Measuring What Matters in a Multicenter RCT: Partnering With Patients/Families and Policymakers @OPENPediatrics
Measuring What Matters in a Multicenter RCT: Partnering With Patients/Families and Policymakers  @OPENPediatrics
Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Dr. Eyal Cohen discusses the design and key findings of a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a structured complex care program in Ontario, Canada. He describes implications for clinical practice, opportunities for family partnership in research, and the next steps from this work.

SPEAKERS
Eyal Cohen, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Program Head, Child Health Evaluative Sciences
Staff Physician, Division of Pediatric Medicine
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto

Kathleen Huth, MD, MMSc
Pediatrician, Complex Care Service, Division of General Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School

DATES
Initial publication: April 26, 2023.

JOURNAL CLUB ARTICLE
Cohen E, Quartarone S, Orkin J, et al. Effectiveness of Structured Care Coordination for Children With Medical Complexity: The Complex Care for Kids Ontario (CCKO) Randomized Clinical Trial [published online ahead of print, 2023 Mar 20]. JAMA Pediatr. 2023;e230115. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0115 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36939728

TRANSCRIPT
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This episode introduces the Complex Care Journal Club Podcast, a monthly series that discusses emerging evidence in the care of children with medical complexity with authors of recently published research and explores implications for clinical practice for the interprofessional care team.

Learn more about our podcast here: openpediatrics.org/complexcarejournalclubpodcast

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CITATION
Cohen E, Huth K. Measuring What Matters in a Multicenter RCT: Partnering With Patients/Families and Policymakers. 04/2023. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. youtu.be/tTimlHM9Oj8.
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