A Review of Primary Care Management of GERD
More than half of infants experience gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and 10-20% have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and guidelines for this issue often change. Here to…
Course Category: Primary Care Perspectives Podcast
Helping Cognitively Gifted Patients
Primary care physicians can play a key role in helping patients who are intellectually and cognitively gifted get the resources they need, including children who…
Diagnosing Lupus
Lupus is one of the most common diseases in pediatric rheumatology, but it is complicated to diagnose because its symptoms can be broad and nonspecific,…
Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy in Black Families
In the U.S., Black women are 3 times more likely to experience infant mortality and previously healthy Black children are 3.4 times more likely to…
Swimmer’s Ear or Something Worse?: A Review of Otorrhea for the Primary Care Physician
Did you know that lack of canal swelling should be a red flag in physical exam of otorrhea? Ryan Ruiz, MD, MS, attending physician, Division…
Benefits of Youth Sports Participation
The Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative has more than 70 member organizations that help promote leadership, grit, and other important skills through sports. Beth DeVine, executive…
Climate Change and Children’s Health
Climate change has many health effects, yet doctors and patients don’t routinely discuss this topic. Harleen Marwah, MD, MS, a pediatric resident at Children’s Hospital…
Managing Oral Allergy Syndrome in the Primary Care Setting
How can a primary care physician be sure their patient’s oral allergy syndrome (OAS) is not another type of allergy that may require more aggressive…
Emergency Room or Not?
Parents worry when a child hits their head. This podcast will help inform the important decisions you need to make as a primary care provider,…
Sleep-related Death in Infants Is Common and Preventable
In Philadelphia, sleep-related deaths (including SIDS, accidental suffocation, and unknown cause) are the second-highest cause of infant mortality, after prematurity. Two pediatricians, Roy Hoffman, MD,…