Anti-racist strategies for clinical and translational research: Design, implementation, and lessons learned from a new course.

Translational research should examine racism and bias and improve health equity. We designed and implemented a course for the Master of Science in Clinical Investigation program of the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute. We describe curriculum development, content, outcomes, and revisions involving 36 students in 2 years of "Anti-Racist Strategies for Clinical and Translational Science.

Utility of a psychosocial assessment during an acute care hospitalization.

Adolescence involves immense physical, cognitive, social and emotional changes, which can lead teenagers to partake in risky behaviors. While experimentation and risk-taking are critical components of an adolescent's development of autonomy, these behaviors are known to contribute to the morbidity, mortality and social concerns of this age group. This observation prompted national organizations like the American Academy of Pediatrics to recommend risk behavior screening on an annual basis.

Inpatient management of an acute asthma exacerbation using clinical care pathways.

Asthma exacerbations remain a leading cause of hospitalization in the pediatric population, and many children who require hospitalization for status asthmaticus are managed using clinical care pathways (CPGs). Clinical care pathways are often created or adopted by healthcare systems in order to establish specific, evidence-based guidelines that standardize and coordinate quality care in both the emergency room and inpatient settings. This paper reviews the use of these guidelines and the updated evidence-based recommendations regarding best-practice for acute asthma care of hospitalized children, including the 2020 recommendations from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel (NAEPP).