Pediatrics

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD

Guest: G. Alexander Fleming, MD

Researchers are looking at hundreds of ways to treat and cure type one diabetes. Most of the advances so far have come in newly diagnosed children. Is there anything on the horizon to help adults with established type one diabetes? Dr. Alexander (Zan) Fleming, chairman and chief medical officer of Exsulin, joins host Dr. Bruce Bloom to discuss the new therapies for reversing established diabetes.

Host: Mary Leuchars, MD

Guest: Carolyn Paris, MD

Improved living conditions and hygiene may be contributing to the rise of type 1 diabetes in children, but does the "hygiene hypothesis" fully explain the onset of type 1 diabetes in this population? What factors might explain the increased incidence of type 1 diabetes among pediatric patients in the US, Sweden and Finland, in particular? Dr. Carolyn Paris, pediatrician and emergency medicine specialist at the Center for Clinical and Translational Research at Seattle Children's Hospital, explores the indirect evidence that examines environmental influences in the development of type 1 diabetes in children. Dr. Mary Leuchars hosts.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

Hear highlights from the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, held October 2-5, 2010, in San Francisco. This year’s conference focused on advances in the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults, attracting over 8 thousand participants from around the world.

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA

Guest: Samuel Gidding, MD

What age does atherosclerosis and increased risk of heart attacks begin? Can children be at risk, and under what conditions should children's cholesterol levels be checked? Host Dr. Alan Brown discusses lipids in pediatric patients with Dr. Sam Gidding, of the Nemours Cardiac Center at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, and professor of pediatrics at the Jefferson Medical College.

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Host: Jay Goldstein, MD

Guest: Stanley Cohen, MD

What types of small bowel abnormalities are most common among pediatric patients? How can physicians investigate suspected small bowel disease or gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in our younger patients? Dr. Stanley Cohen, gastroenterologist at the Combined Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Children's Center for Digestive Health Care at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and adjunct clinical professor of pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, in Atlanta, Georgia, discusses the roles of CT scans, MRIs and small bowel capsule endoscopy in evaluating pediatric patients with suspected small bowel disease. Dr. Jay Goldstein hosts.

Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA

Guest: Elizabeth Sheehan

Seven hundred women a day receive medical care inside moldy tents on the grounds of what once was the Grace Children's Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. But their circumstances will soon improve, thanks to an innovative nonprofit organization, Containers to Clinics, launched by PA Elizabeth Sheehan. Containers to Clinics converts empty shipping containers into state-of-the-art medical facilities in rural areas where electricity, running water and quality medical care are hard to find. Lisa Dandrea Lenell talks to Sheehan about where the idea for Containers to Clinics came from, what it takes to set up a container and what the organization is doing to help the people of Haiti following the devastating earthquake in January 2010.

Host: Janet Wright, MD

Guest: Paul Heidenreich

Sudden cardiac death among high school or college athletes is rare but tragic, and is jarring to families, friends and communities. What additional measures can physicians take to prevent sudden cardiac death among these students? Current guidelines for screening of young athletes in the U.S. do not include electrocardiography but should they, especially in light of recent Italian research about the efficacy of EKG screenings in preventing sudden cardiac death in this population? Dr. Paul Heidenreich, associate professor of medicine (cardiovascular) and associate professor by courtesy of health research and policy, at the Veterens Affairs (VA) Palo Alto Health Care System, and fellow of the Center for Health Policy and the Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research at Stanford University, weighs the benefits and risks of widespread use of ECG's in the screening of young athletes. Is there a reasonable cost effectiveness value to adding ECG to routine screening for these patients, compared to a routine medical history and physical exam? How should physicians discuss the value of ECG screening with young adult athletes and their parents? Hosted by Dr. Janet Wright.

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Host: Lee Freedman, MD

Guest: Suleena Kalra, MD

Primary and secondary amenorrhea can have various underlying causes among adolescents, including polycystic ovarian syndrome (or PCOS), thyroid disease, and atypical body weight. What types of behavior and lifestyle modifications should be the first steps for adolescent patients with irregular menstruation? Dr. Suleena Kalra, assistant professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Penn Medicine, discusses ways to regulate periods among adolescent patients and protect their future fertility. How significant a role might stress play in amenorrhea among these patients? Dr. Lee Freedman hosts.

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Host: Jerome Lisk, MD, MBA, M.S., FAAN

Guest: David Freyer, DO, MS

The National Cancer Institute defines the 'lost generation' of cancer patients as adolescent and young adult patients 15 to 39 years of age. These patients have demonstrated lower rates of improvements in survival and the lowest rate of participation in federally-funded clinical trials. Host Dr. Jerome Lisk talks with Dr. David Freyer, director of the LIFE Survivorship and Transition Program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, about the challenges facing this group of cancer patients.

Host: Jerome Lisk, MD, MBA, M.S., FAAN

Guest: Sally Ward, MD

Dr. Sally Ward, who heads the division of pediatric pulmonology and is the medical director of the sleep laboratory at Los Angeles's Children's Hospital, talks to host Dr. Jerome Lisk about the physiological changes in children who experience sleep apnea and other sleep problems. They discuss how some sleep problems come about, how being overweight contributes, and how to help pediatric patients battling obesity and sleep problems.