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April 17, 2024
Improving Health Outcomes for Children
“We need to better meet the needs of children and families by understanding what their needs are and addressing that in the care we deliver,” says Meg Simione, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital. In this episode, Simione shares her research examining the determinants and impacts of pediatric disorders and ways to improve access to care through implementation science.
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Meg Simione, PhD, is a clinician-scientist who focuses on infant and child feeding by implementing innovations to improve care delivery. She is a research scientist in the Division of General Academic Pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, a speech-language pathologist, and assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. Her research has examined the determinants and impacts of pediatric feeding disorders and childhood obesity, as well as improving access to care through implementation science, telehealth approaches, and family-centered outcomes. As a clinician, she cares for children with pediatric feeding disorders and has developed clinical programs and quality improvement initiatives to improve care for these children. Simione’s research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and foundations. She has authored numerous publications and has presented nationally and internationally.