For Medical Professionals

American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition

Boston Children's Hospital showcased innovative products and practices at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition from October 20 to 23, 2012 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA. Visitors to our booth had the opportunity to play with robots, go global and make commits to the future. 

VGo Robot

VGo Robot is a mobile medical robot that travels home with Boston Children’s patients after surgery. It allows doctors to see and speak with patients and families, capture images of healing incisions and gauge the effectiveness of prescribed medications.

• Why I play with robots: The promise of telemedicine

• Health care robots for the home: Why kids and parents prefer “embodied” robots

OPENPediatrics

OPENPediatrics is a new, web-based educational application for clinicians around the globe. It provides multimedia and interactive training resources for physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists worldwide who care for critically ill children.

• "See one, do one, teach one" goes global

• www.openpediatrics.org

Until every child is well

It’s our goal to create a world where every child can live free of illness and injury, no matter how long it takes. We pledge to constantly focus on our patient care and to take pediatric medicine to the next level.

• What will YOU do until every child is well?

• Read our Thriving blog post