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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Experts Unveil Innovative Fetal Medicine Data Platform
An interprofessional team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is transforming CHOP’s approach to fetal medicine through a first-of-its-kind data integration platform. The Clinical Outcomes Data Archive (CODA) platform offers clinicians real-time data to help inform earlier interventions and treatment strategies in CHOP’s Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment (CFDT). A paper outlining CODA’s benefits, applications and potential broader impact was recently published in the journal Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Team Performs Lifesaving Fetal Heart Surgery
CHOP’s Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment and Fetal Heart Program, performs fourth successful fetal heart surgery to remove life-threatening tumor.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Successfully Separates Conjoined Twin Boys
After nearly a year at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), conjoined twins Amari and Javar Ruffin were successfully separated by CHOP surgeons on August 21, 2024.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Implement Successful Virtual Driving Assessment for Teens in Healthcare Settings
Study results, the culmination of two years worth of expansion, offer strategies for providers to empower teen driving safety.
CHOP-Developed Adolescent Health Questionnaire Helps Doctors and Families Navigate Complex Issues
The questionnaire has been successfully adapted across pediatric primary care and increased discussion about drug use and sexual health.
CHOP Researchers Develop Easy-to-Use Screening Tool to Help Improve Family Access to Federal Nutrition Programs
Screeners helped families enroll in WIC and SNAP programs, which are linked to better health outcomes.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Earns Two Press Ganey Awards
The Pinnacle of Excellence Award and the Guardian of Excellence Awards were presented to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, as well as the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit, respectively.
Psychologist Lindsay Zajac Adams Named POPPIES Award Winner
Lindsay Zajac Adams, PhD, a pediatric psychologist with the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), was the November 2022 recipient of the monthly POPPIES Award.
Why I Give
Nancy Andrews shares her story about how her son’s multiple surgeries at CHOP inspired her family to give back.
Advances in Prenatal Genetic Counseling
CHOP has a team of full-time genetic counselors dedicated only to fetal patients. Learn how they support families in prenatal counseling.