From designing and implementing systemic healthcare systems in low resource environments, to understanding the impact of negative media influences on DC’s immigrant teens, to evaluating the effectivity of global health education here at Children’s, CNHS providers, students, and researchers are actively engaged in high-quality, impactful Global Health research.
Congratulations to the following CNHS students, providers, and researchers who presented their work at REW!
Generation of Zika Virus-Specific T Cells from Virus-Exposed and Virus-Naive Donors to Prevent and Treat Zika Virus-Related Diseases. Ryo Hanajiri, MD, PhD, Michael D Keller, MD, Patrick J Hanley, PhD, Esper G Kallas, MD, PhD, Catherine M Bollard, MD
Getting our Message Across: Assessing Community Research Awareness in Lira District, Uganda. Rachel Sarnacki, Isaac Omara, Jafes Pulle, Jenifer Atala, Andrea Beaton
Evaluation of an Abbreviated Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT) Course at Children’s National Medical Center (childrensnational). Katherine Nyman, MD, Kristen Breslin, MD, Kathy Ferrer, MD
Host Genetic Risk and Protective Factors in Congenital Zika Syndrome. Youssef A. Kousa, DO, PhD, Mansour A Tamer, MD, PhD, Elizabeth Leslie, PhD, Peter van Duym, Caitlin Christante, Miguel Del Campo, Carlos Cure, Maribel Campos, Lavinia Schuler-Faccini, Sarah Mulkey, Jose Cordero, Roberta L DeBiasi, Jeff Murray, Maximilian Muenke, Adre J. Du Plessis
Promoting Mental Health in Immigrant Children: Training and Connecting Health, Education, and Community Stakeholders. Olanrewaju Falusi, MD, Jennifer Chapman, MD, Daniel Newman, MD, Eduardo Fox, MD
Impact of a Neonatal Resuscitation Program 7th edition trained and designated delivery team on neonatal outcomes in a tertiary care hospital in Nsambya Uganda: A pilot study. Leah Greenspan Hodor, DO, Lawrence Fordjour, MD, Patrick Baingana, MBChB, Yvonne Vaucher, MD, Victoria Nakibuuka, MBChB
The Impact of Regionalization of a National Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry: The Ugandan Experience. Emmy Okello, MD, PhD, Chris T Longenecker, MD, Amy Scheel, BS, Twalib Aliku, MD, Joselyn Rwebembera, MD, Grace Mirembe, MD, Craig Sable, MD, Peter Lwabi, MD, Andrea Beaton, MD
“An Empty Sack Cannot Stand Up”: Focus on Child and Adolescent Mental Wellness in Grenada. Martine M Solages, MD, Beverly Nelson, MD, Tonya Hyacinthe, MS, Paramjit Joshi, MD
Development and Assessment of an E-Learning Platform for General Pediatrics Nurse Training in Lesotho. Lineo Thahane, MD
Utilizing Technology to Support the Training of Non-Experts in Point of Care Echocardiography in a Resource-Limited Setting. Alyssa DeWyer, Isaac O Otim, RN, Amy Scheel, Christopher T Longenecker, MD, Emmy Okello, PhD, Isaac Ssinabulya, MD, Mark Okwir, MD, William Oyang, MD, Erine Joyce, Betty Nabongo, MD, Craig Sable, MD, Allison Reece, Twalib Aliku, MD, Andrea Beaton, MD
Uncovering the Full Spectrum of Rheumatic Heart Disease in an Endemic Country: A Community Prevalence Study. Amy M Scheel, Isaac Ssinabulya, MD, Twalib Aliku, MD, Tyler Bradley-Hewitt, MD, Alexa Clauss, Sarah Clauss, MD, Lexi Crawford, MD, Alyssa DeWyer, Mary T Donofrio, MD, Jennifer Klein, MD, Teresa E Moore, Alise Davies, PA-C, Emmy Okello, PhD, Janet Scheel, MD, Rebekah Shaw, MD, David Watkins, MD, MPH, Craig Sable, MD, Peter Lwabi, MD, Andrea Beaton, MD
Can the transcripts of interleukin-4-inducing principle from Schistosoma mansoni eggs (IPSE) serve as a quantitative biomarker for schistosomiasis? Evaristus C Mbanefo, PhD, Dannah Farah, MD, Michael H Hsieh, MD, PhD
Outcomes of Clinical Pediatric Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda. Gemma Reddin, MD, Amy Scheel, BS, Craig Sable, MD, Emmy Okello, MD, PhD, Twalib Aliku, Peter Lwabi, MD, Andrea Beaton, MD
Relative Impact of Congenital Heart Disease on Mortality in Infancy Around the Globe: The Global Burden of Disease Study. Meghan Zimmerman, MD, Alison Smith, Craig Sable, MD, Michelle Echko, Mohsen Naghavi, MD, MPH, PhD, Christopher Hugo-Hamman, MD, Theo Vos, MD, MSc, PhD, Krishna Kumar, MD, Christopher Murray, MD, Bistra Zheleva, MBA, Kathy Jenkins, MD, MPH, Liesl Zuhlke, MD, Gerard Martin, MD, Nicholas Kassebaum, MD
The Impact of Rheumatic Heart Disease on Maternal Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa. Andrea Beaton, MD, Amy Scheel, BS, Emmy Okello, MD, PhD, Alyssa DeWyer, BS, Robert McCarter, PhD, Marshall Summar, MD, Kristen DeStigter, MD, Craig Sable, MD
Designing a Birth Defect Registry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Model for Global Surveillance. Matthew S Bramble, PhD, Neerja N Vashist, BS, Eric Vilain, MD
The Burden of Group A Streptococcal Disease Among Schoolchildren in Uganda. Alyssa DeWyer, BS, Amy Scheel, BS, Twalib Aliku, MD, Ian Hovis, MD, Craig Sable, MD, Emmy Okello, MD, PhD, Rachael Sarnacki, Craig Sable, MD, Andrea Beaton, MD
Optimizing HIV Linkage to and Retention in Care Services for Adolescents and Youth from the Area of High HIV Prevalence in Southwest Kenya. Nicole Ellenberger, Rose Masaba, Eva C Ruria, Lucy Matu, Michael Waweru, Gordon Okomo, Judith Kose, Godfrey Woelk, Joy Mbajah, Natella Rakhmanina
Traditional Medicine Use in Children with Suspected ARF in Uganda. Elizabeth Stein, BA, Isaac Otim, RN, Jenifer Atala, RN, Nada Harik, MD, Jaffes Pulle, RN, Emmy Okello, MD, Craig Sable, MD, Andrea Beaton, MD
Working Towards a Better Understanding of Acute Rheumatic Fever in Sub-Saharan Africa. Elizabeth Stein, BS, Rachael Sarnacki, Okello Emmy, MD, PhD, Craig Sable, MD, Nada Harik, MD, Andrea Beaton, MD
Six-month neurodevelopmental outcomes of apparently normal newborns from Zika virus positive pregnancies. Sarah B Mulkey, MD, PhD, Gilbert Vezina, Dorothy Bulas, Yamil Fourzali, Armando Morales, Margarita Arroyove-Wessel, Christopher Swisher, Cristante Caitlin, Stephanie Russo, Youssef Kousa, Michael Msall, Carlos Cure, Roberta DeBiasi, Adre du Plessis
Echoes, Bridges, and Reflections in China: Sharing Experiences to Transform Nursing Care. Eileen P. Engh, MSN, NE-BC, RN-BC, CPN, Changrong Yuan, Ph.D, RN, FAAN
Exposure to Early Life Cycle Stages of Schistosoma haematobium Infection Influence Subsequent Immune Response to Eggs. Loc Le, PhD, Olivia Bell, Michael Hsieh, MD, PhD
