891-900 of 1917 Results Found
Article
A day in the life of an Outpatient Child Life Specialist
… Ambulatory building. Each day, these child life specialists visit with children and families who come to Phoenix Children’s for a variety of specialty care … work with families prior to an appointment if their child has special needs and would benefit from having child life …
CME Session
PCH - Healthcare Sustainability to Address the Climate Crisis - Preeti Jaggi, MD
At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to: Define the intersection of antimicrobial stewardship with healthcare sustainability Identify opportunities to decrease greenhouse gas emissions in the healthcare sector Identify specific infections that are made
Article
Jared Muenzer will serve Phoenix Children's as Physician in Chief
Phoenix Children’s is pleased to announce Jared Muenzer, MD, MBA, has been promoted to serve the organization as Physician-in-Chief. As Physician-in-Chief, Dr. Muenzer will lead the nationally ranked clinical enterprise at Phoenix Children’s alongside Surgeon-in-Chief, Daniel Ostlie, MD.
Article
Fearless Theo: Preschooler bravely faces a lifetime of cleft lip and cleft palate repairs
… personality might find it hard to believe the child’s life has been marked by frequent doctors’ appointments, regular blood … and palate Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects, and feeding is the biggest concern …
CME Session
PCH - Say What? Diagnosing & Treating the Seven Types of Jargon Overuse - Michael Pitt, MD (University of Minnesota, M Health Fairview - MN)
… each Implement simple word swaps in our written and verbal communication that increase likelihood of being understood … and we rate ourselves highly in our ability to do so, it has been shown that we use terminology not understood by our …
CME Session
PCH - Sex Differences in Statural Growth Impairment in Pediatric Crohn’s Disease: The Growth Study - Neera Gupta, MD, MAS (Children’s National Hospital - Washington, D.C.)
At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to: Recognize that normalization of growth is a marker of disease control and successful therapy for patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) Explain how to interpret growth in the context of bone age Discuss the potential
CME Session
PCH - Cardiopulmonary Outcomes in BPD Throughout the Lifespan - Erik Hysinger, MD (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital - Cincinnati, OH)
At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to: Describe the evolving definitions of BPD Define the phenotypes in BPD using imaging as a biomarker Review the progression of cardiopulmonary disease throughout childhood and into adulthood
Article
How to Safely Exercise in the Heat
… Safety Sports Medicine Exercise Living in Arizona has many perks, but exercising during the height of summer … stiffen and clinch. Generally, they occur after a child has been exercising and has lost fluids from sweating. Heat … is the best way to avoid heat illness. One of the ways to combat the heat is by staying well-hydrated before, during …
Article
Vaccines and kids: What parents should know
… to Dr. Wendy Bernatavicius , division chief of primary, complex care and adolescent medicine at Phoenix Children’s, … we don’t see as much polio, for example, is because we have been successful in vaccinating against it. We need to … resolve within a few days. Each individual vaccine itself has some more concerning side effects, but those are rare. …
Article
Phoenix Children’s Launches Corporate Venture Studio in Partnership with Coplex
The pediatric health system, recently announced a partnership with Coplex (coplex.com), a leading venture studio and corporate innovation firm, to launch six new health care technology startups over the next three years.