Physicians communicate with each other through Healio Q&As

Physicians have told us that Q&As are a good way for experts to communicate directly with readers about emerging topics in medicine, including pediatrics. When we see an opportunity to publish one, we take it.

Below is a list of Q&As related to pediatrics that were published in 2023.

Q&A: Pediatricians’ important role in children’s mental health

Benjamin Maxwell, MD, division chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, discussed the role pediatricians play in addressing pediatric mental health. Read more.

Q&A: AAP issues guidance on emergency care for pediatric mental, behavioral health

Mohsen Saidinejad, MD, MS, MBA, FAAP, FACEP, a professor of clinical emergency medicine and pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, discussed new guidance from the AAP that aimed to help emergency physicians dealing with pediatric mental and behavioral health emergencies. Read more.

Q&A: What pediatricians need to know about xylazine

Stephanie A. Deutsch, MD, MS, FAAP, a physician at Nemours Children’s Health in Wilmington, Delaware, discussed the White House’s designation of xylazine as an emerging threat and the danger it poses to children. Read more.

Q&A: Parents increasingly cite safety concerns as reason for HPV vaccine hesitancy

Eric Adjei Boakye, PhD, an assistant scientist at Henry Ford Medical Group and assistant professor of research at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, co-authored a study of trends in HPV vaccine hesitancy, which found that the number of parents citing safety concerns as a reason not to vaccinate their children against HPV has increased. Read more.

Q&A: Penicillin shortage threatens congenital syphilis treatment

Kristina A. Bryant, MD, a hospital epidemiologist at Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, and professor of pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Louisville, discussed the penicillin shortage and how it will affect the treatment of congenital syphilis. Read more.

Q&A: Stopping a decade-long increase in child pedestrian deaths

Brian D. Johnston, MD, MPH, chief of pediatrics at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and a member of the AAP Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention, talked about the AAP’s first updates to a policy statement on child pedestrian safety since 2009. Read more.

Q&A: Most overused procedures in pediatrics

Nathan M. Money, DO, an assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of inpatient medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine, responded to questions about important areas of pediatric care that may be wasteful or harmful to children. Read more.

Q&A: Getting the word out about new tools to protect infants from RSV

Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and chair of the AAP’s Committee on Infectious Diseases, discussed physicians’ preparedness and how to talk to parents about RSV prevention in infants. Read more.

Q&A: AAP issues guidance on emergency care for pediatric mental, behavioral health

Mohsen Saidinejad, MD, MS, MBA, FAAP, FACEP, a professor of clinical emergency medicine and pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, discussed new guidance from the AAP that aimed to help emergency physicians dealing with pediatric mental and behavioral health emergencies. Read more.