Summer 2021
President's Message
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Toni Clare Hogencamp MD |
It is hard to believe it has been more than 15 months since the world plunged into locked-down states to help flatten the COVID curve.
Masks are slowly being removed thanks to worldwide collaboration on COVID testing, vaccine discovery, production and distribution. There is greater hope on the horizon as vaccines are tested and approved for the pediatric population. This is in contrast to the Influenza pandemic in 1918 - the influenza virus was not successfully isolated until 1933, and the first influenza vaccine wasn’t used on a mass scale until 1944...
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AAP Section Update
The provisional section on Urgent Care medicine was created in 2019 to address the rapidly growing field of pediatric urgent care and the emergence of pediatrics-specific urgent care centers.
It is a great resource for clinicians working in this field. Thuylinh Pham MD FAAP, writes to us this month with an update on this section...
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Operations During the Pandemic
Managing Pediatric Urgent Care centers through the pandemic was a challenge for all of us in many ways. This month we speak with Dr. Marc Leder from Nationwide Children’s Hospital Urgent Care Division about ways in which their division adapted their centers throughout the pandemic.
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Reading Corner
Please visit our new and updated Reading Corner – a helpful resource for keeping us updated on the most relevant and timely journal articles and editorials on Pediatric medicine.
Journal Articles
- Report details 7 cases of myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Acute Knee Injuries in Children and Adolescent, A Review (since kids are back in sports and we’re seeing a lot of injuries in the UC)
- Take home points from updated asthma management guidelines
- Children and headaches: red flags, triggers and rescue treatments
- Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy for Pediatric Community Acquired Pneumonia
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Mike Moran Scholar Award
The Mike Moran Scholar Award is presented annually to a pediatric resident or fellow in training in the field of pediatric urgent care (MD/DO, NP, PA), with the goal of enhancing clinical research in pediatric urgent care.
Mike Moran MD was a founding member of Society for Pediatric Urgent Care.
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SPUC Case of the Month
Here we present a 10-day-old female with three days of congestion. Can you make the diagnosis?
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SPUC Values Your Opinion and We're Listening
After reading this issue, please follow this link for a brief survey.
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Research News
Several of our members are conducting great research and quality improvement in the growing field of Pediatric Urgent Care. This month, member Dr. Emily Montgomery highlights for us some of the projects presented by SPUC members during this year’s Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting.
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Program, Faculty, Exhibits and more!
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Pediatric Urgent Care Fellowship Spotlight
Academic urgent care fellowships join the growing ranks of one-year fellowship programs to further train pediatricians entering this developing specialty as pediatric urgent care centers continue to proliferate. This month we highlight Emory University’s Pediatric Urgent Care Fellowship.
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Members! FREE CME and
MOC II for Weekly Webinars
These popular educational webinars feature experts in the field of pediatric urgent care and offer up to 45 free CME and MOC Part II credits per calendar year upon achieving 60% or better on the post-webinar surveys.
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OUCH Data: SPUC + ECG
The Organization for Urgent Care Health (OUCH) annual survey of pediatric urgent cares has an exciting announcement. This year SPUC and ECG have partnered and are using the OUCH survey data to compile a national benchmarking report for pediatric urgent care! The OUCH 2020 survey was sent to leaders in July. If you haven’t yet responded to the OUCH 2020 survey, please do so ASAP. If you aren’t sure or didn’t receive an invitation to participate, email [email protected].
Look for the report highlights to be revealed during SPUC’s 7th Annual conference in September!
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SPUC NEWSLETTER EDITORS
Traci Downs-Bouchard MD FAAP
Haroon Shaukat MD FAAP
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