Provider Connection | November/December 2021
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Discover what’s new in pediatric healthcare. Stay on the cutting edge with regular updates on research, medical news, continuing medical education opportunities and more.

CHOC and UCI Health join new NORD rare disease centers of excellence network
CHOC and University of California, Irvine (UCI) Health have been jointly designated a National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) Rare Disease Center of Excellence, joining a new and highly select group of 31 medical centers seeking to expand access and advance care and research for rare disease patients in the United States. This designation will be instrumental in CHOC’s visibility and increasing access for rare disease patients. Read more.

New augmented reality app in radiology adds fun, eases anxiety for patients getting MRIs
A new pilot program at CHOC will use an augmented reality app to help ease the nerves of young patients ahead of an MRI experience. Read more about how patients use a provided iPad to follow CHOC’s mascot, Choco Bear, through the MRI process as he offers tips, games and education to both children and their parents.

In the spotlight: Dr. Sandip Godambe
CHOC is thrilled to welcome its new senior vice president and chief medical officer, Dr. Sandip Godambe. In this role, he will have primary oversight of activities involving medical staff, quality, patient safety, regulatory affairs, and risk and accreditation. Dr. Godambe hopes to advance CHOC’s excellence in providing the best care for children by incorporating even greater integration and improvement and safety sciences. Learn more about Dr. Godambe and his goals at CHOC.

Treating neonatal arteriovenous malformation with neurointerventional surgery
When a 17-day-old patient was showing signs of the extremely rare arteriovenous malformation (AVM) at a nearby hospital, they were transferred to CHOC’s quaternary neonatal intensive care unit. CHOC quickly mobilized a multidisciplinary approach to confirm the diagnosis and perform neurointerventional surgery, a rare procedure that must be performed with utmost precision and skill. Learn more about the surgery’s success.

Precision 3D neuroimaging better pinpoints epileptogenic foci
The Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at CHOC is at the forefront of bringing precise, combined PET/MRI imaging to neurologists and their patients. When looking at PET scans and MRIs separately, it’s possible for neurologists to miss small lesions that need to be removed to treat neurological disorders. Read more about how precision brain mapping using co-registration fusion of PET scans with MR brain imaging enables physicians solve problems that were previously unsolvable.

CHOC as trusted source for COVID-19 vaccine guidance in California
With the COVID-19 vaccine now approved with emergency use authorization for children ages 5 and older, many families are turning to CHOC for guidance. CHOC’s comprehensive COVID-19 vaccine guide for children and teens is available for providers and community members to share with their patients and families. In addition, CHOC physicians have been featured in the media on KCB/KCAL, KCRW and in CalMatters.

Mark your calendars
CHOC offers a host of continuing medical education events to help clinicians stay on the cutting edge of practice.

  • American Board of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Review Course
    December 10 - 11
  • Medical Intelligence and Innovation Meeting – December 2021
    December 13
  • Virtual Pediatric Lecture Series - Pediatric Otolaryngology
    January 25
  • Virtual Pediatric Lecture Series - Inguinoscrotal Swelling
    February 16
  • Enduring materials: on-demand CME
    Visit the library

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