Pediatrics
Career
PHM17 session summary: Career Development (K Award) grants
Embracing the benefit of formalizing your research training early can lead to a successful and satisfying academic career in the long term.
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Hospital-led interventions cut pediatric asthma hospitalizations
A range of hospital-driven interventions achieved various benefits for asthmatic children and adolescents in Hamilton County, Ohio.
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Acquiring a REDcap data entry skill set
A medical student acquires new skills while collecting data for a research project.
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VIDEO: What’s new in AAP’s pediatric hypertension guidelines
SAN FRANCISCO – Some of the advice is similar to the group’s last effort in 2004, but there are a few key changes.
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Study: Don’t separate NAS infants from moms
NASHVILLE, TENN. – New approach reduces medication use, hospital length of stay, and cost.
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How to reduce NICU transfers for asymptomatic hypoglycemia
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Hold off blood glucose testing until neonates are fed for the first time and glucose homeostasis can begin.
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Axillary thermometry is the best choice for newborns
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Do it under the newborns’ arms.
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Despite global decline, rheumatic heart disease persists in poorest regions
From 1990 to 2015, the percentage of deaths worldwide due to rheumatic heart disease rose in endemic regions of Oceania, South Asia, and central...
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Student Hospitalist Scholars: First experiences with clinical research
SHM Student Hospitalist Scholar Farah Hussain continues to work on her project studying clinical deterioration events and unplanned transfers to...
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When families participate in rounds, errors decrease
When families are actively included in pediatric hospital rounds, preventable adverse events drop and families report better hospital experiences...