Search Results
Your search returned 6631 results
Bowel Management Boot Camp FAQ
The Children’s Mercy Bowel Management Boot Camp is a week-long outpatient program in Kansas City for children who want to gain confidence with their bowel control. The program is offered by the...
Dr. Kevin Latz Receives Grant to Collaboratively Streamline Access to Pediatric ACL Care
Dr. Latz’s project, “Decreasing Delays in Pediatric ACL Care,” will develop a set of feasible, collaborative initiatives that improve access to pediatric ACL care.
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship - Academic Curriculum
Photo: Two surgeons The didactic teaching program consists of a series of lectures by the pediatric surgical staff or other surgical and medical staff specialists. Barring emergencies, fellow attendance is...
Clinical Experience - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Clinical rotations occur in four-week blocks. All call is in-house with a critical care attending. First-year fellows typically have six calls per block; second- and third-year fellows have five calls per...
Ways to curb frustration as a social-distancing parent
With the coronavirus pandemic, children are home all the time! Which is safe, but that means parents aren’t just parents - they are now teachers, caretakers, chefs, entertainers, housekeepers and...
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Rotation
Description: This rotation will consist of direct observation of laboratory activities and shadowing lab directors. Students will review historical clinical consultations of the laboratory and participate...
Faculty - Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship
Our Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship faculty are actively involved in education, research and publication. We encourage our fellows to gain confidence and independence as they progress through training...
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Description: This rotation is in the Division of Development and Behavioral Sciences. We evaluate and treat a variety of patients, including individuals with autism, ADHD, anxiety, intellectual disability...
Wilms Tumor: Tripp's Story
Meet Tripp Tripp with truck photo At 5 years old, Tripp Chase loves to play with his toy cars, dinosaurs and Legos. He’s a typical boy, except for one thing. He was diagnosed with an aggressive form...
Clinical Pharmacology Fellowship
Our Department Faculty and Fellows Email How to Apply The Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutic Innovation at Children's Mercy Kansas City offers a comprehensive fellowship in Pediatric...
Psychology Training Model and Philosophy
The Children’s Mercy Training Program follows a "Scientist Practitioner" training model. In accordance with the Scientist Practitioner model, our program strives to integrate science and practice...
June’s Story
In June McFarland’s first 24 hours of life, she was taken via jet by the Children’s Mercy Transport team to Children’s Mercy from a hospital in Wichita, Kan. “We didn’t know she wasn’t well until she...
Heartburn in children and adolescents in the presence of functional dyspepsia and or irritable bowel syndrome correlates with the presence of sleep disturbances, anxiety and depression
This study assesses the relationship of heartburn in pediatric patients with functional dyspepsia (FD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with gastrointestinal symptoms, sleep disturbances and psychologic...
Nadler Lab
About the Team Broadly focused on autism and developmental disabilities, the Nadler lab includes active collaborations with numerous Children’s Mercy and external investigators as well as current/previous...
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...
Encephalocele
Encephalocele is a birth difference that causes a section of the brain to bulge out into a sac. Learn about its causes, treatment options, and potential complications.
Shawnee County (KS)
Center for Independent Living Topeka Independent Living Resource Center (785) 233-4572 Developmental Disability Organization Shawnee County CDDO (785) 232-0597 Department of Children and Families DCF...
Wide World of Vaccines April 2021
I recently watched an episode of 20/20 featuring children who developed OCD, outbursts and tantrums, seizures, catatonia, and paranoia following a diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis. Some of the...
Raynaud's Phenomenon
What is Raynaud’s phenomenon? Raynaud’s phenomenon (also known as Raynaud’s Disease) describes the condition where exposure to cold or stress may decrease the blood flow to the skin. This decrease in...
Childhood Vaccination Rates Drop - Wide World of Vaccines - November 2022
From 2019 to 2021, WHO and UNICEF reported the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in 30 years due to missed appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic.