Gastroenterology

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on  Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Learners will compare and contrast Crohn's Disease with Ulcerative Colitis with respect to pathophysiology, presentation, extra-intestinal manifestations, approach to diagnosis, and management. It was created by Prachi Shah in collaboration with Dr. Matthew Carrol, a Pediatric Gastroenterologist at the Stollery Children's Hospital.


Approach to Nutrition Support: Parenteral Nutrition

This podcast presents an approach to nutrition support as it pertains to parenteral nutrition. In this episode, listeners will learn about indications, routes of administration, and formula types used in parenteral nutrition. This podcast was developed by Sierra Casey in collaboration with Dr. Jason Silverman, a Pediatric Gastroenterologist at the Stollery Children's Hospital, and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta.


Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis

This podcast presents an approach to infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS). It reviews a case presentation and general overview of risks, symptoms, consequences, and management. Created by MD students Christine Miller and Sarah Mavin, with the help of Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Dr. Chantal Corbeil, all from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.


Abdominal Wall Defects in the Newborn

This podcast will review the clinical features, management, complications, comorbidities, and epidemiological data of abdominal wall defects (umbilical hernia, omphalocele, and gastroschisis) in fetuses and newborns. It was developed by Zachary Rumlow, a fourth-year medical student at Rocky Vista University, in collaboration with Dr. Paul Dube (Rocky Vista University) and Dr. Melanie Lewis (University of Alberta).


Congenital Tracheoesophageal Malformations

This podcast provides an understanding of congenital tracheoesophageal malformations, including the clinical presentation, physical exam, investigations, management, and complications. It was developed by Shawn Dodd, a third-year medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Bryan Dicken, a pediatric surgeon at the University of Alberta.


An Approach to Pediatric Bowel Obstruction

This podcast presents an approach to diagnosing and managing an important pediatric emergency, pediatric bowel obstruction. Compared to adults, pediatric bowel obstructions have a much broader differential diagnosis, present in a variety of ways and at various ages, and require surgical management in most scenarios. This podcast was developed by Dr. Kevin Verhoeff in collaboration with Dr. Simon Byrns, a pediatric surgery fellow, and Dr. Bryan Dicken, a staff pediatric surgeon.


Consumption and Taxation of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages - CPS Podcast

This podcast summarizes the new CPS position statement “A proposal to increase taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages in Canada”. It was developed by Dr. Sandra Botros Gouda, a first-year pediatric resident at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Catherine Pound, a pediatrician and researcher at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa.


Acute Gastroenteritis

This podcast on acute pediatric gastroenteritis will cover the definition of diarrhea and the presentation, common causes, and management of acute gastroenteritis in pediatric patients. It was created by Melissa Chiu, a fourth-year medical student at the University of British Columbia, in collaboration with Dr. Anne Feng, a pediatrician at BC Children’s Hospital.


Gastroesophageal Reflux

This podcast will discuss the definition, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and management of gastroesophageal reflux. This podcast was developed by Viane Faily, a medical student at the University of Alberta, with guidance from Dr. Jackie Lee, a general pediatrician at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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