Behavioral Rx & Nutrition in Pediatric Chronic Disease

描述（改编自应用程序） 这个职业生涯中期以患者为导向的研究奖的具体目标是1） 候选人进一步？的独立的以病人为导向的临床研究计划 行为干预来提高孩子们的能力生长和营养 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师和学员， 儿童行为营养干预。候选人？的纲领性 研究集中在检查影响遵守的行为因素， 饮食建议，设计和测试行为干预措施， 提高患有慢性疾病的儿童的饮食依从性。 目前，该候选人有两项改善营养状况的赠款， 囊性纤维化和幼年类风湿性关节炎的儿童。的 候选人还具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，以加强她在儿科营养多学科研究， 获得测量营养摄入量的知识和技能， 营养需求、生长和身体组成。这将补充她 设计行为干预措施以促进最佳成长的技能 模式和营养状况的儿童在她自己的研究， 她指导的初级教员和研究员。研究计划将扩大 候选人？正在进行的一项研究， 干预增加儿童钙摄入量和骨密度 和克罗恩在一起的疾病。初级教师和博士后导师计划 研究员将包括1）4名初级教师的个性化指导; 2） 在以患者为导向的研究背景下， 目前的研究计划为每年1至2名博士后研究员; 3）培训 初级教师和研究员的候选人对评估的整合 营养摄入、生长和身体成分的方法学， 儿科护理中的评估和干预方法;以及4） 初级教员和博士后研究员参加已建立的 关于手稿和基金写作的教学计划，临床试验的设计 临床研究方法学和临床研究伦理学。孩子们呢？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，因为我们致力于 以病人为导向的研究，一个强大的儿科综合临床的存在 研究中心，并提出新的举措，以促进创新的机构 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).