Talking Pediatrics

Talking Pediatrics

Talking Pediatrics is a clinical podcast by Children's Minnesota, home to The Kid Experts, where the complex is our every day. We bring you intriguing stories and relevant pediatric healthcare information as we partner with you in the care of your patients. Our guests, data, ideas and practical tips will surprise, challenge and perhaps change how you care for kids. We want to know the issues and concerns that are important to you in your clinical practice so that we can continue to partner with you in caring for kids. Email us at talkingpediatrics@childrensmn.org. Learn more at childrensmn.org/talkingpediatrics Episodes will resume in 2024.

Episodes

Equity Actions: Equitable Healthcare for All: Addressing Disparities and Driving Change

April 25, 2025 • 17 mins
In this episode of Equity Actions, James Burroughs engages in a compelling conversation with Yinka Ajose, Senior Director of Clinical Operations, and Tonya Montesinos, Senior Director of Clinical Practice. Together, they explore the importance of advocating for equitable roles among staff, providing essential resources to patients and families, and gaining a deeper understanding of community needs.
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Specialty Spotlight With Siva: Beyond the Smile: Advocating for Children with Facial Differences

April 7, 2025 • 20 mins
On today's "Specialty Spotlight With Siva", Siva welcomed Dr. Steven Goudy, President Elect of the American Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Association. He is a passionate advocate for patients and families navigating the challenges of cleft and craniofacial conditions and in this episode they explore his insights into cleft and craniofacial care and his vision for advancing advocacy and improving outcomes for these patients. This co...
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The Outside Hospitalist: Don't Hold Your Breath: Acute Respiratory Illnesses, Part Two

March 28, 2025 • 22 mins
On this "Outside Hospitalist" segment, Dr. Gabi Hester speaks with guest Dr. Courtney Herring, Pediatric Hospitalist, about evidence-based care of acute respiratory illnesses and nuances to consider in differently resourced settings.
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The Outside Hospitalist: Don't Hold Your Breath: Acute Respiratory Illnesses, Part One

March 7, 2025 • 16 mins
On this "Outside Hospitalist" segment, Dr. Gabi Hester speaks with guest Dr. Courtney Herring, Pediatric Hospitalist, about evidence-based care of acute respiratory illnesses and nuances to consider in differently resourced settings. 
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A Question of Ethics: Ethics of Interacting with ICE

February 14, 2025 • 26 mins
Pediatric clinicians have obligations to their patients and law enforcement. But it can be challenging to figure out how to navigate situations where these obligations conflict or where there is uncertainty about the right thing to do. This has increased with recent exectuive branch agendas. Dr. Alyssa Burgart is the Associate Director of Pediatric Bioethics at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, Medical Director of Ethics f...
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Crack the Case: Fever in a Returning Traveler

February 7, 2025 • 21 mins
We are blessed to have a very international patient population at our clinic in Minneapolis, helped by the Twin Cities reputation as a safe and supportive place for immigrants, refugees and asylees. With roots abroad, many of our families frequently travel home, where infectious disease exposures carry a unique profile compared to that of the U.S. It is therefore not surprising that having a returning traveler with fever, especiall...
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Equity Actions: Championing Equity For Our Children and Families

January 24, 2025 • 22 mins
On this episode of Equity Actions, we dive into an inspiring conversation as James Burroughs welcomes Tikki Brown, the Commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Listen in as the two converse on Tikki’s background, her journey into human services, and taking on her new role as a Commissioner. James and Tikki explore her remarkable journey into human services, her strategic vision for building a dive...
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Evidence Based Charm: Button Batteries: Tiny, Shiny, and Dangerous

January 10, 2025 • 21 mins
On today's episode EBC, Courtney sits down with pediatric gastroenterologist, Dr. Ramalingam Arumugam, to discuss a lurking danger in our own homes.With approximately 3500 button battery ingestions per year, it is the 4th leading cause for calls to poison control centers in the United States.With high risk of morbidity and and an escalating risk of severe morbidity and mortality due to the increased use of larger and more powerful ...
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A Question of Ethics: I Object: Ethical and Practical Considerations Around Conscience-based Objections

January 3, 2025 • 25 mins
"Conscience-based objection' is a term that has been around a long time. Since the pandemic and a number of political and legal efforts in the nation, the term has been employed more frequently. But what is a conscience-based objection? What are the ethical considerations around when and how one might have a claim of concience? What is required of a clinician when it might impact a patient's right to access care? What is required o...
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Navigating Screens with Tweens and Teens

December 13, 2024 • 30 mins
On this episode, we navigate the overwhelming world of teens and screens with Erin Walsh, co-founder of the Spark and Stitch Institute and formerly with the National Institute on Media and the Family. Join us as we tackle social media, setting limits, the bottomless pit of YouTube and how pediatric clinicians can advise patients and parents toward healthier relationships with the screens in their lives.
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Equity Actions: Bringing Well Being Back to the Neighborhood

December 2, 2024 • 21 mins
In this episode of Equity Actions, James Burroughs chats with Malik Rucker, V3 Sports Executive Director. Malik was a high school star athlete in North Minneapolis.  He used his excellent skills as a student athlete and football cornerback to show others how they can strive for success and accomplish community building goals.  Malik has dedicated his post football career to bringing attention to the importance of health and well be...
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The Outside Hospitalist: Getting Back in the Game

November 15, 2024 • 40 mins
On this "Outside Hospitalist" episode of Talking Pediatrics, Dr. Gabi Hester chats with Children's Minnesota Sports Medicine and Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician Dr. Laura Nilan, and Tria Orthopedics Certified Athletic Trainer, Micaela Kelso-Otieno, about keeping young athletes healthy. 
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https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-the-outside-hospi...
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Specialty Spotlight with Siva: Straight from the Heart

November 1, 2024 • 21 mins
In this episode of Specialty Spotlight with Siva, we sit down with pediatric and fetal cardiologist, Dr. Lisa Howley, to explore the latest in early detection and management of congenital heart disease (CHD). From in-utero diagnosis to postnatal care, learn how advances in technology and treatment are transforming care for the tiniest of patients. Join us for an insightful conversation on the journey to healthier little hearts.
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Evidence Based Charm: Coffee & Conversation: Let’s Talk Sepsis 

October 18, 2024 • 31 mins
On today's Evidence Based Charm, Courtney welcomes Dr. Gabi Hester as they merge community and pediatric-centric health worlds to review and discuss sepsis—a dual-faced threat to children’s lives. From definitions to diagnostic tools, listen as they meander through this often-overlooked infectious phenomenon that kills more children per year than cancer.  
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Crack the Case: Strategies to Promote Vaccine Confidence

October 4, 2024 • 32 mins
In Minnesota, we are currently grappling with yet another measles outbreak, a danger that is entirely avoidable with adequate vaccination rates. This is the reality of a post-COVID era defined by politicized basic healthcare and well-funded anti-vaccination groups striking fear in well intentioned parents. Indeed, conversations with vaccine hesitant parents can be some of the most challenging in our work as pediatricians, taking no...
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Pediatrics at the Polls

September 20, 2024 • 24 mins
Elections affect all families and their children and pediatric clinicians sit at an important interface between voters and public policy as trusted community members. In this conversation with Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, we discuss what families need to know about how to vote, how elections work and how to learn more about issues affecting kids. We also learn how to support our patients who are new to the polls and ho...
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A Question Of Ethics: LGBTQ+ Religion, Trauma, Spirituality, Resilience, Resistance Through the Lens of Narrative Ethics

September 6, 2024 • 18 mins
LGBTQ youth are often trying to navigate social and family relationships, which can include struggling with their sprituality. This struggle can itself lead to trauma. We talk with an expert on LGBTQ spirituality and trauma to learn some ways to support youth in these space.
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https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-question-ethics-lens-narrative-ethic...
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Saving Our Kids: The Role of Pediatric Clinicians in Preventing Gun Violence

August 23, 2024 • 16 mins
Year after year, tens of thousands of lives in the United States are lost to homicide due to a gun and, according to the CDC, in 2020 guns became the leading cause of death for children and teenagers. Dr. Marc Gorelick, CEO of Children’s Minnesota, has been a consistent and fierce advocate for gun violence prevention and lends his expertise about this ongoing epidemic and how we can start to address this public health crisis.

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Equity and Actions Suite: Empowering Providers to Make Equity a Part of Patient Centered Care

August 9, 2024 • 29 mins
Meet the new equity doctors at Children’s Minnesota.
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https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-equity-actions-suite-empowering-providers-make-equity-part-patient-centered-care-8-9-24/
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Specialty Spotlight with Siva: Little Lumps, Big Questions

July 26, 2024 • 23 mins
In this episode of Specialty Spotlight with Siva, Siva welcomes Pediatric Oncologist, Dr. Lane Miller. Listen back as Dr. Miller discusses the comprehensive work-up of children with newly discovered masses, providing a detailed overview of the diagnostic steps, key considerations, and best practices designed to equip primary care providers with the tools to manage these challenging cases effectively. 
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