St. Louis Children’s Hospital

February 2010
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• Migraine Headaches: A Common Diagnosis in Children and Teens
• SLCH Aims at Becoming a National Leader in Low-Dose Radiology
• Children's Hospital Nationally Recognized for Excellence in Nursing
• Adolescent Update: Adolescent Male Reproductive Health
• COPE Preceptor Profile: Eleanor Shaw, MD
• Upcoming Events: Spring CPU Focuses on Neurosciences
• Faculty Update: Pediatric Oncology Pioneer Dies at 82
• Research Round-Up: Family-Based Weight Loss Study Seeking Participants
• Research Round-Up: Gene Mutation May Reveal Clues for Treating Lung Diseases
• Chief Resident Award: Douglas Moeckel, MD

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• Children’s Direct Expands Services to Include Patient Transfers, Admissions
• Children's Direct Facilitates Scheduling of Quick Surgery
• New Clinic Takes Coordinated Approach to Bone, Joint Infections
• Research Update: Surgical Research Holds Promise of Better Treatments
• Research Update: Registry to Track Children with Infantile Spasms
• Faculty Update: Park Elected Chairman, American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery
• Case Study: I Puke!
• Quality News: JCAHO National Patient Safety Goals
• Asthma Classes Set for 2010
• Medical Campus Going Tobacco-Free
• New Physicians at SLCH: January 2010

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• DeBaun Elected to Institute of Medicine
• Nash Assumes SLCH Medical Staff Presidency
• New Medical Staff Officers Elected
• Child Abuse Pediatrics Becomes New Subspecialty
• 454-TEEN Assists With Mental Health Referrals
• Laboratory News: New Assay Available for Positive Blood Culture Isolates
• International Elective Gives Residents New Perspective on Their Role as Pediatricians
• Safety Stop Opens at Magic House
• SLCH Receives Nearly $1 Million Grant to Enroll Under-Insured Children
• Quality News: Joint Commission Visit Garners Praise From Surveyors
• Research Round-Up: Children’s Characteristics May Determine Response to Asthma Drug
• SLCH New Medical Staff
• Chief Resident Award: Samuel Julian, MD

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• SLCH Prepares for H1N1 Influenza With Careful Planning, Community Education
• Coding Spotlight: Reporting H1N1 Influenza Immunization Services Covered Under Commercial Insurance
• Laboratory Update: Influenza PCR to be Offered
• New Clinical Documentation System Goes Live
• Off-Site Update: Cardiology Services Expand at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
• Faculty Update: Division of Hospitalist Medicine Established
• Faculty Update: Hoffmann Appointed Director, Cultural Change Initiatives
• Case Study: Sometimes It Is No. 10
• Correction: “Best Doctors in St. Louis” List
• Quality News: JCAHO 2009 National Patient Safety Goals
• Chief Resident Award: Kali Svarczkopf, MD
• New / Departing Medical Staff
• Media Highlights: September 2009

• Early Diagnosis of Biliary Atresia Critical to Improving Outcomes
• SLCH/WUSM Chosen as Member of Newly Consolidated Pediatric Liver Research Consortium
• Faculty Update: SLCH Mourns Loss of Pediatric Neurology Leader
• SLCH Physicians Top the "Best Doctors in St. Louis" List
• Research Update: Researchers Team Up to Provide New Hope for Childhood Hunger
• Laboratory News: New Swab and Collection System Beginning October 2009
• Current Influenza Information at Your Fingertips
• New Monthly Rounds to Focus on Compassionate Health Care
• Faculty Update: Murray Appointed Anesthesiologist-in-Chief
• COPE Preceptor Profile: Kathie Wuellner, MD
• Adolescent Update: Practical Recommendations for Physicians with Multiracial Patients
• New and Departing Medical Staff: September 2009

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• "Sense of Urgency" Fuels SLCH Unit-Based Joint Practice Teams' Efforts to Improve Patient Safety, Clinical Quality
• Medical Update: Universal HIV Testing - One Year Later
• NIH Grants Awarded to WU Scientists to Decode Microbe DNA and Explore Links to Disease
• Camp Rhythm Does a Kid's Heart and Soul Good
• Register Now for Head to Toe Weight Management Program
• Pediatric Radiology Adds Third MRI Unit
• SLCH Foundation Supports NICU Effort to Promote Safe Sleep Practices for Babies
• Faculty Update: Ferkol Elected to Chair ATS Assembly on Pediatrics
• Faculty Update: Michalski Named Vice Chair of Radiation Oncology
• Chief Resident Award: Clayton Sontheimer, MD
• Case Study: Aniscoria
• Media Highlights: July 2009
• Departing Medical Staff Members

July 2009

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• Children’s Skin Types Should Dictate Approach to Sun Exposure Protection
• SLCH Makes U.S. News Honor Roll of Top Children's Hospitals in America
• First "FAN Club" Class Graduates with Life-Changing Results
• Campaigns Emphasize Importance of Adolescent Immunizations
• Duncan Named Medical Director, Vascular Access
• Heuckeroth Receives Clinical Scientist Award in Translational Research
• Segura Joins Pediatric Surgery
• Berk Joins Pediatric Dermatology
• Meet the New Chief Residents
• Quality News: Patients Deserve Safe Care
• New and Departing Medical Staff at SLCH: July 2009
• Huebner Joins Physician Liaison Team
• Chief Resident Award: Maleewan Kitcharoensakkul, MD 

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• COPE Program Honors Longtime Preceptors at Award Dinner
• Research Update: Asthma Drugs Need to be Maintained for Benefit
• Pro-Anorexia/Pro-Bulimia Web Sites: A Dangerous Influence
• Laboratory News: Susceptibility Report Offers New Information
• Case Study: She Was Sent to the Right Place
• Faculty Milestones: Nash Named 2009 Lifetime Achiever in Health Care by St. Louis American Foundation
• Faculty Update: Boyer Named Loeb Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
• Paul Irovic Named SLCH Director
• Chief Resident Award: Jeffery Huo, MD
• New Physicians at SLCH: June 2009
• Departing Medical Staff Members: June 2009
• Interns Join St. Louis Children's Hospital
• Media Highlights
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• Pediatric Urology Pilots Surgical Program Using Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Technology
• Many SLCH Patients Benefit From Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Longer Use of Rear-Facing Car Seats Recommended
• New DVD Helps Kids with Asthma
• Pediatric Simulation Center Offers Real-Life Training
• WU PAARC, Children’s Direct Team to Facilitate Physician Requests
• Research Round-Up: Scoliosis Study Aims to Answer Question of Bracing’s Effectiveness
• BrAIST Enrollment Under Way at SLCH
• Graduating Residents Make Plans for Future
• From the Heart: A Parent’s Testimonial
• Faculty Update: Dehner Receives Pathologists’ Highest Honor
• Chief Resident Award: Bryan McGill, MD
• New Physicians at SLCH: May 2009

• Ear Molding: A Nonsurgical Correction of Ear Deformities in Newborns
• SLCH and BJH Designated Level III Perinatal Center for Illinois
• Horticultural Therapy Helps With Patient Rehabilitation, Stress Reduction
• KiDDOS Project Progress Update
• Case Study: An Uncommon Streptococcus
• Children's Hospital Presents Annual Advocacy Awards
• Lab News: SLCH Core Lab Adds Key Test for Inherited Metabolic Disorders
• Family Pledges $30 Million to St. Louis Children's Hospital
• COPE Preceptor Profile: Robert Kellow, MD
• School of Medicine Presents 2009 Distinguished Faculty Awards
• Chief Resident Award: Sara Mermelstein, MD
• Media Highlights: February 2009

• International Adoption Center Evaluates Children’s Physical and Psychological Health
• Multiple Factors Influence Frequency, Severity of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Treating Croup: Community Pediatricians Respond
• Legislative News: Children's Health Insurance Act Signed Into Law
• Research Round-Up: Treatment Study for Preschoolers with Symptoms of Depression
• Sharing the Benefits of Breast Feeding
• Adolescent Update: The Teen Pregnancy Center
• Chief Resident Award: Rafael Galindo, MD
• Media Highlights: January 2009