Charting Pediatrics

In this episode, we are going to talk to the Telehealth team at Children’s Hospital Colorado and share how primary care providers could operationalize the delivery of care through telehealth quickly to help navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and looking to the future post-pandemic.   For all the reasons that COVID-19 has turned our personal and professional lives upside down, it has positively accelerated the delivery of care through telehealth. Until a few weeks ago, most of our ambulatory providers administered care through telehealth as a secondary, less preferred option in cases where distance between provider and patient was too far to be together in person. In this episode we are joined by Christina Olson, MD; Fred Thomas, PhD and Alison Brent, MD. Christina Olson, MD is Telehealth Medical Director at Children’s Colorado and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine Fred Thomas, PhD is Director of Telehealth at Children’s Colorado and Executive Director of ECHO Colorado; He has academic appointments in the Departments of Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Family Medicine in the Colorado School of Medicine. And finally, we turn the mic on Charting Pediatrics co-host, Alison Brent, MD. Alison is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician at Children’s Colorado and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She is currently serving on the Executive Committee of the AAP Section of Telehealth Care. Telehealth Resources Mentioned: email your questions to the AAP: Covid-19@aap.org From the AAP: Coding During the COVID-19 Pandemic AAP Guidance: Telehealth Payer Policy during the COVID-19 Pandemic State Notices on Telehealth Policy From the AAP: Telehealth and After Hours Care Join the Colorado ECHO online learnings about COVID-19 Do you have questions about today's episode or suggestions for a future topic? Write to us, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org

31 Mar 202035min

As the COVID-19 global pandemic has entered its third week, our healthcare providers are realizing the dramatic impact this has had on how we deliver care. Our lives have been touched not only professionally, but certainly personally as well. The uncertainty that this pandemic has driven into our lives is equally matched by the resiliency and ingenuity of our healthcare providers and larger community to come together to face this head on. In this episode, we will cover the current epidemiology of COVID-19, answer listener submitted questions and talk about the creative delivery of primary care that you could consider implementing in your practice as you navigate the pandemic. On the podcast we have previously covered the clinical presentation of the coronavirus in pediatrics, what providers should do if their clinical suspension is high and approaches to pediatric care during the mitigation phase of this pandemic – you can go back and listen to those discussions on Season 3, Episodes 31, 36 and 38. Today we are fortunate to be joined again on the podcast by Sam Dominguez, MD, PhD a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Children’s Hospital Colorado and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Maya Bunik, MD is the Medical Director of the Child Health Primary Care Pediatrics Clinic at Children's Hospital Colorado and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Bunik was previously on the podcast to discuss Breastfeeding Management, you can listen to that on Season 1, Episode 10. Kelly Galloway, RN, is the Director of Patient Care Services for primary care at Children's Hospital Colorado. COVID-19 Resources for Providers COVID-19 Resources for Patients and Families Do you have thoughts about this episode or suggestions for a future topic? Write to us, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org

25 Mar 202034min

In this episode we talk with Todd Carpenter, MD and Cameron Gunville, DO about drivers behind general growth in pediatric critical care bed occupancy that has outpaced the general inpatient population; the most important critical care interventions in the last 10 years that has benefited children and the important outcome metrics that define success in pediatric critical care. Dr. Carpenter is the Medical Director of the PICU at Children’s Hospital Colorado and is Professor of Pediatrics and Critical Care at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Gunville is the Associate Medical Director of the PICU at Children’s Hospital Colorado and is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Critical Care at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Do you have thoughts about this episode or suggestions for a future topic? Write to us, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org

25 Mar 202027min

Kids are notorious for exploring small objects and putting them up their nose, in their ear or swallowing them. Some ingestions like button batteries and small, b-b sized magnets are potentially life-threatening for children and adolescents. Catastrophic and fatal injuries can occur when the object becomes lodged in the esophagus, where injury can extend beyond the esophagus to the trachea or aorta. In this episode, we are going to turn the mic on host, David Brumbaugh, MD, to look at the presentation and treatment of ingested foreign objects and the anticipatory guidance primary care providers can give to their patients and families. What our listeners may not know about Dr. Brumbaugh is that he has a job beyond co-hosting Charting Pediatrics; he is a pediatric gastroenterologist and Associate Chief Medical Officer at Children’s Hospital Colorado and is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Ingested Button Battery Clinical Pathway Do you have thoughts about today's episode or suggestions for a future topic? Write to us, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org

17 Mar 202029min

Coronavirus. COVID-19. Since we last recorded the podcast the World Health Organization has named COVID-19 a global pandemic.   We have previously covered the clinical presentation of the coronavirus in pediatrics and what providers should do if their clinical suspension is high – you can go back and listen to both of those discussions on Season 3, Episodes 31 and 36.   Given the rapidly changing nature of this situation and the virus’ spread throughout our local Colorado communities we wanted to provide you with an update as we move from a containment to a mitigation strategy. In this episode we will cover the current epidemiology of COVID-19, answer listener submitted questions and provide you with resources of where to find ongoing resources.   COVID-19 Provider Resources COVID-19 Telephone Triage Protocols by Bart Schmitt, MD CDC COVID-19 Information for Healthcare Professionals COVID-19 Updates from the American Academy of Pediatrics Do you have thoughts about today's episode or suggestions for a future topic? Write to us, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org

14 Mar 202025min

There are many great things about living in rural communities. Across a broad range of healthcare indicators though, our children in rural America are doing more poorly urban areas — higher all-cause mortality rates, higher disability rates, higher rates of obesity and higher risks for suicide and unintentional injury. More than 50% of rural counties in the United States do not have a pediatrician and the number of patients per physician and healthcare professional shortage areas is twice that of a traditional urban area. What is it like to practice and take care of kids in a more rural setting? In this episode we will discuss rural and tertiary care bridges with Bird Gilmartin, MD. Dr. Gilmartin is the Pediatric Medical Director at Uinta Medical Group in Evanston, Wyoming. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Early Career Physicians and was the recipient of the AAP's 2019 Award for Outstanding Service to Maltreated Children. Do you have thoughts about this episode or suggestions for a future topic? Write to us, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org

10 Mar 202024min

Coronavirus. COVID-19. It is safe to say that this virus is on the minds of people across the globe and there is increased anxiety among the general public who are seeking guidance from their healthcare providers. And many healthcare providers are looking to their regional healthcare centers and the local/national health authorities for guidance – this is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation. In mid-February we recorded our first episode about COVID-19 where we covered the clinical presentation of the coronavirus in pediatrics and what providers should do if their clinical suspicion is high – you can go back and listen to that on Season 3, Episode 31. Today we are going to examine the current epi of the situation, answer listener submitted questions in follow-up to our previous COVID-19 episode and provide you with resources of where to find ongoing resources. Today we are going to examine the current epi of the situation, answer listener submitted questions in follow-up to our previous COVID-19 episode and provide you with resources of where to find ongoing resources. We are fortunate to be joined again on the podcast by Dr. Sam Dominguez, a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Children’s Hospital Colorado and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. COVID-19 FAQs for Providers COVID-19 Pediatric Telephone Triage Protocols by Bart Schmitt, MD

5 Mar 202035min

In this episode we have the privilege of welcoming Rachel Moon, MD back to the podcast to discuss the importance of social networks, social norms and attitudes in infant care practice decisions. Dr. Moon first joined us on Charting Pediatrics at the 2018 AAP Conference, you can go back and listen to Dr. Brumbaugh’s interview with her on Infant Safe Sleep Practices on Season 2, Episode 13.  Dr. Moon is the Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of Pediatrics and the Division Head of Pediatrics at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Do you have questions about today's episode or suggestion for a future topic? Write to us, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org

3 Mar 202022min