William B. Brinkman, MD, MEd, FAAP
Title
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email
bill.brinkman@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-2576
Fax
513-636-4402
Bio
Dr. Brinkman is a general pediatrician, medical educator, and researcher. His work has focused on healthcare communication. Recent research has explored how physicians and families interact to make treatment decisions for children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In work funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, Dr. Brinkman is the Principal Investigator on a subcontract to develop a web-based decision aid to help support families facing ADHD treatment decisions.
Dr. Brinkman attended St. Louis University School of Medicine and completed his residency in pediatrics and a chief resident year at the Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He completed a NRSA Primary Care Research Fellowship at Cincinnati Children's and completed a Masters in Education at the University of Cincinnati. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General and Community Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Credentials
MD: St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, 1999.
Residency: Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2002.
Chief Residency: Pediatrics, The Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, 2003.
Fellowship: NRSA Primary Care Research Fellowship, General & Community Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2006.
MEd: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2006.
Certification: Pediatrics, 2002.
Awards and Honors
- Fellow, Summer Institute for Informed Patient Choice at Dartmouth College, 2007.
Research
Health care communication; shared decision-making; family decision aids; medical education
Research Grants and Contracts
Active Grant
Study Physician, "Response Variability in Children with ADHD" (1R01MH074770-01A1) [PI: J Epstein]. National Institute of Mental Health, 8/06 to 7/10.
Active Contract
Sub-Contract Principal Investigator, "Families as Research and Treatment Partners: Developing Evidence Based Decision Aids for Mental Health Treatment Decisions" (PHS 2007-1, NIMH 058) [PI: B Shanahan]. National Institute of Mental Health, 9/07-2/08.
Pending Grant
Principal Investigator, "Medication Continuity Among Children with ADHD" Patient-Oriented Career Development Award (PA-05-143), National Institute of Mental Health, 4/08-3/13
Completed Grants
Co-Investigator, "Academic Administrative Units in Primary Care: The Development of an Academic Educational Research Section within General Pediatrics" (D54 HP 05463) [PI: R. Baker]. HRSA Bureau of Health Professions 7/06 to 8/07.
Completed Contract
Principal Investigator, "Qualitative Research to Support the Development of a Decision Aid for Children and Adolescents with ADHD" (RFP 00277-2005). Eli Lilly and Company, 11/05 to 12/06.
Publications, Most Recent
Baker RC, Klein M, Samaan Z, Brinkman WB. "Exam room presentations and teaching in outpatient pediatrics: Effects on Visit Duration and Parent, Attending Physician, and Resident Perceptions." Ambulatory Pediatrics 2007; 7(5): 354-359.
Brinkman WB, Geraghty SR, Lanphear BP, Khoury JC, Gonzalez del Rey JA, DeWitt TG, Britto MT. "Effect of Multi-Source Feedback on Resident Communication Skills and Professionalism. A Randomized Controlled Trial."Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 161:44-49, January 2007.
Brinkman WB, Sherman SN, Rast A, Visscher M, Phelan K, Crosby L, Donovan E. "Treatment Decision-Making among Adolescents with ADHD: The Transition from Family to Self Management" [Platform Presentation]. In: Program and abstracts of the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 4-8, 2007.
Brinkman WB, Sherman SN, Rast A, Visscher M, Phelan K, Crosby L, Donovan E. "Parental Decision-Making for Treatment of their Child with ADHD: A Long and Winding Road" [Poster Presentation]. In: Program and abstracts of the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 4-8, 2007.
Brinkman WB, Sherman SN, Rast A, Phelan K, Donovan E. "Decision-Making about Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children/Adolescents: Physician Perceptions and Practices" [Poster Presentation]. In: Program and abstracts of the Society for Medical Decision Making Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, October 14 – 18, 2006.
Brinkman, W.B.; Geraghty, S.R.; Lanphear, B.P.; Khoury, J.C.; Gonzalez del Rey, J.A.; DeWitt, T.G.; Britto, M.T.: Evaluation of Resident Communication Skills and Professionalism: A Matter of Perspective?Pediatrics, October 2006; 18:1371-1379.
Brinkman WB, Pansing J, Prine L, Simmons JM. "Family-Centered Multidisciplinary Rounds: A Model for Multidisciplinary and Multi-Source Teaching and Feedback" Educational Workshop at Regional Faculty and Educator Development Symposium: The Challenges of Teaching Health Care Professionals in the 21st Century. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. September 2006.
Brinkman WB, Pansing J. "Developing and Implementing Family-Centered Rounds" Breakout Session at Transforming Pediatric Health Care: A Forum for Advancing Quality. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, June 2006.
Brinkman WB, Simmons J, Vossmeyer M, Muething S. "Family-Centered Rounds: Overcoming Barriers To Get Back to the Bedside." Educational Workshop at Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, April 29 – May 2, 2006.
Professional Organization Memberships
Special Interests
Family-centered care; evidence-based medicine; hospital medicine; ADHD
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