MCHRI Seminar Series
The MCHRI Seminar Series highlights compelling clinical topics, innovative research, and the latest developments in maternal and child health, and serves as a forum for engaging in conversations with other researchers and scientists across the community.
Students, faculty, and postdoctoral researchers are encouraged to attend the seminars. Seminars are typically from 12:00pm-1:00pm at the specified locations listed in the registration portal, as well as joinable via Zoom. Individuals able to attend in person will be provided lunch or a light snack unless otherwise noted in the specific event. For questions about registration, please contact Neta Miller.
Upcoming 2024 Speakers
Monday, May 6, 2024, 12pm-1:00pm
Conference Room FC180, 800 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304 or Online via Zoom
Organizing, Recognizing, and Rewarding Team Science Contributions
Team science – collaborations across multiple labs, institutions, and/or disciplines – challenges established procedures for project management and organization. This seminar will discuss methods for transparent communication, expectation-setting, and contribution reporting that can help keep team science projects running smoothly.
Speaker:
Heidi Baumgartner, PhD, is a Research Scholar at Stanford University, the co-director of the Stanford Big Team Science Lab, and the Executive Director of ManyBabies, an international collaborative network in developmental psychology research. Heidi completed a PhD in Developmental Psychology at the University of California, Davis, and spent three years as a postdoctoral research associate at Brown University. She is passionate about transparency and openness in big team science.
Past Seminars
Monday, January 29, 2024, 12pm-1pm
Red Oak Room in CAM or Online via Zoom
Geopolitical Unrest: How Aid Sanctions Impact Global Progress on Maternal and Child Health
Political unrest and armed conflict are increasing with aid sanctions being the most common tool to respond to certain types of political events. Aid sanctions are a unique tool of statecraft previously thought not to impact the humanitarian population. This research seminar explores findings of how aid sanctions impact maternal and child health in fragile nations. Join Professor Paul Wise and Dr. Ruth Gibson for a conversation about protecting MCH during political unrest and how sanctions might be used to protect principles of international law while minimizing harm to local populations.
Speaker:
Ruth Gibson, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Innovation in Global Health, Medicine
Paul Wise, MD, MPH, Professor, Pediatrics, Neonatal and Developmental Medicine
Monday, February 5, 2024, 12pm-1pm
Red Oak Room in CAM or Online via Zoom
CMQCC and CPQCC: Addressing Perinatal Health Equity
Join this MCHRI seminar to learn about the current state of perinatal outcomes in CA across populations. Understand the work that both collaboratives have underway to support hospitals in addressing documented inequities and making the input from patient and community actionable. Drs. Amanda Williams and Jochen Profit will highlight the current activities of both the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC) and California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC).
Speaker:
Amanda P. Williams, MD, MPH, FACOG, Clinical Innovation Advisor, CMQCC and Adjunct Faculty, Stanford School of Medicine
Jochen Profit, MD, MPH, Professor, Pediatrics, Neonatal and Developmental Medicine and Chief Quality Officer, California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative
Monday, March 4, 2024, 12pm-1pm
Red Oak Room in CAM or Online via Zoom
Case Studies of Innovative Models for Patient and Community Engagement in Research: Researcher and Community Partner Perspectives
Join this MCHRI seminar to learn from community-academic partnerships about different models of engaging communities and patients as partners in research. The seminar will discuss benefits of engagement in research, tips for starting and maintaining partnerships, best practices, and suggestions for addressing challenges.
Speaker:
Stephanie Smith, MD MPH, Instructor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Heidi Boynton, BS, Executive Director, Jacob’s Heart
Juno Obedin-Maliver, MD, MPH, MAS, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine and Co-Director, The PRIDE Study
Daniel Moretti, MSc, Community Engagement Lead, PRIDEnet, Stanford University School of Medicine
Diana M. Tordoff, PhD, MPH, Postdoctoral Scholar, The PRIDE Study, Stanford University School of Medicine
Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 12pm-1:30pm
Red Oak Room in CAM or Online via Zoom
Six Approaches to Framing Qualitative Research
This workshop will describe key qualitative research methods, their unique approaches, and how they can be incorporated into a grant proposal. Exemplars of how qualitative research methods can be applied to the healthcare setting will be presented in addition to various methods of sampling techniques that are used in qualitative research.
Speakers:
Kimberly Pyke-Grimm PhD, RN, CNS, CPHON
Nurse Scientist
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)
Department of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Center for Professional Excellence and Inquiry
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics
Annette S. Nasr PhD, RN, MPA, NE-BC
Nurse Scientist
Department of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Center for Professional Excellence & Inquiry
Stanford Medicine Children's Health
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Monday, April 8, 2024, 12pm-1pm
Red Oak Room in CAM or Online via Zoom
Biodesign Faculty Fellows: Designing Innovations to Improve Health and Health Care
The Stanford Maternal and Child Health Research Institute annually sponsor Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign Faculty Fellowships to spur innovations in maternal and child health, offering faculty the opportunity to apply their knowledge to advance care delivered through Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. MCHRI has historically funded 23 fellows. Over an 8-month period, Faculty Fellows learn about the process of identifying innovation opportunities, inventing cost-effective solutions, and preparing to implement those inventions to improve patient care.
At this talk, learn about the education and training opportunities offered through Biodesign, hear from current Faculty Fellows present rapid pitches of their projects, and receive updates from past alumni on their ongoing work designed to address health technology challenges and needs.
Speakers:
- Nima Aghaeepour, PhD, Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
- Sabrina Braham, MD, FAAP, Design, Innovation, and Clinical Entrepreneurship Fellow and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
- Rayhan Lal, MD, Assistant Professor, Medicine