Claudine Jurkovitz, M.D., MPH

Director of Clinical Research, Institute for Research on Equity and Community Health (iREACH) ChristianaCare

  • Wilmington DE

Dr. Claudine Jurkovitz is a nephrologist and a senior physician scientist.

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Biography

Dr. Claudine Jurkovitz is a nephrologist, director of clinical research in iREACH and the lead for the Biostatistics Epidemiology Research Design (BERD) Core with the Delaware ACCEL-Center for Translational Research (CTR) https://www.de-ctr.org/. As such, she helps Physicians, Residents, and young Investigators to develop their research projects and analytical plans and to work with the iREACH Data Analytics team.

Areas of Expertise

Health Services Research
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Nephrology
Electronic Health Records

Education

Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA:

MPH

2000

Medical School, Grenoble, France

M.D.

1985

Multimedia

Selected Papers and Publications

Intubation Timing in COVID-19 Based on ROX Index and Association With Patient Outcomes

Respiratory Care

2022

Background: Timing of intubation in COVID-19 is controversial. We sought to determine the association of the ROX (Respiratory rate-OXygenation) index defined as [Formula: see text] divided by [Formula: see text] divided by breathing frequency at the time of intubation with clinical outcomes.

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Feasibility of a Novel COVID-19 Telehealth Care Management Program Among Individuals Receiving Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Analysis of a Pilot Program

JMIR Formative Research

2022

The emergence of COVID-19 exacerbated the existing epidemic of opioid use disorder (OUD) across the United States due to the disruption of in-person treatment and support services. Increased use of technology including telehealth and the development of new partnerships may facilitate coordinated treatment interventions that comprehensively address the health and well-being of individuals with OUD.

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Escalation of Opioid Withdrawal Frequency and Subsequent AMA Rates in Hospitalized Patients From 2017 to 2020

Journal of Addiction Medicine

2022

Objective: To measure trends for the emergence of opioid withdrawal (OW) and leaving against medical advice (AMA) among hospitalized patients. Method: Retrospective time-series of hospitalized patients with OW, defined by a Clinical Opioid Withdrawal score >=8, using electronic health record data at a tertiary health system and of patients with a discharge status of AMA from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2020.

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Event Appearances

Panel Discussion

20th ChristianaCare Way Award Ceremony  ChristianaCare

2023-04-04

Analyzing EHR Data: Issues in Data Curation; Examples from a Kidney Disease and a Diabetes Projects

Computer Sciences Seminar  University of Delaware

2020-04-30

Pannel Discussion on Data Sciences in Industry

University of Delaware  Delaware Data Sciences Symposium

2019-11-15

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Languages

  • English
  • French