BACKGROUND Combined tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) boosters for adolescents are a new strategy to prevent pertussis. We examined the current practices of pediatricians and family physicians regarding adolescent tetanus and diphtheria toxoids (Td) vaccine immunizations and providers' potential adherence to new Tdap recommendations for adolescent...

BACKGROUND Methods are needed to improve pediatricians' skills for physical examination of the ankle and knee. OBJECTIVE To compare the effect of 2 methods of teaching the physical examination of the ankle and knee on the knowledge and skills of pediatricians. DESIGN Prospective intervention trial with preintervention and postintervention tests. SETTING Pediatricians' offices. PARTICIPA...

, number 6 , December 2016 :e 20162548 The adverse effects of poverty on health have been well documented. In response, pediatric clinicians have become increasingly focused on mitigating these effects on children’s health. 1 In March 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released the first-ever policy statement on poverty, calling for pediatricians to screen and address poverty and re...

Yüce A, Dalgıç B, Çullu-Çokuğraş F, Çokuğraş H, Kansu A, Alptekin-Sarıoğlu A, Şekerel BE. Cow`s milk protein allergy awareness and practice among Turkish pediatricians: A questionnaire-survey. Turk J Pediatr 2017; 59: 233-243. Region-specific recommendations for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cow`s milk protein allergy (CMPA) are not available in Turkey. This cross-sectional questi...

OBJECTIVE Our goal was to evaluate Rhode Island pediatricians' view of themselves as the medical home for infants and young children with permanent hearing loss. METHODS An observational study was conducted between September 2001 and March 2002. A survey of knowledge, beliefs, and practices relative to newborn hearing screening was sent to Rhode Island pediatricians practicing primary care fo...

OBJECTIVE To describe the experience and practices of emergency department pediatricians in the United States related to the diagnosis and management of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in adolescent girls and to compare this experience with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended management guidelines. DESIGN National telephone survey. SUBJECTS One hundred four pediatrician...

Background Infantile colic is a functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGID) that occurs in approximately 20% of infants under 6 months. Even though this condition self-limiting, inappropriate therapy affects the baby’s future quality life. Therefore, it essential for physicians, especially pediatricians, to employ correct diagnosis based on currently accepted Rome IV criteria and an appropriate...

The quality of pediatric emergency care may depend on the competence of the emergency department physicians. It is important to know whether parents and general pediatricians associate the quality of pediatric emergency care with the pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) training of the emergency department physicians. We designed the study to determine parental and pediatricians' opinion and expe...

Chinese pediatricians face a crisis. Not only is there a shortage of pediatricians, but their numbers are actually decreasing. In 2012, there was only 0.43 pediatric specialist for every 1000 children, or ∼96 000 pediatricians for the 220 million Chinese children aged ,14 years. By comparison, in the United States, the ratio is ∼1.46 pediatricians for every 1000 children. Based on this ratio, C...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has affirmed breastfeeding as the preferred method of infant feeding; however, there has been little systematic examination of how pediatricians' recommendations, affiliated hospitals' policies, counseling practices, and attitudes toward breastfeeding have shifted over the past 2 decades. These trends were examined from 1995 to ...