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Meet Xiomara Aguilera
Xiomara Aguilera, JD, Senior Manager of Research Contracting, Research and Sponsored Projects Administration, talks about what drew her to a career in research contracts, her career goals, and much more.
Cleft Palate and Hartsfield Syndrome: Hezekiah's Story
Eight-year-old Hezekiah is thriving despite his complex medical needs, thanks to the Cleft Lip and Palate team at Children's Mercy Kansas City.
Sleepwalking – answers to your frequently asked questions
As a parent, it can be scary to wake in the morning and find your child is not where you laid them down the night before. While it can be jarring to find your child was sleepwalking through the night, this...
Children’s Mercy Primary Care Clinics
Board-certified pediatricians and board-certified nurse practitioners work closely with other providers to ensure a strong continuum of care for every child we serve.
What is a Patient-Centered Medical Home?
A medical home is a clinic that serves as your child's health care home base. It's important for your child to have a medical home, where they are seen regularly. A medical home helps your child get...
Home-Based Family Support Programs
The Team for Infants Exposed to Substance use (TIES) Program is an intensive home-based partnership with pregnant and postpartum women and their families affected by maternal substance use. Home visitors...
Sedation Procedure Process
The picture below demonstrates the set-up of alteplase/tPA if it comes from the pharmacy in a glass vial. Place the glass vial in a plastic bag as shown to allow it to hang upside down for medication...
End of Life
Clinical Pathways promote evidence-based, safe, and high-value patient care by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject...
Dr. Jones Receives NIH Funding for National Career Development Program, Dr. Gelineau-Morel Selected as Supported Investigator
The NIH K12 award funds a national program to support the development of pediatric clinical pharmacology researchers and strengthen the community of clinical pharmacologist investigators engaged in...
Spinal Fusion: Idiopathic ERAS
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs promote an evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach to patient care aimed at facilitating faster recovery from surgery, decreasing hospital length of stay...
Back-to-school checklist: Essential steps for a successful start
School is right around the corner and so is the task of making sure your kids are prepared. On top of regular supply list, we’ve created a list of commonly overlooked tasks to help ensure your kids are...
CAB in Action: Community Advisory Board Members Lead Research Efforts Impacting their Communities
Since its inception, Community Advisory Board (CAB) members have collaborated with researchers at every step in the research process —from study inception to dissemination of study results. Increasingly...
PCA Orders and APS Consult
Hydromorphone PCA (provide demand only if the patient received methadone or IT morphine) Start in PACU & to be discontinued on POD 1 Ketorolac IV 0.5 mg/kg (Max 15 mg) q6 hrs scheduled Alternate with...
How to talk with kids about foster care
Kids often come to parents with questions we aren’t prepared to answer. We may panic and shut down the conversation, put them to sleep with a wordy monologue, or tell them to ask another parent. But those...
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Dr. Vivekanand Yadav Receives Noah’s Bandage Project Grant to Study Novel CAR T Cell Therapy to Treat Childhood Brain Tumors
The funding is being used for Dr. Yadav’s study, “Determining the Therapeutic Efficacy of Novel Bi-specific CAR T Cells (anti-B7H3-GD2) in H3G34R/Vmutated Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas (pHGGs).” The study...
Outbreaks, Alerts and Hot Topics: Bird Flu in Bovines
Column Author: Kathleen J. Berg, MD, FAAP | Medical Director, Office of Evidence-Based Practice Column Editor: Chris Day, MD | Director, Transplant Infectious Disease Services; Medical...
Visual Diagnosis: What's the Diagnosis?
Column Author & Editor: Sean Reynolds, MBBCH | Associate Program Director, Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship Case 1: A 15-year-old male presents for evaluation of “zits.” He reports a one-year...
Participate in an Event
Be a part of transforming the lives of kids in need by attending a special event right in your community. These fun events support the life changing work being done at Children’s Mercy every day. Learn...
4 ways to keep your Independence Day sparkling and safe!
Sparklers and fireworks are Independence Day pastimes. Unfortunately for some, this holiday can also include an emergency room visit due to a firework injury. By following a few tips below, you can make...