Child, Parenting, and Healthcare Provider Issues
Value of End-User Input: EHR-based Clinical Support Tool Success
June 26, 2017
Minds Matter concussion program at CHOP implemented a successful EHR-based intervention to improve provider behaviors. Learn how.
ASK Day: A question that can’t wait
June 21, 2017
Today is ASK Day, when parents, caregivers and pediatricians alike are called upon to remember that, when it comes to guns in the home, Asking Saves Kids. Asking is framed around a simple question: “Is there an unlocked gun where your kids play?”
Opioid Exposure and Young Children
May 3, 2017
The rate of opioid related deaths has doubled since 2000. Between 2000-2009, there was a 90 percent increase in fatal poisoning among teenagers. But how is this epidemic impacting younger children? A recent study in Pediatrics describes the epidemiology of opioid exposure among US children. Read to learn more.http://www.aapcc.org/data-system/
New Resource Alert: Medscape Segment on Autism Spectrum Disorder & Driving
April 27, 2017
Watch a Medscape video from Patty Huang, MD, a developmental and behavioral pediatrician at CHOP, on teens with autism spectrum disorder and driving informed by new research conducted at CIRP@CHOP.
Nursery Products and Injury
March 29, 2017
Caring for or working with a family of young children? Let's discuss a new study that examines the rates and pattern of nursery product-related injuries in young children.
Our Most Popular Posts 2016
December 28, 2016
As 2016 draws to a close, let's take a look back at Research in Action's most popular posts in the last year.
‘Tis the Season to Thank Our Research Volunteers
December 15, 2016
Research participation is volunteerism! CHOP researchers deeply appreciate the contribution of families that chose to participate in studies, leading to breakthroughs and innovation daily.
New Brief Screening Tools for Posttraumatic Stress
December 7, 2016
Read about new CIRP@CHOP research about a tool that can help busy clinicians, school nurses, and others seeing in service settings screen for posttraumatic stress in children.
The Choking Game- Assessing the Risks
November 29, 2016
We have blogged about dangerous fads in the past, but the “choking game” is the first to my knowledge to be directly tied to a higher rate of suicidal ideation and poorer mental health among certain teen participants.
New Resource Alert: Youth Suicide Prevention Webinar Recording
November 16, 2016
CHOP's Violence Prevention Initiative has a new resource available-- a recorded webinar on the topic of suicide prevention in children and adolescents.