June New Resource Roundup
June 4, 2025
New Measles Resource from the PPN – Helping Patients Understand Measles Vaccination and Vitamin A: Clinician Guidance
Seattle Children’s is a member of the Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) a network that strives to coordinate, prepare and enable high-quality, equitable, research-based pediatric care in emergencies, disasters, and pandemics. As a member, we share updates and new resources with our regional healthcare community.
The PPN has created a new resource designed to support clinicians with talking points about Vitamin A and the Measles Vaccine as they develop preventive and treatment plans in collaboration with patients and their families or caregivers. As a reminder, the PPN has also developed a resource for Recognizing Measles in Your Patients and a Measles FAQ for Families & Caregivers.
Seattle Children’s QI Scholars Program Now Open to Community Providers
The Quality Improvement (QI) Scholars Program is a year-long training program designed to support physicians and quality leaders seeking advanced training in QI methods and is now open to leaders outside of UW/Seattle Children’s. Applications are due June 27 and there are two tiers available to external applicants:
- Tier 1: Participants attend monthly, half-day QI research and leadership didactic sessions via Zoom. The sessions are led by national experts in the field of QI science. Access to recorded didactic sessions plus course readings and materials available to enrolled participants via the course website. Tuition: $2,000.
- Tier 2: Sessions held at Seattle Children’s. Scholars are exposed to QI research methods and leadership skills during 12 monthly seminars. The sessions are led by national experts in QI science. The morning seminars are a blend of didactics, small group exercises and practical hands-on applications. Tuition: $5,000.
Review more information on the program’s website and watch the recent Grand Rounds presentation of last year’s QI Scholars projects. Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
New Eating Disorder Acute Medical Stabilization Pathway
For providers who refer to Seattle Children’s for eating disorder medical stabilization, we wanted to share that the new Eating Disorder Acute Medical Stabilization Pathway has replaced the Eating Disorder-Refeeding Pathway with significant changes. The new pathway focuses on identifying patients with Anorexia, Bulimia, and OSFED with immediate physiological instability, clarifying the process, roles, and responsibilities to medically stabilize those patients, and providing education to set the foundation for the subsequent eating disorder treatment that will occur outside the hospital. Care for patients with ARFID has been separated and will become a standalone pathway. The new pathway can be viewed on the Clinical Standard Work Pathways website.
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:
- Hope and Realism: Partnering With Patients and Families Who Hope for Cure Despite Poor Prognoses; Erica Kaye, MD, Jude Children’s Research Hospital Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty Director of Research, Quality of Life and Palliative Care Division Department of Oncology; Comprehensive Cancer Center