The simple practice of using a checklist can promote better care for hospitalized children, according to a study led by Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, and published in Pediatrics. Dr. Cox’s research team examined the impact …
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Microscope Image Named Winner of 2017 Cool Science Image Contest
Congratulations to Jayadevi Chandrashekhar, research specialist at the Waisman Center, and Kaylyn Freeman, undergraduate student researcher at Waisman, for having one of their microscope images chosen as a winner of the 2017 Cool Science Image …
Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD Elected to AAP Council on Early Childhood Executive Committee
Congratulations to Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, who has been elected to Executive Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Council on Early Childhood. The Council provides a forum for pediatricians and others interested in …
New Edition of Bright Futures Released
The 4th edition of Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children and Adolescents has been released with input from Dr. Dipesh Navsaria. Dr. Navsaria served on the Infancy Expert Panel for the new …
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD Serving as Advisory Panel Member on AHRQ Grant
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, will serve on the Advisory Panel of a 4-year, $2.7M grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Centers for Medicare and Medical Services (AHRQ-CMS) entitled, “Implementing Measures …
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, Receives Graduate School Fall Competition Award
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, was awarded $54,637 for her project entitled, “The Impact of Influential Life Events on Self-Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Adulthood.” This one-year Fall Competition award from the UW Office of …
Mary Schroth, MD, Receives Funding for MDA Care Center
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) recently announced upcoming support for the University of Wisconsin/American Family Children’s Hospital as one of the centers in their Care Center Network. This 3-year award, for $60,000, will support the …
Christine Seroogy, MD, Awarded Baldwin Mini-Grant
Congratulations to Christine Seroogy, MD, who was recently awarded a $4,000 mini-grant for her project entitled, “Blood Lead Level Testing in Plain Newborns.” This award from the Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment is made possible through …
Marcel Wüethrich, PhD, Awarded UW Technology Innovation Fund Grant
UW-Madison Technology Innovation Fund has awarded a $50,000 grant to Marcel Wüethrich, PhD, for this project entitled, “BI-Eng3- an adjuvant for vaccine prevention of global pathogens.” This one-year award will extend his lab findings in …
Mala Mathur, MD, MPH, Awarded Youth Health Transition Quality Improvement Grant
Congratulations to Mala Mathur, MD, MPH, who was awarded a Youth Health Transition Quality Improvement Grant in the amount of $20,000. Funding for this one-year award is provided through grants from the Wisconsin Department of …