Sonja Ziniel, PhD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Publications

• Ziniel SI, Mackie A, Saldaris J, Leonard H, Jacoby P, Marsh ED, Suter B, Pestana-Knight E, Olson HE, Price D, Weisenberg J, Rajaraman R, VanderVeen G, Benke TA, Downs J, Demarest S. The development, content and response process validation of a caregiver-reported severity measure for CDKL5 deficiency disorder. Epilepsy Res. 2023 Sep 20;197:107231. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37751639
• Ladell MM, Shafer G, Ziniel SI, Grubenhoff JA. Comparative Perspectives on Diagnostic Error Discussions Between Inpatient and Outpatient Pediatric Providers. Am J Med Qual. 2023 Sep-Oct 01;38(5):245-254. PubMed PMID: 37678302
• McDaniel CE, Lowry SJ, Ziniel SI, Freyleue S, Acquilano SC, Leyenaar JK. Development of the Pediatric Hospitalization Admission Survey of Experience (PHASE) Measure. Pediatrics. 2023 Sep 1;152(3). PubMed PMID: 37584105
• Ziniel SI, Preciado D, Lee R, Kerschner JE, Ryan AF, Santos-Cortez RLP. Ensuring the future of otitis media research: Interest in and feasibility of a mentoring network program within the otitis media research community. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2023 Sep;172:111693. PubMed PMID: 37579520
• O'Connor TM, Guaman MC, Randell KA, Keenan HT, Snowden J, Mack JW, Camp EA, Perez O, Chang ML, Myers AL, Nigrovic LE, O'Toole J, Reed JL, Reese J, Rosenberg AR, Slater AC, Wootton SH, Ziniel SI, Yost HJ, Murray KO, Shekerdemian L, Chumpitazi CE. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric faculty: a report from nine academic institutions. Pediatr Res. 2023 Jul 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37454186
• Mansfield LK, Reichman JR, Crowley DI, Flyer JN, Freeman K, Gauvreau KK, Mackie SA, Marino BS, Newburger JW, Ziniel SI, Brown DW. Living with Congenital Aortic Stenosis: Exercise Restriction, Patterns of Adherence, and Quality of Life. Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Jun 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37344559
• O'Hara K, Tseng A, Herbst L, Moss S, Marsicek S, Herbst B, Molas-Torreblanca K, Maniscalco J, Ziniel SI. "To Call or Not to Call" Communication Preferences Among Pediatric Hospital Medicine Team Leaders. Hosp Pediatr. 2023 May 1;13(5):416-437. PubMed PMID: 37078243
• Kline E, Garrett AL, Brownstein C, Ziniel S, Payton E, Goldin A, Hoffman K, Chandler J, Weber S. Using social media listening to understand barriers to genomic medicine for those living with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorders. Health Expect. 2023 Aug;26(4):1524-1535. PubMed PMID: 37062887
• McDaniel CE, Ziniel SI. A Psychometrics Primer: The Basics All Hospitalists Should Know. Hosp Pediatr. 2023 Mar 1;13(3):e63-e68. PubMed PMID: 36794438
• DuBose-Morris R, McSwain SD, McElligott JT, King KL, Ziniel S, Harvey J. Building telehealth teams of the future through Interprofessional curriculum development: a five-year mixed methodology study. J Interprof Care. 2023 Jan-Feb;37(1):100-108. PubMed PMID: 34915788
• O'Hara K, Tseng A, Moss S, Herbst L, Marsicek S, Molas-Torreblanca K, Herbst B Jr, Maniscalco J, Ziniel SI. Defining Supervision Preferences and Roles Within a New Subspecialty: Pediatric Hospital Medicine. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Jul;22(5):858-866. PubMed PMID: 35318160
• DuBose-Morris R, Coleman C, Ziniel SI, Schinasi DA, McSwain SD. Telehealth Utilization in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Current State of Medical Provider Training. Telemed J E Health. 2022 Aug;28(8):1178-1185. PubMed PMID: 34967677
• Moynihan KM, Ziniel SI, Johnston E, Morell E, Pituch K, Blume ED. A "Good Death" for Children with Cardiac Disease. Pediatr Cardiol. 2022 Apr;43(4):744-755. PubMed PMID: 34854941
• Wynn J, Milo Rasouly H, Vasquez-Loarte T, Saami AM, Weiss R, Ziniel SI, Appelbaum PS, Wright Clayton E, Christensen KD, Fasel D, Green RC, Hain HS, Harr M, Hoell C, Kullo IJ, Leppig KA, Myers MF, Pacyna JE, Perez EF, Prows CA, Kulchak Rahm A, Campbell-Salome G, Sharp RR, Smith ME, Wiesner GL, Williams JL, Blout Zawatsky CL, Gharavi AG, Chung WK, Holm IA. Do research participants share genomic screening results with family members?. J Genet Couns. 2022 Apr;31(2):447-458. PubMed PMID: 34665896
• Baker CL, Ozkaynak M, Ziniel SI, Harpin SB, Makic MBF. Systems of communication in school-nurse led care coordination: A concept analysis. Nurs Forum. 2022 Oct 31. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36316158
• Rao S, Morrissey T, Ziniel SI, Mandler T, Yaster M, Strupp KM. Influenza Vaccination in Perioperative Settings: A Teachable Moment. Anesthesiology. 2022 Dec 1;137(6):745-747. PubMed PMID: 36269853
• Prinzi AM, Wattier RL, Curtis DJ, Ziniel SI, Fitzgerald A, Pearce K, Parker SK. Impact of Organism Reporting from Endotracheal Aspirate Cultures on Antimicrobial Prescribing Practices in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients. J Clin Microbiol. 2022 Nov 16;60(11):e0093022. PubMed PMID: 36218349
• Moynihan KM, Ziniel SI, Johnston E, Morell E, Pituch K, Blume ED. A "Good Death" for Children with Cardiac Disease. Pediatr Cardiol. 2022 Apr;43(4):744-755. PubMed PMID: 34854941
• Matteson CL, Czaja CA, Kronman MP, Ziniel S, Parker SK, Dodson DS. Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on antimicrobial stewardship programs in Colorado hospitals. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology. 2022; 2, e172:1-4.
• Baker CL, Ozkaynak M, Ziniel SI, Harpin SB, Makic MBF. Systems of communication in school-nurse led care coordination: A concept analysis. Nurs Forum. 2022 Nov;57(6):1536-1544. PubMed PMID: 36316158
• Rao S, Morrissey T, Ziniel SI, Mandler T, Yaster M, Strupp KM. Influenza Vaccination in Perioperative Settings: A Teachable Moment. Anesthesiology. 2022 Dec 1;137(6):745-747. PubMed PMID: 36269853
• Prinzi AM, Wattier RL, Curtis DJ, Ziniel SI, Fitzgerald A, Pearce K, Parker SK. Impact of Organism Reporting from Endotracheal Aspirate Cultures on Antimicrobial Prescribing Practices in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients. J Clin Microbiol. 2022 Nov 16;60(11):e0093022. PubMed PMID: 36218349
• Wynn J, Milo Rasouly H, Vasquez-Loarte T, Saami AM, Weiss R, Ziniel SI, Appelbaum PS, Wright Clayton E, Christensen KD, Fasel D, Green RC, Hain HS, Harr M, Hoell C, Kullo IJ, Leppig KA, Myers MF, Pacyna JE, Perez EF, Prows CA, Kulchak Rahm A, Campbell-Salome G, Sharp RR, Smith ME, Wiesner GL, Williams JL, Blout Zawatsky CL, Gharavi AG, Chung WK, Holm IA. Do research participants share genomic screening results with family members?. J Genet Couns. 2021 Oct 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34665896
• Good RJ, O'Hara KL, Ziniel SI, Orsborn J, Cheetham A, Rosenberg A. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training in Pediatric Residency: A National Needs Assessment. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Nov;11(11):1246-1252. PubMed PMID: 34625490
• DuBose-Morris R, McSwain SD, McElligott JT, King KL, Ziniel S, Harvey J. Building telehealth teams of the future through Interprofessional curriculum development: a five-year mixed methodology study. J Interprof Care. 2021 Dec 16;:1-9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34915788
• Graham JMK, Ambroggio L, Leonard JE, Ziniel SI, Grubenhoff JA. Evaluation of feedback modalities and preferences regarding feedback on decision-making in a pediatric emergency department. Diagnosis (Berl). 2021 Dec 13;9(2):216-224. PubMed PMID: 34894116
• Griffin C, Oman KS, Ziniel SI, Kight S, Jacobs-Lowry S, Givens P. Increasing the capacity to provide compassionate care by expanding knowledge of caring science practices at a pediatric hospital. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2021 Feb;35(1):34-41. PubMed PMID: 33593513
• Good RJ, O'Hara KL, Ziniel SI, Orsborn J, Cheetham A, Rosenberg A. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training in Pediatric Residency: A National Needs Assessment. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Nov;11(11):1246-1252. PubMed PMID: 34625490
• Lockwood JM, Ziniel SI, Bonafide CP, Brady PW, O'Leary ST, Reese J, Wathen B, Dempsey AF. Characteristics of Pediatric Rapid Response Systems: Results From a Survey of PRIS Hospitals. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Feb;11(2):144-152. PubMed PMID: 33495251
• Prinzi AM, Parker SK, Curtis DJ, Ziniel SI. The Pediatric Endotracheal Aspirate Culture Survey (PETACS): Examining Practice Variation across Pediatric Microbiology Laboratories in the United States. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Feb 18;59(3). PubMed PMID: 33298605
• Sopfe J, Marsh R, Ziniel SI, Klosky JL, Chow EJ, Dorsey Holliman B, Peterson PN. Evaluation of the v2.0 Brief Profiles for Sexual Function and Satisfaction PROMIS in Adolescent and Young Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2021 Aug;10(4):418-424. PubMed PMID: 33136468
• Sopfe J, Marsh R, Ziniel SI, Klosky JL, Chow EJ, Dorsey Holliman B, Peterson PN. Evaluation of the v2.0 Brief Profiles for Sexual Function and Satisfaction PROMIS in Adolescent and Young Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2020 Nov 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33136468
• Grubenhoff JA, Ziniel SI, Cifra CL, Singhal G, McClead RE Jr, Singh H. Pediatric Clinician Comfort Discussing Diagnostic Errors for Improving Patient Safety: A Survey. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2020 Mar-Apr;5(2):e259. PubMed PMID: 32426626
• Rao S, Ziniel SI, Khan I, Dempsey A. Be inFLUential: Evaluation of a multifaceted intervention to increase influenza vaccination rates among pediatric inpatients. Vaccine. 2020 Feb 5;38(6):1370-1377. PubMed PMID: 31862197
• Cotter JM, Tyler A, Reese J, Ziniel S, Federico MJ, Anderson Iii WC, Kupfer O, Szefler SJ, Kerby G, Hoch HE. Steroid variability in pediatric inpatient asthmatics: survey on provider preferences of dexamethasone versus prednisone. J Asthma. 2020 Sep;57(9):942-948. PubMed PMID: 31113252
• Griffin C, Oman KS, Ziniel SI, Kight S, Jacobs-Lowry S, Givens P. Increasing the capacity to provide compassionate care by expanding knowledge of Caring Science Practices at a pediatric hospital, Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2020.10.019
• Brainard AJ, Ziniel SI, Zuk J, Dingmann C, Janosy NR. Evaluation of a Formal Wellness Curriculum to Reduce Burnout in Anesthesia Residents: A Pilot Study. J Educ Perioper Med. 2019 Jan-Mar;21(1):E631. PubMed PMID: 31403059
• Cotter JM, Tyler A, Reese J, Ziniel S, Federico MJ, Anderson Iii WC, Kupfer O, Szefler SJ, Kerby G, Hoch HE. Steroid variability in pediatric inpatient asthmatics: survey on provider preferences of dexamethasone versus prednisone. J Asthma. 2019 Jun 12;:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31113252
• Grubenhoff JA, Ziniel SI, Bajaj L, Hyman D. Pediatric faculty knowledge and comfort discussing diagnostic errors: a pilot survey to understand barriers to an educational program. Diagnosis (Berl). 2019 Jun 26;6(2):101-107. PubMed PMID: 30759067
• Connor JA, Ziniel SI, Porter C, Doherty D, Moonan M, Dwyer P, Wood L, Hickey PA. Interprofessional Use and Validation of the AACN Healthy Work Environment Assessment Tool. Am J Crit Care. 2018 Sep;27(5):363-371. PubMed PMID: 30173169
• Rao S, Fischman V, Moss A, Ziniel SI, Torok MR, McNeely H, Hyman D, Wilson KM, Dempsey AF. Exploring provider and parental perceptions to influenza vaccination in the inpatient setting. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2017 Sep 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28872773
• Fahey FH, Goodkind A, MacDougall RD, Oberg L, Ziniel SI, Cappock R, Callahan MJ, Kwatra N, Treves ST, Voss SD. Operational and Dosimetric Aspects of Pediatric PET/CT. J Nucl Med. 2017 Sep;58(9):1360-1366. PubMed PMID: 28687601
• Castleberry C, Ziniel S, Almond C, Auerbach S, Hollander SA, Lal AK, Fenton M, Pahl E, Rossano JW, Everitt MD, Daly KP. Clinical practice patterns are relatively uniform between pediatric heart transplant centers: A survey-based assessment. Pediatr Transplant. 2017 Aug;21(5). PubMed PMID: 28670871
• Christensen KD, Savage SK, Huntington NL, Weitzman ER, Ziniel SI, Bacon PL, Cacioppo CN, Green RC, Holm IA. Preferences for the Return of Individual Results From Research on Pediatric Biobank Samples. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2017 Apr;12(2):97-106. PubMed PMID: 28421887
• Doupnik SK, Ziniel SI, Glissmeyer EW, Moses JM. Validity and Reliability of a Tool to Assess Quality Improvement Knowledge and Skills in Pediatrics Residents. J Grad Med Educ. 2017 Feb;9(1):79-84. PubMed PMID: 28261399
• Connor L, Paul F, McCabe M, Ziniel S. Measuring Nurses' Value, Implementation, and Knowledge of Evidence-Based Practice: Further Psychometric Testing of the Quick-EBP-VIK Survey. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2017 Feb;14(1):10-21. PubMed PMID: 28152276
• O'Connell C, Ziniel S, Hartwell L, Connor J. Management of Opioid and Sedative Weaning in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease Patients: Assessing the State of Practice. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2017 Mar Apr;36(2):116-124. PubMed PMID: 28151790
• Milliken-Glabe SJ, Zuk J, Ziniel SI, Bjur KA, Alvarez M, Szolnoki JM, Janosy NR. First steps in validating the pediatric anesthesia parent satisfaction (PAPS) survey. Paediatr Anaesth. 2017 Feb;27(2):153-161. PubMed PMID: 27901299
• Nahata L, Ziniel SI, Garvey KC, Yu RN, Cohen LE. Fertility and sexual function: a gap in training in pediatric endocrinology. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2017 Jan 1;30(1):3-10. PubMed PMID: 27658131
• Kenney LB, Melvin P, Fishman LN, O'Sullivan-Oliveira J, Sawicki GS, Ziniel S, Diller L, Fernandes SM. Transition and transfer of childhood cancer survivors to adult care: A national survey of pediatric oncologists. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2017 Feb;64(2):346-352. PubMed PMID: 27463688
• Nahata L, Ziniel SI, Garvey KC, Yu RN, Cohen LE. Fertility and sexual function: a gap in training in pediatric endocrinology. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27658131
• Kenney LB, Melvin P, Fishman LN, O'Sullivan-Oliveira J, Sawicki GS, Ziniel S, Diller L, Fernandes SM. Transition and transfer of childhood cancer survivors to adult care: A national survey of pediatric oncologists. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016 Jul 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27463688
• Conway-Pearson LS, Christensen KD, Savage SK, Huntington NL, Weitzman ER, Ziniel SI, Bacon P, Cacioppo CN, Green RC, Holm IA. Family health history reporting is sensitive to small changes in wording. Genet Med. 2016 May 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27148937
• Gooding HC, Ziniel S, Touloumtzis C, Pitts S, Goncalves A, Emans J, Burke P. Case-Based Teaching for Interprofessional Postgraduate Trainees in Adolescent Health. J Adolesc Health. 2016 May;58(5):567-72. PubMed PMID: 27107910
• Fahey FH, Ziniel SI, Manion D, Baker A, Treves ST. Administered Activities in Pediatric Nuclear Medicine and the Impact of the 2010 North American Consensus Guidelines on General Hospitals in the United States. J Nucl Med. 2016 Sep;57(9):1478-85. PubMed PMID: 27056617
• Ziniel SI, Connor JA, Graham D, Kupiec JK, Rauscher NA, Growdon AS, Berger A, Jenkins KJ, Harris SK. Development and psychometric characteristics of the pediatric inpatient experience survey (PIES). Int J Qual Health Care. 2016 Apr;28(2):191-9. PubMed PMID: 26796484
• Ferrari LR, Ziniel SI, Antonelli RC. Perioperative Care Coordination Measurement: A Tool to Support Care Integration of Pediatric Surgical Patients. A A Case Rep. 2016 Mar 1;6(5):130-6. PubMed PMID: 26517234
• Milliken-Glabe SJ, Zuk J, Ziniel SI, Bjur KA, Alvarez M, Szolnoki JM, Janosy NR. First steps in validating the pediatric anesthesia parent satisfaction (PAPS) survey. Paediatr Anaesth. 2016 Nov 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27901299
• Ziniel SI, Rosenberg HN, Bach AM, Singer SJ, Antonelli RC. Validation of a Parent-Reported Experience Measure of Integrated Care. Pediatrics. 2016 Dec;138(6). PubMed PMID: 27940672
• Conway-Pearson LS, Christensen KD, Savage SK, Huntington NL, Weitzman ER, Ziniel SI, Bacon P, Cacioppo CN, Green RC, Holm IA. Family health history reporting is sensitive to small changes in wording. Genet Med. 2016 Dec;18(12):1308-1311. PubMed PMID: 27148937
• Ferrari LR, Ziniel SI, Antonelli RC. Perioperative Care Coordination Measurement: A Tool to Support Care Integration of Pediatric Surgical Patients. A A Case Rep. 2015 Oct 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26517234
• Holm IA, Iles BR, Ziniel SI, Bacon PL, Savage SK, Christensen KD, Weitzman ER, Green RC, Huntington NL. Participant Satisfaction With a Preference-Setting Tool for the Return of Individual Research Results in Pediatric Genomic Research. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2015 Oct;10(4):414-26. PubMed PMID: 26376753
• Fahey FH, Ziniel SI, Manion D, Treves ST. Effects of Image Gently and the North American guidelines: administered activities in children at 13 North American pediatric hospitals. J Nucl Med. 2015 Jun;56(6):962-7. PubMed PMID: 25931479
• Bacon PL, Harris ED, Ziniel SI, Savage SK, Weitzman ER, Green RC, Huntington NL, Holm IA. The development of a preference-setting model for the return of individual genomic research results. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2015 Apr;10(2):107-20. PubMed PMID: 25742675
• Balkin EM, Wolfe J, Ziniel SI, Lang P, Thiagarajan R, Dillis S, Fynn-Thompson F, Blume ED. Physician and parent perceptions of prognosis and end-of-life experience in children with advanced heart disease. J Palliat Med. 2015 Apr;18(4):318-23. PubMed PMID: 25493354
• Swenson DW, Darge K, Ziniel SI, Chow JS. Characterizing upper urinary tract dilation on ultrasound: a survey of North American pediatric radiologists' practices. Pediatr Radiol. 2015 Apr;45(5):686-94. PubMed PMID: 25421301
• Stickney CA, Ziniel SI, Brett MS, Truog RD. Family participation during intensive care unit rounds: goals and expectations of parents and health care providers in a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit. J Pediatr. 2014 Dec;165(6):1245-1251.e1. PubMed PMID: 25241179
• Stickney CA, Ziniel SI, Brett MS, Truog RD. Family participation during intensive care unit rounds: attitudes and experiences of parents and healthcare providers in a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit. J Pediatr. 2014 Feb;164(2):402-6.e1-4. PubMed PMID: 24215826
• Ziniel SI, Savage SK, Huntington N, Amatruda J, Green RC, Weitzman ER, Taylor P, Holm IA. Parents' preferences for return of results in pediatric genomic research. Public Health Genomics. 2014;17(2):105-14. PubMed PMID: 24642506
• Fishman LN, Ziniel SI, Adrichem ME, Fernandes SM, Arnold J. Provider awareness alone does not improve transition readiness skills in adolescent patients with inflammatory bowel disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014 Aug;59(2):221-4. PubMed PMID: 24762453
• Glissmeyer EW, Ziniel SI, Moses J. Use of the Quality Improvement (QI) Knowledge Application Tool in Assessing Pediatric Resident QI Education. J Grad Med Educ. 2014 Jun;6(2):284-91. PubMed PMID: 24949133