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 »
Work-Up and Management of Pediatric Urologic Conditions
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. MDT (Webex)
New Thoughts and Algorithms for Workup and Management of Pediatric Urologic Conditions
Category II CME credit
Speakers: Drs. Paul Merguerian, MD, MS, and Mark Cain, and Carlyn Doyle, NP
RSVP by Oct. 27 to Kenton.mcallister@seattlechildrens.org or mswanson@communitymed.org. Read full post »
Provider Grand Rounds:
Full schedule and Webex/dial-in information
Oct. 8: Mapping Child Health. Simon Hay, adjunct professor, global health professor, Health Metrics Sciences, UW.
Oct. 15: Advocacy for All Children: The Role of Pediatrics in 2020. Mark Del Monte, JD,
CEO/executive vice president of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Oct. 22: Pandemics, Policing, and Protest: On Racism and Adolescent Health. Robert Deisher, Adolescent Medicine; Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH; American Academy of Pediatrics Executive Council on Communications and Media. 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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Dr. Monique Burton and Dr. Celeste Quitiquit are both sports medicine pediatricians. Dr. Burton is medical director of sports medicine and Dr. Quitiquit is co-medical director of the athletic training program at Seattle Children’s.
What does the sports landscape look like for kids this fall?
Monique Burton
Celeste Quitiquit
Drs. Burton and Quitiquit: Youth sports definitely looks different this fall. Some sporting teams are in full effect, with fingers crossed. Other teams already cancelled their seasons in advance. Many sporting teams tread carefully, building safety and contingency plans, creating hybrid practice agendas and trying to stay current with COVID-related news. To say there are some modifications is definitely an understatement. For example, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) has divided the upcoming school year into four sports seasons rather than the usual three, limiting play in fall and moving more play to spring. Almost all of November and December will be a no-play period during which WIAA will reassess plans for 2021 based on what’s happening with COVID-19. It’s very much a fluid, “stay tuned” type of situation. Read full post »
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.
Seattle Children’s is still temporarily limiting referrals to Ophthalmology to address capacity constraints caused by the pandemic. This will help ensure timely appointments remain available for children who cannot find equivalent care elsewhere.
As a reminder:
- Ophthalmology does not see children who only need glasses.
- Ophthalmology sees new patients through age 16 only.
- Children with developmental disabilities can be seen by most pediatric ophthalmologists outside of Seattle Children’s as long as the patient is able to follow the eye exam (which is the same standard used by Seattle Children’s). Wait times to see these providers are typically shorter than the wait to be seen at Seattle Children’s. Please see our list of Washington eye care providers (PDF) that have been vetted by our faculty.
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