Podcasts
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Based on recent CPS position statements/practice points and presented in a case-based approach, these podcasts allow busy clinicians to listen to CME at their convenience.
Featuring practical insights, clinical presentations or specific diagnoses, clinical guidance and policy recommendations, these podcasts will appeal to paediatricians, family physicians, residents, and allied health professionals.
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Prevention and Management of Acute Complications in Children with Sickle Cell Disease
Date Posted: Feb 26 2026 Description Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, multi-system disease that requires comprehensive care. The sickling of red blood cells leads to hemolysis and vascular occlusion. Complications include hemolytic anemia, pain syndromes, and organ damage. Patterns of immigration and an increase in newborn screening mean that paediatric health care providers across Canada, in small and large centres alike, need to be knowledgeable about SCD. This statement focuses on principles of prevention, advocacy, and the rapid treatment of common acute complications. Guidance includes the current status of newborn screening, recommendations for immunizations and antibiotic prophylaxis, and an introduction to hydroxyurea, a medication that reduces both morbidity and mortality in children with SCD. Case vignettes demonstrate principles of care for common acute complications of SCD: vaso-occlusive episodes (VOE), acute chest syndrome (ACS), fever, splenic sequestration, aplastic crises, and stroke. Finally, principles of blood transfusion are highlighted, along with indications for both straight and exchange blood transfusions. Length: 21 min. |
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Managing Newborns at Risk for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)/Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS): Updates and Emerging Best Practices
Date Posted: Description The Canadian Institute for Health Information (Quebec excluded) reported, from 2010 to 2020, an increase in newborns diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) from 3.5 to 6.3 per 1000 live births[1]. Many of these cases are attributed to opioid exposure and result in neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS)[2]. Reports indicate that while observation for withdrawal symptoms is increasing, NAS/NOWS cases are still under-reported in Canada[3]. The costs of hospitalization speak to the significant burden this problem places on the health of infants and families, along with hospital units, health care providers, and other community resources[4]. Length: 16 min. |
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Date Posted: Jul 21 2025 Description Assessing enuresis involves distinguishing monosymptomatic from non-monosymptomatic for this common paediatric problem, and identifying concomitant comorbidities. Addressing co-occurring factors concurrently ensures the best opportunity for a satisfactory outcome Length: 18 min. |
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Date Posted: Description Free play is essential for children’s development and for their physical, mental, and social health. Opportunities to engage in outdoor free play—and risky play in particular—have declined significantly in recent years, in part because safety measures have sought to prevent all play-related injuries rather than focusing on serious and fatal injuries. Length: 15 min. |
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Date Posted: Description It is well recognized that human milk is the optimal nutritive source for all infants, including those requiring intensive care. This statement reviews evidence supporting the importance of breastfeeding and human milk for infants, and why breastfeeding practices should be prioritized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). It also reviews how to optimally feed infants based on their stability and maturity, and how to support mothers to establish and maintain milk production when their infants are unable to feed at the breast. Length: 16 min. |
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Date Posted: Description The evaluation and management of young infants presenting with fever remains an area of significant practice variation. While most well-appearing febrile young infants have a viral illness, identifying those at risk for invasive bacterial infections, specifically bacteremia and bacterial meningitis, is critical. This statement considers infants aged ≤90 days who present with a rectal temperature of ≥38.0oC but appear well otherwise. Applying recent risk stratification criteria to guide management and incorporating diagnostic testing with procalcitonin are advised. Management decisions for infants meeting low-risk criteria should reflect the probability of disease, consider the balance of risks and potential harm, and include parents/caregivers in shared decision-making when options exist. Optimal management may also be influenced by pragmatic considerations, such as access to diagnostic investigations, observation units, tertiary care, and follow-up. Special considerations such as temperature measurement, risk for invasive herpes simplex infection, and post-immunization fever are also discussed. Length: 18 min. |
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Date Posted: Aug 20 2024 Description Paediatricians and other primary care providers (PCPs) are optimally positioned to support children and youth through the developmental processes that contribute to identity formation. Gender identity, a critical facet of a young person’s sense of self, first emerges in early childhood and evolves over the child and adolescent life course. Recent studies suggest that an increasing number of youth identify with a gender other than the sex assigned to them at birth, and demand and need for gender-related care within the paediatric health care system is growing[3]-[10]. Paediatricians and PCPs may be the first professionals from whom transgender or gender-diverse (TGD) youth and their families seek support. Length: 18 min. |
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Date Posted: Jun 24 2024 Description Length: 12 min. |
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Date Posted: Jan 11 2024 Description Length: 13 min. |
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Date Posted: Oct 19 2023 Description Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health concerns affecting Canadian children and adolescents. The Canadian Paediatric Society has developed two position statements that summarize current evidence regarding the diagnosis and management of anxiety disorders. Length: 14 min. |
Last updated: Feb 26, 2026