Small Talk by Contemporary Pediatrics

The Contemporary Pediatrics editorial advisory board is key to ensuring that the magazine is providing the practical clinical guidance the pediatric provider needs to offer the best care possible. The series "Meet the Board" offers a chance to get to know the people who help shape the magazine.

For our third episode in the series, we sat down with Amin J. Barakat, MD, FAAP, who is a professor of clinical pediatrics at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC.

The COVID-19 vaccine offers some challenges for addressing the vaccine hesitant parent. We sat down with Dr. Donna Hallas to discuss how to communicate with parents as well as how to address vaccines missed because of the pandemic.

There are many lessons learned in the pandemic from the efficacy of telehealth to the impact of politicization on public health.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Andrew J. Schuman, MD, FAAP, to discuss his hope for using those lesson to improve care as well as what pediatricians can do to address coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine hesitancy.

It seems like every week there's a new social media platform that offers new ways to reach out to patients but also new pitfalls.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Andrew J. Schuman, MD, FAAP, and talked about how to effectively use social media and what to avoid.

It's been about a year since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic started in earnest in the United States. A lot has changed in a year and other things haven't changed so much.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Andrew J. Schuman, MD, FAAP, about the lessons learned in the pandemic and what his thoughts are about when it might end.

The Contemporary Pediatrics editorial advisory board is key to ensuring that the magazine is providing the practical clinical guidance the pediatric provider needs to offer the best care possible. The series "Meet the Board" offers a chance to get to know the people who help shape the magazine.

For our second episode in the series, we sat down with Candice Jones, MD, who is a board-certified general pediatrician in group practice in Orlando, Florida. She is also a former National Health Service Corps Scholar.

With the ongoing obesity epidemic as well as the unique pressures being created by the pandemic, many parents may be turning to their pediatric provider for help with a variety of nutrition needs. To answer some pressing nutrition questions, Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Andrew J. Schuman, MD, FAAP, to discuss the many facets of pediatric nutrition.

2020 will go down as the year when life screeched to a halt for many and health care workers and scientists became the heroes. How will it change medicine and what will 2021 hold?

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Andrew J. Schuman, MD, FAAP, to discuss his reflections on 2020 and what he thinks may happen in 2021.

Does vitamin C really help with colds? Should the antibiotic course be used? Is it better to let a fever run its course? Many ideas in medicine have been around for so long that they feel like truth and continue to guide care, in spite of research that shows they're either ineffective or potentially harmful.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Paul Offit, MD, the director of the Vaccine Education Center and an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, to talk about his recently published book Overkill: When modern medicine goes too far, which discusses medical myths.

The ear exam is one of the components of every visit to the pediatrician. It can determine ear infections and help lead to a hearing loss diagnosis.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Andrew Schuman, MD, FAAP, to discuss the ear exam, hearing loss, and when to refer to audiology.