Jill Posner, MD, MSCE

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Jill Posner, MD, MSCE, MSEd, is an attending physician and Director of Medical Education in the Emergency Department at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Areas of Expertise: Medical student education, Resident and fellow education, Interprofessional education (IPE)
Locations: Main Hospital
Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)

Education and Training

Medical School

MD - Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA

Internship

Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Residency

Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Pediatric Emergency Medicine - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification

Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Pediatrics

Graduate Degree

MS in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Titles and Academic Titles

Co-director, Fellowship Program

Attending Physician

Departments and Services

Publications

Books

Chapters

2012

Posner, J.C. Neck Pain / Stiffness. (Chapter 57) In: Clinical Handbook of Pediatrics, 3rd Ed. Schwartz MW, Brown L, Clark BJ, Manno CS, Schulman SJ, Zorc JJ (Eds). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2003, pp 538-46, updated and republished in 4th edition, (2012.)

2009

Leff, S, Simeral C, Posner J.C. Aggression, Violence, and Delinquency (Chapter X) In: Textbook of Developmental Pediatrics, Carey W. (Ed). 2009.

2008

Schwab, S.H., Posner J.C. Menstrual Disorders. (Chapter 92) In: Pediatric Emergency Medicine Baren JM, Brennan JA, Brown L, and Rothrock SG (Eds.), Philadelphia, Saunder Elsevier, 2008. 

Posner, J.C. Replacing a Tracheostomy Tube (Chapter 164) In: Pediatric Emergency Medicine Baren JM, Brennan JA, Brown L, and Rothrock SG (Eds.), Philadelphia, Saunder Elsevier, 2008.

2007

Cho C.C., Posner J.C. Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Assessment (Chapter 213) and Phlebotomy (Chapter 206), In: Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Zaoutis, L and Chiang, V, (Eds.) Philadelphia, Mosby Elsevier, 2007.

2004

Posner, J.C. "Hair tourniquet" (pp10-12), "Lyme disease" (pp 34-37), Chapters In: Emergency Medicine Pearls. Alpern ER, Baren J Eds. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus, Inc, 2004.

2001

Posner, J.C. “Abdominal Pain (Chapter 5)” in Selbst, S. M., Cronan, K. (Eds.) Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets, Hanley and Belfus, Inc., Philadelphia, 25-30, 2001.

2000

Fein, J.F., Cronan K., Posner, J.C.: “Approach to the care of the technology dependent child (Chapter 127)” in Fleisher, G.R., Ludwig, S. (Eds.) Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine (4th edition), Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 1645-1665, 2000. 

Posner, J.C.: “Apnea (Chapter 10)”, “Approach to the Care of the Technology-Dependent Child (Chapter 27)”, “Neck Stiffness (Chapter 46)” in Sharma, S., Wang, V.J. (Eds.). Review for Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine (4th edition), Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 2000.

1998

Posner, J.C.: “Intussusception” in Altschuler, S.M., Ludwig, S. (Eds.). Pediatrics at a Glance, Current Medicine, Philadelphia, 178-179, 1998.

Posters and Presentations

April 2012 - I Can Do That: Teaching Residents Procedures, Pediatric Academic Societies National Conference, Boston, MA

February 2012 - Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Grand Rounds, Aria Health, Landsdale, PA

November 2011 - Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Intensive Course in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

August 2011 - Difficult Conversations – Leukemia, PEM Fellows Simulation Boot Camp, AI DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE

January 2011 - Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

2005 -   Guest Reviewer, Ambulatory Pediatrics
2004 -   Guest Reviewer, Academic Emergency Medicine
2001 -   Guest Reviewer, Injury Prevention, BMJ Publishing Group, London