A familiar face around Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Research Institute, we are thrilled to announce that Flaura Winston, MD, founder and scientific director of the Center for Injury Research and Prevention, was the recent recipient of two Healthcare Awards from the UK-based publication, Women In Business (WIB) Worldwide.
Welcome back to our regular roundup of research news from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia! Research at CHOP helps children wherever they are, whether in a primary care doctor's office, in the hospital, in the community, or at home. This week's stories cover all the bases.
When children are in the hospital, their mental health status can affect their physical recovery -
Flaura Winston, MD, PhD, is a physician scientist on a mission. As scientific director and founder of the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Winston oversees a diverse research portfolio aimed at preventing and addressing harm to children’s health.
Diagnostic Driving, a startup company spun out from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute, has spent the past several months accelerating from an idea based on teen driver safety research into a thoroughly researched, successfully piloted business model for improving the safety of corporate automotive fleets.
