Pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Pediatric Subspecialty Recruitment Series hosted by APPD & Council of Ped Subs! Residents can virtually visit with multiple fellowship programs in their chosen subspecialty. Learn more & sign up at appd.org/resources-prog…

The critical shortage of mental health resources is a lived reality for many pediatric hospitalists. Learn more in this #HospitalPediatrics Perspectives about how physicians can improve the care of children with mental health concerns: bit.ly/3UtTQuH

Happy Administrative Professionals Day! ❤️ Extra thankful for our administrative staff today for the wonderful work they do every day to support our department.

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We're thrilled to announce Dr. Stephanie Doupnik as the newest member of our PHM family & our incoming Division Director! A leader in the field dedicated to child health & discovery, she'll no doubt steer us to even brighter horizons! Welcome to the family Steph

Really excited about the ongoing work at Children's at VUMC VUMC Pediatrics to improve the care for children in the pediatric emergency department!

Congratulations to this stellar team including Claci Ayers David P Johnson!

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How can we🧑‍⚕️ better distinguish Kawasaki disease from Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children🧒 (MIS-C)? Check out this clinical prediction model📊 developed by Lauren Slesur Starnes et al!

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Happy National Hospitalist Day! Here is a glimpse into #HowWeHospitalist inside and outside of the hospital throughout the years! ❤️

We're celebrating WOMEN this month! Stay tuned for details about an upcoming ERG event celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth .

Is neighborhood opportunity associated with pediatric hospitalization rates in the US❓ bit.ly/49nU8Yw

Ali Carroll, MD, MPH; MattHallStats, Cristin Fritz, Derek Williams, VUMC Division of PHM & PHM Fellowship, VUMC Pediatrics, Insights @ VUMC, Children's at VUMC

Two Weeks Away! Our Day on the Hill in Nashville is happening Wednesday, March 6. We invite all TNAAP members to come raise their voices for Tennessee's children. Details and registration here: tnaap.org/advocacy/legis…

What a delight to see our paper in the Pediatric Highlights of JAMA network email!

Our JAMA Network Open study describes opportunities for #pharmacogenetics testing among children w/ Medicaid, which covers testing for gene-drug pairs w/evidence

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So happy to have our RCT published in JAMA Network Open. We found that a 5 minute health literacy informed communication intervention significantly reduced liquid medication dosing errors in hospitalized 🏥 children once they got home 🏠 Derek Williams Amanda S. Mixon VUMC Division of PHM & PHM Fellowship

When pediatric inpatients are discharged with a prescription for a liquid medication, if caregivers get enhanced training in use of the medicine vs standard brief counseling, dosing errors are greatly reduced, a study shows.

Ali Carroll, MD, MPH VUMC Pediatrics

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What is your go-to book to share with medical students, colleagues, and others in your professional network? #SHMBookClub 📚
Richard M. Wardrop III, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACP, SFHM Lauren Spaeth, DO
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Despite representing a common & costly disease, substantial variation exists in the management of pediatric pneumonia. Authors take another look at a validated prognostic model to predict severe in-hospital outcomes: bit.ly/42xD4x4 #HospitalPediatrics

These Perspectives offer a review of challenges to fellowship expansion with potential solutions, as well as fostering current and new pediatric hospital medicine physician education: bit.ly/3w0KAEg & bit.ly/47QWYUF #HospitalPediatrics

Is neighborhood opportunity associated with pediatric hospitalization rates in the US❓ bit.ly/49nU8Yw

Ali Carroll, MD, MPH; MattHallStats, Cristin Fritz, Derek Williams, VUMC Division of PHM & PHM Fellowship, VUMC Pediatrics, Insights @ VUMC, Children's at VUMC

Congratulations to Ali Carroll, MD, MPH for having this important work recognized as the Dept of Peds VUMC Pediatrics February paper of the month! 👏🏼👏🏼

Happy National Women Physicians day to all our incredible colleagues!! Thank you for your dedication, expertise, and leadership in healthcare. 🩺👩🏻‍⚕️👩🏼‍⚕️👩🏽‍⚕️👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏿‍⚕️🩺 #NWPD #WomenInMedicine @WomInPHM Children's at VUMC VUMC Pediatrics