Sickle Cell Gene Therapy
New research has led to the approval of sickle cell gene therapy and CHOP has played a big role in both the research and implementation…
Course Category: Research and Innovation
Explore the Cores: CHOP Biorepository Houses Specimens & Hope for Pediatric Breakthroughs
Have you ever wondered how, and where, biospecimen samples go after a patient gives consent for its use in research? The latest guest of our…
Social Care Transformations to Promote Health Equity
Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP is a pediatric hospitalist and health services researcher at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the…
Mental Health Is Health: Caring for the Whole Child
The team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) believes that mental health is just as important as physical health – and they’re working together to…
Skin-to-Skin Care in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Opportunity for Implementation Science
Learning Objectives: Describe the current state of skin to skin care in the congenital heart disease population Explain the conceptual framework supporting the need to…
Pushing the Envelope in Neonatology
At the end of this session, learners will be able to describe innovative interventions and research in neonatology and some ethical considerations in working with…
New Frontiers: Precision Medicine a ‘Unique Signature’ for Pediatric Cancer Patients
Precision medicine, also known as personalized medicine, has revolutionized how physicians and scientists treat and study disease. According to Theodore W. Laetsch, MD, an oncologist…
New Frontiers: Talking Heart-to-Heart About Pediatric Heart Failure
From pathology to prognosis, heart failure in children appears vastly different than it does in adults. How we study, approach, and ultimately treat the disease…
Center for Outcomes REsearch in Surgery (CORES): A new platform for improving patient-centered outcomes
Please Note: This course may contain imagery and/or video of surgical procedures. At the end of this session, learners will be able to present a…
New Frontiers: At the Forefront of Hemophilia Treatment With CHOP
With a stroll down the hallway at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, you run into a tremendous knowledge base and expertise to help answer challenging scientific…