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Simple ways to get involved during childhood cancer awareness month
Support kids with simple steps: childhood cancer awareness family involvement through donations, lemonade stands, cards and kindness challenges.
Patient Resources
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SCOFF Questionnaire
SCOFF Questionnaire The SCOFF Questionnaire is a five-question screening tool designed to detect the presence of any type of eating disorder. A positive score on the SCOFF (≥ 2) indicates suspicion of an...
Children's Mercy ED - UCC Urgent Referral Process
Children's Mercy ED - UCC Urgent Referral Process Children's Mercy Emergency Department, Urgent Care, or Express Care Clinic provider to: Confirm guardian interest in a medical appointment in the...
Evidence Based Practice Team
Todd Glenski, MD, MSHA, FASA, Medical Director View Story Jarrod Dusin, PhD, RD, LD, CPHQ , Director View Story Andrea Melanson, OTD, OTR/L, Program Manager View Story Megan Gripka, MPH, MLS (ASCP) SM...
Lab Follow-Up Processes by Care Setting:
Check for a Confidential Note on the patient to access secured and preferred contact information Lab will complete the following steps automatically: Reporting of positive HIV through confirmation testing...
The Link - August 2026
Our August issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. The Link - August 2026 Evidence Based Strategies: Kawasaki Disease Read Full Article Mental...
When to Arrive for Your Children's Mercy Appointment
You may see an "arrive by" time on your Children's Mercy appointment reminder. Arrival time = when you are in the clinic. Please sign in on the blue screen to let us know you're here.
Placing Confidential Orders for STI Testing
These pathways do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is different, and those individuals involved in providing health care are expected to use...
6. Asthma Outpatient Management
The following tables are intended to guide clinical management along with other resources in this reference guide. These tables combine EPR and GINA recommendations for the management of asthma. Asthma...
Patient STI Education
Patient STI Education To minimize transmission and reinfection, patients should abstain from sexual intercourse until they and their partners have been treated (i.e., until completion of a 7-day regimen or...
Local Processes for Patients Lost to Follow-Up:
First, check for a Confidential Note in the patient's EHR to locate confidential contact information If a test returns positive on a discharged patient and attempts to contact them are unsuccessful...
Geographic Distribution of Tickborne Diseases
Note. The presence of a dot in a county or state does not necessarily mean that a given disease was acquired in that county/state. People travel between counties and states, and the place of residence is...
4. Goals of Asthma Therapy and Management
The EPR4 and GINA reports are widely available for review. In this reference guide, we will only highlight the key aspects of these guidelines. EPR4 GINA 2025 Key components of therapy reviewed in the EPR...
Tuberculosis Screening in the Ambulatory Setting: Bias Awareness Resource Page
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides information and resources tailored to specific populations as issues and needs related to health disparities may vary. Consider utilizing these...
Remdesivir for Children with COVID-19
Is remdesivir effective? Ambulatory Setting: For children in the ambulatory setting, evidence is extrapolated from adult studies in which treatment may reduce the rate of hospitalization. Inpatient Setting...
Tick Removal
Remove the tick as soon as possible to reduce the chances of infection Use a pair of clean tweezers to grasp the head of the tick as close to the skin as possible Pull upward using slow, steady and even...
Bias Awareness Resources
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) provides a list of resources tailored to specific populations as issues and needs related to tobacco cessation may vary according to individual communities.
Complications of Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis
Dankbaar, J.W., van Bemmel, A.J., & Pameijer, F.A., (2015). Imaging findings of the orbital and intracranial complications of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis. Insights into imaging, 6(5), 509-518.