Vishal Naik, MD, MEd

An incredibly important story outlining the significance and impact of pediatric readiness for the children being cared for in our communities

Moderating Sim-Olympics at #IPSSW2022 with @normaliz57 and @s921v! Watch pediatric providers from around the nation compete for the gold at 5pm if you’re here! #Simulation @IPSSorg @AllChildrens @LuriePEM @childrensmn

…and a few more to pray for the children lost today and the families forever changed. #GunViolence #Uvalde nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

It’s a sound in this country most likely caused by a gun. In 2020, 45,222 children lost their lives by firearm related injury - the leading cause of death in children for the year (NEJM 2022). Please take a second out of your day to reflect upon how absurd that is… 2/3

A part of my job that haunts me the most is the scream of a parent upon the sudden loss of their child - it’s a gut wrenching sound that tears through your soul like nothing else can, but fails to fully capture the loss and pain of the moment - because nothing can. 1/3

@EMSCImprovement Center is hosting a webinar on prehospital care for pediatric mental and behavioral health emergencies, including tools for difficult cases, on May 18 at 1p ET. @Pedisedationdoc @LAdrMoh @VNaikMD @destinygtMD @polinakrass Registration: tinyurl.com/yzk4eez2

Does your EMS agency have the resources, training, and policies you need to care for kids? Find out by using the Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project’s pediatric checklist and toolkit: bit.ly/prehospitalped…

Today we join colleagues, families, and patients in contemplating the hills we have climbed already— and even more so, the mountains we have yet to climb. #MLK #IMSH2022 #INSPIREatIMSH @SSHorg @twhitfill @drauerbach @JenArnoldMD @maxisworthy @Haruokuda

You might not be able to travel to Beijing for the Winter Olympics…but you can come to the Sim-Olympics #IMSH2022 @childrensmn @LuriePEM @s921v @normaliz57

Vishal Naik, MD presenting his ALERT on EMS Handoff at INSPIRE 2022 in LA. GREAT STUFF! @INSPIRE_Network @LuriePEM @kidSTAR_

To tell us she wanted to go outside, my 16-month-old daughter motioned to her jacket and then, completely unprompted, grabbed a mask for the first time. If this can be part of her routine, it can be part of yours too. #ProudDad #WearAMask

Bit by bit, the FDA & CDC's strengths have been pecked away to insure fealty to the President instead of the people. The damage will take years to undo. For those who devoted our lives to serving the health of those people, I cannot express how difficult seeing this is.

#AskRenal I’ve been asked by Chief Resident @VNaikMD to lead a 2 hour education session via zoom for peds residents on the general theme of “adolescent nephrology”. Suggestions for topics? Online resources? YouTube videos? Simulations? Tweetorials? #MedEd

Taking a second to reflect on the many insightful discussions had this week after rounds: -balancing the care of self, family, and patients -leadership in a time of personal and widespread stress -practice in the resource limited setting -handling of rapid practice change #MedEd

Learning about how to advocate for kids at Block Ed today. @mnaap @ChomiloMD @childrensmn #putkids1st #tweetiatricians #pediatricians

“No evidence supports the use of HFNC therapy early in a child’s inpatient course; rather, it should be used when standard oxygen therapy fails.” Thanks to our colleagues (@erika_stalets et al) here @CincyChildrens for a really good overview of HFNC in bronchiolitis. A must read

AWESOME AFTERNOON of #MedEd!!! @UofMPedsRes pediatric residents getting @StopTheBleed instructor certified during block education. Thank you to the Hennepin Trauma Services team @HennepinHC for some great education! #medtwitter

I matched! Proud to announce that I will be heading back home to Chicago for training in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Lurie Children’s Hospital @LurieChildrens @LuriePEM #FellowMatch