Wesley Kidscast brings you the tips and tricks of Casey Johns, a child life specialist at Wesley Medical Center.  She discusses the role of Child Life and what providers can do or say to make things a little less scary for kids in any medical setting.    

For this episode, we brought in Dr. Farhan Ali, pediatric nephrologist, to answer our questions on pediatric hypertension.  Pediatric hypertension is a growing health concern in the pediatric population.  Dr. Ali discusses the definition of hypertension in a pediatric patient and what the next steps to take would be once it is discovered.

Wesley Kidscast welcomes back Dr. Robert Wittler, infectious disease specialist, to discuss Tickborne Illnesses.   The spring season is approaching which means it is prime time in the Midwest for tick bites and associated illnesses.  On this episode, Dr. Wittler discusses common ticks seen in the Midwest region and the most commonly seen tick borne illnesses in this area.

The COVID 19 pandemic has brought with it the presence of a severe illness in children called Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).  Pediatric specialists and scientists around the world have been researching and working to find out what this syndrome is and how to diagnose and treat it. 

Dr. Nisha Agasthya is a pediatric intensivist at Wesley Children's Hospital who has spent the past two years studying and treating this condition in pediatric patients.   She joins Wesley Kidscast to provide a refresher on just what MIS-C is including diagnostic criteria and updates on how to manage patient's with this condition. 

Below is the link to the MIS-C webinar that was mentioned in this podcast episode.  Please note that this recording occurred in Sept 2021 so while a majority of recommendations remain the same, please refer to this podcast recording for current guidelines as well as the updated guidance from the American College of Rheumatology linked below.

https://hcaconnect.webex.com/recordingservice/sites/hcaconnect/recording/6d260895ee3610398ef30050568fc16a/playback\

American College of Rheumatology Clinical Guidance

https://www.rheumatology.org/Portals/0/Files/ACR-COVID-19-Clinical-Guidance-Summary-MIS-C-Hyperinflammation.pdf

In this episode of Wesley Kidscast, we invited Dr. Kelli Netson, clinical psychologist, to discuss the pediatric mental health crisis that is affecting our youth.   She provides some valuable insight into the challenges with pediatric mental health as well as helpful tips on how to connect with children and what pediatric health care providers can do for their patients.

Below are the different apps that are referenced in this podcast as well as the number to the suicide prevention hotline.

   Calm App   www.calm.com

  HeadSpace App www.headspace.com

   Virtual Hope Box App- find on any app store

Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255

Dr. Wittler, our favorite pediatric infectious disease specialist, is back again as our guest on Wesley Kidscast to talk about  something familiar to all pediatric providers: vaccine hesitancy.   Listen in as we delve into the reasons behind it and strategies to address it in practice. 

Listen in for part 2 of our bronchiolitis episode featuring Dr. Paul Teran and Dr. Adam McClure.

Buckle in and listen to Dr. Adam McClure and Dr. Paul Teran as they discuss all things bronchiolitis.    We had so much to discuss that we had to bring them back for part 2 so make sure to tune in for both episodes!

In this podcast we welcome pediatric orthopedic surgeon Dr. Matt Hollenbeck.  He will discuss all things scoliosis as well as explain a new innovative procedure to help straighten the curve.  Vetebral Body Tethereing can be an alternative to a full spinal fusion in certain patients.   Dr. Hollenbeck explains this procedure and who might be a good candidate for it.

Listen in as we talk to pediatric neurologist, Dr. El Nabbout as we discuss the  in's and out's of pediatric seizures and seizure management.