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Courtney Berrios Receives Grant to Understand Barriers Families in Rural Communities Face in Accessing Rare Genetic Diagnosis Follow-Up Care
Courtney’s project focuses on the underserved group of individuals living in rural communities and addressing the barriers they face when given genomic findings and are then asked to take action on the...
How to help kids adjust to new siblings
A growing family is a new experience for everyone, grown-ups and kids alike. Having a new baby around comes with lots of change, so big emotions are understandable. As a caring parent or caregiver, you can...
October 2024
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Confidentiality Tips
Confidentiality Concerns: Speaking with the youth alone in a confidential manner is ideal. Start with, “The things we talk about can be kept confidential, meaning I don’t have to share with your parent/
Ewing Sarcoma: Annabelle’s Story
Watch how the Cancer Center at Children’s Mercy is treating the amazing Annabelle after she was diagnosed with localized Ewing sarcoma. Nothing is better than helping a fierce competitor get back on the...
Evaluation
Complete an evaluation May 2025: Pediatric Urologic Conditions April 2025: Teens and Social Media February 2025 : Pediatric Hearing Loss January 2025: Staging, Screening and Early...
2024 Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccines Update
Column Author: Christine Symes, MSN, CPNP-PC Column Editor: Angela L. Myers, MD, MPH | Division Director, Infectious Diseases; Medical Director, Center for Wellbeing The vaccine recommendations for...
Drs. Schuster, Goldman, Selvarangan Receive New CDC Contract to Study Ventilation, Environmental Intervention Effect on Respiratory Viral Transmission in Schools
The funding goes towards their project, “Impact of Ventilation and Environmental Interventions on Respiratory Viral Transmission in K-12 Schools.” It gauges the impact of ventilation and environmental...
Fractures Concerning for Abuse
References Flaherty, E. G., Perez-Rossello, J. M., Levine, M. A., Hennrikus, W. L., & the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, Section on Radiology, Section on...
Care for Siblings or Other Children in the Same Caregiving Environment
Siblings or other children living in the same caregiving environment as children with abusive injuries are considered high-risk Follow the age-appropriate evaluation if the sibling or other child living in...
Oxygenation and Ventilation Management
The goal is to inflate the lungs while minimizing pressure-related lung injury by utilizing rate over pressure and oxygen toxicity, while tolerating mild hypoxemia and allow for permissive hypercarbia...
Dr. Chavez-Bueno Receives Funding to Study Potential Use of Glycoprotein Secreted in Breastmilk to Prevent Newborn Sepsis
“This project will investigate an innovative approach against neonatal E. coli sepsis for which no prevention currently exists. This approach would also represent a breakthrough, non-antibiotic alternative...
Emerging Principal Investigators: Dr. Dana Bakula
In 2020, Dr. Bakula began her fellowship in pediatric psychology at Children’s Mercy Kansas City (CMKC), and she joined the faculty in 2022. Much of her research focuses on improving the wellbeing of...
Vaccine Update: What Is New in Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccines?
Column Author: Christine Symes, MSN, CPNP-PC Column Editor: Angela L. Myers, MD, MPH | Division Director, Infectious Diseases; Medical Director, Center for Wellbeing Since the onset of the COVID-19...
Outbreaks, Alerts and Hot Topics: Dengue is Setting Records
Column Author & Editor: Chris Day, MD | Director, Transplant Infectious Disease Services; Medical Director, Travel Medicine Program Worldwide, more dengue cases have been reported to date this year than...
Visual Diagnosis: What's the Diagnosis?
Column Author: Sean Reynolds, MBBCH | Associate Program Director, Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship Column Editor: Angela L. Myers, MD, MPH | Division Director, Infectious Diseases; Medical Director, Center...
Evidence Based Strategies: Vulvovaginitis in the Prepubertal Female
Column Author: Kalyn Erickson, DO | Resident PGY 3 Column Editor: Angela D. Etzenhouser, MD, FAAP | Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program Vulvovaginitis is a term that is often used to describe...
Outbreaks, Alerts & Hot Topics: Mpox Redux
Column Author: Chris Day, MD | Director, Transplant Infectious Disease Services; Medical Director, Travel Medicine Program Column Editor: Angela L. Myers, MD, MPH | Division Director, Infectious Diseases...
State of the Art Pediatrics: The Connectome: A New Imaging Dimension to Map Children’s Brains
Column Author: Avner Meoded, MD | Associate Professor of Radiology Matthew Genchev, MD | Research Scholar Column Editor: Amita R. Amonker, MD, FAAP | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of...
Skin Injury Concerning for Physical Abuse
Additional Resource with Photos: VisualDx/Bruise of child abuse Bruising anywhere on a non-ambulatory infant Subconjunctival injury in infants (not due to birth) Torn frenulum or oral injury in a...