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When a Kid Has an Emergency, They’ll Be Ready
Many emergency department doctors and nurses deal primarily with adult patients. A CHOP program prepares them for when a child comes through their doors.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find New Protocol to Help Stabilize Youth Boarding in Emergency Rooms
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) researchers successfully reduced the number of youths needing to be admitted to psychiatric facilities through a stabilization protocol designed to address psychiatric boarding, the practice of maintaining patients with psychiatric emergencies in the Emergency Department (ED) or other temporary settings due to a lack of available inpatient psychiatric beds. The report was published recently in the journal Pediatrics.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Recognizes Five CHOP Physicians Selected to Join the American Pediatric Society in 2025
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced that five of its physicians and researchers were among the ninety-eight new members selected to join the American Pediatric Society (APS), one of North America's first and most prestigious academic pediatric organizations.
Dr. Fred Henretig Received the 2024 American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s Steve Miller Award for Excellence in Education and Mentorship
We are proud to announce that Fred Henretig, M.D., a pediatric emergency medicine physician and toxicology expert received the 2024 American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s Steve Miller Award for Excellence in Education and Mentorship at the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) annual meeting.
Pediatric Reflection: Providing Social Needs Resources Along with Medical Care in the ED
A program born out of the pandemic, Family Connects, has helped more than 6,000 families that came for care in the ED find resources for their social needs
Safely Avoiding Lumbar Puncture in the Evaluation of Infants with Fever
By identifying babies at low risk of serious bacterial infection, a quality improvement team at CHOP safely reduced the use of lumbar puncture in infants being evaluated for fever.
Youths with Mood Disorders 30 Percent Less Likely to Acquire Driver’s License Than Peers
First large-scale study on licensure and driving outcomes among teens and young adults with mood disorders also finds overall crash rates slightly higher for those newly licensed.
Pediatric Reflections: Is Your Nearest ED Prepared to Treat Children?
Pediatric Reflections: Is Your Nearest ED Prepared to Treat Children?
Beyond Illness and Injury: Social Needs Support in the Emergency Department
Spurred by seeing the overwhelming need during the pandemic, ER clinicians founded Family Connects to help families with needs like food and diapers.
A Day in the Life: Ruth Abaya, MD, MPH
From the time she was a high school student in Nigeria, Ruth Abaya, MD, MPH, wanted to be a physician. She earned a medical degree from Northwestern University and completed a residency at Boston Children's Hospital before fellowship training at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.