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2022

  • January/February 2022
    Why practicing self-care is not optional for providers. Plus, a patent opens doors | CHOC’s Level 1 trauma center | new effort reduces chronic lung disease I cries of baby mice and human infants

2021

  • November/December 2021
    CHOC and UCI Health join new NORD rare disease centers of excellence network. Plus, new augmented reality app for MRIs | Dr. Sandip Godambe | COVID-19 vaccine guidance | Precision 3D neuroimaging
  • September/October 2021
    New tool for craniosynostosis treatment highlights CHOC Neuroscience Institute’s push to advance care. Plus, hardships pediatric cancer patients face | FDA authorization for novel autism diagnostic device | Post-COVID-19 treatment for kids
  • July/August 2021
    CHOC study of COVID-19 among ED personnel suggest most transmission was community-based. Plus, CHOC patient accepted to medical school | Coming together to help migrant children at the Long Beach Convention Cente
  • May/June 2021
    CHOC leads the first ED study on how food, housing insecurity impacts children’s health. Plus, Fetal Care Center of Southern California now open | Brineura infusion therapy | CHOC ranked among best children’s hospitals
  • March/April 2021
    CHOC-UCI origami mask project receives national attention. Plus, Dr. Mary Zupanc awarded Humanism in Medicine Award | CHOC telehealth grows | Trauma-informed care tips for providers
  • January/February 2021
    Study of COVID-19 infection in Orange County schools nears completion. Plus, FAQs about the COVID-19 vaccine | The future of sarcoma care | Diversity among healthcare professionals

2020

  • November/December 2020
    The importance of continuing clinical research during a pandemic. Plus, CHOC earns 2020 Leapfrog Top Hospital award | Successful DBS surgery on dystonia patient | How to become a mentor
  • September/October 2020
    Increasing vaccination rates: Tips from CHOC pediatricians. Plus, current events and providers’ social media habits | Send-off for a pediatric COVID-19 survivor | CHOC welcomes new physicians
  • July/August 2020
    Best tips for a successful telehealth practice. Plus, Updated MIS-C guidance | COVID-19 may be changing opinion of providers | How CHOC is using plasma to help COVID-19 patients
  • May/June 2020
    What providers should know about MIS-C and COVID-19. Plus, what a CHOC study found about COVID-19 exposure risk in the ED.
  • March/April 2020
    COVID-19 care: What patients want to hear from their providers. | Plus, Self-care for providers | Supporting patients’ mental health during COVID-19 | Improving video visits with patients
  • January/February 2020
    CHOC joins drug trial for rare disease that devastates families. | Plus, Coronavirus: what providers need to know.
2019

  • November/December 2019
    CHOC performs first in-human gene therapy for MPS I | Plus, CHOC leaders share their stories.
  • September/October 2019
    How racism impacts childhood health | Vaping: what providers should know. Plus, Testicular cryopreservation brings hope to CHOC cancer patients and resource roundups
  • July/August 2019
    CHOC recognized as one of nation’s best children’s hospitals. Plus, Physician wellness | Can children outgrow autism? | Tips for success after you finish residency
  • May/June 2019
    CHOC team using new device to close heart defect in tiny patients. Plus, Updates from the nursing team | Facing a physician deficiency | Never seen measles?
  • March/April 2019
    CHOC earns prestigious patient safety distinction. Plus, Vital curriculum vitae advice for providers | Burnout to Wellness | Connecting with patients
  • January/February 2019
    CHOC PICU earns Gold Beacon Award. Plus, CHOC leukemia and immunotherapy conference | 6 steps to spiff up your LinkedIn profile | CHOC docs in the news

2018

  • November/December 2018
    CHOC Achieves Magnet Recognition | Meet Robert B. Kelly, M.D. | Guided Imagery: Tips for Patients | CHIO Recognized
  • September/October 2018
    Next Wave of Pertussis | Meet CMO, VP of Marketing | Mindfulness Through Flower Therapy | Upcoming NeoHeart Conference
  • July – August 2018
    CHOC Among Nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals | Food Standards for Dysphagia Patients | CHOC Children’s at Mission Hospital Celebrates 25 Years | Neurological Events That Aren’t Epilepsy
  • May – June 2018
    New Autism Center | Mental Health Inpatient Center | In the Spotlight: Kelly Davis, M.D. | IT Update | Q&A with Dr. Golden
  • March – April 2018
    Prestigious Trauma Verification | Meet Micaela Thordarson | Marco’s Story | Golf Classic
  • January – February 2018
    Cardiopulmonary Health intelligence Program | Acute and Chronic Headache Management | Dr. Heidi Stephany | Tips to Help Doctors De-Stress

2017

  • November – December 2017
    IBD program | Dr. Stanley Galant | Dr. Jamie Frediani | New Orthopaedic Institute Director
  • September – October 2017
    Cardiologist reaches a major milestone | Batten disease | Rahul Bhola, MD | Infantile Spasms
  • July – August 2017
    CHOC Ranked Among Best Children’s Hospitals | Irfan Ahmad, M.D. | 5 Things NICU Families Need to Hear from a Clinician | New VP and CIO Joins CHOC | Sleep Center Accreditation
  • May – June 2017
    Rare Condition Undergoes Life-Saving Surgery | Amber Leis, M.D. | Physician Engagement Survey | Guidelines Every Pediatrician Should Know | Connecting with Your Pediatric Patients | Neonatal Consortium
  • March – April 2017
    Electrophysiology Advances Restore Patient’s Quality of Life | Wyman Lai, M.D | NeoHeart: Cardiovascular Management of the Neonate Conference | CHOC Recognized for Use of Health Information Technology to Advance Safe, Quality Care | Doctors’ Day
  • January – February 2017
    CHOC Named one of the Safest Hospitals in the Nation |Seth Brindis, M.D. | News from CHOC Pediatrician-In-Chief | New Tools for High-Risk Asthma Patients | Infantile Spasms

2016

  • November – December 2016
    ROSA Robot Assists in CHOC Patient’s Successful Epilepsy Surgery
  • September – October 2016
    CHOC Specialists Discover New Metabolic Condition
  • July – August 2016
    CHOC Children’s Network: An Update on Our Progress
  • May – June 2016
    CHOC’s Mental Health Initiative Making Remarkable Progress
  • March – April 2016
    CHOC Experts Provide High Level of Care for Brachial Plexus Surgery
  • January – February 2016
    When Vascular Anomalies Are More Than A Blemish

2015

  • November – December 2015
    CHOC Helps Parents with Prenatal Surgery Planning
  • September – October 2015
    iRounding For Real-Time Results
  • July – August 2015
    CHOC Children’s Announces Plans to Address Pediatric Mental Health Crisis
  • May – June 2015
    Complicated Case: Hemispherectomy Follows Frontal Lobe Hemorrhage
  • March – April 2015
    Inpatient Feeding Disorders Program Publishes High Success Rate
  • January – February 2015
    World’s First “Infusionarium” Comes to CHOC Children’s

2014

  • November – December 2014
    Bringing Together the Best Minds in Pediatric Cancer Care
  • September – October 2014
    It’s All About Comfort in CHOC’s Fully Integrated Operating Rooms
  • July – August 2014
    CHOC Neonatology Earns “Top 20” Spot in U.S. News & World Report
  • May – June 2014
    CHOC Children’s Specialists Pediatric Surgery
  • March – April 2014
    CHOC Leads the Way to Safer Breast Milk Handling with New Tracking Process
  • January – February 2014
    Research Institute Helping Transform Pediatric Medicine

2013

  • November-December 2013
    Small Baby Unit Outcomes: Big Improvements for the Littlest Patients
  • September-October 2013
    Technology, Expert Staff Keep Radiation Doses Low at CHOC
  • July-August 2013
    New Gastroenterology Lab Opens in the Bill Holmes Tower
  • May-June 2013
    CHOC’s New Emergency Department: Closing the Loop For the Full Continuum of Care
  • March-April 2013
    Services Continue to Open in the Bill Holmes Tower at CHOC Children’s
  • January-February 2013
    CHOC South Tower Scheduled to Open April 2013

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