This podcast is the first of a three-part series on climate change and the health of the pediatric population, including describing anthropogenic climate change, why children are more vulnerable to environmental changes, and primary, secondary, and tertiary causal pathways of climate change on human health. This podcast was developed by Marc Beaudin, a third-year medical student from the University of Alberta who did a post-doctoral fellowship in environmental engineering, Stephanie Unrau, a third-year medical student from the University of Alberta, with Dr.

This podcast presents an overview of the topic of adolescent pregnancy. In this episode, listeners will learn about the epidemiology, identification and management of adolescent pregnancy. This podcast was developed by Delphine Hansen, a third-year medical student at McGill University, in collaboration with Dr Giuseppina Di Meglio, adolescent medicine physician and pediatrician at the Montreal Children Hospital and professor at McGill University Faculty of Medicine.

This podcast on plant-based diets for children and adolescents will cover the distinction between vegan and plant-based diets, the benefits and suitability of plant-based diets, how to ensure followers of a plant-based diet obtain all necessary nutrients, the warning signs of eating disorders in adolescents, and how parents can support the dietary choices of their children. This podcast was created by Muzammil Ahmad and Cass Warbeck, respectively second- and first-year medical students at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr.

This podcast presents an approach to the diagnosis and management of infantile colic. Listen to this episode to learn about the definition, presentation, differential diagnosis, and management of infantile colic, as well as to learn the contribution of infantile colic to non-accidental injury in infants. This podcast was created by Carol Dennison, a medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Bonnieca Islam, Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta.

This podcast presents an approach to delivering life-altering news in a pediatric setting. It will compare and contrast "life-altering news" vs. "bad news" and will describe and apply Robert Buckman's 6-step SPIKES protocol to a pediatric case. The podcast was developed by Geraldine Huynh, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Debra Andrews, a developmental pediatrician at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta.

This is the third part in a three-part series on advocacy developed by Dr. Katie Boone, Dr. Laura Betcherman and Dr. Amelia Kellar, pediatric residents at the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children. In this episode, we will address how to develop a campaign and evaluate your project. 

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Ceci est la troisième baladodiffusion d’une série de trois sur la défense d’intérêts créée par les Dre Katie Boone, Dre Laura Betcherman, et Dre. Amelia Kellar, des résidentes en pédiatrie à l’Hôpital pour enfants « SickKids ». Cet épisode abordera les sujets de comment développer un campaign et évaluer votre projet.