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ED Behavioral Escalation Huddle

What is a High Risk Behavioral Health Huddle? A High Risk Behavioral Health Huddle is an impromptu, acute meeting between key stakeholders in the Emergency Department (ED) and the hospital. These meetings...

How to transition infants from milk to solid foods

Every new phase of a baby’s life comes with a real mix of emotions. It’s exciting! It’s stressful! It’s joyful! It’s messy! The weaning stage is all of that and more. Before you feel too overwhelmed, take...

Pediatric Bioethics: Delivering Serious or Bad News

Column Author: Candyce H Greene, MD, MPH, MSW | Pediatric Bioethics Fellow Column Editor: Brian S. Carter, MD | Interim Director, Bioethics Center; Department Chair, Department of Medical...

Outbreaks, Alerts and Hot Topics: Tularemia Seems to Be on the Rise

Column Author and Editor: Chris Day, MD | Medical Director, Immune Compromised Service & Special Immunology Clinic, Infectious Diseases; Medical Director, International Travel Clinic...

Evidence Based Strategies: Best Practices and Evidence Regarding Emergent Management of GI Bleeds

Column Author:  Sarah Gwazdacz, MD | Chief Resident Column Editor:  Angela D. Etzenhouser, MD, FAAP | PHM Director of Safety, PHM Director of Safety; Associate Program Director...

Johnny's Story

Meet Johnny   Johhny posing with newborn photo of himself Parents Tanner and Katerina haven’t been sleeping well. Their youngest, Johnny, is about 2 years old and teething, keeping them up. But Amanda...

Mental Health: Depression

Column Author: Theodore Brisimitzakis, DO| Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Column Editor:  Sara J Anderson, MD, MPH | Clinical...

NICU to Now: Jeremiah’s story

Meet Jeremiah  family photo 6-year-old Jeremiah is always singing. Sometimes he sings in Creole (which his mom’s Haitian family speaks), sometimes in English, sometimes in a language all his own. This...

Evidence Based Strategies: Febrile Seizures by the Numbers: Providing Anticipatory Guidance to Families

Column Author:  Jonah Lund, MD | Child Neurology Resident, PGY-2 Column Editor:  Kathleen Berg, MD, FAAP | Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine...

Local Substance Use Treatment Resources

Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program 13860 Wyandotte St Kansas City, MO 64145 (816) 941-4000 Clinical Associates Adolescent Substance Abuse Evaluation 8629 Bluejacket St. Suite 100 Lenexa...

The Link - November 2024

Our November issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. The Link - November 2024 State of the Art Pediatrics: Vesicoureteral Reflux: Back to Basics Read...

State of the Art Pediatrics: Navigating a National Shortage of Stimulants

Column Author: Hannah Wolf, APRN, CPNP-PC Jamie Neal Lewis, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHNP-BC Column Author: Amita R. Amonker, MD, FAAP | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City...

State of the Art Pediatrics: The Connectome: A New Imaging Dimension to Map Children’s Brains

Column Author: Avner Meoded, MD | Associate Professor of Radiology Matthew Genchev, MD | Research Scholar Column Editor: Amita R. Amonker, MD, FAAP | Assistant Professor of...

Evidence Based Strategies: Acetaminophen Overdose

Column Author: Kelsey P Gavin, DO | Resident PGY 3; Chief Resident Column Editor: Angela D. Etzenhouser, MD, FAAP | Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program   Acetaminophen is...

Wise Use of Antibiotics: Shifting From Stewardship to Sustainability

Column Author: Annie Wirtz, PharmD, BCPPS Column Editor: Rana El Feghaly, MD, MSCI | Director, Infectious Diseases Clinical Services; Director, Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Program...

Evidence Based Strategies: The Importance of Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents

Column Author:  Kylie Rellihan, MD | Pediatric Resident  Column Editor: Kathleen J. Berg, MD, FAAP | Medical Director, Office of Evidence-Based Practice, Associate Professor of Pediatrics...

Mental Health: Is it Anxiety or ADHD?

Column Author: Sara Anderson, MD, MPH | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Column Editor: Trenton Myers, MD | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry …Maybe both! Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Gift Planning Council Additional Resources

Here you will find additional resources for the Gift Planning Council, including a link to donate to the Donald H. Chisolm Gift Planning Council Endowed Children’s Hope Fund.

Evidence Based Strategies: Vulvovaginitis in the Prepubertal Female

Column Author: Kalyn Erickson, DO | Resident PGY 3 Column Editor: Angela D. Etzenhouser, MD, FAAP | Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program   Vulvovaginitis is a term that is...