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Women at our hospital are making breakthroughs that are transforming children’s lives – and changing the world. In honor of Women’s History Month, “Women Leading the Way” is a five-episode series of our CEO Madeline Bell’s podcast, Breaking Through. She talked with five women doctors and scientists from CHOP about their groundbreaking work. Hear from Susan Furth, MD, PhD, Holly L. Hedrick, MD, FACS, Diva D. De León-Crutchlow, MD, MSCE, Marni Falk, MD, and Denise Adams, MD. Browse all of the Breaking Through episodes today.

If you’re a parent, you likely have a lot of questions about your children’s vaccines. Watch Dr. Paul Offit, Director of the Vaccine Education Center, and fellow experts discuss common vaccine-related topics including potential for long-term side effects, vaccination while breastfeeding, why we give vaccines for diseases we don’t see, the contagiousness of COVID-19, and much more.

We’re very excited to announce that we’ve added a new category of learning modules to CHOP OPEN, dedicated to Nursing education. Our debut Nursing module is on Tracheostomy Suctioning, and covers how to properly use and care for portable suction machines. Revisit the Nursing section soon for the latest education delivered by CHOP’s Department of Nursing.

We’re very excited to announce that we’ve added a brand new content type to CHOP OPEN, Podcasts! Our debut series is titled Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Podcasts, which intends to educate, enlighten and inform. Join host Robert A. Belfer, MD, a Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as he chats with local, regional, national and international leaders in the fields of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Neurology, Surgery, Radiology, Intensive Care, Infectious Disease and others who will offer insights into the latest clinical updates and innovations in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.

We’re happy you found your way to the News section of CHOP OPEN. This section will be used to feature announcements and updates to the CHOP OPEN community.