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A team of researchers from Clinical Futures at CHOP and ULCA previously investigated a communication intervention’s potential for reducing rates of missed opportunities (MOs) for HPV vaccination at primary care pediatric practices. In that longitudinal cluster-randomized controlled trial, online communication training successfully increased HPV…

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The vast majority of physicians work to provide care that promotes, maintains, and restores patient health in a clinical or community setting. For those who chose to work in academic hospital environments, professional expectations also include conducting research, obtaining support/funding, scholarly productivity, disseminating practice innovations, and mentorship. A key communications skill these functions require is scientific writing, but academic physicians are rarely afforded the time and resources to hone this skill.
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For physicians, defining the scope of conversation topics to be covered during an annual doctor’s visit can be difficult. Adolescent patients can present with an infinite combination of issues, questions, and scenarios, and life experiences vastly differ from patient to patient.
While many pediatricians utilize the robust documentation capabilities in their EHRs, no existing system captures the complete range of datapoints across all patient discussions. One group of physician researchers observed that data collection of preventive health visit discussions about adolescent strengths,…
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) are key sources of nutrition support for low-income children and families. Previous research has demonstrated that many eligible individuals do not receive these benefits, often because they encounter administrative barriers to accessing these programs. Previous research has also found that families are interested in receiving benefits enrollment assistance in health care settings.
A recent study explored the effects of embedding…
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For parents of children in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU), family meetings (FM) provide an opportunity for clinical updates, emotional support, and shared decision-making. But evidence is scant about how to optimize FM preparation and communications for both clinicians and parents. Parents often report feeling anxious and unprepared for FM, and clinician approaches are not standardized. A pediatric research team set out to investigate the outcomes of the co-designed intervention CICU Teams And Loved Ones Communicating (CICU TALC).
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An important element of the mission of Clinical Futures is the dissemination of research findings and recommendations as clinical research resources to translate our research into practice. Through the use of evidence-based practices and guidelines, we work to improve the high value care delivered to children in the CHOP Network and across the nation. Clinical Futures nurtures many purpose-focused collaborations that work to close the research to practice gap to improve outcomes today and informs future best practices for tomorrow. One such group that we focus on in this Q&A is the…
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The 2024 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting will be held May 2-6 in Toronto, Canada. 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 30 members, presenting a variety of disciplines and research areas. Of these, 26 presenters are members of Clinical Futures, 14 of whom are also affiliated with PolicyLab.
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Pediatric health systems often serve patients whose health journey requires more than just medical care. Many patients and families, particularly those from low-income and minoritized backgrounds, may benefit from additional services and supports to ensure they are able to keep their children healthy. These supports can take the form of social care interventions addressing a vast array of health-related social needs. For example, health systems might provide families with help paying for transportation to medical appointments, help accessing nutritious food, housing assistance and help making…
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According to the CDC, Autism Spectrum Disorder is identified in about 1 out of every 36 children, and that number is growing. Autism is an appropriate descriptor when an individual presents with differences in social communication and , restricted or repetitive interests or behaviors, which can include differences in how the individual processes sensory information (e.g., discomfort with loud noises or sensory-rich environments and/or seeking specific sensory inputs like tight hugs or spaces). It can be hard to attend to the medical and dental needs of autistic individuals because of some of…
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Despite national advances in prenatal and postpartum care, studies consistently demonstrate that Black women experience higher rates of adverse birth outcomes than other women. In many cases, adverse birth outcomes can be psychologically distressing experiences, causing long-lasting feelings of loss, depression, or stress. In a recent study, we interviewed Black women who had all had babies born preterm as part of a larger study on how to better support mother-infant dyads after preterm birth. We didn’t plan to talk about birth experiences, but many participants described these experiences…
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2023 has come to an end, but we’re looking back on what has been a productive and rewarding year for the Center. We recently celebrated one year since our Center’s renaming, finalized in October 2022. After an extraordinary year, we reflect on this journey and share some of the achievements that illustrate the many successes and critical work of our faculty, principal investigators, and research staff from the past year.