Research Spotlight

Richard Aplenc MD PhD
Brian T Fisher DO MPH MSCE
CPCE Faculty Member
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Oncology





Brian T Fisher DO MPH MSCE
Brian T Fisher DO MPH MSCE
CPCE Faculty Member
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Infectious Diseases



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CPCE ANNOUNCES SPRING 2013 PILOT AWARD RECIPIENT

About CPCE

The Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness (CPCE) is a Center of Emphasis in the Research Institute at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The center promotes research on how to best manage pediatric illnesses, disseminates knowledge gained from this research, and partners with other groups at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to implement best practices to improve the quality of care delivered to children in the Children's Hospital healthcare network.

Our Mission

CPCE's mission is to discover and spread knowledge about best practices in pediatric disease by facilitating, organizing and centralizing the performance of clinical effectiveness research, the mentoring of fellows and faculty in clinical effectiveness research, and the dissemination and implementation of research findings.

Collaboration With CPCE

The purpose of our Web site is to enhance our ability to collaborate with all interested researchers. Here you will find information about our seminar series, Pilot Grant Program, mentoring and teaching programs, and calendar of events, as well as resources for investigators (such as our data services and grants database). If you are interested in what CPCE has to offer, but cannot find the information you are looking for, please contact center manager, Debra Hillman, at hillman@email.chop.edu.

CPCE in the News

CPCE faculty member Elizabeth Lowenthal's study comparing 2 pediatric antiretroviral treatment regimens for HIV shows superiority of efavirenz over nevirapine per study published in May 1 JAMA
May 08, 2013

CHOP team led by CPCE's Chris Bonafide MD MSCE creates vital signs reference curves for children in hospitals, publishes in journal Pediatrics
March 11, 2013

New York Times article discusses study of association of antibiotic exposure with IBD led by CPCE faculty members Theoklis Zaoutis and Susan Coffin
November 19, 2012

Research team led by Jeffrey Gerber MD PhD MSCE reports successful strategy for reducing inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics
October 19, 2012

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine publishes results of study by CPCE Director Ron Keren MD MPH which identifies research priorities for evaluation of inpatient conditions
October 01, 2012

Study led by CPCE Associate Director Theoklis Zaoutis MD MSCE provides evidence of IBD link with antibiotic overuse
September 24, 2012

Study of link between child abuse rates and home foreclosure rates by Joanne Wood MD MSHP, published in Pediatrics, reported by KYW News Radio, Philadelphia Inquirer and others
July 18, 2012

Wall Street Journal Market Watch reports on improved method to measure effectiveness of Rapid Response Systems developed by CHOP/CPCE research team led by Christopher P Bonafide MD MSCE
April 05, 2012

CPCE Associate Director Theoklis Zaoutis MD MSCE named as editor of the new Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, which released its first issue this month.
March 30, 2012

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