Biography
Dr. Tarini’s research focuses on the communication process and the health outcomes associated with genetic testing in pediatrics. She is particularly interested in pediatric population-based screening programs, such as newborn screening. Through her research, Dr. Tarini seeks to optimize communication about genetic testing between parents and providers in an effort to maximize health and minimize harm.
Dr. Tarini is a current member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Genetics.
Education
M.S., Health Services, University of Washington, 2006
Fellowship
RWJ Clinical Scholars Program, University of Washington, 2004-2006
Residency
Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington 2001-2004
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Prosser LA, Grosse SD, Kemper AR, Tarini BA, Perrin JM. Decision Analysis, Economic Evaluation, and Newborn Screening: Challenges and Opportunities. Genetics in Medicine (In Press)
Tarini BA, Brooks MA, Bundy DG. A Policy Impact Analysis of the Mandatory NCAA Sickle Cell Trait Screening Program Health Services Research. 2011 Dec 8. [Epub ahead of print]
Tarini BA, Tercyak KP, Wilfond BS. Children and Predictive Genomic Testing: Disease Prevention, Research Protection, and Our Future.
Tarini BA, Clark S, Pilli S, Dombkowski K, Korzeniewski S, Gebremariam A, Eisenhandler J, Grigorescu V. False Positive Newborn Screening Result and Future Healthcare Use in a State Medicaid Cohort. Pediatrics. 2011 Oct;128(4):715-22. Epub Sep 19.
Burke W, Tarini BA, Press NA, Evans JP. Genetic Screening. Epidemiol Rev. 2011;33(1):148-64.
Brooks MA, Tarini BA. Genetic Testing and Youth Sports. JAMA 2011;305(10):1033-1034.
Lee JM, Wu E, Herman WH, Tarini BA, Yoon E. Diagnosis of Diabetes Using Hemoglobin HbA1c: Should Recommendations in Adults Be Extrapolated to Adolescents? Journal of Pediatrics 2011;158(6):947-952.e1-3. Epub 2010 Dec 30.
Tarini BA, Goldenberg A, Singer DD, Clark SJ, Davis MM. Not Without My Permission: Parents’ Willingness to Permit Use of Newborn Screening Samples for Research. Public Health Genomics 2010;13(3):125-30. Epub 2009 Jul 11.
Tarini BA, Singer DD, Clark SJ, Davis MM. Parents Interest in Predictive Genetic Testing for Their Children When a Disease Has No Effective Treatment. Pediatrics 2009; 124 (3):e432-e438.
Tarini BA, Lozano P, Christakis DA. Afraid in the Hospital: Parental concern for errors during a child’s hospitalization. J Hosp Med 2009 Nov 4(9):521-7.
Tarini BA, Singer DD, Clark SJ, Davis MM. Parents’ concerns about their own and their child’s risk of disease: potential effects of family history vs. genetic test results. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2008;162:1079-83.
Tarini BA, Burke W, Wilfond BS. Waiving informed consent in newborn screening research: balancing social value and respect. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2008; Feb 148C(1):23-30.
Tarini BA, Christakis DA, Lozano P. Towards family-centered inpatient medical care: the role of parents as participants in medical decisions. J Pediatrics 2007;151(6):690-95.
Tarini BA. The current revolution in newborn screening: new technology, old controversies. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161(8):767-72.
Tarini BA, Freed GL. Keeping up with the newborn screening revolution. Contemp Pediatr 2007;24(4):36-48.
Tarini BA, Garrison MM, Christakis DA. Institutional variation in repeat ordering of a complete blood count (CBC) in children hospitalized with bronchiolitis. J Hosp Med 2007;2(2):69-73.
Tarini BA, Christakis DA, Welch HG. State newborn screening in the era of tandem mass spectrometry: more tests, more false positive results. Pediatrics 2006;118:448-56.
Tarini BA, Carroll AE, Sox CM, Christakis DA. Systematic review of the relationship between timing of introduction of solid foods to infants and the development of allergic disease. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006;160(5):502-7.
Carroll AE, Sox CM, Tarini BA, Ringold S, Christakis DA. Does presentation format at the Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting predict subsequent publication? Pediatrics. 2003;112(6 Pt 1):1238-41.
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