For decades, textbooks have recommended admitting children with croup to the hospital if they receive 2 doses of racemic epinephrine. In this podcast, we'll review recent evidence from teams at Children's Minnesota that support a new guideline recommending admission for children after 3 doses. We'll also discuss how to tease out croup from important mimickers such as bacterial tracheitis and epiglottitis.
Guest host James Burroughs, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, interviews David Hamlar, MD, DDS, an ENT physician who has been advancing actions toward health equity in his work with patients, in partnerships with health care leaders and in growing the next generation of black physicians. Listen as James and Dr. Hamlar talk about "starting early and often" when it comes to cultivating equity actions, the importance of mentorship, and what we can all do to reduce racial health inequities.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created new stressors for teenagers, many of which have generated a decent amount of media attention. But what about sex? For many “quanteenagers”, they are just beginning to discover dating and explore their sexuality, and there has been very little information circulating about adolescent sexual health considerations. How are teenagers and young adults responding to dating during the COVID-19 pandemic? What are their social lives like under lockdown? And how can we as...
While we all wait with baited breath for a COVID-19 vaccine, we have another public health problem on our hands. Immunization rates for vaccine preventable diseases, like measles, have fallen sharply since the onset of the pandemic. Are we setting ourselves up for another measles outbreak? Join Dr. Gabi Hester and her guest, nurse practitioner Patsy Stinchfield, senior director of Infection Prevention at Children's Minnesota and the president-elect for the National Foundation for Infectious Dise...
It's estimated that schools are closed to nearly 1.5 billion children worldwide because of COVID-19, while parents and caregivers face increased stress and anxiety due to economic and health impacts of the pandemic. Kids are also spending increasing amounts of time online, often unsupervised. What does this mean when it comes to child abuse and maltreatment? Here to talk to us about the risks of child abuse during the pandemic is Dr. Mark Hudson, a pediatrician who specializes in child abuse and...
On this week's episode, Dr. Samreen Vora highlights the intersection of simulation with quality and safety as she interviews guest Karen Mathias, clinical nurse specialist and director of Children's Simulation Center. We discuss how simulation can be used across a healthcare system to prepare for a global pandemic, as well as react to ever changing conditions while providing care in the midst of one. Taking lessons from Ebola preparation and applying them to COVID-19, simulation is able to reduc...
We talk withDr. Samreen Vora, the medical director of simulation at Children's Minnesota., We got to chat with Dr. Vora about her passion and path to pediatrics as well as what to expect for her episodes.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented focus on science, while at the same time producing often confusing and conflicting information, as we learn in real time while actively treating patients, how best to fight the pandemic. On this episode, Dr. Gabi Hester cuts through some of the noise and reviews available evidence to get to the heart of the matter: what works for COVID-19 infections in kids. Joining Dr. Hester is Dr. Christina Koutsari, PharmD, infectious disease pharmacist who s...
Guest host James Burroughs, interviews a special guest who talks about the importance of providing affirming care to LGBTQ youth, including the importance of pronouns for transgender and gender diverse kids and equity actions we can all take to help end health disparities for LGBTQ kids and families.
We estimate that 12-15% of kids have asthma and as the weather turns colder and respiratory viral season kicks in, many of us who care for kids with asthma are worried about how COVID-19 might impact them and if they are at higher risk for complications. Pediatric pulmonologist Dr. Christina Mikesell joins us to discuss what we know about kids with asthma and SARS-CoV2 and how to optimize care for our patients with asthma this fall and winter.
Election season is upon us, and while much is at stake this year, close to 1/5 of our population won't get a chance to vote on the issues that impact their lives: kids. What you need to know to protect kids health at the polls this year, including the important policies and issues at stake this election year, what questions to ask candidates and how to use your voice on behalf of your patients.
We just surpassed the 200,000 mark with fatalities related to COVID-19 and while all medical minds are on the pandemic, there is another illness that claims over 200,000 lives each year, including thousands of children.....Sepsis. What do you know about Sepsis? Can you recognize the signs? What are your first steps in treatment? In recognition of Sepsis Awareness month, join guest host Dr. Gabi Hester and our experts, Dr. Jennifer Workman and Melanie Kuelbs, Clinical Nurse Specialist, to find ou...
Guest host James Burroughs, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, interviews Infection Prevention nurse Adriene Thornton, RN about her path to nursing, the differences between health inequities and health disparities and how communities of color are disproportionately impacted by infections like the COVID-19 pandemic. Adriene also describes what steps we can take to improve care for all of our patients to ensure an equitable future in healthcare.
As kids head back to school this year, so much has changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some kids will go back in person, some will enter a hybrid model and some will do distance or remote learning. Learn from Dr. Sarah Jerstad, Associate Clinical Director of Psychological Services, how the different learning models will impact kids mental and developmental health, what to watch for and how to best support the kids and families as they head back to school.
On our previous episode, Pediatric COVID Mystery Illness: MIS-C, we learned about the presentation and workup of the new inflammatory syndrome in kids associated with SARS CoV-2. On this episode, Dr. Gabi Hester digs deeper with guests Dr. Tamara Pozos. Children's Immunologist, Dr. Kate Garland, Pediatric Hematologist and Dr. Bradford Chu, Pediatric Cardiologist, to help us understand the management of kids with MIS-C and how to optimize their clinical outcomes.
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the United States, we began to hear case reports of an unusual inflammatory syndrome showing up in kids who had been infected with or exposed to the COVID-19 virus. With symptoms that are similar to Kawasaki Disease, with a few distinct differences, our Children’s Immunologist Tamara Pozos, MD, and Emergency Room physician Kelly Robert Bergmann, DO, MS, discuss Dr. Gabi Hester the presenting signs and symptoms and the diagnostic workup of what we now know as...
We talk with James Burroughs, chief equity & inclusion officer, and Gabi Hester, MD, MS, medical director clinical outcomes, about their passions and paths to pediatrics as we get to know these hosts who will lead us through discussions around health equity and inclusion (James) and clinical care guidelines (Dr. Hester).
Anu Kalaskar, MD, medical director of infectious diseaseand Patsy Stinchfield, APRN, CNP, senior director infection control at Children's Minnesota share updates on considerations for sending kids back to school this fall, including how to answer questions from worried parents, as well as what we can expect with the impending fall and winter viral season. We also cover the latest developments on a COVID-19 vaccine, when it will be available and what this will mean for the pandemic.
Anu Kalaskar, MD, medical director of infectious disease and Patsy Stinchfield, APRN, CNP, senior director infection control at Children's Minnesota share updates on national epidemiology trends, what to look for when kids contract COVID-19, what we know about COVID-19 transmission in kids and when to test (and when NOT to test) kids for COVID-19.
Dr. Angela Kade Goepferd, Chief Education Officer at Children's Minnesota and host of Talking Pediatrics introduces our new clinical podcast and gives a sneak preview into what you can expect as we partner with you in the care of your pediatric patients.
