Last month, researchers from the Children’s Center attended the annual APSA Surgeons meeting and presented on topics including improving neurocognitive outcomes following TBIs, spinal cord organoids grown from stem cells, and more ➡️ apsapedsurg.org #APSA24 #KidsHealth

Congratulations to Margaret Birdsong, RN, CPNP on her Johns Hopkins Children's Center #InnovationGrant which will provide children and their caregivers the opportunity to practice, learn and become independent in the care of their ostomy so they can have the best quality of life.

Dr. Fundora's Johns Hopkins Children's Center #InnovationGrant award will improve access to lactation support for parents in the Johns Hopkins Neonatology to promote increased human milk use. Bravo! 👏

With the legalization of cannabis, use is increasing in pregnant women. A new study by Johns Hopkins Children's Center researcher Dr. Lauren Jantzie will study how cannabis use during pregnancy affects the developing brain so we can improve treatment and prevention. #InnovationGrant

Exciting new work by Dr. Caballero and colleagues at Johns Hopkins Children's Center will simplify discharge instructions through images. Their #InnovationGrant will allow them to co-design a pictorial communication tool using generative AI to support an equitable and safe discharge experience.

With education and distribution of safety products, we can keep our kids safe at home. With the Johns Hopkins Children's Center #InnovationGrant, Creason Walter & Johns Hopkins Pediatric Injury Prevention Program will develop and evaluate the use of just-in-time education to prevent injuries to those at the highest-risk of injury.

Congrats to Johns Hopkins Children's Center faculty Dr. Wolf on her #InnovationGrant award "Development and validation of an EMR high-risk diabetes dashboard to identify and prevent youth with T1D at risk for diabetic ketoacidosis"

Dr. King's study in xenotransplantation will pioneer the future of treatment for pediatric metabolic liver disease by exploring the metabolic potential of genetically modified pig livers. #Xenotransplantation #InnovationGrant Johns Hopkins Children's Center

Watch now: Dr. Robert Wood, Director of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, discusses the importance of clinical research from the viewpoint of Johns Hopkins Dept of Pediatrics Research staff, and the research participant and their mother 🥜 bit.ly/3Rlnb8w #FoodAllergies #ClinicalTrials #KidsHealth

ApoE4, linked to Alzheimer’s disease, may worsen the long-term outcomes of birth asphyxia. Dr. Chavez-Valdez's #InnovationGrant will test if ibuprofen can Attenuate Accelerated Alzheimer’s-like Neurodegeneration in Mice Homozygous to Human ApoE4 Exposed to Neonatal Brain Injury

Dr. Kwak's #InnovationGrant will pilot a video to communicate what severe lung disease can look like in the NICU and at home to parents of very premature babies. They will identify babies at greatest risk and give parents tools for valuable conversations with their NICU providers

A team of #PedsAnes, #PedsUro, & child life specialists Johns Hopkins Children's Center received an #InnovationGrant to evaluate the effect of spinal anesthesia in infants undergoing outpatient surgery to improve the perioperative experience of parents & families. Congrats Tricia Vecchione, MD Chad Crigger, MD, MPH!

Best Hopkins Neo team out there representing at Neonatal Heart Society ! Check out our CDH work

A study by Johns Hopkins Children's Center found hospital-onset bacteremia events in the neonatal intensive care unit are associated with an increased mortality risk bit.ly/3SAiaJU

A study led by Eliana Perrin and colleagues confirms that an intervention program developed by American Academy of Pediatrics dramatically reduces injuries in young children. Learn more about their findings ➡️ bit.ly/4g0NX0K #InjuryPrevention #KidsHealth

Familial platelet disorder with associated myeloid malignancy is a rare, inherited disease caused by a gene mutation. A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study takes an in-depth look at the condition and makes recommendations on treatment. bit.ly/3X59AnW

Familial platelet disorder is a rare condition caused by a mutation in the gene RUNX1. A study co-authored by Johns Hopkins Dept of Pediatrics Research + NIH highlights the importance of early detection and a multidisciplinary treatment approach ➡️ bit.ly/4e4077k #PediatricResearch #KidsHealth

A recent study co-authored by Children's Center researchers suggests that hydroxyurea, a chemotherapy drug used to treat certain cancers and #SickleCell anemia, may have neuroprotective effects in children with sickle cell disease ➡️ tinyurl.com/289yfhyz #SickleCellAwareness