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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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Screen Time in Young Children

Date Posted: Apr 11 2022

Description

The digital landscape is evolving more quickly than research on the effects of screen media on the development, learning and family life of young children. This statement examines the potential benefits and risks of screen media in children younger than 5 years, focusing on developmental, psychosocial and physical health. Evidence-based guidance to optimize and support children’s early media experiences involves four principles: minimizing, mitigating, mindfully using and modelling healthy use of screens. Knowing how young children learn and develop informs best practice strategies for health care providers.

Length: 33 min.

CPS practice point

Lead Exposure in Children

Date Posted: Dec 8 2021

Description

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. 

Length: 19 min.

CPS practice point

Procedural Sedation in Infants, Children, and Adolescents

Date Posted: Aug 23 2021

Description

This  podcast will explore approaches to procedural sedation in infants, children, and adolescents undergoing common diagnostic and therapeutic procedures requiring sedation and analgesia outside the operating room by non-anesthesiologists / non-intensivist clinicians. It will specifically focus on the prevention of sedation-related adverse events. The podcast was developed by Summer Hudson and Katie Gourlay, second-year medical students at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Kristina Krmpotic, a pediatric intensivist at IWK Health

Length: 16 min.

CPS position statement

The medical assessment of bruising in suspected child maltreatment cases: A clinical perspective

Date Posted: Jun 21 2021

Description

This podcast is a review of the Canadian Pediatric Society's position statement on bruising in infants and children. In this episode, learners will learn the differential diagnosis and key investigations for bruising, as well as recognize a health professional's obligation to report injuries concerning for child abuse to the appropriate child welfare authority.

Length: 36 min.

CPS practice point

Housing need in Canada: Healthy lives start at home

Date Posted: Dec 8 2020

Description

Housing affects the health of children and youth. Approximately 30% of Canadian households live in substandard housing or core housing need. The present statement reviews the literature documenting the impacts of housing on personal health and the health care system.

Length: 12 min.

CPS position statement

Counselling adolescents and parents about cannabis: A primer for health professionals

Date Posted: Nov 9 2020

Description

This podcast reviews sound, evidence-based tools to help healthcare providers focus their skills when addressing non-medical (recreational) cannabis use with adolescents in everyday practice. Production of this podcast has been made possible through a financial contribution from Health Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Health Canada.

Length: 31 min.

CPS practice point

ADHD in children and youth: Part 1—Etiology, diagnosis, and comorbidity

Date Posted: Oct 21 2020

Description

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic neurodevelopmental disorder. Three position statements have been developed by the Canadian Paediatric Society, following systematic literature reviews. Statement objectives are to:

1) Summarize the current clinical evidence regarding ADHD,

2) Establish a standard for ADHD care, and

3) Assist Canadian clinicians in making well-informed, evidence-based decisions to enhance care of children and youth with this condition.

Length: 17 min.

CPS position statement

ADHD in children and youth: Part 2—Treatment

Date Posted: Oct 21 2020

Description

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic neurodevelopmental disorder. Three position statements have been developed by the Canadian Paediatric Society, following systematic literature reviews. Statement objectives are to:

1) Summarize the current clinical evidence regarding ADHD,

2) Establish a standard for ADHD care, and

3) Assist Canadian clinicians in making well-informed, evidence-based decisions to enhance care of children and youth with this condition.

Length: 15 min.

CPS position statement

ADHD in children and youth: Part 3—Assessment and treatment with comorbid ASD, ID, or prematurity

Date Posted: Oct 21 2020

Description

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic neurodevelopmental disorder. Three position statements have been developed by the Canadian Paediatric Society, following systematic literature reviews. Statement objectives are to:

1) Summarize the current clinical evidence regarding ADHD,

2) Establish a standard for ADHD care, and

3) Assist Canadian clinicians in making well-informed, evidence-based decisions to enhance care of children and youth with this condition.

Length: 17 min.

CPS position statement

Consumption and Taxation of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

Date Posted: May 20 2020

Description

Recent research has correlated the raising of taxes on SSBs with decreased consumption in some jurisdictions. This policy could have significant positive impacts for public health.

Length: 11 min.

CPS position statement

Last updated: Oct 11, 2024

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