Program for Equity in Adolescent & Child Health (PEACH) Work-in-Progress (WIP) Session

Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 12 p.m.

 

If you are interested in issues of child health equity, please join us for lunch and a double WIP session at Mott Hospital Level 4 Conference Room 4-410

or via Zoomhttps://umich.zoom.us/j/99828581448


The WIP is open to all, including physicians, nurses, social workers, child life specialists, and trainees. Lunch is on us if you RSVP using the link:

https://bit.ly/3YReAyv

Rebecca Hong, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Anesthesiology

 Presentation 1 

Dr. Hong examines if there is a difference in pain management between patients with neuromuscular vs. idiopathic scoliosis undergoing spinal fusion surgery, and within the neuromuscular group if there is a variance between our treatment and assessment of verbal and nonverbal patients.

Susan Woolford, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

Pediatrics

Presentation 2

Dr. Woolford investigates whether weight loss medications are prescribed differentially for those 13-21 years old by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and gender. She also looks at potential clinic, location and insurance effects.