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Pandemic Planning, Response, and Recovery for Pediatricians: A Focus on Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health
This article focuses on how the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted health inequities, especially affecting children from minority groups. It describes the importance of including health equity …
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Statewide Pediatric Facility Recognition Programs and Their Association with Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Departments in the United States
2020
· Yale University,
· Dell Children's Medical Center,
· University of Utah,
· University of Texas at Austin,
· George Washington University,
· Children's National Hospital,
· Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
This article describes how statewide programs recognize hospitals that are ready to care for children in emergencies. These programs help emergency departments improve their ability …
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Clinician Perspectives on the Pediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS)
2025
· Children's National Hospital,
· George Washington University,
· Howard University,
· University of Leicester
This article examines EMS clinicians' views on the Pediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS). It describes how POPS helps in assessing children's health during emergencies. Clinicians …
Respiratory Syncytial Virus and US Pediatric Intensive Care Utilization
2024
· Children's National Hospital
This study looks at how respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) affects children in the ICU. It describes that 11.4% of pediatric ICU admissions are due to …
Summer 2023 ACIP Update: RSV Prevention and Updated Recommendations on Other Vaccines
2023
· University of Colorado,
· Children's National Hospital,
· University of South Florida,
· University of Alabama at Birmingham,
· University of Cincinnati,
· Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
This article describes updates from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) about vaccines for children. It highlights new recommendations for using nirsevimab, a monoclonal …
Equitable Access to RSV Prevention: Challenges and Opportunities With Nirsevimab's Rollout
This editorial discusses challenges in achieving equal access to RSV prevention. This includes providing affordable vaccines, educating communities on prevention strategies, and implementing policies that …
Fall 2023 ACIP Update on Meningococcal, RSV, COVID-19, and Other Pediatric Vaccines
2024
· Children's National Hospital,
· University of South Florida,
· University of Alabama at Birmingham,
· University of Colorado,
· University of Cincinnati
This article summarizes updates from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a group advising the CDC, relevant to pediatrics, including recommendations for COVID-19 and …
Attitudes and Perceived Barriers to Firearm Safety Anticipatory Guidance by Pediatricians: A Statewide Perspective
2021
· Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center,
· Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics,
· Nationwide Children's Hospital,
· Children's National Hospital
This study looks at how pediatricians in Ohio feel about talking to families about gun safety. It describes that while most doctors think it's important, …
Going Viral: Adapting to Pediatric Surge During the H1N1 Pandemic
2013
· Boston Children's Hospital,
· Harvard Medical School,
· Children's National Hospital,
· George Washington University,
· University of Michigan,
· University of Pittsburgh,
· Children's Hospital Los Angeles,
· University of Southern California,
· Yale University
This study evaluated hospital and emergency department (ED) pediatric surge strategies and compliance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines during the 2009 …
Pediatric Disaster Preparedness and Response and the Nation's Children's Hospitals
2015
· Arkansas Children's Hospital,
· University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences,
· Children's Hospital Colorado,
· Children's National Hospital,
· Texas Children's Hospital,
· Nicklaus Children's Hospital
This article discusses the importance of pediatric disaster preparedness in the US, where 30 percent of the population are children. The Children's Hospital Association (CHA) …