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The focus of the MCG Pediatric Podcast is to produce educational material on pediatric general and subspecialty topics that will be helpful in everyday clinical practice. These discussions will be led by our pediatric residents with a general or subspecialty faculty member who is an expert in the field.
Episodes

Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Sepsis
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Pediatric intensivist Smitha Mathew, PICU fellow Katie Verdone and emergency physician Dan McCollum join Zac Hodges on this episode to discuss pediatric sepsis.
How do you effectively screen for sepsis and systematically evaluate septic children?
What are the initial steps to treat children diagnosed with sepsis and septic shock?
What do we we need to know from the Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2019 Pediatric Guidelines?
All this and more on this episode from the Department of Pediatrics at Augusta University
https://www.augusta.edu/mcg/pediatrics/residency/podcast.php
Special thanks to Dr. Mary Lynn Sheram and Dr. Eric Ring for providing peer review for this episode.
References:
See the SCCM 2019 sepsis guidelines for more information:
SCCM simplified sepsis algorithm https://www.sccm.org/getattachment/SurvivingSepsisCampaign/Guidelines/Pediatric-Patients/Initial-Resuscitation-Algorithm-for-Children.pdf?lang=en-US

Monday Jun 15, 2020
Constipation
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Join general pediatrician Rebecca Yang and pediatric gastroenterologist Rami Arrouk as they discuss this common complaint in the general pediatric office.
What are the red flags on history and physical?
What are the best first-line strategies?
What patients need a work-up and referral for specialty care?
All of this and more from the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Georgia.

Monday Jun 01, 2020
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Join adolescent medicine specialist Dr. Robert Pendergast and MCG pediatric resident Dr. James Davis as they discuss Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS).
What is ME/CFS?
How to make the diagnosis?
What comorbid conditions need to be considered?
How do we help patients with this uncommon but debilitating condition?
All of this and more on the next episode of the MCG Pediatric Podcast.
Thanks for listening!

Friday May 15, 2020
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
Join MCG pediatric intensivisit Christopher Watson, emergency physician Dan McCollum and pediatric resident Zac Hodges as they discuss the management of pediatric traumatic brain injury.
What should you look for on exam?
When is intubation appropriate?
How can you treat increased intracranial pressure?
Where should you send your patient if you are at a community emergency department?
We go beyond the basics here, discussing a very challenging topic.

Friday May 01, 2020
Overuse Injuries
Friday May 01, 2020
Friday May 01, 2020
Join pediatrician Dr. Lauren Newhall and current pediatric resident & future pediatric rheumatologist Dr. Meghan Nelson as they discuss the diagnosis and treatment of overuse injuries encountered in the general pediatric clinic.

Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Meconium Aspiration & Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN)
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Dr. Brian Stansfield, a neonatologist at MCG and Children's Hospital of Georgia, joins host Zac Hodges to discuss a clinical approach to the undifferentiated hypoxic neonate. They also review the fundamentals and some added clinical pearls about meconium aspiration and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.

Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Sickle Cell Disease
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Pediatric hematologist Eric Ring joins Dan McCollum and Zac Hodges to discuss what you need to know to care for many common presentations of children with sickle cell disease in the clinic or the emergency department.

Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Listen now to learn from pediatric intensivist Chris Watson and emergency physician Dan McCollum as they discuss the fundamentals and notable recent publications on the diagnosis and management of DKA in pediatric patients with host Zac Hodges.

Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Febrile infants < 60 days of age
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Listen now to hear MCG pediatric hospitalist Kathryn McLeod and EM physician Dan McCollum meet with host Zac Hodges as they discuss the fundamentals and new publications surrounding the management of febrile infants.
Music:
Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3976-life-of-riley
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Monday Feb 24, 2020
Introduction to the MCG Pediatric Podcast
Monday Feb 24, 2020
Monday Feb 24, 2020
The department of pediatrics at the Medical College of Georgia is excited to announce the MCG Pediatric Podcast, an educational podcast for pediatric healthcare providers. Join pediatric residents and faculty members here at MCG every two weeks for a new discussion of a relevant topic in pediatric medicine.
https://www.augusta.edu/mcg/pediatrics/residency/podcast.php
Questions or feedback? Please email us at mcgpediatricpodcast@augusta.edu
