Along with NGO registration in the United Kingdom in 2019, CDH International is excited to announce that our organization is also registering for NGO (charity) status in Italy. CDHi has become more involved in research in Europe in the past year and spent much time building collaborations with several medical groups, hospitals and research initiatives, …
Dr. Keijzer received his MD (with honours), PhD (Medicine) and MSc (Molecular Medicine) from ErasmusMC in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Before starting his specialist training, he did a one-year research fellowship (as part of his PhD) at the Lung Biology Program of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. He received his training in …
Our President, Dawn Ireland, attended the EUPSA meeting in Paris over the summer. One of the posters presented at this European conference for Pediatric Surgeons reported on the research collaboration for CDH. It was interesting and disheartening to see that so much less collaboration is happening in the United States for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in …
On July 9, 2018, CDH International paid our first visit to the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland to speak with the Head of Surgery and to search for ways to work together against CDH on a global front. Stay tuned!
This month’s foundation spotlight is CDH International. CHERUBS – Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Awareness and Support, the support division of CDH International, focuses on promoting research, raising awareness, and providing support services for families of babies born with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. The Kids First Data Resource Portal will be launching in September. Help us make …
Last week, our President, Dawn Ireland, represented CDH at the 2018 Rare Disease Summer School at the University of Zurich. The first non-scientist to attend the school (and on scholarship), she not only sat in the classes and learned more about rare disease, genetic research, pharma, and biotech, but she also gave two research presentations …
Last week, CDHi attended the 51st annual meeting of Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons in Sapporo, Japan. It was a wonderful opportunity to see some of our Medical Advisory Board members and meet new surgeons from Asia and Australia. We’re thrilled to have made new connections with people who are just as passionate about CDH …
We conducted a retrospective cohort study of infants with CDH-associated pulmonary hypertension treated with treprostinil from January 2011 to September 2016. Severity of pulmonary hypertension was assessed by echocardiogram and serum B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) by using time points before initiation and 24 hours, 1 week, and 1 month after treprostinil initiation. Fisher exact tests, …
The use of neurally adjusted ventilator assist (NAVA) in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) patients has been historically deemed unwise, since the trigger for breaths is the electromyographic activity of the diaphragmatic muscle. We report on our NAVA experience in CDH patients. Read more HERE.
CDH International is very happy to welcome our long-time friend, Dr. Mauro Longoni, officially to our Medical Advisory Board. Dr. Longoni is part of the genetic research team at Boston Children’s Hospital and has spoken at CHERUBS conferences many times over the years. He is an adamant supporter of the charity and families affected by …
Abstract: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), characterized by malformation of the diaphragm and hypoplasia of the lungs, is one of the most common and severe birth defects, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. There is growing evidence demonstrating that genetic factors contribute to CDH, although the pathogenesis remains largely elusive. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms have …
CDHi was representing by our President, Dawn Ireland, at the 2018 PAPS conference in Sapporo, Japan this week. Pediatric surgeons came from all over the Pacific to share research and collaborate. Also attending were two of our Medical Advisors, Jay Wilson and Kevin Lally. By attending this conference, we were able to hear more research …
