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Guidelines
AAP offers guidance for COVID-19 vaccines
February 04, 2021
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued initial guidance for COVID-19 vaccination in pediatrics.
AAP urges continuing obesity management
January 26, 2021
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers guidance on continuing obesity management during the current pandemic.
AAP updates guidance for in-school education
January 07, 2021
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated their safety guidance for in-person schooling during the pandemic.
AAP issues interim guidance for nutrition in the pandemic
December 17, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot of things, including nutrition. The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued interim guidance to help pediatricians guide families through this difficult time.
Expert panel warns against post-op opioid use in pediatrics
December 17, 2020
Non-opioid pain management recommended in pediatrics when possible, according to new guideline.
AAP updates sports participation guidance during COVID-19
December 15, 2020
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated their guidance on participating in sports during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CDC guidance to keep practices safe
November 27, 2020
CDC guidelines to keep you and your practice safe from COVID-19 infection.
New guidelines for community-acquired pneumonia
November 13, 2020
Recommendations on the diagnosis and management of community-acquired pneumonia.
Nutrition guidelines include kids aged younger than 2 years for first time ever
November 11, 2020
A close look at the dietary needs of infants and toddlers and the recent nutrition guideline update.
Utilizing infant feeding for food allergy prevention
November 02, 2020
Expert weighs in on adoption of early feeding guidelines for peanut allergy avoidance.
AAP offers interim guidance for pediatric practice safety guidelines
October 21, 2020
As more children return to the pediatric office, the need to create safety protocols is imperative. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has created guidance for developing them.
National diet guidelines includes infants and toddlers, offers food allergy prevention guidance
October 06, 2020
For the first time since it was first published in 1980, the Dietary Guidelines will include recommendations for children up to age 2 years and includes information on preventing food allergies.
AAP issues guidance to keep kids safe playing sports during COVID-19
July 29, 2020
It’s not only professional sports leagues returning to the playing field. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued interim guidance to keep young athletes safe from COVID-19.
AAP issues interim guidance for MIS-C
July 21, 2020
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released interim guidance for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).
AAP issues guidance on advertising to children
June 26, 2020
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a statement on keeping children safe from the potential harms of advertising.
Groundbreaking guidelines issued for unexplained pediatric death
June 23, 2020
New consensus guidelines clarify the procedural guidance for investigation, certification, and reporting of sudden unexplained pediatric deaths to help medical professionals and families through these crises.
Migraine guideline update focuses on early treatment and lifestyle changes
December 23, 2019
Early treatment in acute migraines is important, but behavioral and lifestyle changes may be the best prevention tool in the pediatric population.
ADHD guideline update: What's new, what's changed
November 14, 2019
Children with ADHD often face other psychological or behavioral issues, and a new update to the clinical practice guidelines for the condition address how to manage them.
CDC approves first-ever guidelines on managing concussions
October 30, 2018
Concussions and other mild traumatic brain injuries are a fairly common issue in pediatric practice. For the first time, the CDC is offering evidence-based guidance to standardize diagnosis and management.
How AAP car seat guidelines have been updated
October 23, 2018
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) now recommends that children remain rear-facing as long as their car seat allows.