Community Pediatrics

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

This episode is designed to give students an approach to sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS. SIDS is the leading cause of post-neonatal infant death. Learn about the incidence, risk factors, as well as prevention of this complex multifactorial disorder. This podcast was develop by Ashlee Yang, a medical student at the University of Alberta with the help of Dr. Melanie Lewis, a general pediatrician and Professor at the University of Alberta and Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 


Approach to Pediatric Hypertension

This episode presents an approach to pediatric hypertension. Listeners will learn about the differential diagnosis, and pathogenesis of hypertension. Listeners will also develop an approach to the clinical presentation and initial investigations for a child with hypertension. This podcast was developed by Dr. Peter Gill, a senior resident at the University of Toronto in collaboration with Dr. Seetha Radhakrishnan, a Pediatric Nephrologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children. 


Approach to Sore Throat

This episode presents an approach to sore throat in children. Objectives of this podcast include becoming familiar with the differential diagnosis of sore throat, as well as building an approach to diagnosis and management. This podcast was created by Charissa Ho in collaboration with Dr. Jessica Foulds. Charissa is a third year medical student at the University of Alberta and Dr. Foulds is a Pediatrician and Assistant Clinical Professor in Pediatrics at the University of Alberta.


Uncomplicated Pneumonia - CPS Podcast

This podcast was produced by PedsCases and the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS), and aims to summarize the recently published 2015 CPS statement on the management of uncomplicated pneumonia in healthy Canadian children and youth. This podcast was developed by Dr. Mara Tietzen, Dr. Peter Gill and Dr. Nicole Le Saux. Dr. Tietzen is a first year paediatrics resident at BC Children's Hospital at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Dr.


Sleep Disorders

This episode discusses sleep physiology and common sleep disorders in children. By the end of the podcast, you should be able to describe sleep physiology and stages, list the sleep needs for different age groups, describe the best practices for sleep hygiene and understand common sleep disorders. This podcast was written by Nikytha Antony, a medical student at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Joanna MacLean. Dr. Joanna MacLean is a pediatric respirologist and a sleep medicine specialist at the University of Alberta.


Pediatric History Taking

The episode presents an approach to pediatric history taking for medical students. This podcast includes a basic framework for a pediatric history as well as tips and tricks from various Pediatricians. 


Approach to Pediatric Rashes

This podcast presents an approach to the classification and diagnosis of rashes in children. This podcast was written by Dr. Peter Gill and  Dr. Irene Lara-Corrales. Dr. Gill is pediatric resident at the University of Toronto. Dr. Lara-Corrales is a a pediatric dermatologist at The Hospital for Sick Children and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto.


Introduction to the Canadian Healthcare System

The goal of this podcast is to leave you with a cursory understanding of the Canadian Healthcare system as we explore many of its facets, including: who supplies healthcare funding; which groups are responsible for setting guidelines and regulations; who is insured under Canadian Healthcare; what aspects of care are, and are not, covered; and the role of Private Insurance in Canadian Healthcare. This podcast was developed by Parker Vandermeer and Dr. Melanie Lewis. Parker is a third year medical student from the University of Alberta. Dr.


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