February New Resource Roundup – Provider News
Seattle Children’s Hospital is seeking input from primary care providers regarding their approaches to tuberculosis (TB) care for pediatric patients. The hospital’s Infectious Disease team has launched a survey, open until February 15, designed to gather insights into current practices.
Understanding the Focus on Pediatric TB
The survey aims to understand how healthcare providers are managing TB in children. This is particularly important as children are at increased risk of progressing from latent TB infection to active TB disease compared to adults and are also at higher risk of developing severe forms of the illness.
Additional Resources for Healthcare Professionals
Beyond the survey, Seattle Children’s Hospital also provides access to recordings of recent Grand Rounds presentations. These cover a range of topics relevant to pediatric healthcare, including crafting a balanced life for healthcare professionals, improving transitions from pediatric to adult care, confronting health inequities in cystic fibrosis, and designing safer pediatric care systems.
Featured Grand Rounds Topics
- From City Lights to Starlit Nights: Crafting a Balanced Life in the Pacific NW – Presented by Laura Brunner, MD, Meghan Colleran, ARNP, Maria Huang, MD, Kathleen Kieran, MD, MSc, MME, Richard Levine, MD, and Micheal Van Dyke, DO.
- Creating a PATH: Improving Pediatric to Adult Transitions in Healthcare – Presented by Susan Hunt, MD, SFHM.
- From Genes to Justice: Confronting Health Inequities in Cystic Fibrosis – Presented by Meghan McGarry, MD, MAS, ATS.
- Designing Safer Pediatric Care via Human Factors, Reliable System and Intelligent Tools – Presented by Kristina Toncray, MD, FAAP.
Seattle Children’s Hospital is actively fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing among healthcare professionals through these initiatives. This could lead to improved care standards and outcomes for pediatric patients in the region.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the purpose of the survey?
The survey is to help Seattle Children’s Infectious Disease team understand how primary care providers approach tuberculosis care in pediatric patients.
When is the deadline to complete the survey?
The survey is open until February 15.
What other resources are available through Seattle Children’s Hospital?
Recordings of recent Grand Rounds presentations are available on topics such as work-life balance, pediatric-to-adult transitions, cystic fibrosis, and pediatric care safety.
How might increased collaboration between public health and primary care providers impact the identification of children at risk for TB?