Pediatric Meltdown

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts We continue our discussions about birthing experiences, and this time, we’re going to talk about the experience of the Latinx community in our healthcare system. Kristina Ledlow and Dr. Karen Garcia join us to talk about ways to improve the services being provided for the community, especially for Latinx mothers. We can only broaden cultural competence by li...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts Erica Guthaus has been supporting families in their childbearing years since 2008 and has been part of the professional birth community since 2014. A highly skilled communicator, educator, and encourager, she specializes in transformative growth, empowerment, and wisdom keeping.  As the Conjuror of Birth Reclamation at Rootead, Erica is bringing her ski...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts We all picture the joyous new mother. Happy, put together and radiant. The reality is often very different. Many moms are relieved that their baby. A mother’s mental health has a direct impact on her baby and we as pediatric clinicians are in a perfect position to support her. Dr. Rena Menke, a clinical psychologist with 15 years of experience working with p...

(Trigger warning: suicide) https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts My guest today is Dr. Samantha Shaw, a psychiatrist specializing in women’s health, with an emphasis on perinatal health. She drops by the podcast today to talk about women’s experiences and safe treatment options. Dr. Shaw shares information about helpful resources and virtual support groups and encourages clinicians to screen, id...

(Trigger warning: suicide) https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts In this episode, Faith McDonald, a writer and an assistant professor at Penn State University, shares her experience helping her son who struggles with mental illness. His struggle is a familiar one to many parents and clinicians as they are prevalent among children and young adults, and the journey to wellness is often a difficult...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts Welcome back to Pediatric Meltdown. Ethics is not just for philosophers! The field of bioethics infuses medicine with a thoughtful process for decision making when the choices are not clear. The choices between what we can do and what we should do is often a murky place. Dr. Tyler Gibb has authored dozens of peer-reviewed publications on the intersection of...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts Welcome to another episode of Pediatric Meltdown. My guest for today is Dr. Lisa Namerow, a Board-certified psychiatrist triple-boarded in pediatrics, child psychiatry, and general psychiatry. She has been in the pediatric healthcare space for almost 30 years, directing the consultation services to in-patient pediatrics, and the access to mental health progr...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts My guest today is Dr. Jeffrey Strawn, a Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Cincinnati and at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. He is the Director of the University of Cincinnati Anxiety Disorders Research Program and the Associate Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscienc...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts My guest today is Dr. Stephanie Nelson, a board-certified pediatric neuropsychologist. Dr. Nelson walks us through the nuances of neuropsychological assessments and how they can help us coordinate care for our patients.   Dr. Nelson specializes in complex differential diagnosis. Her day-to-day work involves comprehensive neuropsychological assessments a...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts On this episode of Pediatric Meltdown, I welcome Dr. Chris Barnes, Chief Executive Officer at Kalamazoo Counseling and Assessment Center. We discuss psychological assessment reports and why we should still read and understand them. Dr. Barnes also shared some tips to write these reports in an engaging manner and in a language that the target readers can unde...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts Welcome to Pediatric Meltdown! I’m your host, Dr. Lia Gaggino. Today, I'm welcoming both of my daughters Elyse and Julia and they're going to be talking about parenting styles; their dad’s and mine.  I just thought it might be fun to hear from an adult “kid's” perspective what it's like growing up in a household when Mom's a doctor and dad is way more f...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts On this episode of Pediatric Meltdown, I welcome Dr. Jenn Kuhn. We discuss everything from baby worries to how we as practitioners can help our patients as they enter parenthood. Being a parent is difficult, but it does bring some of the greatest rewards, so it’s ok to give yourself a break.   Dr. Jenn Kuhn is a pediatric psychologist working in in...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts I am so excited to welcome another pediatric trainee to the podcast. My guest, Dr. Nina Kuei, MD has always aspired to be a physician. After a long journey, including 6 years of working in the medical field between undergrad and medical school, she’s found herself in her happy place; Pediatrics. Nina received her medical degree from the Medical College of Ge...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts Today’s episode is a wrap-up of May’s Mental Health Month on our Suicide Prevention series and will feature a clinician who is using the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) Toolkit in real life.  Dustin Bogan is a Board Certified Pediatric Physician Assistant and a Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, The Virginia Academy of Physici...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts Today’s episode is an encore of an interview I did with Dr. Lisa Horowitz last fall. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in youth 15-24. Dr. Horowitz talks about how pediatricians can incorporate the Ask Suicide Screening Questions (ASQ) screening tool into their practice to help identify children and adolescents at risk of suicide and to link them...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts My guest today is Christopher Thomas Veal, a 4th-year medical student at The Larner College of Medicine in Vermont. Christopher earned his Bachelor of Science in Studio Art and Biochemistry at The University of Vermont. He has served on the Vermont Governor’s Council for Child and Family Prevention Programs and has led several activist groups while in medica...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts May is Mental Health Awareness month and today’s episode begins a 4 part series dedicated to suicide prevention.  My guest today is Anne Moss Rogers the Emotionally Naked public speaker, registered suicide prevention trainer, TEDx storyteller, and NAMI Virginia fundraising chair. Anne Moss is the author of the award-winning book, Diary of a Broken Mind,...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts This May for Mental Health Month, I have dedicated 4 episodes to suicide prevention. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in youth, and we have to know what to do and how to help. Our kids and families are depending on us!.  [00:01 - 03:39] An Upcoming Series for Mental Health month In the upcoming episodes, you will hear stories of lived experi...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts In this special episode dedicated to medical students, residents and fellows, Dr. Josh Prudent and Dr. Amrit Misra join me as we talk about mental health training, mental health advocacy, addressing our own biases as practitioners, how ACE impacts the populations we serve, and the stigmatization around practitioners' own mental health struggles. Mental healt...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts Children that exhibit aggressive and disruptive behaviors can be hard to manage and treat especially if the root causes are not clearly understood. Paresh Patel, M.D., PhD, joins us in this episode to talk about exploring what may be behind difficult behaviors and offers management and treatment strategies. Dr. Patel emphasized that behaviors are often sympt...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts Dr. David Hill, author of “Dad to Dad,” and a co-host of the AAP Pediatrics on Call podcast joins me to discuss social media use and our kids. He shares thoughts on how to reinforce its positive impacts and to navigate the pitfalls Dr. Hill outlines strategies to share with parents and talking points for pediatric clinicians Take a listen and learn to promot...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts Dr. Arthur Lavin returns to the podcast and offers practical advice on parent-child conflict and problem solving strategies. Tantrums are a teaching opportunity where children learn to solve the problem and parents are the guides. Dr. Lavin shares highlights from his book “Who's the Boss: Moving Families from Conflict to Collaboration” that he authored with...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts It is my great pleasure to welcome Dr. Mark Sloane back to the podcast for the second time to talk about mood regulation in children using Goldilock’s “just right” metaphor We can all imagine a rambunctious Tigger, a forlorn Eeyore and a contented Goldilocks. Now use that imagery and apply it to children’s behaviors and you come away with a unique perspectiv...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts Mary Barkholz is a special education teacher and mother of 2 young men on the autism spectrum. She is passionate about giving support and guidance to families and their children with special needs. In this episode, she shares her experience as a parent raising her children, how her work as a special education teacher plays in the situation, and how healthcar...

https://302.buzz/PM-WhatAreYourThoughts Victims of child abuse and neglect and sexual assault should be handled carefully by healthcare providers due to the sensitivity and severity of what happened to them. Dr. Sarah Brown joins us in this episode to talk about the difficult questions we must ask children and families in order to keep kids safe. We also discussed when and where to ask them and wh...