COLLABORATIVE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT NETWORK

本申请的目的是提供证据，证明 迈阿密大学新生儿科有临床患者 人口、设施、人员和之前广泛的研究 作为将被选中的几个中锋之一的经验 参与开展多种协作研究方案。 这些中心将负责评估两个中心的安全性 以及在新生儿护理中引入新模式的有效性。 该中心每年接生约10,500名婴儿，为 区域第三围产期计划，包括 每年大约有4万名新生儿出生。有76张床位分配给 患病新生儿的特殊护理需求和人口普查平均100% 容量。“高风险”团队由超过175名全职人员组成。 他们的工作完全致力于新生儿及其家人。这个 新生儿科教授在跨部门和 跨学科协作研究的努力。此外， 该部门参与了多个多中心临床试验， 都是由联邦和私人资助的。有一种既定的 长期的、发展性的后续计划，它是多学科和 已经评估了超过10年的具体短期和长期结果 好几年了。该方案在协调卫生保健方面一直非常活跃 这些婴儿在社区内处于危险之中，最早可以接触到 可能的特殊服务和适当的干预。学院派 新生儿方案的活动在全国和 在国际上。迈阿密大学一直致力于 相关的临床研究，以及现有的临床人口， 设施和人员，可以为 多中心网络，更有效地解决复杂的诊断和 新生儿的治疗问题。

The objective of this application is to provide evidence that the University of Miami Division of Neonatology has the clinical patient population, facilities, personnel and an extensive previous research experience to qualify as one of several centers which will be selected to participate in carrying out multiple collaborative research protocols. These centers will be charged with the task of assessing both the safety and efficacy of new modalities being introduced into the care of neonates. This center delivers approximately 10,500 infants each year and serves as the regional tertiary perinatal program for an area encompassing approximately 40,000 births per year. There are 76 beds assigned to the special care needs of sick newborns and the census averages 100% of capacity. The "high-risk" team consists of over 175 full time personnel whose work is exclusively devoted to neonates and their families. The neonatology faculty has extensive experience in both inter-departmental and inter-disciplinary collaborative research endeavors. In addition, the division has participated in several multi-center clinical trials which have been both federally and privately funded. There is an established long-term, developmental follow-up program which is multi-disciplinary and has been assessing specific short and long-term outcomes for over 10 years. This program has been very active in coordinating health care for these infants at-risk within the community and accessing as early as possible special services and interventions when appropriate. The academic activities of the Neonatal program are recognized both nationally and internationally. The University of Miami has an ongoing commitment to relevant clinical research, and with its existing clinical population, facilities and personnel, can make a meaningful contribution to a multi-center network to more effectively address the complex diagnostic and therapeutic problems of newborn infants.