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Item A proposal for the addressing the needs of the pediatric pulmonary work force(Wiley, 2020-08) Gaston, Benjamin; Laguna, Theresa A.; Noah, Terry L.; Hagood, James; Voynow, Judith; Ferkol, Thomas; Hershenson, Marc; Boyne, Katie; Deleceris, Angela; Ross, Kristie; Gozal, David; Celedón, Juan C.; Abman, Steven H.; Moore, Paul; Davis, Stephanie; Cornfield, David N.; Murphy, Thomas; Pediatrics, School of MedicineUnprecedented opportunities and daunting difficulties are anticipated in the future of pediatric pulmonary medicine. To address these issues and optimize pediatric pulmonary training, a group of faculty from various institutions met in 2019 and proposed specific, long-term solutions to the emerging problems in the field. Input on these ideas was then solicited more broadly from faculty with relevant expertise and from recent trainees. This proposal is a synthesis of these ideas. Pediatric pulmonology was among the first pediatric specialties to be grounded deliberately in science, requiring its fellows to demonstrate expertise in scientific inquiry (1). In the future, we will need more training in science, not less. Specifically, the scope of scientific inquiry will need to be broader. The proposal outlined below is designed to help optimize the practices of current providers and to prepare the next generation to be leaders in pediatric care in the future. We are optimistic that this can be accomplished. Our broad objectives are (a) to meet the pediatric subspecialty workforce demand by increasing interest and participation in pediatric pulmonary training; (b) to modernize training to ensure that future pediatric pulmonologists will be prepared clinically and scientifically for the future of the field; (c) to train pediatric pulmonologists who will add value in the future of pediatric healthcare, complemented by advanced practice providers and artificial intelligence systems that are well-informed to optimize quality healthcare delivery; and (d) to decrease the cost and improve the quality of care provided to children with respiratory diseases.Item Rates of adverse and serious adverse events in children with cystic fibrosis(Elsevier, 2021) Pittman, Jessica E.; Khan, Umer; Laguna, Theresa A.; Heltshe, Sonya; Goss, Christopher H.; Sanders, Don B.; Pediatrics, School of MedicineBackground: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by chronic sinopulmonary symptoms and chronic gastrointestinal symptoms that begins in infancy. Children with CF are increasingly being included in clinical trials. In order to fully evaluate the impact of new therapies in future clinical trials, an understanding of baseline adverse event (AE) rates in children with CF is needed. To address this, we determined the rates of common AEs in pediatric patients with CF who participated in two clinical trials. Methods: We reviewed AEs for placebo recipients in the AZ0004 study and inhaled tobramycin recipients in the Early Pseudomonas Infection Control (EPIC) clinical trial. AEs were categorized based on Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) coding classifications and pooled into common, batched AE descriptors. AE rates were estimated from negative binomial models according to age groups, severity of lung disease, and season. Results: A total of 433 children had 8,266 total AEs reported, or 18.1 (95% CI 17.0, 19.2) AEs per person per year. Respiratory AEs were the most commonly reported AEs, with a rate of 7.6 events per person-year. The total SAE rate was 0.33 per person per-year. Cough was the most commonly reported respiratory AE, with 61% of subjects reporting at least one episode of cough within 4 months. The rate ratio of any AE was higher in Spring, Fall, and Winter, compared with Summer. Conclusions: AEs occur commonly in pediatric CF clinical trial participants. Season of enrollment could affect AE rates.