Category: Women and Children
Disparities in Obesity among US Adolescents with Disabilities
Childhood obesity is a major public health concern. Children with a broad range of disabilities have a higher prevalence of obesity. This presentation will examine disparities in obesity rates by disability status among a US sample of adolescents aged 12 to 18 years. Key risk factors for obesity among adolescents with disabilities will be identified […]
Social and Spatial Correlates of Infection in the Neonatal ICU
Traditionally risk factors for neonatal infection in the ICU are related to characteristics of the baby (or mom). But, there may be other extrinsic factors at play, such as the provider team (who takes care of which babies) and location within the unit (environmental factors). Infectious disease epidemiology focuses on risk being related to a […]
Trauma Research and Performance Improvement
Value Institute Scholars meet regularly to discuss ongoing research projects, various investigative techniques, and current issues from a variety of fields. Our scholars include Value Institute leadership and staff members, as well as clinicians practicing across a broad range of specialties within the Christiana Care Health System. We study pressing issues identified as part of […]
New Strategies to Identify Genes Linked to Human Birth Defects
This presentation will introduce an integrated approach to identify genes linked to human structural birth defects. Specifically, the application of systems based approaches in combination with animal models to identify the genetic basis of ocular and craniofacial defects will be discussed. Dr. Lachke is an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware’s Department of Biological […]
Grouping Growth Trajectories Leading to Early Childhood Obesity: An Application of Mixed Effects Model
This seminar will present an innovative use of the mixed effects model in grouping children with distinct trajectories leading to early childhood obesity. The heterogeneity in the subject-specific effects of the mixed effects model was used to classify 488 children with differential pathways to early childhood obesity. Further investigation was performed to explore the association […]
The Impact of Toxic Stress on Lifelong Health
This will be a didactic and interactive presentation to define toxic stress and the biology of exposures to adverse experiences, describe the prevalence nationally and in Delaware, describe screening methods in clinical care and research tools, and discuss evidence based treatments. Dr. Sharif is Chief, Division of General Pediatrics at Nemours/Alfred I duPont Hospital for […]
Opioid Use in Pregnancy: Trends, Treatment, and Controversies
There has been a large increase in opioid use and its consequences in the US. This presentation will approach opioid use through a historical and epidemiological lens focusing on how the reproductive life course intersects with substance use in pregnancy. Mishka Terplan is a physician boarded in both obstetrics and gynecology and addiction medicine. He […]
Maternal and Infant Behavioral Health and Nutrition: Incentives and Mobile Technology in Community Settings
Health incentives have been one of the most effective, yet controversial approaches in public health behavioral interventions. This presentation will introduce the general knowledge of health incentives and address common critiques related to the use of incentives for maternal and infant health and nutrition behavioral change. Yukiko Washio is a maternal and infant health researcher, […]
Improving Assisted Reproductive Technologies through Identification of Oviductal Fluid Components
Infertility/subfertility, the inability of a couple to conceive a child after 1 year of trying, is a fairly common health problem which affects 10-15% of couples in the U.S. and 70 million couples worldwide (with increasing frequency). The most commonly used treatment option, ICSCI (Intracytoplasmic sperm injection), has only a 32% success rate. This presentation […]
Assembling and Analyzing Cohorts from Electronic Health Records: An Example from the NICU
Electronic health records (EHR) contain a wealth of information potentially useful for public health research, and can be used to assemble retrospective cohorts for epidemiological analyses. This presentation demonstrates the experience of the Neonatology Division of the Department of Pediatrics to create a research dataset from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) EHR. We then […]