The HPV vaccine prevents certain types of cancer, yet immunization rates remain relatively low. In Pediatrics today, a study looks at how physicians can improve communication with patients because #VaccinesWork. ow.ly/owGz50wdNkq

When a child is struggling in school, the reasons may be complicated and related to health. A new AAP policy examines the ways pediatricians can help identify stressors and medical conditions that contribute to poor performance, in Pediatrics today: aap.org/en-us/about-th…

Celebrity sighting at the AAP Peds Trainees Poster Reception! So proud of NCCPedsRes Dr. Theresa Urbina and her incredible work to #putkids1st. NCC Pediatrics

Rockstars!!! #milmed #peds #putkids1st #pedsicu

Another interesting talk Pediatric Critical Care Summit of the Americas Dr. Howard Pryor - proud of my prior Walter Reed colleague- a peds surgeon - using VO2 equation in his discussion of goal directed PRBC transfusion. #PedsICU

Resource of the Day! This animation demonstrates the BURP Maneuver (Backward, Upward, Right Position) in order to visualize the vocal folds in a pediatric patient.

Pediatric HEDIS metrics @WRBethesda exceeding the 90th %le benchmark for almost 3 years now. What's next for this fantastic PCMH team to tackle?

What are the neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants with mild HIE compared to moderate/severe HIE and healthy infants in the modern era? Finder et al. report in JAMA Pediatrics ow.ly/cni650xc2xs #ebneoalerts #neoEBM

A previously healthy, 17-month-old boy presented with ping-pong gaze in a postictal state consisting of slow, horizontal, conjugate eye movements alternating every 2-3 seconds without pause between 2, symmetric, lateral positions. Read the full case- bit.ly/2q5Cxo4

Who's gonna be the first resi to rock these???

Route of drug administration plays a role in critically ill children with #influenza. A study Cincinnati Children's found that #Oseltamivir delivered by Enteric Tube results in lower conc. & exposure to active metabolite, compared to Per Oral route. #PIDJ #ESPID journals.lww.com/pidj/Fulltext/…

School ager with back pain when bending over Sagittal T1 (left)+T2 (right) MRI of lumbar spine shows low-lying conus medullaris of spinal cord which terminates at S1 The diagnosis was tethered cord More at pediatricimaging.org #FOAMed #FOAMPed #FOAMRad #PedsRad #RSNA19

With all the RSV around, seems time for a revival If you give a bronchiolitic albuterol...

Implementing salivary cCMV testing at the time of second refer into an established Universal Newborn Hearing Screening program appears realistic & achievable Study done in Australia & published in JPCH #EBNEOalerts #neoEBM #FOAMneo link ow.ly/36yp50xq8aW

Great job!! Proud of you Dr Ahmed!! Saira Ahmed, MD, FAAP #milpeds #tweetiatrician #armymedicine

Hey all NCC Pediatrics peeps this will be a great chat!!!

Who's up for the wrbchiefs #100milechallenge!? NCCPedsRes Saira Ahmed, MD, FAAP Rasheda Jasmin Vereen, MD, MBS, FAAP Riordan Ledgerwood, MD Christin Theresa @DRNWINWIN maura cooper Jennifer Geracht #milmed #wellness #running