The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Crisis: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and UVA Children’s Response

by Caitlin Anderson, PhD & Laura A. Shaffer, PhD, ABPP Over the past year or so, we have been surrounded by news articles, headlines, and personal stories of youth and…

Transition: Embracing new practices and evaluating our processes, setting our sights high for 2022

by Kristi Gott MSN, RN, PNP-BC The pandemic year brought many things, not all positive... however, the Pediatric CF team Transition Subgroup used this time to forge ahead in all…

COVID-19 Reflections as an American, a Healthcare Provider, a Human Being, a Chair, and an Infectious Disease Specialist

by James Nataro, MD PhD MBA, Chair, Department of Pediatrics With the two-year anniversary of COVID-19 in the United States and the passing of the great January peak, it is…

How We Utilize Partnership to Enhance Patient Satisfaction and Health Outcomes

Kristi Gott MSN, RN, PNP-BC Kevin Lonabaugh, Clinical Pharmacist, Pediatric Ambulatory Care Rhonda List, QI Operations Coordinator, PEP facilitator in training Lauren Ahrens BSN, CPN, RN Care Coordinator Partnerships Between…

Communications Council: Have Your Voice Be Heard

by Samantha C Minnicozzi, MD, Attending Pediatric Allergy and Immunology  What is Communications Council? Council is a group of faculty, assembled thanks to Anne Mills and others, to bring concerns…

Small Gifts

by Noreen Crain, MD, Assoc. Prof. of Pediatrics and Anesthesia, Medical Director, Pediatric Palliative Care Written in September 2021, rev. February 2022 The pressure of another surge is weighing heavily…