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YKHC is an unusual and wonderful place to practice medicine and especially pediatrics. Pediatricians at YKHC act as subspecialist extenders for all pediatric specialties that are not available in Bethel and often not in Alaska. There are many unique and interesting challenges (and frustrations) with practicing medicine in a remote region with travel and communication issues that are unique to our area. It is a lot like practicing third world medicine with much better support and infrastructure. The medicine is interesting and spans from primary care to pediatric subspecialty management to critical care with NICU/PICU patient stabilization and transport. Pediatricians at YKHC are primarily responsible for Chronic Peds Patients or complex and chronically ill kids, but we also do a variety of other patient care activities as well. | YKHC is an unusual and wonderful place to practice medicine and especially pediatrics. Pediatricians at YKHC act as subspecialist extenders for all pediatric specialties that are not available in Bethel and often not in Alaska. There are many unique and interesting challenges (and frustrations) with practicing medicine in a remote region with travel and communication issues that are unique to our area. It is a lot like practicing third world medicine with much better support and infrastructure. The medicine is interesting and spans from primary care to pediatric subspecialty management to critical care with NICU/PICU patient stabilization and transport. Pediatricians at YKHC are primarily responsible for Chronic Peds Patients or complex and chronically ill kids, but we also do a variety of other patient care activities as well. | ||
==GENERAL | ==GENERAL INFORMATION== | ||
*[[General Introduction to Pediatrics]] | *[[General Introduction to Pediatrics]] | ||
==COMMON PEDIATRIC SPECIFIC INFORMATION== | ==COMMON PEDIATRIC SPECIFIC INFORMATION== | ||
Revision as of 10:06, 29 October 2020
YKHC is an unusual and wonderful place to practice medicine and especially pediatrics. Pediatricians at YKHC act as subspecialist extenders for all pediatric specialties that are not available in Bethel and often not in Alaska. There are many unique and interesting challenges (and frustrations) with practicing medicine in a remote region with travel and communication issues that are unique to our area. It is a lot like practicing third world medicine with much better support and infrastructure. The medicine is interesting and spans from primary care to pediatric subspecialty management to critical care with NICU/PICU patient stabilization and transport. Pediatricians at YKHC are primarily responsible for Chronic Peds Patients or complex and chronically ill kids, but we also do a variety of other patient care activities as well.
GENERAL INFORMATION
COMMON PEDIATRIC SPECIFIC INFORMATION
- Chronic Pediatric Patient Definition
- Pediatric Consults
- CPP Village Assignments
- Chronic Pediatric RMT
- Outpatient Pediatric Encounters
- Medevacs for Inpatient Pediatricians
- Pediatric Care Management
- Pediatric Specialty Services
- Pediatric Psychiatry Services
- Pediatric Village Trips
- Newborn Information Access on RAVEN
- INTRA and INTERhospital Transfers
- Pharmacy Things to Know
- Emergency Stabilization Information
