Hippo Education and PECARN
The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) is the first federally-funded multi-institutional network for research in pediatric emergency medicine in the United States. Together, Hippo Education and PECARN are providing free access to chapters on Peds RAP with the goal of disseminating their game-changing research efforts. It's the place to catch the latest in pediatrics in an entertaining, monthly podcast. Listen to the sound of Peds RAP today.
Risk Stratification of Febrile Infants 0-28 Days Old
Join hosts Julia and Jason as they discuss a brand new article, looking at a new analysis of data regarding risk stratification of infants less than 28 days of age with fever.
Association of Physical Activity, Sports, and Screen Time with Adolescent Behavior
Join Jason Woods and Julia Magana to discuss the association of physical activity, sports participation and screen time with high risk adolescent behaviors.
Neonatal Pneumonia
Welcome back for another slice of PECARN Pie! This time Jason Woods, Julia Magaña, and Todd Florin sit down to discuss the febrile infant and clarify when and why to order a chest x-ray.
Abdominal CT Validation
Join Jason Woods, Julia Magaña, and James Holmes as they discuss PECARN prediction rules for CT imaging of children present with blunt abdominal...
Intranasal Fentanyl Use in Sickle Cell Disease
Join us to discuss the use of analgesics, specifically intranasal fentanyl, among children with sickle cell disease and vast-occlusive pain.
Pediatric Readiness
Pediatric readiness is practical with evidenced based processes that health systems, institutions, offices, and clinicians can undertake to improve their ability to care for children.
Prediction Rule for Cervical Spine Imaging
PECARN has derived and validated another clinical prediction rule, this time for blunt cervical spine trauma.
Firearm Injuries
During the pandemic, visits for firearm injuries doubled in the U.S. Review the trends of firearm injuries among children and discuss strategies for promoting gun safety in the home.
Invasive Bacterial Infections in young febrile infants with positive UA
Join in as they discuss the association of urinalysis findings and the likelihood of invasive bacterial infection.
The Febrile Patient with Sickle Cell Disease
Join as our hosts discuss guidelines for the work-up and management of a febrile patient with sickle cell.
Sickle Cell Disease
Jason Woods, Julia Magana, and David Brousseau, discuss the acute treatment of sickle cell disease in the ED or urgent care for patients who present primarily for pain.
Diagnostic Accuracy of UA for Infant UTI
Drs. Jason Woods and Julie Magaña discuss the utility of urinalysis in infants <60 days old with Dr. Leah Tzimenatos.
COVID and Child Abuse
Did ED encounters of child abuse increase or decrease during the COVID lockdowns? Listen to this bonus COVID piece from Hippo Education and the PECARN Network.
Status Epilepticus
Jason Woods and Julie Magaña discuss treatment of seizures and status epilepticus in the Emergency Department, with Jim Chamberlain.
Pediatric COVID Outcomes - A Global Study from PERN
Get critical insights into what risk factors matter when evaluating pediatric COVID patients, and how this hot-off-the-press study changed these experts’ practices.
Computerized Adaptive Suicide Screening
Jason and Julia, co-chairs of dissemination for PECARN, discuss mental health screening with Dr. Jackie Grupp Phelan, Chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine UCSF Vice Chair.
Pneumonia-Radiographic Signs and Biomarkers
Jason and Julia discuss the diagnosis of pneumonia with Dr. Todd Florin, Associate Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
DKA and Fluids Part 2
Sol and Nate Kuppermann continue their discussion of fluid management and risk for cerebral edema in pediatric patients with DKA.
Infant Fever Part 1
The febrile infant is at risk for infections, but PECARN research has allowed for a simpler evaluation. Sol discusses with Dr. Nate the latest trends in this high-risk population.
Infant Fever Part 2
Sol continues discussing with Dr. Nick the latest trends in evaluating the risks for infections in febrile infants, and the new research that has allowed for a simpler evaluation.
A Head Injury Decision Tool
PECARN data regarding pediatric head injury gives us some evidence-based criteria that can help us risk stratify children in terms of the potential for significant intracranial injury.
DKA and Fluids Part 1
Sol and Nate Kuppermann, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at UC Davis, discuss fluid management and risk for cerebral edema in pediatric patients with DKA.
Long Covid
Health care providers across the world have become well-acquainted with caring for those with COVID over the past few years, but what about after the acute illness resolves?
Upside down Congestion
Listen to a snippet of own Popyy Hazzellel, MD and Fred Armster, MD discussing the rare diagnosis of Upside Down Congestion
MOCA-Peds 2026 eBook Coming Soon
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