Is a pan-Canadian early child development system possible? Yes, when we redress what ails Canadian culture.

abstract：BACKGROUND:All Canadian jurisdictions require certain professionals to report suspected or observed child maltreatment. The present study examined the types of maltreatment, level of harm and child functioning issues (controlling for family socioeconomic status, age and sex of the child) reported by health care and non...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Tonmyr L,Li YA,Williams G,Scott D,Jack SM

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the factors associated with the sex disparity showing a greater prevalence of obesity/overweight in boys compared with girls in Chinese school children. METHODS:Sampled students and their parents were asked to complete a questionnaire. Perceptions of weight status by the parents, grandparents and ...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Li J,Lei J,Wen S,Zhou L

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual and reproductive health is an important component of comprehensive health care for youth. This statement provides guidance for selecting and prescribing contraceptives for youth, including commonly prescribed hormonal contraceptives-the pill, patch, ring and injectable progestin-and long-acting reversible contr...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Di Meglio G,Crowther C,Simms J

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical management of febrile children continues to evolve, especially in the light of vaccines against Haemophilus influenzae type B and more recently, Streptococcus pneumoniae. These vaccines have decreased the risk of serious bacterial illness in most children, allowing for a more selective approach to investi...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Pusic MV

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although acute and subacute lead toxicity requiring active treatment is rare in Canada, paediatricians need to be aware of new evidence linking lower lead levels to neurodevelopmental deficits. Health Canada has identified potential exposures occurring prenatally, in infancy and during early childhood from food and wa...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Buka I,Hervouet-Zeiber C

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the paediatric population, changing patterns of circumcisions have confounded the epidemiology and presentation of lichen sclerosus (LS). We sought to evaluate the incidence, demographics, and clinical features of patients presenting to a single Albertan paediatric urologist with LS. This retrospective descript...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Hoare DT,Metcalfe P

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintenance of plasma glucose depends on a normal endocrine system, functional enzyme levels for glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis and other processes, and there must be an adequate supply of endogenous fat, glycogen and substrates of gluconeogenesis. Neonatal hypoglycemia should be defined as serum glucose less than 2....

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Marles SL,Casiro OG

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary paediatric asthma clinic in reducing the morbidity associated with paediatric asthma. METHODS:An initial survey of need was undertaken in the community of Orillia, Ontario and the surrounding area. The clinic was established as a separate entity from the a...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Smith W,Downey K,Frampton B,Collings A,Fletcher J

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present statement reviews the evidence for universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS). A systematic review of the literature was conducted using Medline and using search dates from 1996 to the third week of August 2009. The following search terms were used: neonatal screening AND hearing loss AND hearing disorders...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Patel H,Feldman M

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal timing for changing intravenous (IV) administration sets that contain total parenteral nutrition (TPN), with and without lipids, in neonates remains unknown. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether decreasing the frequency of changing IV administration sets (>24 h versus every 24 h) in neonates increases...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Chirinian N,Shah V

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respite care is one integral component of the transition process from paediatric to adult health care, and is of particular importance to individuals with medical complexities. Numerous gaps that exist within the current system limit a child and family's ability to access quality respite care during a time when it is ...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Porepa M,Hoffman A,Fellin M,Kublick L

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 1992 meta-analysis did not find enough evidence to recommend one method of umbilical cord care as the 'best'. However, certain agents were deemed acceptable including triple dye, silver sulfadiazine and antibiotic ointments. In this paper, the authors sought to discover whether there was now evidence to support one ...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Walker CR

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While terms such as 'essential' and 'nonessential' used amidst the COVID-19 pandemic may serve a practical purpose, they also pose a risk of obstructing our view of the harmful indirect health consequences of this crisis. SARS-CoV-2 cases and deaths in children are minimal compared to adults, but the pandemic impacts ...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Fung A,Ricci MF

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current recommendations suggest that routine screening for hypoglycemia should be performed in all term newborns with a birth weight (BW) below the 10th percentile. The impact of updated growth curves on the incidence of hypoglycemia in small-for-gestational-age (SGA) newborns has not been evaluated. OBJECT...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Mejri A,Dorval VG,Nuyt AM,Carceller A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Riga-Fede is the rare condition of benign ulceration caused by repetitive trauma to the lingual tissues by the teeth in children younger than two years of age. The differential diagnosis includes infective and neoplastic conditions. Histological diagnosis is required when the symptoms fail to resolve with standard man...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Eley KA,Watt-Smith PA,Watt-Smith SR

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The New England Journal of Medicine recently featured an original research article, 'Contemporary Hormonal Contraception and the Risk of Breast Cancer'. (Source: Mørch LS, Skovlund CW, Hannaford PC, Iversen L, Fielding S, Lidegaard Ø. Contemporary hormonal contraception and the risk of breast cancer. N Engl J Med 2017...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Vyver E,Hwang LY

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and outcome of children with Kawasaki disease (KD) treated at a large tertiary care Canadian paediatric hospital and to try to identify correlations between clinical features and the development of coronary artery abnormalities. METHODS:The charts of 1...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Ebbeson RL,Riley MR,Potts JE,Human DG,Malleson PN

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disability is a major public health concern worldwide and the situation for children with disabilities is even more serious. The present article will focus on the issue of children with disabilities in low-income countries. Approximately one-third of the world's disabled population is children and many of these disabl...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Cameron DL,Nixon S,Parnes P,Pidsadny M

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous malignant melanoma has increased more than three-fold in the past 35 years. Because damage is cumulative, exposure to ultraviolet radiation early in life elevates a risk that is increased further as individuals use artificial sources of ultraviolet radiation. The full impact and scope of damage caused by yea...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Taddeo D,Stanwick R,Canadian Paediatric Society, Adolescent Health Committee.

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the current prevalence of smoking among First Nations youth living on reserve within the Saskatoon Tribal Council, and to determine the independent risk indicators associated with smoking among First Nations youth. METHODS:Students in grades 5 to 8 attending school within the Saskatoon Tribal Co...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Lemstra M,Rogers M,Thompson A,Moraros J,Tempier R

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:School-based vaccination programs can be a source of distress for many students due to the pain from the needle injection and related fears. We created a multifaceted Knowledge Translation (KT) intervention to address vaccination and pain, fear, and fainting called The CARD™ System. The objectives were to doc...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Taddio A,Freedman T,Wong H,McMurtry CM,MacDonald N,Ilersich ANT,Ilersich ALT,McDowall T,Pain Pain Go Away Team .

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Child abuse and neglect (CAN) represents an international public health and societal problem, the extent and nature of which are inadequately understood. Child and youth protection programs (CYPPs), based in 16 Canadian paediatric academic health science centres, identify, manage, treat and prevent cases of ...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Bennett S,Plint AC,Mackay M

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A checklist that promotes compliance with aseptic technique during line insertion is a component of many care bundles aimed at reducing nosocomial infections among intensive care unit patients. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the use of bundled interventions that include a checklist during central-line inser...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Simpson CD,Hawes J,James AG,Lee KS

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a simple, nonsurgical treatment for congenital ear abnormalities (lop-ear, Stahl's ear, protruding ear, cryptotia) improved the appearance of ear abnormalities in newborns at six weeks of age. METHODS:This is a descriptive case series. All newborns with identified abnormalities were refe...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Smith W,Toye J,Reid A,Smith R

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cranial asymmetry occurring as a result of forces that deform skull shape in the supine position is known as deformational plagiocephaly. The risk of plagiocephaly may be modified by positioning the baby on alternate days with the head to the right or the left side, and by increasing time spent in the prone position d...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Cummings C

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The administration of intravenous (IV) therapy at home is an alternative to hospitalization for treatment of infection and a number of other conditions, and has been demonstrated to be effective and safe, to reduce cost and to improve quality of life. While home IV therapy has many advantages for children, it is not u...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Moore D,Bortolussi R

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual activity and experimentation are normative parts of adolescent development that may, at the same time, be associated with adverse health outcomes, including the acquisition of sexually transmitted infections, unplanned pregnancy, and teen dating violence. Anticipatory guidance regarding sexual and reproductive ...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Johnson N

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial stewardship is a recent concept that embodies the practical, judicious use of antimicrobials to decrease adverse outcomes from antimicrobials while optimizing the treatment of bacterial infections to reduce the emergence of resistant pathogens. The objectives of the present statement are to illustrate th...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Le Saux N

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review the risks of injury to children in the hospital setting and to provide an overview of the factors which influence the approach to hospital safety, including institutional liability, hospital accreditation, patient safety and risk management issues. METHODS:Fatal and nonfatal injuries to children i...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Warda L

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response to suspected or proven infection. Given its importance in terms of morbidity and mortality, a number of initiatives by several professional societies in recent years have led to the development of guidelines for the recognition and timely management of sepsis. The principal e...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Farrell CA

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00