Research Projects |Overview
Examples of Conducted Harvard-wide Pediatric HSR Fellowship Research Projects
Exploring Continuity of Nursing Care in the PICU
HSR Fellow: Jennifer Baird PhD, MSW, MPH (2014-2016)研究项目:qualitativ Baird执行博士e study to examine continuity of nursing care in the pediatric ICU for children with chronic complex conditions from the perspective of parents and nurses. Dr. Baird published the results in Nursing Research in a paper titled “Do You Know My Child? Continuity of Nursing Care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit” available athttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=PMC4780357.
Identifying Prevalence of and Trends in Medication-Assisted Treatment & Naloxone Use for Youth with Opioid Use Disorder
HSR Fellow: Scott Hadland MD, MPH, MS (2014-2016)
Research Project: Dr. Hadland explored health care delivery systems for substance abuse in adolescents and young adults and used a large, nationally representative claims database to identify prevalence of and trends in medication-assisted treatment and naloxone use for youth with opioid use disorder. Dr. Hadland published his study in JAMA Pediatrics, “Trends in Receipt of Buprenorphine and Naltrexone for Opioid Use Disorder among Adolescents and Young Adults” available athttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=PMC5649381.
Creating a Prediction Rule for Safe Successful Neonatal Transfers
HSR Fellow: Sarah Kunz MD, MPH (2014-2016)
TResearch Project: Dr. Kunz’s first project involved using local NICU data to create a prediction rule for safe, successful retro transfer of stable infants from a Level III NICU to a lower-level unit for convalescence. The second project approached neonatal regionalization from a systems standpoint, using innovative network analysis techniques to analyze neonatal inter-hospital transports in California. Dr. Kunz recently published, “Network Analysis: A Novel Method for Mapping Neonatal Acute Transport Patterns in California” in the Journal of Perinatology available athttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=PMC5446293.
Complications of Augmentation Enterocystoplasty
HSR Fellow: Erin McNamara MD, MPH (2013-2015)
Research Project: Dr. McNamara conducted a study using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Pediatric Database looking at complications of augmentation enterocystoplasty. Dr. McNamara published her findings in the Journal of Pediatric Urology, “30-Day Morbidity after Augmentation Enterocystoplasty and Appendicovesicostomy: A NSQIP Pediatric Analysis” available athttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=PMC4540660.
Health Outcomes in Transgender Youth
HSR Fellow: Daniel Shumer MD, MPH (2013-2015)
Research Project: Dr. Shumer performed an innovative study focused on autism and gender non-conformity using data from the Nurses’ Health Study and Growing Up Today Study. Dr. Shumer published his work, “Autistic Traits in Mothers and Children Associated With Child’s Gender Nonconformity,” in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders available athttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4409522.
Examining the Effect of Dependent Coverage Expansions & an Individual Insurance Mandate on Insurance Coverage, Utilization, and Costs for Adolescents & Young Adults
HSR Fellow: Lauren Wisk PhD (2013-2015)Research Project: Dr. Wisk collaborated with mentors in the Department of Population Medicine and Boston Children’s Hospital to examine the effect of dependent coverage expansion and an individual insurance mandate on insurance coverage, utilization and costs (including out of pocket expenses) for adolescents and young adults. She published her work in Health Services Research in a paper titled “Impact of an Individual Mandate and Other Health Reforms on Dependent Coverage for Adolescents and Young Adults” available athttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28556901.