OPENPediatrics

Listen as Denise Casey, RN, MS, CCRN, CPNP, explains how to take care of a patient's G-tube, including how to stabilize the tube , how to check for water in the balloon, and how to clean the G-tube site. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with...

Listen as Dr. Dennis Rosen discusses the management of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in the home setting. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is design...

Learn about healthcare-associated urinary tract infections, common risk factors, and strategies for prevention. Initial publication: August 26, 2013. Last reviewed date: February 22, 2019. Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation o...

Listen as Dr. Karen Choong, Professor of Pediatrics at McMaster University, describes emerging PICU-acquired complications in critically ill children. She presents the rationale for early rehabilitation, and offers tips of effective implementation in the PICU setting. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians s...

In this presentation, Dr. Robinder Khemani, Associate Director of Research at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Keck School of Medicine, describes the evolution of ARDS definitions and the PALICC definition to classify pediatric ARDS. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcar...

In this Nursing World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Ms. Celeste Chandonnet discusses her research on whether Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) should be used in infants less than 2 months of age. She discusses why she decided to pursue this topic of study, describes how the study was conducted, and explains the study results. Learning Objectives - Explain why the use of CHG in the infant population w...

This video is a part of our Pain Series. In this episode, Drs. Schechter, Logan, Coakley, and Chambers discuss the role that psychologists play in the treatment of pediatric chronic and procedural pain. The Pain Series is funded through the generosity of the MAYDAY Fund, which has, over the years, supported investigators and projects that have dramatically improved the pain management of children...

In this podcast, Janelle Nobrega reviews the basics of tracheostomy care, including types of trach tubes, tracheostomy site care, and how to change a tracheostomy tube. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric I...

In this presentation (part 2 of 2), Dr. Peter Weinstock, Executive Director of Immersive Design Systems (IDS), Chair in Pediatric Simulation, and Associate Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, describes the big picture benefits of using SIM as a tool to solve mission-critical challenges across the healthcare enterprise. In part 1, Dr. Weinstock dives deeper into the specifics of how...

"Building a Simulation 2.0 Center" by Peter Weinstock for OPENPediatrics by OPENPediatrics

In this podcast, Dr. Maureen Hillier discusses Boston Children’s Hospital’s End-of-Life Simulation Program for Newly Licensed Nurses, and how this simulation supports novice nurses. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation o...

In this Global Health World Shared Practice Forum, Dr. Michelle Niescierenko discusses approaches to responding to emerging infections in developing nations. She shares her experience in responding to the Ebola outbreak in 2014, and how her team worked with Liberian hospitals to teach and disseminate best practices on infection control. She describes the successes and challenges in managing the Eb...

In this podcast, child life specialist Milagros Lopez Ramirez demonstrates how to prepare a pediatric patient for surgery. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is de...

In this podcast, Dr. Gerhard Wolf and Craig Smallwood review important steps in managing and improving ventilation in an intubated asthmatic patient. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.orgOPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critica...

In this video, Dr. Kamat, Director of Children’s Sedation Services at Children’s Hospital of Atlanta, explains the changing landscape of pediatric anesthesiology, the growing involvement of pediatric intensivists, and provides a forecast for the future of pediatric sedation. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.orgOPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinic...

In this podcast, Dr. Gallagher Ford discusses the development and implementation of the Evidence-based Practice competencies for registered nurses and advanced practice nurses. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.orgOPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pedi...

In this podcast, Dr. Thomas P. Shanley, Chairman of Pediatrics at Lurie Children’s Hospital, and Chief Research Officer at the Stanley Manne Research Institute, analyzes his experiences treating pediatric septic patients in the PICU and provides his strategy for successfully undertaking clinical challenges and improving patient outcomes. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.orgOPENPediatrics™ i...

In this video, child life specialist at Boston Children’s Hospital, Kate Huyler, outlines the role of a child life specialist, reviews coping strategies for patients in the ICU, including the use of playtime and behavioral distraction techniques, and provides other helpful child life skills tips that physicians and nurses can incorporate into their daily practice. Please visit: http://www.openpedi...

Listen as Dr. Miya Bernson-Leung discusses pediatric stroke and it's signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and occurence rates. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.orgOPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies....

Listen as Dr. Michelle Lee reviews electrolyte complications that a resident should be aware of while caring for patients that have had a hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.orgOPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatr...

Listen as Dr. Leslie Lehmann reviews the evaluation of a hematopoietic stem cell transplant patient who may be developing sepsis. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.orgOPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It...

In this video, Lauren Perlman goes over things to consider for a patient heading home from the hospital on a ventilator. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is desi...

In this video, Julie Gemignani reviews the types of non-invasive ventilation, and specific equipment used for non-invasive ventilation at Boston Children's Hospital. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Inte...

In this video, Dr. Jordan Rettig discusses cardiopulmonary interactions pertaining to positive pressure ventilation. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed...

In this video, Dr. Bonnie Arzuaga discusses the ethical controversies around having your child genetically tested, the best interest standard, predictive testing and newborn screenings.  Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federat...