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On behalf of our team at the Comprehensive Otology and Hearing Program, thank you for contacting us. To allow us to help you, we’d like to get some initial information. Please complete the our referral...
Script for Positive Sex Trafficking Screening
“I see you answered ‘yes’ to several questions about your relationships and other experiences. Thank you for sharing this part of your story with me.” “Based on your answers, I’m concerned about your...
Universal Education on Healthy Relationships
Script delivered with two copies of the Hanging Out or Hooking Up pocket safety card Script delivered confidentially “Many of the young people I care for have been in situations where they don’t...
Reporting Sex Trafficking/Child Sexual Exploitation/Pornography
If the patient lives outside of Kansas or Missouri, access hotline reporting numbers through the Child Welfare Information Gateway Reporting Sex Trafficking/Child Sexual Exploitation/Pornography...
Dr. Chase Sakitis Receives Funding to Develop Bayesian Statistical Models and Software to Analyze Ovarian Cancer Data
In this research, Dr. Sakitis will develop novel Bayesian statistical models and software. The effectiveness of the novel Bayesian models will be tested in three large ovarian cancer studies, where...
Meet Freddie Karumbi
Freddie Karumbi, CORE Accountant, Research & Sponsored Projects Administration, talks about what drew him to his current research career, his career goals, and much more.
Anaphylaxis
Clinical Pathways promote evidence based, safe, and high-value care for patients by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject...
Paging Dr. Harley: 11-Year Old Patient “Scrubs In” to Fill Her Dream to Be a Surgeon
Eleven-year-old Caoimhe, who has progressive hereditary spastic paraparesis, fulfilled her longtime dream of becoming a surgeon for a day at Children’s Mercy. Guided by Dr. Kathyn Keeler and supported by a...
Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy Post-Operative Management at Children's Mercy Kansas
Clinical Pathways promote evidence-based, safe, and high-value patient care by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject...
Fever-Causing Diseases by Geographic Area
Geographic Area Fever-Causing Diseases to Consider Usual Incubation Period Incubation Period (Range) Caribbean Chikungunya 2 - 4 days 1 - 14 days Dengue 4 - 8...
From ‘no’ to know — Rules and teaching moments
As a clinical psychologist and parent advocate, I often remind families that rules aren’t just about control, they’re about connection. When we shift our mindset from enforcing boundaries to cultivating...
Katie's Story
For many teens, vaping seems like a safer alternative to smoking. But unfortunately, it can still lead to addiction and cause damage to young people’s lungs. Find out how our Adolescent and Young Adult...
Rare Disease Resources
The Genetics team and the Rare Patient Family Advisory Council at Children's Mercy have collected a range of resources to help families find extended support within the community. These resources...
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Clinical Pathways promote evidence based, safe, and high-value care for patients by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject...
The Link - October 2025
Our October issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. The Link - October 2025 Mental Health: Leucovorin and Autism: What Pediatricians Should Know Read...
Mental Health: Leucovorin and Autism: What Pediatricians Should Know
In recent months, headlines about leucovorin (“folinic acid”) as a potential treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have generated significant misinformation and oversimplified political rhetoric. As...
Wise Use of Antibiotics: Antibiotic Durations – Shorter IS Better!
Why does duration matter? Antimicrobial resistance is a growing global health concern. In the United States alone, antimicrobial resistance leads to more than 2.8 million infections per year with more than...
What’s the Diagnosis? A New Facial Nodule
A 3-year-old girl presented with a solitary lesion below her right eye that had been present for approximately three months. The lesion initially appeared as a small, skin-colored bump that was thought to be...
Evidence Based Strategies: To Catch a Coarct: Recognizing Heart Defects Missed by CCHD Screening
Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is a narrowing of the descending aorta that results in decreased blood flow and lower blood pressure in the lower body, while the upper body experiences higher pressures.
Pediatric Bioethics: Interpreting Anger – Reframing and De-Escalating in the Exam Room
Entering the space of the exam room can be fraught with tensions both known and unknown, agendas spoken and unspoken, fears named and unnamed. At a time when basic facts are questioned, and opinions exist...