This PedsCases note provides a 2-page overview on childhood immunizations! It includes administration tips and tricks, common caregiver concerns, counselling advice and the national recommended immunization schedule. It was created by Lize-Mari Du Toit, a medical student at the University of Alberta with the help of Dr. Karen Forbes, pediatrician at the University of Alberta.
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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.
This PedsCases note provides a one-page overview on smoking prevention and cessation, including the consequences of smoking, factors contributing to smoking intiation and interventions. It was created by Vaishvi Patel and Ronan Noble, medical students at the University of Alberta with the help of Dr. Jackie Lee, a pediatrician at the University of Alberta.
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The following podcast discusses climate change and how this affects Canadian youth. The podcast covers examples from recent climate events, and covers content from the Canadian Pediatric Society Position statement on global climate change and health in Canadian children. This content was created by Leina Kingdom a 3rd year medical student at McGill University and Dr. Signe Richer, an intensive and emergency medicine physician at Verdun Hospital in Montreal.
This PedsCases note provides a one-page overview on normal variants of short stature. It includes definitions, measuring stature, history & physical, diferential diagnosis and potential investigations. It was developed by Bryan Wong, a medical student at Queen's University with the help of Dr. van Wylick, a general pediatrician at Queen's University.
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This podcast will discuss an approach to drowning in the pediatric population. Listeners can learn about the pathophysiology behind fatal and non-fatal drowning, and potential outcomes, how to classify a drown patient according to symptoms, management strategies and prevention strategies.The podcast was created by Angie Salomon, a 4th year medical student at Queen’s University and Dr. David Jerome, a rural family physician with faculty positions at NOSM University and the University of Alberta
This podcast will discuss the CPS Practice Point "Evaluating and optimizing bone health in children with chronic health conditions." This podcast was developed by Dr. Nehal Shata, a Complex Care fellow at McMaster Children's Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, and Dr. Celia Rodd, who is the lead author of this statement and a Professor at the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba.
This podcast on breastfeeding was developed by Jennifer Butler, a medical student at McMaster’s School of Medicine in Ontario for pedcases.com, with guidance from Dr. Melanie Lewis, Professor and Pediatrician in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta.
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This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Childhood and Adolescent Obesity. It was created by Mikayla Gray, a medical student at the University of Alberta, with the help of Dr. Harvey-Blankenship, a pediatrician at the University of Alberta.
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This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on probiotic use in pediatrics. It was created by Eileen TU, a medical student at the University of Alberta, with the help of Dr. Karen Forbes, pediatrician at the University of Alberta.
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