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Mike Steiner, MD, MPH

UNC Children's is a leading hospital offering specialized pediatric care with a focus on congenital heart disease, recruitment of specialists, patient experience improvement, and innovative research advancements in children's health. The Raleigh facility provides expanded services and resources for comprehensive pediatric care. Research in children's health is crucial for tackling prevalent conditions and improving outcomes. Discover the importance of research and the future of pediatric achievements at UNC Children's.

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Mike Steiner, MD, MPH

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  1. Mike Steiner, MD, MPH Pediatrician in Chief, N.C. Children's Hospital; Chief, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine; Director, Outreach and Network Development, Dept. of Pediatrics; Michael F. Durfee, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics

  2. What is UNC Children’s • NC Children’s Hospital • UNC Department of Pediatrics

  3. Our Clinical Home in Chapel Hill • Creating a unit dedicated to children with congenital heart disease and/or recovering from heart surgery • Actively recruiting more than 20 specialists • Improving function and patient experience in clinics • Children’s Surgical Verification • 24-7 Pediatric Emergency Department

  4. UNC Children’s Raleigh

  5. UNC Children’s Raleigh

  6. 2801 Blue Ridge Office Building • ~42,000 square feet of new space • Larger than current Children’s clinics in hospital, Raleigh clinic and Hem/Onc clinics combined • Completely focused on care of children • Pull-up parking • Located across street from Rex • 30 min from UNC Medical Center

  7. Leveling the Playing Field • Mission: • Build partnerships to advance the health of children in NC and beyond • Partner with foundations, industry, & the community • Promote, pursue, & remain competitive for collaborative research • Work efficiently & collaboratively, sharing space, equipment, costs • Accelerate funding & providing latest scientific advancements to children Web Site: Childrensresearch.unc.eduEmail: childrensresearch@med.unc.edu

  8. Why is Research in Children’s Health Important? Most kids in the U.S. are in good health, but… 1 in 4 have a chronic health condition 1 in 6 have a developmental disability 1 in 12 have asthma 1 in 300 are diabetic 1 in 13 have a rare disease 1 in 25 have a food allergy 4 out of 5 hospitalized children receive off-label medications* *off-label means the medication has not been studied in children! …certain health conditions are on the rise

  9. 7 great achievements of the past 40 years Savingpremature babies Curinga common childhood cancer Preventing HIV transmission from mother to baby Saving lives with car seats & seat belts Reducing SIDS with Back to Sleep Increasing life expectancy in children with chronic diseases Preventing disease with life saving immunizations Research in children saves lives 50% Survival rate of babies born at 23-weeks 47 years Life expectancy of patientswith cystic fibrosis 95%Survival rate of childhood leukemia

  10. What are the next great achievements? Additional immunizations Cancer immunotherapies Big, life-course data: childhood origins of disease Genomic discoveries to predict & treat disease Improved systems of care Reduction of global poverty Personalized medicine & population health Basic Research: Understanding basic biology, diseases, & behavior Pre-Clinical Research: Developing interventions in simulations, animals, cells or tissue samples Clinical Research: Collecting data & conducting studies in people Clinical Implementation: Adoption into general practice, continued research, quality improvement, develop new questions Public Health: Population level outcomes of current treatments, develop new questions How are advances in health made? Image courtesy of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

  11. What Can You Do? • Advocate • Make Connections • Get Involved

  12. Pediatrician in Chief, N.C. Children's Hospital Email: msteiner@med.unc.edu Keela Lyon Mike Steiner, MD, MPH Senior Executive Director of Development, UNC Children’s Email: keela_lyon@unc.edu

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