Principal Investigator: Lucinda Kohn, MD, MHSUniversity of Colorado Denver Overview: It is a well-known fact that pediatric dermatologists are in short supply. We have many more potential patients than we […]
Month: April 2020
Examining How Virtual Reality Improves Children’s Coping During Dermatologic Procedures
Principal Investigator: Annie Grossberg, MDJohns Hopkins Overview: Children who play virtual reality games have been found to experience less pain and anxiety during vaccination and venipuncture. The immersive experience of […]
Studying Topical Adherence in Atopic Dermatitis: What We Can Learn from Positive Outliers
Principal Investigator: Steven Feldman, MD, PhDWake Forest University Health Sciences Overview: Although topical medications are highly effective treatments for atopic dermatitis, poor treatment adherence can lead to poor treatment outcomes […]
Preventative Skin Care for Children Undergoing Targeted CNS Tumor Therapy
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Huang, MDBoston Children’s Hospital Overview: Cancer treatments targeting MEK and BRAF proteins are used to treat childhood brain tumors. Treatments can often cause cutaneous problems, sometimes leading […]
What does a pediatric BAP1 inactivated melanocytic tumor (BIMT) look like?
Principal Investigator: Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital Overview: Spitz nevi are a type of skin growth that occur most commonly in children. This study seeks to better understand […]
An International Study to Develop A Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Scars (The SCAR-Q), and to Determine the Psychosocial Impact of Scarring
Principal Investigator: Joel Fish, MD The Hospital for Sick Children Overview: Beyond being just a permanent skin mark, a scar can influence quality of life, and alter a person’s view […]
COVID-19 Web Resources for PeDRA Members
General information: CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html WHO: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html Specific Organizations’ Response to COVID-19: AAP: https://services.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/ AAD: https://www.aad.org/member/practice/managing/coronavirus ACR: https://www.rheumatology.org/announcements MDS: https://www.meddermsociety.org/covid-19-medical-inpatient-dermatology-responses-patients/ International Organization for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: […]
COVID-19 Websites for Patients and Families
General Information: CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html WHO: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html Parental Resources: AAP/Healthychildren.org: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/Pages/default.aspx National Psoriasis Foundation: https://www.psoriasis.org/advance/coronavirus National Eczema Association: https://nationaleczema.org/covid-home/ Informational Videos by a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician for […]