Principal Faculty and Credentials

Jeremy Drehmer, MPH, CPH

Jeremy Drehmer, MPH, CPH is a researcher at the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Child and Adolescent Health Research and Policy where he manages the Clinical Effort Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure (CEASE) project. Prior to joining CEASE, he worked on the Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS), a landmark study on fetal surgery for spina bifida. Mr. Drehmer also has experience conducting pediatric-focused research in primary care settings and he has contributed to several research studies that have aimed to protect youth from tobacco. Mr. Drehmer received his Bachelors degree in Psychology at DePaul University, a MPH in Epidemiology at The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, and is a Certified Public Health professional by The National Board of Public Health Examiners.

Bethany Hipple Walters, MPH

Bethany Hipple Walters, MPH, is a project director at the Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy. She oversees the development, dissemination, and some research of CEASE (Clinical Effort Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure). Bethany has training and research experience in medical anthropology, clinical research, medical ethics, health policy, and health education. She was educated at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. She is currently completing her PhD in Health Policy at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

 

Jonathan P Winickoff, MD, MPH

Jonathan P Winickoff, MD, MPH, is a practicing general pediatrician and researcher. Dr Winickoff's research focuses on strategies to reduce smoking among parents of pediatric patients. Current work includes CEASE (Clinical Effort Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure) and NEWS (Newborns Excel Without Secondhand Smoke), as well as enhancing the electronic medical record system to include tobacco control counseling and referral methods for pediatric offices. As chair of AAP Tobacco Consortium, Dr Winickoff works with pediatric tobacco control researchers across the country to develop the best tobacco practices for child healthcare settings. Dr Winickoff is an associate professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital for Children. Dr Winickoff was educated at Yale University, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard School of Public Health. He completed his pediatric residency at Boston Children's Hospital and Boston Medical Center and fellowship in health services research at Massachusetts General Hospital.

 

AAP Staff



Regina M. Whitmore Shaefer, MPH

Elizabeth Katta, MPH

Julie Gorzowski, MSW

Erika Nelsen

Lori Morawski, MPH, CHES

Tamiko O’Brill, MS





EQIPP Planning Group

Gautham Suresh, MD, FAAP, Chair

Christopher A Cunha, MD, FAAP 

Karen Kamachi, MD, FAAP 

Suzanne Lazorick, MD, MPH,FAAP





AAP Support



The mission of the Quality Improvement Innovation Network (QuIIN), a network of practicing pediatricians and their staff, is to improve care and outcomes for children and families. QuIIN does so by using quality improvement science to test practical tools, measures, and strategies for use in everyday pediatric practice, the child's medical home, as well as by informal assessment that provides practicing pediatrician perspective into evidenced based recommendations and tools for implementation.



The measures and data collection tools presented in this course were tested by the Quality Improvement Innovation Network. Comments and feedback were incorporated.