Nominate a Super Antimicrobial Steward
Super Steward Awards recognize colleagues’ meaningful contributions to support the appropriate and effective use of antimicrobials at UNC Medical Center.
Announcements, Infection Prevention, Infectious Diseases, Information Technology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics And Children's Health, School of Medicine, UNC Health, Vital Signs
Patient-Centered Intervention Improved Asthma Outcomes for Black and Latinx Adults
Black and Latinx patients who used an inhaled glucocorticoid as needed along with usual care had improved asthma outcomes, according to results from a PREPARE, PeRson EmPowered Asthma RElief, trial….
Pediatrics And Children's Health, Research, School of Medicine, Vital Signs
UNC Children’s Physicians Receive Board Certifications in Clinical Informatics
Professor Carl Seashore, MD, and assistant professor Mike Phillips, MD, are the first two UNC Children’s physicians to become board certified in clinical informatics.
Vogt and Hernandez on Pandemic Preparedness in Lancet Microbe
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated a critical need to establish a pre-emptive stockpile of tangible immunobiological countermeasures to accelerate the response to potential pandemic threats. To address this need we…
Immunology And Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Research, School of Medicine, Vital Signs
How to Talk About Mental Health with Your Child and Their Pediatrician
Rebecca Baum, MD, professor of pediatrics, is a featured expert on the American Academy of Pediatrics website healthychildren.org about how parents and pediatricians can address mental health and offer additional…
Timothy Moran Receives NIEHS Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award
Timothy Moran, MD, PhD, is a recent recipient of the NIEHS Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award. The objective of this 5-year, $2.68 million R01 research grant is to investigate how…
Awards, Rankings and Recognitions, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Research, Vital Signs
MedBoard Matters Podcast Features UNC Child Maltreatment Experts
Molly Berkoff, MD, MPH, and Melinda Manning, JD, MSW, from UNC Health Beacon Program, were featured on the North Carolina Medical Board podcast “MedBoard Matters.”
Education, North Carolina, Pediatrics And Children's Health, School of Medicine, Vital Signs
NC Child Hunger Leaders Conference Set for February 2022
The NC Child Hunger Leaders Conference will return for its 11th annual event on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022.
Announcements, Covid-19 / Coronavirus, News, Nutrition, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Vital Signs
Perry Announced as Director, Outpatient Quality and Safety, UNC Children’s Hospital
Dr. Martha Fairbanks Perry, MD, has been named Director of Outpatient Quality and Safety for UNC Children’s Hospital. This position will report directly to The Chief Quality Officer for UNC…
Good, Laughon, and Steiner Recognized as New Members of American Pediatric Society
The American Pediatric Society recognizes Misty Good, MD, MS, Matthew Laughon, MD, MPH, and Michael Steiner, MD, MPH as new members for year 2022.
Announcements, Awards, Rankings and Recognitions, News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Vital Signs
Progress in Fight Against Surgical Site Infections at UNC Children’s Hospital
A quality improvement effort led by CASP’s Bill Wilson, PharmD, was recognized by UNC Medical Center Improvement Council’s Quality and Safety Awards with an honorable mention for their work to…
Infection Prevention, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Vital Signs
Curran Begins Role as Pediatrics Associate Chair for Administration
Jack Curran is joining the UNC School of Medicine from Children’s Mercy Kansas City.
Pediatrics And Children's Health, School of Medicine, Vital Signs
Guimaraes and Donnelly to Join UNC Pediatric Radiology and UNC Health
UNC Department of Radiology is pleased to name Carolina Guimaraes, MD, as the new Chief of Pediatric Radiology. Additionally, Lane Donnelly, MD, and spouse of Dr. Guimaraes, will also be…
Announcements, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Radiology, Vital Signs
Hagood and Freeman awarded grant by Eshelman Institute for Innovation
Jim Hagood, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, and Ronit Freeman, PhD, Associate Professor in Applied Physical Science, have been awarded a grant by Eshelman Institute for Innovation to pursue research in…
Announcements, Clinical Research, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Pulmonology, Research, Vital Signs
Ranney, team receive $1.2 million NIH grant to study cigar warnings for adolescents
Leah Ranney, PhD, Director for Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program (TPEP) and team received a three-year NIH award in the amount of $1.2 million for the research study Strengthening Cigar…
Addiction, Clinical Research, Family Medicine, News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Research, Social Medicine, Vital Signs
WRAL Features Dr. Michelle Hernandez in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month
In honor of Hispanic Heritage month, WRAL-TV features Michelle Hernandez, MD, professor in the UNC Department of Pediatrics and director of the N.C. Child Health Research Network.
Call to Action from Pediatric Leaders across the Triangle
Clinical leaders of Children’s hospitals in the North Carolina Triangle region, have shared a joint letter to advance and protect child health. Hospitalizations of children due to COVID have increased…
UNC Children’s Research Institute Holds Community-Wide Don’t Overlook Me Drive
UNC Children’s Research Institute holds community-wide Don’t Overlook Me Drive to help accelerate pediatric research in rare childhood diseases.
Davis Addresses Trainees Aspiring to Become Pediatric Physician-Scientists
Featured in Society for Pediatric Research video, Stephanie D. Davis, MD, Chair of the UNC Department of Pediatrics, gives advice to trainees about what they can do in medical school,…
Back-to-school may bring rise in child pneumonia, use of new guideline
With a majority of kids back at daycare and in classrooms, Zach Willis, MD, MPH, and Bill Wilson, PharmD, expect to see a comeback in pediatric community-acquired pneumonia. A new…
Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Vital Signs
