Physicians from Komansky Center for Children's Health to Present at Annual Meeting of Pediatric Academic Societies in Vancouver

Physicians from the Phyllis and David Komansky Center for Children's Health will join more than 7,500 leaders in academic pediatrics in Vancouver, Canada, May 1-4, for the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS). The meeting addresses all aspects of children's health, including basic and clinical sciences, translational and health services research, and clinical advances. For more information about the conference, including free access to all abstracts, please visit the PAS website.

List of NYP Komansky Center for Children's Health Presentations:

Voos, K.C., Yohay, A., Ross, G., Ward, M.J., Osorio, N., Perlman, J.M.
Impact of Implementing Family Centered Rounds (FCR) in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Waghmare, A., Yau, M., Ward. M. J., Abramson, E.
Elevated Bmi Is Associated With Increased Length Of Hospitalization For Asthma Exacerbations In Children.

Krauss, A.N., Ross, G.S., Shao, H., Perlman, J.M.
Does the Smaller Twin of a Discordant Twin Pair Catch Up in Size with the Larger Twin?

Eiland, L. and McEwen, B.
Neonatal Stress Alters Hippocampal Neuronal Anatomy, Cognition and Emotionality.

Berg, M.T., Szeto, H.S., Brown, Q.B., Perlman, J.M., Vannucci, S.J.
SS-31, a Mitochondria-Targeted Cytoprotective Peptide, is Neuroprotective in Male but Not Female Neonatal Following Cerebral Hypoxia-Ischemia.

Yap, V.L., Ross, G.S., Dyke, J., Kovanlikaya, I., Perlman, J.M.
Reduction in Deep Gray Matter (DGM) Volume (VOL) of Very Low Birth Weight Infants (VLBWI) at Term Equivalent Age (TEA) Correlates with Worse Neurocognitive Outcome at 18 and 36 Months.

Ersdal, H.L., Mduma, E., Svensen, E., Perlman, J.M.
Early Initiation of Basic Resuscitation Interventions Including Bag Mask Ventilation (BMV) May Reduce Birth Asphyxia (BA) Related Mortality in Developing.

Schulman, J., Stevens, T.P., Horgan, M.J., Stricof, R.L., Gase, K., Saiman, L., Holzman, I.R.
Maintenance Central Line Checklist Use Reduces Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates in NICUs, yet NICU Site Remains an Outcome Determinant.

Miller, S.M., and Dowd, S.A.
Iron supplementation in premature infants: a controlled trial using the zinc protoporphyrin to heme ratio.

Perinatal Brain Club: Potential Factors Modulating Neurologic Outcome following Delivery Room Cardio-Pulmonary Arrest/ Compromise
Chair: Jeffrey M. Perlman

Hemway, R.J., Christman, C., Perlman, J.M.
In Newborns the 3:1 as Compared to a 5:1 or 15:2 Compression: Ventilation (CV) Ratio Achieves Greater Depth and Achieves More Ventilation Breaths over Time

Takenouchi, T., Ross, G. S., Cuaycong, M., Engel, M., Perlman, J.M.
Profound Early Metabolic Acidosis (MA) in Term Infants with Moderate to Severe (MS) Encephalopathy Subjected to Selective Head Cooling.

Cuaycong, M., Engel, M., Vannucci, S., Perlman, J.M.
A Novel Approach to the Study of Hypoxia-Ischemia Induced Clinical and Subclinical Seizures (Sz) in the Neonatal Rat.

Espiritu, M.M., Lin, H., Cunningham-Rundles, S., Perlman, J.M.
n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids EPA and DHA Inhibit Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Release.