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About Joseph Kaempf, MD

I am currently the Medical Director of Continuous Quality Improvement and Clinical Research for Women and Children’s Services in the Providence Health System Oregon region.  My medical training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and the University of Colorado afforded me exposure to prestigious clinical and basic scientists who instilled the importance of rigorous and relevant investigation related to improving bedside care.  I have been directly engaged with CQI with Kaiser Permanente, Northwest Newborn Specialists PC, and the Providence Health System for almost 30 years so I have enjoyed a broad exposure to the complexities and urgent importance of quality, safety, patient satisfaction, and value.  I have been a designer and leader of many clinical investigations and innovative CQI projects that have produced tangible, objective results. I have a an extensive and successful record of developing, conducting, and publishing complex randomized controlled trials, collaborative CQI studies, and innovative clinical care guidelines.
 
My work has included cutting-edge NICU and obstetric clinical research and innovative CQI related to composite morbidity scores, periviability pregnancy counseling, pulmonary care, placental transfusion therapy, and provider CQI education.  The NICU at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center has an international reputation of CQI excellence and I have shared our experience at many high-level conferences throughout North America as well as many publications in leading medical journals.  Rigorous CQI and clinical research done with a constant goal of the highest quality outcomes, safety, and value is the priority of my professional life and is 100% aligned with our W&CS mission.  

Positions

Present Medical Director of Continuous Quality Improvement and Clinical Research, Women and Children’s Services, Providence ‐ Providence Health & Services, Oregon
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Grants

2015 - Present NICU Benefit and Value Metric composite morbidity score
Providence Health & Services
Providence Research Opportunity Grant
Role: Principal Investigator
2014 - Present Aerosurf Phase 2 Surfactant RCT
Discovery Laboratories
Role: Site Principal Investigator
2014 - Present PDA TOLERATE RCT
Gerber Foundation
Role: Site Principal Investigator
2011 - Present Several ongoing PSVMC NICU CQI studies - the Antifragility Project
Northwest Newborn Specialists
Quality and Safety Innovation Funds
Role: Principal Investigator
2008 - Present Providence St. Vincent Medical Center NICU CQI studies
Providence St. Vincent Foundation
Vollum Grant
Role: Principal Investigator
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2015 - Present District VIII Oregon State Representative, American Academy of Pediatrics
1989 - Present Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics/SNPM
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Honors and Awards

  • SPAC Course Scholarship, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, 2015
  • Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM) - Invited speaker, 2015
  • Eastern North American Region Meetings (ENAR) - Invited speaker, 2014
  • Kenneth T. Key Scholarship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 2012
  • Graduate College Summer Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 2011
  • Graduate Scholarship Award, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 2008-2011
  • Research Fellowship, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, 2004
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Award, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 2004

Education

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1986 - 1989 Fellowship, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center ‐ Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
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1984 - 1986 Residency, The John Hopkins Hospital ‐ Pediactrics
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1983 - 1984 Internship, The John Hopkins Hospital ‐ Pediactrics
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1983 MD, Oregon Health and Science University
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1979 BS, Lewis and Clark College ‐ Biology
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