Pediatrics

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Carolyn Newberry, MD

Commercially blenderized and standard tube feeding formulas are both ways we can deliver food to our patients requiring home enteral nutrition. So how do these two types of formulas stack up against one another? Find out with Dr. Charles Turck as he discusses the latest literature findings and other key considerations with Dr. Carolyn Newberry, Director of GI Nutrition at Weill Cornell Medical Center’s Division of Gastroenterology.

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Osman Mohamed Elfadil, MD

Food allergies and malabsorptive conditions limit food options for patients and can lead to malnutrition if alternative sources of nutrition aren’t found. So how might peptide-based formulations fit into our management approach for these GI-compromised patients? Joining Dr. Charles Turck to break down how peptide-based formulations work to improve GI tolerance, who might benefit from them, and the latest data from clinical trials is Dr. Osman Mohamed Elfadil, Senior Research Fellow in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, MD

Cow’s milk protein allergy is one of the most common food allergies in childhood and can have a heavy burden on our young patients and their families. That’s why Dr. Charles Turck speaks with Dr. Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, Director of the Pediatric Allergy Program at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital NYU Langone, about how we can better manage these patients and address their unmet needs.

Host: John Buse, MD, PhD
Guest: Silva Arslanian, MD

New research on once-daily semaglutide for adolescent patients with obesity may alter clinicians’ approach to care. What do we need to know? Dr. John Buse speaks with one of the study’s investigators, Dr. Silva Arslanian, from the University of Pittsburgh to dive into this clinical data and explore how these results may change the treatment landscape.

Host: Mary Katherine Cheeley, PharmD, BCPS, CLS, FNLA
Guest: Lauren Williams, MCN,RD,LD

Kids with dyslipidemia don’t have much different nutritional needs than other young kids their age. However, there are a few key things to be aware of. So how can clinicians meet families where they are to improve their diet? Dive into the unique needs of youth with dyslipidemia as Dr. Mary Katherine Cheeley is joined by Lauren Williams, Class II Clinical Dietician at Cook Children’s Health System.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO
Guest: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP

Why are we currently facing a tripledemic? Joining Dr. Jennifer Caudle to uncover what has led to this dramatic increase in COVID-19, RSV, and the flu—and share strategies to combat this tripledemic—is ReachMD Host Dr. Jennifer Shu, a pediatrician at Children’s Medical Group in Atlanta, Georgia.

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Trevor Cabrera, MD

What’s it like becoming a locum tenens physician right out of residency? Dr. Charles Turck joins Dr. Trevor Cabrera, a Board-Certified pediatrician who trained in Houston, Texas, to share his firsthand experience and offer advice for residents.

Host: Carol Wysham, MD
Guest: Jane J. Kim, M.D.

Since 2020, pediatricians have seen a rapid rise in new-onset type 1 diabetes in children. Is this due to the COVID-19 pandemic or an indirect consequence of it? To answer this question, Dr. Jane Kim, a pediatric endocrinologist at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, shares what kind of correlation she's seeing.

Host: Carol Wysham, MD
Guest: Jane J. Kim, M.D.

Emerging research details a rapid rise in type 1 diabetes in children amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But what's causing this to happen? To dive into why, Dr. Carol Wysham is joined by Dr. Jane Kim from the Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO
Guest: Ashish S. Patel, MD

Treating IBD in our pediatric patients can be challenging, which is why creating a strong partnership between care teams and patients’ families is key. Fortunately, that was a central focus of the 2022 Crohn's & Colitis Congress, so to catch the latest updates and strategies for improving IBD care for pediatric patients, tune in to hear Dr. Jennifer Caudle speak with Dr. Ashish Patel.

Host: Hector O. Chapa, MD, FACOG
Guest: Dani Dumitriu, MD, PhD

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on all patients, especially pregnant women. Here to walk us through her research on the pandemic's impact on the psychosocial health of mothers and the neurodevelopment of their fetuses is Dr. Dani Dumitriu, a pediatrician, neuroscientist, and pediatric environmental health scientist at Columbia University in New York.

Host: Jacob Sands, MD
Guest: Yasmin Jayasinghe, FRANZCOG, PhD

Pediatric and adolescent oncofertility patients are cared for differently than adult patients. That’s why Dr. Yasmin Jayasinghe, Director of the Oncofertility Program at the Royal Children’s Hospital, is here to give us an overview of the available procedures for pediatric patients and the key considerations that go along with them.

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA
Guest: Joseph Marek, MD

Sudden cardiac death is rare in younger patients, but it remains one of the leading causes of death in young athletes. To learn more about this, Dr. Alan Brown is joined by Dr. Joseph Marek, Clinical Cardiologist and Senior Medical Director of Cardiopulmonary Service at Advocate Medical Group, to share how his foundation, Young Hearts 4 Life, is working to increase awareness for sudden cardiac arrest and provide young athletes resources.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO
Guest: Vikram V. Bhise, MD

Pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) occurs in more than 8,000 children in the United States alone, but there’s little data regarding these patients’ quality of life. That’s why Dr. Vikram Bhise recently conducted research to gain a better understanding of pediatric MS patients’ quality of life as they transition into adulthood. And now, Dr. Bhise joins Dr. Jennifer Caudle to share the results that were presented at the 2021 Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) Annual Meeting.

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Emily Carroll, JD, MSW

The No Surprises Act aims to protect consumers from surprise medical bills. But how exactly does it go about doing that, and what’s the current status of its implementation? Joining Dr. Charles Turck to share progress and challenges associated with the No Surprises Act is Ms. Emily Carroll, a senior legislative attorney for the American Medical Association's Advocacy Resource Center.

Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP

Tune in to hear pediatrician Dr. Jennifer Shu share what we currently know about the risks and impacts of the Delta variant on our youngest patients and perhaps even more importantly, how we can help keep them safe.

Published September 23, 2021

Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP

School’s back in session, and that means it’s time we take a look at how we can help keep children safe and healthy both inside and outside the classroom with pediatrician Dr. Jennifer Shu.

Published September 21, 2021

Host: Hector O. Chapa, MD, FACOG
Guest: Susan Crowe, MD

Both UNICEF and WHO recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life, starting within the very first hour of birth. But are we adhering to that recommendation? Joining Dr. Hector Chapa to discuss the importance of breastfeeding shortly after delivery and how we can help our patients and their newborns reap the benefits of this golden hour is Dr. Susan Crowe, Director of Outpatient Breastfeeding Medicine Consultative Services at Stanford Children's Health who recently spoke about this topic at the 2021 ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting.

Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP
Guest: Jeffrey Hyams, MD

Many studies focus on the impact of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis in adult patients, but what about our youngest patients? To learn more about how we can treat our pediatric patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, Dr. Peter Buch speaks with Dr. Jeffrey Hyams, one of the world’s leading experts in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease.

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Nadia N. Laack, MD

As survival for patients with pediatric brain tumors improves, reducing the long-term effects of cancer treatment is increasingly important. Fortunately, proton radiotherapy along with several other advancements are helping us achieve that goal. Here to share the latest treatments for pediatric patients with brain tumors with Dr. Charles Turck is pediatric oncology physician Dr. Nadia Laack.

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