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Ron Keren

Children's hospital of Philadelphia
Verified email at email.chop.edu
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Does simulation improve patient safety?: self-efficacy, competence, operational performance, and patient safety

A Nishisaki, R Keren, V Nadkarni - Anesthesiology clinics, 2007 - Elsevier
Simulation training is an essential educational strategy for health care systems to improve
patient safety. The strength of simulation training is its suitability for multidisciplinary team …

Diagnosis and management of hyperbilirubinemia in the term neonate: for a safer first week

VK Bhutani, LH Johnson, R Keren - Pediatric Clinics, 2004 - pediatric.theclinics.com
Newborn jaundice due to severe hyperbilirubinemia, with its potential for producing brain
damage, remains a continuing problem for pediatricians. Most practitioners have been …

Measuring health preferences for use in cost-utility and cost-benefit analyses of interventions in children: theoretical and methodological considerations

LA Prosser, JK Hammitt, R Keren - Pharmacoeconomics, 2007 - Springer
Valuing the health of children for cost-utility or cost-benefit analysis poses a number of
additional challenges when compared with valuing adult health. Some of these challenges …

A phase I trial of deep brain stimulation of memory circuits in Alzheimer's disease

AW Laxton, DF Tang‐Wai, MP McAndrews… - Annals of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Alzheimer disease (AD) is characterized by functional impairment in the neural
elements and circuits underlying cognitive and memory functions. We hypothesized that …

Candidate single-nucleotide polymorphisms from a genomewide association study of Alzheimer disease

H Li, S Wetten, L Li, PLS Jean, R Upmanyu… - Archives of …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To identify single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with risk and age
at onset of Alzheimer disease (AD) in a genomewide association study of 469 438 SNPs …

Recurrent urinary tract infections in children: risk factors and association with prophylactic antimicrobials

PH Conway, A Cnaan, T Zaoutis, BV Henry… - Jama, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
ContextThe evidence regarding risk factors for recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) and the
risks and benefits of antimicrobial prophylaxis in children is scant. ObjectivesTo identify risk …

[HTML][HTML] Presymptomatic cognitive and neuroanatomical changes in genetic frontotemporal dementia in the Genetic Frontotemporal dementia Initiative (GENFI) study …

JD Rohrer, JM Nicholas, DM Cash… - The Lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Frontotemporal dementia is a highly heritable neurodegenerative disorder. In
about a third of patients, the disease is caused by autosomal dominant genetic mutations …

Effect of an outpatient antimicrobial stewardship intervention on broad-spectrum antibiotic prescribing by primary care pediatricians: a randomized trial

JS Gerber, PA Prasad, AG Fiks, AR Localio… - Jama, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Antimicrobial stewardship programs have been effective for inpatients, often
through prescribing audit and feedback. However, most antimicrobial use occurs in …

Risk factors for recurrent urinary tract infection and renal scarring

R Keren, N Shaikh, H Pohl, L Gravens-Mueller… - …, 2015 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: To identify risk factors for recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) and renal
scarring in children who have had 1 or 2 febrile or symptomatic UTIs and received no …

Prioritization of comparative effectiveness research topics in hospital pediatrics

R Keren, X Luan, R Localio, M Hall… - … of pediatrics & …, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To use information about prevalence, cost, and variation in resource utilization to
prioritize comparative effectiveness research topics in hospital pediatrics. Design …