2023 IDEATOR Competition
The 2023 IDEATOR aimed to focus on the multi-factorial challenges associated with maternal and infant mortality, such as food insecurity, inequitable access, care delivery challenges, postpartum complications, and many more. The competition was designed to connect the medical education and health system prowess of Northeast Ohio by creating a new platform for inspiring, developing, and showcasing a team-based approach to health innovation and entrepreneurship.
2023 Winners:
1st Place – Bounce Buddies (Dhanhesh Shah & Allison Grazia)
- Jordan Javier, MBA, Director, UH Ahuja Center for Women & Children
- Lindsey Colangelo, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, Ahuja, UH
- Aaron Fletcher, MS, RDN, LD, CNSC, Clinical Dietitian Advanced Practice, UH
- Nathaniel Flath, Program Director, Master of Medical Science in Anesthesia, NEOMED
- John Savopoulos, Resident, NEOMED
- Jordan Walker, Entrepreneurial Program Specialist, NEOMED
2nd Place – Baby Beat Box (Coaches: Ryan Allison)
- Robert M. Hughes, DO, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Emergency Med., UH
- Tyler Barnett, Manager, Data Science and Analytics, UH
- Ariel Rhea, Director, Clinical Operation, Home Care Services, UH
- Irissa Fletcher, MS, RDN, LD, CNSC, Clinical Dietitian Advanced Practice, UH
- Sarah Mikhail, Resident, NEOMED
- Jordan Cinderich, Process Engineer, NEOMED
2023 IDEATOR Resources:
- FemHealth Insights: Black Maternal Health in the U.S. (2022)
- Collection of topic areas and links to supporting articles & stats for: prenatal health, access to care barriers, hospital disparities, insurance coverage, virtual care.
- “With the recent release of the 2021 maternal health data by the CDC, it’s become alarmingly clear that the United States is trending in a dangerous direction for mothers and infants. Sadly, not only have the rates of maternal morbidity and mortality been sharply increasing over the past several years, but the US continues to have worse outcomes compared to other developed countries.
- The Commonwealth Fund: Health and Health Care for Women of Reproductive Age (Apr. 2022)
- Compares U.S. measures of health care access and outcomes to 11 other high-income countries.
- “U.S. women of reproductive age are significantly more likely to have problems paying their medical bills or to skip or delay needed care because of costs. Only one-quarter of U.S. women of reproductive age gave a high rating to the performance of their country’s health care system. Women of reproductive age in the U.S. are the most likely to skip or delay needed care because of costs, which stems from many women who lack health insurance – 10 million – as well as high copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles that many U.S. women enrolled in commercial health plans face when seeking care.”
- Kaiser Family Foundation: Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health: Current Status and Efforts to Address Them (Nov. 2022)
- Comprehensive coverage of stats with links to supporting articles exploring social and economic barriers to care and highlighting current efforts to solve maternal and infant health disparities.
- Additional Women’s Health policy coverage
- CDC: Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality (Apr. 2023)
- Collection of helpful links for families, providers, healthcare systems in support of Black Maternal Health Week (Apr. 11-17)
- STATPearls: Substance Use In Pregnancy (Mar. 2023)
- “This activity reviews the adverse outcomes associated with the most commonly used substances and the need to collaborate with an interprofessional team to counsel, appropriately treat, and support women during their pregnancies for better outcomes.”
- Harvard Chan School: Maternal Health Task Force
- Resource links to news, training kits, reports, online courses, newsletters
- US-focus on maternal health stats and resources
