James D. Acton, MD
Title
Director, Cystic Fibrosis Clinic
Appointment
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email
james.acton@chmcc.org
Phone
513-636-6771
Fax
513-636-4615
Credentials
BA: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1989.
MD: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL, 1993.
Residency: Pediatrics, St. Louis University/Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 1993-1996.
Chief Resident: Pediatrics, St. Louis University/Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 1996-1997.
Fellowship: Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1997-2000.
Certification: Pediatrics, 1996; Pediatric Pulmonology, 2000.
Awards and Honors
- Awarded, Best Doctors in America, 2008
Research
Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Outcomes Research, Healthcare Quality Improvement
Research Grants and Contracts
U.S. CF Foundation Therapeutic Development Network, Inc.; A Randomized, Open-label, Multicenter, Phase 3 Trial to Assess the Safety of Tobramycin Inhalation Powder Compared to TOBI in Cystic Fibrosis Subjects; June 2006; Site PI.
U.S. CF Foundation Therapeutic Development Network, Inc.; Antimicrobial Resistance in Sputum Obtained from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis; October 2006; Site PI.
U.S. CF Foundation Therapeutic Development Network, Inc.; Multi-center, Multi-national, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial of Azithromycin in Subjects with Cystic Fibrosis 6-18 Years Old, Culture Negative for Pseudomonas aeruginosa; February 2007; Site PI.
U.S. CF Foundation Therapeutic Development Network, Inc.; A Phase I/II Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Single-Dose, Dose Escalation Study of KB001 in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa; March 2008; Site PI.
U.S. CF Foundation Therapeutic Development Network, Inc.; Infant Study of Inhaled Saline in Cystic Fibrosis; April 2008; Site PI.
Publications, Most Recent
Acton JD, Kotagal U: Improvements in Healthcare: How can we change the outcome?. J Pediatr. 2005 Sep;147(3):295-301.
Powers SW, Jones JS, Ferguson DS, Piazza-Waggoner C, Daines C, Acton J: Randomized Clinical Trial of Behavioral and Nutrition Treatment to Improve Energy Intake and Growth in Toddlers and Preschoolers with Cystic Fibrosis. Pediatrics. 2005 Dec;116(6):1442-50.
Powers SW, Piazza-Waggoner C, Jones JS, Ferguson KS, Daines C, Acton J: Examining Clinical Trial Results with Single-Subject Analysis: An Example Involving Behavioral and Nutrition Treatment for Young Children with Cystic Fibrosis. J Pediatr Psychol. 2006 Jul;31(6):574-81.
Daftary A, Acton JD, Heubi J, Amin R: Fecal Elastase-1: Utility in pancreatic function in Cystic Fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros. 2006 May;5(2):71-6.
Piazza-Waggoner C, Ferguson KS, Daines C, Acton JD, Powers SW: Case Study: providing evidence-based behavioral and nutrition treatment to a toddler with cystic fibrosis and multiple food allergies via telehealth. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2006 Oct;41(10):1001-4.
Gibson RL, Emerson J, Mayer-Hamblett N, Burns JL, McNamara S, Accurso FJ, Konstan MW, Chatfield BA, Retsch-Bogart G, Waltz DA, Acton J, Zeitlin P, Hiatt P, Moss R, Williams J, Ramsey BW: Duration of treatment effect after tobramycin solution for inhalation in young children with cystic fibrosis. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2007 July; 42(7):610-23.
Boesch RP, Acton JD: Outcomes of fundoplication in children with cystic fibrosis. J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Aug; 42(8):1341-4.
Boat, TF, Acton, JD. Cystic Fibrosis. In Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 18th edition. Eds. Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Philadelphia: Saunders/Elsevier, 2007.
Sobande PO, Acton JD, Amin RS, Weiland J: Obliterative bronchiolitis in a 13-year-old pre-transplant cystic fibrosis patient. J Cyst Fibros. 2008 Jan;7(1):92-4.
Presentations, Most Recent
Acton, J.D.: Change the Outcome: Lessons Learned from Improving CF Care. Presented at the Advances in Pediatrics Seminar, St. Mary’s Medical Center; August 11, 2005; Evansville, IN.
Acton, J.D.: Is There a Better Way? One Team’s Approach to Benchmarking. Presented at the 19th Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference; October 20-23, 2005; Baltimore, MD.
Acton, J.D.: Improving Healthcare Outcomes: Lessons from the CF Journey. Presented at Interdisciplinary Grand Rounds, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; August 23, 2006; Cincinnati, OH.
Acton, J.D.; Weiland, J.; Cook, K.: Working with Parents to Develop Quality Improvement Programs that Work. Presented at the Pediatric Renal Symposium, Pediatric Renal Group of The Renal Network, Inc.; September 14-15, 2006; Indianapolis, IN.
Acton, J.D.; O’Connor, G.: Accelerating Improvement through Data Transparency and Benchmarking. Symposium Co-Chair at the 20th Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference; November 2-5, 2006; Denver, CO.
Professional Organization Memberships
Special Interests
Cystic Fibrosis, Infant Pulmonary Function Testing
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