15: Katie Plax, MD

Trigger warning: mentions of eating disorders, suicide 

On today’s episode of Capturing COVID Jason Newland MD, MEd sits down with Katie Plax, MD to discuss her role as an adolescent medicine physician and community health leader during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Plax joins the podcast to share her experience with supporting disadvantaged youth during the pandemic and the many challenges that came with it. Whether it was dealing with the surge in patients in the SPOT clinic, isolation of children and adolescents in foster care, staff availability and burnout, or the closing of schools, Dr. Plax strongly advocated for children in the face of these adversities. Listen in to hear more as Jason and Katie share captivating stories that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.    

Acronyms: SPOT (Supporting Positive Opportunities with Teens), HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection), FACTS (Family AIDS Center for Treatment) 

Related links:  

• The SPOT   

• Listserv to Support Community Pediatric Clinicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic  

• Primary Care Experiences of providing Mental Healthcare for Children  

• Collaborating to Advocate in Primary Care for Children During COVID-19 

• An Essential Role for Pediatricians: Becoming Child Poverty Change Agents for a Lifetime (Science, Love, and Power) 

• Education Plus   

• All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 

Credits  

This podcast is in partnership with Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. Contributors to this episode include:  

• Jason Newland MD, MEd, host 

• Katie Plax, MD, guest 

• Sheridan Thomas, producer and editor  

• Grace Yuan, producer and editor