Department of Pediatrics
 
Pediatric Academic Societies Abstracts

NYU Langone Medical Center Department of Pediatrics faculty and staff presented twelve platform sessions, 24 poster sessions, and nine other published articles at the 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in Honolulu, HI.

Approved abstracts are included below and are viewable and downloadable as Adobe PDFs.

Platform Sessions

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Title: Continuity and Resolution of Depressive Symptoms in Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) Mothers at 6 and 14 Months Postpartum
Authors: Cynthia B. Cutler, Benard P. Dreyer, Samantha B. Berkule, Cori Green, Lori A. Legano, J. Lawerence Aber, Alan L. Mendelsohn
Format: Platform

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Title: Sources of Parenting Information in Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) Mothers
Authors: Samantha B. Berkule, Benard P. Dreyer, Harris S. Huberman, Perri E. Klass, Alan L. Mendelsohn
Format: Platform

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Title: Association Between Health Literacy and Liquid Medication Dosing Errors by Low SES Parents of Young Children
Authors: Hsiang S. Yin, Benard P. Dreyer, George L. Foltin, Linda van Schaick, Isabel S. Bazan, Alan L. Mendelsohn
Format: Platform

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Title: Secondhand Smoke Exposure Is Associated with Increased Rates of Childhood Obesity
Authors: Ying-Hua Lui, Eleny Romanos, Michael Weitzman, George Fryer
Format: Platform

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Title: Incidence of Late Preterm Birth and Associated Respiratory Morbidities
Authors: Sean M. Bailey, Shaveta Malik, Nicholas Paik, Annika Brown, George E. Fryer, Karen Hendricks-Munoz, Pradeep Mally
Format: Platform

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Title: PIC'M Study: Parental Influence in Clinical Management
Authors: Sean M. Bailey, George E. Fryer, Karen Hendricks-Munoz, Pradeep Mally
Format: Platform

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Title: Maternal Knowledge of Infant Hunger and Satiety Cues in a Low-Income Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Population
Authors: Rachel Gross, Arthur Fierman, Terry Rosenberg, Roberta Scheinmann, Mary Ann Chiasson, Alan Mendelsohn, MaryJo Messito
Format: Platform

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Title: Pediatricians' Perceptions of Limited Health Literacy (HL) and Its Effect on Patient Care Based on Proportion of Patients with Public Insurance
Authors: Michael E. Speer, Teri Turner, Perri Klass, Mary Ann Abrams, Benard Dreyer, Modena Wilson, William Cull
Format: Platform

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Title: Parent Empowerment Associated with Enhanced Parent-Child Interactions and Cognitive Development in Young Children
Authors: Suzy Tomopoulos, Alan L. Mendelsohn, Benard P. Dreyer, T. Berry Brazelton, Samantha B. Berkule, Arthur H. Fierman, Harris S. Huberman, Joshua D. Sparrow
Format: Platform

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Title: An RCT of Videotaped Interactions During Pediatric Well-Child Care To Promote Child Development: Early Educational Outcomes
Authors: Emily K. Forrest, Benard P. Dreyer, Purnima T. Valdez, Alison B. Smoller, Alan L. Mendelsohn
Format: Platform

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Title: Current Trends in Practice of Family Centered Rounds: A Study from the Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings (PRIS) Network
Authors: Vineeta Mittal, Ted Sigrest, Lonnie Roy, Mary Ottolini, C. Landrigan, Brian Kit, Daniel A. Rauch
Format: Platform

Poster Sessions

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Title: Single Cell Sorting To Decipher the Checkpoints for B Cell Selection in Neonatal Cord Blood
Authors: Kavita Kasat, Jie Xu, Karen Hendricks-Munoz, Amy Reichlin
Format: Poster

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Title: Oral Glyburide for the Treatment of Gestational Diabetes and Its Effects on the Fetus
Authors: Sara D. Sibley, Randi Wasserman, Pradeep Mally, Karen Hendricks-Munoz
Format: Poster

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Title: Screening for Depression in Mothers of Young Children: Predictors of Acceptance for Referral
Authors: Cori M. Green, Samantha B. Berkule, Benard P. Dreyer, Cynthia B. Cutler, Arthur H. Fierman, Lori A. Legano, J. Lawrence Aber, Alan L. Mendelsohn
Format: Poster

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Title: Family Centered Rounds (FCR): A Comparison of Pediatric Hospitalists in Non-Academic and Academic Hospitals
Authors: Brian K. Kit, Daniel A. Rauch, Vineeta Mittal, Ted Sigrest, Mary Ottolini
Format: Poster

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Title: Length of Stay Variation by Hospital Type
Authors: Svetlana Katsnelson, George E. Fryer, Jr., Daniel A. Rauch
Format: Poster

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Title: Utilization of Health Care by Children with Asthma Living with Smokers
Authors: Katherine King, Melissa Martynenko, Michael L. Weitzman, Melissa Herman, George Fryer
Format: Poster

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Title: Who Exposes Children to Secondhand Smoke (SHS) in Their Homes?
Authors: Katherine King, Michael Weitzman, Melissa Herman, Melissa Martynenko, George Fryer
Format: Poster

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Title: Parental Perception of Overall Health Status of Children Differs Between Homes with and Without Adult Smokers
Authors: Eleny Romanos, Michael Weitzman, George Fryer, Elizabeth Poole-DiSalvo, Thomas B. Welch-Horan, Jonathan Winickoff
Format: Poster

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Title: Adult Household Smoking and Child Emotional and Behavioral Problems
Authors: Elizabeth A. Poole-DiSalvo, Michael L. Weitzman, George E. Fryer, Thomas Miyoshi
Platform: Poster

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Title: A Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial of Jet Lidocaine for Pain Relief During Needle Insertion in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Authors: Marc Auerbach, Tanisha Morton, Allison Markowsky, Michael Tunik, Michael Mojica
Format: Poster

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Title: PAS Abstract Reviews: Is Interrater Agreement High Enough To Lead to Fair and Reliable Allocation to Presentation Categories?
Authors: B.P. Dreyer, B. Fertel, W. Cooper, R. Etzel, G. Flores, J. Guevara, D.R. Halloran, L. Kleinman, C. Landrigan, M. Schuster, P. Szilagyi, K. Wilson
Format: Poster

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Title: BeNuFit Baby: A Pilot Feasibility Trial of Primary Obesity Prevention for Newborns
Authors: Allison Gorman, Arthur H. Fierman, Cori Green, Samantha B. Berkule, Suzy Tomopoulos, Christina Yick, Marci Handler, Alan L. Mendelsohn, Benard P. Dreyer, Amy Gelfand, MaryJo Messito
Format: Poster

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Title: Factors Associated with Overweight Status in Low SES Children: Role of Parent Health Literacy
Authors: Hsiang S. Yin, Benard P. Dreyer, MaryJo Messito, Linda van Schaick, Gilda Boroumand, Sayone Thihalolipavan, Alan L. Mendelsohn
Format: Poster

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Title: Inpatient Rounds by Pediatric Hospitalists
Authors: Daniel A. Rauch, Brian Kit, Vineeta Mittal, Ted Sigrest, Mary Ottolini
Format: Poster

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Title: An RCT of the Video Interaction Project (VIP) and Building Blocks (BB): Primary Care Based Parenting Interventions
Authors: Alan L. Mendelsohn, Harris S. Huberman, Samantha B. Berkule, Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda, Emily K. Forrest, Brenda Woodford, Melissa Acevedo, Benard P. Dreyer
Format: Poster

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Title: Association of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) in Children After Blunt Head Trauma with Degree of Isolated Headache or Isolated Vomiting
Authors: P. Dayan, J. Holmes, S. Atabaki, J. Hoyle, M. Tunik, R. Lichenstein, R. Holubkov, N. Kuppermann, PECARN TBI Group
Format: Poster

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Title: Education and Monitoring of Residents' Proficiency in Neonatal Resuscitation
Authors: Matthew A. Rainaldi, Yang S. Kim, Karen D. Hendricks-Munoz
Format: Poster

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Title: What Pediatric Residents Perceive as Barriers to Quality Patient Care
Authors: Steve Paik, Colleen Gillespie, Tavinder Ark, Marra Katz, Joshua Lee, Melanie Jay, Andrea Truncali, Julia Hyland Bruno, Sondra Zabar, Adina Kalet
Format: Poster

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Title: Resident Exposure to and Perception of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Authors: Jennifer A. Daru, Amy E. Jost, Alison Holmes, Julia Aquino, Daniel A. Rauch
Format: Poster

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Title: Pediatric Hospital Medicine as a Career: Trainee Perspective
Authors: Jennifer A. Daru, Allison Holmes, Amy E. Jost, Julia Aquino, Daniel A. Rauch
Format: Poster

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Title: Use of Food Labels by Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) Parents: Associations with Material Hardship and Health Literacy
Authors: Efniki Kyvelos, Alan L. Mendelsohn, Suzy Tomopoulos, Arthur H. Fierman, Benard P. Dreyer, Linda Van Schaick, Hsiang S. Yin
Format: Poster

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Title: Pediatricians' Reported Use of Enhanced Communication Techniques: Results of a National Survey
Authors: L. Sanders, S. Federico, M. Glusman, B. Bayldon, M.A. Abrams, B. Dreyer, W. Cull, K. O'Connor
Format: Poster

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Title: The Effect of Race on Length of Stay
Authors: Svetlana Katsnelson, George E. Fryer, Jr., Daniel A. Rauch
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Title: Characteristics of US Children with Extended Hospitalizations for Respiratory Illness
Authors: K.M. Wilson, D.A. Rauch, A.K. Blumkin, P. G. Szilagyi
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Title: Risk Factors for Early and Late Onset Neonatal Sepsis
Authors: Yang S. Kim, Moi Louie, Rishara Maharaj, Monica Zarate, Karen D. Hendricks-Munoz
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Title: Utilization of a Rapid Detection Blood Culture System To Decrease Length of Stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Authors: Karen D. Lidoshore-Fuld, Rishara Maharaj, Monica Zarate, Karen Hendricks-Munoz, Yang Kim
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Title: Maternal Serum IL-1β & IL-10 Levels: Potential Biomarkers of Preterm Birth?
Authors: Pradeep Mally, Jie Xu, Rachel Darche, Sandeep Nandivada, Nok Chun, Ananda Dasanayake, Karen Hendricks-Munoz
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Title: Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Versus the Operating Room: Short Term Morbidities
Authors: Sara D. Sibley, Martha C. Caprio, Pradeep V. Mally, Karen D. Hendricks-Munoz
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Title: Animal Origins of Surfactant: Physician Practice and Parental Information Sharing
Authors: Sean M. Bailey, George E. Fryer, Karen Hendricks-Munoz, Pradeep Mally
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Title: Obesity and Overweight Among Patients Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Authors: Meredith L. Dreyer, Anna M. Egan, Carolyn Kippes, Jennifer R. Andrews, Malia May
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Title: Promotion of Parenting in At-Risk Mothers Through Mailed, Written Materials: Early Experiences with the Building Blocks Program
Authors: Harris S. Huberman, Samantha B. Berkule, Benard P. Dreyer, Margaret Wolff, Jessica Urgelles, Alan L. Mendelsohn
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