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Opportunities for Volunteers with Disabilities
Children’s Mercy volunteers play a critical role in providing a positive experience for our patients and their families. There are volunteer opportunities available for all of our community members...
Nursing Professional Development
The Nursing Department at Children's Mercy is committed to providing a variety of professional development opportunities for nurses. Children's Mercy recognizes the importance of specialty certification...
What to Expect at the Autism Clinic
What to expect at your autism evaluation appointment Diagnosing autism spectrum disorder is not a simple process. It involves experienced and highly-trained professionals who gather information from you...
Link Newsletter - February 2023
Our February issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. We want to hear from you! Do you have ideas, questions or suggestions for future articles in The...
Maintenance and Monitoring
Once a therapeutic standard heparin level is obtained draw CBC, PT, aPTT and/or heparin level at least daily. Measure platelet counts daily. If platelet count decreases below 150,000/microL or drops by ≥
Nutrition for Heart Health
Avoiding added sugar for heart health Sugar not naturally found in food products, but added during processing and preparation. This does not include natural sugar found in fruits and milk. Decreasing...
Sullivant Lab
About the Team The Sullivant Lab focuses on identification and reduction of suicide risk among youth. While suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth, it is a preventable cause of death...
14. Asthma Management in the PICU
The definition of status asthmaticus can vary but is primarily defined by an extreme asthma exacerbation that is non-responsive to initial bronchodilator therapy with hypoxemia, hypercarbia, subsequent...
Addicted to Awake: The Consequences of Energy Drinks in Adolescents
How often do you come across advertisements for energy drinks: once or twice a week, or perhaps every day on your morning commute? Rarely do we escape a day without energy drink companies promoting how...
Lead EBL Investigation Information
If you received a Lead EBL Investigation report, below are additional report pages to support the results of your assessment: Units of measurements in reports Common terms in lead reports Children’s Mercy...
Chair of the Department of Pediatrics
Jeanne James profile photo Jeanne M. James, MD, MBA, FAAP, is our Pediatrician-in-Chief, and Chair of Department of Pediatrics at Children’s Mercy, the UMKC School of Medicine, and the University of Kansas...
Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Clinic
Working together to prevent diabetes Type 2 diabetes is an increasingly common problem in children and teens who are overweight or obese. However, when we can identify the early stages or precursor...
Steven Leeder, PharmD, PhD
J. Steven Leeder, PharmD, PhD, is Deputy Director of the Children's Mercy Research Institute and leads the Precision Therapeutics Area of Emphasis.
Dr. Srivastava Receives Funding to Study Connection Between Scaffold Protein and Nephrotic Syndrome
Tarak Srivastava, MD, FASN, Nephrology, was awarded a 1-year grant shared with his collaborator Mukut Sharma, PhD, at Kansas City VA Medical Center through the Pediatric Glomerular Disease Accelerator...
Clinical Experience - Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship
The patient population includes children of all ages from premature infants to young adults. Children's Mercy has a level IV NICU, PICU and CICU. The fellows participate in high acuity pediatric patients...
Faculty - Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship
Program Director Kimberly C. Hartman, MD, MHPE Director, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship Program; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine...
Faculty - Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology Fellowship
Our Clinical Pharmacology Fellowship Program leverages long-standing, exemplary programs in pediatric clinical pharmacology. Fellows benefit from the experience of world‐renowned faculty in the areas of...
Vancomycin Clinical Pathway
Clinical Pathways promote evidence based, safe, and high-value care for patients by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject...
High Acuity Readmission Risk Pediatric Screen (HARRPS) Tool
The High Acuity Readmission Risk Pediatric Screen (HARRPS) Tool helps ensure use of evidence-based tools in identification of pediatric patients at risk for readmission.
9 truths about eating disorders and tips for parents
ANYONE can develop an eating disorder, any age, race, nationality, socioeconomic status; eating disorders do not discriminate. Eating disorders are serious but treatable mental illnesses.