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The Food Allergy Program at UVA

By Dr. Jonathan Hemler Q: Tell me about The Food Allergy Clinic.  A: The prevalence of food allergies has increased dramatically in the past couple of decades. There are now…

Team Member Spotlight: Chrissy Jenkins

  Q: Describe your work/your team and how you support the department. A: I am the Senior Administrative Assistant for the Division of Neonatology. I took over for Linda Crawford…

Quality Corner: Fall 2019

By Dr. Jonathan Swanson “The more things change, the more they remain the same.”  - Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr The above quote seems to be apropos at this time – kids…

Take Action with Implicit Bias

How We Can Lead the Way in Quality Improvement by Karin Skeen As we care for an increasingly complex group of patients in an increasingly complex system of health care…

Fairy Tales from 7 Acute

Fairy Dust: The Best Medicine by Valerie Wiseman Q: So, tell me about fairy dust. A: In my first year of nursing, I had a young Cystic Fibrosis patient whose…

The Poetry of Pediatrics

Making Space for Writing During a Busy Medical Career by Dr. Irène P. Mathieu Q. Tell me about your poetry. A. I write about a variety of topics, from current…