The Incubator l 💡 Rethinking Phototherapy – Phototherapy as Pharmacotherapy with Dr. Daniel Rauch
The Incubator Channel · 17 Nov 2025 · 40 min
Summary
A podcast-style discussion with Dr Daniel Rauch, co-author of the AAP phototherapy technical report, reframing phototherapy as a dosed pharmacotherapy with attention to wavelength, irradiance, body surface exposure and duration. It covers the evolution to LED systems, cycling strategies, transcutaneous monitoring limitations, home phototherapy and communicating with families about jaundice.
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