BACKGROUND To assess pediatricians' attitudes toward & practice of Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) including their knowledge, experience, & referral patterns for CAM therapies. METHODS An anonymous, self-report, 27-item questionnaire was mailed nationally to fellows of the American Academy of Pediatrics in July 2004.648 of 3500 pediatricians' surveyed responded (18%). RESULTS The m...

OBJECTIVE To learn whether pediatricians accurately estimate rates of survival and freedom from handicap in preterm infants and to learn whether their knowledge and attitude influence their choice of interventions that may enhance survival of extremely preterm infants. METHODS Pediatricians practicing in Alabama were surveyed using a pretested questionnaire designed to identify pediatricians'...

INTRODUCTION The main purpose of the study was to verify knowledge about eye health care attention of the pediatricians and nurses at public health centers in the city of Campinas, state of São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding eye health on behalf of pediatricians and nurses who worked at health centers in Campinas were studied through questionnaires and for...

Occasionally, pediatricians become aware of children who are inadequately supervised. More frequently, pediatricians treat children for traumatic injuries or ingestions that they suspect could have been prevented with better supervision. This clinical report contains guidance for pediatricians considering a referral to a child protective services agency on the basis of suspicion of supervisory ...

Many primary care pediatricians find vaccine hesitancy to be one of the most frustrating situations that they face. Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children implicitly call into question an intervention that most pediatricians see as one of the safest and most effective health care interventions of all time. Many pediatricians respond by refusing to care for children whose parents refuse ...

To assess the impact of intervention on antibiotic misuse in children, parents' and pediatricians' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) concerning antibiotic use were evaluated pre- and postintervention in Larnaca (Cyprus) and Limassol (Cyprus). Concurrently, pediatricians documented upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) visits and pharmacists provided antibiotic consumption data. Inter...

OBJECTIVES To investigate pediatrician self-reported intervention practices related to tobacco use and cessation. We queried about practices with three groups 1) children/adolescents who do not smoke; 2) children/adolescents who smoke; and 3) parents, and the relationship of counseling practices with the personal and professional practice-related factors of pediatricians. DESIGN Mailed anonym...

BACKGROUND Parental noncompliance with the American Academy of Pediatrics and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention immunization schedule is an increasing public health concern. We examined the frequency of requests for vaccine delays and refusals and the impact on US pediatricians' behavior. METHODS Using national American Academy of Pediatrics Periodic Surveys from 2006 and 2013, we de...

BACKGROUND The 3-year family practice residency curriculum includes longitudinal care of children in the family health center and a 4-month experience dedicated to the care of children. This study was designed to compare the diseases of hospitalized children cared for by family physicians and pediatricians and to examine the use of pediatricians as consultants by family physicians. METHODS Th...

primary vision care is recommended for infants and young children .childhood is critical time to prevent loss of vision and to optimize treatment so some eye disorders in children must be diagnosed at this time.to detect risk factors and visual abnormalities, the eye screening done by pediatricians and other primary care providers is necessary. the process that should occur at each child visit ...