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August 2023

 
 

Letter from Dr. Shelly Voet - Dr. Shelly Voet, executive community physician leader, highlights resources and updates for physicians and providers in our region.

Mason’s Urgent Care to Close Temporarily - Effective September 4, 2023, Urgent Care services at Mason’s Neighborhood location will be suspended for the foreseeable future.  The decision to temporarily close Mason’s Urgent Care services was difficult, but necessary

Well-Child Visit Resource Packet Now Available - At the request of community providers like you, the Well-Child Visit Resource Packet aims to deliver both clinical and educational materials that support you during well child checks.

Teplizumab Approved to Delay Type 1 Diabetes Onset - Teplizumab (Tzield), a new FDA approved drug to delay the onset of type 1 diabetes (T1D) is indicated for children ages 8 and up with stage 2, T1D. Families with a history of T1D may ask for antibody screening.

Pediatric Consult Podcasts and Clinical Practice Support Tools (CPSTs) Updates - Be sure to check out our bonus episode of Pediatric Consult on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.  This month, pediatrician Dr. Jill Schaffeld consults Dr. Bob Frenck on recent developments in pediatric immunizations - Nirsevimab for RSV, single dose Covid-19 vaccinations, and Prevnar-20.  New episodes are published each month!

The library of Community Practice Support Tools can be accessed digitally via the Provider Hub or the newly redesigned PCP Support Tools app.  New CPSTs coming soon include:

  • Persistent Asthma

  • Solid Organ Injury Follow-up

Multi-Disciplinary Gymnastics Sports Medicine Clinic: Collaborative Care for your Gymnast - Cincinnati Children’s Sport Medicine Department is now accepting referrals for the diagnosis and treatment of injured gymnasts to our new multi-disciplinary sports medicine clinic. 

Healthvine Updates - Details from HealthVine on two programs seeking participants -Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) and Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC).

New IgE -Mediated Food Allergy Community Practice Support Tool Available - The Division of Allergy and Immunology has recently created an IgE -Mediated Food Allergy community practice support tool (CPST). This new tool is available on the PCP Support Tools app, the Provider Hub or in your CPST binder. 

Links You Can Use - List of helpful and frequently used links including Inspire magazine, Physician Hub, parking and more.

Medical Staff - New and Departing Medical Staff Members

September Pediatric Grand Rounds Update - Upcoming pediatric grand rounds, also recorded and archived for later viewing. NOTE: Key topics for primary care include an update on the AAP Guidelines for Pediatric Obesity on September 5.

Upcoming Educational Events - Upcoming educational opportunities, live and online, designed for a primary care audience.