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

This PedsCases Podcast aims to summarize the recent 2021 Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) statement written by Dr. Shaw on promoting early literacy in the healthcare setting. This podcast was created by Emily Cheung, a first-year medical student at McMaster University with the help of Dr. Mel Lewis, a pediatrician in Edmonton, in conjunction with PedsCases and the CPS.


This podcast will review Part 2 of the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) anxiety position statements, which focuses on the treatment and management approach for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders. In this episode, listeners will review the three main categories of treatment modalities: psychoeducation, psychotherapy, and pharmacotherapy. The podcast was created by Luke MacDonald, a second year medical student at Dalhousie University, in collaboration with Dr. Susan Bobbitt, a Developmental Pediatrician at the Alvin Buckwold Child Development Program at Kinsmen Children's Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Direct download: Anxiety_-_CPS_Podcast_Part_2_of_2.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:48pm MDT

This podcast will discuss Pediatric Disability. The podcast was created by Emily Kacer, second year medical student studying at McMaster University with the support of Dr. Mohammad Zubairi, a developmental pediatrician and Associate Professor at McMaster University who serves as the Medical Director for McMaster Children’s Hospital Autism Program. This podcast will cover the topic of disability in the pediatric population and discuss the F-words framework  and will introduce and discuss some of the challenges faced by children with a disability.

Direct download: PedsCases_Disability_-_2023-10-26_7.45_AM.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 12:32pm MDT

This podcast will cover an approach to acute kidney injuries in pediatric patients, including the understanding of pathophysiology of AKI, developing a differential diagnosis, initial work-up and management. This podcast was created by Aspen Lillywhite and Aisha Farooq, who are medical students at the University of Alberta, with the help of Dr. Emma Ulrich, a pediatric nephrologist at Stollery Children’s Hospital, Edmonton Alberta.

Direct download: PedsCases_Acute_Kidney_Injury_AKI.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 4:29pm MDT

This podcast was created by Adesewa Adeleye with the guidance of Dr. Daniah Basodana, pediatric rheumatologist at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta. The podcast will discuss the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis and treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitis.

 

Direct download: Anca_associated_vasculitis.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:55pm MDT

This podcast presents an overview of sleep training. This episode will discuss strategies to optimize sleep in young healthy paediatric patients. This podcast was developed by Farraminah Francis, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Saskatchewan, in collaboration with Dr Erin Woods, a General Pediatrician and associate professor at the University of Saskatchewan. 

Direct download: Peds_Cases__-_parenting_topics_sleep_training_1.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 10:00am MDT

This podcast will cover an approach to conjunctivitis, or pink eye. It will compare and contrast the classic presentation of the four types of conjunctivitis, the management strategies and red flags that should prompt urgent ophthalmology referral. The podcast was created by Kim Papp, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Matthew Benson, an Ophthalmologist from Edmonton, Alberta.

Direct download: Conjunctivitis.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:53pm MDT

This video is the seventh part in a series discussing musculoskeletal radiology in children. The video was created by Dr. Kai Homer, a resident in Radiology at the University of Alberta with the help of Dr. Adrienne Thompson, a pediatric radiologist at the University of Alberta. The video will focus on musculoskeletal injuries and introduce some cases to help with the understanding of how radiology fits into the whole clinical picture in regards to hip radiographs.

Direct download: PedsCases_Hip_Video_7.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 7:36pm MDT

This PedsCases podcast is an overview on approach to neonatal thrombocytopenia. It was made by Justin Park, a medical student at the University of British Columbia in collaboration with Dr. Aisha Bruce, associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology at the University of Alberta.

Direct download: Approach_to_NT.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:40am MDT

This podcast will review Part 1 of the CPS anxiety position statements, which focuses on the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and assessment of anxiety disorders in the pediatric patient population. In this episode, listeners will 1) understand the epidemiology of anxiety disorders, 2) review how to diagnose anxiety disorders, and 3) understand management and follow-up care for patients presenting with anxiety. The episode of PedsCases was created by Luke MacDonald, a second year medical student at the Dalhousie University, in collaboration with Dr. Benjamin Klein, a Developmental Pediatrician at McMaster University.

Direct download: CPS_ANXIETY_PART_1.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:37am MDT

This video is the sixth part in a series discussing musculoskeletal radiology in children. The video was created by Dr. Kai Homer, a resident in Radiology at the University of Alberta with the help of Dr. Adrienne Thompson, a pediatric radiologist at the University of Alberta. The video will focus on musculoskeletal injuries and introduce some cases to help with the understanding of how radiology fits into the whole clinical picture in regards to wrist radiographs.

Direct download: MSK_Part_6.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 2:19pm MDT

This video is the fifth part in a series discussing musculoskeletal radiology in children. The video was created by Dr. Kai Homer, a resident in Radiology at the University of Alberta with the help of Dr. Adrienne Thompson, a pediatric radiologist at the University of Alberta. The video will focus on musculoskeletal injuries and introduce some cases to help with the understanding of how radiology fits into the whole clinical picture in regards to elbow radiographs.

Direct download: MSK_Part_5.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 2:17pm MDT

Ce balado a été créé par Kaylee Novack, graduée de médecine et étudiante à la maîtrise à l’Université de Montréal, en collaboration avec Dr Nicholas Chadi, auteur principal de l’énoncé de positionnement de la Société Canadienne de Pédiatrie de 2021 sur la protection des enfants et adolescents contre les risques du vapotage. Ce balado a été traduit et enregistré en français par Sophie Marsolais, diplômée de la faculté de médecine de l'Université de Montréal et actuellement étudiante à la maîtrise en éthique clinique. Ce balado va faire un survol du vapotage, discuter de quelle façon aborder le sujet avec les adolescents en clinique et discuter du traitement pour les troubles liés à l'usage des produits de vapotage.

Direct download: Le_Vapotage_chez_les_Adolescents_-_FRA.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:37pm MDT

This podcast on Kawasaki disease (KD) is an update to our 2009 podcast and further discusses the definition of KD, its differential diagnosis including Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C), and how to manage KD. It was created by Dr. Annie Cheung, NHS Scotland, and Dr. Mercedes Chan a pediatric rheumatologist at BC Children’s Hospital.

Direct download: KD_podcast_re-recorded_v2.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:23am MDT

This video is the fourth part in a series discussing musculoskeletal radiology in children. The video was created by Dr. Kai Homer, a resident in Radiology at the University of Alberta with the help of Dr. Adrienne Thompson, a pediatric radiologist at the University of Alberta. The video will focus on musculoskeletal injuries and introduce some cases to help with the understanding of how radiology fits into the whole clinical picture.  This video will discuss ossification centers in the elbow.

Direct download: MSK_Part_4.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 10:12am MDT

This video is the third part in a series discussing musculoskeletal radiology in children. The video was created by Dr. Kai Homer, a resident in Radiology at the University of Alberta with the help of Dr. Adrienne Thompson, a pediatric radiologist at the University of Alberta. The video will focus on musculoskeletal injuries and introduce some cases to help with the understanding of how radiology fits into the whole clinical picture.  This video will discuss terminology used to describe fractures in radiology, focusing on some concepts that are specific to pediatrics.

Direct download: MSK_Part_3.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 10:10am MDT

This video is the second video in a series discussing musculoskeletal radiology in children. The video was created by Dr. Kai Homer, a resident in Radiology at the University of Alberta with the help of Dr. Adrienne Thompson, a pediatric radiologist at the University of Alberta. The video will focus on musculoskeletal injuries, and introduce some cases to help with the understanding of how radiology fits into the whole clinical picture.  This video will discuss terminology used to describe fractures in radiology, focusing on some concepts that are specific to pediatrics.

Direct download: PedsCases_MSK_Radiographs_Video_2_small.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 6:58pm MDT

This video is the first in a series discussing musculoskeletal radiology in children. The video was created by Dr. Kai Homer, a resident in Radiology at the University of Alberta with the help of Dr. Adrienne Thompson, a pediatric radiologist at the University of Alberta. The video will focus on musculoskeletal injuries, and introduce some cases to help with the understanding of how radiology fits into the whole clinical picture.  This first video will discuss terminology used to describe fractures in radiology, focusing on some concepts that are specific to pediatrics.

Direct download: PedsCases_MSK_Radiographs_Video_1_with_introexit_sounds.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 7:54am MDT

This podcast will give you an approach to chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis. In this episode, the listener will be able to 1) discuss the differential diagnosis for pediatric patients presenting with non-traumatic bony pain, 2) suggest appropriate investigations for these patients, 3) list the Bristol diagnostic criteria for CNO, and 4) outline two options in the treatment of patients with CNO. The podcast was created by Iain Sander, a 3rd year medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Dax G. Rumsey, a Pediatric Rheumatologist from the Stollery Children’s Hospital and the Division Director of the Pediatric Rheumatology Program at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.

Direct download: Chronic_Nonbacterial_Osteomyelitis_CNO.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:55am MDT

This video is the second in a two-part series that presents an approach to family history and pedigree. In this video, viewers will review the classic patterns of Mendelian inheritance and see how these patterns might look in a pedigree. This podcast was developed by Erinna McMurtry and Jovana Miladinovic in collaboration with Dr. Patricia Blakley, an Associate Professor at the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Saskatchewan with specialization in clinical genetics and developmental pediatrics.

Direct download: Approach_to_Family_History_and_Pedigrees_Video_2_-small.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 10:36am MDT

This podcast will be discussing pediatric renal tubular acidosis. The podcast was created by Shadi Sadeghian, a second year medical student at McMaster University. This podcast was created in collaboration with Dr. Charushree Prasad, a pediatric nephrologist and assistant professor at McMaster Children’s Hospital.

Direct download: PedsCases_Podcast_Recording_-_RTA_-_2023-07-28_1.31_PM.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 2:06pm MDT

This podcast will discuss Pain Assessment and Management for Children, this is a CPS Podcast. The podcast was created by Dr. Alexis Fong-Leboeuf, a PGY3 Pediatric Resident at Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre. This podcast was created in collaboration with Dr. Evelyne Trottier, a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician, Dre Marie Joelle Doré-Bergeron, a pediatrician specializing in chronic pain, from CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal and Dre Samina Ali, a pediatric emergency physician from Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton. Drs. Trottier, Doré Bergeron and Ali are authors of the November 2022 Canadian Pediatric Society Position and will cover best practices in pain assessment and management for children.

Direct download: Pedscase_Final_July_3.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:11pm MDT

This video is the first in a two-part series that presents an approach to family history and pedigree. In this video, viewers will be able to describe the utility of the family history based on the clinical context, recognize common symbols and notations used to construct genetic pedigrees, and draw an accurate genetic pedigree from a completed family history form. This podcast was developed by Erinna McMurtry and Jovana Miladinovic in collaboration with Dr. Patricia Blakley, an Associate Professor at the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Saskatchewan with specialization in clinical genetics and developmental pediatrics.

Direct download: Approach_to_Family_History_and_Pedigrees_Video_1.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 11:20pm MDT

This podcast will give you an approach to staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS), a blistering skin infection that is seen mainly in infants and young children. The podcast was created by Jasmine Gill, a third year medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Melanie Lewis, a Professor and General Pediatrician from the Stollery Children’s Hospital.

Direct download: PedsCases_Podcast_JG_-_2023-07-03_5.04_PM.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 1:31pm MDT

This podcast will discuss Post Streptococcal Reactive Arthritis (PSRA) in the pediatric population. The podcast was created by Shinia Van a third-year medical student at the University of Alberta. Under the guidance of Dr. Lillian Lim, an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Rheumatology at the Stollery Children’s Hospital and will cover clinical presentation of PSRA, investigations, management and possible complications. 

Direct download: Post_Streptococcal_Reactive_Arthritis_PSRA.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:02pm MDT

This podcast describes the different types of transfusion reactions, their pathogenesis, and clinical presentations as well as provides an approach to assessing and managing patients with acute transfusion reactions. It was created by Bryan Ng and Justin Park medical students at University of British Columbia in collaboration with Dr. Kate Chipperfield, the Head of the Division of Hematopathology at BC Children’s Hospital

Direct download: Transfusion_Reaction_-_Pedscases.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:06pm MDT

This podcast will discuss Diabetes Insipidus. The podcast was developed by Harleen Cheema, a medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Elizabeth Rosolowsky, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta.

Direct download: Diabetes_Insipidus.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:40am MDT

This podcast will discuss the different categories, presentation, risk factors, management and outcomes of pediatric strokes. It was developed my Miriam Maes, a 4th year medical student at Queen’s University with the help of Dr. Morrison-Levy, a pediatric neurologist and Assistant Professor at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.

Direct download: PedsStrokePod.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:27pm MDT

This podcast will discuss an approach to drowning in the pediatric population. The podcast was created by Angie Salomon, a 4th year medical student at Queen’s University and Dr. David Jerome, a rural family physician with faculty positions at NOSM University and the University of Alberta

Direct download: Pedcases_drowning_final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:12am MDT

This podcast explores the clinical features of hypocalcemia as well as etiologies, investigations and initial management plan. It was developed by Dr. Madeline Parker a pediatrics resident at the University of Saskatchewan and Dr. Munier Nour a pediatric endocrinologist at Jim Patterson Children's Hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Direct download: Approach_to_Pediatric_Hypocalcemia_w_beats.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:10am MDT

This podcast will discuss an approach to vocal cord dysfunction in children. The podcast was created by Aleena Amjad Hafeez, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Alberta, Caseng Zhang, a third-year undergraduate student at McMaster University, and Dr. Elizabeth Anne Hicks. A pediatric pulmonologist at the Stollery Children’s Hospital.  

Direct download: Vocal_Cord_Dysfunction.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:43am MDT

This episode outlines an approach to systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Listeners will learn the classification criteria, clinical features, and complications of systemic JIA as well as the role of a general pediatrician in its management. This podcast was developed by Dr. Rebecca Quilty, a pediatrics resident at Memorial University of Newfoundland in collaboration with Dr. Ronald Laxer, a pediatric rheumatologist at the University of Toronto. 

Direct download: SystemicJIA.Pedscases.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:47am MDT

This podcast discuss an overview and approach to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in COVID-19, also known as [MIS-C]. The podcast was created by Mia Voyatzis, a second-year medical student at the University of Alberta, with the guidance of Dr. Lillian Lim, an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Rheumatology at the Stollery Children’s Hospital of the University of Alberta.

Direct download: MIS-C.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:16am MDT

This podcast explores the presentation, diagnosis and management of pediatric migraines. This podcast was developed by Caitlin Goedhart, a fourth year medical student at the University of Alberta in collaboration with Dr. Jessica Foulds, a pediatric hospitalist, and Dr. Janette Mailo, a pediatric neurologist, who both work at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta.

Direct download: PedsCases_Pediatric_Migraine_Full_Podcast_April_24_2022.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:06pm MDT

This podcast will discuss the CPS Practice Point "Evaluating and optimizing bone health in children with chronic health conditions." This podcast was developed by Dr. Nehal Shata, a Complex Care fellow at McMaster Children's Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, and Dr. Celia Rodd, who is the lead author of this statement and a Professor at the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba.


This podcast presents an overview of genetic testing technologies. This is part 3 of a 3-part series on genetic disorders. This episode will describe four types of genetic testing technologies, describe the advantages and disadvantages of direct-to-consumer genetic testing, and discuss personalized medicine. This podcast was developed by Rozlyn Boutin a senior medical student at the University of British Columbia, in collaboration with Dr. Caitlin Chang, a medical geneticist at the British Columbia Children’s Hospital in Vancouver.

Direct download: Genetic_Diseases_3__Genetic_testing_technologies.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:44pm MDT

This video presents an overview of genetic testing technologies. This is part 3 of a 3-part series on genetic disorders. This episode will describe four types of genetic testing technologies, describe the advantages and disadvantages of direct-to-consumer genetic testing, and discuss personalized medicine. This podcast was developed by Rozlyn Boutin a senior medical student at the University of British Columbia, in collaboration with Dr. Caitlin Chang, a medical geneticist at the British Columbia Children’s Hospital in Vancouver.

Direct download: GeneticsPart3-Small.m4v
Category:general -- posted at: 9:24pm MDT

This podcast on the pathophysiology, clinical presentation and ocular manifestations of Sturge Weber syndrome was developed by Miles Jaques, a fourth-year medical student at the University of British Columbia with Dr. Jennifer Ling, an ophthalmology resident at the University of British Columbia, and Dr. Gardiner, a pediatric ophthalmologist at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC.

Direct download: SWS_Podcase.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:16pm MDT

This podcast provides an overview of deep neck infections with a focus on the 3 most common deep neck infections: peritonsillar abscess, retropharyngeal abscess and parapharyngeal infections. It provides an approach to describing the relevant anatomy and pathophysiology of deep neck infections, recognizing the typical clinical presentation of deep neck infections, and explaining the initial steps of diagnosis and management of deep neck infections. Created by Owen Sieben, fourth-year medical student at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Hamdy El-Hakim, a pediatric otolaryngologist. 

Direct download: Deep_Neck_Infections_PedsCase.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 3:12pm MDT

This podcast will discuss the approach to a newborn born to a mother with limited antenatal care.  It will review the components of antenatal care, identify investigations to consider for the mother and newborn, and the optimal timeline for the investigations. The podcast was created by Surabhi Sivaratnam, a fourth-year medical student at the McMaster University, with the support of Dr. Matthew Purser, a pediatrician at Grand River Hospital and Cambridge Memorial Hospital.

Direct download: Approach_to_newborn_with_limited_prenatal_care.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:37am MDT

This CPS Podcast will discuss Neurofibromatosis Type 1 or NF1, a congenital neuro-oculocutaneous disease and its possible neurologic, ophthalmic, and cutaneous manifestations. The podcast was created by Miles Jaques, a fourth-year medical student at the University of British Columbia with the support of Dr. Jennifer Ling, an ophthalmology resident at the University of British Columbia, and Dr. Gardiner, a pediatric ophthalmologist at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC.

Direct download: Neurofibromatosis_Type_1_NF1.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:27pm MDT

This podcast presents an overview of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE). It will cover the basic anatomy of growth plates in addition to the clinical presentation, differential diagnoses, investigations, treatments and complications of SCFE. It was developed by Reva Qiu, a second-year medical student at McMaster University, and Dr. Waleed Kishta, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at the McMaster University Medical Centre.

Direct download: SCFE_podcast.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:04pm MDT

This podcast is part 1 of a 2-part series intended to introduce the listener to peripheral intravenous insertion in the pediatric patient. This podcast will review some key differences between doing procedures in children compared to adults, and how those differences guide our approach to placing peripheral IVs in kids. It will discuss considerations specific to working with children that will both improve your success rate and make placing the IV far less stressful of an experience for your young patients. While the focus of this discussion will be on the overall approach to peripheral IV insertion, this approach can be applied to other painful and stress inducing procedures as well. The second part of this podcast series will focus on the actual procedure of placing a peripheral IV and will be accompanied by a video tutorial.

This podcast was created by Nathan Gollner, a 3rd year medical student at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta Canada and Dr. Karen Forbes, a pediatrician and medical educator at the University of Alberta.

Direct download: Pediatric_IV_Insertion_Part_I_-_A_Pre-Procedural_Approach.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:56pm MDT