Dr. Elizabeth Cox’s research team recently hosted a logo design contest for their diabetes study, Project ACE (Achieving control, Connecting resources, Empowering families). Project ACE is a three-year collaborative study between UW and Children’s Hospital …
PROKids Research Team News
Dr. Elizabeth Cox’s PCORI Research Featured in Wall Street Journal
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, and her diabetes research team were featured in a recent Wall Street Journal article on patient input on clinical trial design. In addition, it profiled one of the advisory board members …
Dr. Elizabeth Cox’s Project Featured in PCORI Board of Governors Meeting
Dr. Elizabeth Cox’s project funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study family-centered tailoring of pediatric diabetes self-management resources was recently featured in the PCORI Board of Governors meeting. Congratulations Elizabeth!
Dr. Elizabeth Cox’s Project Featured at PCORI Regional Workshop
Dr. Elizabeth Cox’s project on family-centered tailoring of pediatric diabetes self-management resources was featured in the PCORI Regional Workshop on “The Power of Partnership in Research: Improving Healthcare Outcomes in the Midwest and Upper Plains” on June …
PRISM Tool Significantly Improves Blood Sugar Levels, Initial Tests Show
Early testing of a 10-minute survey tool developed by Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, and the PROKids team resulted in impressive changes in blood sugar control for children with Type 1 diabetes. The team did preliminary …
Tasha Scott to Present at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting
Tasha Scott, PROKids student researcher, will present “Predictors of Family Engagement in Family-Centered Rounds,” as a podium presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting in Vancouver, BC this May. As part of Elizabeth Cox’s …
Dr. Elizabeth Cox Re-Appointed to PCORI Panel on Improving Healthcare Systems
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, Associate Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Population Health Sciences, has been re-appointed by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to serve on their Advisory Panel on Improving Healthcare Systems …
PROKids Hires Two Research Specialists
Two new Research Specialists have joined the PROKids research group. They will be working primarily to implement the three-year Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute-funded project, “Family-Centered Tailoring of Pediatric Diabetes Self-Management Resources”, under the direction …
PROKids Team Recruits Parent and Youth Advisory Boards
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, and her PROKids team have recruited Parent and Youth Advisory Boards as part of their ICTR-funded work, “Family-Centered Tailoring of Pediatric Diabetes Self-Management Resources.” In collaboration with the UW School of …
Eliza Blanchette, MD, Named as Resident Investigator Award Finalist by Academic Pediatric Association
Dr. Eliza Blanchette’s proposal, “Meaningful Outcome for Youth with Type I Diabetes and Their Parents” was selected by the Academic Pediatric Association as a finalist for their Resident Investigator Award. Her work uses open-ended surveys …