Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Quick Concepts are short videos that describe a key physiological or theoretical concept or demonstrate a brief procedure. Anxiety disorders are common in children. These disorders can cause a variety of symptoms, including worry, fear, restlessness, and difficulty concentrating. There are a number of validated screening tools that can be used to identify anxiety disorders in children. These tools may be completed by both the child and the parent, and they can help healthcare providers determine if further evaluation is needed. If you are interested in learning more about this topic, please watch the full video "Pediatric Behavioral-Mental Health: Anxiety". youtu.be/vQTPBeALXNc
AUTHORS
Ayesha Dholakia, MD
Pediatrics Resident
Boston Combined Residency Program, Urban Health and Advocacy Track
Boston Children's Hospital | Boston Medical Center
Brenna Chase, MD
Chief Resident in Pediatrics
Boston Combined Residency Program, Urban Health and Advocacy Track
Boston Children's Hospital | Boston Medical Center
Katelin Blackburn, MD
Adolescent Medicine Fellow
Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
DATES
Initial publication: May19, 2023
Please visit: openpediatrics.org
OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.
For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu
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CITATION
Dholakia A, Ngo A, Chase B, Wills K, Blackburn K. Screening Tools for Pediatric Anxiety. youtu.be/xa3y18H7ksg. From: Dholakia A, Ngo A, Chase B, Wills K, Blackburn K. Pediatric Behavioral-Mental Health: Anxiety. 11/2022. OPENPediatrics. youtu.be/vQTPBeALXNc.
Quick Concepts are short videos that describe a key physiological or theoretical concept or demonstrate a brief procedure. Anxiety disorders are common in children. These disorders can cause a variety of symptoms, including worry, fear, restlessness, and difficulty concentrating. There are a number of validated screening tools that can be used to identify anxiety disorders in children. These tools may be completed by both the child and the parent, and they can help healthcare providers determine if further evaluation is needed. If you are interested in learning more about this topic, please watch the full video "Pediatric Behavioral-Mental Health: Anxiety". youtu.be/vQTPBeALXNc
AUTHORS
Ayesha Dholakia, MD
Pediatrics Resident
Boston Combined Residency Program, Urban Health and Advocacy Track
Boston Children's Hospital | Boston Medical Center
Brenna Chase, MD
Chief Resident in Pediatrics
Boston Combined Residency Program, Urban Health and Advocacy Track
Boston Children's Hospital | Boston Medical Center
Katelin Blackburn, MD
Adolescent Medicine Fellow
Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
DATES
Initial publication: May19, 2023
Please visit: openpediatrics.org
OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.
For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu
Please note: OPENPediatrics does not support nor control any related videos in the sidebar, these are placed by Youtube. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
CITATION
Dholakia A, Ngo A, Chase B, Wills K, Blackburn K. Screening Tools for Pediatric Anxiety. youtu.be/xa3y18H7ksg. From: Dholakia A, Ngo A, Chase B, Wills K, Blackburn K. Pediatric Behavioral-Mental Health: Anxiety. 11/2022. OPENPediatrics. youtu.be/vQTPBeALXNc.

![Telling Their Stories: Discrimination at the Doctor for Children with Disabilities
In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Dr. Stefanie Ames discusses a qualitative study that explores family experiences of discrimination in health care for children with medical complexity and disability. She describes the value of partnering with people with lived experience in research, implications for clinical practice, and important next steps from this work.
SPEAKER
Stefanie Ames, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Division of Critical Care
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine
HOST
Kristina Malik, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Medical Director, KidStreet
Pediatrician, Special Care Clinic,
Childrens Hospital Colorado
DATES
Initial publication: September 6, 2023
JOURNAL CLUB ARTICLE
• Ames SG, Delaney RK, Houtrow AJ, et al. Perceived Disability-Based Discrimination in Health Care for Children With Medical Complexity. Pediatrics. 2023;152(1):e2022060975. doi:10.1542/peds.2022-060975
OTHER REFERENCES
• Cook S, Mauskar S, Berry JG. Discriminating Against Children With Medical Complexity. Pediatrics. 2023 Jul 1;152(1):e2023061604. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-061604. PMID: 37357723.
Marshall W. Improving care for CMC is also a systems issue. [Comment on the article Perceived Disability-Based Discrimination in Health Care for Children With Medical Complexity]. Pediatrics July 2023.
TRANSCRIPT
https://op-docebo-images.s3.amazonaws.com/Transcripts/Discrimination+at+the+Doctor_Ames_090623.pdf
Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6
This episode introduces the Complex Care Journal Club Podcast, a monthly series that discusses emerging evidence in the care of children with medical complexity with authors of recently published research and explores implications for clinical practice for the interprofessional care team.
Learn more about our podcast here: https://www.openpediatrics.org/complexcarejournalclubpodcast
Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org
OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Childrens Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access and thus at no expense to the user.
For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu
Please note: OPENPediatrics does not support nor control any related videos in the sidebar, these are placed by YouTube. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
CITATION
Ames SG, Malik K. Telling their Stories: Discrimination at the Doctor for Children with Disabilities. 09/2023. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://youtu.be/xkoS0qhCtiE. Telling Their Stories: Discrimination at the Doctor for Children with Disabilities](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xkoS0qhCtiE/mqdefault.jpg)








