Innovative Uses of Technology in Outreach and Engagement: UC Davis Children’s Hospital Telemedicine Program James P. Marcin, MD, MPH Associate Professor - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Director, Pediatric Telemedicine phone: pager:

Telemedicine As My Career l Upon my arrival to UC Davis: –Undergraduate Studies: Bioengineering –Clinical: Pediatric Critical Care –Research: Health Services Research and Biostatistics Telemedicine Assess Impact of Technology on Quality of Care Clinical Care Outreach Program Development for Department

Telemedicine as my academic career l Research –$2,642,000 for Pediatric Telemedicine –AHRQ Career Development Award + other l EMSC, HRSA, MCHB l Education –At UCD: GGE, CHSR-PC, HIP, SPH with grad students l Clinical Outreach – Public Service –All programs are for medically underserved and address disparities in access and quality of care l Program Development –New: UCDCH Pediatric Telemedicine Program –Expanding the walls of the Children’s Hospital

Outcomes! l The use of this technology results in: –Higher parent satisfaction of care & support for remote provider –Higher measures of quality of care –More efficient utilization of resources l Pediatric Telehealth Colloquium: Only national event of its kind

Example of Pediatric Telemedicine