Small Talk by Contemporary Pediatrics Contemporary Pediatrics

Candice Jones talks about pediatric mental health and its association with social media. 

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The news is full of stories about monkeypox, the recent changes to COVID-19 guidance, and the return of polio cases. What do clinicians need to know?

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with its editor-in-chief, Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, to discuss the what families can do to prevent polio, the most current information on monkeypox in pediatrics, and the new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on COVID-19.

Having "the talk" as a teenager is a time-honored tradition. Many experience it with their parents, but a visit with a pediatric clinician is an ideal time to ensure that a teenager knows the correct information, has the opportunity to make certain contraceptive choices, and instill the knowledge that the pediatric office is a safe place to come for help.

in this episode Dr. Helen Wang, an assistant clinical professor at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine facilitates a discussion about adolescent patients and having “the talk” with her colleagues: Dr. Kanani Titchen, an assistant clinical professor of adolescent and young adult medicine also of the UCSD School of Medicine and Dr. Samantha V. Hill an Adolescent Medicine Physician at the University of Alabama at Birmingham .

The Contemporary Pediatrics editorial advisory board is key to ensuring that the magazine is providing the practical clinical guidance the pediatric provider needs to offer the best care possible. The series "Meet the Board" offers a chance to get to know the people who help shape the magazine.

For our next episode in the series, we sat down with one of our newest members: Vivian P. Hernandez-Trujillo, MD, FAAP, FAAAAI, FACAAI, who is a board-certified allergist/ immunologist and clinical professor at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine; director of the Division of Allergy & Immunology and Fellowship Training Program director at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital; and founder of the Allergy and Immunology Care Center of South Florida in Miami, Florida.

The Contemporary Pediatrics editorial advisory board is key to ensuring that the magazine is providing the practical clinical guidance the pediatric provider needs to offer the best care possible. The series "Meet the Board" offers a chance to get to know the people who help shape the magazine.

For our next episode in the series, we sat down with one of our newest members: Jessica L. Peck, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CNL, FAANP, FAAN, who is a pediatric nurse practitioner as well as a clinical professor at Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing in Dallas, Texas.