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Wendy sue swanson, md, mbe, faap is a board certified pediatrician, keynote speaker, chief medical officer, author, tv contributor, podcaster, and mother to two. She recently created and launched flu doctor, an alexa skill built in partnership with boston childrens hospital to build trust in the science and safety of the flu vaccine. Mama doc medicine is a great book for parents or anyone wanting to become a parent. View wendy swansons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Mama doc medicine ebook by wendy sue swanson rakuten kobo. Most chapters are only a few pages, which makes taking in the information much less overwhelming.
In 2009, the seattle childrens hospital pediatrician launched the seattle mama doc blog to better connect with the world outside her exam room. Moms choice awards for her first book, mama doc medicine. Bridging the digital divide between doctors and patients, dr. Wendy sue swanson to learn about her use of the internet to better serve her community. And i think what i appreciate most about this book is that the practical medical topics are in the context of the social and emotional issues that we all feel and worry about. Monday, march 3, 2014 everett clinic pediatrician, mom, and blogger dr. Wendy sue swanson guides us through important and confusing issues like colic, dealing with lice, and immunizations. Wendy sue swanson is welcomed back to the show who you will remember from our show on how to talk to kids about food allergies. Wendy sue swansons wisdom is a mix of medicine and motherhood. Wendy sue swanson, md, mbe, faap, is a pediatrician, mother to two young boys, and the author of the seattle childrens hospital seattle mama doc blog, the first pediatricianauthored blog for a major childrens hospital. Find wendy swansons phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Applying that knowledge for your own family in real time can be downright overwhelming. She is working to revolutionize health communications by using social and digital media to bridge the gap between parents and doctors. It comes from government organizations, forprofit entities, lay press and, in the world of pediatrics, parenting sites.
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Wendy sue swanson is a mom, pediatrician, blogger, spokesperson for the american academy of pediatrics, executive director of digital health for seattle childrens hospital and news reporter for nbc king5 in seattle. Dr wendy sue swanson is a brilliant pediatrician, but she is a mom first. Join facebook to connect with wendy swanson and others you may know. Wendy sue swanson, executive director of digital health and author of the seattle mama doc blog for seattle childrens hospital, is nationallyknown for her efforts to revolutionize health communications with social and digital media. Wendy sue mazer swanson was born on month day 1956, at birth place, to dale wendel swanson and helen maxine swanson born main.
What and how babies eat and how they fart and poop and sleep are basically all new parents think about. Topol, mama doc on social media, vaccines, and disease. Wendy sue swanson, md, mbe, faap, author, mama doc medicine wading through conflicting expert parenting advice is challenging. This makes this book is very easy to read and understand. Wendy sue swanson and seattle childrens created this blog to help parents do what is right for their children.
Wendy swanson historical records and family trees myheritage. Parenting, child health, and worklife balance is now available from the american academy of pediatrics. As seattle mama doc settles into her new home in wisconsin, all of us at seattle childrens thank her for her many years of tireless work to help you do whats right for your kids. Finding calm and confidence in child health, parenting, and worldlife balance, in addition to her blog and podcast. In this first 5minute video we focus on how she uses the digital world to better connect with patients, to. Recently, a study was published in pediatrics detailing research conducted in may of 2010 about parents preferences to use alternative vaccination schedules versus following the recommended cdc vaccination schedule.
I finished my training in 2006 and went into fulltime. Read mama doc medicine finding calm and confidence in parenting, child health, and worklife balance by wendy sue swanson available from rakuten kobo. Techs fight against antivaccine content prompts free speech. Wendy swansons phone number, email, address spokeo. Swanson, chief of digital innovation at seattle childrens hospital has blazed a trail of patient education using her voice through a variety of different channels in traditional and social media. There is ultimately a deluge of healthcare information and advice available to the public. As executive director for the center for digital health at seattle. Wendy sue swanson, md, mbe, faap, is a practicing pediatrician living in seattle, wa, with her husband and 2 young boys. Based on dr swanson s experience as a mother and physician, this book provides simple answers to the how, what, why, and who questions of parenting.
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As one of the first pediatricians to blog for a leading childrens hospital, she works diligently to offer patients and. Wendy sue swanson is a renowned pediatrician, but shes also a devoted mother to two sons. Wendy sue swanson to realize that if she wanted to. Her innovations in digital health include digitizing complex medical. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover wendys. Wendy sue swanson, known online as seattlemamadoc, takes on the how, what, why, and who questions of parenting in new book from the american academy of pediatrics.
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Mama doc medicine by wendy sue swanson overdrive rakuten. Based on the authors experience as a mother and physician, this book contains nearly 100 insights grouped into four themes. Swanson lewis is a pediatrician in madison, wisconsin and is affiliated with one hospital. Partnering with her patients and their parents fuels her passion to improve health care. Wendy sue swanson, executive director of digital health and author of the seattle mama doc blog for seattle childrens hospital, has monthly, global readership. Wendy sue swanson, a pediatrician and spokesperson for the aap, said misinformation is crowding out real science on vaccines, endangering public health. There is a lot to know and having such short chapters makes the information easily digestible.
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