Linda S. Franck Department of Family Health Care Nursing University of California San Francisco Biography Publications Institution JoVE Articles Linda S. Franck Dr. Franck holds the Jack and Elaine Koehn Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nursing at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing and is the Co-Principal Investigator - California, for the UCSF Preterm Birth Initiative (PTBi). The PTBi is a multi-year, transdisciplinary research and implementation initiative to reduce the burden of preterm birth, funded by the Marc and Lynne Benioff and the Bill and Melinda Gates foundations and led by UCSF (www.pretermbirth.ucsf.edu). In addition to providing strategic leadership for the Initiative, she currently leads multiple transdisciplinary research teams within the Initiative, working in partnership with community and service provider stakeholders, to conduct research aimed at reducing disparities in health care access and health outcomes for women at risk for preterm birth and preterm infants.Dr. Franck has extensive research experience in maternal child health and development as well as in hospital quality and safety and ethics related to pediatric healthcare. She has over 200 peer-reviewed research and review publications on a wide range of topics, including maternal and child health and development and ethics. Findings from her research have influenced the neonatal and pediatric healthcare and health policy worldwide. Dr. Franck received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of San Francisco and her master’s degree and PhD in nursing from UCSF. She rejoined the UCSF faculty in 2010, after a decade at the University College London, Institute of Child Health where she was the first Chair of Children’s Nursing Research in the UK. Publications Health Care Experiences of Pregnant, Birthing and Postnatal Women of Color at Risk for Preterm Birth Social Science & Medicine (1982). 03, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29494846 The Influence of Family Accommodation on Pediatric Hospital Experience in Canada BMC Health Services Research. Aug, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28810855 The Little Schmidy Pediatric Hospital Fall Risk Assessment Index: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study International Journal of Nursing Studies. Mar, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28086112 Usability and Knowledge Testing of Educational Tools About Infant Vaccination Pain Management Directed to Postnatal Nurses BMC Medical Education. Mar, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25881321 The Child and Family Hospital Experience: Is It Influenced by Family Accommodation? Medical Care Research and Review : MCRR. Aug, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25854957 Parent Participation in a Childhood Immunization Pain Reduction Method Clinical Pediatrics. Mar, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25475591 A Novel Method for Involving Women of Color at High Risk for Preterm Birth in Research Priority Setting Linda S. Franck1,2, Monica R. McLemore1,2, Norlissa Cooper1, Baylee De Castro3, Anastasia Y. Gordon4, Schyneida Williams5, Shanell Williams2, Larry Rand2,3 1School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, 2UCSF California Preterm Birth Initiative, University of California, San Francisco, 3School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 4San Francisco Black Infant Health Program, 5Homeless Prenatal Program, San Francisco, CA JoVE 56220 Comportamento
A Novel Method for Involving Women of Color at High Risk for Preterm Birth in Research Priority Setting Linda S. Franck1,2, Monica R. McLemore1,2, Norlissa Cooper1, Baylee De Castro3, Anastasia Y. Gordon4, Schyneida Williams5, Shanell Williams2, Larry Rand2,3 1School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, 2UCSF California Preterm Birth Initiative, University of California, San Francisco, 3School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 4San Francisco Black Infant Health Program, 5Homeless Prenatal Program, San Francisco, CA JoVE 56220 Comportamento