Healing Heroes PDX: A Shriners Children’s Portland Podcast

Healing Heroes PDX: A Shriners Children’s Portland Podcast

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Healing Heroes PDX: A Shriners Children’s Portland Podcast episodes

  • Meet Dr. Fuchs!
    Dr. Katie Fuchs shares a fun fact about herself as well as some hobbies outside of work, what drew her to Shriners Hospital for Children, and her philosophy of care.
    3 min
  • The Opioid Epidemic and the Pediatric Population
    The ongoing opioid epidemic typically refers to adults, but children and adolescents undergoing surgery are at risk of dependence and addiction to opioid medications as well.

    Dr. Ellen Raney explains how this affects the pediatric population and the devastating statistics surrounding the opioid epidemic. She shares with listeners the many different approaches for pain management that physicians are using when dealing with children in pain.


    • Dr. Raney is a member of the Advocacy Committee of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA)
    • This is her publication, “Raney EM, van Bosse HJP, Shea KG, Abzug JM, Schwend RM.  Current State of the Opioid Epidemic as it Pertains to Pediatric Orthopaedics From the Advocacy Committee of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America.  J Pediatr Orthop. 2018 May/Jun; 38(5) e238-244”
      • 9 min
    • Meet Dr. Kong!
      Dr. Heather Kong shares what led her to pediatric orthopedics, her philosphy of care and what she enjoys in her free time.
      3 min
    • Meet Dr. Welborn!
      Dr. Michelle Welborn shares what drew her to Shriners Hospital for Children, what her hobbies are, and her favorite part of her work.
      2 min
    • Meet Dr. Freese!
      Dr. Krister Freese shares his passions outside of work and what he likes to do in his free time, what led him to Shriners Hospital for Children as well as his philosophy of care.
      2 min
    • Meet Dr. Bauer!
      Listen in as Dr. Jeremy Bauer shares his passions, why he decided to become a doctor at Shriners Hospitals for Children-Portland, and his philosphy of care.
      2 min
    • Meet Dr. Krajbich!
      Listen in to hear more about Dr. Joseph Krajbich's hobbies, his favorite part of his work, and why he was drawn to Shriners Hospital for Children-Portland.
      2 min

    About Healing Heroes PDX: A Shriners Children’s Portland Podcast

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    Shriners Children's Portland is changing lives every day through state-of-the-art pediatric orthopaedic care. Listen to interviews from physicians, clinicians, patients, and their families on all the…