Fetal Treatment
Health in Pregnancy and Impacts on Childhood Development
With unintended pregnancies on the rise and patients commonly failing to receive early neonatal care, it's more crucial than ever to understand the disorders that call for prompt evaluation and guidance from specialists.
Gastroenterology |view more
Chronic abdominal pain is common in children, often keeping them out of school and affecting their quality of life. Fortunately, explains pediatric gastroenterologist Vivien Nguyen, MD, diagnosing DGBIs has become more straightforward, ...
From Regurgitation to Constipation: How to Navigate Motility Issues in Pediatrics
Pediatricians see patients for motility concerns every day and need efficient paths to making diagnoses and treatment decisions
General Pediatrics |View more
Sounds of Success: Pediatric Audiology and Speech/Language Pathology Perspectives
Audiology specialists at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals offer this presentation to help pediatricians ensure that babies and toddlers not only are screened for hearing issues but receive the timely follow-up that can make a world of ...
Care of Transgender & Gender Diverse Youth
Laying the groundwork for a better understanding of gender incongruence, pediatric endocrinologist Abby Walch, MD, discusses the latest evidence on factors that contribute to individual gender identity as well as causes of gender dysphoria.
Contraception: What's New and Some to Review
This thorough guide from obstetrician and gynecologist Sloane Berger-Chen, MD, includes resources, graphics and advice about having helpful conversations with patients on pregnancy prevention along with covering key factors – ranging from ...
It's High Times for Guidelines: Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome Clinical Pathway
The pain and misery of a youngster presenting with hyperemesis can be intense – and the list of differentials overwhelming. This talk from multiple pediatric specialists presents keys to diagnosing cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome and ...
Infectious Disease
Tuberculosis Disease in Children
While all kids may not need screening for TB itself, all should be screened for TB risk factors.
Orthopedics
Tender Knees: Keys to Identifying the Causes of Knee Pain in Children
Pediatric orthopedic surgeon Nirav Pandya, MD, presents secrets to speedy diagnosis of kids’ knee pain, covering the most common conditions and explaining which questions to ask for a useful history, how to characterize the discomfort, ...
Pediatric Brain Center
Treatment of Medication Resistant Epilepsy
Despite numerous new drugs developed over the last 30 years, medications alone aren’t enough to control seizures in one-third of patients with epilepsy.
Pediatric Heart Center
Electrophysiology for the Primary Care Providers
This talk from pediatric electrophysiologist Karyn M. Austin, MD, PhD, looks at the mechanisms behind rhythm disturbances in young patients with structurally normal hearts.
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