News
Welcome to the CYSHCNet blog. Here we share stories and perspectives of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), their families and caregivers, and our academic researchers. Interested in sharing your story? Email us.
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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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Lessons in Humility: Building a Foundation for a Regional Network of Complex Care
A Conversation with Neal deJong, MD, MPH (University of North Carolina Division of General Pediatrics) and David Ming, MD (Duke University Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Population Health Sciences) It was supposed to be a one-time regional convening in North Carolina. But the pandemic hit, so the one-time convening became a three-part virtual meeting, attracting
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Family Partner Spotlight
Advice for Considering Culture from Elisa Aucancela Meet Elisa! She’s personally been a family partner on two CYSHCNet research projects and partners with us through El Grupo Vida. As executive director, Elisa oversees this network of Hispanic/Latino parents. The nonprofit was formed to provide mutual support for people with disabilities or special needs, including their
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Member Spotlight
Katie Freundlich, MD, Trusts There’s a Better Way How She Aims to Help CYSHCNet Move its Research Forward At age five, Katie Freundlich knew she’d be a pediatrician. She tried to consider other occupations as she aged. But when you know, you know. Today, Freundlich is an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at Monroe Carell