Tethered Cord in Pediatrics
Gregory Heuer, MD, PhD, a Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia neurosurgeon, explains tethered cord, including the embryologic development, diagnosis through imaging, clinical signs and symptoms, surgical…
Course Instructor: Katie K. Lockwood, MD, MEd
School Lunch Nutrition Updates with USDA FNS
In 2010, Congress passed the Hunger-Free Kids Act to help ensure that every American child has access to a balanced school lunch. This is important…
Twins
Twins account for 3% of live births in the US and are at risk of higher rates of fetal growth restriction, congenital anomalies, twin-twin transfusion…
Teen Communication: Learning language to build character, resilience, and relationships
Talking with teenagers can feel challenging, but in this episode, Kenneth Ginsburg, MD, MSEd, an attending physician in the Division of Adolescent Medicine and the…
Rabies
Contact with infected bats is the most common cause of human rabies deaths in the US, but dog rabies remains common worldwide. Learn about other…
Epilepsy and Teens: Counseling Advice on Managing Epilepsy as an Adolescent
According to the CDC, approximately 0.6% of children aged 0-17 have active epilepsy, so in a school of 1,000 students, this means 6 of them…
Hot (and Cold) Babies
At the end of this session, learners will be able to review the updated American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines on the well-appearing febrile neonate, compare…
Anxiety and Depression
At the end of this session, learners will be able to discuss the impact of anxiety and depression on children, the differential diagnoses of anxiety…
Acne (Lockwood 2024)
Notice: The Dermatology Section at CHOP is experiencing extremely high volume and therefore requires an extensively long wait time for new patient visits. This content…
Vaccine Hesitancy (Lockwood 2024)
At the end of this session, learners will be able to review the current state of vaccine hesitancy, explore answers to common vaccine concerns, and…