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ACMG Issues Primer on Regulation of Laboratory-Developed Tests
ACMG Issues Primer on Regulation of Laboratory-Developed Tests 1024 683 Lauren Dembeck

The new statement, co-authored by a Nationwide Children’s laboratory geneticist, outlines how lab-developed tests are regulated and offers patient-centered recommendations for modernizing oversight. Laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) are validated testing protocols developed by certified clinical laboratories for patient care and play an essential role in diagnosing and guiding treatment for many conditions that affect pediatric patients.…

By the Book: Guiding Teens Through Inpatient Psychiatric Stays
By the Book: Guiding Teens Through Inpatient Psychiatric Stays 1024 555 Katie Brind'Amour, PhD, MS, CHES

A new patient guidebook provides evidence-based resources to engage adolescents in their recovery throughout and after their hospital stay. Inpatient admissions for child and adolescent psychiatry patients typically occur due to a psychiatric crisis. At Nationwide Children’s Hospital, children stay an average of eight days before transitioning to outpatient care. While in the hospital, they…

Approaching Uncertainty in Medicine With a Growth Mindset
Approaching Uncertainty in Medicine With a Growth Mindset 1024 531 Abbie Miller

In baseball, a really good batting average is .333 — which means the batter hits the ball and gets to first base a third of the time. That also means they miss —they fail — two-thirds of the time. Medical providers are expected to get things right 100% of the time,” says Michael Patrick, MD,…