In this episode Lewis First, MD, MS, FAAP, editor-in-chief of Pediatrics, is back for “First Up.” He offers a bird’s-eye view of what’s in the April issue of the journal. Hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also speak with JoAnna Leyenaar, MD, PhD, MPH, author of a new policy statement on direct admission of children to hospitals.
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Take a behind-the-scenes look at the video recording of the “First Up” segment with Lewis First, MD, MS, FAAP, editor-in-chief of Pediatrics. He joins hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, in their home “studios” for a research roundup from the March issue of the journal.
Guests
Lewis First, MD, MS, FAAP
Guest
Lewis First, MD, MS, FAAP, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Vermont (UVM) Larner College of Medicine, Chief of Pediatrics at the UVM Children’s Hospital, and editor-in-chief of the AAP’s peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics. Dr. First also educates the public weekly as a broadcaster and columnist with his “First with Kids” segments that appear on radio, television, and in local newspapers.
JoAnna Leyenaar, MD, PhD, MPH
Guest
Dr. Leyenaar is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Pediatrics at Dartmouth Health. She also is a pediatric hospitalist and health services researcher. Her main areas of research include care coordination for children with chronic illnesses, urban-rural disparities in healthcare quality, hospital-to-home transitions, integration of mental and behavioral healthcare in pediatrics, and care of opioid-exposed infants.
Resources
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Dr. Leyenaar’s work studying direct admissions previously was funded by a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and now is funded by a grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
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"Steadfast" by Blue Dot Sessions at www.sessions.blue
Theme music composed by Matthew Simonson at Foundsound.media
*The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and not necessarily those of the American Academy of Pediatrics.