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Center for Injury Research and Policy Awarded CDC Injury Control Research Center Designation for an Additional Five Years

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has renewed the designation of the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital as one of the agency’s Injury Control Research Centers (ICRCs).

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Scholarly Activity

Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics fellows are involved in a variety of scholarly and academic activities including research, quality improvement and teaching. There are also opportunities to complete a Master’s degree during this fellowship.

Pediatricians as Child Advocates: A Conversation With Dr. Sara Bode

Pediatricians have long been more than just medical doctors; they have felt a responsibility to advocate for policies and practices that help children. Dr. Sara Bode, medical director of School-Based Health Services at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and a prominent national voice for child health, says that the medical profession should do more recognize advocacy as a core role of a pediatrician.

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Transition Program Aims to Provide Life-Long Cardiac Care for Adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease

Congenital heart disease (CHD) – being born with a heart defect – is the most common birth defect in the United States affecting one out of every 120 babies. Because of major advances in medical and surgical care, more than 90 percent of these patients are living into adulthood.

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Nationwide

Nationwide and the Nationwide Foundation continue to help us achieve our goal of becoming a national and international destination for children in need of outstanding, innovative care.

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Double-Inlet Left Ventricle

Double-inlet left ventricle (DILV) is a heart defect where both upper chambers send blood to one lower chamber, causing mixed blood flow to the body and lungs. Most babies with DILV will need many heart surgeries over their lifetime. Most surgeries are successful, but your child will need cardiology care for life.

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Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA)

Transposition of the Great Arteries is a heart condition where arteries switch places and oxygenated blood goes back to lungs, not body. It can be treated with surgery and catheterization.

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Epilepsy Surgery

Epilepsy Surgery services at Nationwide Children’s involves a team of specialists to care for the clinical, surgical and psychosocial needs of children with difficult to control epilepsy. Epilepsy surgery may dramatically improve the quality of life for these children and is the only potential cure.

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Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)

Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) is a condition where the blood vessels in the lungs, called the pulmonary veins, are not attached to the heart in the right place. Because of this, the body can’t get enough oxygen.