National Child Abuse Awareness Month With Dr. Lauren Burge, Child Abuse Pediatrician & Dr. Andrea Sebastian, Child Abuse Nurse Practitioner: Part 1 – Abusive Head Trauma

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Join me for a very informative conversation with Dr. Lauren Burge, Child Abuse Pediatrician at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN, and Dr. Andrea Sebastian, Child Abuse Nurse Practitioner at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. Both are assistant professors at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. In this episode, we discuss Abusive Head Trauma (AHT). Learn what age groups are at the greatest risk and why. Drs. Burge and Sebastian discuss the things that trigger this behavior, how the diagnosis can be missed by providers, and the controversy playing out in the court system with this traumatic injury. We also discuss tips for coping with a crying baby and the stress that brings to parents. Providers can help parents deal with this frustration by educating them on options for coping.

More about Dr. Burge:
Lauren Burge, MD, is a Child Abuse Pediatrician and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee. She is a member of the CARES team at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and completes medical evaluations of children with concerns of abuse or neglect. She graduated from medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and completed her pediatric residency at the University of Oklahoma. She also completed a 3-year fellowship in Child Abuse Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Between residency and fellowship, Dr. Burge served 2 years as a general pediatrician working mainly with foster children and their families. Her interests in the field include community outreach with an emphasis on education and the prevention of child abuse. Dr. Burge has participated in numerous presentations both within the health professions and in the surrounding communities on topics such as the recognition and reporting of child maltreatment and adverse childhood experiences.

More about Dr. Sebastian:
Dr. Andrea Sebastian obtained her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from the University of Kentucky in 2014 with a focus on primary care pediatrics. Upon graduation, she began working with the child abuse team at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, where her primary duties included medical evaluations of children with concerns for physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. She practiced as an adjunct faculty member with the UTHSC College of Nursing from 2014 to 2016 and joined the college's clinical faculty as an Assistant Professor in 2017. Dr. Sebastian is a certified sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) for pediatric patients, and she is the principal investigator for the $1.5 million HRSA Advanced Nursing Education Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Program grant awarded to the UTHSC College of Nursing.

Websites:
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childabuseandneglect/Abusive-Head-Trauma.html

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/145/4/e20200203/36936/Abusive-Head-Trauma-in-Infants-and-Children

https://uthsc.edu/nursing/

https://thatshealthful.com/

http://purplecrying.info/

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Music for this episode is provided by local Memphis singer, musician, and songwriter – Devan Yanik. For more of Devan’s music visit devanmusic.weebly.com.