Talking Pediatrics

One of the greatest joys of pediatrics is being present to welcome a new baby into the world. And some of the most harrowing moments many pediatric clinicians experience is when something goes wrong in those earliest moments of a baby's life. Join this conversation with Dr. Tara Zamora, Medical Director of Children's NICU in Minneapolis, as we discuss what can be done when newborns are in distress...

We talk a lot about health equity, but what do we really mean? And what would it look like for a healthcare organization to truly invest in the ways necessary to achieve equitable health outcomes? Join guest host James Burroughs, VP and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, as he interviews Duane Reynolds, national health equity leader, about removing systematic barriers to optimize health for all o...

Guest host Dr. Gabi Hester talks with Dr. Courtney Herring, Pediatric Hospitalist, about the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections. For the episode transcript, go here: https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-skin-deep-recommendations-skin-soft-tissue-infections-8-6-21/

After 34 years of blazing trails at Children's Minnesota, our beloved vaccinologist and infection prevention specialist, pediatric nurse practitioner Patsy Stinchfield, retired on July 1st, 2021. On this Trailblazers episode, we learn about the resilience it took to be one of the first nurse practitioners at Children's Minnesota, steadily plowing the field for those who would come after her. From...

Summer is upon us! And with the warm weather comes all sorts of summer fun....swimming, boating, jetskis, skateboards, ATVs, trampolines...and the associated accidents and trauma that often fill up pediatric emergency rooms and ICUs. Joining us to talk about summer trauma season and best practices for injury prevention is Dr. Andrew Kiragu, pediatric intensive care specialist and past president of...

In this first episode of our Book Club series, guest host Dr. Gabi Hester sits down with a multidisciplinary group of clinicians from MN and beyond to discuss books that influenced their careers in medicine. Specifically, each guest discusses what books inspired them to pursue medicine, or a particular field of pediatrics, and why. A good start to your summer reading list! For the episode transcri...

On this episode of Talking Pediatrics Crack the Case, guest host Dr. Bryan Fate is joined by Dr. Kayla Olson, pediatric resident, to discuss one of our favorite subjects in pediatrics.....poop. Bloody stool carries a wide differential spanning infection, inflammatory bowel disease, and anatomic variants; and what appears to be blood isn't always so. Through this case, we discuss the importance of...

There are certain people who "change the game" for all who come after them, while impacting and influencing the world for the better. Trailblazers. To close out LGBTQ Pride month 2021, we introduce our first Talking Pediatrics Trailblazer episode, featuring Emmy award winning reporter Jana Shortal. Listen to how Jana came to break the unspoken dress code for on-air reporters, inspiring others, inc...

The pandemic is changing as we head into summer 2021, and many of us in healthcare are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel. Join this conversation with nurse practitioner Patsy Stinchfield, Director of Infection Prevention and Control and Children's Minnesota's COVID Incident Commander, as we discuss current infection rates, what we know about the emerging delta variant and where we are...

We ALL have implicit biases. Biases can be favorable or unfavorable towards race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, nationality, language, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, geography, and disabilities. These biases might not be the same as our conscious beliefs, but they can influence our actions and perpetuate children’s health disparities. Join guest host Dr. Samreen Vora as she...

With summer comes sunshine, ice cream, sports, and concussions. On this episode, Dr. Gabi Hester interviews Family Medicine Physician, Dr. Jesse Coenen. about concussions. What causes them, how to recognize them, and best management strategies.

Primary care doctors frequently encounter kids with episodic, crampy leg pain, often worse at night and felt in deep muscular compartments bilaterally. So-called “growing pains” are poorly understood (and likely have little to do with actual linear growth) but thankfully self-resolve in time. Through this case, we discuss when reassurance for growing pains is warranted, what else is on the differe...

It's time to introduce a new guest host to the Talking Pediatrics podcast! Dr. Bryan Fate is a pediatrician in our Minneapolis Primary Care clinic at Children's Minnesota, a talented musician and will be the guest host for our new Crack the Case with Dr. Fate series on Talking Pediatrics. Listen to a brief conversation with Dr. Fate to learn about what drew him into both pediatrics and music, and...

One thing that has become increasingly clear is that racism has a demonstrated impact on health outcomes. It's also become apparent that structural racism is not only built into the wiring of our healthcare systems' walls, but into many other institutions as well, including education, public safety, housing, criminal justice and others. Knowing that racism and racial trauma impacts the health of o...

Science is science and facts are facts, right? Unfortunately, not when it comes to the internet. In the age of "Dr. Google" how can we best care for patients and families when most families are using the internet to self-diagnose before coming to the office, or after the visit to challenge our recommendations? Learn how to set the stage for having effective conversations with families about online...

How much time have you spent thinking about how you communicate with patients? Are you good at it? How would you know? Could we be causing harm by not communicating clearly with our patients? Join us as we talk with Dr. Mike Pitt, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Hospitalist at the University of Minnesota, about the science of communication, common “medial jargon” pitfalls and learn some tips...

As kids flock outside to play this summer, musculoskeletal infections are on thing that could slow them down. In this episode guest host Dr. Gabi Hester will dig deep into the evidence with Dr. Jennifer Laine, Pediatric Orthopedic surgeon as well as Dr. Raj Srivastava, Pediatric Hospitalist about the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal infections.

Often when we think of simulation, we think of the use of mannequins to practice procedures or simulate a trauma or event, but nothing really prepares you for "real life" in quite the same way as simulating with actual human beings, or standardized patients. Listen to guest host Dr. Samreen Vora as she interviews Joe Miller, human simulation program manager at the University of Minnesota, about th...

Almost one year ago, the world watched in horror as former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of George Floyd, ultimately taking his life. After this event, and in the middle of a global pandemic, we both watched and participated in a global awakening and uprising for racial justice, with many heeding the call to take action to end systemic racism as they never had before....

2021 is shaping up to be one of the worst years for anti-LGBTQ legislation to date. So far over 175 bills have been introduced in 32 states that seek to restrict the rights of LGBTQ individuals, with several of them specifically targeting transgender and gender diverse kids. This coordinated, multistate effort to target vulnerable transgender youth is rooted in fear and misinformation. Guest host...

We are now over a year into our journey with COVID-19 and so much has changed. We are rolling out vaccines, we are battling new variants, and we are desperately trying to tip that scales toward controlling the pandemic and despite rising new cases. On this Guidelines with Gabi edition of Talking Pediatrics, Dr. Gabi Hester interviews Christina Koutsari, Pharm D, about the Bamlanivimab, one of the...

Many of us have had significant professional and personal impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, and our lives have changed in ways that are only now just becoming clear a year later. Join us for a unique conversation with a seasoned critical care physician, Dr. Stephen Kurachek, as he reflects on what it was like to follow the evolving science of the COVID pandemic as a part of the HICS team at Chil...

On this Equity Actions episode of Talking Pediatrics, our guest host, VP and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer James Burroughs, interviews Dr. Rachel Hardeman PhD, MPH, the newly appointed Blue Cross Endowed Professor of Health and Racial Equity at the UMN School of Public Health and the founding director of the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity. Does it make a difference if Black...

A year into the pandemic, and we still continue to learn more about how SARS CoV-2 infection affects kids. So, what should pediatric clinicians be looking for when it comes to signs and complications of COVID in children? One thing we know for sure is that "COVID clots". On this episode, Dr. Gabi Hester interviews our hematology specialist Dr. Kate Garland about what we know about clotting in kids...

It's hard to prepare for the unexpected, though in healthcare, we often rely on Simulation to help us hone our skills for unexpected and high stress medical events, such as a medical code or trauma. But sometimes, the unexpected happens on such a large scale that it's almost unimaginable how we could possibly prepare. Perhaps surprisingly, Simulation can also be used in for these "disaster" situat...