Getting Equipped: Understanding the Use of Durable Medical Equipment in Pediatrics

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Dr. Arda Hotz discusses a cross-sectional study of the use of durable medical equipment and supplies by pediatric patients. She describes implications for the care of children with complex chronic conditions, key stakeholders involved in the analysis, and next steps from this work. SPEAKERS Arda Hotz, MD, MPH Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Pediatrician, Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital HOST Emily Goodwin, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine Pediatrician, General Academic Pediatrics Beacon Program, Children’s Mercy Kansas City DATES Initial publication: January 5, 2024. ARTICLES REFERENCED Hotz A, Sprecher E, Bastianelli L, Rodean J, Stringfellow I, Barkoudah E, Cohen LE, Estrada C, Graham R, Greenwood J, Kyle J, Mann N, Pinkham M, Solari T, Rosen R, Saleeb S, Shah AS, Watters K, Wells S, Berry JG. Categorization of a Universal Coding System to Distinguish Use of Durable Medical Equipment and Supplies in Pediatric Patients. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Oct 2;6(10):e2339449. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.39449. PMID: 37874565; PMCID: PMC10599121. Adegboro CO, Coller RJ. An Important Tool to Understand Durable Medical Equipment and Supply Use in Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Oct 2;6(10):e2339581. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.39581. PMID: 37874568 ‌ Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs National Research Network. Emerging Investigator Program. https://cyshcnet.org/emerging-investigator-program/‌‌‌ Feudtner C, Feinstein JA, Zhong W, Hall M, Dai D. Pediatric complex chronic conditions classification system version 2: updated for ICD-10 and complex medical technology dependence and transplantation. BMC Pediatr. 2014 Aug 8;14:199. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-199. PMID: 25102958; PMCID: PMC4134331.‌‌‌‌ TRANSCRIPT https://op-docebo-images.s3.amazonaws.com/Transcripts/Getting+Equipped_Understanding+the+Use+of+Durable+Medical+Equipment+in+Children_Hotz_010824.pdf Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6 Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access, thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: [email protected] CITATION Hotz A, Goodwin EJ. Getting Equipped: Understanding the Use of Durable Medical Equipment in Pediatrics. 1/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/getting-equipped-understanding-the-use-of-durable-medical-equipment-in-pediatrics.