CCEB Seminar- Mucio Kit Delgado, MD, MS

Promising approaches for reducing handheld cellphone use while driving: insights from a smartphone based trial with US auto insurance customers Mucio Kit Delgado, MD, MS Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine & Epidemiology Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Kit Delgado, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology and a practicing trauma center emergency physician. He leads the Behavioral Science & Analytics For Injury Reduction (BeSAFIR) lab, which applies data science and behavioral economics for preventing injuries and for improving acute care. His clinical research is focused on developing and testing health system interventions for promoting opioid stewardship for acute pain management and for facilitating the treatment of patients with opioid use disorder in the emergency department. He currently leads the Acute Pain Workgroup of the University Pennsylvania Health System Opioid Task Force. His public health research is focused on preventing motor vehicle crashes from distracted and alcohol-impaired driving by leveraging smartphone technology and insights from behavioral economics. Finally, he serves as a collaborator and mentor on outcomes research involving acutely injured and ill patients.