September 2023

We are pleased to announce...

PM Pediatric Care and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Establish Urgent Care Partnership Effective, September 1, 2023, PM Pediatric Care, a national pediatric urgent care leader operating the largest pediatric urgent care network in the U.S., and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, are partnering to serve area families with best-in-class urgent care for children and young adults.  

Together, we aim to offer best-in-class urgent care to children and young adults at three existing sites in Glenview, Naperville, and Mount Prospect, and the joint venture plans to develop additional sites together in the near future. The new partnership will yield greater focus on and access to the latest evidence-based urgent care for more Chicagoland children and young adults, as well as provide a more streamlined experience for any family requiring specialty or inpatient care at Lurie Children's. 

With late night, weekend, and holiday hours available, many ill and injured children with concerns ranging from fever and cough to injuries and lacerations can avoid an emergency department visit and be successfully treated within their community. Read more...

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September Outpatient Clinic Schedules

Check out the current Lurie Children’s Outpatient Clinic schedules for download: Arlington Heights, Huntley, Geneva, Glenview, Grayslake, Lake Forest, Naperville, New Lenox, Northbrook, Skokie, Westchester, and Winfield.

NEW Expanded Hours at Lurie Children's Pediatric Emergency Dept at NM Central DuPage Hospital Effective September 5, 2023 The Lurie Children's Pediatric Emergency Department at Central DuPage Hospital Hours Will Be Extended 9 am – 1 am every day. The last pediatric patient registration in the Pediatric Emergency Department at Central DuPage Hospital is before 12 midnight. For those unexpected emergencies The Pediatric Emergency Department at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital is staffed by board-certified pediatric emergency medicine physicians from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. To learn more about this comprehensive program, click here.

Bottle Feeding Study

Lurie Children's Feeding, Swallowing & Nutrition Disorders Program is currently recruiting parents of healthy 1 to 5 months old infants for an observational study involving bottle feeding. Study participants will submit a checklist survey and home video of infant bottle feeding. We are interested in determining the prevalence of dysphagia in this population.

Mark Fishbein, MD, Principal Investigator would appreciate any promotion of this flyer, available in English and Spanish to potential study participants.

NEW Lurie Children's New Mobile Health Unit

The new, larger mobile unit will allow providers to serve more patients and increase the type of clinical services offered. The Mobile Health program brings high-quality clinical services and multifaceted culturally informed health promotion directly into Chicago communities. The program provides healthcare services delivered by Lurie Children’s physicians and allied health professionals working out of an easily accessible mobile unit.

Services include school physicals, sports physicals, immunizations, well-child visits and asthma care. These services take place at community partner settings (based on community need) as well as at neighborhood Chicago Public Schools. The hospital also partners with Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) located in Chicago’s under-resourced neighborhoods, where almost all pediatric patients are insured by Medicaid. FQHCs are Lurie Children’s key partners in meeting the healthcare needs of children in under-resourced communities. Click Here to learn more.

Educational Events

September 22: Silver Cross Pediatric Pearls CME Registration Now OPEN! Topics include: Eating Disorders & Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) • Social Media & Mental Health • ADHD Management with Medication Shortages • Diabetes Update • Adolescent Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

The Magoon Institute's inaugural Social Influencers of Child Health Summit is a solutions-focused convening of national and local experts, thought leaders and stakeholders from different sectors. Together, we will dive into the root causes of poverty and how they impact outcomes for children, youth and their families. Further details and registration can be found here.

October 26-27, 2023 Child Maltreatment Symposium 2023 The Protective Services Team invites all professionals whose work involves interaction with child abuse and neglect to the 2023 annual symposium. In-Person AND Virtual attendance options.

Save the Date October 26 Community Provider Symposium Tune in for this virtual lunch hour meeting that will highlight PM Pediatrics Urgent Care ֎ Open Scheduling ֎ Infectious Disease Update ֎ Partner and Satellite Updates. Information coming soon. 

Save the Dates The 2023-24 Pediatric Pearls Series registration is now open! Click here to learn more about each program.

November 4, 2023 Pediatric Dermatology

This course will focus on practical pediatric dermatology for the primary care provider, with emphasis on correct diagnosis, therapeutic options, and clinical pearls. The target audience is pediatricians, family practitioners, dermatologists, and nurse practitioners/physician assistants. 

Save the Date: November 10, 2023 from 8am to 1pm Rueben J Rucoba Memorial Education Session PediaTrust, in partnership with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital Medical Staff Office, will be hosting an educational conference in memory of the late PediaTrust Director of Medical Services, Ruben J. Rucoba, MD. Proposed topics include: A Review and Discussion of Pediatric Practice Methodologies ֎ Effective Training of Medical Students and Residents in the Office Setting ֎ Effective Care coordination For Medically Complex Children ֎ Assessing and Managing Effects of Social Media on Children. More details to come!

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