Firearm Injuries have a significant impact on the wellbeing of our pediatric population, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. Come and join us with our guest, Dr. Noé Romo for an insightful conversation regarding firearm safety in the inpatient and outpatient setting. In this episode, you will learn how to provide non-judgemental and seamless anticipatory guidance in well-child visits. In addition, you will gain insight in hospital based violence intervention programs and the multidisciplinary approach required in the primary prevention of firearm injuries.

Brace yourself! This week, we’re learning about cerebral palsy from Dr. Matthew MacCarthy, who is both a pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) specialist at Prisma Health in South Carolina AND a person with cerebral palsy. We’re talking NICU, Botox, and puberty, so get ready to stretch your knowledge with a thoughtful approach to CP diagnosis and management.

Join us for part 2 of our informative discussion with Dr. David Vitale, a pediatric pancreatologist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. In this episode, we dive deep into acute recurrent and chronic pancreatitis, distinguishing the two, and exploring the causes, genetic predispositions, and available treatments. Whether you're a budding pancreatologist or a PCP, this episode offers valuable insights into managing and treating this challenging condition.

Do you develop acute belly pain when you think about pancreatitis? Grab your antiemetics and analgesics and stave off the belly pain for this inflammatory discussion! In this episode, we sit down with our expert pancreatologist, Dr. David Vitale, to discuss all things acute pediatric pancreatitis. He takes us through the causes, pathophysiology and treatment, as well as what the generalist should look out for. 

Join us to learn from our expert guest Rebecca MacDonell-Yilmaz about the difference between palliative care and hospice, how to talk about death and dying, and what services home hospice can provide. Dr. MacDonell-Yilmaz is a pediatric palliative care attending and the director of a pediatric home hospice team.

Grab a cafe au lait and settle in for a nerve-rackingly good conversation with Dr. Carlos Prada, Pediatric Genetics specialist at Northwestern University’s Lurie Children’s Hospital. Dr. Prada walks us through the most common presentations of NF1, the recently updated diagnostic criteria, and important follow-up screening exams and treatment options. It’s an episode so good, even your nerves will be on edge!

Are you missing cases of measles, mumps, rubella, or varicella in your clinical practice without even knowing it? With declining vaccine rates, it is more important than ever to spot vaccine-preventable illnesses, diseases you may have only ever seen on board questions! Dr. Walter Dehority, a pediatric infectious disease physician at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and an expert in vaccines, walks us through need-to-know pearls about the MMR-V suite, including how to spot measles before your colleagues do and which complications should make you think mumps, even without the stereotypical swelling.

In this episode of The Cribsiders, we dive into the fascinating world of artificial intelligence (AI), large language models (LLM’s), and its implications for pediatric medicine. Our informatics expert and pediatric hospitalist, Dr. Tristan Nichols, discusses the current applications of AI in clinical practice on the ward, ethical considerations, and what the future may hold as AI continues to expand. Tune in to learn how AI is shaping the way we diagnose, treat, and care for our youngest patients.

Join us for an insightful conversation with board-certified allergist Dr. Jessica MacDougall (OHSU). In this episode, we dive deep into the world of seasonal, food, and drug allergies. Learn when you can diagnose and treat seasonal allergies, which foods to introduce early, and how to manage the common but confusing amoxicillin rash. Plus, discover key takeaways like why intranasal treatments are the first line for seasonal allergies and why Epinephrine Autoinjector two-packs should always stay together.

Is there a large cleft in your knowledge of craniofacial anomalies? Dr. Matthew Blessing (Seattle Children's) joins us to break down this common condition, treatment strategies, and palate-able pearls for the PCP.