Listen in as Dr. Hiren Patel discusses end stage renal disease, more commonly referred to as severe kidney failure. When a person’s kidneys function properly, they remove waste from the body. In kidney failure, the kidneys are unable to remov

Treat Me With Respect

Jul 16th, 2013 19m 15s

Our patients have told us that they want three things from us, and in this order: Don’t hurt me, heal me and be nice to me. Every one of these is important, and in this podcast we are discussing the last of these: be nice to me.Here at Na

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Remission Rates Improving through ImproveCareNow Network

Jun 24th, 2013 35m 2s

More than 1.4 million Americans suffer from irritable bowel disease (IBD). Of these, 25 percent are children. There are two main types of IBD that people typically think about: Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.The difference bet

Prescription Medicine Disposal

May 4th, 2013 12m 15s

Are you aware that some of the most dangerous substances to children and adolescents may be sitting in your medicine cabinet? Every year, children mistakenly ingest prescription medications that are not secured properly. Even scarier is that

Explaining the Country’s Infant Mortality Rate – Part 2

Mar 5th, 2013 26m 20s

Infant mortality rates among the African American population are higher than those of the Caucasian population in this country. Part two of this infant mortality podcast addresses some theories that explain this disparity, including the issues

Explaining the Country’s Infant Mortality Rate – Part 1

Aug 27th, 2012 22m 14s

The measurement of infant mortality says a lot about a country, especially its quality and accessibility of good public health. Even in some of the wealthiest countries in the world, though – such as the United States – infant mortality rates r

Pediatric Asthma

Jul 3rd, 2012 26m

Pediatric asthma is a big problem in this country. Did you know that each year, 10 million school days are missed due to asthma? And, over half a million kids visit an emergency department each year due to an asthma-related concern. Asthma is a

PediaCast MashUp

Mar 21st, 2012 59m 53s

Here at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, we try to get useful information out to the community through as many channels as possible. If you’re reading this, you are obviously familiar with Children’s on Quality. But have you taken a listen to Pe

Surgical Hypothermia

Mar 7th, 2012 13m 31s

Hypothermia might not even cross your mind when you think about having surgery. But it’s actually not unheard of in hospital operating rooms across the country – among children and adults.When a person is under anesthesia, he or she loses the

Button Batteries

Feb 13th, 2012 17m 13s

Do you know what a button battery is? With the increasing production of electronic products in the consumer market, more button batteries are found in the home setting. From remote controls and watches to musical greeting cards and toys, these

Hand Hygiene at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Jun 6th, 2011 10m 55s

In the United States, an estimated 5 percent of patients develop an infection while hospitalized. That is nearly 2 million people infected each year. Although hand washing has long been regarded as the most effective preventative measure, estim

Pastoral Care at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

May 5th, 2011 15m 54s

For children and their families, a stay in the hospital can be a very stressful time. Pain, worry and fear of the unknown are often made harder by being away from family and friends. The Pastoral Care Program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital a

Effects of mother’s addiction on infants: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Apr 1st, 2011 19m 31s

When a pregnant woman uses addictive drugs (illicit or certain prescription drugs), she puts her baby at risk for a number of problems. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a term for a group of problems a baby experiences after birth when wit

Reducing the Frequency of Pediatric Pressure Ulcers

Mar 1st, 2011 15m 6s

A 2002 article regarding the incidence and prevalence of pressure ulcers in children reported from survey data that the incidence of pressure ulcers in children was less than 0.3 percent. In 2011, we know this not to be the case. In fact, hospi

Hospital-Acquired Infections

Feb 3rd, 2011 20m 18s

There used to be a time when a certain amount of hospital-acquired infections were expected and accepted in the healthcare industry. Now, Nationwide Children’s Hospital is taking proactive measures to change that attitude and to prevent and red

Electronic Medical Records (EMR) – Part 2

Jan 14th, 2011 16m 5s

Our discussion of the electronic medical record continues as we address its advantages and disadvantages. One advantage: Electronic Medical Records increase the accessibility of a patient’s record; a doctor can access a patient’s information fr

Electronic Medical Records (EMR) – Part 1

Dec 27th, 2010 13m 36s

In a time where speed and accessibility are ever-growing priorities for businesses, it’s hard to believe that the healthcare industry has only recently made use of the electronic medical record (EMR). Healthcare has always been about informatio

Collaboration, Community Keys to Keep Me Well Program

Nov 11th, 2010 13m 36s

Nationwide Children’s Hospital is taking responsibility for its special health care needs population. How? By utilizing our extensive network, partnerships and resources to provide treatment and prevention services in five focus areas: obesity,

Keep Me Well

Oct 26th, 2010 17m 45s

In their August 25, 2010 commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine, Howard Koh, MD, Assistant Secretary for Health, and Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services describe the major components of the Affordable Care Act t

Children’s on Quality

Aug 20th, 2010 17m 45s

There has been an explosion in new technologies that are available at our fingertips. How can these tools help us care for patients at Nationwide Children’s Hospital? And how can healthcare providers take advantage of these technological pheno

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