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Dr. Kim Dennis, M.D. remains at the forefront of ensuring that medical recommendations by groups such as the American Academy of Pediatrics and the @uspstf remain in the best interest of the people and the diseases we know, love and treat. SunCloud Health Silence is Deadly: USPSTF Revised Recommendations for Children Living in Larger Bodies Now Open for Comment While the United States Preventative Services Taskforce (USPSTF) made a positive change in dropping “obesity” and “overweight” from their recommendation, the primary focus is still on weight (BMI) and the main outcome is weight loss. Weight stigma we know from robust data causes profound harm to people living in larger bodies, and there’s no way to say to a family or a kid, “I’m recommending a form of intensive behavior and lifestyle therapy based on your child’s BMI…” without adding to weight stigma and causing harm….. Click the link to read more from Dr Kim https://lnkd.in/dT4aBqMY

In this Contemporary Pediatrics video interview, Steven Selbst, MD, attending physician, pediatric #emergency medicine, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, provides a brief update as to what he is seeing in relation to #influenza, #RSV, and #COVID-19. WATCH HERE: https://lnkd.in/eFdFFQ25

On June 26 at noon ET, CVP Associate Vivek Ashok, MD will participate in a American Academy of Pediatrics PA Chapter webinar about clinical & public policy strategies to prevent child #firearminjury and suicide. Participants will be able to: ✔️Understand strategies to discuss firearm injury prevention with patients and families ✔️Effectively counsel patients and families on safe firearm storage practices ✔️Connect patients and families with community organizations and resources that promote safe storage & more! 💻Register now: https://lnkd.in/ef8R7Vyk #GunViolenceAwarenessMonth

NEW #MedEdBrief Online! A new Med Ed Brief is now online. This summary was written by Dr. Folami N. Duncan is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Dr. Duncan was recruited to write this #MedEdBrief by the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics to write this review. To read the summary and find a link to the article, go to https://lnkd.in/ds5RrXJ #meded #COMSEP

#Disparities in Neonatal Intensive Care: Context Matters Wanda D. Barfield, MD, Shanna Cox, MSPH, Zsakeba T. Henderson, MD Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2019 August ; 144(2): . doi:10.1542/peds.2019-1688 From Perinatal Quality Institute's PQI anti-racism challenge Approach quality improvement with a lens toward health equity. The Institute of Medicine, in its 2001 report, The 1st Annual Crossing the Quality Chasm Summit: A Focus on Communities, described 6 aims for quality improvement, including care that is equitable.7 Communities and health systems can commit to the highest standard of care for all patients, ensuring that minority-serving hospitals are included in quality-improvement initiatives such as state perinatal quality collaboratives. Requiring all hospitals in a state to participate in these initiatives is a strategy for equitable diffusion. Patient and family engagement in quality improvement can help strengthen implementation with community voices and lived experience. We owe the infants of this country consistent high-quality care, no matter their skin color, and this article documents that there is work to be done.

The prefrontal cortex is the last part of the brain to develop, and isn’t fully formed until age 25! This explains why kids have a hard time managing the amount of time spent online as well as regulating the content they see on their own. Dr. Colleen A. Kraft, MD, MBA, FAAP, former President of the American Academy of Pediatrics and current Professor of Pediatrics at Keck Medicine of USC and Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) explains - full version on YouTube and Spotify! https://spoti.fi/3XyNgEZ #kidshealth #kidsmentalhealth #screentimeparenting #parenting

Embracing a spectrum of challenges, developmental disabilities affect physical, learning, language, and behavioral aspects, often emerging in childhood and influencing daily activities. The American Academy of Pediatrics advises developmental and behavioral screenings at 9, 18, and 30 months. ☃ Learn more: https://bit.ly/3xxzSms #DevelopmentalDisabilities #ScreeningsMatter #AutismSocietyofColorado

Adolescent patients can present with an infinite combination of issues, questions, scenarios, and life experiences, which makes it challenging to define the scope of conversation topics to be covered during annual doctor’s visits. A team of researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, including Clinical Futures’ expert Dr. Brian Jenssen, have developed and implemented an EHR-embedded adolescent health questionnaire and usage model to improve individualized care. This model has now been adopted by more than 30 primary care practices. Learn more in the American Academy of Pediatrics: https://bit.ly/4b9NCFq Also, read this related #ResearchinPractice Blog post: https://bit.ly/4ckjBUg

Register today for the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions webinar exploring the impact of patient- and family-centered communication on reducing medical errors and improving care. Don't miss this insightful discussion, featuring #AELPSfaculty member Carole Hemmelgarn. #healthcarequality #patientcare #communication #patientsafety

Patient/family engagement and communication during care are not always focused on as a critical component of preventing/avoiding medical errors. Yet, when you think of it, it is so obvious! We now have even more research to prove these are essential so what can all stakeholder do, including employers, to take this to scale and reduce preventable even more medical mistakes? Join us on May 20 for this important discussion and chime in on what you think will help us take this to scale!