PedsCases: Pediatric Education Online

This PedsCases episode will review the Canadian Paediatric Society Position Statement from November 2022, "Acute complications in children with sickle cell disease: Prevention and management". By the end of this podcast, listeners will be able to 1) understand how to prevent mortality and morbidity associated with SCD, 2) recognize and manage the common complications of SCD, and 3) know the basic principles of transfusion for patients with SCD. Today's episode was created by Audrey Slater, a fourth-year medical student at the Université de Montréal, in collaboration with the authors of the CPS statement, including Dr. Carolyn E. Beck, a hospitalist pediatrician at SickKids hospital, Dr. Evelyne D. Trottier, a pediatric emergency physician at CHUSJ, Dr. Melanie Kirby-Allen, a haematologist at SickKids Hospital, and Dr. Yves Pastore, a haematologist at CHUSJ.
There are no conflicts of interest to disclose by the authors.

This podcast will discuss the CPS Statement on Managing Newborns at Risk for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)/Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS): Updates and Emerging Best Practices. This Podcast was created Lauren Wilkinson, a second-year medical student at Queen's University, andDr. Astrid Guttmann, a pediatrician at SickKids Hospital. This PedsCases podcast focuses on an overview of managing newborns at risk for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) or neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS).
There are no conflicts of interest to disclose by the authors.

This podcast will give you an approach to Dysmorphic Features. In this episode, listeners will be able to identify dysmorphic features and explain their significance, discuss salient aspects in the history and physical exam,
generate a basic differential diagnosis for a child with dysmorphic features, outline key investigations, and lastly, discern the criteria for an appropriate referral to genetics. The podcast was created by Evelyn Armour, a 3rd year medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Melissa MacPherson, a medical geneticist from the University of Alberta.
There are no conflicts of interest to disclose by the authors.

This podcast will discuss an Approach to Dehydration in Children. This Podcast was created by Catherine Korman, a fourth-year medical student at McGill University with the help of Dr. Preetha Krishnamoorthy, a Pediatric Endocrinologist at the Montreal Children's Hospital and the Director of Pediatric Undergraduate Education at McGill University and Dr. Robert Sternszus, a Hospitalist Pediatrician and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Health Sciences Education at McGill University. This PedsCases podcast focuses on an overview of approach to dehydration including management.
There are no conflicts of interest to disclose by the authors.

This PedsCases episode will provide you with an approach to altered level of consciousness (ALOC). By the end of this podcast, listeners will learn how to define ALOC, identify investigations and management for common causes of ALOC. This podcast was developed by Kennedy Lewis, a medical student from the University of Saskatchewan, in collaboration with Dr. Mackenzie Simpson.
There are no conflicts of interest to disclose by the authors.