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Funding Opportunity for Early-Career Investigators
Applications now open! If you’re an early career researcher interested in health systems research for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), we invite you to apply for our Emerging Investigators (EI) Guided Research Program. Up to three projects focused on health systems research for CYSHCN will be funded up to $15,000 (1-year). The program has
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Disability and Discrimination: A Call to Action for Creating Positive Change, Together
A recent study by Dr. Stefanie Ames and colleagues sheds light on the problem of discrimination against children with complex medical needs by the medical community, emphasizing its significance for children, families, and clinicians. CYSHCNet enthusiastically applauds Dr. Ames’s efforts and appreciates the insightful commentary by Dr. Cook and colleagues, which effectively raises awareness of
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Disability, Discrimination, and Children with Medical Complexity
New Pediatrics Study Begs the Question: How Can Knowing These Perceptions Improve Systems of Care Disability-based discrimination in health care is happening. And it results in low quality of care, limited access, and negative health consequences. A new study from CYSHCNet researcher Stefanie Ames, MD, MS, looks at the themes children with medical complexity and
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Protected: Annual Meeting Recording and Documents
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