Dr. Carden Johnston and KidCheck The "KidCheck" video segments found on the CISP web site were produced by Dr. Carden Johnston, FAAP. For 10 years, the "KidCheck" TV news segments have focused on the importance of injury prevention, early recognition of serious disease, and how to manage common illnesses and injuries at home. Over 500 stories about children health issues, reinforce pediatricians' educational efforts in their offices and their communities. Selected segments have been distributed on a CD-ROM nationally to teachers of medical students to augment their educational experiences.

Currently, Dr. Johnston practices Emergency Medicine at the Children's Hospital in Alabama, but he brings a wide breadth of experience to "KidCheck". Once a general pediatrician in rural Alabama and Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii, Dr. Johnston has also served as a Flight Medical Officer for the USAF in Texas and Alaska. He has trained at Tulane, the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center at Seattle, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and the University of London. Clinical responsibilities include having been director of ambulatory care, fellowship director, clerkship director, ward attending, and division chief.

Dr. Carden Johnston has long been an advocate of children health issues. He has served as the President of the Alabama Chapter of the American of Pediatrics, Chair of the Section on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, member of the Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and served on the Board of Directors of the AAP. He has worked intimately with the American College of Emergency Physicians in the development of the Advanced Pediatric Life Support Course. Dr. Johnston has received the Section on Emergency Medicine Outstanding Achievement Award, Outstanding Service Awards from the AAP, Community Service Awards from his Alumni Association, and educational awards from the Medical Association of Alabama.

Dr. Carden Johnston and his wife Susie also have three children, and have been foster parents to eighteen other kids.