A5042103342- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- CAR-T cell therapy research
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Child Abuse and Related Trauma
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
- Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology
- Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases
- Media Influence and Health
University of California, San Diego
2019-2025
Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego
2019-2023
University of California System
2022
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2016
University of Washington
2006-2008
Seattle University
2006
FMC (United States)
1989
Medication errors and adverse drug events are common in the pediatric population. Limited English proficiency low health literacy have been associated with decreased medication adherence, increased errors, worse outcomes. This study explores parental factors affecting management underserved communities.Using qualitative methods, we identified believed to affect among parents. We conducted focus group discussions between December 2019 September 2020. recruited parents care professionals from...
Lemierre's syndrome (LS) or jugular vein suppurative thrombophlebitis is well described in literature. The organisms most often responsible are Fusobacterium necrophorum anaerobic flora. We present a case of LS with an atypical microbiologic cause, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. also retrospective review all cases from our institution and identified 2 additional children caused by S.
To assess pediatric providers' perceptions on viral testing and to determine barriers minimizing respiratory (RVT) in bronchiolitis.A single-center, cross-sectional study was conducted included 6 focus group discussions with providers. Questions were focused identifying factors associated obtaining RVT. Focus transcribed verbatim coded for emergent themes.Clinicians report that they themselves do not typically obtain RVT otherwise healthy patients bronchiolitis. The most commonly cited...
Medical child abuse is a complex form of maltreatment with powerful and long-lasting impacts on the overall health affected children. The complexity this condition renders it challenging for clinicians to recognize its presence intervene appropriately. failure medical systems identify deescalate care in can result grievous patient harm. Although literature provides limited guidance how address these multifaceted cases, several studies advocate multidisciplinary approach. Following severe...
Tobacco smoke exposure leads to numerous adverse health effects in children. Providing cessation interventions caregivers who during pediatric hospitalizations can help protect children from such exposure. Both registered nurses (RNs) and respiratory therapists (RTs) are well positioned provide these interventions. Little is known about their rates of participation efforts. Our objective was compare the attitudes practice RNs versus RTs evaluate relative cessation-intervention practices...
The Clinical Effort Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure (CEASE) is an evidence-based framework that increases pediatric providers’ ability to address secondhand smoke exposure of minors. Physician champions at 4 University California sites conducted regular 1-hour didactic trainings on CEASE principles residents as part a longitudinal curriculum. At the conclusion academic year, 111 284 (39%) completed anonymous survey. CEASE-trained reported significantly higher rates than untrained...
BACKGROUND The Clinical Effort Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure (CEASE) is an evidence-based framework that increases pediatric providers' ability to address secondhand smoke exposure (SHSE) through three effective techniques curb caregiver smoking: screening for SHSE, assisting with quitting motivational interviewing and prescribing nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), referring those who a quitline. Despite the adverse health outcomes children exposed resident training programs do not...
Background Second and third hand smoke exposure is a major issue in pediatrics. Growing evidence supports smoking cessation interventions pediatric hospitals. Little known about the role of inpatient nurses (RN’s) respiratory therapists (RT’s) for parents caregivers hospitalized children. Purpose We seek to improve our understanding nurse attitudes activities around during child’s hospitalization. Aim 1: Identify compare current …
Background Promoting smoke-free home policies have been a key public health strategy credited with declining rates of cigarette initiation. Awareness risk for initiation new products such as e-cigarettes, nicotine dependence, and serious consequences has led legislators, clinicians, parents to discuss how best protect adolescents from using. Parental monitoring enforcement rules shown influence adolescent behaviors. Methods This is secondary analysis the Population Assessment Tobacco Health...