Adolescent medicine

Adolescents and Their Parents Hopeful and Determined about Vaccination, But Concerns Linger

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Thursday, August 5, 2021
MD, Human, Vaccine, MPH, Industry, Anxiety, Vaccination, University, Adolescence, Wave 1, Parent, Time, Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, COVID-19, CDC, COVID-19 vaccine, Social media, Adult, Vaccine-preventable diseases, Immunization, Safety, Adolescent medicine, Child, Animal

While they feel safer, more than half of adolescents and parents expressed concern about vaccine safety.

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  • While they feel safer, more than half of adolescents and parents expressed concern about vaccine safety.
  • Fifty-eight percent and 62 percent of teens and parents, respectively, cited concerns about potential side effects as a barrier to vaccination.
  • Parents and adolescents recognize the impact of social media on their perceptions of vaccine safety.
  • Parents have expressed concern about social media for some time, but there has been a recent spike in concern.

American Psychological Association Presents Dr. Renae Beaumont with Award for Promoting Evidence-Based Mental Health

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Monday, June 21, 2021
Research, Mental health, Children, Practice Management, Biotechnology, Alternative medicine, Consumer, Health, Science, Other Science, Mind, Self, American psychologists, Child and adolescent psychiatry, Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Health, Clinical psychology, Psychologist, Jonathan Comer, Adolescent medicine

The Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (SCCAP), division 53 of the American Psychological Association, announced the award for Promoting Evidence-Based Mental Health to Renae Beaumont, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine.

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  • The Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (SCCAP), division 53 of the American Psychological Association, announced the award for Promoting Evidence-Based Mental Health to Renae Beaumont, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine.
  • The award recognizes a clinical child and adolescent practitioner who has made a significant and enduring impact to promoting awareness, accessibility, and/or implementation of evidence-based mental health services for children and adolescents.
  • Dr. Beaumont is a child and adolescent psychologist who founded the videogaming-based therapy program Secret Agent Society (SAS) .
  • It can be delivered face-to-face or remotely, and helped to address the global youth mental health crisis during COVID-19.

Healthcare Consumers Increasingly Making Payments Online, New athenahealth Research Shows

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Childhood, Pediatrics, Medicine, Adolescent medicine, Health, Specialty, Columbus Regional Health

Specialties of focus were Primary Care, Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine, Gastroenterology, OB/GYN, Orthopedics, Orthopedic Surgery, General Surgery, Cardiology, and Urgent Care.

Key Points: 
  • Specialties of focus were Primary Care, Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine, Gastroenterology, OB/GYN, Orthopedics, Orthopedic Surgery, General Surgery, Cardiology, and Urgent Care.
  • While the research shows that the percentage of online payments increased across nearly all specialties, the areas with the largest percentage was pediatric/adolescent medicine (30 percent).
  • Todayspatients expect convenient, digital interactions in most areas of their life and that doesnt stop at healthcare, said JessicaSweeney-Platt, executive director of research atathenahealth.
  • It is also important to note that we are seeing a move toward online payments across patients of all ages.

High Focus Centers Opens New Outpatient Treatment Facility In Norwalk, CT

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Thursday, February 13, 2020
Psychiatry, Abnormal psychology, Behavioural sciences, Health, Mental disorder, Eating disorder, Adolescent medicine, Newark Renaissance House

The new location in Norwalk, Connecticut is the eighth High Focus Centers site and employs a multidisciplinary team including licensed clinicians and psychiatrists.

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  • The new location in Norwalk, Connecticut is the eighth High Focus Centers site and employs a multidisciplinary team including licensed clinicians and psychiatrists.
  • The treatment facility, located at 17 High Street in Norwalk, is now welcoming new patients for its adolescent and middle school treatment programs.
  • About High Focus Centers:For more than 25 years, High Focus Centers has provided outpatient treatment for adults and adolescents to help them overcome mental health disorders, substance abuse, and eating disorders at locations across New Jersey and now in Connecticut.
  • The team at High Focus Centers takes an integrative approach and uses evidence-based treatment models to help clients achieve long-term wellness.

Janet V. Johnson, MD, is recognized by Continental Who's Who

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Pediatrics, Family, Human development, Childhood, Adolescent medicine

HYATTSVILLE, Md., Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Janet V. Johnson, MD, is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Doctor of the Year for her contributions in the field of Medicine as a Pediatrician at Loving Care Pediatricians.

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  • HYATTSVILLE, Md., Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Janet V. Johnson, MD, is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Doctor of the Year for her contributions in the field of Medicine as a Pediatrician at Loving Care Pediatricians.
  • Dr. Johnson has over 21 years of experience rendering top quality healthcare.
  • Her areas of expertise include pediatric treatment, adolescent medicine and care, and preventative medicine.
  • She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and maintains affiliations with the Regional Institute for Children & Adolescents Baltimore and the Washington Adventist Hospital.

Galen Partners completes acquisition of Evolve Treatment Centers, a leading provider of adolescent behavioral health services in California

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Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Psychiatry, Health, Articles, Abnormal psychology, Adolescence, Puberty, Mental health, Mental disorder, Reproductive health, Adolescent medicine

STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Galen Partners, a healthcare-focused growth equity investment firm, announced today the acquisition of Evolve Treatment Centers.

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  • STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Galen Partners, a healthcare-focused growth equity investment firm, announced today the acquisition of Evolve Treatment Centers.
  • Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, Evolve is a leading adolescent behavioral health services provider, specializing in mental health, trauma, and substance abuse for adolescents in need.
  • We are excited about the prospect of building upon Evolves excellent clinical programs as we continue to provide the highest quality teen mental health treatment, said David Jahns, Managing Director at Galen Partners.
  • The dramatic increase in adolescent anxiety, suicide, and other mental health disorders represent a public health crisis, illustrated by a 400% increase nationally in adolescent suicide attempts since 2011.

Texas Children's Hospital purchases land in Austin

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Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Childhood, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Colorado, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Colorado, Adolescent medicine, States of the United States, FKP Architects

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Texas Children's Hospital closed on the purchase of two plots of land in Austin Presidio to the north and Estancia to the south.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Texas Children's Hospital closed on the purchase of two plots of land in Austin Presidio to the north and Estancia to the south.
  • "In June 2017, Texas Children's first announced plans to extend our brand of pediatric and maternal care to the Austin community," Texas Children's President and CEO Mark A. Wallace said.
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    In October 2018, Texas Children's Specialty Care Austin opened bringing the hospital's own subspecialty pediatric care to the Austin community.
  • The hospital includes the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute; the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children's Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; and Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children's care for communities north of Houston.

Stanford and UCSF Award Seed Funding to Top Device Developers at Pediatric Device Accelerator Pitch Competition

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Monday, April 8, 2019
Stanford University Medical Center, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, California, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Children's Health, States of the United States, Adolescent medicine, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health

STANFORD, Calif., April 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanford Children's Health announced the winners of the pediatric medical device development competition hosted by the UCSF-Stanford Pediatric Device Consortium (PDC).

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  • STANFORD, Calif., April 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanford Children's Health announced the winners of the pediatric medical device development competition hosted by the UCSF-Stanford Pediatric Device Consortium (PDC).
  • On March 29, Stanford Children's Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, and Stanford Maternal and Child Health Research Institute, all part of Stanford Medicine, hosted the second annual Pediatric Innovation Showcase .
  • "Collaborating with UCSF and across industries puts us at the forefront of some of the more daunting challenges in pediatric health care."
  • Stanford Medicine integrates research, medical education, and health care at its three institutions Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford Health Care (formerly Stanford Hospital & Clinics) , and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford .

UW Medicine and Seattle Children's Appoint New Department of Pediatrics Chair, Associate Dean and Senior Vice President, Chief Academic Officer

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Wednesday, October 10, 2018
University of Washington School of Medicine, V-12 Navy College Training Program, Adolescent medicine, Youth, University of Washington, Pediatrics, Seattle Children's, Seattle, Health

SEATTLE, Oct. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --UW Medicine and Seattle Children's today announced that Dr. Leslie R. Walker-Harding has been named chair of the University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, associate dean for the University of Washington School of Medicine and senior vice president/chief academic officer for Seattle Children's.

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  • SEATTLE, Oct. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --UW Medicine and Seattle Children's today announced that Dr. Leslie R. Walker-Harding has been named chair of the University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, associate dean for the University of Washington School of Medicine and senior vice president/chief academic officer for Seattle Children's.
  • She also held positions at Seattle Children's as co-director of the Adolescent Substance Abuse Program and as division chief of Adolescent Medicine.
  • "We are pleased to welcome Dr. Walker-Harding back to Seattle and UW Medicine," said Dr. Paul Ramsey, CEO of UW Medicine and dean of the UW School of Medicine.
  • In addition to overseeing the Department of Pediatrics, Walker-Harding will also serve as a member of the senior leadership team at Seattle Children's.