BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: There is evidence suggesting that physicians have a limited foundation of knowledge on health care finances and limited awareness of hospital costs and charges. The objective was to analyze general pediatric attending physicians’ and residents’ knowledge of costs, charges, and reimbursements for care rendered in the inpatient setting. METHODS: An online survey was admi...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: There is evidence suggesting that physicians have a limited foundation of knowledge on health care finances and limited awareness of hospital costs and charges. The objective was to analyze general pediatric attending physicians’ and residents’ knowledge of costs, charges, and reimbursements for care rendered in the inpatient setting. METHODS: An online survey was admi...

In Pakistan laparoscopic surgery is not new but its application in pediatric surgery has been very limited. In the last decade, impalpable undescended testes mainly; and occasionally appendicitis and cholecystitis were few maladies dealt with laparoscopy in only two or three pediatric surgery units of the country. Very few publications were brought out from Pakistan. The pediatric surgery resid...

OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to determine whether 1) residents trained in the SEEK (A Safe Environment for Every Kid) model would report improved attitudes, knowledge, comfort, competence, and practice regarding screening for psychosocial risk factors (parental depression, parental substance abuse, intimate partner violence, stress, corporal punishment, and food insecurity); 2) i...

BACKGROUND Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an important cause of acute respiratory disease in ambulatory care settings. The objective of this study was to assess the accuracy of medical history and physical examination in diagnosing CAP. METHODS Pediatric residents prospectively completed a questionnaire documenting patients' medical history and physical examination whenever a chest rad...

Structured pediatric training Compared to our neighbors, Singapore is small, with a population of around five million. The pediatric training is a sixyear program, which began in mid-1980s, and has been funded by a combination of the Ministry of Health, and the two pediatric teaching and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education International (ACGME-I) accredited hospitals to produce...

The interaction between physicians and nurses represents a critical aspect of patient care. The numbers and influence of hospitalists-physicians who provide care to hospitalized patients-continue to increase. However, studies of interactions between nurses and hospitalists are limited. As a bridge to that gap, we studied pediatric nurses' assessment of pediatric hospitalists along with other ca...

BACKGROUND Training of pediatric residents is a dynamic process which should be changed as the nature andepidemiology of pediatric diseases change. In this study, we compared the training program of the pediatric residentswith the disorders of the pediatric patients who had referred to pediatric offices. METHODS The study was conducted in pediatric offices in Shiraz, South of Iran. The main c...

Purpose Rheumatology is one of the smallest subspecialties in the field of pediatrics. Due to the deficiency of pediatric rheumatologists in the U.S., there is a shortage of educators. Previous research showed that 40% of pediatric residency programs have no pediatric rheumatologist on faculty. Although previous studies described the availability of rheumatology training in pediatric residency ...

Up to 30% percent of pediatric primary care visits include a skin-related problem, and referrals are hampered by appointment wait times among the longest of any pediatric subspecialty. Despite the clear demand for pediatric dermatologists, there has been a long-standing shortage of providers, leaving dermatology as one of the most underserved pediatric subspecialties. Another consequence of the...