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Epilepsy Center
One of only a dozen pediatric epilepsy centers in the nation, the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center offers innovative treatment and support for children with seizure disorders and their families.
Coping and Relaxation Tips
Children's Mercy wants to help your child and family cope and adjust during your health care journey. Use the links below to learn more. Coping tips Coping plan We suggest you talk with your child to create...
How to talk to your kids about their first heartbreak
Our first love can be a highly emotional experience and the same goes for first heartbreak. It’s never easy to see your child hurting, but you can ease their struggle by remaining open and available to...
Lean Summit 2024
Children’s Mercy hosted its “Lean Summit” on April 12, 2024. Stay tuned for the date and time of Lean Summit 2025. Children’s Mercy Kansas City’s Performance Improvement department hosted its second annual...
Seizure Rescue Medications
There are no clinical indications for one medication over another. The decision should be based on the patient/family and provider's preference For Children's Mercy providers, the Discharge...
For High School Students
Children’s Mercy Hospital is dedicated to providing support and training opportunities for tomorrow’s health care and research leaders. The resources in our Bridging the Gap Toolkit were developed by...
Resources for helping kids process the tragedy of the Super Bowl parade shootings
It’s never easy to talk about senseless violence with our kids. With your guidance, though, they can find a safe space to process what’s happened. To assist you in these tough conversations, we’ve outlined...
Helping Children Who Experienced Traumatic Events
Some children are affected physically, emotionally or both after a trauma. Learn about how to help children cope with these symptoms.
Helping Kids Navigate Shooting Events
With our guidance, kids can find a safe space to process tragic events. Children's Mercy experts provide tips for how to help.
Fertility Preservation
We believe that fertility preservation is a key part of medical care for your child or teen. Future fertility is important for long-term quality of life. Certain medical conditions have a higher risk of...
Adolescent Bleeding Clinic
The Adolescent Bleeding Clinic (ABC) cares for people with bleeding disorders who need additional support to manage their periods. This specialty clinic brings together specialists from the Gynecology and...
Dr. Meagan Vacek Receives Award from Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation to Study Infant Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Dr. Vacek's study will use single cell genomics to investigate transcriptomic changes during hematopoietic differentiation of human iPSCs engineered to express the KMT2A:AFF1. It will also compare the iPSCs...
Safe sleep tips so the whole family can get good zzz’s
When expecting a new baby, you’re prepared to get less sleep. But be sure to also prepare a safe sleep environment for baby – so when they are sleeping soundly, you can too. Safe sleep goes beyond the...
Pediatrics in Practice: A CME Podcast
Interviews with pediatric subspecialists on timely, relevant content for physicians and providers who care for children. Continuing education credit available for some sessions.
New Angelman Syndrome Clinic
In December 2022, a new Angelman Syndrome Clinic opened up at Children's Mercy. It is a medical home for patients but also serves as an important hub for innovative new research.
Outpatient Electroencephalogram (EEG)
While 75% of otherwise healthy, typically developing children with a first-time non-febrile seizure will not experience recurrence, 25% of these children may experience another non-febrile seizure. As such...
Dr. Terrie Flatt Receives Grant to Increase Participation of Hispanic Children in Clinical Trials
This grant supports a Spanish-speaking Clinical Research Assistant to ensure that more Hispanic children can be treated on clinical trials.
Pharyngitis
Clinical Pathways promote evidence-based, safe, and high-value patient care by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject...
School Health Support
Parents, school leaders, and health care professionals can all attest that healthy students are much more likely to be successful learners. Children’s Mercy is dedicated to helping children achieve their...
GI Connect
Children's Mercy Kansas City Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Children’s Mercy is nationally recognized for pioneering groundbreaking approaches...