This video is a part of our Pain Series. In this episode, Dr. Corrie Chumpitazi gives an overview of pediatric pain management in the emergency department context, with a focus on education and advocacy toolkits for pediatric pain management that can be used nationwide. She discusses how to optimize both recognition and management of pediatric pain, with practical tips for determining medication selection and mitigating bias. She also talks about the use of opioids in treating pediatric pain, wi...
Jan 06, 2023•29 min
This video is a part of our Pain Series. In this episode, Dr. Jean Solodiuk reviews approaches to the recognition and assessment of pain in children with intellectual disability. Dr. Solodiuk describes ways to define and measure pain in an individualized fashion, discusses collaborative approaches to pain management involving caregivers, and illustrates these principles using case examples. The Pain Series is funded through the generosity of the MAYDAY Fund, which has, over the years, supported ...
Dec 21, 2022•38 min
In this World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Robert Tasker continues highlighting research trends from his position as Editor-in-Chief of the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Journal. Dr. Tasker presents notable articles from 2022, shares a look into upcoming topics and themes for 2023, and provides his perspective on how academic journals such as PCCM are evolving to meet the needs of modern readers and clinicians. Following this podcast, listeners will be able to: - List some of the promin...
Dec 21, 2022•15 min
In this World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Robert Tasker discusses trends in research over the past year from his position as Editor-in-Chief of the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Journal. Dr. Tasker shares his views on some of the most active areas of research in the field of pediatric critical care medicine in 2022 and provides an insider's look at many metrics relating to the PCCM Journal itself, including impact factors, subscribership numbers, and Altmetric scores. Upon listening to...
Nov 18, 2022•20 min
This podcast discusses pediatric anxiety and how to approach and support a patient who suffers from a possible anxiety disorder. The authors review the guidelines and tools used for diagnosing anxiety disorders and discuss treatments. Initial Publication: November 9, 2022. Dholakia A, Ngo A, Chase B, Wills K, Blackburn K. Pediatric Behavioral-Mental Health: Anxiety. 11/2022. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/5300/pediatric-behavio...
Nov 09, 2022•17 min
October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome awareness month. Dr. Richard Goldstein, director of Robert’s Program on Sudden Unexplained Death in Pediatrics, provides an overview of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), including historical perspectives, definitions, current understanding of potential etiologies, and emerging research. Additionally, Dr. Goldstein offers practical tips for speaking with caregivers about SIDS. After this podcast, listeners will be able to: -Discuss the historical backgro...
Oct 21, 2022•45 min
In this World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Christina VanderPluym, Co-Director of the Stroke and Cerebral Vascular Center and Medical Director of the Cardiac Anti-thrombosis Management and Monitoring Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, discusses emerging concepts in managing anticoagulation of extracorporeal support devices, with a focus on reducing complications such as hemorrhage and thrombosis. She shares her views on the therapeutic offerings currently available for anticoagulation i...
Sep 22, 2022•28 min
In this podcast, Erin Quinlan and Jennifer Schlebusch share their knowledge on mindfulness, and how it can be utilized as a stress reduction tool for nurses and their patients. They review different methods of mindfulness, including Reiki, and how to incorporate these tools into the hospital setting. Following this podcast, learners will be able to: 1:36 Define Mindfulness 2:12 List the types of mindfulness 12:55 Perform a breathing technique for stress reduction 14:43 Define Reiki and explain h...
Sep 15, 2022•25 min
In this podcast, the learner will learn how to approach patients with abdominal pain including recognition of important historical features, physical examination findings, and pertinent laboratory testing and imaging studies. Learning Objectives: - Recognize important historical features in patients with abdominal pain - Select physical examination maneuvers to identify specific causes of abdominal pain - Formulate a focused differential diagnosis based on patient age, pain localization and exam...
Sep 07, 2022•15 min
In this World Shared Practice Forum Podcast, Dr. Scott Watson, Associate Division Chief of the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Seattle Children’s Hospital, discusses his article The Association of Acute Respiratory Failure in Early Childhood With Long Term Neurocognitive Outcomes, published in JAMA in March 2022. He reviews the methodology of the RESTORE trial of pediatric goal-directed sedation, and the approach the RESTORE group took in evaluating long term neurocognitive outco...
Jul 22, 2022•17 min
In this World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Akash Deep, Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Staff Governor, and Professor in Pediatric Critical Care at King’s College Hospital, discusses his recent publication on non-transplant options in pediatric acute liver failure. He describes important considerations for the management of acute liver failure and commonly associated toxicities, and offers insights into the paradigm shift currently evolving in the field and what we can expect...
Jun 24, 2022•24 min
In this new Nursing World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Mr. Greg Durkin reviews what it means to find joy in the workplace. He explains his exploration of joy and happiness, reviews how each is defined in popular culture, and how they are relevant to the nursing profession. Following this podcast, learners will be able to: - Define joy, professional joy, and happiness - Explain how you can find professional joy - Identify signs indicating that professional joy is lacking in your career Publish ...
Jun 17, 2022•30 min
This podcast discusses how to distinguish among various types of stress, how stress manifests in the pediatric population, as well as suggesting strategies for families and physicians to implement in order to foster resilience through stressful aspects of life. Initial publication date: June 10, 2022 Citation: Coughlin C*, O’Meara D*, Ngo A, Chase B, Blackburn K. Pediatric Behavioral-Mental Health: Cultivating Resilience. 6/2022. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatric...
Jun 10, 2022•10 min
In this World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Ericka Fink shares some of the epidemiologic insights produced by the PANGEA pediatric neurocritical care global research network. Dr. Fink also shares her personal path as a researcher in pediatric neurocritical care, sharing some lessons learned and highlighting many of the mentors and organizations who have supported her along the way. Upon listening to this podcast, learners will be able to: - Describe the methodology and epidemiologic find...
May 23, 2022•26 min
This podcast discusses pediatric depression and its prevalence in children and adolescents. The authors look into the guidelines in place for screening for and diagnosing depression and they also discuss various antidepressants, along with their side effects. After listening to this presentation, learners should be able to: - Describe the prevalence of pediatric depression in children and adolescents - Apply the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (or AACAP) guidelines, the Ame...
May 05, 2022•14 min
In this World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Patrick Kochanek discusses the results of the ADAPT trial, published in JAMA Open Network, which compares intracranial pressure measurements in children with severe traumatic brain injury following administration of hypertonic saline versus mannitol. He outlines the key findings of the ADAPT trial, describes some of the challenges and limitations that accompanied the study, and provides insight into the potential impact on the management of pediat...
Apr 25, 2022•29 min
In this podcast, Drs. Archana Patel, Lauren Sham, Agnieszka Kielien, and Leslie Hayes discuss the initial steps for seizures and epilepsy diagnosis, including classification of seizures and initial workup. Upon listening to this presentation, participants will be able to: - Discuss the definition of seizures and epilepsy - Differentiate between provoked and unprovoked seizures - Differentiate between focal and generalized seizures - Recognize which studies should be performed to guide seizure ma...
Apr 08, 2022•13 min
This podcast discusses the ways to recognize and mitigate the use of bias in written evaluations. Upon listening to this presentation, participants will be able to: - Describe the ways that implicit bias in evaluations may harm trainees developmentally, personally, and professionally - Label the elements of effective feedback - Apply a systematic approach to written feedback - List strategies to help mitigate bias in clinical evaluations Publication date: April 4, 2022 Please visit: http://www.o...
Apr 04, 2022•13 min
In this podcast, Leah Abecassis reviews the most common reasons for bowel diversion, explains the common types, and discusses the fundamentals of caring for the stoma. Initial publication date: March 28, 2022 Citation: Abecassis L, Marcley S, Huth K, Hamilton S. Pediatric Ostomy Care. 3/2022. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/pediatric-ostomy-care-by-leah-abecassis-for-openpediatrics. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive ...
Mar 28, 2022•10 min
In this World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Robert Tasker shares more insights from his first year as Editor-in-Chief of the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Journal. Dr. Tasker highlights articles and subject matter themes, provides specific recommendations from among the 130 published articles in 2021, and dives deeper into specific articles of note. Dr. Tasker ends with a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the directions in which he hopes to take PCCM in the future. Following this podcast, use...
Mar 21, 2022•21 min
In this podcast, Dr. Lee discusses her research focused on closing the health inequity gap in the United States. She explains how current evidence-based practices may be widening the health inequity gap. She also reviews steps researchers can take to make sure their evidence is valid for the community or population providers are serving. Publication date: March 10, 2022. Citation: Lee H, Marcley S, DeGrazia M. Closing the Health Inequity Gap: Evidence-based Nursing Practice in Child Populations....
Mar 10, 2022•22 min
In this World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Robert Tasker discusses highlights from his first year as Editor-in-Chief of the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Journal. Dr. Tasker shares his views on some of the most active areas of research and discussion in the field of pediatric critical care medicine in 2021, along with an in-depth look at reach and impact data for a number of the most widely read articles of the year published by PCCM. Learning Objectives -Identify areas of active invest...
Feb 18, 2022•21 min
Hector Wong, MD, Vice Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, passed away unexpectedly in January 2022. Dr. Wong was known as a brilliant scientist, mentor, and leader who dedicated his career to pediatric critical care research and fighting pediatric sepsis. He spent the majority of his career caring for patients and their families at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center where he served as Director of the Pediatric Critical Care Fellowshi...
Feb 17, 2022•29 min
Dr. John Downes was a pioneer in the fields of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine who changed the lives of thousands. He will always be remembered as a devoted clinician and visionary leader. In this podcast, Dr. Robert Berg, Division Chief and Russell C. Raphaely Endowed Chair in Critical Care Medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, remarks on the career and accomplishments of Dr. Downes as an introduction to an honorary republication of the World Shared Practice presentation by...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 18 min
This podcast will provide information about the impact of immunizations on disease incidence, how immunizations work, and the recommended immunization schedule for children. Learning Objectives: - Understand the impact of childhood immunizations on disease incidence and morbidity - Describe how immunizations work - Explain which immunizations are given at each well-child visit. - Recognize special circumstances that affect the immunization schedule Initial Publication: January 5, 2022 Please vis...
Jan 04, 2022•10 min
In part 2 of this World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Paul Offit, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Disease and the Director of the Vaccine Education Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, updates listeners on the latest data in the field of COVID vaccination. He summarizes results from Pfizer’s phase 3 vaccine trial involving 5- to 11-year olds, and discusses the considerations behind the recommendation of a third "booster" vaccine dose for all eligible age ...
Dec 14, 2021•28 min
In this podcast, Dr. Armstrong reviews how to identify and treat a leaking or dislodged gastrostomy tube (G-tube), which are two of the most common G-tube complications. Initial publication date: December 7, 2021 Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote...
Dec 07, 2021•10 min
In this podcast, Dr. Lindsey Armstrong reviews the different types of gastrostomy tubes (G-tubes) and discusses the clinical situations in which each would be used. Initial publication date: December 2, 2021 Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promo...
Dec 01, 2021•11 min
In this World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Martin Kneyber, Chief of the Division of Paediatric Critical Care Medicine at the Beatrix Children’s Hospital, provides an insightful overview of the current state of thinking regarding the concepts of mechanical power and driving pressure in adult and pediatric mechanical ventilation. He provides his perspective on current evidence-based best practices for lung protective ventilation in pediatric ARDS, and highlights important areas for ongoing a...
Nov 22, 2021•29 min
In this podcast, Dr. Kate Douglas describes the best practices for effectively working with interpreters in the clinical setting. Initial publication: November 11, 2021 Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcar...
Nov 09, 2021•20 min
