Talking Pediatrics
Talking Pediatrics is a clinical podcast by Children's Minnesota, home to The Kid Experts, where the complex is our every day. We bring you intriguing stories and relevant pediatric healthcare information as we partner with you in the care of your patients. Our guests, data, ideas and practical tips will surprise, challenge and perhaps change how you care for kids.We want to know the issues and concerns that are important to you in your clinical practice so that we can continue to partner with you in caring for kids. Email us at talkingpediatrics@childrensmn.org.Learn more at childrensmn...
Fri, April 25, 2025
Equity Actions: Equitable Healthcare for All: Addressing Disparities and Driving Change
In this episode of Equity Actions, James Burroughs engages in a compelling conversation with Yinka Ajose, Senior Director of Clinical Operations, and Tonya Montesinos, Senior Director of Clinical Practice. Together, they explore the importance of advocating for equitable roles among staff, providing essential resources to patients and families, and gaining a deeper understanding of community needs.
Mon, April 07, 2025
Specialty Spotlight With Siva: Beyond the Smile: Advocating for Children with Facial Differences
On today's "Specialty Spotlight With Siva", Siva welcomed Dr. Steven Goudy, President Elect of the American Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Association. He is a passionate advocate for patients and families navigating the challenges of cleft and craniofacial conditions and in this episode they explore his insights into cleft and craniofacial care and his vision for advancing advocacy and improving outcomes for these patients. This conversation is especially relevant for parents and providers who play a crucial role in supporting children and families affected by visible differences.
Fri, March 28, 2025
The Outside Hospitalist: Don't Hold Your Breath: Acute Respiratory Illnesses, Part Two
On this "Outside Hospitalist" segment, Dr. Gabi Hester speaks with guest Dr. Courtney Herring, Pediatric Hospitalist, about evidence-based care of acute respiratory illnesses and nuances to consider in differently resourced settings.
Fri, March 07, 2025
The Outside Hospitalist: Don't Hold Your Breath: Acute Respiratory Illnesses, Part One
On this "Outside Hospitalist" segment, Dr. Gabi Hester speaks with guest Dr. Courtney Herring, Pediatric Hospitalist, about evidence-based care of acute respiratory illnesses and nuances to consider in differently resourced settings.
Fri, February 14, 2025
A Question of Ethics: Ethics of Interacting with ICE
Pediatric clinicians have obligations to their patients and law enforcement. But it can be challenging to figure out how to navigate situations where these obligations conflict or where there is uncertainty about the right thing to do. This has increased with recent exectuive branch agendas. Dr. Alyssa Burgart is the Associate Director of Pediatric Bioethics at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, Medical Director of Ethics for the Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, and writes about ethics and culture in her substack Poppies & Propofol. She joins Dr. Wolfe to discuss the ethics of interacting with law enforcement, speficially immigration and customs enforcement (ICE).
Fri, February 07, 2025
Crack the Case: Fever in a Returning Traveler
We are blessed to have a very international patient population at our clinic in Minneapolis, helped by the Twin Cities reputation as a safe and supportive place for immigrants, refugees and asylees. With roots abroad, many of our families frequently travel home, where infectious disease exposures carry a unique profile compared to that of the U.S. It is therefore not surprising that having a returning traveler with fever, especially when ill appearing, can be a stressful trip down infectious disease memory lane. Today’s episode will explore fever in a returning traveler and tools to narrow your differential during these encounters. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-crack-the-case-fever-in-a-returning-traveler-2-7-25/
Fri, January 24, 2025
Equity Actions: Championing Equity For Our Children and Families
On this episode of Equity Actions, we dive into an inspiring conversation as James Burroughs welcomes Tikki Brown, the Commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Listen in as the two converse on Tikki’s background, her journey into human services, and taking on her new role as a Commissioner. James and Tikki explore her remarkable journey into human services, her strategic vision for building a diverse leadership team, and the critical importance of addressing disparities among youth and families in Minnesota. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-equity-and-inclusion-suite-championing-equity-for-our-children-and-families-1-24-25/
Fri, January 10, 2025
Evidence Based Charm: Button Batteries: Tiny, Shiny, and Dangerous
On today's episode EBC, Courtney sits down with pediatric gastroenterologist, Dr. Ramalingam Arumugam, to discuss a lurking danger in our own homes.With approximately 3500 button battery ingestions per year, it is the 4th leading cause for calls to poison control centers in the United States.With high risk of morbidity and and an escalating risk of severe morbidity and mortality due to the increased use of larger and more powerful button batteries, we'll explore past the natural history and reivew what federal regulations are being proposed and/or activated to protect our most vulnerable consumers....children. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-evidence-based-charm-button-batteries-tiny-shiny-dangerous-1-10-25/
Fri, January 03, 2025
A Question of Ethics: I Object: Ethical and Practical Considerations Around Conscience-based Objections
"Conscience-based objection' is a term that has been around a long time. Since the pandemic and a number of political and legal efforts in the nation, the term has been employed more frequently. But what is a conscience-based objection? What are the ethical considerations around when and how one might have a claim of concience? What is required of a clinician when it might impact a patient's right to access care? What is required of a leader or employer? We talk with legal bieothicist Thaddeus Pope to disucss issues around conscience-based objections in healthcare. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-i-object-ethical-and-practical-considerations-around-conscience-based-objections-1-3-25/
Fri, December 13, 2024
Navigating Screens with Tweens and Teens
On this episode, we navigate the overwhelming world of teens and screens with Erin Walsh, co-founder of the Spark and Stitch Institute and formerly with the National Institute on Media and the Family. Join us as we tackle social media, setting limits, the bottomless pit of YouTube and how pediatric clinicians can advise patients and parents toward healthier relationships with the screens in their lives. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-navigating-screens-with-tweens-and-teens-12-13-24/
Mon, December 02, 2024
Equity Actions: Bringing Well Being Back to the Neighborhood
In this episode of Equity Actions, James Burroughs chats with Malik Rucker, V3 Sports Executive Director. Malik was a high school star athlete in North Minneapolis. He used his excellent skills as a student athlete and football cornerback to show others how they can strive for success and accomplish community building goals. Malik has dedicated his post football career to bringing attention to the importance of health and well being for youth and how changing attitudes, healthy living mental models and access to physical exercise facilities can transform community. Listen to Malik discuss the importance of addressing the social determinants of health. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-equity-actions-bringing-well-being-back-to-the-neighborhood-12-2-24/
Fri, November 15, 2024
The Outside Hospitalist: Getting Back in the Game
On this "Outside Hospitalist" episode of Talking Pediatrics, Dr. Gabi Hester chats with Children's Minnesota Sports Medicine and Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician Dr. Laura Nilan, and Tria Orthopedics Certified Athletic Trainer, Micaela Kelso-Otieno, about keeping young athletes healthy. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-the-outside-hospitalist-getting-back-in-the-game-11-15-24/
Fri, November 01, 2024
Specialty Spotlight with Siva: Straight from the Heart
In this episode of Specialty Spotlight with Siva, we sit down with pediatric and fetal cardiologist, Dr. Lisa Howley, to explore the latest in early detection and management of congenital heart disease (CHD). From in-utero diagnosis to postnatal care, learn how advances in technology and treatment are transforming care for the tiniest of patients. Join us for an insightful conversation on the journey to healthier little hearts. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-specialty-spotlight-with-siva-straight-from-the-heart-11-1-24/
Fri, October 18, 2024
Evidence Based Charm: Coffee & Conversation: Let’s Talk Sepsis
On today's Evidence Based Charm, Courtney welcomes Dr. Gabi Hester as they merge community and pediatric-centric health worlds to review and discuss sepsis—a dual-faced threat to children’s lives. From definitions to diagnostic tools, listen as they meander through this often-overlooked infectious phenomenon that kills more children per year than cancer. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-evidence-based-charm-coffee-conversation-lets-talk-sepsis-10-18-24/
Fri, October 04, 2024
Crack the Case: Strategies to Promote Vaccine Confidence
In Minnesota, we are currently grappling with yet another measles outbreak, a danger that is entirely avoidable with adequate vaccination rates. This is the reality of a post-COVID era defined by politicized basic healthcare and well-funded anti-vaccination groups striking fear in well intentioned parents. Indeed, conversations with vaccine hesitant parents can be some of the most challenging in our work as pediatricians, taking not only time in tight schedules but also extreme patience and resolve. This episode's cases will explore evidence-based communication strategies to address vaccine hesitancy released by the AAP earlier this year. With the help of vaccine expert Patsy Stinchfield MS, CPNP-PC, we'll also delve into public health interventions to consider for our current outbreak. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-crack-the-case-strategies-to-promote-vaccine-confidence-10-4-24/
Fri, September 20, 2024
Pediatrics at the Polls
Elections affect all families and their children and pediatric clinicians sit at an important interface between voters and public policy as trusted community members. In this conversation with Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, we discuss what families need to know about how to vote, how elections work and how to learn more about issues affecting kids. We also learn how to support our patients who are new to the polls and how to navigate tricky election issues and politics with younger kids. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-pediatrics-at-the-polls-9-20-24/
Fri, September 06, 2024
A Question Of Ethics: LGBTQ+ Religion, Trauma, Spirituality, Resilience, Resistance Through the Lens of Narrative Ethics
LGBTQ youth are often trying to navigate social and family relationships, which can include struggling with their sprituality. This struggle can itself lead to trauma. We talk with an expert on LGBTQ spirituality and trauma to learn some ways to support youth in these space. View the transcript hee: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-question-ethics-lens-narrative-ethics-9-6-24/
Fri, August 23, 2024
Saving Our Kids: The Role of Pediatric Clinicians in Preventing Gun Violence
Year after year, tens of thousands of lives in the United States are lost to homicide due to a gun and, according to the CDC, in 2020 guns became the leading cause of death for children and teenagers. Dr. Marc Gorelick, CEO of Children’s Minnesota, has been a consistent and fierce advocate for gun violence prevention and lends his expertise about this ongoing epidemic and how we can start to address this public health crisis. Go to savingourkidsbook.com to learn more about Dr. Gorelick's book, "Saving Our Kids: An ER Doc's Common-Sense Solution to the Gun Crisis." View the podcast transcript here .
Fri, August 09, 2024
Equity and Actions Suite: Empowering Providers to Make Equity a Part of Patient Centered Care
Meet the new equity doctors at Children’s Minnesota. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-equity-actions-suite-empowering-providers-make-equity-part-patient-centered-care-8-9-24/
Fri, July 26, 2024
Specialty Spotlight with Siva: Little Lumps, Big Questions
In this episode of Specialty Spotlight with Siva, Siva welcomes Pediatric Oncologist, Dr. Lane Miller. Listen back as Dr. Miller discusses the comprehensive work-up of children with newly discovered masses, providing a detailed overview of the diagnostic steps, key considerations, and best practices designed to equip primary care providers with the tools to manage these challenging cases effectively. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-specialty-spotlight-siva-little-lumps-big-questions-7-26-24/
Fri, July 12, 2024
The Outside Hospitalist: Inside Out
A conversation among three pediatricians on navigating mid-career changes. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-outside-hospitalist-inside-7-12-24/
Fri, June 28, 2024
"Eye" See There Is A Problem
On this debut episode of Evidence Based Charm: Guidelines with Courtney, we will journey through the pivotal decision points using the storyboard framework who, what, when, where, why, and how regarding periorbital infections. Periorbital infections are predominantly pediatric-centric disease. This collection of diseases has a myriad of etiological considerations that will begin the patient's story towards investigation and ultimately treatment. Intrigues and hidden antagonists will lurk so keen clinical senses will serve us best. Our expert guest, Dr. Nadia Maccabee-Ryaboy, will narrate and guide our journey to knowledge around periorbital infections. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-eye-see-problem-6-28-24/
Fri, June 14, 2024
Understanding Intersex Identities
On this episode of Talking Pediatrics, we are focusing on the “I” of LGBTQIA, which is the intersex community. It is estimated that about 2% of people worldwide have intersex traits and that there are around 40 different ways that people can express intersex traits or come to identify as intersex. Our guest Ly Baumgardt (it/he/they) is the intersex coordinator at TIGERRS and shares their expertise on how health care teams can best care for intersex patients. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-understanding-intersex-identities-6-14-24/
Fri, May 31, 2024
Specialty Spotlight with Siva: Demystifying Pediatric Anesthesia
For many families, the idea of their child going under general anesthetic can be frightening and a time of deep uncertainty. During these times, family often turn to their trusted Primary care providers for advice and counselling.In first installment of “Specialty Spotlight with Siva,” we welcome Dr. Megan Clinton. Dr. Clinton, is a renowned pediatric anesthesiologist, who will help us break down the complexities of pediatric anesthesia, addressing common concerns, best practices, and the latest advancements in the field. Whether you're looking to deepen your understanding or seeking practical tips for your practice, this episode promises to provide valuable insights and clarity. Tune in and let's demystify pediatric anesthesia together. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-specialty-spotlight-siva-demystifying-pediatric-anesthesia-5-31-23/
Fri, May 17, 2024
Crack the Case: Safety Planning and Suicidality
Death from suicide amongst older kids and teens surpasses those from major medical illnesses like heart disease and cancer and has only been increasing worldwide over the past 20 years. As pediatricians, we play a pivotal role in early detection and prevention of suicidality. Recently the AAP has recommended screening adolescents at every health encounter, providing a safety net for intervention even when knee pain or acne are the chief complaints. But when a flag is positive, what do we do as pediatricians? We weren’t trained for this! In this week's episode we hope to instill tools to help decide who needs emergency support, who can go home, and how to safety plan in a busy clinic setting. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-crack-case-safety-planning-suicidality-5-17-23/
Fri, May 03, 2024
Ethics of Harm Reduction in Pediatrics
Joining together with patients and families in pediatrics can present challenges, particularly when it involves convincing adolescents to follow medical recommendations. There are times when less than ideal compliance to a care plan is undertaken. This can leave clinicians in a confusing situation where they may not know what to do; where they are unsure how to do good for the patient and respect the adolescent's assent and dissent. This can lead us to having to consider a "least worst" option or path forward. On this episode we will talk to clinical ethicist Joel Wu who will talk about the ethical considerations around a "harm reduction" approach to these clinical situations. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-ethics-harm-reduction-pediatrics-5-3-23/
Fri, April 19, 2024
Meet The Hosts
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/
Fri, December 01, 2023
Equity Actions: From Grantmaking to Changemaking, the McKnight Foundation’s New Vision
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-foundations-new-vision-12-1-23/
Fri, November 17, 2023
Crack the Case: Faltering Growth in a Toddler Lost to Follow Up
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 of short stature and how to interpret drifting height percentiles. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-crack-case-faltering-growth-toddler-lost-follow-11-17-23/
Fri, November 03, 2023
Are You Ready For RSV?
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 the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-ready-rsv-11-3-23/
Fri, October 20, 2023
Health Equity Actions: The Role of the Clinician in Bridging the Gap in Health Disparities
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-podcast/talking-pediatrics-health-equity-actions-role-clinician-bridging-gap-health-disparities-10-20-23/
Fri, October 06, 2023
Wearables, Smartphones and More: What's New in Diabetes Management?
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 living with and managing diabetes. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-wearables-smartphones-whats-new-diabetes-management-10-6-23/
Fri, September 22, 2023
Equity Actions: Learning from a Living Legend
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 rights, through her delegation to represent Minnesota in the March on Washington in 1963 and her impact of helping create the African American studies department and become the first Black woman on the Board of Regents at the University of Minnesota. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-equity-actions-learning-living-legend-9-22-23/
Fri, September 08, 2023
Tips for Trauma-Informed Care
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-trauma-informed-care-9-8-23/
Fri, August 25, 2023
What Makes Us Tic? Understanding and Treating Movement Disorders in Childhood
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.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-makes-us-tic-understanding-treating-movement-disorders-childhood-8-25-23/
Fri, August 11, 2023
Guidelines with Gabi: Kids First Book Club
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-guidelines-gabi-kids-first-book-club-8-11-23/
Fri, July 28, 2023
Crack the Case: In a Bind: Applying A Gender Affirming Care Lens to a Complex Skin Lesion
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 with mental health histories are explored as larger themes. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-crack-case-bind-applying-gender-affirming-care-lens-complex-skin-lesion-7-28-23/
Fri, July 14, 2023
Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Health Equity Access
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/
Fri, July 14, 2023
Guidelines with Gabi: Lighter Shade of Pale: Iron Deficiency Anemia Guideline
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/
Fri, June 16, 2023
Trailblazers: Rep. Leigh Finke
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, creating change and improving the lives of trans and gender diverse kids and families. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-trailblazers-rep-leigh-finke-6-16-23/
Fri, June 02, 2023
Health Equity Actions: The Importance of Engaging Community Advocacy to Improve Equity in Healthcare
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-equity-actions-importance-engaging-community-advocacy-improve-equity-healthcare-6-2-23/
Fri, May 19, 2023
Health Equity: How To Make It Work for Everyone
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/
Fri, May 05, 2023
Understanding Food Insecurity: Epidemiology, Screening, and Intervention
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 delivery to families. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-understanding-food-insecurity-5-5-23/
Fri, April 21, 2023
Crack the Case: Where Family History is Always "Pertinent"...Inheritance Pearls from a Genetics Counselor
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 wondering: “what does this all mean for me, my family, and possibly my future family?” This week's episode features Dinel Pond, Children's Minnesota's lead genetic counselor, who guides us through expert family history-taking, strategies for explaining genetic concepts across different languages and educational backgrounds, and often encountered clinical cases. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-crack-case-family-history-always-pertinent-4-21-23/
Fri, April 07, 2023
What's New in the Newborn Nursery?
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/
Fri, March 24, 2023
Moving the Needle in Minnesota: Equity Actions with Gov. Tim Walz
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/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-moving-needle-minnesota-equity-actions-gov-tim-walz-3-24-23/
Fri, March 10, 2023
Guidelines with Gabi: Nothing to S-cough at: Latest Guidelines for Pediatric Pneumonia
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/
Fri, February 24, 2023
In a Heartbeat: Outpatient Screening to Determine Cardiovascular Risk
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 office, for athletes or for any of our young patients? Joining us in this week's episode is cardiovascular Kid Expert, Dr. Chris Carter, pediatric cardiologist and co-medical director of the electrophysiology program at the Children’s Heart Clinic at Children’s Minnesota. View the episode transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-heartbeat-outpatient-screening-determine-cardiovascular-risk-2-24-23/
Fri, February 10, 2023
What Pediatric Clinicians Should Know About PrEP
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 in the primary care office. View the episode transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-pediatric-clinicians-know-prep-2-10-23/
Fri, January 27, 2023
Simulation Sessions: Introducing the SimBox
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 in pediatric emergencies. Listen as Dr. Samreen Vora interviews the founders of this innovative solution to "democratize pediatric simulation". View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-simulation-sessions-introducing-simbox-1-27-23/
Fri, January 13, 2023
Crack the Case: Conundrums in Pediatric Ethics
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 abilities (from neonates in the NICU to frontal lobe deficient teenagers), decisional incapacity is the default and deciding "best interest" is often in the hands of mom and dad. This presents obvious conflicts in many situations: from refusing vaccines to reckoning with an adolescent who has decided they're done with chemotherapy and its side effects. Join this conversation with our Kid Expert, Ian Wolfe, PhD RN, as we explore some tough cases in the world of pediatric ethics. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-crack-case-conundrums-pediatric-ethics-1-13-23/
Fri, January 06, 2023
Equity Actions: Turning Up the Volume on Racial Equity
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, they discuss how a business coalition for racial equity can impact healthcare and health disparities, including the relationship between economics, social determinants of health and signals of progress for racial equity and equitable health outcomes. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-equity-actions-turning-volume-racial-equity-1-6-23/
Fri, December 30, 2022
Keeping It Confidential: Adolescent Health
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 transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-keeping-confidential-adolescent-health-12-30-22/
Fri, December 16, 2022
Guidelines With Gabi: Not For The Faint of Heart: Pediatric Syncope
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/
Fri, December 09, 2022
Improving Clinician Experience: Fixing A Broken System
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 here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-improving-clinician-experience-fixing-broken-system-12-9-22/
Fri, December 02, 2022
Simulation Sessions: Simulation at a Distance for Remote and Resource-Limited Settings
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 and how others can take advantage of its flexibility in their own settings. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-simulation-sessions-simulation-distance-12-2-22/
Fri, November 11, 2022
What's Weight Got To Do With It? Promoting Kids Health At Every Size
You can’t turn on the radio or television, or even walk into most exam rooms these days without thinking about weight, and specifically the rising numbers of our patients who are designated as overweight or obese. But what does this mean for health? Conventional medical teaching is that being overweight is correlated with worse health outcomes. But….what if that's wrong? What if there is a weight neutral approach to health that doesn’t focus exclusively on a patient’s BMI? Here to talk to us about weight-neutral health care is Ragen Chastain, speaker, writer, weight science expert and ACE certified health coach and functional fitness specialist. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-whats-weight-got-11-11-22/
Fri, November 04, 2022
Guidelines With Gabi: This is Spinal Tap: Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Meningitis
Meningitis is one of the most potentially devastating diseases a child can get. On this episode of Talking Pediatrics, Dr. Gabi Hester will talk with 2 of our Kid Experts - Dr. Emily Harrison and Dr. Asitha Jayawardena - about the diagnosis and management of this type of infection. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-guidelines-gabi-spinal-tap-11-4-22/
Fri, October 28, 2022
Bringing home baby: Safely Reuniting NICU Babies and Their Families Sooner Using An Innovative Home Monitoring Program
Preterm birth affects approximately 1 of every 10 infants born in the United States, and almost all of those infants will end up spending time in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit or NICU. For many, this involves several days of infants receiving care in a hospital, with parents unable to take their babies home, disrupting their family and work life. Often the first question families ask their NICU care teams is, “When can I go home?” Recently, Children’s Minnesota launched the Children’s Home Application-based Monitoring Program, which is a one of it’s kind program in Minnesota that allows infants that qualify to receive expert care and monitoring by the baby’s neonatal care time at home, with overwhelmingly positive results. Here to discuss that program is Dr. Cristina Miller, one of our kid experts in neonatology and the medical director of the NICU follow up program. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-bringing-home-baby-10-28-22/
Fri, October 21, 2022
Putting Kids First: Investing In Pediatric Mental Health Care
It’s no secret that we are facing a mental health crisis among our pediatric patients. Kids and teenagers have higher rates of depression and anxiety than ever before, and suicide has now become the second leading cause of death for adolescents. More and more of our patients and families are seeking mental health care support and services, and we have an unfortunate shortage of pediatric and adolescent mental health specialists to fill the need. This has resulted in kids showing up in clinics and emergency departments in crisis, and sometimes spending days to weeks sitting in a hospital awaiting specialized inpatient mental health care. There appears to be no easy fix for this issue, but here to talk to us today about the landscape of pediatric and adolescent mental health care and some steps that Children’s Minnesota is taking to help with gaps in care is Jamie Winter RN, MBA, director of mental health services. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-putting-kids-first-investing-pediatric-mental-health-care-10-21-22/
Fri, October 14, 2022
What's Sleep Got To Do With It?
We learn more and more every day about the impact that sleep has on both our physical and mental health. Despite this, many adults are chronically sleep deprived and many kids and teenagers also don't get enough sleep. On today's Talking Pediatrics, our Kid Expert from the Sleep Clinic, Dr. Ben Ryba-White, joins us to talk about the importance of sleep, the mysteries of melatonin and what we can be doing in the primary care office to help improve the sleep habits of our young patients. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-whats-sleep-got-10-14-22/
Fri, October 07, 2022
Equity Actions: Overcoming Health Disparities In The Inpatient Setting
In this episode of Equity Actions, our Health Equity Manager Adriene Thornton interviews Myriam Roby, Clinical Director of Equity and Inclusion, about how to overcome health disparities in the inpatient setting. Join them in this discussion about everything from mental health care, how to effectively communicate with patients and families and how we can use data effectively to improve health outcomes for some of our most vulnerable patients. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-equity-actions-overcoming-health-disparities-inpatient-setting-10-7-22/
Fri, September 30, 2022
Guidelines With Gabi: Code Yellow: New Guidelines For Hyperbilirubinemia
In this episode of Talking Pediatrics, Dr. Gabi Hester reviews new guidelines recently published by the American Academy of Pediatrics for the diagnosis and management of hyperbilirubinemia in newborns. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-guidelines-gabi-code-yellow-new-guidelines-hyperbilirubinemia-9-30-22/
Fri, September 23, 2022
In the Weeds: What You Need to Know About Teens and Cannabis
Marijuana and cannabis are all over the news these days. Legalization of THC products has occurred in many states across the country, and while the goal is to decriminalize a substance with history disproportionately putting people of color in prison, the end result is that cannabis products of all kinds are more widely available and can more easily end up reaching our adolescent patients. Join this conversation with Dr. Sara Polley, a triple-board certified physician and psychiatrist and the medical director at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation's national substance use and mental health treatment center for adolescents and young adults, to learn about what products teenagers are using, how to effectively screen for use and most importantly, what we know about how using THC impacts the brains of teenagers in much different ways than adults. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-in-the-weeds-what-you-need-to-know-about-teens-and-cannabis-9-23-22/
Fri, September 16, 2022
Crack The Case: Hepatitis, Adenovirus, and a Boy with Yellow Eyes
A mysterious wave of acute hepatitis in children is currently under investigation spanning 43 states as well as international borders. These cases are unique in that typical causes for liver injury such as viral Hepatitis A-E have not been found. Though the causal pathway for liver injury is unknown, association with a certain virus of cold-causing daycare fame has been demonstrated in more than half of patients: adenovirus, particularly F type 41. Worldwide most children have fully recovered though around 10% have needed liver transplants and the vast majority have been hospitalized. Today’s case explores a 4-year-old who presented to our clinic with scleral icterus and hepatomegaly. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-hepatitis-adenovirus-boy-yellow-eyes-9-16-22/
Fri, September 09, 2022
Health Equity Actions: Getting to the Roots of Black Hair and Health
On this episode of Talking Pediatrics, we talk about hair and health, and not in the ways you might expect. Health Equity manager and Kid Expert Adriene Thornton interviews nurse Courtney Kenefick on what hair symbolizes in black culture, why hair is so important to black culture and why knowing this history and importance can help us take better care of our patients and decrease health disparities. From examining our policies around ethnic hair, to checking our supply shelves for appropriate hair care products, little steps can go a long way in creating a more inclusive care experience for our patients. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-getting-roots-black-hair-health-9-9-22/
Fri, September 02, 2022
Making Sense of Monkeypox
As cases rise, and some start showing up in kids, it’s time we all learn what we need to know to counsel, prevent and prepare for Monkeypox. We are joined by our Kid Expert infection preventionist, Joe Kurland, to learn how to counsel and care for our pediatric and adolescent patients. Join us as we discuss common symptoms, how to test, how to treat, pediatric vaccination options and, also dispel some common myths about how the disease is spread. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-making-sense-monkeypox-9-2-22/
Fri, August 26, 2022
Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones: Pediatric and Adolescent Orthopedic Trauma
Summer is widely known as "trauma season" for children and teenagers. The combination of more activity, more opportunities for accidents and less parental oversight can result in more traumatic injury for kids. On this podcast, we interview Kid Expert Dr. Eric Lund, orthopedic trauma surgeon, and a key player in our adolescent and young adult trauma program, about how to keep kids safe(r) and avoid traumatic injury and what to do in the primary care office when injuries present to ensure the best outcomes when they get to the specialist's office. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-sticks-stones-broken-bones-pediatric-adolescent-orthopedic-trauma-8-26-22/
Fri, August 12, 2022
Adolescent Health in a Post-Roe World
In June 2022, the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe vs Wade decision that for almost 50 years provided constitutional protection for legal abortion in the United States. Since the decision was overturned, over half of the states in the country have either banned or severely restricted access to abortion. How does this impact how we take care of our adolescent patients? What are the implications of unplanned pregnancy for the adolescents we care for with chronic health conditions? How might this change access to contraception in the future? Join this conversation with Kid Expert Dr. Kylie Fowler to learn the impact of the recent change in access to reproductive health care, best practices for prescribing contraception, including emergency contraception, and how we can help our patients safely access the full spectrum of reproductive health care, including access to abortion. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-adolescent-health-post-roe-world-8-12-22/
Fri, August 05, 2022
Health Equity Actions: Understanding Data Disaggregation
Join us today as our guest host, Adriene Thornton, Children's Minnesota Health Equity Manager, discusses the importance of understanding data disaggregation and the impact on health equity with guest, Dr. Nathan Chomilo, MD. Dr. Chomilo is Medical Director for the State of Minnesota's Medicaid and MinnesotaCare programs, as well as a general pediatrician. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-health-equity-actions-understanding-data-disaggregation-8-5-22/
Fri, July 29, 2022
Book Club With Gabi: When Kids Books (or Authors) Miss the Mark
Books can be joyful, imaginative, thought-provoking, thrilling. But unfortunately at times they may perpetuate stereotypes, racism, discrimination, under-representation or "other-ness". And so may their authors in the real world. How do we respond to this - as parents or book-lovers, or pediatricians? On this episode, Dr. Gabi Hester hosts a book club with four Kids Experts and avid book readers to explore strategies for when kids books miss the mark. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-book-club-gabi-kids-books-authors-miss-mark-7-29-22/
Fri, July 22, 2022
The Screen Time Dilemma: Understanding Impact on Little Brains and Avoiding Big Battles With Older Kids
Screens in all forms have become a part of our daily lives, and a part of the world that all kids are navigating. How do we as pediatric clinicians help families navigate the world of screens? What does the data tell us about the impact of screens (and types of screens) on child development? Join host Dr. Angela Kade Goepferd and Kid Expert and director of psychological services, Dr. Sarah Jerstad in this conversation about how to approach screen time at different ages, what traps to avoid, and how to help parents navigate screen time with their kids. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-screen-time-dilemma-understanding-impact-little-brains-avoiding-big-battles-older-kids-7-22-22/
Fri, July 15, 2022
Putting It All On The Lyme: What Clinicians Need To Know About Preventing and Treating Lyme Disease
Summer is filled with long days, warm nights and lots of.....bugs. Including ticks, which in the case of deer ticks can translate into Lyme disease. In a conversaition had in May, Dr. Angela Goepferd chatted with Kid Expert Ashley Gyura, the clinical advisor to the NAPNAP/CDC nurse practitioner education and knowledge initiative for Lyme disease. Ashley talks to us about all things ticks, including what to watch for, how to remove them and how we can counsel patients to avoid bites. We also review current guidelines for assessment, prophylaxis and treatment of tick bites and Lyme disease. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-putting-lyme-clinicians-need-know-preventing-treating-lyme-disease-7-15-22/
Fri, July 01, 2022
Crack The Case: Proteinuria
Dr. Alex Kula, pediatric nephrologist at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago, provides kidney pearls in this week's episode as we riff on confounding urine dipstick results. Join us as we navigate incidental proteinuria, hematuria and its origins, post-strep glomerulonephritis, and guidance on when to approach your friendly neighborhood nephrologist. Dr. Fate and Dr. Kula also wax nostalgic about their old cover band in Seattle, "Doctor Doctor", which critics agree was pretty ok. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-crack-case-proteinuria-7-1-22/
Fri, June 24, 2022
'Tis the Season: Updates in Pediatric Allergy Diagnosis and Treatment
There is not a pediatric clinician among us who doesn’t have a patient with allergies, including food allergies, environmental allergies and/or seasonal allergies. On this episode, we talk with Dr. Nicole Chase, pediatric allergist and immunologist, about all things allergy including: current recommendations for food introduction, oral food challenges, pitfalls in “allergy testing” in primary care and what’s new and on the horizon for treatment of allergies with immunotherapy. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-tis-season-updates-pediatric-allergy-diagnosis-treatment-6-24-22/
Fri, June 17, 2022
Guidelines With Gabi: Update On Covid-19 Treatment In Kids
On this week's episode of Talking Pediatrics, Dr. Gabi Hester talks with Dr. Anu Kalaskar, Medical Director of Children's Minnesota Infectious Disease department and Dr. Christina Koutsari, Antibicrobial Stewardship/Infectious Diseases pharmacist, to discuss the most recent updates in the treatment of COVID-19 in children. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-guidelines-gabi-update-covid-19-treatment-kids-6-17-22/
Fri, June 10, 2022
Trailblazers: Dr. Rob Garofalo
In this LGBTQ Pride month Trailblazers episode, we interview national expert on LGBTQ+ health and adolescent HIV care, Dr. Rob Garofalo. Dr. Garofalo is the Chief of Adolescent medicine at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and specializes in the care of HIV+ and LGBTQ adolescents at the Center for Gender, Sexuality and HIV Prevention. He has a passion for caring for transgender and gender diverse youth and advocating to help LGBTQ kids thrive. Dr. Garofalo has received several lifetime and leadership awards for his advocacy on behalf of youth and is a prolific researcher and author, having over 180 publications to his name. He has been an inspiration to many in the field of queer and trans health, and a role model of a genuine, honest and passionate pediatrician and human being. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-trailblazers-dr-rob-garofalo-6-10-22/
Fri, June 03, 2022
Peer-to-Peer Support: Supporting Colleagues Through Challenging Events
Working in health care is physically and emotionally challenging. Burnout is common and statistics on health care worker suicides are sobering. On this episode of Talking Pediatrics, guest host Dr. Gabi Hester will speak with several Kid Experts about resources and strategies to support health care workers when they are in need. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-peer-peer-support-supporting-colleagues-challenging-events-6-3-22/
Fri, May 27, 2022
The Impact of Anxiety and Stress on Kids and Families
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, those of us caring for children and adolescents have seen a dramatic rise in stress and anxiety among the pediatric population, and a need to support kids and their mental health. In this episode, Children's own Kid Expert, Dr. Sara Gonzalez Rodriguez, licensed psychologist, joins us to discuss the impact of anxiety and stress on kids and their families, and ways clinicians can offer support during this critical time. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-impact-anxiety-stress-kids-families-5-27-22/
Fri, May 13, 2022
Simulation Sessions: Taking the Show On the Road with Mobile Simulation
Is it a bird? A plane? A mobile simulation bus? Mobile simulation, which brings vehicles equipped with spaces to simulate patient care areas, task trainers, and mannequins directly to the healthcare provider, has steadily increased over the last decade. Since 2007, the Children's Minnesota Mobile Simulation Center Bus has traveled to provide hands on practice for healthcare professionals across the region. The Mobile Simulation Center is a 40 foot RV outfitted to look like a hospital space, and designed for training teams in the field. On this episode, Dr. Samreen Vora interviews Suzanne Nelson, a Simulation Education Specialist at Children's Minnesota, who shares her experiences with the Mobile Simulation Center providing health care professionals an opportunity to practice clinical scenarios and reflective debriefing in a mobile clinical setting. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-simulation-sessions-taking-show-road-mobile-simulation-5-13-22/
Fri, May 06, 2022
Health Equity Actions: When Racial Bias Is Built Into Our Medical Tools
When we talk about health equity, we often hear about overcoming both implicit and explicit bias, which implies that if we could only change individual and collective behavior, we could improve health outcomes. But what is left out of these discussions is the important factor of structural racism, the ways that our health care system were built to generate the racial health inequities we see today. Surprising to some clinicians is that structural racism is even built into the tools that we use on an everyday basis, everything from lab values to pulse oximeters. Join this discussion with our guest host Adriene Thornton, Health Equity Manager and her guest, Siman Nuurali, Change Management Consultant as they discuss how racism is built into the tools of healthcare and what we can do to change this going forward. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-health-equity-actions-racial-bias-built-medical-tools-5-6-22/
Fri, April 29, 2022
The Heart of the Matter: What Primary Care Clinicians Needs To Know About Pediatric Heart Transplantation
Each time a child undergoes heart transplantation, there is an entire team involved across multiple settings to make sure things go as smoothly as possible. This amazing gift of life doesn't come without risks and complications, and the pediatric heart failure and heart transplant team at Children's Minnesota wants to make sure that every primary care clinician knows how to take care of pediatric heart transplant patients before and after surgery. Join this discussion with our Kid Expert, pediatric transplant cardiologist Dr. Adam Putschoegl, to learn what you can do to help your patients with heart failure and heart transplant during each step of their journey. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-heart-matter-primary-care-clinicians-need-know-pediatric-heart-transplantation-4-29-22/
Fri, April 22, 2022
Guidelines With Gabi: Avoiding Overprescribing: Building Trust, Enhancing Communication and Navigating Expectations with Parents
One of the more common and challenging issues we encounter in pediatrics is when we perceive that we can't meet parents expectations for treatment interventions for their child. Typically this presents to use by way of a cold or flu virus, that can't be treated by antibiotics, and yet parents want us to do something to help their child feel better. We want to avoid doing more harm than good by prescribing unneeded medications or treatment but how can we best navigate these conversations? On this Guidelines with Gabi episode, listen to the Kid Experts discuss other options and strategies for navigating these situations with families, and avoid the trap of overprescribing, particularly in high paced, high volume care settings, while challenging our perceptions of parents expectations, enhancing our communications with families and building trust along the way. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-guidelines-gabi-avoiding-overprescribing-building-trust-enhancing-communication-navigating-expectations-parents-4-22-22/
Fri, April 15, 2022
Neurosurgical Interventions For Epilepsy
On this episode, we talk to pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Meysam Kebriaei, one of our Kid Experts at Children’s Minnesota, about some of the amazing new interventions for pediatric epilepsy. The advances made in epilepsy surgery, brain and spinal cord tumors and treatment of hydrocephalus are truly remarkable. Learn how new advances in brain surgery can help patients who have previously struggled with medication side effects for epilepsy or intractable seizures, live seizure free and when to send patients to a pediatric neurosurgeon for further evaluation. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-neurosurgical-interventions-epilepsy-4-15-22/
Fri, April 01, 2022
Breaking the Binary: Expanding Gender Identity and Expression
This week we celebrated Transgender Day of Visibility, a day that recognizes the important role that trans and gender diverse people play in our lives and communities, and the celebrates the courage it takes for many trans and gender diverse folks to live in the world as their authentic selves. On this episode, we interview Nick Alm (they/them), who lives boldly as a non-binary person, and who is the founder of Mossier, a company who works with organizations to develop LGBTQ employment equity. Join this conversation with Nick as we explore non-binary identities, gender-neutral pronouns and what gender expansive kids and colleagues need to thrive in all areas of their lives. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-breaking-binary-expanding-gender-identity-expression-4-1-22/
Fri, March 25, 2022
Crack The Case: Start "C-eeing" MIS-C: A Case-Based Review for General Pediatricians
Like Zoom birthdays and designer masks, multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a unique product of the COVID-19 pandemic. Appearing about 4 weeks after COVID-19 infection has cleared, it likely represents a disordered immune response that can cause appendicitis-like GI symptoms, Kawasaki-like skin findings, and most alarmingly, cardiac dysfunction and pump failure. Recognizing MIS-C’s presentation and having a diagnostic approach in mind will be increasingly important for pediatricians as we enter Omicron’s afterglow. Today’s episode will aim to cover that territory through a case-based presentation in addition to other typical disease processes on the differential. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-crack-case-start-c-eeing-mis-c-case-based-review-general-pediatricians-3-25-22/
Fri, March 18, 2022
Guidelines With Gabi: Heads Up! Helping Kids Manage Migraines to Get Back to Play and School
On this week's episode of Talking Pediatrics, Dr. Gabi Hester explores how to diagnose and manage headaches in children with Dr. Meghan Candee, Associate Professor of Pediatric Neurology and Director of the Comprehensive Pediatric Headache Clinic at the University of Utah. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-guidelines-gabi-heads-helping-kids-manage-migraines-get-back-play-school-3-18-22/
Fri, March 11, 2022
Health Equity Actions: How The Relationship Between Clinical Trials and Medical Treatment Impacts Health Disparities
On this episode of Talking Pediatrics, we welcome Adriene Thornton, Health Equity Manager at Children’s Minnesota, for her first episode as guest host. Join Adriene as she interviews Dr. Zeke McKinney, a well known physician advocate and clinical researcher in areas of health equity. Listen as these two health equity experts explore race-based medicine, equity and representation in clinical research trials and how social determinants of health lead to health disparities. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-health-equity-actions-relationship-clinical-trials-medical-treatment-impacts-health-disparities-3-11-22/
Fri, March 11, 2022
Introduction to Adriene Thornton
Listen in as host Dr. Angela Goepferd interviews new health equity host Adriene Thornton. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-introduction-adriene-thornton-3-11-22/
Fri, March 04, 2022
Simulation Sessions: Augmented Reality To Improve Pediatric Septic Shock Care
Augmented Reality (AR) is a revolutionary advancement in medicine that provides healthcare professionals an interactive experience with superimposed digital media in the real environment. As we better understand the ways AR can enhance the care we provide our patients or the training we offer our healthcare professionals, simulation can lead the way. In this episode, Dr. Regina Toto, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, shares her work developing and testing PediSepsisAR, a first of its kind augmented reality app that can measure the volume and timing of fluid administration during the resuscitation of a pediatric patient in septic shock. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-simulation-sessions-augmented-reality-improve-pediatric-septic-shock-care-3-4-22/
Fri, February 25, 2022
Trailblazers: Dr. Lisa on the Street
Somewhere along the way, understanding bodies and health information became a jumbled mess for so many of our patients. Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick, also known as “Dr Lisa on the Street”, is out to change that. Listen in on this conversation with Dr. Lisa about health literacy through proximity, and more importantly, following your passion and making a difference. The founder of Grapevine Health, and a former Medicaid Medical Director and former physician at the CDC, Dr. Lisa’s curiosity is contagious and her genuine desire to connect with people has made her an internet success. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-trailblazers-dr-lisa-street-2-25-22/
Fri, February 18, 2022
Guidelines With Gabi: MIS-C Potpourri
As the wave of COVID-19 continues across the country, cases of Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) are increasing as well. Two years into the pandemic, what have we learned about this disease? On this episode of Talking Pediatrics, Dr. Gabi Hester will dig into the MIS-C guidelines and some Frequently Asked Questions with two of the Kid Experts at Children’s Minnesota: Dr. Tamara Pozos, Medical Director of Pediatric Immunology, and Dr. Brad Chu, Pediatric Cardiologist at Children’s Heart Clinic. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-heartbeat-guidelines-gabi-mis-c-potpourri-2-18-22/
Fri, February 04, 2022
In A Heartbeat: The Keys to Detecting Congenital Heart Disease in Newborns
It's National Heart Health Awareness Month! Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defect among the kids that we care for, and perhaps contribute to some of the most fear inducing moments in the newborn nursery. The good news is that many congenital heart lesions are treatable with very good outcomes, if detected and treated early by cardiac specialists. Join our Kid Expert Dr. Christine Hills, pediatric cardiologist, as she discusses our ability to detect congenital heart defects on fetal ultrasound, and how we can detect them postnatally through pulse oximetry screening if they are not picked up prenatally. She also shares with us some practical strategies for initial management of newborns with heart disease in the first few days and weeks while they await cardiology intervention or follow up. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-heartbeat-keys-detecting-congenital-heart-disease-newborns-2-4-22/
Fri, January 28, 2022
Sim Sessions With Samreen: Caregivers of Kids With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
How can we best partner with patients and families to make sure they are comfortable taking their kids home from the hospital, particularly after a long or complicated stay? Simulation may be the answer. On this Simulation Sessions with Dr. Samreen Vora, listen as she interviews two of our Kid Experts at Children's Minnesota about the innovative curriculum they developed using simulation to support families going home with children with congenital cardiac problems. Follow along on this journey highlighting examples of success to think about how you might adapt similar models for your practice with patients and families with complex medical needs. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-sim-sessions-samreen-caregivers-kids-hypoplastic-left-heart-syndrome-1-28-22/
Fri, January 21, 2022
Addressing Child and Adolescent Suicidality and Self-Harm
As those of us in clinical practice know, we have seen soaring rates of mental health challenges among children, adolescents and their families during the course of the COVID pandemic, exacerbating the already tenuous situation that existed for child and adolescent mental health. We have seen rates of childhood mental health concerns and suicide rise steadily over the last decade. Across the country, we have seen dramatic increases in ED visits for acute mental health emergencies, including suspected suicide attempts. Here to talk to use today about these increasing mental health challenges, and provide us with some strategies for addressing and preventing suicidality in primary care, is child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Stein. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-addressing-child-adolescent-suicidality-self-harm-1-21-22/
Fri, January 14, 2022
Guidelines With Gabi: Stopping The Flow: How To Recognize and Treat Symptomatic Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Heavy menstrual bleeding can lead to profound loss of blood and disabling symptoms of fatigue, shortness of breath, and dizziness. On this episode of Talking Pediatrics, Dr. Gabi Hester speaks with Pediatric Gynecologist Dr. Rachel Miller and Pediatric Hematologist Dr. Kate Garland about the symptoms, diagnostic workup, and management recommendations for children and young adults with symptomatic heavy menstrual bleeding. View the transcript here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-guidelines-gabi-stopping-flow-recognize-treat-symptomatic-heavy-menstrual-bleeding-1-14-22/
Fri, January 07, 2022
Big Impact On Little Brains: How Childhood Development Has Been Impacted By The COVID Pandemic
Almost two years into the COVID pandemic, and so much has changed for kids. For some of our young patients, they can't remember a time without masks, social distancing and life online. What impact has this "new normal" had on kids, particularly those whose worldview and social interactions have been shaped primarily by the pandemic? Join our conversation with Kathy Hoogerhyde, student support psychologist, as we discuss how the social and emotional development of kids have been impacted by repeated quarantines, social distance guidelines and a lack of typical group social interactions. Learn about factors that impact childhood resiliency, the social developmental tasks that have been impacted for some of our youngest patients and the lack of coping strategies that are becoming more and more apparent in school-aged kids. Most importantly, we will discuss strategies for supporting kids during this unprecedented time.
Fri, December 17, 2021
Crack the Case: When Neutrophils Get the Blues: Interpreting the "Down and Low's" of Neutropenia
When speaking about neutropenia, most pediatricians will recall oncology patients they cared for in residency who were floridly septic, mucosal sores evident, and too vulnerable to infection to safely take a rectal temperature. Outside of oncology, however, neutropenia has many "flavors" and is often an incidental lab finding in an otherwise healthy, smiling child. While understanding every possible cause for neutropenia is outside the scope of today's episode, we will focus on major findings that offer insight into two important questions: (1) is this patient at risk for serious infection? And (2) do these findings point to a dangerous underlying pathology that needs to be explored further?
Fri, December 10, 2021
Guidelines With Gabi: Something Old, Something New, Lots of Kids Needing O2: Update in Bronchiolitis
In the midst of a COVID pandemic, our pediatric hospital systems have been tested by a different viral surge....bronchiolitis. Arriving unexpectedly early this year, our already strained hospital systems have been full of sick kids, many of whom have bronchiolitis. On this Guidelines with Gabi episode, Dr. Gabi Hester talks with fellow pediatric hospitalist, Dr. Nadia Maccabe Ryaboy, about current patterns of RSV and bronchiolitis and evidence based and effective strategies for management.
Fri, December 03, 2021
Trailblazers: Nathan Chomilo, MD
Not yet a decade into his career, Dr. Nate Chomilo is already blazing trails through adovcating improved childhood literacy, raising awareness about social determinants of health and tackling the tough problem of racial health inequities. On this Trailblazers episode, we learn about Dr. Chomilo's early advocacy work in residency, as he found a passion for the social determinant of health of childhood literacy, through the Reach Out and Read program, where he would eventually become the Medical Director for Minnesota. This led him to broader work with the Minnesota Governor's Early Learning Council and eventually into his current position as Medical Director for the State of Minnesota's Medicaid and MinnesotaCare programs. Through his work with the State of Minnesota, as well as co-founding the Minnesota Doctors for Health Equity, Dr. Chomilo shares with us his passion for early childhood intervention and healthcare access and how clinicians and health systems can address racial and health equity.
Fri, November 19, 2021
Guidelines With Gabi: The Right Stuff
Antimicrobial Stewardship as a strategy to get the right treatment to the right patient at the right time. On this episode of Talking Pediatrics, Dr. Gabi Hester talks with Dr. Christina Koutsari, Pediatric Infectious Diseases pharmacist and co-leader of the Antimicrobial Stewardship committee about growing concerns for antibiotic resistance and ways to combat this potentially lethal situation.
Fri, November 12, 2021
Kids and COVID: What You Need to Know About Expanding Vaccination and Current Pediatric Infection Rates
Last week, the ACIP and the CDC approved FDA emergency use authorization for the Pfizer COVID vaccine for ages 5-11 years old. And it seems like it couldn't have come soon enough, with kids back in school this year and rising pediatric positivity rates for COVID. Now comes the hard work of figuring out a vaccination strategy for younger patients and having important conversations with parents and caregivers to help them understand the importance and safety of COVID vaccination in younger kids. Here to help us understand the landscape for pediatric COVID and help us with the science and data we need to talk to families are Dr. Anu Kalaskar, Medical Director of Infectious Disease and Joseph Kurland, Infection Preventionist, at Children's Minnesota.
Fri, November 05, 2021
Nothing About Me Without Me: A Young Adult's Journey with Cancer
On today's episode, we have the unique experience of not only talking with two of our Kid Experts in pediatric oncology, Dr. Julie Chu and Trinayani Freeberg, from our adolescent and young adult (AYA) oncology program, but also Isadora, an 18 year old who has been a patient in the AYA program for the last 3 years. Today Isadora bravely shares her story with us, as we have the opportunity to hear from one of our amazing patients and her healthcare team what it's like to be an adolescent and young adult cancer patient and learn from Isadora ways that we can all improve our care for kids by helping them be at the center of their own stories.
Fri, October 29, 2021
Equity Actions: Walking, Living, Breathing Health Equity Actions
On this episode of Talking Pediatrics, guest host James Burroughs, VP and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer at Children’s Minnesota talks about walking, living and breathing Equity Actions with his special guest, Michael Currie, Sr. VP and Chief Health Equity Officer at United Health Group. Listen to two leaders in the field as they describe the journey of identifying where health disparities exist by various demographic variables, followed by the process of developing interventions to eliminate those disparities and create equitable health outcomes.
Fri, October 22, 2021
Guidelines with Gabi: Kids Books You Don't Want to Miss: Part 2
But wait! There's more!! On this week's podcast episode, Dr. Gabi Hester continues her conversation with guests who love kids' books. If you happened to miss last week's episode, please be sure to go back and listen to "Kids'Books You Don't Want to Miss! Part 1".
Fri, October 15, 2021
Guidelines with Gabi: Kids Books You Don't Want to Miss: Part 1
On this week's podcast episode, Dr. Gabi Hester is joined by several great guests who love to read. And to read with kids. They'll explore some of their favorite books to open up important conversations about identity, emotions, and to discuss some difficult current events. There was so much to talk about that the conversation will be continued in a future episode! For the episode transcript, go here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-guidelines-gabi-kids-books-dont-want-miss-part-1-10-15-21/
Fri, October 08, 2021
Looking Deeper: Manifestations of COVID Related Stress in the Pediatric ENT Office
Many of us are seeing the ongoing mental health impact of the COVID pandemic, as young kids and adolescents are struggling now more than ever with depression, anxiety and stress, often to overwhelming degrees, ending up in the emergency department and looking for hard to find inpatient mental health beds. But what about the kids who are processing their stress, anxiety and trauma primarily through physical symptoms? How might kids be presenting to our offices with physical complaints that are exacerbated by stress and how might we help them? Here to talk to us about a few ways that psychosocial symptoms show up in the pediatric ENT office is Dr. Tim Lander, medical director of our Pediatric ENT program here at Children’s Minnesota. For the episode transcript, go here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-looking-deeper-manifestations-covid-related-stress-pediatric-ent-office-10-8-21/
Fri, October 01, 2021
18,000 and Counting: One Year of the Talking Pediatrics Podcast
One year ago, we launched the Talking Pediatrics podcast, bringing the most up to date pediatric information, along with intriguing stories and guests, to pediatric clinicians everywhere. Over 18, 500 downloads later, we have had many amazing moments, incredible stories, silly slip ups and more and have been humbled by the overwhelming response to our podcast. Join our hosts and our production team for an anniversary conversation about the good, the bad and the surprising as we talk about what goes into bringing you Talking Pediatrics each week. And thanks to you, our listeners, for helping us grow and evolve this past year. We look forward to many more to come! For the episode transcript, go here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-18000-counting-one-year-talking-pediatrics-podcast-10-1-21/
Fri, September 24, 2021
Crack the Case: Cutaneous Drug Reactions, Their Mimics, and the Escape from "Allergy Jail"
All providers are familiar with long, dubious allergy lists pointing to a rash around the time a medication was taken. Given the endless list of competing causes for rash, misattribution to medications is wildly common as many studies by pharmacists have shown. The result is “allergy jail”, where angry pop ups limit our treatment options, impact antibiotic stewardship, and often follow a child into adulthood. This week's case will investigate principles to correctly identify when rashes and other associated symptoms are (and more frequently are not) attributable to a medication taken. For the episode transcript, go here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-crack-case-cutaneous-drug-reactions-mimics-escape-allergy-jail-9-24-21/
Fri, September 17, 2021
Simulation Sessions: Simulation for Medication Safety
Using simulation for testing processes and systems enhances patient safety. In healthcare, there is constantly advancing technology and having a nimble way to keep up but maintain quality and patient safety is critical. Simulating parts of the design and implementation of a new process can not only keep our patients safer but can also help save money. Discovering gaps and making changes prior to implementation. Today we are speaking with Amy Gisslen, Medication Safety Pharmacist, on the implementation of a new medication safety software and Heidi Shafland, Clinical Nurse Specialist about improving the process of administering total parental nutrition (TPN) and Lipids. For the episode transcript, go here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-simulation-sessions-simulation-medication-safety-9-17-21/
Fri, September 10, 2021
Guidelines With Gabi: Febrile Infant: A Guideline 17 Years in the Making
Caregivers of young infants are instructed to bring babies to the hospital for a fever. Why? On this episode of Talking Pediatrics guest host Dr. Gabi Hester will speak with Dr. Robert Pantell, Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at the University of California San-Francisco and the lead author of the recently published “Evaluation and Management of Well-Appearing Febrile Infants 8 to 60 Days Old” guideline from the American Academy of Pediatrics. This guideline has been in the works since 2004 and is chock full of new information about how to best evaluate young babies with fever. Some of the recommendations may surprise you! For the episode transcript, go here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-guidelines-gabi-febrile-infant-guideline-17-years-making-9-10-21/
Fri, August 27, 2021
Going Viral: Conversation With the Tik Tok Doc
For most teenagers, social media use has become an integrated part of their lives. According to recent research, 85% of teens have at least one active social media profile and almost half of teens are online “almost constantly”. Given that our patients are increasingly spending their time online, how do we leverage social media to help improve their health outcomes? This episode features Dr. Rose Marie Leslie, the “Tik Tok Doc”, who went viral in 2019 with her health education videos about vaping and EVALI. With close to 1 million followers, many of whom are teenagers, listen as Dr. Leslie talks to us about how to use social media for health education and what things clinicians should consider before venturing online to inform and interact with their patients. For the episode transcript, go here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-going-viral-conversation-tik-tok-doc-8-27-21/
Fri, August 20, 2021
Oh Baby! Handling Instability In Newborns
One of the greatest joys of pediatrics is being present to welcome a new baby into the world. And some of the most harrowing moments many pediatric clinicians experience is when something goes wrong in those earliest moments of a baby's life. Join this conversation with Dr. Tara Zamora, Medical Director of Children's NICU in Minneapolis, as we discuss what can be done when newborns are in distress and when and how to transfer unstable newborns to the NICU when needed. Learn tips from our NICU expert for handling unexpected premature deliveries and babies who experience distress during and immediately after birth. For the episode transcript, go here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-oh-baby-handling-instability-newborns-8-20-21/
Fri, August 13, 2021
Equity Actions: What Do We Really Mean, and What Does It Really Take, To Achieve “Health Equity”?
We talk a lot about health equity, but what do we really mean? And what would it look like for a healthcare organization to truly invest in the ways necessary to achieve equitable health outcomes? Join guest host James Burroughs, VP and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, as he interviews Duane Reynolds, national health equity leader, about removing systematic barriers to optimize health for all of our patients. For the episode transcript, go here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-equity-actions-really-mean-really-take-achieve-health-equity-8-13-21/
Fri, August 06, 2021
It's Only Skin Deep: Recommendations for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Guest host Dr. Gabi Hester talks with Dr. Courtney Herring, Pediatric Hospitalist, about the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections. For the episode transcript, go here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-skin-deep-recommendations-skin-soft-tissue-infections-8-6-21/
Fri, July 30, 2021
Trailblazers: Patsy Stinchfield, APRN, CPNP
After 34 years of blazing trails at Children's Minnesota, our beloved vaccinologist and infection prevention specialist, pediatric nurse practitioner Patsy Stinchfield, retired on July 1st, 2021. On this Trailblazers episode, we learn about the resilience it took to be one of the first nurse practitioners at Children's Minnesota, steadily plowing the field for those who would come after her. From her beginnings as a nurse practitioner in the Emergency Department, to her pioneering leadership of Children's first HIV program, to her fearless and steadfast guidance through multiple infectious disease outbreaks (including Ebola, H1N1, Measles and COVID) listen to what it took to pave the way with courage, optimism and gratitude. For the episode transcript, go here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-trailblazers-patsy-stinchfield-7-30-21/ .
Fri, July 23, 2021
"Trauma" Season: How To Keep Kids Safe This Summer
Summer is upon us! And with the warm weather comes all sorts of summer fun....swimming, boating, jetskis, skateboards, ATVs, trampolines...and the associated accidents and trauma that often fill up pediatric emergency rooms and ICUs. Joining us to talk about summer trauma season and best practices for injury prevention is Dr. Andrew Kiragu, pediatric intensive care specialist and past president of the MNAAP. On this episode we review strategies for keeping kids safe while enjoying summer activities and also discuss how to protect kids from increased gun related injuries this time of year.
Fri, July 16, 2021
Book Club: Inspiring A Career In Medicine
In this first episode of our Book Club series, guest host Dr. Gabi Hester sits down with a multidisciplinary group of clinicians from MN and beyond to discuss books that influenced their careers in medicine. Specifically, each guest discusses what books inspired them to pursue medicine, or a particular field of pediatrics, and why. A good start to your summer reading list! For the episode transcript, go here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-book-club-inspiring-career-medicine-7-16-21/
Fri, July 09, 2021
Crack the Case: Bloody Stool and Defining Diarrhea
On this episode of Talking Pediatrics Crack the Case, guest host Dr. Bryan Fate is joined by Dr. Kayla Olson, pediatric resident, to discuss one of our favorite subjects in pediatrics.....poop. Bloody stool carries a wide differential spanning infection, inflammatory bowel disease, and anatomic variants; and what appears to be blood isn't always so. Through this case, we discuss the importance of a thorough stooling history to guide decision making and when to be worried about dangerous causes of bleeding. We also highlight the familiar clinic experience of pivoting from a listed chief complaint to something quite different once in the room with family. For the episode transcript, go here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-crack-case-bloody-stool-defining-diarrhea-7-9-21/
Fri, June 25, 2021
Talking Pediatrics Trailblazers: Jana Shortal
There are certain people who "change the game" for all who come after them, while impacting and influencing the world for the better. Trailblazers. To close out LGBTQ Pride month 2021, we introduce our first Talking Pediatrics Trailblazer episode, featuring Emmy award winning reporter Jana Shortal. Listen to how Jana came to break the unspoken dress code for on-air reporters, inspiring others, including many kids and teenagers, to lean into their authentic identities and show up exactly as they are. Jana talks about being publicly bullied for her appearance, and how she stood up for herself and so many others, by refusing to back down. She shares stories about young people who have reached out to her and gives advice for pediatric clinicians about creating welcoming environments for all kids. For the episode transcript, go here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-trailblazers-jana-shortal-6-25-21/
Fri, June 18, 2021
Are We There Yet? The COVID Pandemic, Emerging Variants and Pediatric Vaccination
The pandemic is changing as we head into summer 2021, and many of us in healthcare are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel. Join this conversation with nurse practitioner Patsy Stinchfield, Director of Infection Prevention and Control and Children's Minnesota's COVID Incident Commander, as we discuss current infection rates, what we know about the emerging delta variant and where we are at with pediatric vaccine trials. As Patsy describes, COVID remains "a clear and present danger" for kids and teenagers, and our role as pediatric caregivers is crucial in protecting them through prevention and vaccination.
Fri, June 11, 2021
Simulation Sessions: Using Virtual Reality to Address Implicit Bias
We ALL have implicit biases. Biases can be favorable or unfavorable towards race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, nationality, language, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, geography, and disabilities. These biases might not be the same as our conscious beliefs, but they can influence our actions and perpetuate children’s health disparities. Join guest host Dr. Samreen Vora as she interviews Dr. Tensing Maa from Nationwide Children’s Hospital about using technology and simulation to educate clinicians on implicit bias. Dr. Maa created a mobile application called VARIAT (Virtual and Augmented Implicit Association Training) that can be found for free in the App and Google Play to test out what you hear on this episode.
Fri, June 04, 2021
It's All In Your Head: Understanding Pediatric Concussions
With summer comes sunshine, ice cream, sports, and concussions. On this episode, Dr. Gabi Hester interviews Family Medicine Physician, Dr. Jesse Coenen. about concussions. What causes them, how to recognize them, and best management strategies.
Fri, May 28, 2021
Crack the Case: Is it Growing Pains?
Primary care doctors frequently encounter kids with episodic, crampy leg pain, often worse at night and felt in deep muscular compartments bilaterally. So-called “growing pains” are poorly understood (and likely have little to do with actual linear growth) but thankfully self-resolve in time. Through this case, we discuss when reassurance for growing pains is warranted, what else is on the differential and when to be concerned, as well how continuity with families informs medical decisions and the evaluation of "sick" versus "not sick".
Fri, May 28, 2021
Meet the Hosts, Part 3
It's time to introduce a new guest host to the Talking Pediatrics podcast! Dr. Bryan Fate is a pediatrician in our Minneapolis Primary Care clinic at Children's Minnesota, a talented musician and will be the guest host for our new Crack the Case with Dr. Fate series on Talking Pediatrics. Listen to a brief conversation with Dr. Fate to learn about what drew him into both pediatrics and music, and how he will be combining these two passions into an exciting new case-based episodes of our podcast.
Fri, May 21, 2021
Equity Actions: Talking To Patients and Families About Race
One thing that has become increasingly clear is that racism has a demonstrated impact on health outcomes. It's also become apparent that structural racism is not only built into the wiring of our healthcare systems' walls, but into many other institutions as well, including education, public safety, housing, criminal justice and others. Knowing that racism and racial trauma impacts the health of our patients, how do we talk about it with them? How do we have conversations about race in the exam room? Join guest host James Burroughs, VP and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, as he talks with Dr. Brooke Cunningham, Internist, Sociologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota, about her research looking at clinician engagement around issues of race, racism and racial disparities in health.
Fri, May 14, 2021
But Dr. Google Said....
Science is science and facts are facts, right? Unfortunately, not when it comes to the internet. In the age of "Dr. Google" how can we best care for patients and families when most families are using the internet to self-diagnose before coming to the office, or after the visit to challenge our recommendations? Learn how to set the stage for having effective conversations with families about online medical information, how to counter the "infodemic" we are experiencing with the expansion of medical information online and the valuable "three W's" of handling internet based medical information from patients. Back with us is Dr. Mike Pitt, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota, as he helps us master modern medical communication.
Fri, May 07, 2021
Overcoming Medical Jargon
How much time have you spent thinking about how you communicate with patients? Are you good at it? How would you know? Could we be causing harm by not communicating clearly with our patients? Join us as we talk with Dr. Mike Pitt, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Hospitalist at the University of Minnesota, about the science of communication, common “medial jargon” pitfalls and learn some tips for how to make sure that we are communicating clearly to patients and families in a variety of clinical scenarios.
Fri, April 30, 2021
Straight to the Joint: A Deeper Dive Into the Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections
As kids flock outside to play this summer, musculoskeletal infections are on thing that could slow them down. In this episode guest host Dr. Gabi Hester will dig deep into the evidence with Dr. Jennifer Laine, Pediatric Orthopedic surgeon as well as Dr. Raj Srivastava, Pediatric Hospitalist about the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal infections.
Fri, April 23, 2021
Simulation Sessions: The Unique Power of Human Simulation
Often when we think of simulation, we think of the use of mannequins to practice procedures or simulate a trauma or event, but nothing really prepares you for "real life" in quite the same way as simulating with actual human beings, or standardized patients. Listen to guest host Dr. Samreen Vora as she interviews Joe Miller, human simulation program manager at the University of Minnesota, about the use of live pediatric simulated patients or actors to simulate everything from a "mass casualty" event with multiple high school students to a difficult conversation between a transgender patient and their provider. Standardized patients, or SPs, can be powerful patient teachers that help us improve care for marginalized populations, as they shape the narrative of their experiences and train clinicians to provide culturally responsive care.
Fri, April 16, 2021
Reflections On A Revolution: Advancing Health Equity and Inclusion After the Murder of George Floyd
Almost one year ago, the world watched in horror as former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of George Floyd, ultimately taking his life. After this event, and in the middle of a global pandemic, we both watched and participated in a global awakening and uprising for racial justice, with many heeding the call to take action to end systemic racism as they never had before. While Derek Chauvin's trial gets underway and we prepare for the one year anniversary of George's Floyd's death, we sit down with our guest host James Burroughs, VP and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer at Children's Minnesota, to talk about what it's been like to continue the work of advancing health equity and inclusion over the last year, what progress has been made, what work there still is to be done. We talk about the disparate impact of the COVID pandemic on communities of color, our drive for equitable vaccine distribution and the impact of racial trauma on our colleagues and patients of color during the current Chauvin trial. Note: This episode was recorded two weeks before Daunte Wright was killed by a Brooklyn Park, MN police officer, reigniting the grief and anger of racial profiling and police violence here in the Twin Cities.
Fri, April 09, 2021
Equity Actions: #ProtectTrans Kids
2021 is shaping up to be one of the worst years for anti-LGBTQ legislation to date. So far over 175 bills have been introduced in 32 states that seek to restrict the rights of LGBTQ individuals, with several of them specifically targeting transgender and gender diverse kids. This coordinated, multistate effort to target vulnerable transgender youth is rooted in fear and misinformation. Guest host James Burroughs, VP and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, interviews Dr. Angela Kade Goepferd, Chief Education Officer, Chief of Staff and Medical Director of the Gender Health Program at Children's Minnesota about what equity actions you can take as a clinician (or parent or community member) to protect transgender kids as they are being banned from sports participation and denied access to life saving medical care. Learn how to dispel myths about transgender athletes and what we know about the evidence behind providing gender affirming care to kids and teenagers.
Fri, April 02, 2021
Bam! Unpacking the Latest Treatment for COVID-19
We are now over a year into our journey with COVID-19 and so much has changed. We are rolling out vaccines, we are battling new variants, and we are desperately trying to tip that scales toward controlling the pandemic and despite rising new cases. On this Guidelines with Gabi edition of Talking Pediatrics, Dr. Gabi Hester interviews Christina Koutsari, Pharm D, about the Bamlanivimab, one of the latest treatment options for COVID-19. Bamlanivimab has received FDA emergency use authorization for use in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at risk for serious progression of disease. On this episode, you'll learn how this therapy works, which pediatric patients are eligible, in both the inpatient and outpatient setting and what we know about efficacy of this treatment for emerging variants.
Fri, March 26, 2021
Beyond the Pandemic: Reflections on the Science, Medicine, Humanity and Cultural Impact of COVID-19
Many of us have had significant professional and personal impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, and our lives have changed in ways that are only now just becoming clear a year later. Join us for a unique conversation with a seasoned critical care physician, Dr. Stephen Kurachek, as he reflects on what it was like to follow the evolving science of the COVID pandemic as a part of the HICS team at Children's Minnesota, what he observed about the impact of the pandemic and isolation on our humanity, and what lessons we can take away from the past year as we move forward with a culture of empathy and kindness.
Fri, March 12, 2021
Stolen Breaths: Lessons from Antiracism Research
On this Equity Actions episode of Talking Pediatrics, our guest host, VP and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer James Burroughs, interviews Dr. Rachel Hardeman PhD, MPH, the newly appointed Blue Cross Endowed Professor of Health and Racial Equity at the UMN School of Public Health and the founding director of the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity. Does it make a difference if Black patients have a Black doctor? What impact does police violence have on community health outcomes? Listen to Dr. Hardeman explain how focusing on racism as a fundamental cause of health inequities can help us improve outcomes for our patients and find out what steps we can take at the individual and system level to advance health equity.
Fri, March 05, 2021
COVID Clots
A year into the pandemic, and we still continue to learn more about how SARS CoV-2 infection affects kids. So, what should pediatric clinicians be looking for when it comes to signs and complications of COVID in children? One thing we know for sure is that "COVID clots". On this episode, Dr. Gabi Hester interviews our hematology specialist Dr. Kate Garland about what we know about clotting in kids with COVID, which kids are most vulnerable, and which kids, and at what ages, should be put on thromboprophylaxis to prevent clotting complications. Dr. Hester and Dr. Garland also walk through the new Children's Minnesota clinical guideline on VTE prophylaxis in kids with COVID.
Fri, February 26, 2021
Preparing for the Extreme: The Surprising Simulation of Large Scale Disasters
It's hard to prepare for the unexpected, though in healthcare, we often rely on Simulation to help us hone our skills for unexpected and high stress medical events, such as a medical code or trauma. But sometimes, the unexpected happens on such a large scale that it's almost unimaginable how we could possibly prepare. Perhaps surprisingly, Simulation can also be used in for these "disaster" situations like extreme weather, mass casualty events, school shootings, and yes, even a pandemic. Join guest host, Dr. Samreen Vora, as she interviews Ken Combs, Emergency Preparedness Program Manager, to hear stories of applying Simulation to the "extreme" of the unexpected and how partnering with simulation specialists ("simulationists") can bring a sense of realism to disaster practice.
Fri, February 19, 2021
Equity Actions: Do All Babies Count? The Dilemma of Black Maternal Health
Despite many advances we have made over the last decades, black women continue to die in childbirth at rates that seem unbelievable in 2021. We have made medical advances that allow us to do things like open fetal surgery, and yet we continue to measure dramatic differences in both maternal morbidity and mortality, as well as infant mortality, based on race. On today's episode, join guest host James Burroughs, VP and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer as he interviews Dr. Lisa Saul, perinatologist and president of The Mother Baby Center about the stark maternal health disparities that black mothers experience and how we can approach maternal fetal medicine with an equity lens to make sure that all women and all babies have the healthy outcomes they deserve.
Fri, February 12, 2021
The Smoldering Fire of the COVID Pandemic, The Impact of Vaccination and the What's On the Horizon for Pediatrics
Chances are, if you work in healthcare, you've already been vaccinated, and as vaccination rates increase, we are finally starting to see COVID infection rates and positivity rates decrease. So what does this mean? Are we on our way out of the pandemic? What comes next? Joining us on this episode is our resident COVID expert, nurse practitioner Patsy Stinchfield, who is our COVID incident commander at Children's Minnesota, senior director of Infection Prevention and a member of the ACIP vaccine committee through the CDC. Listen as we discuss where we are in this moment of the pandemic, how vaccination is going, including a look at inequity in vaccine distribution and access, and finally, when and how we can expect to get COVID vaccination for kids.
Fri, February 05, 2021
The Heart of the Matter: Cardiac Implications of COVID-19 Infection In Kids
We've talked on our podcast about COVID infection in kids, how to manage the acute symptoms, how to recognize complications like MIS-C. But what about after a child recovers from COVID-19 infection? What comes next? Are kids at increased risk of cardiac complications post infection? How and when can kids safely return to sports? Join guest host Dr. Gabi Hester as she interviews pediatric cardiologist Dr. Chris Carter from the Children's Heart Clinic about these questions and more.
Fri, January 29, 2021
Kids and COVID: Recognition and Management of MIS-C
As of January 2021, there were over 1600 total reported cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, and 26 pediatric deaths. Given that most cases of MIS-C occur between the ages of 1-14, and kids under 16 are not yet eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, understanding how to recognize and respond to MIS-C is something that everyone working in pediatrics needs to know. On this episode, our guidelines expert, Dr. Gabi Hester, Medical Director of Clinical Outcomes at Children's Minnesota is the guest, rather than the host, and shares with us what pediatric clinicians in various settings (clinic, ED, inpatient, ICU) need to know about MIS-C.
Fri, January 22, 2021
Up In Smoke: What Do We Know About Vaping and COVID-19?
In late 2019, a mysterious respiratory illness was sweeping across the country. No, it's wasn't COVID but vaping related lung injury, or EVALI. Once COVID hit the US in early 2020, news of vaping and vaping related lung injury nearly vanished from the news, but many questions remain unanswered. Does vaping put someone at increased risk for catching COVID? Is your risk of COVID complications higher if you have a vaping habit? How can we be sure respiratory distress is COVID and not EVALI? And most importantly, what's happening with vaping and usage patterns in youth today? Here to answer all of those questions and more is Dr. Anne Griffiths, pediatric pulmonologist and our resident vaping expert at Children's Minnesota.
Fri, January 15, 2021
When A Fish Starts To See The Water: A White Doctor's Journey of Understanding Systemic Racism and Becoming A Force For Change
On this Equity Actions episode of Talking Pediatrics, guest host James Burroughs, VP, Chief Diversity Officer, interviews Dr. Steve Nelson, pediatric hematologist and director of Children's Sickle Cell program on what it means to be a white doctor advocating for the elimination of racism in medicine. Listen Dr. Nelson's journey of discovering and understanding white privilege and systemic racism ("the racial narratives that wash over all of us"), and how this discovery shaped both his medical practice and his own sense of identity. Learn from Dr. Nelson how to sit with the discomfort of whiteness and racial oppression, discover our curiosity and shared humanity and then move forward with tools and actions to integrate into your pediatric practice that advance health equity and improve health outcomes for all of our patients.
Fri, January 08, 2021
Less is More: Bronchiolitis Best Practices
Winter is here, and amidst the backdrop of the COVID pandemic, we can expect our usual seasonal surge in bronchiolitis in children. On this episode, Dr. Gabi Hester interviews our medical director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Dr. Robert Sicoli, on what we know about bronchiolitis best practices, how our pediatric emergency department was able to effectively implement guidelines to reduce both length of stay and return visits for bronchiolitis and what the implications will be of caring for kids with bronchiolitis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fri, December 18, 2020
Intent vs Impact: The Role of Simulation in Anti-Racism and Health Equity
Join us for a unique conversation about the next frontier in simulation: Anti-Racism. Guest host Dr. Samreen Vora interviews simulation design specialist Brittany Dahlen, RN and hospital chaplain Chris Lillehei about how we can use simulation to reduce implicit bias and improve patient outcomes. Our host and guests lean into the uncomfortable topics that we tend to avoid, and explore opportunities for using simulation to help us improve skills and advance equitable outcomes. Listen to how you and your teams can simulate difficult conversations to transform how we approach the care of our patients.
Fri, December 11, 2020
COVID-19 Vaccine: What You Need To Know
We are in the middle of a public health crisis. At almost a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, infection, hospitalization and death rates are skyrocketing toward all time highs. This weeks numbers suggest that nearly two people died from COVID-19 every minute this past week. Infection rates are high, our hospitals are filling up and as the weather is getting colder, it is forcing us indoors and potentially into more exposures with upcoming holidays. It appears that the light at the end of the tunnel for all of this is the rapid development of a vaccine. And the good news is that a vaccine is on the way, in a matter of days, and here to talk to us about all things COVID vaccination is our resident expert and Hospital Incident Commander for COVID, Nurse Practitioner Patsy Stinchfield.
Fri, December 04, 2020
Croup: 3 Is The New 2
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.
Fri, November 20, 2020
Equity Actions: A Surgeon's Journey to Advance Racial Equity
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.
Fri, November 13, 2020
Let’s Talk About Sex: “Quaranteenagers” and Sexual Health During the Pandemic.
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 pediatric clinicians support the sexual health of our teenage patients during quarantine? Dr. Kylie Fowler, pediatric and adolescent gynecologist at Children’s Minnesota, joins us to discuss the essentials of sexual health during a pandemic.
Fri, November 06, 2020
You Thought COVID Was a Problem? Let's Talk About Measles.
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 Diseases, as they talk about pediatric vaccination rates, measles outbreaks, "community immunity", Vitamin A and what we need to do to prevent additional pandemic problems.
Fri, October 30, 2020
The Invisible Pandemic: Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Child Abuse
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 neglect, and the medical director of the Midwest Children's Resource Center.
Fri, October 23, 2020
Using Simulation To Fight A Global Pandemic
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 reduce not only staff anxiety during patient care but also risk to patients and staff during these unprecedented times.
Mon, October 19, 2020
Meet the Hosts, Part 2
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.
Fri, October 16, 2020
Treating Acute COVID-19 Infections: What Does the Evidence Tell Us So Far?
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 sheds insight on everything from remdesivir to dexamethasone.
Fri, October 09, 2020
Equity Actions: National Coming Out Day and supporting LGBTQ Youth
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.
Fri, October 02, 2020
Asthma and COVID-19
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.
Fri, September 25, 2020
Kids Don't Vote
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.
Fri, September 18, 2020
So, What Do You Really Know About Sepsis?
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 out how much you really know about this not so uncommon pediatric illness.
Fri, September 11, 2020
Equity Actions: Understanding health inequities vs Health Disparities and Initial Steps to Improve Your Care Practices and Outcomes
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.
Fri, September 04, 2020
Back to School During a Pandemic: Supporting Kids Mental Health
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.
Fri, August 28, 2020
Mastering the Management of Patients with MIS-C
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.
Fri, August 21, 2020
Pediatric COVID Mystery Illness: Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
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 MIS-C.
Mon, August 17, 2020
Meet the Hosts, Part I
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).
Mon, August 17, 2020
Kids and COVID (Part 2): Back to School, Upcoming Viral Season and Vaccine Development
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.
Mon, August 17, 2020
Kids and COVID (Part 1): Symptoms, Testing and Transmission
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.
Fri, August 14, 2020
Introduction to Talking Pediatrics Podcast, A Clinical Podcast by Children’s Minnesota
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.
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