Pediatrics

Host: Shira Johnson, MD

Guest: Trevor Duke, MD

A simple medical device such as an oxygen saturation monitor can make all the difference in a developing country. Dr. Trevor Duke, an intensive care specialist at Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, talks about his study which reduced the death rate from pneumonia in New Guinea by measuring oxygen saturation and administrating oxygen through a concentrator. He and host Dr Shira Johnson discuss this study and his work with the World Health Organization.

Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP

Guest: Andrew Muir, MD

Type 1 diabetes has long been considered a disease of childhood and adolescence. However, current research suggests that infant nutrition, in addition to genetics and other factors early in life, can significantly impact a child's risk for developing the condition later in life. How can we identify children at risk for Type 1 diabetes, and what can we do to prevent or intervene with the disease process? Dr. Andrew Muir, professor of pediatrics and chief of pediatric endocrinology at Emory University School of Medicine, speaks with host Dr. Jennifer Shu about early predictors of Type 1 diabetes.

Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP

Guest: Andrew Muir, MD

Cerebral edema is the most common cause of death among children with diabetes, occurring as a complication of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in about one percent of children with Type 1 diabetes. Among our young patients, who carries the greatest risk for cerebral edema? How can we prevent, recognize and treat this complication of DKA? Dr. Andrew Muir, professor of pediatrics and chief of pediatric endocrinology at Emory University School of Medicine, talks about the timing of cerebral edema onset relative to diabetes, and potential theories that could explain the pathophysiology of the condition. What signs and symptoms should lead physicians to suspect cerebral edema, and should imaging play any role in diagnosis? Dr. Jennifer Shu hosts.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Stephen P. Spielberg, MD, PhD

Medicines for malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS are all available for children, but none are formulated specifically for the younger patient population. Recently, the World Health Organization generated an essential drug list for kids. How will they follow up on this effort? Dr. Stephen M. Spielberg, professor of pediatrics, pharmacology and toxicology at Dartmouth Medical School, and principal investigator for the Institute for Pediatric Innovation's Pediatric Pharmaceutical Reformulation Project, joins host Dr. Bill Rutenberg to discuss some of the challenges ahead: formulation, dosing, preservation, delivery and beyond.

Host: Mary Leuchars, MD

Guest: H. Peter Chase, MD

For teenage diabetic populations, maintaining good glycemic control is often a low priority. Clinicians and families need to be aware of special considerations in this age group to ensure better control and reduce risk for postpubertal complication. How do physicians optimize management protocols for patients entering a stage of rapid hormonal flux? Can school support systems and peer groups play integral roles? Answering these questions with host Dr. Mary Leuchars is Dr. H. Peter Chase, professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and past executive and clinical director of the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes in Denver, Colorado.

Host: Mary Leuchars, MD

Guest: H. Peter Chase, MD

Over 40 children a day are diagnosed with type I diabetes in the United States. What are the clinical management issues pediatric practitioners face today? Joining host Dr. Mary Leuchars is Dr. H. Peter Chase, professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and past-executive and clinical director of the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes in Denver, Colorado. Their subject is type I diabetes in children, from U.S. population trends to keys in clinical recognition, counseling methods for patients and families, and recommendations for follow-up glucose management.

Host: Ketan Sheth, MD, MBA

Guest: Amy Branum, MSPH

The first federal study of food allergies in children by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found a steep increase in such allergies over the last decade. What accounts for the rise in diagnoses and hospitalizations? Is the severity of food allergies also increasing? Amy Branum, lead author of the CDC's study and a statistician at the National Center for Health Statistics, illustrates recent figures on pediatric food allergies with host Dr. Ketan Sheth.

Host: Lauren Streicher, MD

Guest: Coleen Kelly, MD

More than 150,000 obese American people undergo bariatric surgery annually. Many of these patients are women who will become pregnant. Dr. Colleen Kelly, a gastroenterologist at Women and Infants Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, joins host Dr. Lauren Streicher to discuss this growing patient population. The two discuss which surgical option is best for a woman who wants to conceive, along with nutritional guidlines, complications, and of course the health of the baby.

Host: Ketan Sheth, MD, MBA

Guest: Sami Bahna, MD, DrPH

Why are so many people allergic to peanuts? Can people have an allergy to a specific food the very first time they consume it? Both the types of food allergies and the numbers of individuals affected by food allergies increase every year. There are many potential reasons for the rise in food allergies, including the amount of food people consume and the variety of ingredients in what we eat. What other factors are involved in the development of food allergies? Dr. Sami Bahna, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine as well as the Chief of the Allergy and Immunology Section at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, explores the realities of food allergies with host Dr. Ketan Sheth.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Larry Young, PhD

Autism has garnered much attention in recent years. One of the most interesting areas of research is the exploration of oxytocin. Could it improve social interaction? Dr. Larry Young, the William P. Timmie Professor at the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience and the Department of Psychiatry at the Emory University School of Medicine, outlines his latest research with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.