Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcasts

To Educate, Enlighten and Inform

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.

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Podcast Team:

Host: Robert A. Belfer, MD
Education Director: Jill Posner, MD, MSCE
Senior Medical Advisor: Stephen Ludwig, MD
Senior Medical Advisor: Fred M. Henretig, MD, FAAP, FACMT
Producers: Katherine Bach, Megan Chamberlain, Sam Grinberg, Jeremy Jones, Jingxin Li, Sarah Perelman
Editor: Clair, Nodderly.com

Global Pediatric Radiology Education — A Commentary on our Observership Program

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.

CHOP Observership Spotlight with Ani Sargsyan

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.

Learning Without Limits: Andrea Braccia’s International Training Experience

Dr. Andrea Braccia of Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II, Napoli (Naples), Italy, hit pause on his studies and career at home to participate in a four-and-a-half-month long observership at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and the Division of Cardiac Anesthesiology in 2025-2026.

Introducing Nursing Education

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.

New “Women Leading the Way” Podcast Series with CEO Madeline Bell

Women at our hospital are making breakthroughs that are transforming children’s lives – and changing the world. In honor of Women’s History Month, “Women Leading the Way” is a five-episode series of our CEO Madeline Bell’s podcast, Breaking Through. She talked with five women doctors and scientists from CHOP about their groundbreaking work. Hear from Susan Furth, MD, PhD, Holly L. Hedrick, MD, FACS, Diva D. De León-Crutchlow, MD, MSCE, Marni Falk, MD, and Denise Adams, MD. Browse all of the Breaking Through episodes today.

To Educate, Enlighten and Inform

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