Talking Pediatrics

Despite many advances we have made over the last decades, black women continue to die in childbirth at rates that seem unbelievable in 2021. We have made medical advances that allow us to do things like open fetal surgery, and yet we continue to measure dramatic differences in both maternal morbidity and mortality, as well as infant mortality, based on race. On today's episode, join guest host Jam...

Chances are, if you work in healthcare, you've already been vaccinated, and as vaccination rates increase, we are finally starting to see COVID infection rates and positivity rates decrease. So what does this mean? Are we on our way out of the pandemic? What comes next? Joining us on this episode is our resident COVID expert, nurse practitioner Patsy Stinchfield, who is our COVID incident commande...

We've talked on our podcast about COVID infection in kids, how to manage the acute symptoms, how to recognize complications like MIS-C. But what about after a child recovers from COVID-19 infection? What comes next? Are kids at increased risk of cardiac complications post infection? How and when can kids safely return to sports? Join guest host Dr. Gabi Hester as she interviews pediatric cardiolog...

As of January 2021, there were over 1600 total reported cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, and 26 pediatric deaths. Given that most cases of MIS-C occur between the ages of 1-14, and kids under 16 are not yet eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, understanding how to recognize and respond to MIS-C is something that everyone working in pediatrics needs to know. On...

In late 2019, a mysterious respiratory illness was sweeping across the country. No, it's wasn't COVID but vaping related lung injury, or EVALI. Once COVID hit the US in early 2020, news of vaping and vaping related lung injury nearly vanished from the news, but many questions remain unanswered. Does vaping put someone at increased risk for catching COVID? Is your risk of COVID complications higher...

On this Equity Actions episode of Talking Pediatrics, guest host James Burroughs, VP, Chief Diversity Officer, interviews Dr. Steve Nelson, pediatric hematologist and director of Children's Sickle Cell program on what it means to be a white doctor advocating for the elimination of racism in medicine. Listen Dr. Nelson's journey of discovering and understanding white privilege and systemic racism (...

Winter is here, and amidst the backdrop of the COVID pandemic, we can expect our usual seasonal surge in bronchiolitis in children. On this episode, Dr. Gabi Hester interviews our medical director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Dr. Robert Sicoli, on what we know about bronchiolitis best practices, how our pediatric emergency department was able to effectively implement guidelines to reduce both...

Join us for a unique conversation about the next frontier in simulation: Anti-Racism. Guest host Dr. Samreen Vora interviews simulation design specialist Brittany Dahlen, RN and hospital chaplain Chris Lillehei about how we can use simulation to reduce implicit bias and improve patient outcomes. Our host and guests lean into the uncomfortable topics that we tend to avoid, and explore opportunities...

We are in the middle of a public health crisis. At almost a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, infection, hospitalization and death rates are skyrocketing toward all time highs. This weeks numbers suggest that nearly two people died from COVID-19 every minute this past week. Infection rates are high, our hospitals are filling up and as the weather is getting colder, it is forcing us indoors and pote...

For decades, textbooks have recommended admitting children with croup to the hospital if they receive 2 doses of racemic epinephrine. In this podcast, we'll review recent evidence from teams at Children's Minnesota that support a new guideline recommending admission for children after 3 doses. We'll also discuss how to tease out croup from important mimickers such as bacterial tracheitis and epigl...

Guest host James Burroughs, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, interviews David Hamlar, MD, DDS, an ENT physician who has been advancing actions toward health equity in his work with patients, in partnerships with health care leaders and in growing the next generation of black physicians. Listen as James and Dr. Hamlar talk about "starting early and often" when it comes to cultivating equity acti...

The COVID-19 pandemic has created new stressors for teenagers, many of which have generated a decent amount of media attention. But what about sex? For many “quanteenagers”, they are just beginning to discover dating and explore their sexuality, and there has been very little information circulating about adolescent sexual health considerations. How are teenagers and young adults responding to dat...

While we all wait with baited breath for a COVID-19 vaccine, we have another public health problem on our hands. Immunization rates for vaccine preventable diseases, like measles, have fallen sharply since the onset of the pandemic. Are we setting ourselves up for another measles outbreak? Join Dr. Gabi Hester and her guest, nurse practitioner Patsy Stinchfield, senior director of Infection Preven...

It's estimated that schools are closed to nearly 1.5 billion children worldwide because of COVID-19, while parents and caregivers face increased stress and anxiety due to economic and health impacts of the pandemic. Kids are also spending increasing amounts of time online, often unsupervised. What does this mean when it comes to child abuse and maltreatment? Here to talk to us about the risks of c...

On this week's episode, Dr. Samreen Vora highlights the intersection of simulation with quality and safety as she interviews guest Karen Mathias, clinical nurse specialist and director of Children's Simulation Center. We discuss how simulation can be used across a healthcare system to prepare for a global pandemic, as well as react to ever changing conditions while providing care in the midst of o...

We talk withDr. Samreen Vora, the medical director of simulation at Children's Minnesota., We got to chat with Dr. Vora about her passion and path to pediatrics as well as what to expect for her episodes.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented focus on science, while at the same time producing often confusing and conflicting information, as we learn in real time while actively treating patients, how best to fight the pandemic. On this episode, Dr. Gabi Hester cuts through some of the noise and reviews available evidence to get to the heart of the matter: what works for COVID-19 infection...

Guest host James Burroughs, interviews a special guest who talks about the importance of providing affirming care to LGBTQ youth, including the importance of pronouns for transgender and gender diverse kids and equity actions we can all take to help end health disparities for LGBTQ kids and families.

We estimate that 12-15% of kids have asthma and as the weather turns colder and respiratory viral season kicks in, many of us who care for kids with asthma are worried about how COVID-19 might impact them and if they are at higher risk for complications. Pediatric pulmonologist Dr. Christina Mikesell joins us to discuss what we know about kids with asthma and SARS-CoV2 and how to optimize care for...

Election season is upon us, and while much is at stake this year, close to 1/5 of our population won't get a chance to vote on the issues that impact their lives: kids. What you need to know to protect kids health at the polls this year, including the important policies and issues at stake this election year, what questions to ask candidates and how to use your voice on behalf of your patients.

We just surpassed the 200,000 mark with fatalities related to COVID-19 and while all medical minds are on the pandemic, there is another illness that claims over 200,000 lives each year, including thousands of children.....Sepsis. What do you know about Sepsis? Can you recognize the signs? What are your first steps in treatment? In recognition of Sepsis Awareness month, join guest host Dr. Gabi He...

Guest host James Burroughs, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, interviews Infection Prevention nurse Adriene Thornton, RN about her path to nursing, the differences between health inequities and health disparities and how communities of color are disproportionately impacted by infections like the COVID-19 pandemic. Adriene also describes what steps we can take to improve care for all of our patie...

As kids head back to school this year, so much has changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some kids will go back in person, some will enter a hybrid model and some will do distance or remote learning. Learn from Dr. Sarah Jerstad, Associate Clinical Director of Psychological Services, how the different learning models will impact kids mental and developmental health, what to watch for and how to be...

On our previous episode, Pediatric COVID Mystery Illness: MIS-C, we learned about the presentation and workup of the new inflammatory syndrome in kids associated with SARS CoV-2. On this episode, Dr. Gabi Hester digs deeper with guests Dr. Tamara Pozos. Children's Immunologist, Dr. Kate Garland, Pediatric Hematologist and Dr. Bradford Chu, Pediatric Cardiologist, to help us understand the manageme...

As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the United States, we began to hear case reports of an unusual inflammatory syndrome showing up in kids who had been infected with or exposed to the COVID-19 virus. With symptoms that are similar to Kawasaki Disease, with a few distinct differences, our Children’s Immunologist Tamara Pozos, MD, and Emergency Room physician Kelly Robert Bergmann, DO, MS, discus...