- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Music Therapy and Health
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
2023-2025
Columbia University
2022-2025
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
2019-2024
New York Hospital Queens
2021-2022
New York University
2010
<h3>Importance</h3> Descriptions of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) experience in pediatrics will help inform clinical practices and infection prevention control for pediatric facilities. <h3>Objective</h3> To describe epidemiology, clinical, laboratory features patients with COVID-19 hospitalized at a children's hospital to compare these parameters between without severe disease. <h3>Design, Setting, Participants</h3> This retrospective review electronic medical records from...
Noah, an 18-month-old infant with trisomy 21, was brought to the emergency department for adenovirus bronchiolitis. He found meet criteria severe malnutrition, and his medical team called Child Protective Services (CPS) concern neglect. remained hospitalized 1 month while a safe discharge coordinated by CPS teams. Through this case, we explore racism as root cause of delays among children special health care needs who interact child welfare system. Our discussion delves into origins...
Social determinants of health (SDOH) contribute to racial disparities in asthma outcomes. Community worker (CHW) programs represent a promising way screen for SDOH and connect patients resources, but the impact CHW inpatient pediatric setting has been examined few studies. In this study, we aimed evaluate program children hospitalized with predominantly Hispanic community by examining rates social resource navigation.This pilot study involved intervention improve care. Patients were included...
Caring for children with medical complexity (CMC) requires specialized knowledge and skills. However, no standardized curricula are used across training programs as institutions have varying needs resources.
OBJECTIVES: The need for high-quality discharge summaries is critical to ensure safe transitions of care. Deficits may lead lapses in communication and poor outcomes. In this study, we sought characterize the completeness, accuracy, quality pediatric summaries. METHODS: A retrospective chart review 200 patients discharged from general pediatrics service July 2016 October 2017 was conducted. These were audited 7 elements: admission date, diagnosis, medications, immunizations, pending...
Accurate discharge documentation is critical to ensuring a safe and effective transition of care following hospitalization, yet many summaries do not meet consensus standards for content. A local needs assessment demonstrated gaps in 3 essential elements: diagnosis, medications, follow-up appointments. This study aimed increase the completion three elements from baseline 45% by 20 percentage points over 16 months patients discharged general pediatrics service.
Patient- and family-centered care (PFCC) describes an approach to the planning, delivery, evaluation of health that is grounded in mutually beneficial partnerships among providers, patients, families.1 This model essential pediatric practice requires ongoing partnership collaboration between physicians families which each party brings his or her expertise.2 At core PFCC effective, inclusive communication. Understanding patient’s perspective expressing empathy are key features patient...
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic led to emotional and behavioral challenges for hospitalized pediatric patients, their families, staff. Visitor restrictions, closure of patient lounges playrooms, masking requirements, enhanced isolation rules resulted in limited access typical sources psychosocial support during this traumatic event. Complementary integrative health therapies such as acupuncture related are well suited provide the humanitarian patients families need times crisis. Objective:...
Background: Paternal involvement in the lives of their children has a positive influence on child and family outcomes, including breastfeeding rates, sleep training, nutrition exercise, developmental outcomes. Much research paternal involvement, however, focuses Caucasian fathers middle high socioeconomic status (SES). Within an urban, primarily Latino, lower SES community, we seek to involve empower through education common rearing topics. Methods: Fathers were recruited collaboration with...