Vermont Child Health Extramural Research by State and CountryAHRQ's current child health projects by State and Country. VermontPrincipal Investigator: Horbar, Jeffrey D.Title: Center for Patient Safety in Neonatal Intensive CareInstitution: University of Vermont, Burlington, VTE-mail: horbar@vtoxford.orgProject Dates: 09/30/01-09/29/04Project No.: P20 HS11583Summary: The aims of this project are to: (1) create a DCERPS in Neonatal Intensive Care to reduce medical errors and enhance patient safety for high-risk newborns, and (2) determine how to learn most effectively from those medical errors and then communicate the information to families.Principal Investigator: Horbar, JeffreyTitle: Evidence-Based Surfactant Therapy for Preterm InfantsInstitution: University of Vermont, Burlington, VTE-mail: horbar@vtoxford.orgProject Dates: 09/30/99-09/29/02Project No.: R01 HS10528Summary: This study uses a randomized controlled trial to evaluate a coordinated, multi-faceted intervention designed to close the gap between the evidence on effectiveness of surfactant therapy and its current use in clinical practice.Return to MapProceed to Next Section Current as of March 2009 Internet Citation: Vermont: Child Health Extramural Research by State and Country. March 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/child-state-country/stlist_vt.html