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Telemedicine (Virtual Visits) with Children's Mercy
If you have a telemedicine appointment (a virtual visit by video or phone) with Children's Mercy, follow these steps to help you prepare for the visit.
Certificate Program
The Children's Mercy Center for Bioethics offers the only pediatric bioethics certificate program in the world. Students will become knowledgeable in pediatric bioethical issues such as the role of...
Anorectal Malformation (ARM)
When a baby is born with an absent, malformed, or displaced anus (the opening at the end of the digestive tract), this is called an anorectal malformation (ARM).
Inclusion and Diversity
Commitment statement The mission of the Children’s Mercy Research Institute (CMRI) is to accelerate transdisciplinary research that improves the health and wellbeing of children everywhere. This...
Clinical Experience - Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellowship
Molecular Genetics Laboratory The Molecular Genetics Laboratory at Children’s Mercy Hospital performs genetic testing for multiple genetic conditions including: Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes, connexin...
Preparing Your Toddler for Surgery
Try to stay as calm and relaxed as possible when talking to your child about surgery. Your energy and emotions can affect your child. What are some things that might be hard for a toddler? Being away...
Rehabilitation Medicine
Children's Mercy offers a collaborative model of care for children with physical disabilities that interfere with normal functioning. Our team of specialists provide early interventions to maximize a...
Inpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation Program
Children's Mercy Kansas City offers a comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation Program for children and adolescents with brain injury, spinal cord injury, neurologic disorders, brain/spinal cord tumors...
Faculty and Contact
Graduate Medical Education Tel: (816) 234-3373 Fax: (816) 302-9959 Suite I (816) 302-9918 Suite II (816) 855-1946 Housestaff Email: GME@cmh.edu Nursing...
Complex Care Coordination
What is complex care? Children with complex medical conditions face certain risks when undergoing prolonged surgeries such as spinal fusion or involved hip surgeries. This program ensures children with...
Azadeh Wickham Receives PCS Research Grant to Study Clean Intermittent Catheterization Determinants and Adherence
The aim of this study is to describe the rate of clean intermittent catheterization adherence and correlate determinants to clean intermittent catheterization adherence in caregivers of pediatric patients...
Positive Urine Culture
Shaikh, N., Lee, S., Krumbeck, J. A., & Kurs-Lasky, M. (2023). Support for the use of a new cutoff to define a positive urine culture in young children. Pediatrics, 152(4). Positive Urine Culture...
Psychological Symptom Management
Symptoms Treatment Delirium Delirium is a disturbance in consciousness and cognition characterized by changes in mental status with impaired attention, awareness, and cognition. Hyperactive...
End of Life Cultural, Legal & Ethical Aspects of Care
CMKC policies to refer to: Disagreement Resolution Surrounding Redirection of Care Moral and Religious Objections to Care AAP Policy Statements for End of Life: Forgoing Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment...
When to go: Emergency Room vs. Urgent Care
The inevitable has happened - your child came down with an unforeseen illness or injury. And of course, it always happens when your doctor’s office is closed. So, the dilemma every parent faces …do you go...
Congenital Portosystemic Shunt (Abernethy Malformation)
What is Abernethy malformation? Congenital portosystemic shunt, also called Abernethy malformation, is a rare problem with the blood vessels in the portal venous system. Children with this condition have...
Portal Hypertension
What is portal hypertension? Portal hypertension is when a child has increased pressure in the portal venous system that carries blood from the intestines and spleen to the liver. It is often a complication...
Dr. Paprocki Receives Award from Foundation for Prader-Willi Research to Gather Data Surrounding Growth Hormone Therapy, Sleep Disturbances
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder that can cause intellectual disabilities, behavioral problems, sleep abnormalities, and obesity due to extreme hunger. In infancy, signs and symptoms...
Wise Use of Antibiotics: Animal and Human Bites … How Do You Manage?
Column Author & Editor: Rana El Feghaly, MD, MSCI | Director, Clinical Services | Director, Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Program | Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine Now...
Vaccine Update: Unpacking the Headlines: Key Takeaways from 2023-2024 RSV Season
Column Author: Yvonne M Carter, MSN, APRN II, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT Column Editor: Angela Myers, MD, MPH | ...