Measuring What Matters in a Multicenter RCT: Partnering With Patients/Families and Policymakers

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Dr. Eyal Cohen discusses the design and key findings of a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a structured complex care program in Ontario, Canada. He describes implications for clinical practice, opportunities for family partnership in research, and the next steps from this work. SPEAKERS Eyal Cohen, MD, MSc, FRCPC Program Head, Child Health Evaluative Sciences Staff Physician, Division of Pediatric Medicine The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto HOST Kathleen Huth, MD, MMSc Pediatrician, Complex Care Service, Division of General Pediatrics Boston Children's Hospital Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School DATES Initial publication: April 26, 2023 CITATION Cohen E, Huth K. Measuring What Matters in a Multicenter RCT: Partnering With Patients/Families and Policymakers. 04/2023. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. Links: https://youtu.be/tTimlHM9Oj8, https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/measuring-what-matters-in-a-multicenter-rct-partnering-with-patientsfamilies-and-policymakers. ARTICLE REFERENCED Cohen E, Quartarone S, Orkin J, et al. Effectiveness of Structured Care Coordination for Children With Medical Complexity: The Complex Care for Kids Ontario (CCKO) Randomized Clinical Trial [published online ahead of print, 2023 Mar 20]. JAMA Pediatr. 2023;e230115. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0115 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36939728/ TRANSCRIPT https://bit.ly/41Xvaf0 Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6 Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.For further information on how to enroll, please email: [email protected]