Announcing our new partial hospitalization program
Children’s Minnesota has expanded its acute mental health services with the opening of a partial hospitalization program (PHP) for adolescents. This program was launched to meet the significant need for intensive outpatient mental health care in the region's growing adolescent population.
The PHP at Children’s Minnesota supports adolescents, and their mental health providers, by offering intensive, full-day, multi-day treatment when patients need more care than outpatient therapy, but do not or no longer need to be hospitalized.
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Today is Give to Kids Day!
Children facing cancer deserve the best care: excellent, compassionate and specialized just for kids. That’s what The Kid Experts™ at Children’s Minnesota deliver through the cancer and blood disorders program — the largest program in our region.
But we can’t do it without your help. Your gift will give hope and comfort to kids like Cullen. He’s fighting cancer for the second time in his young life.
Double your impact! Our friends at Pediatric Surgical Associates will match your gift, up to $25,000.
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September is sepsis awareness month
Every year, approximately 75,000 children develop sepsis in the United States alone. That’s more than 200 children per day. Take the time to learn the signs and keep up with the latest clinical recommendations.
Listen to the Talking Pediatrics podcast: “So, what do you really know about sepsis,” hosted by Dr. Gabrielle Hester, medical director of quality improvement. Dr. Hester is joined by guests Dr. Jennifer Workman and Melanie Kuelbs, DNP, APRN, CNS, to discuss recognition, communication, and treatment of sepsis in children. Also, take a few minutes to explore additional information on Sepsis Alliance and Children’s Hospital Association’s websites.
Combatting sepsis should be a priority year-round – and not just in September during Sepsis Awareness Month. Keep an eye out for a new sepsis clinical guideline in the upcoming month!
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Adolescent and Young Adult Hematology Gynecology Program
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We’re excited to announce our teen hematology gynecology program at Children’s Minnesota has been renamed to the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) hematology gynecology program.
The program specializes in evaluating adolescent and young adult women who experience heavy bleeding during their periods, have known bleeding or clotting disorders or are genetically predisposed to developing one, and or require menstrual management in the setting of prior venous thromboembolism. The program works with patients and their healthcare providers to anticipate and prepare for the onset of menses. Learn more.
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The Mayo Clinic – Children’s Minnesota collaborating to enhance cardiovascular fellowship education and deliver the best patient outcomes
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Children's Minnesota and Mayo Clinic Children’s Center have developed a unique cardiovascular collaboration that builds on each organization’s passion for children and the complementary strengths of both programs. As part of the collaboration, physicians from each program provide services at the other’s location, expanding coverage and improving research and education opportunities. As the collaboration’s first cardiac intensive care fellow, Dr. Brittany Graham is experiencing the synergy and longstanding relationship between both organizations.
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Join us on October 16th for our new Advanced Fetal Cardiology Virtual Workshop!
Currently, 1 out of 100 babies born in the United States has a heart defect, and 20-30% of the defects are serious or life-threatening. This is a 5-hour virtual course designed to build upon the Basic Fetal Cardiology Workshop content. The goal is to educate medical providers involved in the care of pregnant women on complex fetal cardiac anomalies (including venous anomalies, vascular rings, Ebstein anomaly and Heterotaxy) and fetal arrhythmia assessment. Additionally, we will cover evaluation of fetal cardiac function and how to calculate Tei index and combined cardiac output measurements. Learn more and sign up now!
The registration fee is $75 per person, with an early bird price of $65 through October 9.
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This two-day conference provides the latest information on pediatric wound repair and healing to health care providers and students who have an interest in further developing their knowledge of wound management and suturing skills. Conference topics include pain management, local anesthesia, animal bites, hand injuries, and facial and neck lacerations, just to name a few. Register now!
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Guidelines With Gabi: Febrile Infant: A Guideline 17 Years in the Making
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Caregivers of young infants are instructed to bring babies to the hospital for a fever. Why? On this episode of Talking Pediatrics guest host, Dr. Gabi Hester will speak with Dr. Robert Pantell, Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at the University of California San-Francisco and the lead author of the recently published “Evaluation and Management of Well-Appearing Febrile Infants 8 to 60 Days Old” guideline from the American Academy of Pediatrics. This guideline has been in the works since 2004 and is chock full of new information about how to best evaluate young babies with fever. Some of the recommendations may surprise you! Listen now.
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Virtual Grand Rounds
Every Thursday, 8 - 9 a.m.
Join us for the live, virtual event or watch recorded presentations.
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Talking Pediatrics podcast
Join us each week as we bring intriguing stories and relevant pediatric health care information that will surprise, challenge and perhaps change how you care for the most amazing people on Earth — kids!
Listen now
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