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CHOP Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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Official Bluesky account of the #PedsED at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Caring for and #advocating for children. Advancing #Research, #MedEd, #QI, and #ClinicalCare.
@PEMatCHOP staff rang in the end of the year at Gift of Life. @Donors1

Here we provided toiletry donations and meals to patients and their families.
January 9, 2026 at 8:35 PM
🎙️ New interview!

Dr. Josh Belfer talks with Drs. Nate Kuppermann & Brett Burstein about their new @JAMA study asking a practice-changing question: can some well-appearing febrile infants <28 days be safely spared a lumbar puncture?

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The Interview: Dr. Kuppermann and Dr. Burstein On The Study That Will Change Everything (for Febrile Infants)
PEM Clinicians: If you find this kind of breakdown useful, HipPEMcrates delivers concise, evidence-based PEM insights and expert conversations – without oversimplifying the science. Go to HipPEMcrates.com/subscribe to get new posts directly to your inbox. Hot Off the Press! Last week, JAMA published a new study titled “Prediction of Bacteremia and Bacterial Meningitis Among Febrile […]
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January 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Dr. Angela Ellison collaborated with @PECARNteam investigators in this recent study that examined data from the STArT trial to ask a key question 👇
January 7, 2026 at 10:18 PM
📢 SAVE THE DATE!
Join us for the 2026 CHOP Transport Neonatal & Pediatric Conference on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at the HUB Clinical Collaboration Building @ CHOP.

When seconds count, preparation matters.
📍 Philadelphia, PA
🔗 Register here:
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Continuing Education
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education for physicians.Continuing education (CE) is an essential component in the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia continuum of undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, through its CE Department, offers many opportunities for healthcare professionals to continue their professional development education and training. For additional training opportunities not listed here, visit www.chop.edu/cme. Our education, designed for national and international pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses and allied health professionals caring for children, features nationally prominent faculty presenting a variety of topics in pediatric medicine, pediatric surgery and fetal surgery, pediatric anesthesiology/critical care medicine, pathology and laboratory medicine, pediatric radiology, and child and adolescent psychiatry/behavioral health.The educational content contained in our CE activities is planned in accordance with the ACCME’s Standards for Commercial Support – Standards to Ensure the Independence of CME Activities. Courses are planned to promote the dissemination of recent clinical and scientific advancements, clinical quality improvement (CQI), patient safety, medical leadership and the six core competencies: patient care; medical knowledge; practice-based learning and improvement; interpersonal skills and communication; professionalism; and systems-based practice, with the ultimate goal of helping physicians and other healthcare professionals practice high-quality patient care that results in better outcomes.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:10 PM
7-year-old presents 1 day after returning from Ethiopia & South Sudan w/ high fevers, malaise & headache & conjunctivitis. Given recent outbreaks & travel history — what are you MOST worried about?

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/N4hAhS/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Adenovirus
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/N4hAhS/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Marburg virus
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/N4hAhS/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Influenza
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/N4hAhS/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Measles

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January 5, 2026 at 10:52 PM
New article alert 🚨 Dr. Jeremy Jones and team use Kern’s Six-Step Approach to ask: How can we better teach pediatric residents about the true costs of care? A practical, scalable curriculum to build cost-conscious clinicians.
🔗 www.mededportal.org/...
December 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🧵 Utility costs are a health issue.
In Philadelphia, low-income households spend up to 3× more of their income on energy. Nearly 1 in 4 face a severe energy burden—disproportionately impacting Black, Hispanic, and renter households.
December 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
New in Acad Emerg Med 📊 Meeker et al use factor analysis to streamline ED social screening. Across 330K patients, 3 key domains emerged—core resources, housing, ability to work—with utilities, housing instability & unemployment most informative.
December 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Sanseau on her Faculty Spotlight at @CHOPResearch! 👏 An incredible leader advancing pediatric emergency preparedness with & for Indigenous communities through community-engaged, culturally grounded research.
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Faculty Spotlight: Q&A with Elizabeth Sanseau, MD
Elizabeth Sanseau, MD, shares what she is looking forward to and what the future looks like for neurologic research.
www.research.chop.edu
December 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
PEM #QOW
Late Dec., 14yo M w/fever, cough->progressive confusion+first lifetime seizure. Head CT: nml. LP: OP mildly⬆️WBC 85 (lymphocytic), protein 92, glucose normal, no RBCS. Most likely dx?

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/p0fikw/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Meningococcal meningitis
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/p0fikw/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">HSV encephalitis
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/p0fikw/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Influenza enephalitis
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/p0fikw/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Enterovirus encephalitis

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December 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Late Dec., 14yo M w/fever, cough->progressive confusion+first lifetime seizure. Head CT: nml. LP: OP mildly⬆️WBC 85 (lymphocytic), protein 92, glucose normal, no RBCS. Most likely dx?

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/p0fikw/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Meningococcal meningitis
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/p0fikw/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">HSV encephalitis
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/p0fikw/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Influenza enephalitis
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/p0fikw/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Enterovirus encephalitis

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December 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
PEM fellow Dr. Jeremy Jones and team worked hard on “Sticker Shock,” an IM clerkship where students review patient hospital bills to see real costs and learn high-value care and advocacy.
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Our very own Dr. VonHoltz spent some time on ABC News last week talk about straw injuries and keeping your kid safe this holiday season!
Woman's injury raising questions about safety of reusable straws
A woman's injury is raising questions about the safety of reusable straws.
6abc.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
📢 SAVE THE DATE!
Join us for the 2026 CHOP Transport Neonatal & Pediatric Conference on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at the HUB Clinical Collaboration Building @ CHOP.

When seconds count, preparation matters.
📍 Philadelphia, PA
🔗 Register here: chop.cloud-cme.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
New study from our CHOP ED team led by Drs. Fujii-Rios (former CHOP PEM fellow), Murray, Cabey & Mollen. They interviewed caregivers to understand barriers and facilitators to getting prescribed #antibiotics after a pediatric ED visit. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih....
December 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Thank you for participating!

According to the CDC as of Oct 2025:
- 39.6% of infants (born on or after April 1) were reported to be protected against RSV through:
-maternal immunization only (3.3%)
-monoclonal antibody (36.3%)

16.9% reported they would get monoclonal antibody for their infants
🦠👶 We’re seeing more infants who’ve either received the RSV monoclonal antibody or whose mothers were vaccinated during pregnancy. What are you seeing in your ED?

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/QkNqTW/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Few infants vaccinated
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/QkNqTW/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">No change: hospital rates
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/QkNqTW/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Decreased hospitalization
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/QkNqTW/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Other (comment below!)

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December 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🕷️ CHOP is in a Lyme-endemic area, and this time of year we see more early and late disseminated Lyme.

In this study—with contributions from Dr. Fran Balamuth—the Pedi Lyme Net team examined how children with peripheral facial palsy are treated.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih....
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🦠👶 We’re seeing more infants who’ve either received the RSV monoclonal antibody or whose mothers were vaccinated during pregnancy. What are you seeing in your ED?

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/QkNqTW/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Few infants vaccinated
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/QkNqTW/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">No change: hospital rates
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/QkNqTW/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Decreased hospitalization
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/QkNqTW/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Other (comment below!)

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December 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
🎉 Congrats to Kristy Arbogast, who was recognized as a @childrensphila Breakthrough Maker for her work on faster concussion recovery.
December 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
🚑💙 CHOP’s ExPERT Outreach team has been partnering with Philadelphia Fire Department EMS providers to strengthen pediatric emergency care across the city. We are also collaborating with CHOP Center for Life Support, Education and Outreach to provide this training.
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🎉 Congrats to Dr. Dan Corwin, recognized as a @childrensphila Breakthrough Maker for his work on #concussion! His research shows kids taking a specific branched chain amino acid (BCAA) supplement after injury recover symptoms & return to activity faster.
December 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Oh no! Our Thanksgiving post never went through!

Happy belated Thanksgiving to all who celebrate. And a special thank you to those healthcare workers who worked during the holiday.

#Thanksgiving #healthcare #emergencymedicine
December 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
🚨New study alert!

Co-authored by Dr. Ellison, this multicenter PECARN cross-sectional study asked: Does timely opioid administration in the ED reduce hospitalizations for #sicklecell disease pain?
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
CHOP’s Center for Leadership and Innovation in Medical Education (CLIME) hosted its 1st annual Early-Career Physician Clinical Teaching Bootcamp.

Topics:
•Crafting content for Gen Z
•Pro tips for precepting in busy clinical environments
•How to create a masterful chalk talk.
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Thank you for those who participated! The answer was to get a CT chest - to eval for posterior clavicle dislocation. Let's discuss...
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM