NICHD Cooperative Multicenter Neonatal Research Network

描述（由申请人提供）：该提案强调了埃默里大学儿科新生儿围产期医学部继续参与NICHD多中心新生儿合作研究网络的能力和承诺。概述了埃默里大学的研究环境，并描述了该部门的强大研究计划。该司致力于为新生儿提供最高质量的循证和以家庭为中心的护理。我们在亚特兰大大都会的三家医院提供服务：格雷迪纪念医院，佐治亚州最大的医院，每年约有4000例分娩；克劳福德·w·朗医院是一个高风险的产妇中心，产科人口不断增加，每年约有3500例分娩；以及亚特兰大儿童保健中心，这是一家三级转诊中心，每年约有400名新生儿重症监护室入院，近800名新生儿入院。这三所大学附属医院以无与伦比的病理学照顾着一个非常多样化的人群，从而为解决重要的研究问题提供了一个极好的环境。多年来，该部门一直与儿科的其他部门、医学院和公共卫生学院的其他部门以及毗邻埃默里校园的国家疾病控制和预防中心的科学家合作。本文详细回顾了埃默里大学参与NICHD新生儿研究网络的活动和研究，并提出了一个创新的概念建议。此外，该提案审查了临床和研究设施；产科和新生儿合作；医务人员和支助服务；可供临床研究的不同人群；母胎医学科；高危婴儿随访计划；围产期数据收集；我们有一流的研究护士和24小时的人员配备；以及埃默里大学和亚特兰大大学的特殊研究优势。芭芭拉·斯托尔博士在埃默里大学担任首席研究员长达14年。她是一位公认的临床医生和调查员，在新生儿围产期感染方面具有特殊的专业知识。该提案总结了她的研究和领导这个项目的资格。她在网络中表现出领导能力，并具有与其他研究者、临床中心和科学团体合作的重要能力。Stoll博士和整个埃默里新生儿围产期医学部对网络工作的承诺充满热情。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal highlights the ability and commitment of the Emory University Department of Pediatrics Division of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine to continue participation in the Cooperative NICHD Multicenter Neonatal Research Network. An overview of the research environment at Emory is presented and the robust research program of the Division is described. The Division is committed to the highest quality evidence-based and family-centered care for newborns. We provide services at three hospitals in metropolitan Atlanta: Grady Memorial Hospital, the largest hospital in the state of Georgia, with approximately 4000 deliveries per year; Crawford W. Long Hospital, a high risk maternal center with a growing obstetrical population and approximately 3500 deliveries per year; and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, a tertiary referral center with approximately 400 NICU admissions and almost 800 total newborn admissions each year. These 3 university-affiliated hospitals care for a remarkably diverse population with unparalleled pathology, thus providing an excellent setting to address important research questions. Over the years, the Division has collaborated with other divisions in the Department of Pediatrics, with other departments in our Schools of Medicine and Public Health, and with scientists at the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adjacent to the Emory campus. Emory's participation in the activities and studies of the NICHD Neonatal Research Network is reviewed in detail and an innovative concept proposal is presented. In addition, the proposal reviews clinical and research facilities; obstetrical and neonatal cooperation; medical staff and support services; the varied population available for clinical research; the Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit; the high risk infant follow up program; perinatal data collection; our superb research nurses and 24 hour a day staffing; and special research strengths of Emory and Atlanta. Dr. Barbara Stoll has been the Principal Investigator at Emory for 14 years. She is a recognized clinician-investigator with special expertise in neonatal perinatal infections. The proposal summarizes her research and qualifications to lead this program. She has demonstrated leadership within the Network and the important ability to work collaboratively with other investigators, clinical centers, and scientific groups. Dr. Stoll and the entire Emory Division of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine are enthusiastic in their commitment to the work of the Network.