Hot Topics in Pediatric Hospital Medicine
At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:
- Discuss the incidence, characteristics, and outcomes of children with malnutrition who develop refeeding syndrome
About this presenter:
Bethany Farretta, MD
Phoenix Children's Hospitalist Fellow
Bethany Farretta is an Arizona native who was born and raised in Flagstaff. She completed her undergraduate training at the University of Arizona in Tucson, her medical degree at the U of A in Phoenix, and pediatric residency here at Phoenix Children's. She further specialized in the care of hospitalized children through the Hospitalist fellowship program here and will complete her training in June 2025. After fellowship, she will be joining the Hospitalist Division here at Phoenix Children's in July.
At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:
- Describe infants under 12 months old admitted for malnutrition (or failure to thrive) and identify patient/hospital characteristics associated with readmission
- Compare associated of readmission for infants with malnutrition meeting different in-hospital daily weight gain targets
About this presenter:
Emily Manion, MD
Phoenix Children's Hospitalist Fellow
Dr. Emily Manion completed her residency training at Phoenix Children's and continued on for her fellowship here in Pediatric Hospital Medicine. Her interests include pediatric nutrition, medical education and curriculum development. After graduation, she will be starting her new faculty position at Vanderbilt University this fall.
At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:
- Examine perceived needs and barriers to provision of advocacy curricula for PHM fellows among program leaders
- Evaluate association of program characteristics with perceived needs/barriers in design and implementation of advocacy curricula
About this presenter:
Roxana Guggenmos, DO
Phoenix Children's Hospitalist Fellow
Dr. Roxana Guggenmos is originally from Denver, CO and completed her pediatric residency at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. Her medical and scholarly interests include advocacy, global health, migrant/refugee health and DEI.