Research Programs
Research Protocol Services
With years of experience in simulation-based research, CAPE's faculty is pleased to offer consulting services to guide the development and execution of research protocols that utilize simulation to answer clinically relevant questions.
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Ongoing and Previous Research
CAPE is the research home to faculty, fellows and other trainees, nurses and visiting scholars whose investigations using simulation have produced more than 50 manuscripts and chapters, 100 abstract presentations and over 200 formal presentations to local, regional, national and international audiences.
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CAPE Research Fellowships
Postdoctoral fellows at Stanford Medicine conduct research in human performance and adult education in the fields of pediatrics and obstetrics at CAPE. Previous research includes:
Nicole Yamada, M.D.: development of a lexicon for precise, concise communication during high-risk, time-sensitive clinical activities such as resuscitation
Janene Fuerch, M.D.: determination of optimal bedside data display (creation of the medical “glass cockpit”)
Katharine Brock, M.D. : development of a simulation-based palliative care curriculum for pediatric fellows to improve communication with patients and families facing end-of-life issues
Postdoctoral fellows in neonatal-perinatal medicine who have conducted research at CAPE have taken positions at a number of institutions around the U.S. where they continue to deliver state-of-the-art patient care and lead simulation-based training activities. CAPE graduates include the following professionals:
- Swati Agarwal, M.D.
INOVA Children's Hospital, Fairfax, VA - Jodee Anderson, M.D.
University of Oregon Health Sciences, Portland, OR - Ritu Chitkara, M.D.
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, CA - Christopher Colby, M.D.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN - David Kaegi, M.D.
SHARP Mary Birch Hospital, San Diego, CA - Allison Murphy, M.D.
Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek, CA - Anand Rajani, M.D.
Community Medical Centers, Fresno, CA