Articles and Publications
Oklahoma’s Resident in the Spotlight – Taylor Craft, DO
I was always interested in serving and helping my community in the best way that I could and I decided medicine was the route I wanted to take to accomplish that. I’ve always enjoyed the science behind the human body and it’s ability to heal and adapt.
Apps for Breastfeeding Support
Malinda Webb, MD, FAAP I hope that you had a wonderful Breastfeeding Month in August! Most of you probably have a few medical apps that you find indispensible or at least helpful in your day to day practice. There are a few breastfeeding related ones that you...
Oklahoma Breastfeeding Resource Center
The OBRC has been instrumental in helping many hospitals become Baby Friendly and in promoting breastfeeding support in the workplace.
Greetings from your Chapter Breastfeeding Coordinator!
With the large portion in our state who live in poverty (22%) and our unhealthy status, breastfeeding becomes an important part of the solution to improve the health of Oklahomans.
New Trauma-Informed Care Website for Oklahoma Physicians
I want to share with you a new free resource that will save you time in providing great care to your patients. As a pediatrician and adoptive mother, I became aware of a gap in training and information available to physicians about childhood trauma. I also found that...
Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC)
I am a pediatrician and I was unaware of SUDC until it affected our family directly when our happy and healthy 17-month-old son Conor died during a nap on October 25, 2016.
Demographic Considerations in Serving Children Who are Hard of Hearing or Deaf
PART III- Choices for Communication Modalities
When determining effective service provision for children who are hard of hearing or deaf (HH/D), the primary care physician (PCP) must consider differences in variables such as the family’s ethnicity, education, religious and cultural beliefs, and family structure.
Oklahoma’s Resident in the Spotlight – Lisa Settle, DO
Lisa Settle is currently a second-year pediatric resident at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City.
Demographic Considerations in Serving Children Who are Hard of Hearing or Deaf
PART II– Hearing Status of the Parents Karl R. White, PhD National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM) - Utah State University Special Note: This article is Part II or a 3-Part series modified for the OK Pediatrician E-Newsletter. Part I - The Child’s...
Preventing Unintended Injuries and Death
“It happened so fast. I think it was this sentiment that resonated the most with me at the AAP’s Annual Leadership Forum in March. Three families were invited to address the leaders of the AAP in conjunction with the roll out of an AAP Policy statement about drowning prevention.