The Next 7 Great Achievements in Pediatric Research

The "7 Great Achievements in Pediatric Research" campaign noted discoveries in the past 40 years that have improved child and adult health in the United States and around the globe. This article predicts the next 7 great pediatric research advancements, including new immunizations, cancer...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2017-05, Vol.139 (5), p.e20163803
Main Authors: Cheng, Tina L, Bogue, Clifford W, Dover, George J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement
Biomedical Research - trends
Cancer
Cancer immunotherapy
Child
Child care
Child health
Children
Company business management
Delivery of Health Care - standards
Delivery of Health Care - trends
Electronic medical records
Genomics
Genomics - trends
Global Health - trends
Health aspects
Humans
Immunization - trends
Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy - trends
Management
Neoplasms - therapy
Pediatric research
Pediatrics
Pediatrics - trends
Poverty
Poverty - prevention & control
Poverty - trends
Quality control
Quality Improvement
Quality management
Structure-function relationships
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The "7 Great Achievements in Pediatric Research" campaign noted discoveries in the past 40 years that have improved child and adult health in the United States and around the globe. This article predicts the next 7 great pediatric research advancements, including new immunizations, cancer immunotherapy, genomic discoveries, identification of early antecedents of adult health, impact of specific social-environmental influences on biology and health, quality improvement science, and implementation and dissemination research to reduce global poverty. It is an extraordinary time of new research tools that include electronic health records, technological ability to manage big data and measure "omics," and new functional and structural imaging modalities. These tools will discern mechanisms leading to health and disease with new prevention targets and cures. This article further discusses the challenges and opportunities to accelerate these exciting pediatric research discoveries to improve the lives of children and the adults they will become.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2016-3803