Alabama Pediatrician: Conversations & Information for Your Practice

We have a great panel today! Dr. Claudette Poole, Dr. Isabella Virella-Lowell and Dr. Linda Gibson-Young share about Children's of AL's Project ECHO (Extension of Community Healthcare Outcomes) sessions on Pediatric Asthma and all their hard work in helping decrease pediatric asthma exacerbations and mortalities, helping schools, families and pediatric medical providers! For more information on Project ECHO: click here. For more information and to get started with Project ECHO, contact Sarah Poulson: spoulson@uabmc.edu . For more information on the Alabama Asthma Coalition: click here. Thank you for a great 2 years of the AL AAP Pediatrician Podcast! If you have any topics you want covered, would like to be a part of the podcast, and/or be a guest, contact us at: podcast@alaap.org. Catch you in the new year!

It's Giving Tuesday! Join us as our favorite sister non-profit Reach Out and Read - Alabama's Amy Crosby and Salina Sowell look back on 2024! Catch up on updates from Reach Out and Read, as well as what to look forward to in the new year! Don't forget to support Reach Out and Read - Alabama! Reach Out and Read is a wonderful non-profit that promotes early literacy and relational health, 2 big things us as pediatric providers definitely support! To support Reach Out and Read - AL by donating and/or sharing social media posts: click here. For the Reach Out and Read survey (due Dec 9th): click here. For more information on Reach Out and Read as an organization: click here.

Our returning guest, Kendall Hampton, puts on her sleep counselor hat to share tips on best sleep practices! It might also come in handy for yourself! For more information on recommended sleep requirements by age: click here. To check out Kendall's website for more tips: click here. Check out this AAP article on sleep times and more: click here.

Jessica Delashaw is the AL Department of Public Health's is the Nurse Manager of the Northern District of the Remote Patient Monitoring Program and she's here to tell us about how this program can be helpful for you and many of your patients (and their families)! For questions, concerns, and for referrals, contact Ms. Delashaw: Jessica.Delashaw@adph.state.al.us For more information: click here.

Returning on the show today is Dr. Tyler McDonald to talk about pediatric scoliosis, more specifically, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Learn about diagnosing scoliosis, management and updates in scoliosis! For more information on bracing for scoliosis: click here.

Get to know our new Chapter President, Dr. Norma Mobley, as she and our Executive Director, Linda Lee, discuss updates from the Annual Chapter Meeting, National AAP, and what's to come! For more information on the Chapter Challenge, Locking Arms: click here. 2025 Dates to Remember: - AL Legislative Day: February 19th - AL Chapter Spring Meeting: May 1st - 4th - AL Chapter Annual Meeting: September 12th - 14th

In this episode we have Gay Finn and Kendall Hampton with the Alabama Partnership for Children's Feed Me Words program to share with us about their campaign, Talk With Me Baby. Learn about the importance of early language and literacy, as well as what language nutrition is, tips for helping children with language and social development, and more! Learn more about Alabama Partnership for Children: click here. - Don't forget to check out the AL Parent Manual in your app store! Learn more about Alabama Family Central: click here. Learn more about Feed Me Words: click here. Check out Cox Campus: click here. AAP Resources on Screen Time Guidelines: click here. For more information, group training, and flyers on Talk With Me Baby, email Gay and Kendall at info@feedmewords.org

Dr. William Rushton shares all things envenomations, including what to do and not to do if (or when) you encounter such a situation. Learn about which bites and findings are concerning, how to manage envenomations and more! This episode will surely get your spidey senses tingling! For more information on the venomous snake workshop at Mount Ruffner: click here. For more information on anti-venom, including the treatment algorithm: click here. Check out this AAP article on rattlesnake envenomation! Click here. For more questions or concerns, check out the Alabama Poison Information Center (aka Poison Control): click here.

Our guests today include the University of Alabama in Birmingham/Children's of Alabama's Pediatric Department Chair, Dr. Mitch Cohen, and the University of South Alabama's Pediatric Department Chair, Dr. Gul Dadlani. Join us as we discuss updates and future plans of these programs and the future of pediatrics in our state! To learn more about UAB's Pediatric Department: click here. To learn more about USA's Pediatric Department: click here.

Learn about the Medical Association of the State of Alabama (MASA) with its Vice President, Dr. Nina Ford-Johnson, who is a pediatrician! She shares why it's a great organization to be a part of, alongside the AL Chapter of the AAP, and legislative updates MASA is currently working on. Be on the lookout for her awesome quote on why it's important to be involved! To learn more about MASA: click here. Share your stories about prior authorizations to help MASA help you! Click here.

AL Poison Information Center (aka Poison Control)'s Clinical Director, Dr. Jessica Pescatore, shares her toxicology knowledge about cannabidiol ingestions. Learn about the different marijuana compounds, their effects, management and more! For more information on the AL Poison Information Center: click here. Poison Control/Poison Information Center's Hotline: 1-800-222-1222

We welcome Rachael Montgomery, the AL Newborn Screening Follow up Program Manager, as we talk about everything about the newborn screen, including updates such as the additions to the screen! Check out the AL Newborn Screen website to learn more about it and find resources to share with families: click here. Learn more about the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel: click here. Instructions to register for provider access: click here.

Join us in this fun talk with Dr. Amy CaJacob as she talks about food allergies! Learn about the physiology, risk factors, how to guide families with food introductions, FPIES, and more! To access FPIES Practice Parameters: click here. Check out this article on the LEAP study: click here. Also check out the Food Allergy Research and Education about FPIES: click here.

Listen in on AL legislative updates, as well as how the Chapter Spring Meeting went, and what's new with the Chapter and Reach Out and Read-Alabama! Check out the AL Chapter's Firearms Resources and Webinars: click here. Check out the upcoming Practice Management Webinar (7/24 @ 1215p) and register for the AL AAP Fall/Annual Meeting (9/13-15 in Birmingham): click here. Looking to join a committee or become a committee Champion? - Check out our current Champions and lists of committees: click here. - National AAP Membership Directory: click here. Want to be involved but not sure where? - Share your interests and let us help you! Click here. - Contact Linda Lee: llee@alaap.org Check out Reach Out and Read - Alabama's Rx for Summer Reading campaign! Click here.

A little late but our final episode in April's Child Abuse Awareness/Prevention Month series. Join us as Dr. Kara Huls talks about Sexual Abuse and what you need to know as a pediatric provider! For more information on Adams Criteria in suspecting Child Abuse: click here. For more AAP resources on Child Abuse and Neglect: click here.

Join us as our AL AAP Chapter's Firearm Injury/Death Prevention Champion Dr. Jennifer McCain talks about firearm safety and storage. She shares tips with how to have the tough talks with families and what are the important points to discuss. Also learn what to do in an emergency if you encounter a gun injury or other bleeding injury! For more resources on Firearm Injury and Death Prevention, check out our Chapter's resource page: click here. Get training on what to do if you come across a severely injured, bleeding person at STOP the Bleed: click here. Remember the ABCs of bleeding control: - A: Alert (call 9-1-1) - B: Bleeding (find and control the source) - C: Compress (apply pressure)

In this episode, we are joined by Elizabeth Schlappi, Nurse Practitioner at UAB and Children's of Alabama in the Division of Childhood Abuse Pediatrics. We discuss the basics of identifying, working up, and reporting potential cases of physical child abuse and neglect. We include some general statistics about child abuse in the United States and Alabama before discussing cutaneous injuries (bruises, bites, burns), concerning fractures, head trauma, and the various forms of neglect. We end by discussing when to report concerns to DHR, how to talk to families about your concerns, and finally, advice for helping prevent child abuse from happing in the first place. If you have any questions as a pediatric provider, reach out to one of the Children's of AL Child Abuse Providers on call via the COA call line (205-638-9100). Important mnemonic for bruising concerning for child abuse: T- Torso E- Ears N- Neck 4 - any of the above (TEN) bruising under 4 years of age, or any bruising under 4 months of age F - Frenulum (under tongue, upper and lower lip) A - Angle of jaw C - Cheek E - Eyelids S - Subconjunctivae/scleral p - Patterned bruising

Our Reach Out and Read coordinators, Amy Crosby and Salina Sowell join us today to share updates on ROR and what awesome things to look forward to at the Grand Pediatric Pentathlon at our AL AAP Spring Meeting (April 18-21)! Also joining us is Sarah Pelkey with All About Books! Be sure to come by the Reach Out and Read exhibition booth at the Spring Meeting! - Don't forget to sign up for the Grand Pediatric Pentathlon, limited extra shirts available on a first come, first serve basis! - Last day to sign up for Sandcastle University is April 10th! To learn more about Reach Out and Read Alabama, click here! Also, check out All About Books! Click here.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and this month we are partnering with the Child Abuse experts in Birmingham for a series of episodes related to Child Abuse! Maribeth Thomas is the Executive Director of the Prescott House Child Advocacy Center and shares what it was like as a forensic interviewer, what services the Prescott House provides, and tips on handling victims of child abuse. Stay tuned for more episodes this month! For more information on the Prescott House, click here.