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April 2022
Letter from Dr. Shelly Voet - Dr. Shelly Voet, executive community physician, highlights resources and updates for physicians and providers in our region.
The GET2HOME Research Study Coming Soon; Pilot Study Going on Now - The GET2HOME Research Study is a collaboration between hospital medicine and primary care designed to improve hospital to home transition in children with complex chronic disease.
Cincinnati Children’s Remarkable Presence at the Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting - Faculty, staff and alumni from Cincinnati Children’s attended the annual Pediatric Academic Society (PAS) meeting held April 21-25 in Denver, CO.
TAKE a SHOT at COVID - Updated Covid-19 vaccination toolkit for providers -The “Take a Shot at COVID” toolkit for pediatric providers is growing. Check out the latest collection on the Provider Covid site.
Home Health Care, Telehealth and Phototherapy for Hyperbilirubinemia (part one of two) - Starting in mid-May 2022, Cincinnati Children’s Home Care Services is planning to offer a telehealth option for phototherapy at home. The telehealth option will be open to patients residing in a 55-mile radius from Cincinnati Children’s Burnet Campus in the states of Ohio and Kentucky.
NEW Community Practice Support Tools Now Available - Two new Community Practice Support Tools (CPSTs) are now available online:
Food Allergies
Concussion (updated)
The library of CPSTs can be accessed digitally via the Provider Hub or the PCP Support Tools app.
Food Allergy Awareness Week Begins May 9th: The Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) Clinic - The goal of the Food Allergy Program at Cincinnati Children’s is to improve the lives of patients with food allergies and their family members by providing expert care, innovative treatments and cutting-edge research. Patients in the Food Allergy Program are seen through the Allergy Clinic and Peanut Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) Standardization Clinic.
HealthVine Updates - News and updates from HealthVine
Vaping -Treatment and Lung-Related Injuries - A recent article in the Research Horizons blog highlights key aspects of the management of injuries related to vaping.
ADHD Summer Treatment Program (STP) - The Center for ADHD at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital again will be providing our evidence-based award-winning ADHD Summer Treatment Program (STP) for the 7th year! We are now accepting applications for our program that starts June 13th. This program directly targets difficulties commonly experienced by children with ADHD in a camp-like setting.
Links You Can Use - List of helpful and frequently used links including Inspire magazine, Physician Hub, parking and more.
Medical Staff - New and Departing Members
May Pediatric Grand Rounds Calendar - Upcoming pediatric grand rounds, also recorded and archived for later viewing.
Upcoming Educational Events - upcoming educational opportunities, live and online, designed for a primary care audience.