Charting Pediatrics

It is no secret that medical visits of any kind can sometimes be scary for children and their families. Certified Child Life Specialists are educated and clinically trained in the healthcare setting to help children and their families navigate and cope with the hardships of illness, hospitalization, diagnosis, and trauma. Their work improves patient and family care, satisfaction, and overall experience. In this episode, we are going to discuss how primary care providers can incorporate Child Life tools into daily practice in support of their patient families.

Today, I am happy to be speaking with my colleagues, Jennifer Staab & Stephanie Barta.

Both Jennifer and Stephanie work in our Child life department here at Children's Hospital Colorado. Jennifer is the Manager of the department and Stephanie is a Child life Specialist.

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Comfort Holds

Infantile Hemangiomas is a common skin disorder that usually appears on children at birth or during the first few months of life. Hemangiomas are blood vessels that have incorrectly formed and multiply rapidly. Although they can form on any part of the body, they most often appear on the face, chest, scalp or back. Most of the time, Infantile Hemangiomas go away on their own, but some situations may require you to refer your patient to a specialist. In this episode we will unpack the presentation and management of infantile hemangiomas in the primary care setting. Today I am happy to be speaking with my colleague, Dr. Carla Torres-Zegarra.

Dr. Torres-Zegarra is a Dermatologist here at Children's Hospital Colorado and is an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Torres-Zegarra is also the host for our sister podcast, Pediatras En Linea. Pediatras En Linea is Childrens first ever Spanish speaking podcast. Just like Charting Pediatrics, she and her team release weekly episodes for our provider community.

Resources:

Clinical care Guidlines for the Management of Infantile Hamangiomas - Pediatrics - American Academy of Pediatrics

Infantile Hamagioma Referral Score: A validated Tool for Physicians - Pediatrics - American Academy of Pediatrics

Instagram for Dr. Torres- Zegarra: www.instagram.com/dermaskinmd

Systemic racism is a crisis that daily impacts our patients and the communities in which we as Pediatricians practice medicine. As healthcare providers it is our responsibility to uphold values of justice, inclusion and equity as we serve our patient families as child advocates. Today, we will dive into what health equity is and the challenges that must be navigated in addressing health disparities, including understanding gaps of inclusion and equity in our hospital and clinics as a crucial first step in ensuring health justice for our patient families and colleagues.

Today's discussion is such an important conversation for us to share with each of you, our listeners. I am fortunate to be joined by my colleagues Robert Franklin II and Dr. Brandi Freeman.

Brandi and Robert work together for Diversity Health Equity and Inclusion at Children's Hospital Colorado. Robert serves as the Program Manager and Brandi as the Associate Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the department of Pediatrics. Brandi is also Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Today's episode is underwritten by Allstate, a proud supporter of Charting Pediatrics and Children's Hospital Colorado. Allstate believes in empowering youth and transforming communities. Thank you to Allstate for partnering with Children's Colorado to create innovative, long-term solutions for those in need. Please visit our Charting Pediatrics website to learn more about becoming an underwriting sponsor.

While our pediatric patients have been at lower risk for severe disease during the COVID pandemic, its direct and indirect repercussions on pediatric illnesses have been experienced. In this episode we are going to unpack the impact that COVID has had on pediatric critical care.

Today I am joined by my colleague, Dr. Cam Gunville. Cam serves as our Medical Director of our PICU and is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Critical Care at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

If you are interested in learning more about the impact that can be made to child health through underwriting sponsorship of Charting Pediatrics visit our website or contact Kali Wallace at the Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation, [email protected]

Last week my colleague, Dr. Glenn Furuta, was named recipient of the 2021 Harry Shwachman Award by the North American Society for Pediatric GI, Hepatology and Nutrition. This is the highest honor given by NASPGHAN and is awarded to one person each year who has made outstanding lifetime achievements and contributions to the field of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition. Glenn's lifelong work in the field of eosinophilic and allergic GI disorders has been a game changer for all pediatric (and adult) gastroenterologists and allergists, and he continues to be a global thought and research leader in all aspects of these disorders. In recognition of this honor, we wanted to rebroadcast my discussion with Glenn about Eosinophilic Esophagitis from Season 3 of the podcast. Congratulations Glenn!!

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If the pandemic has taught us nothing else, it is that we humans are a hopeful people. I think most of us entered 2021 with high hopes that the new year would make the COVID-19 pandemic a distant memory… we kicked off the year vaccinating healthcare workers and had great promise for living in a post-pandemic world, personally and professionally. As we come to the end of this year, I think many of us might even consider 2021 even more challenging than 2020 … today we are going to reflect on the last year of pediatric care and how this shared experience has shaped us as pediatric providers.

Today I am joined by my friend and colleague, Dr. Mike DiStefano. Mike serves as our Chief Medical Officer to our Southern Colorado region. He is a practicing emergency medicine physician and is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Happy Holidays from the Charting Pediatrics team!

Due to deficient synthesis of hemaglobin that may be caused by inadequate heme production or abnormalities of globin chain synthesis, Microcytic anemias are among the most common types of anemia in pediatric patients. Today, we will talk through their screening, workup, and treatment. Thank you to listener, Dr. Michelle Shiffman, a colleague from Denver Health, who inspired this episode.

Today I am joined by Dr. Taizo Nakano, Medical Director of the Vascular Anomalies Center at Children's Colorado and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplantation at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

In today's episode all three hosts are in the recording studio for a round table discussion about provider self-care and compassion fatigue. The host team shares personal experiences and strategies they utilize for keeping them energized when cases have challenging outcomes.

The host team includes is David Brumbaugh, MD, pediatric gastroenterologist and Associate Chief Medical Officer at Children's Colorado; Alison Brent, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician and Medical Director of Physician Relations and the Network of Care at Children's Colorado; and Dan Nicklas, MD, pediatrician and Medical Director of the Pediatric Call Center at Children's Colorado.