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Rescentris, the leading provider of electronic lab notebook (ELN) software for the life sciences industry, today announced that Columbus Childrens Research Institute (CCRI) has selected its award-winning Collaborative Electronic Research FrameworkTM (CERF) solution for their electronic lab notebook. Electronic lab notebook software is a burgeoning new technology, and selecting the right ELN for the institution was a critical decision for Columbus Children Research Institute. A team, comprised of executive management, researchers, lab staff and IT support, at CCRI sought to identify an industry leader of an ELN solution that could provide its principal investigators and laboratory scientists with versatility, ease of use, and the flexibility to work with a variety of different types of scientific data and workflows....

Inside Our Inpatient Rooms When your child is in the hospital you want to understand what is happening, who is caring for your child and what you can do to help. We know you have questions, and we know this can be a stressful time. We want you to know how you can assist us in caring for your child. We are here to support you and your family and to answer any questions you may have....

Joan Atkin, MD, FACMG, Division of Molecular and Human Genetics at Nationwide Childrens Hospital and clinical associate professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, will be presenting at the Jewish Genetic Diseases: Inheritance, Testing and Treatment conference at 7 p.m. November 20, 2008 at the Jewish Community Center in Bexley.Dr. Atkin will speak specifically on Jewish genetic diseases and will be accompanied by Nationwide Childrens genetic counselor Carrie Blout, MS, CGC, who will discuss how the diseases are inherited....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-6336 Fax us at: (614) 722-6988 Anesthesiology & Pain MedicinePatient Care Services700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Kelly M. Moon Patient Care Locations Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital Academic and Clinical Areas Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Team Primary Department Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine Research Publications Moon KM, Donaworth S, Hagele MS, Kim SS, Willer BL, Tobias JD....

Contact Information Call us at: (614)722-8619 Email Lauren A. Storch, MS, RD, CSP, LD Clinical Nutrition and Lactation700 Children’s DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Lauren A. Storch Biography Lauren A. Storch, MS, RD, CSP LD, is a registered and licensed dietitian working in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. She graduated from Indiana University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics, and in 2014, she graduated with a Master of Science from the Medical Dietetics Combined Masters/Dietetic Internship Program in The Ohio State University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences....

The nasal turbinates (TER bin ates) are 3 folds of tissue that line each side of the nose. When we breathe, they clean and moisten the air that passes over them. The turbinates are known as inferior, middle, and superior. They may become enlarged because of allergies, cigarette smoke, chronic infections, or irritation of the nose. Enlargement of turbinates can cause problems breathing through the nose. The inferior turbinates are the most likely to swell and block air flow through the nose....

Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Children’s Practicing Pediatricians (CPP) have partnered to provide a valuable resource for parents, children and health care officials to access quality, local information about numerous community resources. CAP4Kids is a free, online referral source connecting youth and families with resources in the community. The mission of the Children’s Advocacy Project of Columbus (CAP4Kids) is to help bridge the gap between families in need and the many social services agencies offering valuable programs and services....

Nationwide Childrens Hospital will open a Close To HomeSM Center in Ironton, Ohio, mid-July. Close To HomeSM Centers offer community-based testing, treatment and care for children and families depending on the needs of the community at convenient locations. The Ironton Close To HomeSM Center will provide Lawrence County and the surrounding area with a ChildLabSM opening on July 13 followed by the opening of three specialty clinics with scheduling of appointments beginning in July....

Sport and energy drinks are common fluids that children and adolescents reach for before, during and after physical activity. However, most people are not aware that there is a difference between the two types of drinks. While sports drinks can be beneficial in certain circumstances, energy drinks really have no useful role in the diet of young athletes and when used inappropriately both sport and energy drinks can be more harmful than helpful....

According to a new study from researchers in the Center for Pediatric Trauma Research and the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, nearly 127,000 kids in the U.S had burn injuries in 2012. Over half or 69,000 of these children had burns that are considered significant injuries by the American Burn Association (ABA). That’s about 1 kid every 8 minutes with a significant burn, or 189 kids per day....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 355-6098 Email Noah J Garcia, MEd Sports Medicine584 County Line Rd.Westerville, OH 43082 (map) Learn more about Noah J Garcia Biography Noah Garcia is a Sports Performance Specialist in the Sports Medicine department of NCH and has been working with the athletic teams of Reynoldsburg High School since January 2020. Along with designing training protocols for team sports, Noah is also responsible for overseeing Strength & Conditioning classes for all students at Reynoldsburg High School’s Livingston campus....

Keeping up with nutrition trends is as hard as keeping up with your kids. The list of recommendations changes constantly and leaves most of us confused about what is right for our family. We all want our children to eat healthy, well-balanced diets, but then there is reality. Thankfully, latest research says you can relax! Some kids are just more hesitant to expand their food choices than others. Here are some things you can do to help:...

To address a shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists in Ohio, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the Ohio Department of Mental Health and provider organizations across the state have launched Pediatric Psychiatry Network, an easy-access consultation and support service for primary care physicians. The purpose of the network is to help primary care doctors deliver and coordinate care for Ohio’s youth by providing timely and direct answers to physician questions regarding mental health diagnosis and treatment....

The first signs of RSV may seem like a cold: sneezing stuffy or runny nose cough fever Call your child’s health care provider right away, if your child has any of these signs and symptoms: a cold and is less than 6 months of age or is at high risk for RSV difficulty breathing: wheezing coughing short, shallow and fast breaths skin between the ribs or under the neck pulls in with each breath (retractions)...

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-4573 Fax us at: (614) 355-2878 Anesthesiology & Pain MedicinePatient Care Services700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Sharon K. Wrona Patient Care Locations Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital Academic and Clinical Areas Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Nurse Practitioner Team Comprehensive Pediatric Pain Fellowship Faculty Primary Department Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine Research Publications Wrona SK, Quinlan-Colwell A, Brown L, Enricoso Jannuzzi RG....

Anesthesiologists at Nationwide Children’s offer spinal anesthesia for select patients who are undergoing some types of surgeries. More than 200 of these procedures have been performed at the hospital's main campus and the Westerville Surgery Center. The procedure is typically offered as an alternative to general anesthesia (going to sleep) for patients up to two years old. This allows the patient to stay awake during the surgery, while being numbed and immobilized from the mid-chest down....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-3535 Fax us at: (614) 722-3273 PediatricsCenter for Gene Therapy700 Children’s Drive Rm WA3021Columbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Stephen G. Kaler Biography Stephen G. Kaler, MD, MPH, is a professor of Pediatrics and Genetics and a physician-scientist in the Center for Gene Therapy, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. He is triple-certified (Clinical, Biochemical, and Molecular Genetics) by the American Board of Medical Genetics and considered an authority on Menkes disease, a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism, and its variants....

Epilepsy, a brain disorder that occurs when electrical signals in the brain are disrupted, affects approximately 2.7 million people in the United States. Of this number, more than 325,000 are children. While most of these children respond well to medication, 36% of them do not. For these children, the implantation of a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) is another treatment option to help control or reduce the frequency of their seizures. Now, researchers at Columbus Children’s Hospital have demonstrated that using a VNS is not only effective in reducing seizures and epilepsy-related hospital visits, but provides a better quality of life for many of these young epilepsy patients....

A Transtelephonic (trans tele FON ic) 30-day post event monitor is used when the patient has abnormal symptoms related to his or her heart beating. The device is about the size of a credit card. It is placed against the bare skin on your child’s middle chest between the nipples. It records irregular heart beats that last a little longer than a few seconds. The recordings are then sent to a monitoring company over a land line telephone to be reviewed by your child’s doctor....

Save the Date! Please join us in-person or virtually for the 2022 Pediatric Sports Medicine and Orthopedics Conference on Friday, November 18, 2022. This conference is designed for physicians, athletic trainers, physical therapists, physician assistants, nurses, and other health care providers who treat pediatric patients with sports medicine injuries and orthopedic problems. Attendees may choose to attend in-person or virtually and afternoon breakout tracks in Sports Medicine, Rehabilitation, and MSK Ultrasound will be available....