Navigating the Intersection Between Medical Complexity and Mental Health in the Emergency Department

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Dr. Sriram Ramgopal and Dr. Carolyn Foster discuss the design and key findings of a cross-sectional study examining encounters in the Emergency Department and subsequent care for children with medical complexity and mental or behavioral health needs. They describe gaps in our knowledge and systems issues related to this important intersection of care needs, implications for clinical practice, and next steps from this work.

SPEAKERS
Sriram Ramgopal, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
Northwestern Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine
Attending Physician, Pediatric Emergency Medicine,
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Carolyn C. Foster, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care,
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

HOST
Kristina Malik, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Medical Director, KidStreet
Pediatrician, Special Care Clinic,
Children's Hospital Colorado

DATES
Initial publication: May 25, 2023

JOURNAL CLUB ARTICLE
Ramgopal S, Goodman DM, Kan K, Smith T, Foster CC. Children With Medical Complexity and Mental and Behavioral Disorders in the Emergency Department. Hosp Pediatr. 2023 Jan 1;13(1):9-16. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-006835.

TRANSCRIPT

This episode introduces the Complex Care Journal Club Podcast, a monthly series that discusses emerging evidence in the care of children with medical complexity with authors of recently published research and explores implications for clinical practice for the interprofessional care team.


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CITATION

[ileanaroca]

This was such a great talk. It is so validating to hear Open Pediatrics talk about the frustration we all feel when caring for these pts. Thank you for shining a light of this difficult topic. We need to do more to change the current infrastructure so we can care for these pts.