Becker’s Healthcare -- Pediatric Leadership Podcast

This episode features Barbara Joers, President and CEO at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare. Here, she discusses the challenge of preventative health care efforts for children with the decline of immunizations due to lack of access during the pandemic, dealing with the workforce shortage, equity and inclusivity of pediatrics, and more.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Kristina Deeter, M.D., MBA, Specialty Medical Officer for Pediatric Critical Care Medicine with Pediatrix Medical Group and Vice Chair of Pediatrics at Renowned Children's Hospital in Reno, Nevada to discuss the pandemic's effect on pediatric care. She examines the long-term mental health effects in children and young adults, the benefits to regionalization of care and the importance of smaller PICUs remaining in communities, and actionable insights to caring for children during this pandemic. This episode is sponsored by Pediatrix.

This episode features Matthew Love, President and CEO at Nicklaus Children's Health System. Here, he discusses the importance of focusing on the fundamentals of providing amazing care, operational excellence, building the future, and concentrating on the healthsystem as a whole.

In this episode, Max Williamson, a Patient Representative for the UK National Cancer Research Institute, and Karen Rowland Yeo, PhD, Senior Vice President at Certara, discuss the challenges in pediatric drug development, including accessibility issues for young people and the need for more qualitative data. Max and Karen also talk about how technology can accelerate getting new medicines to children as well as emerging trends in the space over the next 5 years.This podcast is sponsored by Certara.

This episode features R. Lawrence Moss, M.D., President and CEO at Nemours Children’s Health System. Here, he discusses how his strategies are evolving, what his top priorities are, and more

This episode features John Brownstein, Chief Innovation Officer at Boston Children’s Hospital. Here, he discusses his role as Chief Innovation Officer, his pride in Boston Children's Hospital, and more

This episode features Robert Steele, Chief Strategy Officer and Innovation Officer at Children’s Mercy Kansas City. Here, he discusses his career journey, pride in his system, and more.

This episode features Paul Viviano, President & CEO at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Here, he discusses the keys to constant improvement, his pride in CHLA, and more.

This episode features Richard Majzun, Chief Operating Officer at Stanford Children’s Health | Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Here, he discusses his pride in the Stanford Children’s Hospital, his career journey, and more.

Dr. Marc Gorelick, President and CEO of Children's Minnesota, joined the podcast to talk about advancing health equity in his organization and community.

This episode features Alison Tothy, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician at the University of Chicago. Here, she discusses what she is looking forward to in medicine, her career journey, and more.

Dr. Lauren Destino, Medical Staff President of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in California, joined the podcast to talk about effective departmental communication, building a strong team amid the pandemic and why it's important for clinical leaders to take advantage of new opportunities.

Barbara Joers, CEO of Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare in St. Paul, Minn., talked about her career journey and passion for children's healthcare, exciting innovations and the policy changes needed to ensure access to care in this episode.

Heather Havericak, CEO of Broward Health Medical Center and Salah Foundation Children's Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., joined the podcast to talk about how the pandemic changed healthcare delivery and her plan for strategic growth in the future.

In this episode, Dr. Barbara Pahud, director of research for infectious diseases at Children's Mercy Kansas City, joined the podcast to discuss vaccine distribution among children and the challenges that lie ahead.

This episode features Jim Shmerling, President and CEO of Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford. Here, he joined the podcast to discuss how the pandemic affected the finances at children's hospitals and the new partnerships he is forging to create a more sustainable future. He also touched on exciting new research for treating pediatric patients with regenerative cell therapies.