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It is Getting Hot in Here: The Impact of Climate on Children’s Health
November 1, 2023
Dr. Dingle Presenters: Hilary Lin, MD, and Stephanie Kwon, DO The PHM 2023 presenters started by describing the daunting trajectory of continuous global warming that would lead to catastrophic...
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High-yield Psychiatric Pearls in Hospitalized Children
November 1, 2023
Dr. Shariati Presenters: Katherine Soe, MD, Patrick Brady, MD, Leslie Farrell, MD, and Cristin McDermott, MD PHM 2023 presenters opened the session by highlighting that nearly one in five...
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Does Place of Service Matter? Using Higher Level-of-care Billing Codes
November 1, 2023
Dr. Baucher Presenters: Christine Mikesell, MD, Yiling Katharine Chang, MD, and Maria Skoczylas, MD The 2023 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services changes to inpatient evaluation and...
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It’s Not All Nihilism in Evidence-based Medicine: Things You Should Be Doing That You Don’t!
November 1, 2023
Dr. Kendhari Presenter: Brian K. Alverson, MD This PHM 2023 session focused on using evidence (including small studies and case reports) to guide the use of novel therapies in the care of...
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Mortals in Medicine: Practical Tools to Restore Your Capacity
November 1, 2023
Dr. Bybee Presenter: Krista Gregory, MDiv In this session, Krista Gregory, MDiv, an experienced chaplain and the founder of The Center for Resiliency at Dell Children’s Medical Center in...
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Hospitalist’s Role in a Transfer Center
November 1, 2023
Dr. Nguyen Presenters: Sara Sanders, MD, and Rebecca M. Cantu, MD, MPH Drs. Sanders and Cantu are pediatric hospitalists who played an integral role in the development of an extended transfer...
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Simple Ways to Start FBT for Eating Disorders in the Hospital
November 1, 2023
Dr. Musaitif Presenters: Christiane Lenzen, MD, and Tamara Maginot, PhD Eating disorders are illnesses that affect children, adolescents, and adults and are associated with significant morbidity...
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Doctors Should Play a Role in Preventing Climate-change-related Health Matters
February 1, 2023
A 5-year-old with second-degree burns on their hands and thighs after playing on a playground with a metal structure in direct sunlight. A 7-year-old child presenting with altered mental status and a...
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Experts Offer Guidance on Transitioning Children to Adult Care
December 1, 2022
LAKE BUENA VISTA—Transitioning a child from pediatric to adult care can be a sensitive process fraught with anxiety, and there is fairly little guidance on how to do it well, panelists said here at...
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In Caring for Afghan Refugees, Hospitalists Discover New Capabilities
December 1, 2022
LAKE BUENA VISTA—When leaders in the pediatric hospitalist service at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis were asked to lead the medical care for a mass influx of Afghan refugees after the...