Coverage Counts: Kids, Medicaid & CHIP

The Speed of Change: E-bikes, Advocacy & Kids

What does it take to keep kids safe as e-bike use continues to grow? In Episode 3 of Operation Advocacy, host Joanne Baerg, MD, is joined by Sigrid Burruss, MD, FACS, and Romeo Ignacio, MD, FACS, FAAP, to discuss the rising number of pediatric e-bike injuries, practical steps families can take to improve safety, and how advocacy efforts like the SAFE Ride Act could help protect children.  Join the conversation. Resources, fact checks, and policy watch links on Padlet [https://padlet.com/connecticutchildrens/OperationAdvocacyE3]. Send us your comments and stories. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2615103/fan_mail/new]

Coverage Counts: Kids, Medicaid & CHIP

Join us to discuss the current state of Medicaid and children's healthcare coverage and how to advocate. Experts Leonardo Cuelllo, JD Research Professor at Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families, and Tamar Haro, former Senior Director of Federal & State Advocacy at the American Academy of Pediatrics, now at Haro Solutions join us. Resources, fact checks & policy watch links on Padlet [https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/padlet.com/connecticutchildrens/operation-advocacy-a-podcast-by-pediatric-surgeons-episode-2-shjtd2e7xgolkxd2__;!!Li743BnW!lHTG9yD_cQ1jE6ufpzSZT-87gdXjRK86ngABl2bf8t5Bcv8pMb3rc3-qZVV9U-x8vrXppmg7vyBBkbhe6JI0MnCCwQcb$]. Send us your comments and stories. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2615103/fan_mail/new]

Why We Advocate for Kids: with Dr. Andrea Hayes-Dixon

Pediatric surgeon and president of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, Dr. Andrea Hayes-Dixon, discusses why pediatric surgeons advocate and ways that ALL can advocate to improve children’s health. She shares personal experiences pioneering a surgical procedure to treat a previously almost incurable cancer and her basic science research successes. Insights into funding for pediatric healthcare research, its importance and current challenges. Resources, fact checks & policy watch links on Padlet [https://padlet.com/connecticutchildrens/operation-advocacy-a-podcast-by-pediatric-surgeons-r5nt0k1ppl2vt3qv]  Send us your comments and stories. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2615103/fan_mail/new]