We conducted a mail survey of practicing pediatricians in Georgia to assess their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding recording patients' environmental histories. Of 477 eligible pediatricians, 266 (55.8%) responded. Fewer than one in five reported having received training in environmental history-taking. Pediatricians reported that they strongly believe in the importance of environme...

OBJECTIVE To analyze pediatricians' representations on the nutritional alternatives that are adopted when weaning becomes inevitable. METHODS This is a mixed cross-sectional analytical study with probabilistic sampling. Fifty-seven randomly selected pediatricians were interviewed with the use of a semi-structured script for thematic analysis. The technique of free evocations was used, and the...

PURPOSE To examine how pediatricians in private practices are affected by the process of training medical students in their clinics as part of a community-based clerkship program. MATERIALS AND METHODS In 2007, a questionnaire was sent to 35 pediatricians who had provided private clinical settings for clerkship training for the previous 3 years. The questionnaire covered a number of points, i...

OBJECTIVE Public awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding is expected to increase during and after the national, federally funded Best Start Breastfeeding Promotion Campaign. It is anticipated that this will result in more breastfeeding-based interactions between families and pediatricians. The American Academy of Pediatrics conducted a survey of its members to identify their educational need...

OBJECTIVE To survey current practices among different types of medical practitioners in Ontario to assess if national guidelines for screening and management of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia were being followed. DESIGN An anonymized, cross-sectional survey distributed by mail and e-mail. SETTING Ontario. PARTICIPANTS From each group (general practitioners, family medicine practitioners, and...

BACKGROUND In an attempt to reduce the burden of influenza-like illness (ILI) on health resources, the Italian Ministry of Health released clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) on ILI management that include specific indications for the admission of children to the hospital. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether application of these CPGs reduced the rate of inappropriate hospital admissio...

INTRODUCTION The aims of this study were to assess the levels of knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of pediatricians about melanoma and to estimate any variables associated with this outcome of interest. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a sample of pediatricians using a questionnaire sent by postal mail. RESULTS 40.8% and 41.6% of pediatricians respectively st...

BACKGROUND Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are propositions for health care providers about the care of patients and are usually described as "systematically developed statements to assist practitioners' and patients' decisions about appropriate health care for specific circumstances". OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to investigate pediatricians' perceptions of clinical practice ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The most recent American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement clearly supports breastfeeding for smoking mothers. The impact of this recommendation on pediatricians' counseling and prescribing practices is unclear. This study describes Pennsylvania pediatricians' attitudes, knowledge, and practices regarding breastfeeding, maternal smoking, and smoking cessation. ME...

One of the most common factors underlying delaying or refusing childhood vaccination are concerns about vaccine safety. Parents often struggle with conflicting information about their adverse effects, vaccine-preventable diseases, and also with emotions such as fear or distress. Pediatricians are in a privileged position to facilitate parental decision-making related to vaccination, but can als...