Primary Care Perspectives

As primary care pediatricians are often first to care for refugee children when they arrive in the US, it’s important to understand the unique needs of this community and know about available resources to help us provide the best care. Katherine Yun, MD, MHS, Attending Physician with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Refugee Health Program and PolicyLab faculty member, discusses resettlement trends, access to healthcare, the importance of preventive care, existing refugee health programs and more.

Pediatricians play an important role in screening for food insecurity, a problem that impacts many families. Saba Khan, MD, Medical Director of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Healthy Weight Program, discusses how providers can screen for food insecurity at well visits, ways to advocate for access to healthy food at the local level, and the important role pediatricians can play in referring families to nutrition programs and other community resources. Published December 2016.

This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered as medical advice for any particular patient. Clinicians must rely on their own informed clinical judgment in making recommendations to their patients. ©2016 by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, all rights reserved.

Pediatricians play an important role in screening for food insecurity, a problem that impacts many families. Saba Khan, MD, Medical Director of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Healthy Weight Program, discusses how providers can screen for food insecurity at well visits, ways to advocate for access to healthy food at the local level, and the important role pediatricians can play in referring families to nutrition programs and other community resources.

Meningitis B Vaccine Recommendations: In light of new recommendations from the AAP, ACIP and CDC surrounding the use of two recently licensed meningococcal B vaccines, Paul Offit, MD, Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, sits down to address some common questions related to these recommendations. Published December 2016.

This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered as medical advice for any particular patient. Clinicians must rely on their own informed clinical judgment in making recommendations to their patients. ©2016 by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, all rights reserved.

In light of new recommendations from the AAP, ACIP and CDC surrounding the use of two recently licensed meningococcal B vaccines, Paul Offit, MD, Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, sits down to address some common questions related to these recommendations.

In this episode, Julia Shaklee Sammons, MD, MSCE, hospital epidemiologist and medical director of the Department of Infection Prevention and Control at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses the current guidelines on Zika.

Susan Coffin, MD, MPH, Attending Physician and Clinical Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, explains the new influenza vaccine recommendations for the 2016-2017 season and talks about new information revealed in recent studies, timing and supply.

In June 2016, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted that the intranasal vaccine should not be used this season due to low efficacy from 2013 to 2016. Susan Coffin, MD, MPH, Attending Physician and Clinical Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, explains the new influenza vaccine recommendations for the 2016-2017 season and talks about new information revealed in recent studies, timing and supply. Published September 2016.

This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered as medical advice for any particular patient. Clinicians must rely on their own informed clinical judgment in making recommendations to their patients. ©2016 by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, all rights reserved.

As our knowledge of the Zika virus and the current landscape of outbreaks continues to evolve, how can pediatricians stay current with clinical management guidelines? In this episode, Julia Shaklee Sammons, MD, MSCE, hospital epidemiologist and medical director of the Department of Infection Prevention and Control at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses the current guidelines on Zika. Published September 2016.

This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered as medical advice for any particular patient. Clinicians must rely on their own informed clinical judgment in making recommendations to their patients. ©2016 by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, all rights reserved.

While any child can experience a febrile seizure, they are most common between the ages of 18 and 24 months. Sara Fridinger, MD, an attending pediatric neurologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about causes, signs and symptoms of febrile seizures, as well as how to differentiate between simple and complex febrile seizures and when to take action.