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Published on in Vol 12 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/81250, first published .
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Implementation of Emotional Connection Training in Pediatric Primary Care: Mixed Methods Study

Implementation of Emotional Connection Training in Pediatric Primary Care: Mixed Methods Study

Elizabeth Erickson   1 , MD ;   J Blakely Amati   2 , MD ;   Dani Dumitriu   3 , MD, PhD ;   Anna Miller-Fitzwater   4 , MPH, MD ;   Debra L Best   1 , MD ;   Doreet Preiss   5 , PhD ;   Elena Uejo   5 , MSc ;   Adrian Brown   5 , PhD ;   Jennifer E Crotty   6 , MD ;   Leah Gillen   7 , BA ;   Cherece Grier   4 , MD ;   Kristina K Gustafson   8 , MSCR, MD ;   Nicole Shearman   3 , BA ;   Andréane Lavallée   3 , PhD ;   Jennifer Warmingham   3 , PhD ;   Elena Arduin   3 , MPH ;   Nikki Shearman   7 , PhD ;   Jackie Young   2 , MS ;   Jessica Sperling   5 , PhD

1 Department of Pediatrics, Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States

2 Department of Pediatrics, Prisma Health, Greenville, SC, United States

3 Department of Pediatrics, Center for Early Relational Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States

4 Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, United States

5 Social Science Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States

6 Department of Pediatrics, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States

7 Reach Out and Read, Boston, MA, United States

8 Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Dani Dumitriu, MD, PhD
  • Department of Pediatrics
  • Center for Early Relational Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • 3 Columbus Circle, 11th floor
  • New York, NY 10019
  • United States
  • Email: dani.dumitriu@columbia.edu