Parents of Infants and Children with Kernicterus presentation at 2012 Medicine X as part of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) panel presentation on the power of partnership.(PICK)
Similar a Parents of Infants and Children with Kernicterus Power of Partnership presentation at 2012 Medicine X, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (20)
2. A $1 BILIRUBIN TEST COULD HAVE
PREVENTED BRAIN DAMAGE
• Justin has severe cerebral palsy
• Unable to sit on his own, feed himself or get a drink
• Has auditory neuropathy, visual tracking difficulties,
strabismus, enamel hypoplasia
• Not able to speak intelligibly
3. PICK BEGINNINGS
• 6 moms meet in Fall
2000
• Recruited well-
known, nationally
recognized
researchers and
safety experts to be
PICK advisors
4. SYSTEM-WIDE CONSUMER
HEALTHCARE WORKSHOP
• February 2001 Participants
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• National Center on Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities (CDC/NCBDDD)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard School of
Public Health
• Maternal Child Health Bureau
• National recognized researchers
12. WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED?
• Model for a family-centered, systems-
based approach for constructive parent
and healthcare partnerships to address
preventable newborn disabilities
• Non-profit organization governed primarily by
patients or family members
• Created expert advisory panel with same
passion and courage
• Identify and contact partners or partner
organizations
• Have changed the landscape for how
newborn jaundice is treated
13. AND MORE TO COME
• Connecting families from around the world
• Planning 2013 Family Gathering and 2014 Family
and Research Conference
• Focus on Family Support and Research for effective
treatments for individuals with KI
14. THINK OF ALL THE POSSIBILITIES
WHEN WE ALL WORK TOGETHER!
JUSTIN SMITH
15. THANK YOU
Kris Schulze
Parents of Infants and Children
with Kernicterus (PICK)
Kris.schulze@pickonline.org
www.pickonline.org