Advancing Equity in Medical Device Development for Children

Florence T Bourgeois; Juan C Espinoza

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0790

Advancing Equity in Medical Device Development for Children

JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Jun 1;177(6):561-562. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0790.

Authors

Florence T Bourgeois^{1

2}, Juan C Espinoza^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Therapeutics and Regulatory Science Initiative, Computational Health Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.

PMID: 37093608
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0790

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint reviews activities to increase pediatric medical device development, assesses ongoing challenges, and recommends strategies to strengthen pediatric programs.

MeSH terms

Child
Durable Medical Equipment*
Humans