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University of Southern California
University of Southern California
USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
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Research
Research

Identifying Risk Factors for Harm in Children on Invasive Home Medical Therapies

Principal Investigator: Glenn Takata (Keck School of Medicine)

Co-Principal Investigator: Mary Lawlor ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Period
Mar 2014 – Jun 2016

Total funding
$45,000

This grant is funding a pilot study aimed at identifying and understanding the mediators of harm in children who are on home mechanical ventilation and home parenteral nutrition by using systems engineering, human factors approaches and collaboration with parents to reduce risks and harm to the children.

Funding

Type Source Number Amount
Intramural Keck School of Medicine of USC / Southern California Clinical Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI) for Multidisciplinary Research Projects NIH / NCRR / NCATS KL2TR00031 $45,000