Pediatric Academic Societies

The Bronx experienced 1 of the highest mortality rates of COVID-19 during the beginning of the pandemic. Some early research suggests that quarantine and school closures had a major psychosocial impact on children during this time. A study presented at the virtual 2021 Pediatric Academic Societies meeting looks at how children and teenagers living in low socioeconomic settings were affected by the pandemic.

The non-adherence to a treatment plan isn’t the result of one factor, but many. A presentation at the virtual 2021 Pediatric Academic Societies meeting examines how several factors impact chronic kidney disease and organ transplantation in children.

The pandemic has drastically changed the lives of children, but children with autism spectrum disorder in particular lost the routines that made life easier to handle. A study presented at the virtual 2021 Pediatric Academic Societies meeting offers insight.

When a patient or family member makes a discriminatory remark, many clinicians may not know how to respond. A presentation at the virtual 2021 Pediatric Academic Societies meeting looks at how algorithms could help.

Most guidance recommends a delay of at least 30 seconds in cord clamping following delivery. A presentation at the virtual 2021 Pediatric Academic Societies meeting looks at the research.