PedsCases: Pediatric Education Online
Pediatric educational resource developed by learners for learners. Founded at the University of Alberta. Podcasts, Videos, Infographics, Cases.

This podcast presents an approach to the management of nutrition support in children as it pertains to tube feeding. Listeners will learn the indications, routes of administration, and formula types used in tube feeding. It also reviews writing nutrition orders and complications. The podcast was developed by Sierra Casey, a medical student at the University of Alberta, with the help of Dr. Jason Silverman, a pediatric gastroenterologist at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Alberta. 

Direct download: Approach_to_Tube_Feeding.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:16pm MDT

Ce podcast révisera le point de pratique de la Société canadienne de pédiatrie intitulé: Le counseling auprès des adolescents et des parents au sujet du cannabis : une introduction pour les professionnels de la santé, publié en juin 2020. Ce podcast a été créé par Olivia Lemire, étudiante en médecine de 3e année à l’Université d’Ottawa, et Dr Richard E Bélanger, Professeur agrégé, médecin de l’adolescence et pédiatre au Centre mère-enfant Soleil du CHU de Québec - Université Laval.

Direct download: FR_Version.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:57pm MDT

This podcast reviews the recent CPS practice point on “Counselling adolescents and parents about cannabis: A primer for health professionals” published in June 2020. The podcast was developed by Dr. Jen Mooney, a pediatric resident at Memorial University, in collaboration with the co-authors of this CPS statement, Dr. Christina Grant (McMaster Children's Hospital) and Dr. Richard Bélanger (Laval University).

Direct download: English_Version.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 11:41pm MDT

This podcast is the third in a three-part series on climate change and its effects on the health of the pediatric population. It will cover the difference between mitigation and adaptation strategies, the difference between policy and outreach approaches to climate change, the pertinence of environmental advocacy to healthcare professionals, the various options for environmental advocacy available to healthcare professionals, the value in disaster readiness preparations, the impact of medical practices on the environment, and an approach to initiating policy changes advocating for systematic climate change mitigation. It was created by Stephanie Unrau and Marc Beaudin, third-year medical students at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Melanie Lewis, a pediatrician and professor at the University of Alberta.

Direct download: Global_Climate_Change_3_final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:55pm MDT

This podcast is the second of a three-part series on climate change and the health of the pediatric population, including describing anthropogenic climate change, why children are more vulnerable to environmental changes, and primary, secondary, and tertiary causal pathways of climate change on human health. This podcast was developed by Marc Beaudin, a third-year medical student from the University of Alberta who did a post-doctoral fellowship in environmental engineering, Stephanie Unrau, a third-year medical student from the University of Alberta, with Dr. Melanie Lewis, Pediatrician and Professor at the University of Alberta.

Direct download: Global_Climate_Change_2_final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:29pm MDT

This podcast is the first of a three-part series on climate change and the health of the pediatric population. This podcast was developed by Marc Beaudin, a third-year medical student from the University of Alberta who did a post-doctoral fellowship in environmental engineering, Stephanie Unrau, a third-year medical student from the University of Alberta, with Dr. Melanie Lewis, Pediatrician and Professor at the University of Alberta.

Direct download: Global_Climate_Change_1_final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:09am MDT

In this podcast, we will talk about the NICU, but from a parent's perspective. We are very lucky to have Jennifer Degl, who is a parent of an NICU baby and an important advocate for maternal and neonatal health, here with us to share her experience. This podcast was developed by Jennifer Degl with Jenn Bhatla, a medical student at the University of Alberta. 

Direct download: Neonatal_podcast_-_parents_persective.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:56pm MDT