This podcast is for parents, community partners and anyone interested in learning more about education, child development, and other topics related to Rockingham County Public Schools, Virginia.
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Members and guests chat about a wide range of child health topics - from health inequalities to climate change, from paediatric training to quality improvement.
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The RCP Medicine podcast is a discussion of different topics relevant to physicians. Episodes discuss and explore different topics including real-life clinical cases, new evidence-based guidelines and specific physician issues in the modern healthcare environment. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the presenters and not necessarily the RCP.
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Listen to real-world advice and guidance on how to manage a range of clinical topics and much else on education, training and working in paediatrics. With Dr Emma Lim, Consultant Paediatrician and Dr Christo Tsilifis, Paediatric Registrar, plus parents, paediatric specialists and junior doctors.
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Radio Campus Pau c’est la radio étudiante de Pau. Musique, Cinéma, Événements... Culture ! La vie étudiante ne se passe pas que dans les amphis ! C’est pour cela que Radio Campus Pau est là ! Écoute-nous en direct sur : www.radiocampuspau.fr Et si tu veux nous rejoindre contacte nous sur Facebook, Instagram ou par mail : bureau@radiocampuspau.fr
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Each week Bruce Reyes-Chow and a different member of his family will take on current issues, parenting tips, and pop culture references. With humor, tenderness, and a heaping scoop of sass the Reyes-Chow/Pugh family will share how they continue to help one another become better people while trying to make the world a better place.
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In this episode of RCP Medicine podcasts, Dr Rebecca Kuruvilla discusses e-cigarettes and vaping with the RCP’s special advisor on Tobacco, Professor Sanjay Agrawal. It is an area that many physicians are unclear on how to advise their patients on. In this episode, Sanjay aims to shed a light on e-cigarettes and their role on health and he will als…
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How can schools create a safe, supportive environment where every student feels seen and valued? Host Katie LaPira welcomes Liza Coffman, Director of Student Support Services for Rockingham County Schools, to discuss how RCPS supports students' behavioral and emotional needs. Katie and Liza explore RCPS’s three-tiered system for student support. Li…
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Episode 75: Health Inequalities and Corporate Influence: Unveiling the Food Industry's Impact
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In this episode of the RCP Medicine podcast's Health Inequalities series, Dr. Rohan Mehra delves into the commercial determinants of health—how private sector activities influence health outcomes and deepen inequalities. This episode focuses on the food industry, examining how corporate actions like product design, marketing, and lobbying can negat…
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Child health and climate change: Nepal
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In this final episode of our podcast series on the changing climate, this mountainous country is seeing extreme temperature fluctuations, landslides and air pollution, endangering communities and impacting healthcare. But, there are some lessons around adaptation, as our guests who work or have volunteered in Nepal explain. Dr Bernadette O’Hare hos…
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Osteoporosis Listen along to Dr Sagen Zac-Varghese, Dr Amy Purohit and Dr Elinor Roderick as they discuss osteoporosis. They discuss identifying people with osteoporosis, investigating for causes of falls and secondary causes of osteoporosis, use of FRAX, understanding bone mineral density, and, management to reduce fracture risk, including diet, e…
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Floods, heatwaves and wildfires have become increasingly common across Canada. And as retired paediatrician Dr Julian Pleydell-Pearce explains in this episode of our climate change series, this makes a profound impact on the lives of children and young people - and the way health services are delivered. In episode two of this three-part series, Pro…
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Less predictable weather in the past several years in this east African country have made it increasingly difficult to grow crops, leading to food shortages and skyrocketing prices. There are broader consequences for children's health, too, as Eva Odongpiny, a pharmacist in Uganda, discusses with us. These include an increased vulnerability to dise…
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Listen along to Dr Sagen Zac-Varghese and Dr Elinor Roderick as they discuss hyponatraemia. Using analogies and a structured framework (a five-step approach), they talk you through diagnosing and managing people with hyponatraemia, walk you through a case and, illustrate how to discuss this with your patients. Sagen Zac-Varghese is a consultant in …
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What is RCPS doing to help prioritize safety? In today’s episode, host Katie LaPira sits down with Caleb Bailey, the newly appointed Director of School Safety and Security for Rockingham County Public Schools. Caleb shares insights from his extensive background in emergency response and discusses the comprehensive steps he's taking to elevate safet…
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The NHS has a large carbon footprint. So how can we as child health professionals help lower the environmental impact of delivering healthcare? Today’s guest on The Paeds Round, Dr Emily Parker, RCPCH Clinical Fellow and paediatric doctor in Newcastle speaks with host Dr Emma Lin on how we can all make a difference. Emily and Emma discuss the surpr…
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Episode 72: Pandemic Preparedness: Are We Ready for the Next Global Threat?
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In this episode of the RCP Medicine podcast, Dr Rohan Mehra, an Infectious Diseases and Microbiology registrar with an interest in conflict and catastrophe medicine, delves into the critical issue of pandemic preparedness. As we reflect on the challenges faced during the COVID-19, and other pandemics, the question remains: how ready are we for the …
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What happens when working hard still isn’t enough to make ends meet? United Way is here to help our community. In today's episode, your host Katie LaPira explores the vital work of the United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, an organization dedicated to empowering all community members, including those who often find themselves barely mak…
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Listen to Dr Rohan Mehra, RCP clinical education fellow, (Infectious diseases/microbiology SPR) and Dr Mumtaz Patel, as they shine a spotlight on female leadership in healthcare. They discuss many of the issues facing women in leadership position within healthcare and the challenges faced in reaching those positions. Inequality remains deeply engra…
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Are you curious about what is new in RCPS this school year? In episode 16 of RCPS Community Partner Cafe, host Katie LaPira answers community questions and shares important updates for the upcoming school year. From back-to-school nights to enrollment procedures, Katie provides all the essential information families need to get ready for the new ac…
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Due to the success of vaccinations, measles in children had lain largely dormant in the UK over past decades. But cases have been rising. We address the key questions for paediatricians and healthcare workers. How serious is this disease? How infectious is it? And what do you do about it? The paeds round is delighted to welcome back Dr Liz Whittake…
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Listen to Dr Rohan Mehra, RCP clinical education fellow, (Infectious diseases/microbiology SPR) and Professor Habib Naqvi as they highlight health inequalities that exist due to race and what you can do to improve this situation. Sadly, racism is still pervasive in society and healthcare is not immune from this and needs urgently addressed. They ex…
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Are you wondering how to keep your child's brain active and engaged during the summer break? Listen in to hear the benefits of reading in the summer as host Katie LaPira sits down with Kim Tate, the Language Arts and Library Supervisor for Rockingham County Public Schools, to discuss how powerful reading can be. Kim provides practical advice on mak…
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Listen to Dr Charly Annesley (Consultant Learning Disability physician) and Dr Rebecca Kuruvilla (RCP clinical education fellow and Clinical Pharmacology and GIM registrar) discuss health inequalities in the population of patients living with a learning disability and why we need more physicians who are trained in this area of medicine. They also t…
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Listen to Dr Rohan Mehra, RCP clinical education fellow, (Infectious diseases/microbiology SPR) and Dr Mumtaz Patel, as they shine a spotlight on differential attainment in healthcare. This is a pervasive issue within UK healthcare which requires work from everyone. Here Rohan and Mumtaz illustrate the issue, how it impacts people and what you can …
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The Healthier Together programme provides clear and accurate health information for parents, young people and pregnant women. It's a website, but there's also an underlying ethos to ensure health professionals are consistent in what we communicate with families. Dr Sanjay Patel, paediatric infectious diseases and immunology consultant, joins hosts …
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How can child health professionals use social media in a professional capacity - including for public health information and for learning? What are its benefits and what are its perils? And how can you protect yourself as a clinician? This month on The Paeds Round, Dr Emma Lim and Dr Christo Tsilifis are joined by our multi-talented podcast produce…
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Are you curious about STEM and science activities in our schools? Today, host Katie LaPira chats with Tammy Stone, the Science, STEM, and Challenge Supervisor for Rockingham County Public Schools. Tammy shares exciting insights into the hands-on learning experiences of RCPS students. From dissecting owl pellets to exploring watershed ecosystems, st…
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Episode 67: Fever in the returning traveller - A hot topic
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Ever been unsure of how to deal with the patient that turns up in A&E having travelled to some far flung places sweating profusely? Then this one is for you! Listen along as Dr Alex Kew delivers a masterclass on how to treat a patient with an acute undifferentiated fever, at times, ably assisted by Dr Rohan Mehra (Infectious diseases/Microbiology S…
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How do the fine arts integrate into the social and brain development of our students? What initiatives does RCPS have that strengthen opportunities for our students? Listen in as host Katie LaPira talks with guest Becky Ford, Supervisor of the Fine Arts for RCPS. Becky shares with Katie about the integral ways that RCPS incorporates the fine arts i…
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What exactly is group A Streptococcus and what are its carriage rates? How do we pick apart those paediatric patients with viral illnesses from those with strep throat? Emma and Christo are joined by Dr Liz Whittaker, a paediatric infectious diseases consultant in London, an academic at Imperial College and convener of the British Paediatric Allerg…
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Are you wondering about how to help your child with math? Today’s guest Amanda Rickard, Supervisor of Math with Rockingham County Public Schools, joins host Katie LaPira to talk about the new math standards and actionable steps family members can take to support our students in math. Amanda talks about how math instruction has evolved over time and…
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Listen to Dr Rohan Mehra (Infectious diseases/microbiology SPR), Dr Pippa Medcalf and Peter Bull as they discuss health inequalities for people experiencing homelessness. Pete shares some powerful accounts of times he has interacted with healthcare when he was without a permanent residence. He highlights the negatives, but also important steps heal…
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Patient safety 5 – The impact of healthcare inequality on patient safety
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Health inequalities are widening in paediatrics. Those that are more disadvantaged experience more safety issues whilst in health care. If we can make our healthcare systems more equitable for the children and young people we can for, they will be safer in our care. In episode 5 of our series on paediatric patient safety, we speak with Dr Helen Ste…
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Patient safety 4 - Involving children, young people and their families in making healthcare safer
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It is imperative that children and young people are central to the co-design and co-production of our patient safety improvement interventions. In this episode, we speak with Dr Jane Runnacles, consultant paediatrician at St. George's Hospital, and Dr Victoria Dublon, paediatric diabetes consultant at the Royal Free Hospital. Both are champions of …
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Listen to Dr Rohan Mehra (RCP education fellow/Infectious diseases and microbiology SPR), Dr Merle Henderson and Dr Josh Elliott as they discuss research as a trainee. They discuss what a day as a trainee involved in research looks like and how varied that can be, whilst providing helpful tips to anyone thinking of getting involved in research, and…
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It is not enough just to collect data on harm occurring to children in healthcare settings. We need the data to be robust, comparable across the NHS and for it to be transformed into effective, meaningful changes in outcome. In episode 3 of our series on paediatric patient safety, we speak with Dr Damian Roland, a paediatric emergency medicine clin…
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It’s January and all the children are back in school. And that means it’s a chance to swap viruses and herald in the new year with fevers! This month’s episode has the answers to your questions as child health professionals on this burning problem. Should you worry about the height of the fever? Should you give antipyretics? How do you reassure par…
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Psychological safety in healthcare settings is the condition in which you feel included, safe to learn, safe to contribute and safe to challenge the status quo - without fear of being embarrassed, marginalised or punished. And it's an essential foundation in building a safety culture. Individually, feeling psychologically safe improves performance …
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What happens when weather events cause potential school disruptions? In today’s episode of RCPS Community Partner Cafe, Director of Transportation Chris Sours talks with host Katie LaPira to share what goes into making weather-related decisions for RCPS. Chris gives listeners a glimpse behind the scenes into what happens when weather events impact …
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Patient safety 1 - How can we build a culture of safety in paediatric healthcare?
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Healthcare is inherently risky and so as child health professionals we need to make patient safety a priority in all our actions. We need to think about safety all the time. In episode 1 of our series on paediatric patient safety, we speak with Dr Peter Lachman, who develops and delivers programmes for clinical leaders in quality improvement at the…
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Listen to Dr Mark Harber (RCP special adviser on healthcare sustainability and Consultant Nephrologist at the Royal Free Hospital) and Dr Rebecca Kuruvilla (RCP clinical education fellow and Clinical pharmacology/GIM registrar) discuss why sustainability is an issue that all clinicians working in the NHS need to be concerned about. They also discus…
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We’re back for episode 3 of The Paeds Round with special guest Dr Katy Fidler joining our hosts Emma Lim and Christo Tsilifis to talk about the management of herpes simplex virus. We discuss stigma, when to worry about HSV, the importance of early detection and what to look out for. Katy is a Paediatric Infectious Diseases Consultant in Brighton an…
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Episode 63: Health inequalities in the LGBTQIA+ Community what’s going on and what can you do?
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Listen to Dr Rohan Mehra (RCP education fellow/Infectious diseases and microbiology SPR) and Professor Catherine Meads as they discuss the vast Health inequalities facing LGBTQIA+ communities. They outline practical steps that you as a clinician can take to ensure you do not contribute to or worsen health inequalities in your local environment as w…
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How does RCPS help students prepare for their next steps after high school? In this special episode, student host Leo Johnson talks with two RCPS seniors about their plans after high school. Leo, Clayton, and James reflect on their time in RCPS, share what helped them along their current paths, and provide tips for students and parents looking to g…
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Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis or HLH, heard of the concept but never certain when it applies? Unsure of how to diagnose or manage it? Listen along as Dr Rohan Mehra (RCP education fellow/Infectious diseases and microbiology SPR) and Dr Alexis Jones (Rhematology consultant, UCLH) discuss a clinical case and provide key points to remember so th…
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We’re back for episode 2 of The Paeds Round with special guest Dr Hermione Lyall joining our hosts Emma Lim and Christo Tsilifis to talk about maternal to child transmission of herpes simplex virus and the importance of early detection of this rare condition. Hermione is a paediatric infectious diseases consultant at St Mary’s hospital in London an…
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Richard Burley, Executive Director of Digital talks with Professor Shah about how digital technology can support child health, and how paediatricians can embrace it - with a dose of healthy scepticism. Professor Sam Shah is Chief Medical Strategy Officer at men's health company, Numan, and Honorary Lecturer at University College London's Global Bus…
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What can career coaches do to help RCPS high school students? RCPS career coaches Jessica Baker and Liz Whiston-Dean join Katie LaPira and Donna Delisle to share about how career coaches at the RCPS high schools can support all students with their pathways after high school. As Liz and Jessica share, they can help students with activities such as i…
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Climate change poses an existential risk to child health and is exacerbating health inequalities. But, paediatricians can play an important role in sharing information and advocating for action. Dr Helen Stewart and Dr Alex Lemaigre introduce the College’s new toolkit for paediatricians. Our first tool helps you understand how climate change impact…
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How can we better support our children in middle and high school? In this episode, middle school counselor Laura Ogden and high school counselor Sandy King join Katie and Donna to share about the unique challenges and opportunities that middle and high school students face and how parents and guardians can provide support. Laura and Sandy share ins…
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Though common and self-limiting in older children and adults, herpes simplex viral infection can cause a spectrum of neonatal disease from simple lesion to devastating encephalitis. How can we identify babies at risk and provide appropriate treatment? In this episode, Sarah discusses her devastating story of losing a child to neonatal HSV and her w…
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Are you wondering how to help your elementary school child with school transitions as we settle into a new school year? Listen in to hear RCPS elementary guidance counselor Lindsey Bateman share tips and tricks for parents and family members to use to help our younger children navigate the changes that come with the start of school. Lindsey shares …
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What can parents and caregivers do to help students enhance their cognitive abilities? Although learning about the brain can be complex, the steps parents and caregivers can take to help with cognitive development can be quite simple. RCPS school psychologist Dr. Phil Wickline shares with host Donna DeLisle about cognitive functioning, developing b…
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Talking about the intentionality behind what the College does to train and support paediatricians: RCPCH Vice President for Training and Assessment, Dr Cathryn Chadwick interviews Trainees Committee Chair, Dr Emma Dyer. Our College Strategy 2021-24 outlines four strategic aims to support our mission of improving health outcomes for children and you…
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Two paediatricians share thoughts around vulnerability, compassion and belonging at work. Jess and Anna talk about brave spaces, the importance (and limits) of self-care and those "small moments of human connection". Dr Jess Morgan is a paediatrician and working as a Dinwoodie RCPCH Fellow on an exciting new project, Thrive Paediatrics, which aims …
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