Our Summer 2021 Series features the rebroadcast of some of our most listened-to episodes from the last 4 seasons of Charting Pediatrics. Do you have a guest or topic suggestion for Season 5? Let us know, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org In this episode we discuss seizures and spells, and the diagnosis and management of events that worry us. This episode was recorded at the 2019 American Academy of Pediatrics NCE in New Orleans with Mered Parnes, MD and Shavonee Massey, MD, MSCE . Dr. Mas...
Jul 27, 2021•25 min
Our Summer 2021 Series features the rebroadcast of some of our most listened-to episodes from the last 4 seasons of Charting Pediatrics. Do you have a guest or topic suggestion for Season 5? Let us know, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org Our guest for this episode is Jessica Hawks, PhD the Clinical Director of Outpatient Services at the Pediatric Mental Health Institute and assistant professor of child psychiatry at CU School of Medicine. Dr. Hawks talks us through a common behavioral iss...
Jul 27, 2021•28 min
Our Summer 2021 Series features the rebroadcast of some of our most listened-to episodes from the last 4 seasons of Charting Pediatrics. Do you have a guest or topic suggestion for Season 5? Let us know, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org In today's episode we dive in to the topic of toxicity and the most common overdoses in pediatric medicine. Our guest is Sam Wang, MD , returning from earlier this season when we covered the topic of Marijuana as Medicine (S2:E14) . Dr. Wang is a Pediatri...
Jul 22, 2021•33 min
Our Summer 2021 Series features the rebroadcast of some of our most listened-to episodes from the last 4 seasons of Charting Pediatrics. Do you have a guest or topic suggestion for Season 5? Let us know, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org Respiratory diseases account for nearly a quarter of all pediatric consultations. And in addition to the usual suspects on our differentials, we now have the consideration of COVID-19. In today's episode, we talk with Ben Hughes, MD about the most common ...
Jul 20, 2021•24 min
Our Summer 2021 Series features the rebroadcast of some of our most listened-to episodes from the last 4 seasons of Charting Pediatrics. Do you have a guest or topic suggestion for Season 5? Let us know, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org Sepsis remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in children despite improved understanding of the pathophysiology leading to better clinical management and survival. Recent studies have identified several areas that must be addressed b...
Jul 14, 2021•33 min
Season 4 of Charting Pediatrics is a wrap! Thank you for listening, writing in and creating this dynamic pediatric podcast community. Throughout the month of July 2021 we will be re-broadcasting some of our most popular episodes from Season 4 and we look forward to launching Season 5 in August. If you are looking for new content and want to brush up on your Spanish skills, check out our new Spanish podcast for pediatric providers, Pediatras En Línea . Until next time, keep on keeping kids safe o...
Jul 13, 2021•11 min•Season 4Ep. 39
A new podcast from Children's Hospital Colorado. Pediatras En Línea is a weekly podcast in Spanish for pediatric healthcare providers hosted by Carla Torres-Zegarra, MD. In this series, providers from around the globe will discuss the latest treatments and innovations for the delivery of pediatric medicine and the nuanced art of delivering care in their home communities. Listen and subscribe on Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts and Google Play. Read more about Pediatras En Línea Do you suggestion...
Jun 26, 2021•7 min
After a long 18 months of living through a pandemic, vaccines have paved a way forward to a new normal – Just 6 weeks ago, the Pfizer vaccine received emergency use authorization for adolescents down to age 12; and here at Children's Colorado, we are a Pfizer vaccine trial site for kids ages 5-11. As more of our pediatric patients become eligible for the vaccine, primary care providers will be considering how to safely vaccinate patients with a risk of allergic reaction. In this episode, we will...
Jun 25, 2021•26 min•Season 4Ep. 38
Plastic surgery conjures up associations with cosmetic and aesthetic improvements, often in the name of vanity. However, plastic surgeons play an important role in pediatrics for addressing congenital defects, post-traumatic deformities, skin infectious and benign and malignant tumors. In this episode ,we are going to talk through the most common pediatric plastic surgery referrals from primary care. Dr. Mason is the Chief of Plastic Surgery at Children's Hospital Colorado and is Visiting Associ...
Jun 22, 2021•31 min•Season 4Ep. 37
In our series, the Resident Files , we feature the thoughts and work of the talented pediatric residents of Children's Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado School of Medicine. We are joined by Nadia Hoekstra, MD and Joe Zakhar, MD to explore the tenets of how our resident and fellow teams collaborated with leadership from the Children's Colorado Heart Institute to implement a program called Codes on the Go , which aimed to reduce cardiac arrest rates in the CICU, resulting in the low...
Jun 15, 2021•24 min•Season 4Ep. 36
Today Kerry Reed, NP and host David Brumbaugh, MD talk about constipation management, one of the most common issues in pediatrics. Kerry is a nurse practitioner in the Digestive Health Institute at Children's Colorado and is Senior Instructor of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Do you have questions about this episode or suggestions for a future topic? Write to us, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org...
Jun 10, 2021•30 min•Season 4Ep. 35
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, 1 in 4 children in the United States are part of an immigrant family unit. By definition, immigrant children are those born outside the United States or who have at least one foreign-born parent. In the last decade, global conflicts have propelled the migration of these families, creating a more diverse migrant population and given rise to divisive sociopolitical policy in our country. Like all children, the experiences of this patient population ...
Jun 01, 2021•27 min•Season 4Ep. 34
In this episode we are joined by Sue Apkon, MD and Julie Parsons, MD to discuss the impact cutting edge therapies for neuromuscular disease have had on improving the outcome and quality of life for patients. Sue is the Fischahs Endowed Chair of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine at Children's Colorado and is Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Julie is the Haberfeld Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders at Child...
May 25, 2021•31 min•Season 4Ep. 33
Last week, the federal government took a final step toward making the Pfizer COVID vaccine available to adolescents in the U.S. when the CDC formally recommended the vaccine for use in children ages 12 to 15. The approval of the vaccine for our adolescent patients is exciting. It also presents a unique opportunity for us, as pediatricians, to spend time engaging with families to address their questions and share our confidence in this vaccine. In this episode, we are fortunate to be joined by Dr...
May 20, 2021•20 min•Season 4Ep. 32
Today we are joining Trainees for Child Injury Prevention (T4CIP) for their Day of Action in bringing attention to high-powered magnet injuries in kids and teens. T4CIP is a group of pediatricians and medical trainees from across the country who are passionate about childhood injury prevention. High-powered magnets have caused thousands of injuries and are considered to be among the most dangerous ingestion hazards in children. Calls to Poison Centers about High-Powered Magnets Increased by 444%...
May 19, 2021•29 min
Complex patients are increasingly common in primary care and often have poor clinical outcomes. Barriers within our healthcare system challenge effective care for complex patients within our hospital systems, but less is known about the potential impact and meaning of caring for complex patients on a daily basis for primary care providers (PCPs). Today, we are going to talk about improving care for medically complex young adults, including their experiences of health system barriers and facilita...
May 13, 2021•26 min•Season 4Ep. 31
A new podcast from Children's Hospital Colorado. Pediatras En Línea is a weekly podcast in Spanish for pediatric healthcare providers hosted by Carla Torres-Zegarra, MD. In this series, providers from around the globe will discuss the latest treatments and innovations for the delivery of pediatric medicine and the nuanced art of delivering care in their home communities. Watch for the launch on May 18, 2021. Listen and subscribe on Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts and Google Play beginning May 1...
May 12, 2021•7 min
Join Dr. Brumbaugh and the Children's Colorado ID Team on May 13 at 6 p.m. MST for the next COVID-19 Provider Town Hall, featuring live Q&A, Register now: https://bit.ly/2RoiezA It has been almost a month since Pfizer requested to expand use of its COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents ages 12 to 15. The request asks the Food and Drug Administration to amend their vaccine's emergency use authorization, which the FDA originally granted late last year for people ages 16 and up. Meanwhile, our collea...
May 04, 2021•30 min•Season 4Ep. 30
While statistics indicate that children have largely been spared from the worst effects of COVID-19, little is known about what causes a small percentage of them to develop serious illness. Providers are now reporting the emergence of downstream complications that mimic what's seen in adult "long haulers." In this episode, Dr. Donna Curtis and Dr. Rachel Workman join us as we consider how pediatricians can support patients who are dealing with the lingering effects of post-COVID infection. Donna...
Apr 27, 2021•34 min•Season 4Ep. 29
In the last decade, studies have shown the fundamental role Vitamin D plays in disease and health. Vitamin D deficiency often develops in childhood and is estimated to impact one in 10 U.S. children. Prolonged and untreated vitamin D deficiency can impact multiple organs and functions, but it rarely causes overt symptoms and often goes unnoticed. In this episode, we are joined by Liliane Diab, MD to discuss screening for iron and Vitamin D deficiency. Dr. Diab is part of the Clinical Nutrition t...
Apr 20, 2021•28 min•Season 4Ep. 28
The growing prevalence of specialization and year-around training in youth sports has contributed to an increase in bone stress injuries in children. In today's episode we are going to discuss the factors which contribute to stress injuries, including nutrition, hormonal health, age of the athlete and more. Our guests on this episode are Aubrey Armento, MD and Amanda McCarthy, Sports Nutritionist from the Sports Medicine Center at Children's Hospital Colorado. Do you have thoughts about today's ...
Apr 09, 2021•43 min•Season 4Ep. 27
This has been a tragic week on top of an already difficult year for us in Colorado. On Tuesday, March 23, a gunman opened fire at a local grocery store in Boulder, killing 10 people; the suspect is a 21-year-old. Our community mourns another mass shooting. As our Charting Pediatrics team grieves with our neighboring community, we are reminded of the critical role that we as pediatricians can play in promoting gun safety and safe storage of fire arms. Locally, in Colorado Children's Hospital Colo...
Mar 29, 2021•31 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Join Dr. Brumbaugh and the Children's Colorado Infectious Diseases team this Thursday, March 25 at 6 p.m. MST for our virtual COVID-19 Town Hall with live Q&A and discussion about the latest developments in the ongoing pandemic and the impact to pediatrics. Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2692793450142707472 Sacral dimples are relatively common and seen in around 2-4% of healthy, newborn babies and are not cause for concern. Although the cause of them is unknown, in ...
Mar 23, 2021•22 min•Season 4Ep. 25
Many of our patients grow up never seeing a character that looks like themselves in a book. In fact, research suggests that 75% of characters in children's books are white. Being able to relate to a character in a book helps entice our early readers that reading is fun and link themselves to the story. Seeing ones-self as the lead character of a book gives our patients an idea of what they might become. Diversity in literature matters. In today's Resident Files episode, we discuss an initiative ...
Mar 09, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Register for our next COVID-19 Town Hall on March 11 at 6 p.m. MST: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3191284534166093839 COVID-19 has disrupted people's ability to smell, for days or months and has been well-documented at this point in the pandemic, but researchers aren't sure why. Even less is known about the long-term effects on children who have not regained their sense of smell months after recovering from COVID-19, a phenomenon that is believed to be vastly underreported. Pediatric...
Mar 05, 2021•31 min•Season 4Ep. 23
The first person to see a child following an eye emergency plays a critical role in preventing and treating an eye injury and subsequent visual loss. A basic, five minute eye exam can help providers determine how urgent an ocular problem is and the appropriate treatment approach. In today's episode Emily McCourt, MD shares clinical pearls to help providers diagnose and triage a child who presents with an eye injury. Dr. McCourt is the Chair of Pediatric Ophthalmology at Children's Hospital Color...
Feb 23, 2021•39 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Hearing loss is the most common developmental disorder identifiable at birth and its prevalence increases throughout school‐age due to the additions of late‐onset, late identified and acquired hearing loss. Under identification and lack of appropriate management of hearing loss in children has broad effects and impact on educational, cognitive and social development. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics For all children, regular surveillance of developmental milestones, auditory skill...
Feb 16, 2021•24 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Register for our next COVID-19 Town Hall - Thursday, February 11 at 6 p.m. MST. Read more about our COVID-19 Town Hall series for pediatric providers here . The number of COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations are steadily declining in the U.S., signaling we may have turned a corner in the pandemic. And after a challenging start to rolling out the vaccine, about 31.6 million people in the US have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine, including about 9.1 million people who are ful...
Feb 09, 2021•22 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Join our next COVID-19 Provider Town Hall on Thursday, February 11 at 6 p.m. MST: https://bit.ly/3cMwxH5 Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic we have examined various impacts this time has had on the pediatric population. In recent months, the Charting Pediatrics host team has received multiple emails from pediatricians around the globe who are observing increased number of patients struggling with health weight stigma and eating disorders as the pandemic lingers on. The clinical experiences and obs...
Feb 02, 2021•37 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Respiratory diseases account for nearly a quarter of all pediatric consultations. And in addition to the usual suspects on our differentials, we now have the consideration of COVID-19. In today's episode, we talk with Ben Hughes, MD about the most common breathing issues during respiratory season, important diagnostic considerations and treatments options. Dr. Hughes is a pediatric pulmonologist at Children's Hospital Colorado and lives locally on the Western Slope of Colorado in Grand Junction;...
Jan 26, 2021•24 min•Season 4Ep. 18
