PEACH Projects

Project Lead: Karen Wilson

Unit: Mott - Nursing (Cardiology)

Intake Date: 1/31/23

Question(s): Do caregivers of pediatric patients (one and under) in cardiology receive the same rooming in requirements across racial and socioeconomic backgrounds? 

Project Lead: Katie Kruse 

Unit: Psychiatry

Date of Intake: 2/13/23

Question(s): Does use of restraints and seclusion vary for pediatric patients by race, socioeconomic status, weight status, primary language spoken, and gender in: 

• a 3-bed psychiatric unit for patients with neurodevelopmental disorders? 

• the pediatric psychiatric ward more generally?

Project Lead: Ying Li

Unit: Orthopaedic Surgery

Date of Intake: 2/18/23

Question(s): For pediatric patients with scoliosis, do social factors such as race, ethnicity, and class impact the magnitude of the curve at the time of presentation to orthopaedics? Do no-shows and repeat cancelations vary by these social factors? What role does the health care system play in these outcomes?

Project Lead: Toby Lewis

Unit: Peds - Pulmonology 

Date of Intake: 2/21/23

Question(s): Do patients who do not use the patient portal receive the same recommended protocols around asthma care as patients who do use the patient portal? Do patients without portal access have fewer interactions with healthcare system and worse outcomes?

Project Leads: Katherine Salada and Jodi Ehrmann

Unit: Peds - Hospitalist 

Date of Intake: 2/21/23

Question(s): Do children admitted to the general pediatric hospitalist service for growth faltering (previously known as "failure to thrive") vary by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and primary language spoken in terms of: the threshold for admission, length of stay, social consultations received (e.g., social work and Children's Protective Services), and the threshold for discharge?

Project Lead: Anne Baetzel 

Unit: Anesthesiology

Date of Intake: 3/27/23

Question(s): Are there racial and socioeconomic differences among infants undergoing delayed circumcision (4-35 months) in terms of whether they receive awake spinal anesthesia or general anesthesia? 

Project Lead: Rebecca Hong 

Unit: Anesthesiology

Date of Intake: 4/17/23

Question(s): Is there a difference in pain management between neuromuscular and idiopathic pediatric patients? Within the neuromuscular group, is there a difference if the patient is verbal versus nonverbal?

Project Leads: Breeanna Lorenzen and Prashant Mahajan

Unit: Emergency Medicine

Date of Intake: 6/8/23

Question(s): Does use of restraints vary for pediatric patients by race, socioeconomic status, weight status, primary language spoken, and gender in Pediatric Emergency Services, Pediatric Psychiatric Emergency Services, and Adult Emergency Services?

Project Leads: Kimberly Slonaker and Anna McEvoy

Unit: Pediatrics

Date of Intake: 6/22/23

Question(s): Are there inequities in drug testing practices in Emergency Services for pediatric patients?

Project Leads: Katie O'Brien and Monica Rosen

Unit: OB-GYN

Date of Intake: 7/21/23

Question(s): Is there inequity in what adolescents are offered and who receives a diagnostic laparoscopy for dysmenorrhea based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and language preference? 

Project Leads: Keyonna Williams and Peter Ehrlich

Unit: Pediatric Surgery

Date of Intake: 8/2/23

Question(s): Are there differences in care provided to pediatric blunt trauma patients relative to English proficiency, SES, and other social factors?