An international panel of sleep experts is adding a new pediatric sleep disorder they call restless sleep disorder (RSD) to parents’ and pediatricians’ radars.
Led by Seattle Children’s pediatric sleep specialist, Dr. Lourdes DelRosso, the group shared their consensus on a medical definition of RSD in a paper published in Sleep Medicine. Known to occur in children ages 6 to 18, RSD can lead to attention impairment, mood and behavioral problems and other issues at home and school due to poor sleep quality. Read full post »
PRoMPT BOLUS (PRagMatic Pediatric Trial of Balanced vs. nOrmaL Saline FlUid in Sepsis) is a clinical study to compare two commonly used treatments for pediatric sepsis to see if one is more effective and safer than the other. The treatments in this study are two different types of intravenous (IV) fluids. One fluid type is normal saline and the other is balanced fluids (such as lactated Ringer’s or PlasmaLyte). Both fluid types are effective to treat sepsis and both are commonly used, but we do not know if one of these fluid types is better. Read full post »
We are excited to continue partnering with our pediatric provider community in offering COVID-19 testing (see our COVID-19 testing page for complete information including how to order a test).
Availability of tests:
Our capacity is highest at our Urgent Care in Seattle. Testing is frequently fully booked at our South Clinic in Federal Way. Our remaining locations usually have some capacity. Appointments can generally be scheduled within 24 to 48 hours.
Testing locations:
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- Sand Point Learning Center (drive-through)
- Urgent Care – Seattle Hospital Campus
- Urgent Care – North Clinic in Everett
- Urgent Care – Bellevue Clinic and Surgery Center
- Urgent Care – South Clinic in Federal Way
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On Oct. 3, Seattle Children’s will transition to the Epic electronic medical record system (EMR). Approximately 5,000 referring providers and their staff will be using EpicCare Link to refer patients and view their patients’ health information at Seattle Children’s.
- We will no longer use PHIN after Oct. 3. We have also stopped accepting new applications to use PHIN.
- Providers will be able to submit referrals and access patient information at Seattle Children’s by using the web-based application EpicCare Link (more info below).
- eReferral was rebranded in August 2020 to become EpicCare Link.
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We have updated our services, providers and schedules at Seattle Children’s regional clinics in Everett, Federal Way and Bellevue.
A new immunotherapy clinical trial at Seattle Children’s is now open for enrollment. The phase 1 clinical trial, called STRIvE-02, will study the safety and efficacy of a T-cell immunotherapy treatment for cancer patients with solid tumors.
Seattle Children’s doctors and researchers are leaders in developing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapies to treat children and young adults with relapsed or refractory solid tumors who are not likely to survive with standard treatments. Read full post »
Anxiety and Related Disorders: Diagnosis, Evidence-Based Treatment, COVID-19 and Seattle Children’s Resources (Category II CME)
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Presented by Andrea Hartman, PsyD, supervising clinical psychologist, Outpatient Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine. The CME will be followed by a Q&A 6:30 to 7 p.m. on Seattle Children’s upcoming transition to Epic. See the event flyer..
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Sept. 3: Right Care, Right Place, Every Time: Improving Pediatric Acute Care Outcomes Through Collaboration and Innovation. Marc Auerbach, MD, FAAP, MSc; associate professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) and of Emergency Medicine; co-chair INSPIRE (International Network for Simulation Based Pediatric Innovation Research and Education); director, Pediatric Simulation, Ya le Center for Medical Simulation; medical director, CT Emergency Medical Services for Children, State Partnership Grant; associate director of Pediatric Simulation, Department of Pediatrics; associate pediatric trauma medical director; PEMnetwork.org Faculty Advisor/Moderator/Blogger; co-chair International Pediatric Simulation Society, Webinar series. Read full post »
Reminder: There is no walk-up testing available at Seattle Children’s for COVID-19. If your patient needs COVID-19 testing, please submit an order first and ask your family to call us to schedule a lab appointment at one of our Urgent Care locations (Seattle, Everett, Federal Way and Bellevue,) or our drive-through testing center at Sand Point Learning Center.
We have had a number of families arrive at Urgent Care requesting a COVID-19 test without an appointment or order from their provider.
Please see our COVID-19 testing page for more details. Thank you for your partnership in helping families in our region get tested.
Beginning Wednesday, Aug. 5, Seattle Children’s is changing the name of eReferral to EpicCare Link. Users may notice this difference when they log on. At this time, only the name is changing; providers will still access and use the platform the same way as before. The change is part of Seattle Children’s larger transition to Epic, which is scheduled to take place in October 2020.
For more information, read our July 2020 announcement about our Transition to Epic.
