Shaikh wins Physician Leadership Award at Duke Regional Hospital
Congratulations to Sophie Shaikh, MD, MPH, MSc, who recently received the Physician Leadership Award at Duke Regional Hospital (DRH). Dr.
Why Experts Are Urging Swifter Treatment for Children With Obesity
Growing research has shown that intensive interventions are needed, scientists say. Here is why their advice is changing.
RFA: CMN Hospitals/PACE Support Award
The Department of Pediatrics is pleased to announce a request for applications (RFA) for funding to support PACE (Protected Analytics Computing Environment) access, made possible by proceeds from Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals) fundraising activities for the Department of Pediatrics and the Duke Pediatric Research Scholars Program (DPRS).
Brains, hearts, and sudden deaths: following discoveries made from rare disease pilot grants
Andrew Landstrom, MD, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics, is using genome sequencing to better understand sudden unexplained death in the young (SUDY). SUDY is defined as a sudden death in a seemingly healthy individual under the age of 40.
Staples and Gagliardi receive Macy Foundation Catalyst Award
Betty Staples, MD, professor of pediatrics, and Jane Gagliardi, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and professor of medicine are recipients of a one-year $50,000 Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Catalyst Award for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education.
New and competing renewal awards for December 2022
The following is a list of new and competing renewal awards that were made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics for the month of December 2022.
New childhood obesity treatment guidelines from the AAP urge more proactive, intensive treatment
The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its guidelines for evaluating and treating childhood obesity for the first time in 15 years, recommending early and intensive treatment — which includes medications and surgery for some young patients.
AAP’s first clinical practice guideline on obesity advises early, intensive care that focuses on ‘whole child’
The AAP’s first clinical practice guideline (CPG) on the evaluation and treatment of pediatric obesity highlights evidence-based approaches that pediatricians can use to treat children and adolescents effectively and safely.
Childhood obesity requires early, aggressive treatment, new guidelines say
The American Academy of Pediatrics' new guidance on childhood obesity — the first in 15 years — moves away from "watchful waiting," or delaying treatment to see if children outgrow obesity.
Children with obesity should get proactive treatment: American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines
The AAP said it's a disease with genetic, social and environmental factors.