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…
Course Instructor: Katie K. Lockwood, MD, MEd
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,…
Psychology-based Interventions Help Kids with Chronic Pain
One in 4 children will have an episode of chronic pain before they reach adulthood, and kids with chronic pain are 3 times as likely…
Inequities in Chlamydia Screening
Chlamydia is the most commonly reported bacterial disease in the U.S., and half of the 1.8 million cases reported in 2019 were in youth. A…
Updated Developmental Milestones
Less than a quarter of children with developmental disabilities receive early intervention services before age 3. The recent update to the “Learn the Signs: Act…
When Social Skills Are a Struggle: How the Primary Care Pediatrician Can Help
Friendships and social bonds are integral to children’s health. How can a pediatrician help those struggling with social skills? Emily DePaul, BS, MPH, MA, who…
Evaluating Neutropenia in Primary Care: CBC Basics, Red Flags and More
How should a primary care physician evaluate neutropenia, and decide when it’s time to worry? Kandace Gollomp, MD, pediatric hematologist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses:…