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Link Newsletter - January 2024
Our January 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...
Provider Resources for Antimicrobial Stewardship
The following resources may be helpful in staying up to date on current best practices in antimicrobial stewardship. Children’s Mercy Antibiotic Handbooks The Children’s Mercy Antimicrobial Stewardship...
Visual Diagnosis: Eye Movement
A 4-year-old male is brought to the emergency department by his mother for further evaluation of ear pain and headache.
Evidence Based Strategies: Implications of Marijuana Legalization and Identification of THC Toxidrome in the Young
Recreational marijuana first became legal in two states in 2012. As of January 2023, only four states have not decriminalized marijuana in some capacity.1 A challenge to legalizing marijuana is a decrease...
Outbreaks, Alerts and Hot Topics: Nirsevimab and RSV: Long-Term High Hopes and Short-Term Cautious Optimism
A new monoclonal antibody to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), nirsevimab (Beyfortus), has been approved and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for all infants...
Bioethics: Addressing the Burdens That Newborn Screening Imposes on Underserved Communities
Newborn screening (NBS) began in the 1960s with testing for phenylketonuria (PKU), which, when identified and treated early, significantly reduces morbidity. While NBS is rightly viewed as a public health...
Can You Keep a Secret?
Column Author: Sunny Jeong, BScN, RN, MBE | Pediatric Fellow Column Editor: Brian Carter, MD | Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine, Bioethics; Neonatologist; Pediatric Bioethicist; Interim Director, Pediatric...
What's the Diagnosis: Injured Finger
A previously healthy 3-year-old male presents to Children Mercy’s Emergency Department (ED) due to finger injury. Parents state that patient’s right third fingertip was accidentally shut in a car door...
Ethics from the Pediatric Home Care Perspective: Bioethics
Column Authors: Lisa Bailey, BSN, RN, CPN | Children’s Mercy Home Care Angie Knackstedt, BSN, RN, NPD-BC | Children’s Mercy Bioethics Center Column Editor: Brian Carter, MD | Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine...
Tuberous Sclerosis and Neurofibromatosis Clinic
The Children’s Mercy Comprehensive Tuberous Sclerosis and Neurofibromatosis Clinic is a nationally recognized clinic that provides comprehensive multidisciplinary care for children with neurocutaneous...
Ear Conditions
Acute and chronic ear infections Acute otitis media (AOM): The middle ear (space behind the ear drum) is infected and swollen. The eardrum itself is inflamed and pus is trapped behind the eardrum. Otitis...
Training Programs: Residencies and Fellowships at Children's Mercy
Explore our residency and fellowship options covering an array of pediatrics specialties and subspecialties.
Admission Criteria
Eating Disorders Admission Criteria (The following evidence-based criteria are used in medical decision- making when considering admission to CM) *Please note that any one finding does not always indicate...
Food Guidelines
Do not discuss calories with the patient Only parents or medical staff are allowed to choose food off meal plan No modifications to meal plan(s) - unless approved by the eating disorder team No outside food...
Ethics Committee Brown Bag Workshop Schedule
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Date/Location Title of Presentation Presenter(s) January 13, 2026 Tuesday Microsoft Teams The Ethical Issues in the Television Series “The Pitt” and Representation of Medicine in...
Pediatric Ethics Fellowship
Our Bioethics Center Faculty and Fellows Meet the Bioethics Team How to Apply Children’s Mercy is among the country’s premier free-standing independent children’s hospitals. We are consistently ranked...
Departments and Clinics
Learn about the wide range of pediatric clinics and departments at Children's Mercy, ranked among America's best children's hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.
Additional Educational Offerings
In addition to the Certificate Program in Pediatric Bioethics and the Pediatric Ethics Fellowship, the CMBC organizes and collaborates on other education initiatives within and beyond Children’s Mercy.
Toddler's Fracture
Learn more about the toddler's fracture, an injury to the shin bone (tibia) below the knee, that happens in children ages 1-4 years old.
Patient Stories
Thousands of families trust Children’s Mercy with their child’s care each year. But it is the unique story of each and every patient that truly defines who we are. Read about the many amazing kids who...