On 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/
What 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-mcknight-f...
All 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 topics o...
Each 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. View...
Join 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-podc...
Are 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 patients ...
As 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 right...
Trauma 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-traum...
It 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.childr...
On 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-pediatrics...
Skin 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 wi...
Dr. 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/
In 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/
On 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, crea...
Learn 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-eq...
Join 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/
Many 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 del...
Genetic 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 children ...
On 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 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-professionals/t...
On 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/
The 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 offi...
What 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 safe i...
Often 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 skills...
As 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 abi...
On 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, th...
While 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 transcrip...
On 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/
How 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 transcript h...
The 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 modality a...
