Leaders from Partners for Kids visit the studio as we explore how Ohio Medicaid coordinates, funds, and improves pediatric care. Learn about fee-for-service and managed-care payment models, the role of an accountable care organization, pharmacy collaboration, Ohio’s Unified Preferred Drug List, and initiatives designed to improve access to pediatric dental care. We hope you can join us!

Dr Jason Newland visits the studio as we explore Epstein-Barr Virus and infectious mononucleosis. When should this diagnosis be considered? What diagnostic tests are most helpful? When are corticosteroids appropriate? And what should we tell student-athletes about their return to sports? Tune in for answers to these questions… and more!

Dr Brett Burstein and Dr Nathan Kuppermann visit the studio as we consider febrile neonates ≤28 days of age. Can we skip the lumbar puncture in low-risk babies? What constitutes low risk? And how can we employ shared decision-making with parents of these infants? Tune in for this important conversation!

Jamie Boster and Kelsey Schilling visit the studio as we consider speech and language development. What milestones are expected, when might red flags develop, and where should we refer when problems arise? Tune in to find out!

Kalin Moran, Lelia Emery, and Chloe Heintz are music therapists in the NICU at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. What exactly is music therapy? How does it help premature babies? And what evidence supports its use? Tune in to find out!

Dr Nathan Kuppermann and Dr Paul Aronson visit the studio as we consider febrile infants between 61 and 90 days of age. This has traditionally been considered a “gray zone,” but new data informs an updated approach. We hope you can join us!

Dr. Elizabeth Vickery visits the studio as we consider the growing problem of school avoidance. Many factors conspire to keep kids out of the classroom, resulting in students falling behind and leading to family stress and frustration. We explore the causes of school avoidance and provide practical tips for pediatric providers who support these struggling families. We hope you can join us!

Dr Cristiane Ueno visits the studio as we consider fertility issues in medicine. Trainees face delayed childbearing, restrictive leave policies, financial pressure, and demanding schedules… all of which drive up infertility risk. We consider solutions that support medical professionals now — and their families in the future. We hope you can join us!

The Holocaust remains one of history’s darkest chapters. It also stands as one of medicine’s greatest ethical failures. Dr Dara Albert and Dr Ashley Fernandes visit the studio as we consider the physicians who were leaders, collaborators, and decision-makers in the atrocities of Nazi Germany. We’ll consider the roots of these ethical breaches, the culture of medicine that enabled them, and the continuing responsibility of physicians to protect the dignity, rights, and lives of every patient.

Erica Banta returns to the studio as we consider the third pillar of emotional intelligence: social awareness. This skill helps us recognize and understand the emotions, needs, and concerns of other people. We’ll explore how social awareness supports compassionate clinical care, strengthens teamwork, and enhances leadership within healthcare organizations. We hope you can join us!