Brian W. Pickering, M.B., B.Ch.

Location: Arizona

Primary Appointment
Anesthesiology
Academic Rank
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Summary

Brian W. Pickering, M.B., B.Ch., has been involved in the development of novel electronic interfaces for use in the intensive care unit (ICU) that facilitate reduced cognitive load, medical errors and resource utilization.

He has extensive experience in evaluating systems of health care delivery and in the delivery of quality improvements to those systems.

Focus areas

Dr. Pickering's main research interest areas include:

Health care delivery processes in the ICU and operating room
Health information technology and human performance
ICU outcomes
Practice improvement

Significance to patient care

The research of Dr. Pickering is focused on improving processes of care in the ICU to improve patient health and outcomes while reducing medical costs.

Leveraging the sophisticated electronic infrastructure available at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Pickering is developing novel user interfaces, smart alerts and reporting dashboards that will target deviations from best practice and support health care providers in delivering a consistently high level of clinical performance to the bedside.

With this work, it is anticipated that patients will suffer less error and have fewer missed diagnoses and interventions, while utilizing less health care resources.

Recent publications

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Education

Chief Fellow –
Critical Care Fellowship, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic

Specialist Registrar – Scheme Year 3-5
College of Anesthetists, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Consultant – Sessional Consultant Anesthesia
Sports Surgery Clinic

M.D. –
National University of Ireland, University College of Dublin

Specialist Registrar – Scheme Year 1-3
College of Anesthetists, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

MSc – Molecular Neuroscience
Bristol University

Clinical Research Fellowship –
Department of Anaesthesia, Bristol Royal Infirmary

Senior House Officer –
University of Dublin, Trinity College

Residency – Principal House Officer General Medicine/Accident and Emergency
Maryborough and Harvey Bay Hospitals, Wide-Bay Region

Internship – Medicine and Surgery
St. James Hospital, University of Dublin, Trinity College

MB,BCh,BAO,BA –
Medical School, University of Dublin, Trinity College

Areas of Research
Clinical informatics in intensive care

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