Tools to Help with Sleep: Acupressure
This resource from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) provides information about using acupressure to improve sleep.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Oral Antibiotic Suspension Shortage
Find answers to common questions about the current shortage of liquid forms of oral antibiotics.
Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) and Driving
Learning how to drive is an important milestone for many teens and young adults. All new drivers need to know how their health conditions may affect their ability to drive safely. The effects of CHD on your everyday activities may transfer over to your driving abilities. Being aware of this can help increase your safety behind the wheel.
Black History Month Panel Discussion: Housing, Homelessness, and Food Programs
Join Montgomery County's Black History Month Committee for a panel discussion about housing, homelessness and food programs.
How to Give Your Child Crushed Pills
For a child who has trouble swallowing pills, follow these steps when you can’t get a liquid or chewable form of medicine.
New CME: Bowel Sounds, by Hayat Mousa, MD
In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Jennifer Lee and Peter Lu talk to Dr. Hayat Mousa about the most severe of gastrointestinal motility disorders -- pediatric intestinal pseudo-obstruction or PIPO. CME credit available.
Be Prepared for Emergencies: Checklist for Patients with Significant Medical Needs
Tips for high-risk patients to be prepared for any emergency that occurs such as inclement weather and power outages.
Dialysis Modalities Options for Patients and Families
This educational resource will help patients and families understand the different types of dialysis modalities that are available at CHOP. If your child is in need of dialysis, a member of the team will review the information with you so that you can make the best choice for your child and family.
Patient and Caregiver Handbook: Craniosynostosis
Learn more about craniosynostosis and surgical treatment for the condition.
Mental Health and Congenital Heart Disease: A Review
Lyla El-Messidi Hampton, PhD, ABPP-CN, pediatric neuropsychologist and co-director of the Cardiac Kids Developmental Follow-up Program at CHOP, and Nicholas Seivert, PhD, psychologist in the Cardiac Center at CHOP, review the many reasons for increased mental health risk among children with heart defects, especially single ventricle patients, and provide information about: importance of early identification and intervention; ADHD meds for CHD patients; the higher rate of autism spectrum disorders in this population; the parental distress loop; screening in primary care, and red flags; places to refer at CHOP; and more.