February New Resource Roundup
February 5, 2025
New Gastroenterology and Hepatology eConsult Orders Available
The division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology has added two additional options for eConsult orders:
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities/Hyperbilirubinemia
- Unspecified Question for Gastroenterology
An eConsult is a non-urgent asynchronous electronic consultation request initiated by a community provider to a Seattle Children’s specialist. It allows community providers to receive timely, efficient care guidance on lower-complexity and data-oriented clinical questions that may not require an in-person evaluation. eConsults will be submitted using EpicCare Link, which is available to all providers regardless of what EHR is used in their clinic. Learn more and request access to EpicCare Link.
CME Recordings
Dr. Steven Lee, Division Chief of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery presented on Common Pediatric Surgical Conditions: Updates and Management in January and the recording is now available.
Recent Grand Rounds Recordings Available
Seattle Children's hosts grand rounds on a weekly basis. Here are some recent talks we think may be of interest:
- Understanding the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA): Celebrating Resilience and Sovereignty; Allison Empey, MD; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, OHSU School of Medicine
- Washington State Kinship Navigator Program; Geene Delaplane, PhD, Kinship Care and Guardianship Program Manager, DCYK; Angelique Day, PhD, MSW, Associate professor, Social Work, University of Washington
Seattle Children’s Study Finds CAR T Cells Safe, ‘Encouraging’ Against Lethal Brain Cancer
Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders Research's Dr. Nick Vitanza and colleagues published findings about a first-in-human phase I trial using engineered immune cells to battle diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Three patients — all of whom began the CAR T treatment prior to disease progression — are still alive, with two of them still receiving CAR T cells years beyond their diagnosis.