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Opioid Overdose Reversal Medication
Naloxone (Narcan®) is an emergency medication to use to reverse an opioid overdose. Anyone can save a life during an opioid overdose with naloxone. Giving someone naloxone won’t hurt them, so don’t...
Preventive Cardiology Research
To help advance the practice of pediatric preventative cardiology, our team actively participates in several research projects. You will have the opportunity to participate in registries that help connect...
Distal Radius Fracture
Clinical Pathways promote evidence based, safe, and high-value care for patients by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject...
June’s Story
In June McFarland’s first 24 hours of life, she was taken via jet by the Children’s Mercy Transport team to Children’s Mercy from a hospital in Wichita, Kan. “We didn’t know she wasn’t well until she...
Sleep for health and sports performance
An overlooked recovery strategy that is vital in supporting both a student-athlete’s health and sport performance, is sleep. Student-athletes should sleep between 9 and 11 hours per night to reach their...
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Rotation
Description: This rotation will consist of direct observation of laboratory activities and shadowing lab directors. Students will review historical clinical consultations of the laboratory and participate...
Removing Antimicrobial “Pebbles” – Helping You and Helping Our Community: Wise Use of Antibiotics
Column Author: Annie Wirtz, PharmD, BCPPS | Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy Elizabeth Monsees, PhD, MBA, RN, CIC, FAPIC | Senior...
IBD Patient Family Advisory Council Member Bios
Jennifer Judd Katie Aten Stacey Algren Amy Kille Kerry Kinkelaar Stacy Koschney Greg Greenberg View Story I have been on the PFAC since 2017 and am a past PFAC Chair. My husband and two daughters all have...
Organizational Coaching
The Culture and Language Coaching Program coaches at Children's Mercy consult with leadership and staff at the centers where providers work to review current policies and practices related to language...
Not your father’s fatherhood: Modern wisdom from today’s dads
When many of today’s dads were children, the internet didn’t exist, blended families weren’t as common and stay-at-home dads were super rare. Dads on TV brought home the bacon, but were clueless in the...
Evidence Based Strategies: ECG Screening for Sports Physicals
A thorough history and physical exam can often detect indications for an ECG or other testing in pediatric athletes prior to sports participation. A screening ECG may identify a patient at risk of SCD...
Single Ventricle Program
The Single Ventricle Clinic is designed specifically for children and young adults born with single ventricle heart defects who have had the Fontan surgery. What is Fontan surgery? The Fontan procedure is...
State of the Art Pediatrics: Buckle Fractures in Children
Pediatric buckle fractures are a common injury pattern, estimated to occur in about 1 in 25 children and usually occurring about the wrist.2 A buckle fracture may also be referred to as a torus fracture...
Remote Health Solutions Team
The Remote Health Solutions team.
What to Expect at your Cystic Fibrosis Appointment
Diagnosing cystic fibrosis in your child - what to expect Diagnosing cystic fibrosis is a multi-step process. It usually starts with a newborn screening test performed by the state. If the screen is...
Hailey’s Story
Meet Hailey Hailey with Dr. Ginn in 2013 Ten years ago, our annual report featured the story of Hailey, a 17-month-old who overcame medulloblastoma, one of the most common pediatric malignant brain...
Did they really just say that? Parents share their cringeworthy kid stories
If there’s one thing parents can know for sure…it’s that kids WILL say the darndest things. And, it’ll probably be in public, so there is an optimal chance for embarrassment. Sound familiar? You’re not...
Vaccine Update: Reducing the Ouch During Vaccination
Pediatric clinicians are committed to providing recommended vaccines to their patients. But vaccine hesitancy continues to be an obstacle to providing some or all recommended vaccines.
Epilepsy Medications for Children
There are many types of medicines used to treat epilepsy. The choice of which medication to try will depend on your child’s age, type of epilepsy/seizures and health history.
Food Allergies in Children
Children with food allergies have extra-sensitive immune systems that react to harmless substances called allergens in certain foods and drinks. When the person eats an allergen, like a peanut or other...