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Nondiscrimination Policy Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

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Pediatric Neurology Research

Our Pediatric Neurology research centers on epilepsy. Since 2016, Telehealth Epilepsy Care Collaborative (TECC) has served nearly 4,000 children and youth with epilepsy through its innovative telehealth projects, with two-thirds of those reached residing in underserved communities. TECC's study team utilizes quality improvement strategies, community-based participatory research methods, and key principles from the field of implementation science to meaningfully effect change within local systems of care. 

See all Pediatric research programs.

Contact

Laurie Douglass: Laurie.Douglass@bmc.org

Faculty

Laurie Douglass, MD

Ongoing research projects

  1. Beyond Watching & Waiting: A Novel Collaboration to Reduce the Burden of Mental Illness in Underserved Youth with Epilepsy. Feb 2022 - Feb 2024. Funding provided by the Charles H Hood Foundation.  
  2. Using COMET (Community Outreach Mobile Education Training), an innovative, validated, in-situ simulation model to identify and improve gaps in evidence-based pediatric acute seizure care in community emergency rooms. Awarded 2022. Funding provided by the Joel and Barbara Alpert Endowment.  
  3. HYPE PEERS Social Media Campaign to Improve Epilepsy Awareness and Reduce Seizure Stigma. Mar 2022 - Apr 2023. Funding provided by the Epilepsy Foundation New England.  
  4. Transforming Care for Children and Youth with Epilepsy. Sep 2019 - Aug 2023. Funding provided by the Maternal & Child Health Bureau of the federal Health Resources & Services Administration