About
Prof. Dr. Özlem Tekşam, Hacettepe Üniversitesi'nde Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları uzmanlık eğitimini ve ardından Hacettepe Üniversitesi Neonatoloji Bilim Dalında yan dal eğitimini tamamladıktan sonra Pediatri Poliklinik Şefi (Genel Pediatri Bölümü ve Çocuk Acil Poliklinik Sorumlusu) olarak çalışmaya başladı. 2000 yılında Minnesota Üniversitesi Yenidoğan Yoğun Bakım Ünitesinde ve 2006 yılında Kanada’da bulunan “The Hospital for Sick Kids” Hastanesi Çocuk Acil Bilim Dalında çalıştı. 2009 yılında Çocuk Acil alanında yan dal uzmanlık belgesini aldı. 2017 tarihinde Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi Farmasötik Toksikoloji alanında doktora programını tamamladı. 2010 yılında Doçentlik ünvanını alan Dr. Tekşam, 2015 yılından itibaren Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı'nda Pediatri Profesörü olarak görev yapmaktadır. Özel araştırma ve çalışma alanları obesite, kabızlık, sağlıklı beslenme, kazaların önlenmesi, triyaj, afet, travma ve toksikolojidir. 2015 yılında İhsan Doğramacı Çocuk Hastanesi Başhekim Yardımcılığı görevini yürüttü. Ayrıca 2005 yılından bu yana İhsan Doğramacı Çocuk Hastanesi akreditasyon çalışmalarında da aktif rol almaktadır. Uluslararası Pediatri Birliği (International Pediatric Association-IPA) İnsani Acil Durumlarda Çocuklara İlişkin Stratejik Danışma Komitesi'nin 2021-2023 döneminde eş başkanlığını yaptı. Halen Türkiye Milli Pediatri Derneği yönetim Kurulu üyesidir ve Türk Çocuk Acil Tıp ve Yoğun Bakım Derneği Başkanıdır. Ayrıca Avrupa Çocuk Acil Tıp (EUSEP) Birliği yönetim kurulunda görev yapmaktadır. “Turkish Journal of Pediatrics” Dergisinin de Çocuk Acil bölüm editörlüğünü yürütmektedir.
Education
- 2017PhD — Eczacılık Fakültesi Farmasötik ToksikolojiHacettepe Üniversitesi
- Tıp FakültesiHacettepe Üniversitesi
Expertise
Publications
Source: Hacettepe University academic database (AVESİS) · All publications (86) ↗
Articles 78
- Association of stress hyperglycemia with severe outcomes in ill-appearing childrenAmerican Journal of Emergency Medicine, cilt.110, ss.297-305, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Forecast-Driven Dynamic Physician Staffing in a Pediatric Emergency Department: A Prospective Quasi-Experimental Pilot StudyJournal of medical systems, cilt.50, sa.1, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Association between nirsevimab coverage and pediatric emergency department visits for bronchiolitis in 12 European countries: An interrupted time-series analysisPLoS medicine, cilt.23, sa.9, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Trauma-Informed Care Approach During Pediatric Venipuncture: Pre–Post Associations with Fear and Heart RateChildren, cilt.13, sa.7, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Making the case for Paediatric Emergency Medicine in EuropeEuropean Journal of Emergency Medicine, cilt.Publish Ahead of Print, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Evaluation of patients admitted to the pediatric emergency departments due to suicide attempts: A multicenter study from TürkiyeAmerican Journal of Emergency Medicine, cilt.101, ss.159-165, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Virüslerin Gölgesinde Çocuklar: COVID-19 ve İnfluenzanın Karşılaştırmalı Klinik Sonuçları - Tek Merkezli Geriye Dönük Kohort ÇalışmasıÇocuk Acil ve Yoğun Bakım Dergisi, cilt.12, sa.3, ss.158-166, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Leveraging large language models to mimic domain expert labeling in unstructured text-based electronic healthcare records in non-english languagesBMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING, cilt.25, sa.1, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- A giant ovarian mucinous cystadenoma in a postmenarchal adolescent girlTURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.67, sa.2, ss.282-287, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Heavy menstrual bleeding in adolescents: Evaluation of diagnostic indicators and treatment preferencesINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS, cilt.169, sa.2, ss.720-727, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Artificial intelligence-driven forecasting and shift optimization for pediatric emergency department crowdingJAMIA OPEN, cilt.8, sa.2, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Foreign body aspiration through the eyes of a pediatric pulmonologist: Is it possible to reduce the rate of negative rigid bronchoscopies?TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.66, sa.5, ss.578-587, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Acute Alcohol Intoxication-Related Metabolic and Biochemical Disturbances in Adolescents: A Matched Case-Control StudyClinical Pediatrics, cilt.63, sa.10, ss.1406-1415, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Predictors of Clinically Important Neuroimaging Findings in Children Presenting Pediatric Emergency DepartmentPEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE, cilt.40, sa.6, ss.474-479, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Hyaline fibromatosis syndrome: a rare, yet recognizable syndromeTURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.66, sa.2, ss.205-214, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Evaluation of the Burnout Levels of Health Care Workers During the Pandemic in Pediatric and Adult Emergency Services Çocuk ve Yetişkin Acil Servislerinde Pandemi Süresince Sağlık Çalışanlarının Tükenmişlik Düzeylerinin DeğerlendirilmesiJournal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine(Turkey), cilt.10, sa.2, ss.97-103, 2023 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Does the Use of Multiplex PCR Contribute to the Management of Paediatric Emergency Physicians in <2-Year-old Children with Acute Respiratory Infections?The journal of pediatric academy (Online), cilt.4, sa.2, ss.67-73, 2023 (TRDizin)
- Effect of an Active Distraction Method for Pediatric Venipuncture-Related Pain and AnxietyErciyes Medical Journal, cilt.45, sa.2, ss.159-164, 2023 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Lung ultrasound findings in children with foreign body aspirationJOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND, cilt.51, sa.3, ss.447-451, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Respective roles of non-pharmaceutical interventions in bronchiolitis outbreaks: an interrupted time-series analysis based on a multinational surveillance systemThe European respiratory journal, cilt.61, sa.2, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Clinical features and management of animal bites in an emergency department: a single-center experiencePOSTGRADUATE MEDICINE, cilt.135, ss.31-37, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Clinically important intracranial abnormalities in children presenting with first focal seizureTurkish Journal of Pediatrics, cilt.65, sa.1, ss.96-108, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Practices of pediatric emergency physicians on the first febrile and afebrile seizures: a research in European Pediatric Emergency Medicine Survey StudyEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.29, sa.6, ss.455-457, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- The common triggers of urticaria in children admitted to the pediatric emergency roomPEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY, cilt.39, sa.5, ss.695-701, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- COVID-19 disease in children presenting to the pediatric emergency department: A multicenter study with 8886 cases from TurkeyAMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.59, ss.133-140, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Presentations of children to emergency departments across Europe and the COVID-19 pandemic: A multinational observational studyPLoS Medicine, cilt.19, sa.8, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- What Has Changed in Injury-Related Presentations During COVID-19 Pandemic? A Single-Center Experience from a Pediatric Emergency DepartmentTURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.57, sa.4, ss.453-458, 2022 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Recurrent fractures and an unusual diagnosis: PycnodysostosisJOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, cilt.114, sa.3, ss.295-297, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Evaluation of changes in physician behavior after introduction of pediatric syncope approach protocol in the emergency departmentAMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.55, ss.57-63, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Update on the Coordinated Efforts of Looking After the Health Care Needs of Children and Young People Fleeing the Conflict Zone of Ukraine Presenting to European Emergency Departments—A Joint Statement of the European Society for Emergency Paediatrics and the European Academy of PaediatricsFrontiers in Pediatrics, cilt.10, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Respiratory Tract Pathogens in the COVID-19 era: Data from a Pediatric Emergency DepartmentJOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.17, sa.1, ss.11-17, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Response to “High-flow nasal cannula failure in Pediatric Emergency Department: Remarks and questions to explore the predictive factors”Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, cilt.64, sa.6, ss.1167-1168, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Challenging diagnosis and rare disease in children: Dermatitis artefactaJOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH, cilt.57, sa.10, ss.1710-1712, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Peer Education Model for Basic Life Support Training among High School Children: A Randomized TrialPrehospital and Disaster Medicine, cilt.36, ss.553-560, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Predictors of Severe Clinical Course in Children With Carbon Monoxide PoisoningPEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE, cilt.37, sa.6, ss.308-311, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Penile involvement of immunoglobulin a vasculitis/Henoch-Schonlein purpuraJOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC UROLOGY, cilt.17, sa.3, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- The Effects of COVID-19 on Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Defense Mechanism in ChildrenJOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.17, ss.112-118, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Characteristics and outcomes of critically ill children transported by ambulance in a Turkish prehospital system: a multicenter prospective cohort studyTURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.63, sa.1, ss.59-67, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Predictive factors of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy failure in children with respiratory distress treated in a Pediatric Emergency DepartmentTurkish Journal of Pediatrics, cilt.63, sa.6, ss.1012-1019, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Predictors of acute metabolic decompensation in children with maple syrup urine disease at the emergency departmentEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.179, sa.7, ss.1107-1114, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Pediatricians' Attitude in Management of Acute Bronchiolitis: Did Guidelines Overcome Practices?PEDIATRIC ALLERGY IMMUNOLOGY AND PULMONOLOGY, cilt.33, sa.2, ss.57-62, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Risk factors for seizure recurrence in a pediatric observation unitAMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.37, sa.12, ss.2151-2154, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- The first national data of Turkish pre-hospital emergency care for children: Epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and outcomesHONG KONG JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Research priorities for European paediatric emergency medicineARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD, cilt.104, sa.9, ss.869-873, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Evaluation of oxidative stress and antioxidant parameters in children with carbon monoxide poisoningHUMAN & EXPERIMENTAL TOXICOLOGY, cilt.38, sa.11, ss.1235-1243, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Emniyet Kemeri Yaralanmasında Görülen Bağırsak Avülsiyonu Tanısında Bilgisayarlı Tomografi Kullanımı: Olgu SunumuTurkish Journal of Pediatric Disease, ss.1-3, 2019 (TRDizin)
- Medicolegal evaluation of a maternal filicide attempt: A case reportTurkish Journal of Pediatrics, cilt.61, sa.4, ss.622-628, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- A comparison between the feeding practices of parents and grandparentsEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.177, sa.12, ss.1785-1794, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Repeated doses of salbutamol and aeroallergen sensitisation both increased salbutamol-induced hypoxia in children and adolescents with acute asthmaACTA PAEDIATRICA, cilt.107, sa.4, ss.647-652, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Risk factors associated with clinically significant gastrointestinal bleeding in pediatric EDAMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.36, sa.4, ss.665-668, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Duration of Viral Analysis in Laboratory in the Seasonal Influenza PeriodJOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INFECTION, cilt.11, sa.4, ss.161-165, 2017 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- A Fanconi-Bickel syndrome patient with a novel mutation and accompanying situs inversus totalisTURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.59, sa.6, ss.693-695, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Unusual Presentations of Childhood Systemic Lupus Erythematosus to the Emergency Department.Pediatric emergency care, cilt.33, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- The Comfort Burden of Seasonal Influenza and Influenza-like Disease in Hospitalized Children: 2015-2016 SeasonJOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INFECTION, cilt.11, sa.3, ss.116-121, 2017 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Flow-volume curve in the diagnosis and follow-up of intrathoracic airway obstructionTURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.59, sa.5, ss.594-597, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Comparison of weight estimation methods and evaluation of usability of Broselow Luten tape in Turkish childrenTURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.59, sa.2, ss.150-154, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Final diagnosis of children and adolescents with musculoskeletal complaintsMINERVA PEDIATRICA, cilt.69, sa.1, ss.50-58, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Acute Abducens Nerve Paralysis in the Pediatric Emergency Department Analysis of 14 PatientsPEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE, cilt.32, sa.5, ss.307-311, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Congenital Mirror Movements in Gorlin Syndrome: A Case Report With DTI and Functional MRI FeaturesPEDIATRICS, cilt.137, sa.3, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- A rare hydrocephalus complication: cortical blindnessTURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.57, sa.5, ss.525-528, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
Conference papers 8
- Foreign body aspiration through the eyes of a pediatric pulmonologist? Is it possible to reduce the rate of negative bronchoscopies?European-Respiratory-Society Congress (ERS), Vienna, Avusturya, 7 - 11 Eylül 2024, (Özet Bildiri)
- Beş Yaş Altı Çocuklarda Ev Kazalarına Yönelik risk Faktörlerinin Belirlenmesi ve Ev Kazalarının Önlenmesine Yönelik Ebeveynlere Verilen Eğitimin Etkisinin DeğerlendirilmesiAile Hekimliği Güz Okulu Kongresi 2018 (12. Aile Hekimliği Güz Okulu Kongresi), Antalya, Türkiye, 26 - 30 Eylül 2018, (Özet Bildiri)
- Karbonmonoksit zehirlenmesi olan çocuklarda oksidan ve antioksidan parametrelerin değerlendirilmesiUluslararası Katılımlı XIV. Çocuk Acil Tıp ve Yoğun Bakım Kongresi, Türkiye, 18 - 21 Ekim 2017, (Özet Bildiri)
- Acute Metabolic Decompensations of Branched-Chain Organic Acidemias in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Clinical Presentation and Outcomes13th International Congress of Inborn Errors of Metabolism, 5 - 08 Eylül 2017, (Özet Bildiri)
- Evaluation of urinary neopterin levels in children with carbon monoxide poisoning36th International Winter Workshop of Pteridines, 21 Şubat - 24 Ocak 2017, cilt.28, (Özet Bildiri)
- Evaluation of urinary neopterin levels in children withcarbon monoxide poisoning36th International Winter Workshop, 21 - 24 Şubat 2017, (Özet Bildiri)
- Fetal Valproat Sendromu: Bir Olgu Sunumu59. Türkiye Milli Pediatri Kongresi, Türkiye, 4 - 08 Kasım 2015, (Özet Bildiri)
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi İhsan Doğramacı Çocuk Hastanesi Çocuk Acil Ünitesi’nde Triaj Uygulama Tecrübesi ve Triaj Performans AnaliziII. Uluslararası Sağlıkta Performans ve Kalite Kongresi, Antalya, Türkiye, 28 Nisan 2010, ss.255-262, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
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