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Palliative Care

Committed to Pediatric Palliative Care: Q&A With Chris Feudtner, MD, PhD, MPH

Published on
May 5, 2023
in Cornerstone Blog
Committed to Pediatric Palliative Care: Q&A With Chris Feudtner, MD, PhD, MPH
The American Pediatric Society honored Dr. Feudtner for his contributions to pediatric sciences.

Do Very Sick Children’s Families Have More Mental, Physical Needs?

Published on
Dec 22, 2021
in Cornerstone Blog
Families of Children With Life-Threatening Conditions Need Care
CHOP researchers examine specific health effects faced by parents and siblings of very sick children and adolescents.

Office of the Ruth M. Colket Chair Pediatric Nursing Science

Pediatric Nursing Science

The office of the Colket Chair provides leadership in synergizing interprofessional research between CHOP and PENN Nursing and generates knowledge that supports patient and family healing, their healthcare experience, and clinical outcomes.

Feudtner Laboratory

Feudtner Lab

The Feudtner Lab advances the well-being of children, adolescents, and young adults with complex chronic conditions and serious, often rare, illnesses, and promotes the well-being of their families.

Screening Tool for Autism, Recognition of ECMO Center Manager, Generous Gift for Palliative Care, Research Leadership Position, Non-verbal Children with Autism

Published on
Oct 4, 2019
in Cornerstone Blog
CHOP Research In the News
"Jim Connelly, RRT-NPS, has been the heartbeat of the ECMO program,” Todd Kilbaugh, MD, medical director of ECMO Center said.
Chris Feudtner, MD, PhD, MPH
Chris Feudtner

Dr. Feudtner's research strives to advance the well-being of pediatric patients with complex chronic conditions and serious, often rare, illnesses, and to promote the well-being of their families. Along with his colleagues, Dr. Feudtner is conducting studies focusing on pediatric palliative care, complex care, the impact on families of pediatric serious illness, and pediatric medical ethics.

E-mail:
feudtner [at] chop.edu

Expanding Clinical Teams' Communication Skills When Sharing Care Plans

Published on
Sep 8, 2015
in Cornerstone Blog
Dr. Walter received a Sojourns Scholar Leadership Award to investigate the effectiveness of an interprofessional communication training program designed to improve clinical teams’ collaboration in creating care plans.

Research Advocates Dispirited Over Omnibus Funding Level for NIH

Published on
Feb 25, 2014
in Cornerstone Blog
Biomedical research advocates had hoped that a surge in research and development funding in the 2014 budget would be the best medicine for the National Institutes of Health, which has been impaired by mandated across-the-board sequestration cuts. Instead, the $1 billion increase slated for NIH in the $1.1 trillion appropriations bill passed by Congress in January was a bitter pill.

While