Dr. Suzanne Saccente is being recognized for her exceptional work as a Medical Informatics Specialty Leader (MISL), particularly through her creation of the MISL Minute—a brief, high-impact tool that translates complex EHR updates into clear, digestible information for the physicians in her section. In a busy clinical setting where time and attention are limited, Dr. Saccente’s MISL Minute ensures […]
Department News
DOP Faculty Secure More Than $3 Million in New NIH Funding for Fatal Fungus
Infectious Diseases experts William Steinbach, M.D., and Praveen Juvvadi, Ph.D., are establishing a new research program at Arkansas Children’s Research Institute to study a fungus considered to be the leading cause of death in pediatric patients with weakened immune systems.
ACNC Breezes National Nutrition Conference
The Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Research Center is hosting a symposium at the American Society for Nutrition’s 2024 conference, titled, “ACNC: 30 Years of Advancing Nutrition Science Research for Maternal and Child Health” on July 2nd in Chicago. Throughout the conference, several ACNC faculty and staff will join the greater nutrition community to present innovative research at this […]
Food Insecurity and Allergic Diseases: A Call to Collective Action
Over 10% of Americans are food insecure – uncertain of their access to adequate food. Food insecurity is a key social determinate of health, known to negatively affect nutrition and health outcomes. To allergy and immunology patients who may have to adhere to specific diets, the impact of food insecurity can complicate medical care. Prominent […]
The Nourish Pilot: Does What Mom Eats Change What is in Her Breast Milk?
Breast milk provides the nutrients babies need – as well as additional components, like hormones and signaling factors, that strengthen their immune system to fight infections and support gut development. Breast milk from mothers with excessive weight has been associated with increased concentrations of signaling compounds (hormones, proinflammatory cytokines, and oligosaccharides) compared to breast milk […]
Beavers Board Certified in Clinical Informatics
A shout-out to Dr. Jared Beavers, an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and pediatric hospitalist at UAMS and Arkansas Children’s for over 11 years, for recently becoming board-certified in Clinical Informatics through the American Board of Preventative Medicine and a separate certification in safety, quality, informatics and leadership through Harvard Medical School.
ACRI and Allergy-Immunology Faculty Take Part in Groundbreaking Trial
A recent clinical trial, sponsored and funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and partly conducted at Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH), has discovered a groundbreaking treatment to help children and adults with potentially life-threatening food allergies better handle peanut, milk, egg, wheat, and tree nuts. The OUtMATCH study was published in The New England […]
Allergy and Immunology Faculty Help Advance Food Allergy Therapy
The Arkansas Children’s Food Allergy Program, under the leadership of Dr. Stacie Jones, Professor of Pediatrics, has been a major contributor to advancing therapies for food allergy patients for almost 20 years.
DOP Research Featured in Cancer Journal
Ellen van der Plas, Ph.D. and researchers at the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute took part in a nationwide, multi-center trial to examine the risk factors for neurocognitive impairment, emotional distress and poor quality of life in survivors of pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma. Read about their findings here. Read the findings on PubMed.
Clinical Informatics Faculty Publish In Applied Clinical Informatics
The DOP is excited to announce the publication of Dr. Obeid Shafi’s article titled “Defining Electronic Health Record Standards for Child Health: A State-of-the-Art Review” in Applied Clinical Informatics.