This podcast presents an approach to the management of vitamin K deficiency in newborns. Listeners will learn abut vitamin K deficiency bleeding, often referred to as hemorrhagic disease of the newborn, as well as how to recognize its signs, symptoms and complications. The current CPS recommendations for vitamin K prophylaxis will also be discussed. This podcast was developed by Carina Lauzon, a medical student at the University of Alberta, Dr. Marc-Antoine Landry, a neonatologist at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, and Dr.

This podcast is an overview of the newly published 2018 Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) statement on the Diagnosis and Management of typical, newly diagnosed primary immune thrombocytopenia of childhood. It was developed by Stephanie Zachary and Sarah Weicker, fourth year medical students at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Jeremy Friedman, a general and complex care pediatrician at the University of Toronto, and Dr. Carolyn Beck, a general pediatrician at the University of Toronto who are the lead authors of this CPS statement, as well as Dr.

This podcast discusses management of infants that are large for gestational age (LGA) and infants of diabetic mothers (IDM). This episode will discuss screening and treatment for gestational diabetes, labor and delivery complications of LGA infants, and care of LGA infants after birth. It was developed by Manisha Tilak, a medical student at Queen’s University, and Dr. Robert Connelly, a neonatologist and Head of the Department of Pediatrics at Queen’s University. 

This podcast will provide an approach to Henoch – Schlonlein Purpura (HSP). The definition, etiology, clinical presentation, differential diagnoses, investigations and management of patients with HSP will all be reviewed. This podcast was developed by Vivian Szeto, a medical student at the University of Alberta, in conjunction with Dr. Rumsey, a Pediatric Rheumatologist at the University of Alberta and Stollery Children’s Hospital. 

This podcast presents a general approach to purpura. Listeners will learn about symptoms, history and physical exam findings, and the differential diagnosis for purpura in children. This podcast has been developed by Dr. Samantha Lam, a medical graduate of the University of Alberta, with Dr. Melanie Lewis, a general pediatrician and Associate Professor at the University of Alberta and Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton.