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Last week my colleague, Dr. Glenn Furuta , was named recipient of the 2021 Harry Shwachman Award by the North American Society for Pediatric GI, Hepatology and Nutrition. This is the highest honor given by NASPGHAN and is awarded to one person each year who has made outstanding lifetime achievements and contributions to the field of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition. Glenn's lifelong work in the field of eosinophilic and allergic GI disorders has been a game changer for all pe...
If the pandemic has taught us nothing else, it is that we humans are a hopeful people. I think most of us entered 2021 with high hopes that the new year would make the COVID-19 pandemic a distant memory… we kicked off the year vaccinating healthcare workers and had great promise for living in a post-pandemic world, personally and professionally. As we come to the end of this year, I think many of us might even consider 2021 even more challenging than 2020 … today we are going to reflect on the l...
Happy Holidays from the Charting Pediatrics team!
Due to deficient synthesis of hemaglobin that may be caused by inadequate heme production or abnormalities of globin chain synthesis, Microcytic anemias are among the most common types of anemia in pediatric patients. Today, we will talk through their screening, workup, and treatment. Thank you to listener, Dr. Michelle Shiffman, a colleague from Denver Health, who inspired this episode. Today I am joined by Dr. Taizo Nakan o, Medical Director of the Vascular Anomalies Center at Children's Color...
In today's episode all three hosts are in the recording studio for a round table discussion about provider self-care and compassion fatigue. The host team shares personal experiences and strategies they utilize for keeping them energized when cases have challenging outcomes. The host team includes is David Brumbaugh, MD , pediatric gastroenterologist and Associate Chief Medical Officer at Children's Colorado; Alison Brent , MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician and Medical Director of Physic...
For the latest information about Omicron, please join us at our next town hall this Thursday, December 10, from 6-7:30. Register Here: Registration (gotowebinar.com) On November 26 the World Health Organization declared Omicron the fifth variant of concern. First detected two weeks ago, South African researchers were the first to sequence this variant, identifying more than 20 mutations of SARS-CoV-2 that had never been seen before. In this episode, I am joined once again by my un-official Chart...
Developmentally, the first five years of a child's life are crucial. If children do not get the support for healthy development early on, these children and their families may experience serious challenges down the road. Assuring Better Child Health and Development, or ABCD, was established in Colorado in 2006 to address some of these needs. As a statewide nonprofit, they are focused on improving the lives of Colorado children through early identification of developmental needs. Within this nonp...
In celebration for reaching 1 Million Downloads we have set up a forum to have one of you, our listeners, join us on the podcast as a guest covering one of two topics: What is the most creative and innovative practice solution that you have implemented since the start of the pandemic? Tell us about an intervention that has improved the mental health of your patients or team working in your practice? Click this link to record a 90 second spot submission: https://www.speakpipe.com/Charting_Pediatr...
Many young women and adolescents experience heavy or abnormal menstrual cycles. Typically, if a cycle lasts longer than 8 days, it is considered abnormal. Some other abnormalities include bleeding that occurs more than every three weeks and cycles that require one to change products every hour or less during menstruation. These symptoms can also cause fatigue, dizziness, or other signs of anemia. In today's episode, we are going to unpack and inform providers on how to best support young women i...
Note: This Live Event was recorded on October 28, 2021. We are sharing the live recording of our Special Roundtable Town Hall covering the topic of COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids Ages 5-11. This event was recorded live on October 28, 2021, is hosted by David Brumbaugh, MD and was attended virtually by more than 900 providers across the United States. The panelists include Sean O'Leary, MD ; Sam Dominguez, MD ; Jessica Cataldi, MD; Lalit Bajaj, MD ; Shen Nagel, MD ; Jann Hodge, RN. Discussed in this ...
In celebration for reaching 1 Million Downloads we have set up a forum to have one of you, our listeners, join us on the podcast as a guest covering one of two topics: What is the most creative and innovative practice solution that you have implemented since the start of the pandemic? Tell us about an intervention that has improved the mental health of your patients or team working in your practice? Click this link to record a 90 second spot submission: https://www.speakpipe.com/Charting_Pediatr...
Colorado and Washington became the first states to fully legalize the recreational use of marijuana back in 2012. Since then, many states have followed. Although marijuana is usually a natural and non-harmful drug, researchers do not know the effect THC can have on a fetus during the prenatal period or on infants during breastfeeding. As a start, researchers set out to understand how much THC is excreted in breast milk and for how long. Today, I am happy to be speaking with my colleagues, Dr. Ma...
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...
As the pandemic continues to alter our expectations for typical respiratory season patterns it has become especially important for patients to have good control and management of their asthma. In today's episode, we are going to discuss the recent asthma guideline updates and how to apply them to your clinical practice. Today I am happy to be joined by my colleagues Dr. Bill Anderson and Dr. Monica Federico . Bill is the Director of the Multidisciplinary Asthma Clinic at Children's Colorado and ...
Central nervous system (CNS) tumors account for a quarter of all cancers in children aged 1 to 19 years. Nearly 70% of CNS tumors can be effectively treated, but early detection is critical to allow for the best possible treatments and outcomes. Too often, CNS tumors are initially misdiagnosed as more common pediatric conditions such as migraine, gastroenteritis or other psychologic and behavioral problems. In this episode, we discuss the classic signs and presentations of CNS tumors to support ...
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease in the United States, affecting almost 10 percent of all children. Sometimes referred to as "fatty liver disease," it is actually a range of diseases that all begin when excess fat gets deposited in the liver, most significantly impacting our obese patients. In today's episode we are joined by guest Shikha Sundaram, MD to discuss the clinical presentation and treatment of NAFLD, including how primary care providers can pr...
After last week's announcement that Pfizer had applied for their EUA we have heard from a number of you requesting a special podcast episode in preparation for delivering the COVID vaccine to our kids aged 5-11. We have set up something even better for you – vaccine expert and past Charting Pediatrics guest, Dr. Sean O'Leary is going to join Dr. Brumbaugh to host a live COVID Vaccine Town Hall scheduled for Thursday, October 28 at 6PM MST. Register Here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register...
While the majority of Western culture tends to focus on a child's academic readiness & success, the importance and benefits of play are critical to development. In today's episode, we are joined by our colleagues from Nationwide Children's Hospital to talk about a recent article they published about the important role that individual and group play has in child development. This episode is part of our Resident Files series where we are pleased to feature the thoughts and work of the talented...
COVID-19 Town Hall for Providers: Join Dr. Brumbaugh and the Children's ID team this Thursday, October 14 at 6P MST to hear the latest information about the impact of the pandemic on pediatrics: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5597455784941724942 Fitting the unprecedented nature of the last 18 months, Summer 2021 ushered in an unusual, very early respiratory season in pediatrics, causing many of us to pause to consider what the typical Winter respiratory season may hold. Between the ri...
While more than 10% of patients in the U.S. have a penicillin allergy noted in their medical record, many of these patients are not allergic and have either outgrown their allergy or actually experienced viral rash or nonimmunological adverse reactions. In this episode, we will talk through recently published studies that inform efforts to delabel patients who are incorrectly labeled as penicillin allergic. Our guest for today's episode is Dr. Kirstin Carel . Dr. Carel is part of our Allergy and...
For the last 18 months we have collectively navigated personal and professional challenges related to the pandemic – We have celebrated the achievements of science with the development of the COVID vaccines and we have grieved the compounding impacts to all things "normal" in life, including how we deliver care to our patient families. Today, we face a national shortage of healthcare workers converging with an increased demand for care as a historic early respiratory season and the Delta variant...
When our pediatric and adolescent patients are diagnosed with cancer or another life-altering conditions, the focus is often on treatment and not the changes chemotherapy, radiation and surgery may have on their body's long-term function. In this episode, we are joined by Leslie Appiah, MD to discuss the innovative topic of fertility preservation for pediatric and adolescent patients -- both at cancer diagnosis and in survivorship. Dr. Appiah is part of the Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology te...
Annual seasonal influenza vaccination remains the most effective means of protection against contracting influenza illness and preventing spread of the disease. It is estimated that more than 23,000 deaths occur each year in the United States because of influenza, including approximately 124 children. Egg-allergic children are a subgroup who may be at higher risk for influenza-related complications. In this episode we are joined by Matt Greenhawt, MD to review the incidence, suspected epidemiolo...
It is impossible to ignore the deep, and ongoing impact the COVID-19 pandemic has on every aspect of our lives. As providers who have uniquely felt these changes because of our profession, it is imperative to take time to consider our own resiliency. On today's episode we are joined by Sylvia Klauser, PhD to talk through the practice of bringing a non-anxious presence as an avenue towards resilience and healing. Dr. Klauser is the Manager of Spiritual Care and Bereavement Services at Children's ...
Join Dr. Brumbaugh, Dr. Cataldi and Dr. Dominguez for the next Virtual COVID-19 Town Hall for Pediatric Providers, Thursday, September 9 at 6PM MST. Register here: https://bit.ly/3jcQVDR COVID-19 is once again dominating concerns for pediatric providers as we prepare for back to school across the U.S. Between the rise of the Delta variant, national nursing shortages, mask mandates and the eager anticipation of EUA approval for the COVID vaccine use in kids aged 5-11... we in healthcare find ours...
We are excited to kick off Season 5 of Charting Pediatrics today! Listen to hosts David Brumbaugh, Alison Brent and Dan Nicklas preview what this season has in store. Thank you to the more than 50,000 providers in 179 countries who tune in to Charting Pediatrics each month -- your support and engagement has made this new season possible. Do you have a suggestion for a guest or future topic? Write to us, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org -- we promise to write you back!...
We have spent the month of July preparing for Season 5 of the podcast where we will continue to explore everything from how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting pediatrics, to the pediatric mental health crisis and other common topics and innovations that you can apply to your daily medical practice. Our host team would love to hear from you – if you have a specific topic or guest you would like to suggest for the show, write to us, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org Look for Season 5 to sta...
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 Safety and teamwork are second nature for pediatric providers. In medicine, we have long looked to the airline industry as a leader in the application of crisis response and as the ideal of high reliability. Coming from a shared reality that even the most...
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 Season 2 on the podcast we discussed the initial diagnosis and lifestyle management of hypertension in pediatric patients. If you have not had the opportunity to listen to that episode, go back and check out Season 2, Episode 36 as it will set the back...
