In this episode, I speak with Dr. Jess Schnell, DO MBA, who transitioned from Pediatric Emergency Medicine and hospital administration to utilization management. We talk about career longevity, deciding to transition away from clinical medicine...

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Allison Messina, an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Infectious Disease in Florida at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. We talk about vector-born illnesses - their presentation and management, and where an...

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Kathy Sumpter, who is Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. We talk about diagnosing diabetes in children and risk-stratifying kids coming in with new-onset diabetes, as w...

In this episode I meet with Dr. Jay Pershad from Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC. Dr. Pershad is an expert in high-value care and shares strategies for improving our quality of care to benefit patients, families, and healthcare p...

April is Child Abuse Awareness Month, so in this episode I am speaking with Dr. Antonia Chiesa, a Child Abuse Medicine Specialist. We discuss sentinel injuries and how to navigate evaluating and reporting these injuries, positive news about the...

In this episode, I meet with Dr. Chinni Pokala to talk about the assessment and management of hematologic disorders in the acute setting. We discuss how to think about kids presenting with signs and symptoms of new hematologic disorders as well...

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Alana Arnold about our experiences with pediatric readiness projects in community and urgent care settings, both as partnering with academic pediatric centers and via private consulting. Below, in order, are the...

In this episode I meet up with Dr. Dan Park, who is the medical director of the pediatric emergency department at University of North Carolina. We'll be talking about the components of leadership and navigating careers in medicine. We discuss m...

In this episode, I'm speaking with Drs. Fred Henretig (Penn) and Carl Baum (Yale) about career transitions and exiting medicine. We discuss the current literature surrounding retirement and attrition in medicine, reasons physicians cite for sta...

In this episode, I'll be talking with Dr. Matt Harris from Cohen Children's Hospital about medical transport of kids, both in the prehospital and interfacility settings. We will discuss level of skills, training, and equipment available with va...

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Sing-Yi Feng, a Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician and Toxicologist, about ingestions of acetaminophen and ibuprofen, and general guidelines for evaluation of ingestions. We discuss important knowledge point...

In this episode I chat with Dr. Chris Amato about pediatric fractures - management of pain, when to call Orthopedics, and practical tips on splinting and immobilization strategies.Side note: I mention in this that a femur fracture will ...

In this episode I talk with Dr. David Sas, a Pediatric Nephrologist from the Mayo Clinic, about kids and kidney stones, with a discussion of stone diagnosis, management, and complications. We also discuss pyelonephritis, dysfunctional voiding, ...

In this episode I speak with Dr. Deb Kahal, Medical Director of the Holloway Community Program in Delaware, which provides testing and treatment for HIV, AIDS, and Hep C, and with Dr. Steve Eppes, Pediatric Infectious Disease Physician. We'll b...

In this episode, I'll be reviewing button battery ingestions and superficial/mucosal injuries, including risk factors, pathophysiology, and management of known and suspected ingestions. Below is the link I mentioned to a time-lapse video modeli...

In this episode I'll be speaking with Carl Baum, a Pediatric Toxicologist and Emergency Medicine Physician from Yale School of Medicine about common pediatric toxidromes. We'll also cover assessment and management of the obtunded child, polysub...

In this episode, I'll review pediatric anaphylaxis, including diagnosis, management best practice, and aftercare for kids treated in the acute care setting. 

In this episode, I'll be chatting with Pediatric Neurologists Drs. Richard Fischer and Mitra Assadi-Khansari about common neurologic emergencies in kids. We will focus on seizure evaluation and management (febrile, epileptic, and non-epileptifo...

In this episode, I'll be reviewing best practice recommendations for bronchiolitis management, and evidence behind the advice for and against some of the most popular treatment options. 

In this episode, I talk with Jennifer Calahan and Jennifer Valdez, two behavioral health experts, about the process for evaluating behavioral health emergencies, with general tips on medical screening and assessment as well as specific requirem...

In this episode, I talk with Jenn Empfield, a pediatric emergency medicine pharmacist, about the use of steroids in croup, asthma, chronic lung disease exacerbations, and (not) bronchiolitis. We review literature and AAP recommendations regardi...