrasound training.. World J Emerg Med. 6(3):225-8. PMCID: PMC4566015 PMID: 26401186

2014

Prescher H, Biffar DE, Galvani CA, Rozenblit JW, Hamilton AJ. 2014. Evaluation of a navigation grid to increase the efficacy of instrument movement during laparoscopic surgery.. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 24(9):656-9. PMID: 25010921

Thompson JL, Grisham LM, Scott J, Mogan C, Prescher H, Biffar D, Jarred J, Meyer RJ, Hamilton AJ. 2014. Construction of a reusable, high-fidelity model to enhance extracorporeal membrane oxygenation training through simulation.. Adv Neonatal Care. 14(2):103-9. PMID: 24675629

2011