Koch Presents on Adultification of Black Pediatric Patients

Amie Koch, assistant professor, presented "Addressing Adultification of Black Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department: A Framework to Decrease Disparities" at the Emergency Nurses Association’s Emergency Nursing 2021 Conference. Adultification occurs when consideration of childhood as a factor associated with behavior is reduced or removed due to racial bias and has a profound impact on the health and safety of Black children. Koch presented using the Racism as a Root Cause framework and a trauma-informed care approach to promote health equity for Black children and families in the emergency department.