Dear
Patrons,
Twenty new links have been added to GeneralPediatrics.com. All of the
new links can be found at:
http://www.generalpediatrics.com/WhatsNew.html Here is a sampling of
some of them.
For Professionals:
1. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of
Family Physicians have recently released their new clinical practice
guidelines on the diagnosis and management of Acute Otitis Media. This
file is in .pdf format
AAP - Guidelines on Acute Otitis Media
http://www.aap.org/policy/aomfinal.pdf
2. Two new links have been added to our complementary and alternative
medicine section. The first is from Boston Medicine Center called
HolisticKids.org. It provides a variety of information geared for both
the professional and patient.. The second is from the Massachusetts
College of Pharmacy entitled CCAP - Complementary Medicine Resource
Guide. It has listings of datax-uds, journals and websites that can be
searched.
HolisticKids.org
HolisticKids.org
CCAP - Complementary Medicine Resource Guide
http://www.mcp.edu/rc/altmed/index.shtml
3. From the Virtual Children's Hospital comes concise information on
the treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and more comprehensive
information on denial of critical care as abuse forchildren.
Virtual Children's Hospital - Denial of Critical Care
http://www.vh.org/pediatric/provider/pediatrics/neglect/index.html
Virtual Children's Hospital - Treatment for Juvenile Rheumatoid
Arthritis
http://www.vh.org/pediatric/provider/pediatrics/neglect/index.html
For Patients:
1. Iowa State University publishes many parent friendly books and
booklets on issues confronting all parents. This is new revised
handbook on childcare.
Iowa State University - Family Child Care Handbook
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/pubs/PM1541/homepage.html
2. MEDLINEplus has put together several new pediatric topics. These
include child sexual abuse, international health and over the counter
medications.
MEDLINEplus - Child Sexual Abuse
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childsexualabuse.html
MEDLINEplus - International Health
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/internationalhealth.html
MEDLINEplus - Over the Counter Medicines
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/overthecountermedicines.html
3. The Virtual Children's Hospital has also published two new Common
Questions, Quick Answers booklets on antibiotics and kids and
travelling with small children.
Virtual Children's Hospital - Antibiotics and Kids
http://www.vh.org/pediatric/patient/pediatrics/cqqa/antibioticsandkids.html
Virtual Children's Hospital - Travelling with Small Children
http://www.vh.org/pediatric/patient/pediatrics/cqqa/travelchildren.html
Every week, JAMA publishes a patient page handout. A number of these
recently are pediatric-oriented, such as chickenpox If you do not have
a subscription to JAMA, these are usually placed on the Medem.org
website within a few weeks of publication in JAMA.
GeneralPediatrics.com also links to them when they become
available.
JAMA - Chickenpox
http://www.medem.com/search/article_display.cfm?path=\\TANQUERAY\M_ContentItem&mstr=/M_ContentItem/ZZZ0QNQ17RD.html&soc=JAMA/Archives&srch_typ=NAV_SERCH
As always, we
appreciate your continued patronage of GeneralPediatrics.com and we
invite your comments at
http://www.generalpediatrics.com/Comment.html
Happy Spring!
Donna M. D'Alessandro, M.D.
Curator, GeneralPediatrics.com
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