Developmental/Behavioural/Mental Health Problems

School Refusal

This PedsCases note provides a one page overview on school refusal, including its presentation, causal factors, potential consequences and management techniques. It was created by Jasmin Majumdar, a medical student at the University of Alberta, with the help of Dr. Anisa Khaliq, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the University of Alberta. 

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From ACEs to early relational health: Implications for clinical practice

This podcast reviews the topics covered in the CPS position statement about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), early relational health, and their implications for clinical practice. Listeners will learn about ACE and their impacts on health, utilizing early relational health as an avenue to protect against the negative effects of ACEs, and how clinicians can work with families to promote early relational health and optimize parenting for healthy child development. It was written by Andrea Moir, a third-year medical student at the University of British Columbia and Dr.


Approach to Emerging Child and Adolescent Psychosis (Part 3 of 3)

The third part of this three-part podcast will finish providing an approach to Emerging Child and Adolescent Psychosis. In this series, listeners will 1) recognize and elicit warning and frank signs of psychosis, 2) propose a reasonable differential diagnosis for psychosis and identify medical work-up considerations, 3) understand risk factors for primary psychotic disorders, and 4) be familiar with assessment and treatment options. The podcast was created by Dr. Leslie Truong, a first year Psychiatry Resident at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr.


Approach to Emerging Child and Adolescent Psychosis (Part 2 of 3)

The second part of this three-part podcast will continue an approach to Emerging Child and Adolescent Psychosis. In this series, listeners will 1) recognize and elicit warning and frank signs of psychosis, 2) propose a reasonable differential diagnosis for psychosis and identify medical work-up considerations, 3) understand risk factors for primary psychotic disorders, and 4) be familiar with assessment and treatment options. The podcast was created by Dr. Leslie Truong, a first year Psychiatry Resident at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr.


Complications of Preterm Birth

This PedsCases note provides a one-page, system-based overview on the complications of preterm birth! It was created by Ola Elsharif, a medical student at McMaster University with the help of Dr. Meenatchi Ranganathan, a general pediatrician at McMaster University. 

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Approach to Emerging Child and Adolescent Psychosis (Part 1 of 3)

The first part of this three-part podcast will give you an approach to Emerging Child and Adolescent Psychosis. In this episode, listeners will 1) recognize and elicit warning and frank signs of psychosis, 2) propose a reasonable differential diagnosis for psychosis and identify medical work-up considerations, 3) understand risk factors for primary psychotic disorders, and 4) be familiar with assessment and treatment options. The podcast was created by Dr. Leslie Truong, a first year Psychiatry Resident at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr.


Approach to Eating Disorders in a Pediatric Population - UPDATED

This podcast will discuss Approach to Eating Disorders in a Pediatric Population - UPDATED. The podcast was created by Alexa Tymkiw, third-year medical student from the University of British Columbia. This podcast was developed in collaboration with Dr. Carina Perel-Panar, a staff psychiatrist at the University of British Columbia. This PedsCases podcast aims to on the presentation, diagnosis, and management of eating disorders.


Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

This podcast will give you an approach to Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). In this episode, listeners will 1) discuss the prevalence, onset, course, and etiological considerations for OCD in children and adolescents, 2) list the clinical manifestations of OCD including different symptom clusters, 3) contrast the differences in OCD presentations between children and adults, 4) review the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for OCD, 5) review screening tools and questionnaires for OCD in children, and 6) describe an approach to the management for OCD in children and adolescents.


Navigating Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) in Children

This podcast will give you an approach to cerebral visual impairment (CVI) in children. In this episode, listeners will 1) define cerebral visual impairment (CVI), 2) list the potential causes of CVI, 3) discuss the presentation and diagnosis of CVI in children, and 4) review the potential impact of CVI on development and learning. The podcast was created by Josephine Jakubowski, a third-year medical student at Queen’s University, in collaboration with Dr. Dawa Samdup, a Developmental Pediatrician from Queen’s University.


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