University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics faculty are at the forefront of media coverage as local, state, and national journalists seek out experts on the topics of child health, parenting, and vaccinations, to name a …
Department members receive messages of appreciation on National Doctors’ Day
Each year, Doctor’s Day is celebrated nationally on March 30. In honor of the occasion, UW Health offered people the opportunity to submit notes of gratitude to their physicians. Department of Pediatrics providers received 145 …
Health Equity Rounds – The Irreversible Outcomes of Paternalism when Recommending LARCs
Presenters: Britt Allen, MD & Carrie Nacht, MPH Resources: Glossary of Terms (.pdf) Additional Resources
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month: Gregory DeMuri offers expert advice for news outlets across the state
With May’s warmth and rain, Wisconsin grows green and lush with grasses and budding shrubs. May also brings new generations of ticks, familiar brown dog ticks and less familiar but far more dangerous blacklegged ticks, …
2023 DiSH – WI Session #30: Supporting Young Adults, with The Diabetes Link
Resources Resource Hub – The Diabetes Link https://resourcehub.thediabeteslink.org/c/fam-comms-agreement?x=irjoba&lx=B_xdxC#page=1 https://bynder.uwhealth.org/m/2ba7dbc6a4f334a0/original/Diabetes-Keys-To-Independence.pdf
The Promises and Limits of Pediatric Genomic Medicine
Speaker: Stephen Meyn, MD, professor, director of the center of human genomics and precision medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Session #1 – SSRIs in Pediatrics: Essentials for Prescribing
Speaker: Joshua Boguch, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Presentation (.pdf)
WMAA honors four department members with 2023 Distinguished Medical Alumni Awards
The Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association honored its 2023 Distinguished Medical Alumni Award recipients during a banquet on April 28 at the Madison Concourse Hotel. Among the awardees were four members of the Department of Pediatrics. …
Tom Brazelton receives Superhero in Scrubs Award for work with UW Health’s Clinical Documentation Integrity Department
The mission of UW Health’s Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) Department is to maintain the highest integrity, quality, and completeness of medical records. Tom Brazelton III, MD, MPH, FAAP, professor in the Division of Critical Care …
Sharon Bartosh receives ASPN Outstanding Service Award
The American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN) awarded its inaugural Outstanding Service Award to Sharon Bartosh, MD, professor and chief, Division of Nephrology. The award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the ASPN …