Talking Pediatrics
142 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsTalking Pediatrics is a clinical podcast by Children's Minnesota, home to The Kid Experts, where the complex is our every day. We bring you intriguing stories and relevant pediatric healthcare information as we partner with you in the care of your patients. Our guests, data, ideas and practical tips will surprise, challenge and perhaps change how you care for kids.
We want to know the issues and concerns that are important to you in your clinical practice so that we can continue to partner with you in caring for kids. Email us at [email protected].
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Episodes will resume in 2024.
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Meet The Hosts
April 19, 2024 13:00 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBOn our return episode, Dr. A. Kade Goepferd interviews all of the new hosts for this season of Talking Pediatrics. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-meet-hosts-4-19-23/
Equity Actions: From Grantmaking to Changemaking, the McKnight Foundation’s New Vision
December 01, 2023 14:00 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBWhat does it mean to have a deficit perspective vs. an asset perspective? How do we move from incremental to transformational change when it comes to equity? McKnight Foundation President Tonya Allen joins guest host James Burroughs for a conversation on these topics and more – including Allen’s one wish for our community. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-equity-actions-grantmaking-changemaking-mcknigh...
Crack the Case: Faltering Growth in a Toddler Lost to Follow Up
November 17, 2023 18:47 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBAll pediatricians have encountered patients lost to follow up where, when finally presenting for well care, reviewing growth and development can be a jarring experience. Certainly social determinants factor in strongly as to why gaps exist and with limited data points and at times periods of different guardianship, putting the pieces together can be even more challenging. We review such a case today in which linear growth velocity in particular has noticeably dipped, touching on broader topic...
Are You Ready For RSV?
November 03, 2023 13:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBEach year in the United States, RSV leads to approximately 2.1 million outpatient visits among children younger than 5 and up to 80,000 hospitalizations. Coming off of a particular brutal RSV season last year, many of us in pediatrics are feeling wary heading into this winter, however, hope is on the horizon as a new RSV vaccine hit the market this fall. Join our conversation with pediatric pulmonologist Dr. Brian Carroll to help you get your practice and your patients ready for RSV season. V...
Health Equity Actions: The Role of the Clinician in Bridging the Gap in Health Disparities
October 20, 2023 13:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBJoin us this week on Talking Pediatrics as Adriene Thornton, Health Equity Manager, and Dr. Christa-Marie Singleton discuss the various ways clinicians can engage and positively impact health disparities inside and outside of the clinical setting. Dr. Singleton is the senior medical advisor in CDC's Office of the Associate Director for Policy and Strategy, Office of Health System Collaboration. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-p...
Wearables, Smartphones and More: What's New in Diabetes Management?
October 06, 2023 13:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBAre you up to date with the latest diabetes information and technology to provide the best care and guidance for your pediatric patients? About 1 in 300 kids are currently living with diabetes and there are new changes with the disease and the medications and technology used to treat diabetes all the time. Join this conversation with Kid Expert Emily Hassenstab, certified diabetes care and education specialist, to learn about new FDA approvals and technology that will impact your young patien...
Equity Actions: Learning from a Living Legend
September 22, 2023 13:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBAs a key social determinant of health, racism is known to impact lifelong wellbeing and resilience. This conversation with living legend Dr. Josie Robinson Johnson, illustrates how she has turned her social experiences of racism, bias and injustice into a life and future filled with hope and healing. Born in Houston, Texas in 1931, Dr. Johnson was born to be an activist, disruptor and civil rights leader. Listen as she shares her amazing story, beginning as a teenager canvassing for voting ri...
Tips for Trauma-Informed Care
September 08, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBTrauma informed care can look different for everyone and for every situation. Experts agree that nearly everyone has experienced some form of trauma, so how can we approach our care for pediatric patients using an approach that provides comfort and healing? Joining us is Dr. Heather Forkey, director of foster children evaluation service at UMass Memorial Health. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-tips-tr...
What Makes Us Tic? Understanding and Treating Movement Disorders in Childhood
August 25, 2023 13:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBIt is estimated that as many as half a million children have tic disorders, and that the impact of these disorders can have consequences for school performance, mental health, social interactions, self-esteem and even measured levels of parenting frustration. Join our conversation with Dr. Mered Parnes, director of pediatric movement disorders clinic and assistant professor of child neurology at Texas Children’s Hospital at Baylor College of Medicine. View the transcript here: https://www.chi...
Guidelines with Gabi: Kids First Book Club
August 11, 2023 13:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBOn this Talking Pediatrics episode, Guidelines with Gabi guest host turns the microphone over to the ultimate experts in books for children - kids! We'll hear from kids about how books help them to explore their world, feel seen, discuss difficult topics, and be entertained. Plus you'll hear about a lot of great books and series to share with friends, family, and patients. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatr...
Crack the Case: In a Bind: Applying A Gender Affirming Care Lens to a Complex Skin Lesion
July 28, 2023 13:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBSkin and soft tissue infections are commonly induced by pressure and friction, causing disruption of the epidermal layer and microbial access to more vulnerable deeper tissue. This week's episode explores the possibility of such an infection in a 17-year-old transgender patient affirming as male in the setting of chest binding. With adolescent medicine specialist Dr. Katy Miller as well as show host Dr. Angela Kade Goepford, gender affirming care as well as assessing chronic pain in teenagers...
Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Health Equity Access
July 14, 2023 13:00 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBDr. Stormee Williams, pediatrician and Chief Health Equity Officer at Children’s Health Dallas, talks about the barriers that exist to health access, and the ways in which these can be addressed and improved while building trusting relationships with patients, families and communities. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-getting-heart-matter-health-equity-access-7-14-23/
Guidelines with Gabi: Lighter Shade of Pale: Iron Deficiency Anemia Guideline
July 14, 2023 13:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBIn this "Guidelines with Gabi" episode of Talking Pediatrics, Dr. Gabi Hester discusses with the Kid Expert, Dr. Susan Kuldanek, pediatric hematologist, the new clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of children 5 years and younger with iron-deficiency anemia. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-guidelines-gabi-lighter-shade-pale-iron-deficiency-anemia-guideline-7-14-23/
Trailblazers: Rep. Leigh Finke
June 16, 2023 13:00 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBOn this Trailblazers episode, we sit down with Representative Leigh Finke, the first openly transgender woman to serve in the Minnesota Legislature and a fierce advocate for LGBTQ rights, particularly the rights of transgender and gender diverse community. She was the author of the Trans Refuge Bill, signed into law in May 2023, which protects gender affirming care in the state of Minnesota. She was also named one of USA Today's Women of the Year. Listen as we talk about being a role model, c...
Health Equity Actions: The Importance of Engaging Community Advocacy to Improve Equity in Healthcare
June 02, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBLearn how the kid experts at Children's Minnesota are leveraging community relationships to address health disparities and social determinants of health. Meet the new Director of Community Health, Cindy Kaigama and learn how she will be using her lived experience and work experience to bring the organization and the community together to raise healthier children. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-health...
Health Equity: How To Make It Work for Everyone
May 19, 2023 14:59 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBJoin us this week on Talking Pediatrics as James Burroughs shares his honest conversation with award-winning journalist and author, Roxane Battle, about health equity, community, and belonging. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-health-equity-make-work-everyone-5-19-23/
Understanding Food Insecurity: Epidemiology, Screening, and Intervention
May 05, 2023 13:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBMany of us are familiar with the phrase "food insecurity" but how many of us know how common it is for our patients, or the ways food insecurity is impacting their life and health? And perhaps most importantly, do we know how to have a conversation about access to food and do we know how we can help? Join us in conversation with Dr. Kimberly Montez from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the Share Our Strength program to learn more food insecurity screening, referral, and resource ...
Crack the Case: Where Family History is Always "Pertinent"...Inheritance Pearls from a Genetics Counselor
April 21, 2023 13:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBGenetic counselors are a wonderful resource to pediatricians everywhere, working closely not only with medical geneticists, but also a host of sub-specialists. They wear many hats as families grapple with a new possible diagnosis - gatherers of information with trusty pedigrees, teachers of lofty medical concepts to anxious parents, guides through a bevy of genetic testing options carrying different pros, cons, and cost/coverage. They also provide vital emotional support to parents and childr...
What's New in the Newborn Nursery?
April 07, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBOn this Talking Pediatrics episode, Angela Kade Goepferd, MD talks with Kid Expert, Dr. Heidi Kamrath about what's trending in the newbor nursery, including diagnosis and treatment for sepsis, jaundice and hyperbilirubinemia, and hypoglycemia. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-whats-new-newborn-nursery-4-7-23/
Moving the Needle in Minnesota: Equity Actions with Gov. Tim Walz
March 24, 2023 13:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBMoving toward equitable outcomes for kids means taking actions in addition to creating the case for change. From his background in education to his current position in the Governor's office, Gov. Tim Walz has a history of advocating for and creating change for the benefit of kids. Join hosts Angela Kade Goepferd, MD and James Burroughs as they talk to Gov Walz about what it takes to improve kids health in Minnesota. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professional...
Guidelines with Gabi: Nothing to S-cough at: Latest Guidelines for Pediatric Pneumonia
March 10, 2023 14:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBOn this Talking Pediatrics episode, Dr. Gabi Hester will discuss all-things pneumonia with pediatric hospitalist and Kid Expert, Dr. Courtney Herring. Their discussion will include the latest guidelines around antibiotic selection, shorter duration of therapy, and not needing blood cultures in most patients. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-guidelines-gabi-nothing-s-cough-3-10-23/
In a Heartbeat: Outpatient Screening to Determine Cardiovascular Risk
February 24, 2023 14:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBThe world watched in shock as Damar Hamlin, a safety for the Buffalo Bills, collapsed on the field during a Monday night football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 2, 2023. If parents and pediatricians weren’t already nervous about pre-sport physicals and sudden cardiac death, that scene certainly reinforced everyone’s worst fears. But could screening of any kind have prevented that incident? And what is really most important about cardiovascular risk screening in the primary care o...
What Pediatric Clinicians Should Know About PrEP
February 10, 2023 14:00 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MBWhat do you know about preventing and treating HIV in teenagers? Did you know that 21% of all new HIV infections occur in adolescents? Join us for a conversation with our Adolescent Health Kid Expert, Dr. Katy Miller, to learn about how to talk to teenagers about sexual health, STIs and HIV, and how and to who we should prescribe Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) as well as Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP). You might be surprised to learn who is at risk and how easy it is for us to keep kids saf...
Simulation Sessions: Introducing the SimBox
January 27, 2023 14:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MBOften most pediatric education and training, including simulation teams and equipment, tends to be centered at children's hospitals and academic health centers, while the first place many pediatric patients present for emergency care is at community hospitals. To help get training resources into the hands of community pediatricians and emergency room physicians, the SimBox was born. Each SimBox includes "prepacked" ingredients that are available "off the shelf" to improve the preparedness ski...
Crack the Case: Conundrums in Pediatric Ethics
January 13, 2023 14:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBAs all pediatricians know, children are not just "little adults" and this is especially true in the field of ethics. In matters from consenting to surgery to deciding end-of-life wishes, adults are assumed to have decisional capacity until proven otherwise. Adults have the benefit of years of developmental maturation and experiences that have shaped a unique set of preferences and underlying values. Children, on the other hand, pose a more complex picture. Given their wide range of cognitive ...
Equity Actions: Turning Up the Volume on Racial Equity
January 06, 2023 14:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBOn May 25th, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis, setting off a racial reckoning in the midst of a global pandemic. Over two years later, have we made progress? Or do we need to turn up the volume and continue to advance racial equity? Join guest-host James Burroughs, SVP and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer at Children's Minnesota as he interviews Tiffani Daniels, managing director of the Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity (MBCRE) On this episode,...
Keeping It Confidential: Adolescent Health
December 30, 2022 14:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBWhile we all know that confidential care is important for caring for teenagers, a surprising number of us don't actually spend time alone with our adolescent patients, leaving them vulnerable to health risks without our care and guidance. Join teen health expert, Dr. Katy Miller, medical director of Adolescent Medicine at Children's Minnesota, to learn how and why confidential care is so important and what best practices to follow when providing confidential care to teenagers. View the transc...
Guidelines With Gabi: Not For The Faint of Heart: Pediatric Syncope
December 16, 2022 14:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBOn today’s episode of Talking Pediatrics, Dr. Gabi Hester will talk with one of our Kid Experts, Pediatric Cardiologist Dr. Ian Thomas, about pediatric syncope and in particular red flags and initial workup for cardiac causes. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-guidelines-gabi-not-faint-heart-pediatric-syncope-12-16-22/
Improving Clinician Experience: Fixing A Broken System
December 09, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBHow many of us working in health care are so tired of hearing about how much we seem to be collectively struggling, and at the same time, all of the strategies that we are to personally implement to help us survive our circumstances? Working to reframe the problem of burnout to change the systems we are working in, rather than individual clinician actions and reactions, is Dr. Christine Sinsky, vice president of professional satisfaction at the American Medical Association. View the transcrip...
Simulation Sessions: Simulation at a Distance for Remote and Resource-Limited Settings
December 02, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBThe power of simulation is in the hands-on nature so often it is assumed that simulation must happen in-person. Simulation at a distance has been around for several decades as a method that connects educators and learners across space and time. The pandemic rapidly accelerated the use and development of this modality and led to many innovative simulations in the last few years. Join us as Dr. Sanseau, a Pediatric Emergency Physician from CHOP, shares some of the ways she has used this modalit...
What's Weight Got To Do With It? Promoting Kids Health At Every Size
November 11, 2022 14:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBYou can’t turn on the radio or television, or even walk into most exam rooms these days without thinking about weight, and specifically the rising numbers of our patients who are designated as overweight or obese. But what does this mean for health? Conventional medical teaching is that being overweight is correlated with worse health outcomes. But….what if that's wrong? What if there is a weight neutral approach to health that doesn’t focus exclusively on a patient’s BMI? Here to talk to us ...
Guidelines With Gabi: This is Spinal Tap: Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Meningitis
November 04, 2022 13:00 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBMeningitis is one of the most potentially devastating diseases a child can get. On this episode of Talking Pediatrics, Dr. Gabi Hester will talk with 2 of our Kid Experts - Dr. Emily Harrison and Dr. Asitha Jayawardena - about the diagnosis and management of this type of infection. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-guidelines-gabi-spinal-tap-11-4-22/
Bringing home baby: Safely Reuniting NICU Babies and Their Families Sooner Using An Innovative Home Monitoring Program
October 28, 2022 13:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBPreterm birth affects approximately 1 of every 10 infants born in the United States, and almost all of those infants will end up spending time in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit or NICU. For many, this involves several days of infants receiving care in a hospital, with parents unable to take their babies home, disrupting their family and work life. Often the first question families ask their NICU care teams is, “When can I go home?” Recently, Children’s Minnesota launched the Children’s Home A...
Putting Kids First: Investing In Pediatric Mental Health Care
October 21, 2022 13:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBIt’s no secret that we are facing a mental health crisis among our pediatric patients. Kids and teenagers have higher rates of depression and anxiety than ever before, and suicide has now become the second leading cause of death for adolescents. More and more of our patients and families are seeking mental health care support and services, and we have an unfortunate shortage of pediatric and adolescent mental health specialists to fill the need. This has resulted in kids showing up in clinics...
What's Sleep Got To Do With It?
October 14, 2022 13:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBWe learn more and more every day about the impact that sleep has on both our physical and mental health. Despite this, many adults are chronically sleep deprived and many kids and teenagers also don't get enough sleep. On today's Talking Pediatrics, our Kid Expert from the Sleep Clinic, Dr. Ben Ryba-White, joins us to talk about the importance of sleep, the mysteries of melatonin and what we can be doing in the primary care office to help improve the sleep habits of our young patients. View t...
Equity Actions: Overcoming Health Disparities In The Inpatient Setting
October 07, 2022 13:00 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBIn this episode of Equity Actions, our Health Equity Manager Adriene Thornton interviews Myriam Roby, Clinical Director of Equity and Inclusion, about how to overcome health disparities in the inpatient setting. Join them in this discussion about everything from mental health care, how to effectively communicate with patients and families and how we can use data effectively to improve health outcomes for some of our most vulnerable patients. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.o...
Guidelines With Gabi: Code Yellow: New Guidelines For Hyperbilirubinemia
September 30, 2022 13:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBIn this episode of Talking Pediatrics, Dr. Gabi Hester reviews new guidelines recently published by the American Academy of Pediatrics for the diagnosis and management of hyperbilirubinemia in newborns. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-guidelines-gabi-code-yellow-new-guidelines-hyperbilirubinemia-9-30-22/
In the Weeds: What You Need to Know About Teens and Cannabis
September 23, 2022 13:00 - 23 minutes - 21 MBMarijuana and cannabis are all over the news these days. Legalization of THC products has occurred in many states across the country, and while the goal is to decriminalize a substance with history disproportionately putting people of color in prison, the end result is that cannabis products of all kinds are more widely available and can more easily end up reaching our adolescent patients. Join this conversation with Dr. Sara Polley, a triple-board certified physician and psychiatrist and the...
Crack The Case: Hepatitis, Adenovirus, and a Boy with Yellow Eyes
September 16, 2022 13:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBA mysterious wave of acute hepatitis in children is currently under investigation spanning 43 states as well as international borders. These cases are unique in that typical causes for liver injury such as viral Hepatitis A-E have not been found. Though the causal pathway for liver injury is unknown, association with a certain virus of cold-causing daycare fame has been demonstrated in more than half of patients: adenovirus, particularly F type 41. Worldwide most children have fully recovered...
Health Equity Actions: Getting to the Roots of Black Hair and Health
September 09, 2022 13:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBOn this episode of Talking Pediatrics, we talk about hair and health, and not in the ways you might expect. Health Equity manager and Kid Expert Adriene Thornton interviews nurse Courtney Kenefick on what hair symbolizes in black culture, why hair is so important to black culture and why knowing this history and importance can help us take better care of our patients and decrease health disparities. From examining our policies around ethnic hair, to checking our supply shelves for appropriate...
Getting to the Roots of Black Hair and Health
September 09, 2022 13:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBOn this episode of Talking Pediatrics, we talk about hair and health, and not in the ways you might expect. Health Equity manager and Kid Expert Adriene Thornton interviews nurse Courtney Kenefick on what hair symbolizes in black culture, why hair is so important to black culture and why knowing this history and importance can help us take better care of our patients and decrease health disparities. From examining our policies around ethnic hair, to checking our supply shelves for appropriate...
Making Sense of Monkeypox
September 02, 2022 13:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBAs cases rise, and some start showing up in kids, it’s time we all learn what we need to know to counsel, prevent and prepare for Monkeypox. We are joined by our Kid Expert infection preventionist, Joe Kurland, to learn how to counsel and care for our pediatric and adolescent patients. Join us as we discuss common symptoms, how to test, how to treat, pediatric vaccination options and, also dispel some common myths about how the disease is spread. View the transcript here: https://www.childr...
Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones: Pediatric and Adolescent Orthopedic Trauma
August 26, 2022 13:00 - 17 minutes - 16 MBSummer is widely known as "trauma season" for children and teenagers. The combination of more activity, more opportunities for accidents and less parental oversight can result in more traumatic injury for kids. On this podcast, we interview Kid Expert Dr. Eric Lund, orthopedic trauma surgeon, and a key player in our adolescent and young adult trauma program, about how to keep kids safe(r) and avoid traumatic injury and what to do in the primary care office when injuries present to ensure the ...
Adolescent Health in a Post-Roe World
August 12, 2022 13:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBIn June 2022, the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe vs Wade decision that for almost 50 years provided constitutional protection for legal abortion in the United States. Since the decision was overturned, over half of the states in the country have either banned or severely restricted access to abortion. How does this impact how we take care of our adolescent patients? What are the implications of unplanned pregnancy for the adolescents we care for with chronic health conditions? How ...
Health Equity Actions: Understanding Data Disaggregation
August 05, 2022 13:14 - 21 minutes - 19.2 MBJoin us today as our guest host, Adriene Thornton, Children's Minnesota Health Equity Manager, discusses the importance of understanding data disaggregation and the impact on health equity with guest, Dr. Nathan Chomilo, MD. Dr. Chomilo is Medical Director for the State of Minnesota's Medicaid and MinnesotaCare programs, as well as a general pediatrician. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-health-equity...
Book Club With Gabi: When Kids Books (or Authors) Miss the Mark
July 29, 2022 13:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBBooks can be joyful, imaginative, thought-provoking, thrilling. But unfortunately at times they may perpetuate stereotypes, racism, discrimination, under-representation or "other-ness". And so may their authors in the real world. How do we respond to this - as parents or book-lovers, or pediatricians? On this episode, Dr. Gabi Hester hosts a book club with four Kids Experts and avid book readers to explore strategies for when kids books miss the mark. View the transcript here: https://www.chi...
The Screen Time Dilemma: Understanding Impact on Little Brains and Avoiding Big Battles With Older Kids
July 22, 2022 13:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBScreens in all forms have become a part of our daily lives, and a part of the world that all kids are navigating. How do we as pediatric clinicians help families navigate the world of screens? What does the data tell us about the impact of screens (and types of screens) on child development? Join host Dr. Angela Kade Goepferd and Kid Expert and director of psychological services, Dr. Sarah Jerstad in this conversation about how to approach screen time at different ages, what traps to avoid, a...
Putting It All On The Lyme: What Clinicians Need To Know About Preventing and Treating Lyme Disease
July 15, 2022 13:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBSummer is filled with long days, warm nights and lots of.....bugs. Including ticks, which in the case of deer ticks can translate into Lyme disease. In a conversaition had in May, Dr. Angela Goepferd chatted with Kid Expert Ashley Gyura, the clinical advisor to the NAPNAP/CDC nurse practitioner education and knowledge initiative for Lyme disease. Ashley talks to us about all things ticks, including what to watch for, how to remove them and how we can counsel patients to avoid bites. We also r...
Crack The Case: Proteinuria
July 01, 2022 13:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBDr. Alex Kula, pediatric nephrologist at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago, provides kidney pearls in this week's episode as we riff on confounding urine dipstick results. Join us as we navigate incidental proteinuria, hematuria and its origins, post-strep glomerulonephritis, and guidance on when to approach your friendly neighborhood nephrologist. Dr. Fate and Dr. Kula also wax nostalgic about their old cover band in Seattle, "Doctor Doctor", which critics agree was pretty ok. View the tr...
'Tis the Season: Updates in Pediatric Allergy Diagnosis and Treatment
June 24, 2022 13:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBThere is not a pediatric clinician among us who doesn’t have a patient with allergies, including food allergies, environmental allergies and/or seasonal allergies. On this episode, we talk with Dr. Nicole Chase, pediatric allergist and immunologist, about all things allergy including: current recommendations for food introduction, oral food challenges, pitfalls in “allergy testing” in primary care and what’s new and on the horizon for treatment of allergies with immunotherapy. View the transc...