Welcome to “Mini Mysteries: Pediatric Cases” a TeamPeds Talks podcast series from the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.

In this podcast series we explore unique clinical cases across the spectrum of pediatric care. Our host for this series is Dan Crawford DNP, ARNP, CPNP-PC, CNE, FAANP, NAPNAP immediate past president. In each episode, we'll tell the story of cases that aren’t always what they appear to be at first glance and explore from the point of clinical presentation, decision making, and the final diagnosis. But there’s a catch, Dan as the host doesn’t know any details about the case at the time of recording, so we are investigating this together. We invite you into these stories as an interactive experience and encourage you to ask your own questions toward solving the cases as they unfold.

Our guest for this episode is Erin Fecske, DNP, APRN, CNRN, CPNP-PC, FAES. Erin, pronouns she/her, is a pediatric nurse practitioner in the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at Children’s Mercy Kansas City where she has worked since 2012. In this role, Erin manages the care of patients withcomplex and refractory epilepsy. Erin completed her MSN at Rush University in Chicago in 2012, later completing her DNP at Duke University in 2019.   Erin is certified as a ClinicalNeuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN) and has specialized in the care of the neuroscience patient for much of her career. She is recognized as a Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society for her contributions to the care of childrenand youth with epilepsy. In addition to her clinical role, Erin is active in several organizations. She served on the AES (American Epilepsy Society) taskforce for development of Infantile Epilepsy Guidelines, psychosocial education committee, and is currently a member of the interdisciplinaryeducation committee.  Erin has also served on the board of directors for the American Association of neuroscience Nurses and is currently serving as president of this organization.