Jared W. Henricksen

Jared W. Henricksen, MD, MS-HPEd

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Children's Hospital

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Salt Lake City
801-662-1000

  • Dr. Henricksen, a Utah native, earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and completed his Pediatric Residency at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He further specialized in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine through a Fellowship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Additionally, he holds an MS-HPEd degree from the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston.

    Board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Henricksen serves as a Professor of Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics’ Division of Critical Care in the University of Utah Health system. Concurrently, he is the Medical Director of the Intermountain Health Simulation Consortium.

    To improve patient safety and quality care initiatives, Dr. Henricksen's academic pursuits encompass demonstrating the value of simulation in healthcare. His specific objectives include refining educational and team training, honing procedural techniques, fostering relationship management skills, instilling leadership and communication proficiency, and nurturing a culture of high reliability and psychological safety within hospital settings. Dr. Henricksen views the integration of simulation as instrumental in transforming healthcare organizations into dynamic and reliable learning institutions.

    Specialties

  • Dr. Henricksen, a Utah native, earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and completed his Pediatric Residency at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He further specialized in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine through a Fellowship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Additionally, he holds an MS-HPEd degree from the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston.

    Board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Henricksen serves as a Professor of Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics’ Division of Critical Care in the University of Utah Health system. Concurrently, he is the Medical Director of the Intermountain Health Simulation Consortium.

    To improve patient safety and quality care initiatives, Dr. Henricksen's academic pursuits encompass demonstrating the value of simulation in healthcare. His specific objectives include refining educational and team training, honing procedural techniques, fostering relationship management skills, instilling leadership and communication proficiency, and nurturing a culture of high reliability and psychological safety within hospital settings. Dr. Henricksen views the integration of simulation as instrumental in transforming healthcare organizations into dynamic and reliable learning institutions.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Primary
    Academic Divisions Critical Care

    Education history

    Post Graduate Training Health Professions Education - MGH Institute of Health Professions MS-HPEd
    Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - LeBonheur Children's Medical Center Fellow
    Residency Pediatrics - Arizona Health Science Center Resident
    Medicine - Medical College of Wisconsin M.D.
    Undergraduate Psychology - University of Utah B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Coker, Angela Caplin, Deirdre Flaherty, Brian Pease-Romero, Stefanie Dahmen, Wendy Presson, Angela Ou, Zhining Henricksen, Jared (2023). Simulation Stress: Positive Challenge or Negative Threat? JAHSE:Pre.
    2. Troy L, Burch M, Sawicki JG, Henricksen JW (2022). Pediatric rapid response system innovations. Hosp Pract (1995), 1-6. (Read full article)
    3. Sawicki JG, Tower D, Vukin E, Workman JK, Stoddard GJ, Burch M, Bracken DR, Hall B, Henricksen JW (2021). Association Between Rapid Response Algorithms and Clinical Outcomes of Hospitalized Children. Hosp Pediatr, 11(12), 1385-1394. (Read full article)
    4. Henricksen JW, Caplin D, Hemond J, Turner KM, Madden C (2020). The Complete Clinician Model . Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent), 14(33(3)), 492-496.
    5. Henricksen JW, Troy L, Siefkes H (2020). Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Simulation Use Survey. Pediatr Crit Care Med, 21(10), e908-e914. (Read full article)
    6. Henricksen JW, Altenburg C, Reeder RW (2017). Operationalizing Healthcare Simulation Psychological Safety: A Descriptive Analysis of an Intervention. Simul Healthc, 12(5), 289-297. (Read full article)

    Book

    1. The Pediatric RRT Algorithm Committee - Jared W Henricksen, Mary Burch, Debbie Bracken, and Brooke Hall (2020). Pediatric Rapid Response Team Algorithms, 2nd Edition (2nd). (Vol. 2nd Edition). Salt Lake City, Utah: Intermountain Healthcare.
    2. The Pediatric RRT Algorithm Committee - Jared W Henricksen, Mary Burch, Debbie Bracken, and Brooke Hall (2018). Pediatric Rapid Response Team Algorithms. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intermountain Healthcare.

    Abstract

    1. Coker, Angela Caplin, Deirdre Flaherty, Brian Pease-Romero, Stefanie Dahmen, Wendy Presson, Angela Ou, Zhining Henricksen, Jared (2021). Simulation Stress: Positive Challenge or Negative Threat?  Poster presentation at the 2021 Pediatric Academic Society meeting.  [Abstract].

    Other

    1. Jared W Henricksen, Mary Burch (2020). Pediatric Rapid Response Team Algorithms [External Version] published by Intermountain Healthcare and University Health to be used during pediatric rapid response events in hospital systems other than Intermountain Healthcare. There are 8 algorithms in the publication to be used by in-patient caregivers and the Pediatric Rapid Response Team as a guide when recognizing and treating deteriorating hospitalized pediatric patients. The project is similar to the original Pediatric Rapid Response Algorithms book, but it is accessed through a QR code available at this website: https://intermountainhealthcare.org/redcapsurveys/surveys/?s=879X7933NW. Intermountain Healthcare.

    Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

    1. Kathleen Timme, Jared W Henricksen (2022). Psychology of Simulation.  Interviewed on the Teaching in Medicine podcast. [Podcast]. Teaching in Medicine. Available: https://anchor.fm/teachinginmedicine/episodes/Psychology-of-Simulation-with-Dr--Jared-Henricksen-e1gmc9b.
    2. Deirdre Caplin, Joni Hemond, and Jared Henricksen (2021). "The Complete Clinician Model”, Accelerate University of Utah Health curriculum (2021). [Web]. Accelerate, University of Utah Health. Available: https://accelerate.uofuhealth.utah.edu/improvement/the-complete-clinician-model.
    3. Jared W Henricksen (2020). The Complete Clinician Model Video script written by me with video made by Kindea Labs at my direction. This short video describes The Complete Clinician Model which emphasizes the importance of gaining and improving relationship management skills as we engage in lifelong learning. [Video]. YouTube.

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