A Q&A with Dr. Ben Danielson, Mark Fadool and Dr. Nat Jungblut
The majority of children will experience a potentially traumatic event during childhood, but only some of them will develop clinically significant distress.
Identifying and supporting children who have been negatively affected by trauma is crucial to their emotional and physical health.
Primary care providers have a unique opportunity to recognize families experiencing post-traumatic stress and offer them support. We’ve brought together three experts to help: Dr. Ben Danielson, senior medical director of the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic (OBCC); Mark Fadool, clinical director of Mental Health Services at OBCC; and Dr. Nat Jungbluth, a clinical psychologist working on a Washington state-funded pilot program to offer behavioral health services to youth and families in the Tri-Cities.
How does trauma affect a child’s health?
Dr. Danielson: The CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, published in 1998, recognized a direct correlation between 10 stressful experiences – termed Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) – and health outcomes. These experiences include: physical, verbal or sexual abuse; substance abuse by family members; parent separation or divorce; witnessing domestic violence; depression in a family; and a family member in prison, among others.
The study demonstrated that the more ACEs a person experiences during childhood, the more severe and the more frequent illnesses they are likely to suffer as a child and into adulthood.
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Dr. Jeff Sperring.
Seattle Children’s has published its 2017 Academic Annual Report, featuring some of the organization’s accomplishments this past year. Included in this years report are the following articles:
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Seattle Children’s doctors and researchers are leading efforts to better treat cancer in children, adolescents and young adults by boosting the immune system with T-cell immunotherapy. Patients who cannot be cured with standard therapies are benefiting from clinical trials developed at the Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, and supported by the Strong Against Cancer initiative.
One of these patients is Aaron. When he feared he might be out of treatment options, Aaron found hope at Seattle Children’s.
Read Aaron’s story on Seattle Children’s blog On The Pulse.
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Register today for upcoming Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) courses.
To see all course information and upcoming dates visit: www.seattlechildrens.org/PALS. Providers seeking the full course training may appreciate the one day PALS Provider Course for Physicians and Advanced Practitioners offered Sept. 8.
The official American Heart Association (AHA) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) curriculum includes:
- Video and PALS Instructor-led science, resuscitation skills and case scenario simulation
- Skills test with team approach in cardiac, respiratory and shock case scenarios
- Written exam in class for Provider and Renewal courses
- On-line exam for HeartCode PALS Part 1
- For HeartCode PALS, Part 1 online learning and Part 2 in-class skills test, for either initial PALS certification or renewal
- PALS Provider certification eCard issued upon successful completion of objectives
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The following CME Events are being held this month:
On April 12, Dr. Raina Voss and Julia Crouch will be presenting on “Caring for Transgender Youth in Bellevue. For more information, please contact Physician Liaisons Jen Mueller at Jen.Mueller@seattlechildrens.org or Patti Kilburn at Patricia.Kilburn@seattlechildrens.org.
On April 18, Dr. Salaam Sallaam will be presenting on “Pediatric Sudden Cardiac Death” in Wenatchee. For more information, please contact Physician Liaison Kenton McAllister at Kenton.McAllister@seattlechildrens.org.
On April 26, Dr. Niviann Blondet will be presenting on “Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease” in Yakima. For more information, please contact Physician Liaison Kenton McAllister at Kenton.McAllister@seattlechildrens.org.
Seattle Children’s is making several changes to our Urgent Care clinics to better manage our demand and improve the experience for families.
Starting Mar. 14, Children’s will offer same-day appointment scheduling online and by phone (206-987-2211) for our urgent care locations in Bellevue, Federal Way, Mill Creek and Seattle. (The ability to schedule and phone number will not work until Mar. 14).
Limited walk-in appointments are also available. If families do not schedule in advance, and we do not have appointments when they arrive, we will do our best to provide them with information about other locations that can care for their child.
Families should arrive 15 minutes before their appointment time to check in. If families are more than 15 minutes late for their appointment, we may need to reschedule.
Additionally, Children’s Urgent Care clinics no longer offer unique holiday hours. Our Urgent Care locations are open seven days a week, including holidays. Our regular hours, including holidays, are:
- Weekdays: 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
- Weekends: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Finally, Urgent Care clinics have also updated their scope of care. This includes:
- No sedation will be administered in urgent care. Laceration repairs needing sedation will be referred to the Emergency Department (ED).
- While most of our patients respond well to oral rehydration, those requiring IV hydration will be referred to the ED.
- High score asthmatics needing continuous nebulization treatments will be transferred to the ED.
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The following CME Events are being held this month:
On March 10, Dr. Yolanda Evans will be presenting on “Contraception for Adolescents” in Everett. For more information, please contact Physician Liaison Jen Mueller at Jen.Mueller@seattlechildrens.org. Read full post »
Seattle Children’s Richard A. Molteni and Elizabeth Thomas awards were presented Mar. 6 at the annual medical staff celebration. Nominated by their peers, recipients were recognized for the outstanding work they do on behalf of our patients and families.
And the winners are….
- Dennis Shaw, MD, Radiology, Seattle Children’s
- Jeannie Larsen, MD, Pediatrics, Allegro Pediatrics
- April Morris, ARNP, Neonatology, Seattle Children’s
Congratulations!
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