Well Beyond Medicine: The Nemours Children's Health Podcast

For many residents of Wilmington, Delaware’s Jessup Street neighborhood, Nemours Children’s Health, Jessup Street is more than a primary care office – it’s a trusted source of support in both joyful and challenging times. That trust and loyalty stem from the dedicated people who work there — we meet two of them in this episode.

Guests:
Hal C. Byck, MD, primary care physician, Nemours Children’s Health, Jessup Street
Shamiya Gould, office manager, Nemours Children's Health, Jessup Street

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management. 

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It is essential to support children with developmental differences at an early age, but they often miss the opportunity for early intervention services provided under federal law. Pediatricians Toni Whitaker, MD, and Jennifer Poon, MD, join us to increase awareness of early intervention services for children ages 3-5 years. They provide insights on the work they're doing with pediatric peer providers to equip them with skills to facilitate equitable access to these services.

Guests:
Toni Whitaker, MD, Professor and Chief of Developmental Pediatrics, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
Jennifer Poon, MD, Professor and Division Chief for Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management. 

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Can health IT be leveraged to promote equity and reduce bias? Dr. Alison Curfman believes it can, with humans playing a crucial role. In this exploration, we discuss the importance of clean data for building AI language models and how health IT can help reduce bias while advancing health equity.

Guest:
Alison Curfman, MD, pediatric emergency physician and co-founder, Imagine Pediatrics

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management. 

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According to the American Psychological Association, trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event: experiencing or witnessing violence, neglect, or abuse, just to name a few. Trauma comes in varied sizes and shapes and affects just about everyone. But what happens when our children experience traumas? 

We discuss childhood trauma and trauma-informed care with two experts in the field. 

GUESTS:

Khadijia Tribié Reid, MD, MPH, Pediatric Medical Director, MedNorth Health Center, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine Wilmington, North Carolina

 Mandy O'Hara, MD, MPH, TCTSY-F, ABOIM, Attending Physician and Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator Montefiore Hospital, New York

Carol Vassar, host/producer

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management. 

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Neonatologists Benjamin Courchia, MD, and Daphna Barbeau, MD, co-hosts of The Incubator podcast, recorded a special series on-site at the latest Hot Topics in Neonatology conference. 

Tune in for highlights from top neonatology experts!

The Incubator podcast featuring Dr. Nathalie Maître, Director of Early Development and Cerebral Palsy Research at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

The Incubator podcast featuring Dr. Dieter Wolke, Professor of Developmental Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

The Incubator podcast featuring Dr. Lehana Thabane, Professor of Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

The Incubator podcast featuring Dr. Martin Stocker, Head of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care at the Children’s Hospital of Central Switzerland

The Incubator podcast featuring Dr. Klaus F. Rabe, Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Kiel, Germany 

Learn more about Hot Topics in Neonatology 2025

Guests:
Benjamin Courchia, MD, Co-host, Incubator Podcast, and NICU Director, HCA Florida University Hospital
Daphna Barbeau, MD, Co-host, Incubator Podcast, and Director of Neonatal Neurodevelopment at Envision Health, HCA University Hospital

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management. 

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In the five years since COVID-19 shook the world, the use of telemedicine and virtual platforms to deliver health care has become commonplace, helping to break down barriers of distance, transportation, and time. Those challenges still exist today, and the evolution of virtual health care delivery continues, led by innovators like Nikole Benders-Hadi, MD, Chief Medical Officer, of Talkspace. 

Dr. Benders-Hadi joined us to talk about the current state and future of virtual mental health services, including the growth of asynchronous text-based therapy, the use of large language AI models to determine the risk for self-harm among clients, and the ways Talkspace is supporting its therapists in maintaining client empathy in the virtual health care space. 

Watch episode 125 on our Nemours YouTube Channel.

Guest:
Nikole Benders-Hadi, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Talkspace

Carol Vassar, host/producer

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management. 

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Project ECHO is a virtual training and mentorship model that connects health care specialists across disciplines to share knowledge and recommendations. Originally created to expand access to specialty care in underserved areas, it connects a hub of experts with community-based providers, empowering them with the knowledge and support needed to serve their communities. This model is being used to help early childhood educators address the mental health needs of young children, providing trauma-informed guidance to those who need it most, and making a difference in classrooms nationwide. 

Guests:
LaTrice L. Dowtin, PhD, LCPC, NCSP, RPT-S, CEO & Lead Clinician, PlayfulLeigh Psyched, and Lourie Center’s TIPS ECHO lead
Alfreda Clark, Center Director, West Lakes Early Learning Center, AdventHealth, and Lourie Center’s TIPS ECHO participant

Carol Vassar, host/producer

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management. 

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Nurses are the backbone of health care. Yet as artificial intelligence gains a foothold in the day-to-day work of nurses, the way they practice is changing. What does the influx of AI technology mean for the future of nursing? Nurse innovator and futurist Dr. Bonnie Clipper shares her insights.

Watch the video of this podcast episode on the Nemours YouTube channel.

Guest:
Bonnie Clipper, DNP, MA, MBA, RN, CENP, FACHE, FAAN, Founder & CEO, Innovation Advantage

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management. 

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Dr. Jason Langheier, founder and CEO of Foodsmart, is a leading advocate for the "food as medicine" movement across the United States. Driven by his passion for health equity and sustainable obesity prevention, he’s dedicated to making nutritious food accessible and affordable for all. In this insightful conversation, he shares how his childhood in rural New York shaped his mission and discusses the broader impact of food on health.

Guest:
Dr. Jason Langheier, MD, MPH, Founder and CEO, Foodsmart

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management. 

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In 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued new guidelines on addressing childhood obesity, including the use of anti-obesity medications such as Wegovy and Ozempic – both approved for use in children ages 12 and older. We'll examine the guidance as two childhood obesity medicine specialists weigh their opinions on medication-assisted obesity control.

Guests:
Claudia Fox, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Co-Director of the Center for Pediatric Obesity Medicine, University of Minnesota
Jason Langheier, MD, MPH, Founder & CEO, Foodsmart

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management. 

Subscribe, review or let your voice be heard at NemoursWellBeyond.org.