Category: Featured
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Emerging Investigators Webinar
Did you miss the informational webinar about the Emerging Investigators program? It’s available on our website now. The webinar, hosted by SPRNetwork leaders, details the application process for 2026 and provided opportunities for potential applicants to ask questions. Watch it here! The deadline is 7/1. For additional information, visit the Emerging Investigators Program webpage.
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2026 Pediatric Complex Care Awards
The Pediatric Complex Care Achievement Awards celebrate individuals who dedicate their lives—through commitment and work—to serving children with medical complexity. The awards honor those who have made exceptional, long-lasting contributions to help children with medical complexity in many areas, including clinical care delivery, advocacy, policy, administration, research, and education/training. The awards also honor lived experience…
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Applications Open for the Emerging Investigators (EI) Program
The Systems & Policy Research Network Emerging Investigator Guided Research Program funds up to three projects each year dedicated to improving health systems for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). Apply by July 1! Selected investigators receive up to $15,000, one year of mentorship, and guidance in building meaningful family partnerships in research. Who should apply?…
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Open Pediatrics Complex Care Journal Club Podcast
The Complex Care Journal Club Podcast is a monthly series hosted by pediatricians who care for children with medical complexity. The podcast discusses emerging evidence in complex care with authors of recently published research and explores implications for clinical practice for the interprofessional care team. The podcast is hosted by Kristina Malik, MD, Emily Goodwin,…
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Announcing Our New Name!
The Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs National Research Network (CYSCHNet) has a new name! We are now called: The Systems & Policy Research Network. The name might be new, but The Systems & Policy Research Network (SPRNetwork) is the same great organization trusted by researchers, policy makers, care systems, clinicians, families of…
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2025 Pediatric Complex Care Awards
This year’s Pediatric Complex Care Award winners have been selected and recognized. Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to Dr. Ellen Roy Elias and Cheri Scott, and the Mid-Career Award was presented to Dr. Rahel Berhane.
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Recent Network Publications, Posters and Presentations
With 20 presentations and posters, one publication, and others in press or accepted, 2025 has been a productive year for the Systems & Policy Research Network. Network projects highlight key issues relevant to the health and wellbeing of children and youth with special health care needs and their families. 2025 Publications (as of November 1,…
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2025 Emerging Investigators
Each year, the Systems & Policy Research Network‘s Emerging Investigator (EI) Guided Research Program welcomes up to three projects focused on health systems research for children and youth with special health care needs. The yearlong partnership with the Emerging Investigators provides funding and mentorship and helps build the foundation for family partnership in research. In…
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Dr. Rahel Berhane Honored for Mid-Career Achievement in Caring for Children with Medical Complexity
Rooted in Lived Experience For Dr. Berhane, the journey into complex care began not only as a pediatrician but also at home, as the mother of a son with Down syndrome, autism, and epilepsy. When her son’s care needs grew more complex, she experienced firsthand the broken, maze-like system that so many families must navigate.…
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Cheri Scott Honored for Lifetime Achievement in Caring for Children with Medical Complexity
The Systems and Policy Research Network (SPRNetwork formally known as CYSHCNet) is proud to announce Cheri Scott as a recipient of the 2025 Pediatric Complex Care Lifetime Achievement Award. This honor celebrates Cheri’s exceptional, lasting contributions to improving the lives of children with medical complexity and their families. About the Award The Pediatric Complex Care…