As an educator and administrator, Meadow Nuyen acknowledges the challenges faced due to the pandemic, such as staffing shortages and virtual learning for early childhood education. Meadow talks about the importance of empowering parents and recognizing them as the first educators during a child's developmental years.
Childhood trauma can have a lasting impact on mental health and well-being, but addressing it in therapy requires a careful and compassionate approach. In this episode, child psychologist, Conni Lutes, shares her unique strategies on working with young children who may be experiencing behavior issues or…
Dr. Brooks Keeshin, a triple-board trained child psychiatrist with a focus on trauma, shares his journey into child psychiatry, and discusses the idea of it being a subspecialty of pediatrics.
The American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Pediatric Trainees is an active group that offers a variety of leadership roles for medical students, residents, and fellows. Dr. Madeleine Norris shares her journey from child neurology to pediatric mental health and her involvement in the AAP.
The medical world is accomplishing great things; for example - Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing. A cutting-edge concept that has cut diagnoses of rare diseases from weeks and months to days and hours. It’s called Project Baby Deer and it’s focused on implementing evidence-based precision medicine and…
Patient Confidentiality is a complex subject and more times than not, the answer to the questions will begin with “Well, it depends….” Dr. Elizabeth Alderman, a pediatrician, shares her journey into pediatrics and how she has handled this issue in her own practice in the state…
The challenges of mental health in children are complex, to say the least. One of this podcast’s favorite guests, Dr. Mark Sloane is a long-time pediatrician with decades of experience in this field, returns to talk about the challenges of persuading primary care physicians to pursue…
This is a very special episode where I (the Pediatric Meltdown producer) get to interview your host, Dr. Lia Gaggino. There are lots of great things happening in 2023 and we thought this would be a great way to tell you about all of it as…
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome…. Ever hear of it? Well, they say that it’s the most common illness that you’ve never heard of. Jayne Mattingly makes a return appearance and gives Dr. Gaggino an update on her health and life since she was last on the podcast.
Dr. Lia Gaggino asks pediatric neurologist Dr. Sarah Dixon some interesting questions about a phenomenon called “TikTok Tics”. Ever hear of it?? Yeah…. Me either. But it is, indeed, a real thing.
Dr. Lia Gaggino has worked as a pediatrician for over 30 years on the west side of Michigan. During her career as a primary care physician, she has been privileged to care for children and adolescents, and know that their success is closely tied to mental wellness.
Dr. Lia Gaggino has worked as a pediatrician for over 30 years on the west side of Michigan. During her career as a primary care physician, she has been privileged to care for children and adolescents, and know that their success is closely tied to mental wellness.
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