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CPR Courses
The American Heart Association Training Center at Children's Mercy offers: CPR Courses for health care providers and the public, including: Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider--2-year certification for...
Spiritual Services
Contact The Children's Mercy Department of Spiritual Services provides emotional and spiritual support to all patients and families. Chaplains Chaplains are available 24 hours a day to all people of any...
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Lab Services
The Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy provides lab services. Anytime your provider recommends lab work, collections will be made within your care suite at the time of your appointment. From throat...
Tips for Parents of a Child with a Disability or Chronic Health Condition
Plan ahead Talk to your child’s doctors about transition to adult medical care. Many pediatric doctors are unable to take care of your child once they become an adult. It’s important to plan the...
Preparing for CT Scan
CT scan media block What is a CT scan? A computed tomography scan (CT scan) uses computers and a moving X-ray machine to take pictures of the inside of the body. CTs can make detailed pictures of organs...
Emerging Principal Investigators: Dr. Rose Gelineau-Morel
Rose Gelineau-Morel, MD, Neurology, has always had an interest in how the brain works. “I remember in high school thinking about what makes people tick. It’s fascinating that everyone has a brain with the...
Preparing Your Child for Surgery Ages 3 and older - Spanish
Cuando lleguen a Same Day Surgery (Cirugía ambulatoria), tu familia y tú se registrarán en la recepción. Después, un miembro del personal los llevará a una habitación...
Dr. Puls Receives Award to Study Home Visiting in Child Maltreatment Prevention
To better understand the efficacy of home visiting (HV) in child maltreatment prevention, this study will assess the effects protective factors like economic self-sufficiency and positive parenting...
Dr. Mark Hoffman a co-PI on Study that Uses De-Identified Data to Research Health Effects of Climate Change
The project, “Using massive, multi-regional EHR data to estimate the impacts of climate change on fungal disease epidemiology in the U.S.,” will investigate the health effects of climate change on fungal...
Fridley Lab
About the Lab The Fridley lab is focused on the development of novel statistical and bioinformatic methods to answer questions that arise in cancer and pediatric research. Recently, the lab has been working...
Acute Gastroenteritis: Clinical Dehydration Assessment 2024
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Vaccine Update: Special Considerations in Immunization Practices: A Refresher for the New Year
Column Author: Yvonne M Carter, MSN, APRN II, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT Column Editor: Angela Myers, MD, MPH | Pediatric...
Ethics from the Pediatric Home Care Perspective: Bioethics
Column Authors: Lisa Bailey, BSN, RN, CPN | Children’s Mercy Home Care Angie Knackstedt, BSN, RN, NPD-BC | Children’s Mercy Bioethics Center Column Editor: Brian Carter, MD |
Bioethics: Addressing the Burdens That Newborn Screening Imposes on Underserved Communities
Newborn screening (NBS) began in the 1960s with testing for phenylketonuria (PKU), which, when identified and treated early, significantly reduces morbidity. While NBS is rightly viewed as a public health...
Evidence Based Strategies: The Spit-Up Never Ends: Managing Infantile GER and GERD
Column Author: Emily Bryan, MD | Pediatric Resident Physician Column Editor: Angela D. Etzenhouser, MD, FAAP | Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University...
What's the Diagnosis: Injured Finger
A previously healthy 3-year-old male presents to Children Mercy’s Emergency Department (ED) due to finger injury. Parents state that patient’s right third fingertip was accidentally shut in a car door...
Link Newsletter - January 2024
Our January issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. We want to hear from you! Do you have ideas, questions or suggestions for future articles in The...
Atopic Dermatitis Provider Resources Now Available
Column Author: Rebecca Flynn, Advanced Practice RN III | Division of Dermatology Column Editor: Amita R. Amonker, MD, FAAP | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School...
Visual Diagnosis: Eye Movement
A 4-year-old male is brought to the emergency department by his mother for further evaluation of ear pain and headache.