Yale Pediatric Update

Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital Physician Letter
Yale Pediatric Update is published two to three times a year by the Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital and the Department of Pediatrics at the Yale University School of Medicine for physicians and other health care professionals caring for children. Use the address at the bottom of this page to request a back issue or to be added to the mailing list. You can also download a PDF file of the most recent issue below. The publication is free.

Spring 2008

PCOS clinic treats all the symptoms under one roof

New council drives improvements

Friends presents Golf and Tennis Open

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Winter 2008

Medical students take a lesson from teens

Children's ED adds five exam rooms

YNHCH joins Together for Kids

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Spring 2007

Sleep Center helps kids get a healthy slumber

Better outlook for CF patients

Asthma Center provides careful management

Winter 2007—'Pediatric cardiology'

Growth and change in pediatric cardiology at Yale

Dr. Shin'oka will lead cardiac surgery

Fall 2006—'Artificial pancreas'

'Artificial pancreas' will bring dramatic changes in diabetes care

Child life eases hospital stays

November 2005—Sexual abuse

Clinic takes a gentle approach to diagnosing sexual abuse
John Leventhal, MD

SANE program is a place for young rape victims
Kirsten Bechtel, MD

June 2005—HERO's clinic

HERO's clinic offers specialized care for childhood cancer survivors
Nina Kadan-Lottick, MD, MSPH

December 2004—Pediatric dentistry

Pediatric Dentistry Center

Expanded pediatric dentistry center opens

Getting a handle on childhood obesity
Sonia Caprio, MD

May 2004—International adoption

Yale International Adoption Clinic

Carol Weitzman, MD
Michael Cappelo, MD

December 2003—Toxicology

Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital's toxicology service
Center for Children's Environmental Toxicology

Environmental toxins - clearing the confusion
Carl Baum, MD

September 2003—Perinatal Medicine

Outcome and decisions at the edge of viability
Mark R. Mercurio, MD

Group B streptococcus continues to threaten neonates
Annmarie Golioto, MD

Neonatal ECMO
Rachel L. Chapman, MD, and Steven M. Peterec, MD

March 2003—Surgery

Advances in minimally invasive surgery
Milissa McKee, MD, MPH

Yale pediatric surgery: A time of growth and opportunity
R. Lawrence Moss, MD

Gastrostomy tubes in children
Susanne S. Johnson, MSN, APRN, and Wendy Mackey, MSN, APRN

May 2002—Child Psychiatry

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Current consensus and controversies
Dorothy Stubbe, MD

Child psychiatric emergency services
Lynelle Thomas, MD

December 2001—Pediatric Cardiology

Chronic and recurrent chest pain
John Fahey, MD

All about syncope
Christopher Snyder, MD

Pediatric cardiology: specialized services
Department of Pediatrics

July 2001—Hematology/Oncology

T cell immunotherapy of pediatric brain tumors
Gregory Plautz, MD

Molecular biology improves the future for children with hemophilia
Diana S. Beardsley, MD, PhD

Comprehensive care for patients with hemophilia
Jennifer Cironi, APRN

Arts program brightens Children's Hospital stay
Child Life Program

December 2000—Outreach Experiences

Precepting on the island of Jamaica
Linda D. Arnold, MD

Volunteer medical services in the third world: one pediatrician's experience
Frank Gruskay, MD
Milford Pediatric Group

A month in the Caribbean
Christopher Canny, MD
Hamden Pediatrics

Newborn special care—the greatest thing since being born
Newborn Special Care Unit

IEM testing
Department of Genetics

Fall 2000—Pediatric Intensive Care

Standardizing care for asthma patients in the PICU
Michael Apkon, MD, PhD

Critical care transport: when minutes count
Clifford W. Bogue, MD

Yale's program of pediatric critical care and applied physiology: a resource for southern New England
Critical Care and Applied Physiology

The place for intensive caring
Pediatric ICU

MDlink provides remote access to patient information
Management Information Services

Educational opportunity for pediatricians
Department of Pediatrics

Consumer info about kids health issues available
HealthLINK—Pediatrics

May 2000—Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Pediatric primary care and emergency care: a symbiotic relationship
M. Douglas Baker, MD

The epidemic of psychiatric diseases in children
Karen Santucci, MD

Pediatric emergency medicine: the evolution of a specialty
M. Douglas Baker, MD

Pediatric cardiology service welcomes new staff
Pediatric Cardiology Section

January 2000—Pediatric Ethics

The Pediatric Ethics Committee clarifies difficult decisions
Rev. Alan C. Mermann, MD, MDiv.

Legal issues and the Pediatric Ethics Committee
Angela R. Holder, LLM

Role of a child psychiatrist on the Pediatric Ethics Committee
Melvin Lewis, MD

Role of a social worker on the Pediatric Ethics Committee
Sylvia Lavietes, MSW

Medical ethics training for pediatric residents and fellows
Mark R. Mercurio, MD

Child Life: Preparing kids for a hospital experience
Child Life Program

Summer 1999—Pain Management/Dermatology

The "nuts and bolts" of pediatric conscious sedation
Brenda C. McClain, MD, DABPM

Summer fun in the sun...not always so fun
Richard J. Antaya, MD

Pediatric hearing assessment: earlier is better
Communication Disorders Center

March 1999—Infectious Diseases

Common intestinal parasites in children
Michael Cappello, MD

Respiratory syncytial virus update
Jeffrey S. Kahn, MD, PhD

Nosocomial bacterial infections in pediatrics
Robert S. Baltimore, MD

Clinical services for HIV-positive children and their families
Warren A. Andiman, MD

November 1998—Gastroenterology/Hepatology

Hepatitis C virus infection in children
Saul J. Karpen, MD, PhD

Getting at the root of abdominal pain
Colston F. McEvoy, MD

Pediatric nutritional support service
Susan Moyer, MD

March 1998—Endocrinology

Achieving strict control of diabetes in children and adolescents
William V. Tamborlane, MD, and JoAnn Ahern, RN

Pediatric obesity
Sonia Caprio, MD

Pediatric endocrinology at the Yale Bone Center
Thomas Carpenter, MD

Translating advances in basic scientific knowledge into improved methods of patient care
Children's Clinical Research Center

July 1997—Psychiatry

Diagnosis and treatment of complicated Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms
Dorothy E. Stubbe, MD

Posttraumatic stress disorder
Michael Kaplan, MD

Children's psychiatric inpatient service: Children benefit from a rich multidisciplinary approach

March 1997—Hematology/Oncology

Pediatric oncology: Yale's role in clinical research
G. Peter Beardsley, PhD, MD

Pediatric hematopoietic transplant program
Diana Beardsley, MD, PhD

Childhood cancer in Belarus
Jack van Hoff, MD

November 1996—Diagnostic Imaging

Magnetic resonance imaging in children
Lisa States, MD

Radiological Evaluation of 'lumps and bumps' in children
Jonathan M. Fields, MBBS

Sonographic evaluation of abdominal pain in children
Dana Schwartz, MD

July 1996—General Pediatrics

Lyme disease and children
Eugene Shapiro, MD

Children and AIDS: The role of the primary care clinician in times of change
Brian W.C. Forsyth, MB ChB, FRCP(C)

Informatics challenges in primary care
Richard Shiffman, MD

March 1996—Cardiology

Chest pain in children and adolescents
John T. Fahey, MD, Rodrigo Nehgme, MD, and Charles
Kleinman, MD

Kawasaki Disease and the pediatrician
Charles S. Kleinman, MD, and William Hellenbrand, MD

November 1995—Emergency Medicine

Toxicologic emergencies: New developments for gastrointestinal decontamination
Erica L. Liebelt, MD

Foreign body aspiration and ingestion
Veena R. Kumar, MD

New strides in cystic fibrosis
Thomas Dolan, MD, and Marie Egan, MD

July 1995—Perinatal Medicine

Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: changes in management over the past decade
Mark R. Mercurio, MD

Advances in the treatment of anemia in the preterm infant
Patrick Gallagher, MD, and Richard A. Ehrenkranz, MD

Neonatal ECMO
Steven M. Peterec, MD

March 1995—Respiratory Medicine

In the night, remarkable respiratory pathophysiologies can occur: some known, some new, some frequent, some rare!
Gabriel Haddad, MD

Asthma in children: A comprehensive program for evaluation, education and care
Carol Lynn Rosen, MD

Chronic respiratory failure in children: needs and comprehensive care
Alia R. Bazzy-Asaad, MD

November 1994—Surgery

Evaluation and management of the child with an empty scrotum
John Gosche, MD

Sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in children
David Jaeger, MD

Preoperative communications
Stephen Rimar, MD

July 1994—Critical Care

Assessment of the child with respiratory distress
George Lister, MD

Evaluation and management of the head-injured child
Katherine Biagas, MD

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