On this episode, host Jason Woods speaks with Sarah Mojarad, lecturer at USC with appoints in the schools of Medicine and Engineering. Professor Mojarad is an expert in online professionalism, social media use in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, medicine), and science communication. This episode is all about how and why social media can be used in medicine (also the how not and why not!), strategies for successful communication to colleagues and patients, and mistakes to avoid. Sarah has a number of online resources on these topics (listed below) and is a fantastic person ..read more

On this episode, host Jason Woods speaks with Dr. Nancy Spector, Professor of Pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine, and Executive Director of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program, about gender equity issues in medicine. Dr. Spector is a frequent speaker on this issue and was the lead author on an article last year outlining the progress, barriers, and opportunities for women in pediatrics (see reference below). This is part one of a two-part discussion. In part one, Dr. Spector focuses on outlining the scope of the issues and provides strategies for decreasing t ..read more

On this episode, host Jason Woods speaks with Dr. Nancy Spector, Professor of Pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine, and Executive Director of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program, about gender equity issues in medicine. Dr. Spector is a frequent speaker on this issue and is the lead author on an article published last year outlining the progress, barriers, and opportunities for women in pediatrics (see reference below). This is part two of a two-part discussion. In part two, Dr. Spector focuses on mentoring across different genders. She provides strategies for s ..read more

What is it and why are there so many names? On this episode, host Jason Woods speaks with Dr. Danielle Soranno, pediatric nephrologist, about nephritis in children. What is it, why are the terms so confusing, how do we diagnosis it, and when should we involve a nephrologist? Did the nephrologists invent terminology just to confuse us? Guests Danielle Soranno MD,  Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Bioengineering & Medicine University of Colorado and Children’s Hospital Colorado References Floege J, Amann K. Primary glomerulonephritides. Lancet. 2016 May;387:2036-2048. Bro ..read more

On this episode, host Jason Woods speaks to Daniela Fellman and Alison Macklin, leaders from the Responsible Sex Education Institute, about a topic that can sometimes be difficult for patients, parents, and care providers…sex! Sexual and reproductive health education is hugely important and frequently politicized. Both interviewees are leading the way when it comes to education and outreach programs in the field of sex education. We talk about a variety of resources which are listed below, as well as get a sneak peek at two books which are being published soon. Important Links Responsible Sex ..read more

On this episode, host Jason Woods speaks with Dr. Elaine Reno, an emergency medicine physician who is also a wilderness medicine expert, about high altitude illness in pediatrics. We focus on risk factors, identification of illness, and recommendations for initial treatment. Important points Significant altitude illness is rare below 8000 feet Pre-verbal children DO experience high altitude illness but can be more difficult to diagnose given the difficulty in communication. Dr. Reno strongly prefers slow acclimatization for children, rather than prophylactic medication. Point of Care Resources ..read more

On this episode we discuss the rates and risks of post-resuscitation hypotension after cardiac arrest. Host Jason Woods MD talks with Dr. Alexis Topjian, a critical care doc from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with special interests in neuro-critical care and post-arrest care, about her recent article on post arrest hypotension. This article was published in JAMA in 2018 (see references below) and evaluated outcomes based on presence of hypotension, and hypotensive burden, after out-of-hospital cardiac. Guests Alexis Topjian MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine ..read more

We continue our look at firearm and violent injury in the youth population by examing the issue outside of the United States. Host Jason Woods MD gathered Canadian physicians Carolyn Snider and Natasha Saunders, both researchers on violent injury (and specifically firearm-related injury), to discuss the scope of violent youth injury in Canada, ED-based intervention programs, risk factors, and the rising rates of injury due to air guns and BB guns. Guests Carolyn Snider MD, MPH – Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Toronto, Staff Physician Winnipeg Health Scienc ..read more

Violent injury, particularly related to firearms, has been at the forefront of national discussion recently. Pediatric victims and survivors have begun to enter into the public discussion via a strong social media presence, and as clinicians who treat these patients’ injuries, we are also obligated to participate in prevention. This is the first in a series of episodes to address what we know about firearm violence, what interventions have been tried, and how we can reframe the discussion to focus less on political beliefs and more on harm reduction. Host Jason Woods MD gathered national firea ..read more

Host Jason Woods MD chats with Dan Lindberg MD, national expert in Child Abuse evaluation, on what role the ED plays in the evaluation of child abuse, and addresses the things that scare the ED doc the most. How do I avoid going to court? What and how should I document? What can I do so that I don’t screw up the case for the lawyers? The post Episode 6: What is the ED role in Child Abuse Evaluation and Documentation? appeared first on Little Big Med ..read more