We’re very excited to announce that we’ve added a new category of learning modules to CHOP OPEN, dedicated to Nursing education. Our debut Nursing module is on Tracheostomy Suctioning, and covers how to properly use and care for portable suction machines. Revisit the Nursing section soon for the latest education delivered by CHOP’s Department of Nursing.
Establishing an international observership program demonstrates a commitment to education and the well-being of children worldwide while also addressing the need for specialized knowledge and experience abroad.
We’re very excited to announce that we’ve added a brand new content type to CHOP OPEN, Podcasts! Our debut series is titled Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Podcasts, which intends to educate, enlighten and inform. Join host Robert A. Belfer, MD, a Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as he chats with local, regional, national and international leaders in the fields of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Neurology, Surgery, Radiology, Intensive Care, Infectious Disease and others who will offer insights into the latest clinical updates and innovations in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Ani Sargsyan is a pediatric radiologist from Armenia with over five years of experience in diagnostic imaging. Dr. Sargsyan attended the 2022 and 2025 CHOP Open Medical Institute courses on Pediatric Radiology in Salzburg, Austria.
We’ve partnered with physicians from Dermatology and the Emergency Department at CHOP to prepare clinical pearl modules on a monthly basis. The DermED Monthly Cases test the learner’s ability to diagnose conditions based on images and case examples from the Emergency Department at CHOP. The module includes a multiple choice quiz as well as a compare and contrast section to differentiate between similar conditions.
This month, we’re featuring the CHOP Home Care Ventilation Program, created to support the education of caregivers for the transition of complex ventilated patients from the inpatient setting to home. The target audience for this training is caregivers, parents and private duty nurses who support patients on home ventilators.