James S. Todd Memorial Award

Co-sponsored by the National Patient Safety Foundation, the American Medical Association, and the Donaghue Foundation.
Improving the Safety and Efficacy of Pediatric Sedation Practice through the Creation of the Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire
Investigators:
Joseph P. Cravero MD, FAAP, (Principal Investigator), Michael L. Beach, MD, PhD, Kristen Chambers, MS, and Susan M. Gallager Their study will create a web-based database that will allow them to explore pediatric sedation and determine what techniques and providers have the highest success rates and the best safety profiles.

Can Knowledge from a Clinical Decision Support System Developed at an Academic Medical Center Be Applied to Other Hospitals and Populations Throughout an Integrated Delivery Network?
This grant has been co-sponsored by the National Patient Safety Foundation and the Donaghue Foundation Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire
Investigators:
Martha J. Radford, MD (Principal Investigator), Dianne Collins, RN, Lisa Stump, RPh, Richard Shiffman, MD, MCIS, Jennifer Travers, Catherine O'Neill, and Wei Teng, PhD This pilot project will determine whether it is technically feasible to disseminate throughout a network knowledge gained from a single institution's clinical decision support across and integrated delivery network. In the long term, demonstrating applicability to disparate institutions and identifying factors that facilitate change would eliminate the need to reproduce the knowledge locally and dramatically facilitate the implementation of effective medication safety programs that include protection for both the pediatric and adult populations.