The Anatomy of Medical Misinformation with Dr. G
Medical misinformation is a serious issue that is on the radar of policymakers, public health officials, pediatricians, and parents alike. It’s so prominent that in 2021, with the COVID-19 pandemic raging and an undercurrent of medical misinformation working against public health efforts at vaccination, the Office of U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an […]
Understanding Sickle Cell Disease: Myths, Facts & Support
This episode was taped live during the recent “Well Beyond Medicine” Day in Jacksonville, Florida at the reimagined THE PLAYERS Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Disorders at Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville. The Center includes the only pediatric sickle cell program in Jacksonville which is also one of the largest programs in the state of […]
Fostering Diversity & Equity in Pediatric Cardiac Care
Dr. Carissa Baker Smith is a preventive and transplant cardiologist whose research includes a high concentration of work looking at the social determinants of health and working to mitigate health disparities for patients with congenital heart disease. She sat down with us when we took the podcast on the road to the 8th World Congress of Pediatric […]
A Pediatrician’s Journey to Excellence in Research, Medical Education & Innovation
Have a question or comment about this week’s episode? Leave a voicemail at NemoursWellBeyond.org. While you’re there, check out our other episodes, subscribe to the podcast, or leave a review. Dr. Brian Alverson is a healthcare clinician, educator, innovator, and patent-holder who currently serves as the Nemours Pediatric Residency Program director. We met up with Brian at the […]
Reflections: Envisioning The Future
Hear about the development of the newest Nemours Children’s brand campaign, Reflections, which depicts the future of generations of children whose lives are positively impacted when social, cultural, and healthcare delivery barriers cease to exist. The campaign also serves as an invitation to every person and organization already on the journey to create the healthiest generations […]
Representation Matters: New Century Scholars
There is no single solution to the racial and ethnic disparities that exist in health care today. But myriad efforts are being made. In this episode of the podcast, we’re focusing our conversation on one such effort: The New Century Scholars Resident Mentoring Program from the Academic Pediatric Association. The program aims to decrease racial/ethnic disparities by increasing diversity […]
Collaboration Across Pediatrics
In a wide-ranging interview conducted at the 2023 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, we talk with Juan Salazar, MD, MPH, FAAP, Physician-in-Chief of Connecticut Children’s, about the growing need for collaborative pediatric research, tackling health disparities in a multicultural capital city, and what it was like to be an infectious disease specialist leading a pediatric health care […]
Genomics For All! Awareness. Access. Equity.
Genomics and precision medicine are becoming pillars of health care, but how do they apply to pediatrics — and how can we ensure equitable access? Dr. Pankaj B. Agrawal, principal investigator (PI) of the NIH-funded Virtual Genome Center for Infant Health (VIGOR)*, visited us in our mobile podcast studio at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2023 […]
Cultural Understanding Emanating Outward
On this week’s episode, we examine an angle on the concept of well beyond medicine: cultural understanding. In this case, how it begins within the walls of Nemours Children’s Health from our associates and emanates out to others — patients, families, and, ultimately, into the community through our Associate Resource Groups (ARGS). Representatives from two […]
Bonus Episode: What is Health Equity?
The Well Beyond Medicine podcast team had the privilege of asking attendees of the 2023 Pediatric Academic Societies meeting their definition of “health equity.” Here are some of their answers! Carol Vassar, producer Subscribe, review or let your voice be heard at NemoursWellBeyond.org.
