Contemporary Pediatrics Newsletter

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Prevent medical errors in your practice

Diagnostic and medication errors frequently occur in pediatric practices, but even minor medical errors can be prevented by creating a culture of safety.

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How to help parents choose an infant formula

Breast milk is best, but for those babies who won’t or don’t breastfeed there are formula alternatives. Here’s a primer on infant formulas and how to decide which option is appropriate for the individual child.

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Is that child with "penicillin allergy" really allergic?

Researchers at Wisconsin Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, found that 100 children who visited a pediatric emergency department (ED) with a reported history of penicillin allergy based on low-risk symptoms all had negative allergy testing for penicillin and all tolerated a penicillin challenge (500 mg of oral amoxicillin) without developing a severe allergic reaction. Penicillin allergy labels were removed from these children’s hospital medical records.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Sudden cardiac death in kids: What's the culprit?

10 commandments of obesity prevention for children

Early puberty in girls has long-term psychosocial effects

CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS VIDEO

HPV vaccine effectiveness against cervical cancer

For Contemporary Pediatrics, Dr Bobby Lazzara discusses a Cochrane Review that looks at the effectiveness of the HPV vaccine on preventing cervical cancer.

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