Welcome to the Choosing Wisely Campaign series! This is the fourth episode of a 5-part series exploring the ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wisely Lists. This campaign aims to promote conversations between clinicians and patients to avoid unnecessary medical tests, treatments, and procedures. Our third case-based episode presents a child with fever and cough. After a clear discussion of the case and thoughtful consideration of the etiology and treatment strategies, we use the AAP’s Choosing Wisely Ho...
Aug 11, 2025•19 min
Welcome to the Choosing Wisely Campaign series! This is the third episode of a 5-part series exploring the ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wisely Lists. This campaign aims to promote conversations between clinicians and patients to avoid unnecessary medical tests, treatments, and procedures. Our second case-based episode presents an infant with diarrhea and diaper dermatitis. After a clear discussion of the case and thoughtful consideration of the etiology and treatment strategies, we use the AAP’s C...
Jun 30, 2025•26 min
Welcome to the Choosing Wisely Campaign series! This is the second episode of a 5-part series exploring the ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wisely Lists. This campaign aims to promote conversations between clinicians and patients to avoid unnecessary medical tests, treatments, and procedures. The first of our case-based episodes presents a school age child with syncope. After a clear discussion of the case and thoughtful consideration of an acute care differential, we use the AAP’s Choosing Wisely ca...
May 05, 2025•15 min
Welcome to the Choosing Wisely Campaign series! This 5-part series will explore the ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wisely Campaign, its historical precedent, and its goals. We will discuss how this initiative aims to promote conversations between clinicians and patients to avoid unnecessary medical tests, treatments, and procedures. The introduction episode dives into the historic 2010 editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine that inspired over 80 professional societies to write their “Top 5...
Apr 22, 2025•14 min
This is the final episode of The Peds NP Acute Care PNP Faculty series. The series was created and peer-reviewed by national leaders in acute care PNP education in collaboration to meet the needs of our current and future colleagues. In the push for competency-based education where faculty verify the skills of what a student can do, rather than their knowledge, our series focuses on the application of didactic content with a practical approach so that you can learn nuances of clinical skills bef...
Dec 11, 2024•10 min
Welcome to The Peds NP Acute Care Faculty series! This series was created and peer-reviewed by national leaders in acute care PNP education collaborating with one another to meet the needs of our current and future colleagues. In the push for competency-based education where faculty verify the skills of what a student can do, rather than their knowledge, our series focuses on the application of didactic content with a practical approach so that you can learn nuances of clinical skills before you...
Dec 03, 2024•28 min
Welcome to The Peds NP Acute Care Faculty series! This series was created and peer-edited by national leaders in acute care PNP education collaborating with one another to meet the needs of our future colleagues. In the push for competency-based education where faculty verify the skills of what a student can do, rather than their knowledge, our series focuses on the application of didactic content with a practical approach so that you can learn nuances of clinical skills before you reach the bed...
Sep 16, 2024•13 min
Welcome back to The Peds NP Acute Care Faculty series! This series was created and peer-reviewed by national leaders in acute care PNP education collaborating with one another to meet the needs of our current and future colleagues. In the push for competency-based education where faculty verify the skills of what a student can do, rather than their knowledge, our series focuses on the application of didactic content with a practical approach so that you can learn nuances of clinical skills befor...
Sep 11, 2024•18 min
Meditation begins at 2:00. This 5-minute meditation for pediatric providers is designed to help you center your day before your work to boost your wellness, improve resilience, and connect better with yourself, your patients, and your colleagues. First we’ll create a peaceful environment and establish the ground rules of meditation, then get your body into position. The guided meditation takes you through 5 minutes of breath to help you calm your mind and body while making room for empathy and p...
Aug 12, 2024•8 min
Welcome back to The Peds NP Acute Care Faculty series! This series was created and peer-reviewed by national leaders in acute care PNP education collaborating with one another to meet the needs of our current and future colleagues. In the push for competency-based education where faculty verify the skills of what a student can do, rather than their knowledge, our series focuses on the application of didactic content with a practical approach so that you can learn nuances of clinical skills befor...
Aug 12, 2024•27 min
Welcome to The Peds NP Acute Care Faculty series! This collaborative series was created and peer-reviewed by national experts and leaders in acute care PNP education to meet the needs of our current and future colleagues. In the push for competency-based education where faculty verify the skills of what a student can do, rather than their knowledge, our series focuses on the application of didactic content with a practical approach so that you can learn nuances of clinical skills before you reac...
Jul 15, 2024•26 min
Welcome back to The Peds NP Acute Care Faculty series! This collaborative series was created and peer-reviewed by national experts and leaders in acute care PNP education. In the push for competency-based education where faculty verify the skills of what a learner can do, rather than their knowledge, our series focuses on the application of didactic content with a practical approach in a conversational way so that you can learn the nuances of clinical skills before you reach the bedside. This ep...
Jul 15, 2024•21 min
Welcome back to The Peds NP Acute Care Faculty series! This series was created and peer-reviewed by national leaders in acute care PNP education collaborating with one another to meet the needs of our current and future colleagues. In the push for competency-based education where faculty verify the skills of what a student can do, rather than their knowledge, our series focuses on the application of didactic content with a practical approach so that you can learn nuances of clinical skills befor...
Jul 08, 2024•21 min
Welcome back to The Peds NP Acute Care Faculty series! This series was created and peer-edited by national leaders in acute care PNP education collaborating with one another to meet the needs of our current and future colleagues. In the push for competency-based education where faculty verify the skills of what a student can do, rather than their knowledge, our series focuses on the application of didactic content with a practical approach so that you can learn nuances of clinical skills before ...
Jul 03, 2024•24 min
Welcome to The Peds NP Acute Care Faculty series! This collaborative series was created and peer-reviewed by national experts and leaders in acute care PNP education to meet the needs of our current and future colleagues. In the push for competency-based education where faculty verify the skills of what a student can do, rather than their knowledge, our series focuses on the application of didactic content with a conversational approach so that you can learn nuances of clinical skills before you...
Jul 01, 2024•26 min
At the peak of respiratory virus season, bronchiolitis is one of the most common presentations in infants and young toddlers. The characteristic wheeze and prolonged duration of illness can be distressing for parents, who may lack the practical knowledge of how to effectively implement supportive care. When the mainstay of treatment is supportive care without any single curative intervention, you need to be able to discuss the etiology, management, and anticipatory guidance on a level that the p...
Feb 19, 2024•17 min
In the eighth and final episode of the Health Equity in Pediatrics podcast series, the epilogue begins with my inspiration for the series, shares some parting sentiments, and discusses the results and conclusions of the cross-sectional study published in the special DEIB edition of Journal of Pediatric Health Care (March/April 2024). I’ll rewind to my childhood and walk you down the cobblestone brick paths of my hometown, the book that changed my perspective, and the words that helped a podcast ...
Feb 05, 2024•17 min
Nirsevimab is the new FDA-approved monoclonal antibody RSV vaccine for the prevention of severe lower respiratory illness in infants. In this episode, we discuss the current recommendations on who gets the vaccine and when, how to use a lens of health equity to approach the current vaccine shortages, and how to discuss safety and efficacy with vaccine hesitant parents. Now that nirsevimab is on the routine infant immunization schedule, it’s extremely important and pediatric providers understand ...
Jan 10, 2024•15 min
Mental health is one of the greatest health risks encountered by children and adolescents in today’s world. Stigma can be one of the biggest barriers to children being evaluated and treated for mental health problems, particularly in communities that are marginalized. In the final episode of the miniseries on Health Equity in Children, we bring mental health into your everyday conversations to diminish stigma and give mental health the time it deserves to help your patients grow up happy and hea...
Jun 13, 2023•15 min
It’s good advice for any pediatric provider to never assume anything . In the sixth episode of the series on Health Equity in Children, we understand how not making assumptions is a best practice for pediatric providers from the evaluation and management of LGBTQ patients, to communicating with diverse families, and serving as an ally in health promotion. Want to make a bigger difference in health equity? Complete an anonymous survey here after you listen to the episode or visit www.thepedsnp.co...
Jun 05, 2023•20 min
The seminal publication of the AAP’s Guideline on the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity serves as the source of our fifth episode in the series on Health Equity in Children. The best practices for managing obesity go beyond discussions of beauty and body image to include systemic racism, obesity as a chronic disease, and the reckoning that children and adolescents with obesity are people first . Want to make a bigger difference in health equity? Complete an anonym...
Jun 01, 2023•19 min
The fourth episode in our Health Equity in Pediatrics series highlights one of the simplest individual actions a provider can take to be an ally in health equity: Say your patients’ names correctly. Saying a person’s name correctly validates their identity, family, culture, and heritage. Whether the name is difficult to pronounce or varies from the name given at birth, providers can use simple tools to correctly pronounce names and address their patients in a way that honors both the patient and...
May 22, 2023•13 min
The third episode in the Health Equity in Pediatrics series focuses on microaggressions, which are subtle slights, snubs, and digs that are seemingly innocent, innocuous, and naïve at first glance. But their roots in harmful stereotypes and assumptions are psychologically disparaging and invalidating to the people from marginalized groups they offend. They reflect implicit bias that is unconsciously embedded into language and behavior. As an ally, interrupting microaggressions can be a challenge...
May 15, 2023•22 min
In the second episode of the Health Equity in Pediatrics series, we explore implicit bias as unconscious attitudes and stereotypes held against a group that may even be contrary to one’s stated beliefs. Identifying your implicit bias is a best practice that can enable you to limit its impact on your behavior and prevent harm from altered clinical decision making that is based on preconceived notions. In this episode, we discuss examples of how implicit bias can impact health care in children and...
May 08, 2023•15 min
Welcome to the Health Equity in Pediatrics series! In the first installment of our series, we define health equity and review some communities often affected by health disparities that limit a person’s opportunity to be as healthy as possible. While health equity can seem like a seismic public health crisis that is too big for one person to tackle, each episode in this series will give listeners tangible best practices that can be implemented immediately to provide more equitable care in your wo...
May 03, 2023•16 min
Got milk? The answer is complicated. While plant-based beverages are accused of posing as animal by-product imposters, the FDA claims that consumers know the difference. But most parents don't recognize that plant-based milks lack the same micro and macronutrient profile as cow's milk or soy milk. This leaves pediatric providers with the very important job of assessing nutrition and guiding parents on what beverages their infants and toddlers should be drinking.
Mar 01, 2023•11 min
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. In the depths of respiratory virus season, providers often order unnecessary tests that won't alter the course of treatment for the child presenting with upper respiratory symptoms. This episode covers 5 common pathogens, the indications to test a child presenting with symptoms, and how to talk to families requesting tests. References: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2022). Influenza antiviral medications: Summary for clinicians. Retriev...
Feb 13, 2023•20 min
Not all bacterial infections need an antibiotic. It may sound hard to believe, but if we all followed the AAP guidelines on the management of otitis media in children and actually used a watch-and-wait approach in appropriate patients, upwards of 75% of the antibiotics prescribed for otitis media could be avoided. Why? Because the microbiology of AOM has changed, but our prescribing practices haven't. This episode is a great guideline refresher and microbiology update while learning how to talk ...
Jan 31, 2023•12 min
If you've been looking for a New Year's Resolution to make a real difference in your practice, stop prescribing diphenhydramine. Despite being a common over-the-counter medication, its potent anticholinergic side effects and sedation make it a poor choice for children. Review the common misuses for the drug and practical, evidence-based alternatives to help get diphenhydramine out of your prescribing practice in 2023. References: Bachur RG, Monuteaux MC, Neuman MI. A comparison of acute treatmen...
Jan 18, 2023•16 min
In the last case study in our series on Cognitive Bias in Healthcare, attribution error (among others) of an adolescent female with foot burning reveals how two more best practices for avoiding cognitive bias can help providers think metacognitively. Review all 8 best practices and start to implement them to reduce diagnostic error. References: Marshall, T.L., Rinke, M.L., Olson, A.P.J., Brady, P.W. (2022). Diagnostic error in pediatrics: A narrative review. Pediatrics, 149 (Supplement 3): e2020...
Dec 19, 2022•13 min
