Behavioral Rx & Nutrition in Pediatric Chronic Disease

说明(改编自应用程序) 这一职业生涯中期以患者为导向的研究奖的具体目标是1) 更进一步的候选者？S独立的以患者为导向的临床研究计划 在促进儿童生长发育和营养方面的行为干预？S 状态，以及2)为候选人提供必要的保护时间和资源 指导从事临床研究的初级教员和实习生 针对儿童的行为营养干预。候选人？S，节目主持人 研究的重点是检查影响遵守的行为因素 饮食建议以及设计和测试行为干预措施以 提高患有慢性疾病的儿童的饮食依从性。 目前，这位候选人有两笔资金用于改善营养状况 囊性纤维化和幼年类风湿性关节炎的儿童。这个 应聘者也有提供指导的既定记录 博士后研究员和初级教员。培训计划将允许 候选人将通过以下方式加强她在儿科营养方面的多学科研究 获取用于测量营养摄入量的知识和技能， 营养需求、生长和身体成分。这将对她起到补充作用 设计行为干预以促进最佳成长的技能 她自己和她的研究中儿童的模式和营养状况 她指导的初级教员和研究员。研究计划将扩大 候选人？S正在进行的一项研究考察了一种行为学的应用 提高儿童钙摄入量和骨密度的干预措施 患有克罗恩病？S病。初级教师和博士后导师计划 研究员将包括1)4名初级教员的个性化指导；2) 在以下背景下进行以患者为中心的研究强化实践培训 目前每年1至2名博士后研究员的研究计划；3)培训 按候选人列出的初级教员和研究员的综合评估 营养摄入量、生长和身体成分的方法学 评估和干预儿科护理的方法；和4) 初级教员和博士后研究员参与建立 关于手稿和资助撰写、临床试验设计的教学计划 和临床研究方法，以及临床研究中的伦理。孩子们？S 医院医学中心和辛辛那提大学医学院 为这个奖项提供了一个理想的环境，因为承诺 以患者为中心的研究，存在着强大的儿科全科临床 研究中心，并制定新的倡议，以促进创新 临床研究包括提交临床研究课程奖 (K30)。

DESCRIPTION (adapted from the application) Specific Aims of this mid-career patient-oriented research award are 1) to further the candidate?s independent patient-oriented clinical research program in behavioral interventions for enhancing children?s growth and nutritional status, and 2) to provide the candidate protected time and resources necessary to mentor junior faculty and trainees pursuing clinical investigation in behavioral nutrition interventions for children. The Candidate?s programmatic research has focused on examining behavioral factors affecting adherence to dietary recommendations and designing and testing behavioral interventions to enhance dietary adherence in children with chronic medical conditions. Currently, the candidate has two funded grants on improving nutritional status in children with cystic fibrosis and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The candidate also has an established record of providing mentorship to postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty. The Training Plan will permit the candidate to enhance her multi-disciplinary research in pediatric nutrition by the acquisition of knowledge and skills for the measurement of nutrient intake, nutrient requirements, growth, and body composition. This will complement her skills in the design of behavioral interventions to promote optimal growth pattern and nutrition status in children in her own research and in that of junior faculty and fellows who she mentors. The Research Plan will expand the candidate?s ongoing research examining the application of a behavioral intervention to increase calcium intake and bone mineral density in children with Crohn?s disease. The Mentoring Plan for junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows will consist of 1) individualized mentoring of 4 junior faculty; 2) intensive practical training in patient-oriented research within the context of the current research plan for 1 to 2 postdoctoral fellows per year; 3) training of junior faculty and fellows by candidate on the integration of assessment methodologies of nutrient intake, growth, and body composition into behavioral methodologies for assessment and intervention in pediatric care; and 4) participation of junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows in established didactic programs on manuscript and grant writing, design of clinical trails and clinical research methodology, and ethics in clinical research. Children?s Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine provide an ideal setting for this award because of the commitment to patient-oriented research, the presence of a strong pediatric General Clinical Research Center, and the institution of new initiatives to promote innovative clinical research including submission of a Clinical Research Curriculum Award (K30).