The NICU View: Mom & Baby (Part 1)
We begin our four-part series “Hot Topics in Neonatology” with the story of author and preemie family advocate Deb Discenza. Deb was 30 weeks pregnant when she gave birth to her daughter, Becky. In this episode, she shares their NICU story of persistence and resilience, and how she is paying it forward by helping and […]
Calling Cooks and Caretakers
SEGMENT 1: Culinary medicine is an evidence-based medical practice that affirms the saying “You are what you eat.” One part food, one part cooking, and one part medical science, culinary medicine aims to help folks make the right decisions about food to help prevent and treat disease. Pediatric gastroenterologist Dr. Maria Mascarenhas with the Children’s […]
Marathon Endurance
SEGMENT 1: We explore the world of pediatric anesthesiology and the pressures and stresses of being an anesthesiologist with Dr. Destiny Chau, Dr. Meera Gangadharan and Dr. Meenakshi Atteri. SEGMENT 2: It’s a trip to Philadelphia Marathon Weekend to learn more about the mentorship work of Students Run Philly Style with its Executive Director Lauren Kobylarz. Guests: […]
Three Questions, Six Leaders
The recent “Well Beyond Medicine Day” in Orlando, Florida saw the Nemours Children’s Podcast truck on site and ready with microphones open to hear from Nemours associates at all levels, including six members of the Nemours Children’s Health, Florida Leadership Team. Of them, we asked three specific questions, eliciting a variety of thought-provoking answers. Listen […]
Cultivating Health: The Can Grow Garden
As harvest season approaches, we’re checking in on the Can Grow Garden, part of the Nemours Estate in Wilmington, Delaware. This encore episode was originally recorded for the Champions for Children series. The Can Grow Garden is a collaboration between the Nemours Estate and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware, to grow plants and provide a place for patient, […]
Reflecting Resilience
At Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida, associates (staff) and patients celebrated “Well Beyond Medicine Day” with some very honored guests. These VIPs stopped by the podcast to talk about osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a genetic disease in which bones fracture (break) easily, often with no obvious cause or minimal injury. Detroit resident Stephen Sheehy is a remarkable […]
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 […]
Well-being and the Health Care Workforce
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has stated that burnout among health care workers has been at crisis levels since before the pandemic. Burnout is not limited to doctors or clinical providers — it can and does affect health care workers in non-clinical roles. Nemours Children’s started planting the seeds of burnout prevention and well-being promotion in […]
The Roadmap Project
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we’re highlighting The Roadmap Project, presented at the 2023 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting in Washington, D.C. by pediatric psychologist Dr. Erica Sood from Nemours Children’s Health, Delaware; pediatric psychologist Dr. Jill Plevinsky from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and pediatrician Dr. Carole Lannon from Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center, […]
