Pediatric Education Online
This podcast gives medical students an approach to pertussis, also known as whooping cough. We’ll describe the clinical presentation and stages of the infection, build an approach to diagnosis and choice of antimicrobial therapy, and discuss the benefits of pertussis immunization. This podcast was written by Haran Yogasundaram and Dr. Sarah Forgie. Haran is a medical student at the University of Alberta. Dr. Sarah Fogie is a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the Stollery Children’s Hospital and University of Alberta.
This podcast gives students an approach to the evaluation and management of fever without a focus in children younger than three months of age. This podcast was written by Peter MacPherson and Dr. Sarah Forgie. Peter is a medical student at the University of Alberta. Dr. Forgie is a Pediatric Infectious Diseases specialist at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta.