Best Childrens Hospital Of Philadelphia Podcasts (2025)

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Retinoblastoma- (Episode 184) 22:03

2d ago22:03

22:03

Although relatively rare with 300 cases per year in the United States, we look for retinoblastoma at every well visit. Amish Shah, MD, PhD, a neuro-oncologist at CHOP, educates us on the epidemiology, presentation, management, and prognosis of retinoblastoma, as well as how partnership between Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Wills Eye Hospi…

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Responding to In-Flight Emergencies: Is there a Doctor On-Board? (Episode 183) 21:39

21d ago21:39

21:39

Become better prepared to respond to an emergency situation on an airplane through the experience of an emergency medicine physician at Nemours Children's Health, Steven Selbst, MD. In this episode, Dr. Selbst and Dr. Lockwood discuss why healthcare providers should respond to emergencies, the most common types of emergencies, what supplies are on …

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Iron-deficiency Anemia (Episode 182) 31:40

28d ago31:40

31:40

Iron plays a crucial role in many vital functions and in this episode, Char Witmer, MD, Clinical Director of Hematology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, gets us excited about hepcidin, ferritin, reticulocyte counts, and more! We discuss why premature infants are particularly vulnerable to iron-deficiency anemia, how to provide supplementatio…

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Baby-led Weaning: A method to introduce solids and encourage self-feeding for infants (Episode 181) 32:19

2M ago32:19

32:19

Have you ever seen a baby eating a chicken drumstick? Or gnawing on a whole strawberry or broccoli floret? Many healthcare providers may not have learned about baby-led weaning and therefore, may not teach parents about this method of introducing solids and teaching babies about self-feeding. In this episode, Dr. Katie Lockwood and Kary Rappaport, …

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Social Media for Healthcare Professionals 26:50

2M ago26:50

26:50

Healthcare professionals may use social media for a variety of purposes including developing a professional network, increasing personal awareness of news, listening to experts, and/or consulting colleagues. It can also be a tool to disseminate research, market practices, engage in health advocacy, and engage with professional organizations. Increa…

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Epilepsy Surgery for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy (Episode 179) 22:28

3M ago22:28

22:28

Of the roughly 500,000 US children with epilepsy, 30% will continue to have seizures despite medication management. This seizure burden can have significant impacts on a child’s development, school performance, social life, sports participation, driving ability, mental health, and more. In this episode, we talk about surgical approaches to drug-res…

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Financial Planning Tips for Physicians (Episode 178) 24:37

3M ago24:37

24:37

Financial planning is not often taught to physicians but is an important topic! In this episode, Sam Lewis, CFP®, ChFC®, MQFP®, Founder of SJL Financial, LLC, guides us through how we should think about life insurance, disability insurance, loan repayment, contract negotiations, savings accounts, wills, retirement, and more! While financial plannin…

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Tethered Cord in Pediatrics (Episode 177) 23:43

4M ago23:43

23:43

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 approaches, and long-term prognosis. As a co-author of the CHOP Clinical Pathway on Tethered Cord Release, Dr. Heuer provides insight into what to…

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School Lunch Nutrition Updates with USDA FNS (Episode 176) 18:37

4M ago18:37

18:37

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 because many children rely on schools to meet a large portion of their daily nutritional needs. Parents and pediatricians should be aware that new rules will gradually place limits on added sugars and r…

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Twins (Episode 175) 30:37

5M ago30:37

30:37

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 syndrome, twin anemia polycythemia sequence, selective fetal growth restriction, and cord entanglement. In this episode, Michael Posencheg, MD, a Children's Hospital of Philadelphia neonatologist and…

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New Frontiers in Injury Prevention 25:48

5M ago25:48

25:48

Teams at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) are committed to delivering breakthroughs for patients, including keeping them safe from injury – the leading cause of death and acquired disability for children. In this episode of Breaking Through, Madeline talks to CHOP expert Dr. Kristy Arbogast about how caregivers can keep kids safe during f…

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Teen Communication: Learning language to build character, resilience, and relationships (Episode 174) 27:07

5M ago27:07

27:07

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 Co-Director of the Center for Parent and Teen Communication at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, shares lessons learned from his years of research and experience with adolescents. Dr.…

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Rabies (Episode 173) 15:35

6M ago15:35

15:35

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 wildlife that can carry rabies, post-exposure prophylaxis, high-risk hobbies and careers, and what rabies can teach us all. Andrew Steenhoff, MBBCh, DCH, attending physician in the Division of Infectious D…

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Epilepsy and Teens: Counseling advice on managing epilepsy as an adolescent (Episode 172) 21:58

6M ago21:58

21:58

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 could have epilepsy. Adolescence is a time when patients have more autonomy in caring for their chronic disease and have changes in lifestyle factors, which could be risk factors for increased seizures. In this…

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Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease 29:08

7M ago29:08

29:08

Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that often causes debilitating pain and life-threatening complications. Many patients with the disease make dozens of ER visits a year, and must receive regular blood transfusions. And though recent breakthroughs in gene therapy are giving patients with sickle cell new hope – and new options – acce…

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Advocacy Curriculum in Pediatric Residency Education (Episode 171) 24:12

7M ago24:12

24:12

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) advocacy curriculum has a rich history of teaching pediatric residents how to incorporate being an advocate into their career as a pediatrician. Noreena Lewis, JD, the Co-Director of the Community Pediatrics and Advocacy Program (CPAP), explains the various ways pediatricians can engage in advocacy, so…

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Sickle Cell Gene Therapy (Episode 170) 19:57

7M ago19:57

19:57

New research has led to the approval of sickle cell gene therapy and CHOP has played a big role in both the research and implementation of this innovative treatment. In this episode, Dr. Abraham Haimed, an attending in the Division of Hematology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, explains how a patient's own hematopoietic stem cells can be edi…

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An Antiracist Approach in Primary Care 24:14

8M ago24:14

24:14

A recent publication in Pediatrics by George Dalembert, MD, MSHP and Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP helps us learn more about how to use an antiracist approach to social care integration in primary care. In this episode, Drs. Dalembert and Vasan walk us through the recommendations made in their commentary with actionable steps for how we can all integrate s…

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Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): HIV Prevention for Adolescents 34:57

8M ago34:57

34:57

As of 2020, 20% of new HIV diagnoses were among young people aged 13-24 years. Primary care pediatricians can play an important role in the prevention of HIV through standard, non-stigmatizing sexual health and HIV prevention care, which is why we are talking about PrEP with Sarah Wood, MD, MSHP, and Zoe Gould, LCSW. Learn about the role of PrEP, a…

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Mental Health Is Health: Caring for the Whole Child 25:21

8M ago25:21

25:21

The team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) believes that mental health is just as important as physical health – and they’re working together to find solutions to the pediatric mental health crisis. In this episode of Breaking Through, Dr. Catharyn Turner, CHOP’s Medical Director of Acute Inpatient Psychiatry, joins Madeline to discuss …

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Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 167-- Nutrition Advice for Premature Babies at Discharge from the NICU 25:18

9M ago25:18

25:18

The CHOP Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is working on enhancing communication of nutrition plans to primary care providers when infants are discharged. In this episode, Sarvin Ghavam, MD, an attending neonatologist and Kristina Spaide, MS, RD, CNSC, clinical nutrition manager, identify the unique nutritional needs of premature babies, common feeding …

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Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 166-- Marfan Syndrome 17:07

9M ago17:07

17:07

How well do you know the stigmata of Marfan Syndrome, which are an important components of the pre-participation sports physical? Staci M. Kallish, DO, a clinical geneticist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia reviews how the clinical diagnosis of Marfan Syndrome is made and tools that can be used in screening and diagnosis. Also, learn about th…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 165-- Stuttering 18:03

10M ago18:03

18:03

While many famous figures, including President Biden, have worked to decrease the stigma around stuttering, there are still significant psychosocial effects for many children who stutter. Joseph Donaher, PhD, CCC-SLP, a speech language pathologist at the Center for Childhood Communication at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, teaches us about the…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 164-- Medical Legal Partnerships in Primary Care 23:18

10M ago23:18

23:18

How can lawyers and pediatricians work together to improve patient care? Osarugue Osah-Edoh and Andrew Yang, lawyers at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia and in the CHOP Medical Legal Partnership, educate us on how lawyers embedded in the healthcare setting support patients and their families with critical legal needs.…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 163-- Immune Dysregulation 19:53

11M ago19:53

19:53

Inflammation, recurrent infections, fevers and rashes, and poor growth may all be ways that immune dysregulation presents in primary care patients. Edward Behrens, MD, Chief of the Division of Rheumatology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses the Dysregulated Immune Response Team (DIRT) and their innovative approach to immune dysregula…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 162-- Ankyloglossia 22:32

11M ago22:32

22:32

Google searches for tongue tie, or ankyloglossia, have doubled in the past five years and the number of infants having frenotomies is also increasing. Helping us understand the tongue anatomy and sort out myths surrounding tongue ties is Adva Buzi, MD, an attending physician in the Division of Otolaryngology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. …

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Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 161: Artificial Intelligence Use in Pediatrics 28:13

12M ago28:13

28:13

How is artificial intelligence (AI) already being used in pediatrics and how will we use it in the future? In this episode, Bimal Desai, MD, MBI, FAAP and Kevin Johnson, MD, MS, FAAP explain not only how we use AI currently, such as using an ambient scribe, but also how we can use AI in the future, including augmented imaging. We explore the benefi…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 160- Eating Disorders and Diet Culture 21:21

1y ago21:21

21:21

Diet culture seems pervasive in our society and impacts our children and adolescents. In this episode, Nicole Cifra, MD, MPH, MHPEd, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia discusses the influence of diet culture, signs of eating disorders, and ways to have a weight ne…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 159 - Clinician Well-being: The Buzz Around Burnout 15:49

1y ago15:49

15:49

With their diverse work experience and unique skill sets, advanced practice providers (APPs) are able to contribute to not only the wellbeing of patients but also that of other providers. Bridget Sullivan Garmisa, MSN, MS, CRNP, RD, nurse practitioner at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, shares her perspective as an APP and gives insight into cl…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Clinician Well-being: The Buzz Around Burnout - Episode 159 15:49

1y ago15:49

15:49

With their diverse work experience and unique skill sets, advanced practice providers (APPs) are able to contribute to not only the wellbeing of patients but also that of other providers. Bridget Sullivan Garmisa, MSN, MS, CRNP, RD, nurse practitioner at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, shares her perspective as an APP and gives insight into cl…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Magnesium: Pros and Cons of Supplementation - Episode 158 18:17

1y ago18:17

18:17

As the fourth most abundant mineral in the body, magnesium is essential for regulating many bodily functions. But as a supplement — especially over the counter — it could do more harm than good. Neil Patel, PharmD, BCOP, Director of Retail and Specialty Pharmacy and Investigational Drug Service at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, reviews differ…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 158 - Magnesium: Pros and Cons of Supplementation 18:17

1y ago18:17

18:17

As the fourth most abundant mineral in the body, magnesium is essential for regulating many bodily functions. But as a supplement — especially over the counter — it could do more harm than good. Neil Patel, PharmD, BCOP, Director of Retail and Specialty Pharmacy and Investigational Drug Service at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, reviews differ…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Counseling for Pre-Diabetes - Episode 157 18:58

1y ago18:58

18:58

Unlike diabetes, the first line of treatment for prediabetes isn’t medication — but rather lifestyle modifications. Rachana D. Shah, MD, MsTR, Medical Director of the Healthy Weight Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, reminds primary care physicians about therapeutic options, reviews the American Academy of Pediatrics’ most recent scree…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 157 - Counseling for Pre-Diabetes 18:58

1y ago18:58

18:58

Unlike diabetes, the first line of treatment for prediabetes isn’t medication — but rather lifestyle modifications. Rachana D. Shah, MD, MsTR, Medical Director of the Healthy Weight Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, reminds primary care physicians about therapeutic options, reviews the American Academy of Pediatrics’ most recent scree…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Lipid Screening - Episode 156 18:24

1y ago18:24

18:24

“To fast or not to fast?” When it comes to cholesterol screening, that is the question. Rachel Shustak, MD, and Jordy Martino, MSN, CRNP, an attending cardiologist and a nurse practitioner with the Lipid Heart Clinic at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, respectively, provide answers to that age-old question plus non-pharmacologic approaches prov…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 156 - Lipid Screening 18:24

1y ago18:24

18:24

“To fast or not to fast?” When it comes to cholesterol screening, that is the question. Rachel Shustak, MD, and Jordy Martino, MSN, CRNP, an attending cardiologist and a nurse practitioner with the Lipid Heart Clinic at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, respectively, provide answers to that age-old question plus non-pharmacologic approaches prov…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Vaccine Hesitancy - Episode 155 17:43

1+ y ago17:43

17:43

If there’s one lesson the COVID pandemic taught us, it is that public health lives on a local level — and in order to learn from the community, we must listen to the individual. Angela K. Shen, ScD, MPH, Visiting Research Scientist at the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, addresses growing concerns over vaccines and h…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 155 - Vaccine Hesitancy 17:43

1+ y ago17:43

17:43

If there’s one lesson the COVID pandemic taught us, it is that public health lives on a local level — and in order to learn from the community, we must listen to the individual. Angela K. Shen, ScD, MPH, Visiting Research Scientist at the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, addresses growing concerns over vaccines and h…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Nirsevimab (Beyfortus) - Episode 154 20:20

1+ y ago20:20

20:20

For the first time, a preventative medicine is available to protect infants and high-risk toddlers from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Lori Handy, MD, MSCE, attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, details the science behind the monoclonal antibody, nirsevimab (Beyfortus) and its importa…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 154 - Nirsevimab (Beyfortus) 20:20

1+ y ago20:20

20:20

For the first time, a preventative medicine is available to protect infants and high-risk toddlers from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Lori Handy, MD, MSCE, attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, details the science behind the monoclonal antibody, nirsevimab (Beyfortus) and its importa…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Fatal Poisonings - Episode 153 25:34

1+ y ago25:34

25:34

It’s hard to call an opioid overdose an accident when it happens to a young child — at home and under supervision. Some fatal poisonings are deliberate or even malicious. But such is the opioid epidemic. Christopher E. Gaw, MD, MBE, assistant professor at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, shares the latest findings from his recent study on fatal pois…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 153 - Fatal Poisonings 25:34

1+ y ago25:34

25:34

It’s hard to call an opioid overdose an accident when it happens to a young child — at home and under supervision. Some fatal poisonings are deliberate or even malicious. But such is the opioid epidemic. Christopher E. Gaw, MD, MBE, assistant professor at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, shares the latest findings from his recent study on fatal pois…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Torticollis: 3 Types and Takeaways - Episode 152 16:08

1+ y ago16:08

16:08

When thinking about physical therapy, babies may not necessarily come to mind. But in the case of congenital muscular torticollis patients, PT can have a profound impact on their motor development into early childhood. Meredith Caverow, PT, DPT, and Kristen Kouvel, PT, DPT, PCS, physical therapists at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, offer prim…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 152 - Torticollis: 3 Types and Takeaways 16:08

1+ y ago16:08

16:08

When thinking about physical therapy, babies may not necessarily come to mind. But in the case of congenital muscular torticollis patients, PT can have a profound impact on their motor development into early childhood. Meredith Caverow, PT, DPT, and Kristen Kouvel, PT, DPT, PCS, physical therapists at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, offer prim…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Syphilis: Prevalence and Prevention - Episode 151 25:57

1+ y ago25:57

25:57

Snuffles, Hutchinson teeth and saber shins — what do these things all have in common? They are symptoms of syphilis. Also known as the “great mimicker,” syphilis can present itself in many ways. Ericka Hayes, MD, attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, addresses the growing problem of conge…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 151 - Syphilis: Prevalence and Prevention 25:57

1+ y ago25:57

25:57

Snuffles, Hutchinson teeth and saber shins — what do these things all have in common? They are symptoms of syphilis. Also known as the “great mimicker,” syphilis can present itself in many ways. Ericka Hayes, MD, attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, addresses the growing problem of conge…

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Primary Care Perspectives: ADHD Medication Management - Episode 150 27:07

1+ y ago27:07

27:07

Through no fault of their own, ADHD medications often bear the misconception of being ineffective — or worse, unsafe — yet they are the first line of treatment used by many physicians, including primary care pediatricians. Katrina A. Fletcher, MD, attending psychiatrist in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 150 - ADHD Medication Management 27:07

1+ y ago27:07

27:07

Through no fault of their own, ADHD medications often bear the misconception of being ineffective — or worse, unsafe — yet they are the first line of treatment used by many physicians, including primary care pediatricians. Katrina A. Fletcher, MD, attending psychiatrist in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at…

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Primary Care Perspectives: The Future of Pediatrics - Episode 149 30:16

1+ y ago30:16

30:16

Did you know that in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there were “milk stations” that provided supervision of infant feeding and growth? The roots of pediatric care can be traced back to those early days, and there have been considerable changes since. With no signs of slowing down, pediatric care continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Katie K…

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Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 149 - The Future of Pediatrics 30:16

1+ y ago30:16

30:16

Did you know that in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there were “milk stations” that provided supervision of infant feeding and growth? The roots of pediatric care can be traced back to those early days, and there have been considerable changes since. With no signs of slowing down, pediatric care continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Katie K…

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