Home intravenous therapy: Accessibility for Canadian children and youth.

abstract：:Although adolescent males have as many health issues and concerns as adolescent females, they are much less likely to be seen in a clinical setting. This is related to both individual factors and the health care system itself, which is not always encouraging and set up to provide comprehensive male health care. Workin...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Westwood M,Pinzon J

更新日期：2008-01-01 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

abstract：:Concerns about vaccine safety make some parents hesitant about immunization. Health care providers are pivotal in helping parents understand that Canada is a leader in vaccine safety. The present practice point provides an update on the eight components of Canada's vaccine safety system: (1) an evidence-based pre-lice...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： MacDonald NE,Law BJ

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health care professionals (HCPs) may be involved in counselling women after an antenatal diagnosis of various fetal anomalies. Many pregnant women consider termination of pregnancy (TOP) after antenatal diagnosis of various fetal anomalies. Little is known, however, about the attitudes of HCPs regarding TOP ...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Janvier A,Couture E,Deschenes M,Nadeau S,Barrington K,Lantos J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Referrals to paediatric endocrine clinics for short stature are common. Height velocity (HV) is an essential component of the evaluation of short stature as growth deceleration often reflects an underlying paediatric endocrine diagnosis (PED). Access to previous measurements facilitates prompt calculation of...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Yue D,Miller MR,Clarson CL

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：:In the present longitudinal study, the physical growth and health of 36 early-deprived postinstitutionalized Romanian orphans (ROs; 17 boys) adopted by Canadian families are documented. Data were collected for each child at three time points: at 11 months postadoption, at 4.5 years of age and at 10.5 years of age. Dat...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Le Mare L,Audet K

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with acute asthma exacerbations frequently present to an emergency department with signs of respiratory distress. The most severe episodes are potentially life-threatening. Effective treatment depends on the accurate and rapid assessment of disease severity at presentation. This statement addresses the assess...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Ortiz-Alvarez O,Mikrogianakis A,Canadian Paediatric Society, Acute Care Committee.

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Formal sexual education is a mandatory component of the high school curriculum in most Canadian provinces. The present study was a preliminary assessment of sexual knowledge among a sample of Ontario adolescents who had completed their high school sexual education requirements. METHODS:A questionnaire, test...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Kumar MM,Lim R,Langford C,Seabrook JA,Speechley KN,Lynch T

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Hyperbilirubinemia is a common neonatal condition requiring timely management to prevent acute bilirubin encephalopathy. Management protocols allow nonphysicians to initiate designated actions prior to physician assessment. Objective:To assess the effectiveness of a nurse-initiated neonatal jaundice managem...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Long M,Farion KJ,Zemek R,Voskamp D,Barrowman N,Akiki S,Reid S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxy072.]. ...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Uematsu H,Sobue I

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The death of a child is a tragedy resulting in family trauma and disorganization. The present study sought to evaluate the intensity of grief experienced by parents who have lost a child in the perinatal period (stillbirth, premature baby, term baby less than one month) and parents who have lost a child after...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Michon B,Balkou S,Hivon R,Cyr C

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:In June 2012, the government of Canada severely restricted the scope of the Interim Federal Health Program that had hitherto provided coverage for the health care needs of refugee claimants. The Quebec government decided to supplement coverage via the provincial health program. Despite this, we hypothesize...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Rink N,Muttalib F,Morantz G,Chase L,Cleveland J,Rousseau C,Li P

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of patients with headaches is a major component of every paediatric practice. In a nationally representative sample of Canadian adolescents, it was found that 26.6% of those 12 to 13 years of age and 31.2% of those 14 to 15 years of age reported that they experienced headaches at least once per week.The...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Dooley J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medically unexplained symptoms in young people can present a challenge for primary care physicians to manage. Despite the prevalence of this clinical problem, physicians feel ill-equipped to deal with it. Families may attribute symptoms to an organic cause, despite the absence of identified pathology, and often resist...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Geist R,Weinstein M,Walker L,Campo JV

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been publically expressed concerns about the costs and allocation of neonatal and perinatal health care resources in Canada and elsewhere for the past 15 years. This paper reports information from a symposium held during the 1996 Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) annual meeting sponsored by the CPS Section ...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： McMillan D,Lee S,Serediak M,Finn J,Saigal S,Walker C

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concussion has emerged as an important public health issue affecting thousands of Canadians annually. Health care providers including paediatricians, family and emergency medicine physicians, nurses, and nurse practitioners are commonly tasked with the responsibility of providing primary care to patients with acute co...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Ellis MJ,Bauman S,Cowle S,Fuselli P,Tator CH

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paediatric restless legs syndrome (RLS) treatment is important because RLS's associated sleep disturbance causes significant developmental-behavioural morbidity and impacts family well-being. RLS is associated with brain iron insufficiency and dopaminergic dysfunction. Diagnosis requires fulfillment of diagnostic crit...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Dosman C,Witmans M,Zwaigenbaum L

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:The rate of multiple pregnancy has increased in developed countries, a finding usually attributed to more widespread use of assisted reproductive technologies. Multiple pregnancies are associated with a greater risk of pregnancy complications, including intrauterine growth restriction of one or more of the fetuses, va...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Moore AM,O'Brien K

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arthropod-borne diseases do not occur commonly in Canada. Nevertheless, Canadians run the risk of contracting certain infections within the country during arthropod season, as well as when travelling abroad. Therefore, it is important that clinicians are aware of the possible occurrence of arthropod-borne diseases, an...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Artsob H

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow aspiration (BMA) and bone marrow trephine biopsy are important procedures for the diagnosis of hematological malignancies and nonmalignant diseases in children. During BMA, bone marrow particles are obtained for analysis including microscopic morphologic evaluations and differential counts. During a trephi...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Abla O,Friedman J,Doyle J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether reminder notices would improve the timeliness of toddler-age vaccinations. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, controlled trial. POPULATION STUDIED:Two convenience cohorts of 320 children due to receive either measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine (at 12 months of age) or diphtheria-pertussis...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Bjornson GL,Scheifele DW,Lajeunesse C,Bell A

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess, in the newborn, the efficacy of a standard taping treatment used in children for two selected congenital toe abnormalities (curly/varus/underlapping toes and overlapping toes), and compare the outcome with the available world literature. METHODS:All children referred by their family physician betw...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Smith WG,Seki J,Smith RW

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to communicate effectively with patients and families is paramount for good patient care. This practice point reviews the importance of communicating effectively in cross-cultural encounters. The concept of cultural competence is introduced, along with the LEARN (Listen, Explain, Acknowledge, Recommend, Ne...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Ladha T,Zubairi M,Hunter A,Audcent T,Johnstone J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore how and when chiropractors are involved in the care of patients younger than 18 years of age, and to examine chiropractors' beliefs about treating paediatric patients. DESIGN:A cross-sectional survey of a random sample of 140 chiropractors practising in Alberta. Data were collected by means of a ...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Durant CL,Verhoef MJ,Conway PJ,Sauve RS

更新日期：2001-09-01 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：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:The importance of the teaching role of residents in medical education is increasingly being recognized. There are little data about how this role is perceived within training programs or how residents develop their teaching skills. The aims of the present study were to explore the perspectives of Canadian pa...

journal_title：Paediatrics & child health

authors： Walton JM,Patel H

更新日期：2008-10-01 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