Digital Tools for Kids’ Health and Minds

Three guests working in very different corners of pediatric healthcare, connected by a common belief: the time to act is earlier than the system currently acts. Therapy That Goes Home With the Patient: George Frey of Cognishine and Arie Melamed from ALYN Hospital Cognishine began as a tool for a pediatric rehabilitation hospital in Israel.

The Power of Avatars

Three guests. Three technologies. And a shared belief that the best innovations in pediatric care don’t replace human connection, they find new ways to make it possible. Safety Through an Avatar: Erin Bogdanski on THERA VR Erin Bogdanski traces the roots of her work to two unlikely sources: Jim Henson and Fred Rogers. Both understood.

Pigs, Texts & Sim

One guest is trying to keep infants alive long enough to get a human heart. One is sending parents text messages with child development tips. One is recreating mass casualty events in a simulation center. What connects them: a conviction that the next generation of pediatric care will reach children and families in ways the.

Diabetes & Obesity Management

Three guests. Three corners of the same problem. And one shared message: the way we talk about diabetes and obesity in children, who caused it, whose fault it is, and who deserves help, needs to change. Community, Spirituality, and Guilt: Dr. Jennifer Raymond on Diabetes in Latinx Families Dr. Jennifer Raymond has spent years researching.