2020 Archive

Hand hygiene a crucial component of preventing viral spread
Hand hygiene a crucial component of preventing viral spread
Clinical

Hand hygiene a crucial component of preventing viral spread

Mike O’Kelly

You learned how to do it before you could spell it. It may be one of the most important things you can do to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Image of petri dish
Image of petri dish
Clinical

Infection prevention and control: Planning patient protection during a pandemic

Stacey Wiedower

Read how early planning to protect patients and staff through infection prevention measures readied this facility for the pandemic.

The most important thing for parents and caregivers is to take care of themselves first.
The most important thing for parents and caregivers is to take care of themselves first.
Clinical

Self-care: The No. 1 thing you can do for your child

Keith Crabtree, PhD

This psychologist gives advice on caring for infant and toddler mental health, and the No. 1 thing to do isn’t what you would expect. %

The HemoFOCUS screening process uses a standardized rating scale to screen children with hemophilia for symptoms of ADHD.
The HemoFOCUS screening process uses a standardized rating scale to screen children with hemophilia for symptoms of ADHD.
Clinical

New screening process helps clinicians identify educational and mental health problems in children with hemophilia

Jacklyn Boggs

The HemoFOCUS screening process uses a standardized rating scale to screen children with hemophilia for inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, which are symptoms of ADHD. The goal is to improve the odds that patients with a dual diagnosis will be identified and will receive appropriate educational and psychosocial services.

photo of James Downing
photo of James Downing
Outreach

Wear a mask: You play a part in covering for the kids

Mike O’Kelly

Wearing a mask is a small thing to help protect St. Jude patients and those who care for them. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, masked patients were a common sight on the hospital’s campus. This is an opportunity to step into their shoes.

Physician partnerships and telemedicine advance treatments and cures
Physician partnerships and telemedicine advance treatments and cures
Clinical

Physician partnerships and telemedicine advance treatments and cures

Ibrahim Qaddoumi, MD, MS

Telemedicine, identified in 1879 as a way to reduce patient office visits, has become a necessary way to enhance the quality of care throughout the world.

Meeting of the minds: Standardizing communication to improve patient handoffs and transitions of care
Meeting of the minds: Standardizing communication to improve patient handoffs and transitions of care
Clinical

Meeting of the minds: Standardizing communication to improve patient handoffs and transitions of care

James Hoffman, PharmD, MS

These communications programs have a significant impact in helping ensure patient care is consistent across care teams.

St. Jude School Program uses technology to connect teachers to students amid a pandemic
St. Jude School Program uses technology to connect teachers to students amid a pandemic
Outreach

St. Jude School Program uses technology to connect teachers to students amid a pandemic

Keith Crabtree, PhD

Read how teachers work to make school as normal as possible for these pediatric cancer patients – first, get some toothpicks and gummies...

My journey to clinical research and becoming a grant-funded scientist
My journey to clinical research and becoming a grant-funded scientist
Investigator Insights

My journey to clinical research and becoming a grant-funded scientist

Dylan Graetz, MD, MPH

Read how this place is perfect for physicians to pursue research to enhance pediatric health care throughout the world.

Staff scientists in core research facilities accelerate and broaden biomedical discovery
Staff scientists in core research facilities accelerate and broaden biomedical discovery
Research

Staff scientists in core research facilities accelerate and broaden biomedical discovery

Gary Bridgman

These labs are highly specialized and deliver researchers access to advanced and speedy scientific results.