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In a new Research Brief in Hospital Pediatrics, a team of researchers from Clinical Futures, including Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP, Chén Kenyon, MD, MSHP, Chris Feudtner, MD, PhD, MPH, and Alexander Fiks, MD, MSCE, aimed to explore the prevalence of social needs reported by caregivers of hospitalized children with CCCs. Their findings support the…
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In this video, part of our Clinical Conversations Series, Brian Jenssen, MD, MSHP, an expert from Clinical Futures, provides a comprehensive overview of his recent research on youth tobacco use.
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Maternal health in the United States continues to be a significant public health crisis, and is more prevalent among neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents. Researchers believe this may be due to these parents prioritizing their infant's health over their own. Clinical futures researchers were part of a team that developed a care model called Postpartum Care in the NICU (PeliCaN) to address the challenges faced in postpartum care by incorporating on-site doula and midwifery care into the postpartum care model.
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In the United States, pneumonia is a significant health concern for children. Although it is less common than other respiratory infections, it stands as a leading cause of childhood hospitalizations. According to data from the National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP), approximately 1.7% of emergency department visits among children aged 0-1 years, 2.4% among children aged 2-4 years, and 1.5% among children aged 5-17 years, are attributed to pneumonia.
Researchers from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, in collaboration with University of Utah Health and Children's…
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The study found that higher levels of parental stress, a greater parental perception of child anxiety, and higher pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) were all independently linked to a worse quality of life of pediatric heart transplant recipients.
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The clinician-focused components of the CICU TALC intervention aim to optimize the skills and participation of all team members in both the pre-family meeting huddle and the subsequent family meeting. This study aims to evaluate the effects of these clinician-focused elements.
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Urban racial and ethnic minority children are disproportionately affected by asthma. In fact, they are three times more likely to be hospitalized and five times more likely to die from asthma compared to their non-minority peers. While many factors contribute to these disparities, low adherence to preventative asthma medications is well-documented, and there is potential for improvement.
A research team from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, which includes Clinical Futures' Core Faculty Members Drs. Chén C. Kenyon, Victoria Miller, Tyra Bryant-Stephens, Joseph Zorc, and Chris…
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The 2025 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting will be held April 24-28 in Honolulu, Hawaii. This event is organized to connect the global academic pediatric community to advance scientific discovery and promote innovation in child and adolescent health.
This year, Clinical Futures and PolicyLab will be represented by more than 33 members, presenting a variety of disciplines and research areas. Of these, 21 presenters are members of Clinical Futures, 12 of whom are also affiliated with PolicyLab.
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This monthly list highlights key news, announcements, and research from Clinical Futures' faculty.
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A team of CHOP researchers were awarded a Smoking Treatment Accreditation Recognition (STAR) for their work on integrating a Clinical Decision Support (CDS) tool called eCEASE, which connects families to tobacco cessation services within CHOP’s Primary Care Network.
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Young patients with heart disease experience a host of challenges to their ability to participate in and enjoy age-appropriate activities, which is reflected in well documented differences between their health-related quality of life (HRQOL) compared to peers. Pediatric/congenital cardiac catheterization laboratory (PCCL) procedures are an important part of the effective diagnosis and treatment of many young patients with cardiac disease but necessarily is stressful and carries risk of potential harm. The impact of PCCL procedures on HRQOL has not been previously evaluated.
