In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Dr. Lorna Fraser discusses the results of a prospective cohort study comparing outcomes for children receiving home blends vs formula via gastrostomy tube. She describes the central role of patients and families in study design, opportunities for ensuring equitable access to blended diets, and next steps from this work. SPEAKER Lorna Fraser, PhD, MBChB, MRCPCH, MSc, MMedSci Professor of Palliative Care and Child Health, Cicely Saunders Institute and School of Life Sciences and Population Health King’s College London HOST Kathleen Huth, MD, MMSc Pediatrician, Complex Care Service, Division of General Pediatrics Boston Children's Hospital Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School DATES Initial Publication date: April 8, 2024 JOURNAL ARTICLES Journal Club Article Citations Fraser LK, Bedendo A, O'Neill M, Taylor J, Hackett J, Horridge KA, Cade J, Richardson G, Phung H, McCarter A, Hewitt CE. Safety, resource use and nutritional content of home-blended diets in children who are gastrostomy fed: Findings from 'YourTube' - a prospective cohort study. Arch Dis Child. 2023 Dec 21:archdischild-2023-326393. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-326393. Fraser LK, Bedendo A, O'Neill M, Taylor J, Hackett J, Horridge K, Cade J, Richardson G, Phung H, Mccarter A, Hewitt C. 'YourTube' the role of different diets in gastrostomy-fed children: Baseline findings from a prospective cohort study. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2023 Nov 10. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15799. OTHER REFERENCES Hron B, Fishman E, Lurie M, Clarke T, Chin Z, Hester L, Burch E, Rosen R. Health Outcomes and Quality of Life Indices of Children Receiving Blenderized Feeds via Enteral Tube. J Pediatr. 2019 Aug;211:139-145.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.04.023. Epub 2019 May 23. PMID: 31128885; PMCID: PMC6660979. Maddison J, Taylor J, O'Neill M, Cade J, Hewitt C, Horridge K, McCarter A, Fraser LK, Beresford B. Outcomes for gastrostomy-fed children and their parents: qualitative findings from the 'Your Tube' study. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2021 Sep;63(9):1099-1106. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14868. Epub 2021 Apr 1. PMID: 33792913. University of York. YourTube: Home blended diets for children who are gastrostomy fed. Infographic. Accessed March 13, 2024. https://www.york.ac.uk/media/healthsciences/images/research/phs/mhrc/Yourtube%20-%200102%20Infographic%20print.pdf University of York. YourTube for parent/healthcare professional. YouTube. January 19, 2024. Accessed March 13, 2024. https://youtu.be/5POi2Cjp8og University of York. YourTube for young people. YouTube. January 19, 2024. Accessed March 13, 2024. https://youtu.be/NlVriI0O-oI TRANSCRIPT https://op-docebo-images.s3.amazonaws.com/Transcripts/Building+the+Evidence+for+Blended+Diets_Fraser_040824.pdf Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: https://forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6 Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu CITATION Fraser L, Huth K. Building the Evidence for Blended Diets: Benefits and Barriers to Access. 4/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://on.soundcloud.com/pcQSrJTHvF4H4yiY6

L. Schlapbach, author of new pediatric sepsis criteria, discusses the Phoenix Sepsis Score's development and global applicability. Topics include challenges in lower-resource settings, clinicians' use of the score, and limitations. The podcast explores the evolution of sepsis criteria, evidence-based approaches in creating new criteria, and the importance of early identification for improved patient outcomes.

In this new Nursing World Shared Practice Forum video, Dr. Andrea Wallace shares the importance of implementing social determinants of health screening in healthcare delivery. She shares non-traditional strategies and resources nurses can use to participate in evidence-based practice activities. She also discusses firsthand experiences with implementing evidence-based practice in the context of improving outcomes when social determinants of health exist. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Following this discussion, learners will be able to: - Describe four social health factors - Discuss facilitators and barriers to implementing healthcare improvements when social determinants of health exist - List traditional and non-traditional strategies and resources to help nurses participate in evidence-based practice - Describe ways to incorporate evidence-based practice into nursing practice AUTHORS Andrea Wallace PhD, RN, FAAN‌ Associate Dean for Research University of Utah Julie Waitt MSN, RN, CPHON Director of Nursing Patient Services Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Unit Boston Children’s Hospital‌‌‌ DATES Initial publication: March 18, 2024. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu CITATION Wallace A, Brodie K, DeGrazia M, Waitt J. Leveraging Research to Address Social Determinants of Health. 03/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/leveraging-research-to-address-social-determinants-of-health-by-a-wallace-openpediatrics

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Dr. Ulfat Shaikh discusses the development of an implementation toolkit to prevent medication errors in the home and community using quality improvement methodology. She describes the process of translating recommendations from a policy statement into practice, opportunities for collaboration with the Council on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, and next steps from this work. SPEAKER Ulfat Shaikh, MD, MPH, MS Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Director for Healthcare Quality University of California Davis Health HOST Kristina Malik, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine Medical Director, KidStreet Pediatrician, Special Care Clinic, Children's Hospital Colorado DATES Initial publication: March 11, 2024. JOURNAL CLUB ARTICLE Shaikh U, Kim JM, Yin SH. Implementing Strategies to Prevent Home Medication Administration Errors in Children With Medical Complexity. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2023 Aug 29:99228231196750. doi: 10.1177/00099228231196750. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37644803. OTHER ARTICLES REFERENCED Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 3rd Edition. Use the Teach-Back Method: Tool 5. Content last reviewed February 2024. https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/tool5.html‌ ‌‌American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. Preventing home medication administration errors implementation resources. Published November/December 2021. Accessed August 16, 2023. bit.ly/44kK68W.‌ ‌ ‌Yin HS, Neuspiel DR, Paul IM, Franklin W, Tieder JS, Adirim T, Alvarez F, Brown JM, Bundy DG, Ferguson LE, Gleeson SP, Leu M, Mueller BU, Connor Phillips S, Quinonez RA, Rea C, Rinke ML, Shaikh U, Shiffman RN, Vickers Saarel E, Spencer Cockerham SP, Mack Walsh K, Jones B, Adler AC, Foster JH, Green TP, Houck CS, Laughon MM, Neville K, Reigart JR, Shenoi R, Sullivan JE, Van Den Anker JN, Verhoef PA. Preventing Home Medication Administration Errors. Pediatrics. 2021 Dec 1;148(6):e2021054666. doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-054666. PMID: 34851406. TRANSCRIPT https://op-docebo-images.s3.amazonaws.com/Transcripts/Preventing+Pediatric+Medication+Errors+at+Home_Shaikh_030824.pdf Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: https://forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6 Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu CITATION Shaikh U, Malik K. Preventing Pediatric Medication Errors at Home: Putting a Policy Statement into Practice. 3/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/preventing-pediatric-medication-errors-at-home-putting-a-policy-statement-into-practice

Dr. Martin Kneyber, Chief of Pediatric Critical Care at Beatrix Children's Hospital, dives into the bedside implementation of the PALICC-2 guidelines for pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS). He explains the pivotal role of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) and driving pressure in mechanical ventilation. The discussion includes the complexities of neuromuscular blockade and patient self-inflicted lung injury (P-SILI). Additionally, Kneyber highlights the importance of non-invasive ventilation and the critical need for comprehensive staff training in pediatric care.

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Dr. Julie Hauer and Ms. Jennifer Siedman discuss the development of an anticipatory guidance tool for children with severe neurologic impairment called NeuroJourney, an initiative of the Courageous Parents Network. They describe its grounding in palliative care principles and literature, opportunities to support collaborative relationships between clinicians and families, and next steps from this work. SPEAKERS Julie Hauer, MD Pediatrician, Division of General Pediatrics Boston Children's Hospital Medical Director Seven Hills Pediatrics Center Jennifer Siedman, MEd Director of Community Engagement Courageous Parents Network HOST Emily Goodwin, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine Pediatrician, General Academic Pediatrics Beacon Program, Children’s Mercy Kansas City DATES Initial publication: February 5, 2024. JOURNAL ARTICLE Hauer J, Siedman J, Trager C, Thienprayoon R. NeuroJourney. Courageous Parents Network. Accessed Jan 25th, 2024. https://neurojourney.courageousparentsnetwork.org/ OTHER REFERENCES Thienprayoon, R; Lord, BT; Siedman, J; Hauer, J. Creating a “Journey Map” for Children with Severe Neurologic Impairment: A Collaboration Between Private and Academic Pediatric Palliative Care, Nonprofit Organizations, and Parents. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2023; 65:e270-e271. Orkin J, Beaune L, Moore C, Weiser N, Arje D, Rapoport A, Netten K, Adams S, Cohen E, Amin R. Toward an Understanding of Advance Care Planning in Children With Medical Complexity. Pediatrics. 2020 Mar;145(3):e20192241. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-2241. TRANSCRIPT https://op-docebo-images.s3.amazonaws.com/Transcripts/Shared+Journeys_+Evidence-Based+Anticipatory+Guidance_020524.pdf Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: https://forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6 Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu CITATION Hauer J, Siedman J, Goodwin EJ. Shared Journeys: Evidence-Based Anticipatory Guidance for Children with Severe Neurologic Impairment. 2/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/shared-journeys-evidence-based-anticipatory-guidance-for-children-with-severe-neurologic-impairment

In this World Shared Practice Forum Podcast, Dr. Robert Tasker, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, discusses his efforts to help scholars improve their writing and get published. He emphasizes the importance of reading contemporary literature, mastering the basics of scientific writing, and engaging with references critically in the age of AI. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon listening to the presentation, learners will be able to: - Recognize the importance of reading and thoroughly engaging with references in scientific writing - Discuss the limitations and uncertain place of AI-generated content in academic writing - Identify the role of mentors, reviewers, and editors in ensuring academic rigor in scholarly work - Preview upcoming innovations in the journal of PCCM AUTHORS Robert C. Tasker, MBBS, MD ditor-in-Chief, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Boston Children's Hospital Professor of Anesthesia Harvard Medical School College Lecturer in Medicine and Graduate Tutor Selwyn College, University of Cambridge Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine; Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Boston Children's Hospital Associate Professor of Anesthesia Harvard Medical School DATES Initial Publication Date: January 22, 2024. ARTICLES REFERENCED 2:17 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33657612/ Tasker RC. Writing for PCCM: The 3,000-Word Structured Clinical Research Report. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021;22(3):312-317. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000002700 2:36 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33790209/ Tasker RC. PCCM Narratives, Letters, and Correspondence. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021;22(4):426-427. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000002732 2:50 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36165939/ Tasker RC. Writing for PCCM: Instructions for Authors. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022;23(8):651-655. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000003032 2:56 https://journals.lww.com/pccmjournal/fulltext/2022/08000/writing_for_pccm__instructions_for_authors.9.aspx Tasker, Robert C. MBBS, MD, FRCP1–3. Writing for PCCM: Instructions for Authors. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 23(8):p 651-655, August 2022. | DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003032 5:21 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35390115/ Horvat CM, Curley MAQ, Girard TD. Selecting Intermediate Respiratory Support Following Extubation in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. JAMA. 2022;327(16):1550-1552. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.4637 Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access, thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu CITATION Tasker RC, O’Hara JE, Wolbrink TA. The Future of Scholarly Writing in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 01/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/pccm-in-the-future-era-of-writing-and-reading-by-r-tasker-openpediatrics.

This podcast explores the clinical basics of fever, including body temperature measurement techniques and the role of cytokines in triggering fever. It also discusses the evaluation and management of pediatric fever, emphasizing the importance of history and physical examination in determining the cause and the decision-making process for utilizing antipyretics.

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Dr. Arda Hotz discusses a cross-sectional study of the use of durable medical equipment and supplies by pediatric patients. She describes implications for the care of children with complex chronic conditions, key stakeholders involved in the analysis, and next steps from this work. SPEAKERS Arda Hotz, MD, MPH Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Pediatrician, Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital HOST Emily Goodwin, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine Pediatrician, General Academic Pediatrics Beacon Program, Children’s Mercy Kansas City DATES Initial publication: January 5, 2024. ARTICLES REFERENCED Hotz A, Sprecher E, Bastianelli L, Rodean J, Stringfellow I, Barkoudah E, Cohen LE, Estrada C, Graham R, Greenwood J, Kyle J, Mann N, Pinkham M, Solari T, Rosen R, Saleeb S, Shah AS, Watters K, Wells S, Berry JG. Categorization of a Universal Coding System to Distinguish Use of Durable Medical Equipment and Supplies in Pediatric Patients. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Oct 2;6(10):e2339449. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.39449. PMID: 37874565; PMCID: PMC10599121. Adegboro CO, Coller RJ. An Important Tool to Understand Durable Medical Equipment and Supply Use in Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Oct 2;6(10):e2339581. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.39581. PMID: 37874568 ‌ Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs National Research Network. Emerging Investigator Program. https://cyshcnet.org/emerging-investigator-program/‌‌‌ Feudtner C, Feinstein JA, Zhong W, Hall M, Dai D. Pediatric complex chronic conditions classification system version 2: updated for ICD-10 and complex medical technology dependence and transplantation. BMC Pediatr. 2014 Aug 8;14:199. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-199. PMID: 25102958; PMCID: PMC4134331.‌‌‌‌ TRANSCRIPT https://op-docebo-images.s3.amazonaws.com/Transcripts/Getting+Equipped_Understanding+the+Use+of+Durable+Medical+Equipment+in+Children_Hotz_010824.pdf Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6 Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access, thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu CITATION Hotz A, Goodwin EJ. Getting Equipped: Understanding the Use of Durable Medical Equipment in Pediatrics. 1/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/getting-equipped-understanding-the-use-of-durable-medical-equipment-in-pediatrics.

In this Nursing World Shared Practice video, Dr. Ernest Grant discusses the catalysts that prompted the formation of the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing. He identifies inequities within the nursing profession and provides examples of how nurses can become allies to confront individual and systemic racism. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Following this discussion, learners will be able to: - Explain why the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing was founded - Define racism in nursing - Discuss how racism in nursing is being addressed - Identify ways to be an antiracist in nursing - Provide examples of effective allyship in nursing AUTHORS Ernest J. Grant, PhD, DSc(h), RN, FAAN Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Duke University School of Nursing Office of Diversity and Inclusion Immediate Past President of the American Nurses Association Laura J. Wood, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN EVP Patient Care Operations & System CNO Sporing Carpenter Chair for Nursing Boston Children's Hospital DATES Initial publication: December 18, 2023. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access and thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu CITATION Grant EJ, DeGrazia M, Wood LJ. Antiracism in Nursing and the Importance of Allyship. 12/2023. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/antiracism-in-nursing-and-the-importance-of-allyship-by-dr-ernest-grant-for-openpediatrics