- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Mentoring and Academic Development
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Social Media in Health Education
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- School Health and Nursing Education
Sutter Health
2025
Palo Alto Institute
2018-2024
Stanford University
2023-2024
Palo Alto University
2024
Medical Research Foundation
2023
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
2019-2021
The risk of early-onset sepsis is low in well-appearing late-preterm and term infants even the setting chorioamnionitis. empirical antibiotic strategies for chorioamnionitis-exposed that are recommended by national guidelines result exposure numerous well-appearing, uninfected infants. We aimed to reduce unnecessary use through implementation a treatment approach focused on clinical presentation determine need antibiotics.Within quality-improvement framework, new was implemented March 2015....
Critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) screening was added to the US Recommended Uniform Screening Panel in 2011 and adopted by all states territories 2018. In addition reviewing key developments CCHD since initial American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) endorsement 2011, this clinical report provides 3 updated recommendations. First, a new AAP algorithm has been endorsed for use screening. Compared with original from a) passing oxygen saturation threshold ≥95% both pre- post-ductal...
Antibiotic use in well-appearing late preterm and term chorioamnionitis-exposed (CE) infants was reduced by 88% after the adoption of a care approach that focused on clinical monitoring intensive nursery to determine need for antibiotics. However, this continued separate mothers infants. We aimed reduce maternal-infant separation while continuing examination-based identify early-onset sepsis (EOS) CE infants.Within quality improvement framework, ≥35 weeks' gestation were monitored clinically...
Abstract In medicine, difficulty integrating work and home can lead to decreased job satisfaction, diminished well‐being, increased turnover. Understanding the experience of pediatric hospitalists provide insights into building a stable, long‐term workforce. We aim examine gender differences in work–life balance parental leave for physicians practicing Pediatric Hospital Medicine. Methods This was cross‐sectional survey study 1096 hospitalists. Responses were collected via an online platform...
Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have significantly influenced medical worldwide. Nevertheless, the authorship of CPGs produced by several societies has not been representative field and population they address, as women individuals from racial ethnic minority groups underrepresented authors. We hypothesized that minoritized would also be authors American Academy Pediatrics (AAP).
Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM), a field early in its development and with robust pipeline of women, is unique position to lead the way gender equity. We describe proportion women divisional fellowship leadership positions at university-based PHM programs (n = 142). When compared large, appear be underrepresented as division/program leaders (70% vs 55%; P < .001) but not directors 66%; > .05). Women proportionally represented associate/assistant roles when distribution large....
This cross-sectional study analyzes inequities in the gender of editors for 3 major pediatric journals.
Abundant disparities for women in medicine contribute to many physicians considering leaving medicine. There is a strong financial and ethical case leaders academic focus on strategies improve retention. This article focuses five immediate actions that can take enhance gender equity career satisfaction all members of the workplace.
OBJECTIVES Gender-based disparities in salary exist multiple fields of medicine. However, there is limited data examining gender inequities pediatric hospital medicine (PHM). Our primary objective was to assess whether gender-based differences PHM. The secondary if, among women, the varied on basis leadership positions or self-identified race and ethnicity. METHODS We conducted a survey-based, cross-sectional study hospitalists December 2021. outcomes were base total salary, adjusted for...
Gender-based communication differences are described in educational online communities, but have not been rigorously evaluated medical communities. Understanding gender may provide insight into disparities the profession. Our objective was to describe post frequency, content, and language styles on American Academy of Pediatrics Section Hospital Medicine (SOHM) listserv.
The care of children with primary surgical diagnoses in acute units often involves a shared and medical model (“comanagement”). There are no formal guidelines for how such programs should be structured or provided. We used modified Delphi process, including national experts pediatrics pediatric subspecialties, specialties, anesthesiology, to develop recommendations best practices comanagement community tertiary settings.
J. K. S. reports that she participates in research funded by the Binational Scientific Foundation and is an advisor for Simplifed a venture partner at Third Culture Capital. N. D. co-founder holds equity I-PASS Patient Safety Institute. A. M. has received honoraria speaking engagements.
In 2018, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) reaffirmed value diversity: “Maximizing diversity our members and leaders allows AAP to benefit from rich talents different perspectives these individuals.”1 Outside medicine, it has been shown that companies with diverse leadership make better decisions, are more innovative, ultimately perform financially.2–4 increased representation women leads patient outcomes, collaboration in research education, reduced health care costs.5–7 Without at...
<sec> <title>UNSTRUCTURED</title> Abundant disparities for women in medicine contribute to many physicians considering leaving medicine. There is a strong financial and ethical case leaders academic focus on strategies improve retention. This article focuses five immediate actions that can take enhance gender equity career satisfaction all members of the workplace. </sec>
<sec> <title>UNSTRUCTURED</title> The persistent and pervasive gender gap in health care is a fact backed by data, science, evidence. This editorial aims to describe some of the challenges that continue persist. Many strategies outlined can be implemented both locally nationally effect meaningful change work toward closing existing care. </sec>