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Children’s National Health System is now accepting proposals for its annual “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition. New this year, the competition is focused on pediatric cardiovascular devices to address a significant unmet need for children. 

In recognition of its expertise in serving adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), structural heart conditions present at birth, the Washington Adult Congenital Heart (WACH) program receives accreditation from the Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA), a nationwide organization focused on connecting patients, family members and health care providers to form a community of support and a network of experts with knowledge of CHD.    

Although women who have pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) are at heightened risk for also being infected with syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus, few adolescent females diagnosed with PID in the nation’s pediatric emergency departments undergo laboratory tests for HIV or syphilis, according to a retrospective cohort study published online July 24, 2018, in Pediatrics.

Children’s National Health System today announced that Randi Streisand, Ph.D., will become the chief of Psychology and Behavioral Health.  Dr. Streisand, a respected expert in the field, has served as the interim chief of Children’s Psychology and Behavioral Health since November 2017.

Alec King, MBA, executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) at Children’s National Health System, was honored as one of 40 recipients of the Washington Business Journal’s 2018  40 under 40 award.

Bladder cancer appears to be associated with a unique bacterial fingerprint within the bladder as it progresses, according to a small, multi-institutional study conducted in experimental models, opening the possibility of a new way to spot the disease earlier.

The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) has selected Mary Daymont, M.S.N, R.N., vice president of Revenue Cycle and Care Management as a 2018 AAN Fellow inductee. With over 2,500 members, AAN Fellows represent nursing's most accomplished leaders in education management, practice and research. 

Linda Talley, M.S., R.N., Children’s National vice president and chief nursing officer, has joined The Beryl Institute’s Nurse Executive Council (NEC) which is made up of senior nurse leaders from across America. 

Children’s National Health System announced today that it has been named the newest partner site of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF). As a result of this new partnership, families of brain and spinal cord tumor patients treated at Children’s National will now be eligible to receive emergency financial assistance from the PBTF’s Butterfly Fund.

There is a widespread practice of parents giving dietary supplements to children with Down syndrome in the hope of improving intelligence or function, according to a new survey by Children’s National Health System. The research, published in the July 2018 issue of The Journal of Pediatrics, was conducted by experts at Children’s National Rare Disease Institute (CNRDI) to determine the prevalence, perceived impact, cost and other factors related to dietary supplement use in children with Down syndrome.