NICHD Cooperative Multicenter Neonatal Research Network

描述(由申请人提供)：本提案强调了埃默里大学新生儿围产期医学部儿科继续参与NICHD多中心新生儿研究合作网络的能力和承诺。概述了埃默里大学的研究环境，并介绍了该司强有力的研究计划。该司致力于为新生儿提供最高质量的循证护理和以家庭为中心的护理。我们在亚特兰大市的三家医院提供服务：格雷迪纪念医院是佐治亚州最大的医院，每年约有4000人次接生；克劳福德W.Long医院是一家高风险孕产妇中心，产科人口不断增长，每年约有3500人次接生；以及亚特兰大埃格尔斯顿的儿童医疗保健，这是一家三级转诊中心，每年约有400名NICU住院病人和近800名新生儿住院。这3所大学附属医院为具有无与伦比的病理学的非常多样化的人群提供服务，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，该司与儿科其他部门、我们医学院和公共卫生学院的其他部门以及埃默里校区附近的国家疾病控制和预防中心的科学家进行了合作。详细回顾了埃默里参与NICHD新生儿研究网络的活动和研究，并提出了一项创新的概念建议。此外，该提案还审查了临床和研究设施；产科和新生儿合作；医务人员和支持服务；可用于临床研究的不同人群；母亲胎儿医学部；高风险婴儿随访计划；围产期数据收集；我们精湛的研究护士和24小时全天候工作人员；以及埃默里和亚特兰大的特殊研究优势。芭芭拉·斯托尔博士担任埃默里大学首席研究员已有14年之久。她是一位公认的临床医生兼调查员，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。她展示了在网络中的领导力以及与其他研究人员、临床中心和科学小组合作的重要能力。斯托尔博士和整个埃默里新生儿围产期医学部都积极致力于该网络的工作。

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.