E-News for Referring Offices

Summer Happenings at Children's of Alabama

From mascots to Mary Poppins, Children's of Alabama patients received visits from many special guests this summer! Special thank you to the MLB, members of the Alabama football team, the Birmingham Barons, the Starlight Foundation and characters from Inside Out 2, and the Birmingham Theatre's Mary Poppins actors for putting a smile on our patients' faces this summer!

Pediatrics West Bessemer Relocates to Hueytown

On Monday, July 8, representatives from Children’s of Alabama and city leaders from Hueytown gathered for a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony of Pediatrics West Hueytown.

Located at 2001 Old Warrior River Road Hueytown, AL 35023, the practice houses five board-certified full-time pediatricians and is open six days per week, providing Saturday access by appointment for Pediatrics West McAdory and the new Hueytown location. This convenient new location will continue to serve patients seen at Pediatrics West Bessemer while expanding to serve Hueytown and surrounding areas.

Updated Diabetes Guidelines

Children's of Alabama's Endocrinology department has updated their referral guidelines for prediabetes and lipid management. Click the buttons below to access the updated guidelines.

Lipid Referral Guidelines

Prediabetes Referral Guidelines

August 2024 ToxUpdate

Visit the link below to view the Alabama Poison Information Center's August 2024 newsletter.

APIC ToxUpdate

Pediatric Hidradenitis Suppurativa Clinic to Open at COA October 2

Dr. Sarah McClees, a Children's of Alabama Dermatologist, is opening a Pediatric Dermatology Clinic at Children's with an emphasis on Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Beginning October 2, the clinic will be hosted on Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. until noon. The goal of the clinic is to improve the rate of early diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

Children's of Alabama/UAB to Host International Neonatal Nephrology Symposium

September 11-15, Children's of Alabama and UAB will host the International Neonatal Nephrology Symposium (INNS). INNS will bring together experts, researchers and clinicians from across the globe to share knowledge, exchange ideas and collaborate on the latest advancements in neonatal kidney disease. The event will provide a unique platform for networking and foster scientific dialogue that will contribute to improving outcomes in our youngest patients.

For more information or to register, click the link below.

The inaugural Rheum 4 Y'AL Educational Conference will be hosted by the UAB Division of Pediatric Rheumatology and Children's of Alabama on October 18, 2024.

Topics include Lupus, Musculoskeletal Pain, Axial Spondylarthritis, Lab Tests and Imaging, and more. This conference will be available in-person and via Zoom. Register at the link below.

Taking place October 18, 2024, the inaugural Emergency Medicine Symposium hosted by the Emergency Department at Children’s of Alabama will focus on commonly seen diagnoses at Children’s and what outside providers can do for patients before they get to the Emergency Department.

The goal is to educate outside providers – community physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists and EMS providers - on common issues seen in the Children’s emergency department, how to diagnose and assess those in pediatric patients and when to send them to the emergency department.

For more information and to register, click the link below.

Taking place November 1, 2024, Spina Bifida Education Day is a meeting for pediatricians, family practitioners and families to learn more about living and caring for patients with spina bifida.

Topics include lifetime care, dynamic movement intervention, psychological adjustment in patients and more. Click the link below to register.

Live Accredited Continuing Education Opportunities

Visit the link below for live Accredited Continuing Education opportunities,

updated weekly with registration links for Grand Rounds.

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2023-2025 Directory of Pediatric Services

Children's of Alabama has recently updated its new Directory of Pediatric Services for 2023-2025! Copies were mailed the week of Nov. 13. Click the photo to the right to access the digital version!

To request copies of the directory, please email Emily.Whitmire@childrensal.org.

Check Out the Latest PedsCast

The Children’s of Alabama PedsCast is a pediatric sub-specialist peer-to-peer podcast focused on research, innovative programs and advances in pediatric health care at Children’s of Alabama. Featured speakers include physicians, surgeons, clinical specialists and other experts in the field of pediatrics.

Click the link below to hear the latest PedsCast episode, featuring Dr. Sajal Patel, on the Pediatric to Adult Care Transition in Endocrinology.

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Children's Epic EMR

Epic is now live at Children's of Alabama! This new electronic medical record (EMR) platform aims to help improve the care of our patients, their families experience and the day-to-day work operations of our employees and providers.

As we adjust to this transition, we want to ensure that referring offices are receiving all patient notes, discharge summaries and other information needed.

Please submit any issues you may be experiencing and we will work to resolve them as quickly as possible.