Jan 22 - Full Issue

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

In Memoriam: Hector Wong, MD - It is with deep sadness that we mourn the loss of Hector Wong, MD, vice chair of the Department of Pediatrics.

CME Cloud Attendee Portal Redesign - The Cincinnati Children’s Continuing Medical Education’s portal has received a major upgrade!

COVID-19 Guide for Families - Communicating the Covid-19 testing and quarantine recommendations for families is a challenge. This new resource was designed to help.

Cincinnati Children’s Project ECHO - Behavioral and Mental Health Course Offerings for 2022 are now available.

Shelly Voet recognized by NKY Thrives in “Ten stories of people who made a difference in 2021” - A confluence of events put Dr. Shelly Voet in a pivotal role to help fellow pediatricians throughout the pandemic. Dr. Voet, who practices at Pediatric Associates in Crestview Hills, had served on the Northern Kentucky Independent Health District’s board a few years pre-COVID. Then in April 2019 she took a “very part-time” position at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center as an executive community physician leader.

P-RAPP Pilot Study - Procalcitonin (PCT) to Reduce Antibiotic use in Pediatric Pneumonia - Your patients who present in the ED may be approached to participate in a pilot study to understand barriers of enrollment into a larger study that evaluates the use of low procalcitonin levels as a safe discriminator of bacterial infection.

In Memoriam: Anna “Ann” Melzer - We remember the life of Ann Melzer, beloved former housestaff coordinator.

HealthVine Updates - News and updates from HealthVine

Pediatric Dose Optimization for Seizures in EMS (PediDOSE) study - In the spring of 2022, we will begin enrolling patients at Cincinnati Children’s over a period of four years in this multi-center, stepped-wedge design trial to compare paramedic-administered conventional and standardized dosing of midazolam for pediatric seizures in the out-of-hospital setting.

Register now for Smoke Free Families presented by Ohio AAP - This learning collaborative will determine the most impactful support for practices, including data collection assistance, connections with experts on smoking cessation and infant mortality, and supporting providers and staff to mitigate barriers as they may arise.

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

February Pediatric Grand Round 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.