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Dr. Robin Shook Receives CDC Funding to Improve Health and Prevent Chronic Disease in Kansas City

The REACH funding will help Dr. Shook improve health, prevent chronic diseases, and reduce health disparities among Latino and Black communities in the Kansas City metro area, which is the fifth most...

What every parent should know about preventing child abuse

Everyone deserves to be respected, nurtured and loved. But many children and teens face a different reality. Caring adults need to be aware of the signs of child abuse and how they can help prevent...

5 Questions: Meet Our Research Staff

Each month, we ask one of our CMRI team members five questions to learn more about their role in research and what motivates them. ...

Annual Report Children's Mercy

For more than 127 years, Children’s Mercy has built upon a legacy of pioneers – two visionary sisters, both doctors – who were light-years ahead of their time. Emboldened by their pioneering spirit, our...

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...

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 Resources and Support

When a child dies booklet Guides for parents: End of life for your child: Preparing, Part 1 End of life for your child: What to expect, Part 2 Understanding nutritional needs These pathways do not establish...

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...

Dr. Mark Clements Receives JDRF Award to Study Psychosocial Technology for Youth with Type 1 Diabetes

Dealing with T1D can cause psychosocial burdens (depression, diabetes distress, anxiety, fear of hypoglycemia, family conflict) in adolescent and young adults. If not addressed, these issues can result in...

Abstract: Youth with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Improve Time in Range by Use of a Relational Agent Embedded in a Smart Phone App

Sophie Maccoll, Emily L. DeWit, Priscilla Connell, Britaney Spartz, David D. Williams, Amey Waghmode, Brent Lockee, Mark Clements   Background and Aims: Youth with T1D struggle to achieve blood glucose...

Abstract: Evaluation of Child Opportunity Index 2.0 as a Predictor for Hemoglobin A1c in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes

Hamp Henning1, Kelsey Panfil1, Brent Lockee1, David D. Williams1, Erin M. Tallon1, Anna R. Kahkoska2, Angelica Cristello Sarteau2, Craig Vandervelden1, Susana R. Patton 3, Mark A. Clements1  1Children’s...

Abstract: Bioinformatic Evaluation of the Child Opportunity Index 2.0 and Other Sociodemographic Factors as Predictors of Diabetes Clinic Appointment Completion in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes

Page Clements1, Kelsey Panfil1, Hamp Henning1, Brent Lockee1, David D. Williams1, Erin M. Tallon1, Anna R. Kahkoska2, Angelica Cristello Sarteau2, Susana R. Patton3, Mark A. Clements1  1Children’s Mercy...

Bioethics: In Our Healing Era: Supporting and Healing Together in a Time of Trauma

Column Author: Angie Knackstedt, BSN, RN, NPD-BC | Program Manager, Health Literacy & Nursing Bioethics; Co-Director of Certificate Program in Pediatric Bioethics Jennifer Stallbaumer-Rouyer, LCSW...

The Link - March 2024

Our March issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. The Link - March 2024 Identifying and Treating Adolescent Depression: Evidence Based Strategies Read...

Abstract: Active & Passive Sharing of Diabetes Device Data to Clinics is Associated with Reduced A1C and Decreased DKA Rates

R. Mcdonough1,2, D. Ferro1,2, B. Lockee2, M. Clements1,2 1Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Pediatrics, Kansas City, United States of America, 2Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Pediatric Endocrinology, Kansas...

Abstract: Found in Translation: Transforming Rules-Based Diabetes Phenotyping Algorithms into Reproducible Diabetes Cohorts from Real-World Data

Erin M. Tallon, MS, RN1, Mark A. Clements, MD, PhD,2 Chi-Ren Shyu, PhD, FAMIA1 1University of Missouri, Institute for Data Science and Informatics, Columbia, MO; 2Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO...

Abstract: Effect of remote patient monitoring on subsequent three-month hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in youths and young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) with suboptimal glycemic outcomes

Claire Petty1; Britaney Spartz1; Erin M. Tallon1; Kelsey Panfil; Emily L1; Craig Vandervelden; Brent Lockee; Katie Noland; Mark Clements Children's Mercy Kansas City; Kansas City, Missouri, USA...

Vaccine Update: Global Vaccine Efforts Result in Significant Impact Over the Last Fifty Years

Column Author: Christine A. Symes, MSN, APRN, CPNP          Column Editor: Angela Myers, MD, MPH | Pediatric Infectious Diseases; Division Director, Infectious Diseases...

Child Neurology Residency Team

See Current Residents and Alumni Child Neurology Residency Team Patient Review...

Emerging Principal Investigators: Dr. Romina Barral

In 2012, Dr. Romina Barral joined Children’s Mercy Kansas City as a physician-researcher and has recently focused on research aimed at decreasing disparities in reproductive and sexual health care for...