Guest: Susan Hwang, MD, MPH, PhD
Lula O. Lubchenco Chair in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
Neonatologist
In this episode:
- Explain the difference between Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Identify at least three evidence-based safe sleep recommendations for infants
- Explain factors that may increase vulnerability to sleep-related death among NICU graduates
About Nurse Tori
Susan Hwang, MD MPH PhD is the Lula O. Lubchenco Chair in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Hwang is Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatologist, health services researcher, and perinatal quality improvement expert. She leads the Colorado Hospitals Substance Exposed Newborn Quality Improvement Collaborative (CHoSEN QIC) and the Data-driven Engagement of Families to Improve the NICU Experience (DEEFINE) QIC. She previously led the Massachusetts Hospitals Safe Infant Sleep Quality Improvement Collaborative. Dr. Hwang received her medical degree from SUNY Downstate, MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health, and PhD from the University of Colorado Graduate School. She completed her pediatric residency and chief residency at New York University and her neonatal fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Hwang is an NIH-funded investigator whose research interest is in the transition of high-risk infants from hospital to home, with particular focus on safe infant sleep practices to reduce sudden unexpected infant death. Listen & Subscribe
Disclosures
This podcast episode is approved by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number 15417, for up to 1 contact hour.