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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 5: Management of the child with mental health problems who is boarded in the ED

PEMBlog

We are in the midst of a staggering mental health crisis. Thousands of children and adolescents spend days at time in Emergency Departments waiting for definitive mental health disposition. Leyenaar; Pediatric Mental Health Boarding. Zima; Follow-up After Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Visits.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Health Care Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

The bill includes a family physician as a member of the committee, which is tasked with advising the Governor and legislature on policies and practices related to school health. Schools are seeing increased concerns related to managing acute and chronic health conditions, mental health issues and health fragility.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 1: Differentiating organic versus psychiatric causes of agitation and altered mental status

PEMBlog

Most children who present to Pediatric Emergency Departments these days with mental health concerns – including agitation – have a known psychiatric problem or diagnosis. Collaborative Care in the Identification and Management of Psychosis in Adolescents and Young Adults. J Inherit Metab Dis 2007; 30:631.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 2: Non-pharmacologic management of agitated children

PEMBlog

This podcast episode hosted by Brad Sobolewski ( @PEMTweets ) and co-authored by Dennis Ren ( @DennisRenMD ) is all about age-appropriate non pharmacologic management strategies for agitated children. The combative multitrauma patient: a protocol for prehospital management. 2007 Oct;14(5):265-8. 2012 Feb;13(1):35-40. PMC3298214.

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Palliative Care Pioneer: Susan Block

GeriPal

In particular, she reminds us that when we think about the most challenging of our patient encounters, they almost always involve a complex psychosocial dynamic, and this has received far less attention than communication and symptom management issues. . I don’t even remember pain management teaching. AlexSmithMD . Eric: Yeah.

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