Tulane Pediatrics Advocacy

A twice-monthly Pediatrics Advocacy Morning Report run by the Tulane Pediatrics Residency Program that meets on Twitter. Mondays 8am CST. #PedsAdvConvo

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@DocLoccs suggests promoting public libraries and even helping families sign up for library cards at well child visits!

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As pediatricians, what can we do to improve access to reading materials? #pedsadvconvo

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What are important elements of early educational reading material? #pedsadvconvo

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How can we promote reading as part of regular clinic visits? #pedsadvconvo

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Literacy rate often correlates with poor health literacy and outcomes #pedsadvconvo

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Do you promote reading in Well Child Visits? How often are you asking about it? Why is it important? #pedsadvconvo

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Why do we want our patients to read? PGY-2 Jasmine Holmes is talking about childhood literacy at Advocacy Morning Report today! #pedsadvconvo

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How can we advocate for our transgender
patients? #pedsadvconvo

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What health disparities are associated with
transgender population? #pedsadvconvo

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Your colleagues don’t use a patient’s preferred
gender. What is the best way to approach this? #pedsadvconvo

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“Is hormone therapy reversible? What if they
change their mind!” #pedsadvconvo

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“My child is too young to start hormone
replacement therapy” #pedsadvconvo

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As pediatricians, what is our role when parents
address concerns regarding their child’s gender
identity? #pedsadvconvo

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“She’s just going through a phase” #pedsadvconvo

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On Monday, January 18th @ShikshaSharmaMD with be discussing https://t.co/tIBLsYPohJ for our #pedsadvconvo . Join us!

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"Sex-ed is Preventive medicine" @DocLoccs

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@GandertMd recommends anatomy education during physical exam in adolescents and introducing the idea of consent during physical exam of younger children

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What are some ways we can integrate sex-ed into clinical interactions? #pedsadvconvo

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@natashaleemd talks about discussing with parents how formal sex education is important to prevent kids from getting their primary information from other kids or people who will spread misinformation #pedsadvconvo

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What are some common myths regarding sexual education?....and how do we debunk these? #pedsadvconvo