Kathleen E. Walsh, MD, MS
Director, Harvard-wide Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship; Director, Patient Safety Research Program
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
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Kathleen E. Walsh, MD, MS
Director, Harvard-wide Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship; Director, Patient Safety Research Program
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Cornell University
Ithaca
NY
Graduate School
Boston University
Boston
MA
Medical School
Georgetown Medical School
Washington
DC
Internship
Pediatrics
Brown Medical School
Providence
RI
Residency
Pediatrics
Brown Medical School
Providence
RI
Fellowship
Pediatrics
Boston University General Academic
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (General)
Professional History
Kathleen E. Walsh, MD, MSc is a general pediatrician with clinical research fellowship training, including a Masters in Epidemiology. Her research focuses on patient safety, particularly the safe care of children with chronic conditions in the outpatient and home setting. She has experience in the study medication errors and adverse drug events among children in the hospital, emergency department, clinic, and home. She has developed and evaluated health information technology interventions to support medication use. She visited the homes of children with sickle cell disease, cancer, and epilepsy in single site and multisite studies to understand barriers and facilitators of safe home medication use. In collaboration with parents of children with chronic conditions, she led the development, implementation, and testing of information technology interventions to improve home medication use. Her research has been funded by the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, the Charles H. Hood Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Publications
Characterizing Pediatric Aspiration Pneumonia: Diagnostic Gaps and Stewardship Opportunities. View Abstract
Key partner priorities for measures of safe outpatient paediatric medication use. View Abstract
Concordance Between Emergency Department Triage Score and Resource Utilization for Children From Different Racial and Ethnic Groups. View Abstract
Novel Use of a Simulation in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes Sick-Day Education for Patients and Caregivers. View Abstract
Pediatric Triage Accuracy in Pediatric and General Emergency Departments. View Abstract
Factors Associated With Repeat Pediatric Influenza Vaccination Among Inconsistent Vaccinators. View Abstract
Developing methods to identify resilience and improve communication about diagnosis in pediatric primary care. View Abstract
The Association Between Child Food Allergy and Family Food Insecurity in a Nationally Representative US Sample. View Abstract
Clinician Perspectives on Continuous Monitor Use in a Children's Hospital: A Qualitative Study. View Abstract
Potential Utility of C-reactive Protein for Tuberculosis Risk Stratification Among Patients With Non-Meningitic Symptoms at HIV Diagnosis in Low- and Middle-income Countries. View Abstract
Feasibility of a clinic-based, multicomponent hydroxyurea adherence intervention for adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease. View Abstract
Assessing the Revised Safer Dx Instrument® in the understanding of ambulatory system design changes for type 1 diabetes and autism spectrum disorder in pediatrics. View Abstract
Factors Associated With HIV Testing in Adolescent and Young Adult Females With a History of STI. View Abstract
Measurement of Ambulatory Medication Errors in Children: A Scoping Review. View Abstract
Successful outcomes for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis despite civil unrest and COVID-19 in Haiti. View Abstract
Same-day testing with initiation of antiretroviral therapy or tuberculosis treatment versus standard care for persons presenting with tuberculosis symptoms at HIV diagnosis: A randomized open-label trial from Haiti. View Abstract
"Mobilizing our leaders": A multi-country qualitative study to increase the representation of women in global health leadership. View Abstract
Time to Culture Conversion of Bedaquiline and High-Dose Isoniazid for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. View Abstract
Context in Implementation Science. View Abstract
Editors' Note and Prologue. View Abstract
Professional stakeholders' perceptions of barriers to behavioral health care following pediatric traumatic brain injury. View Abstract
Response to letter to the editor regarding "Development and validation of a predictive model algorithm to identify anaphylaxis in adults with type 2 diabetes in U.S. administrative claims data". View Abstract
Testing the Use of Data Drawn from the Electronic Health Record to Compare Quality. View Abstract
Development and validation of a predictive model algorithm to identify anaphylaxis in adults with type 2 diabetes in U.S. administrative claims data. View Abstract
Barriers and Facilitators of Adverse Event Reporting by Adolescent Patients and Their Families. View Abstract
The Parent Role in Advocating for a Deteriorating Child: A Qualitative Study. View Abstract
Case 21-2020: A 66-Year-Old Homeless Man with Covid-19. View Abstract
Smart pumps improve medication safety but increase alert burden in neonatal care. View Abstract
Quality and Safety of Pediatric Inpatient Care in Community Hospitals: A Scoping Review. View Abstract
Prevalence of hypertension and cardiovascular risk factors among long-term AIDS survivors: A report from the field. View Abstract
Improved Outcomes With High-dose Isoniazid in Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis Treatment in Haiti. View Abstract
Use of EHR-Based Pediatric Quality Measures: Views of Health System Leaders and Parents. View Abstract
Accelerating Improvement in Children's Healthcare Through Quality Improvement Collaboratives: A Synthesis of Recent Efforts. View Abstract
Female global health leadership: data-driven approaches to close the gender gap. View Abstract
Priorities for Pediatric Patient Safety Research. View Abstract
Potentially High Number of Ineffective Drugs with the Standard Shorter Course Regimen for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment in Haiti. View Abstract
Patient and Family Partnership for Safer Health Care. View Abstract
Factors associated with adolescent and caregiver reported problems in using asthma medications. View Abstract
Tackling the Social Determinants of Health: A Critical Component of Safe and Effective Healthcare. View Abstract
Using Health Information Technology to Improve Safety in Neonatal Care: A Systematic Review of the Literature. View Abstract
Measuring Harm in Health Care: Optimizing Adverse Event Review. View Abstract
Impact of a Pressure Injury Prevention Bundle in the Solutions for Patient Safety Network. View Abstract
The Creation of a Pediatric Hospital Medicine Dashboard: Performance Assessment for Improvement. View Abstract
Costs of Venous Thromboembolism, Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection, and Pressure Ulcer. View Abstract
Medication adherence among pediatric patients with sickle cell disease: a systematic review. View Abstract
Home medication support for childhood cancer: family-centered design and testing. View Abstract
Automated conversation system before pediatric primary care visits: a randomized trial. View Abstract
Preventing health care-associated harm in children. View Abstract
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