Reap the benefits of cross-training your staff!
November 1st 2005Among life's inevitabilities (along with cell phones that cut out and computers that go down) are employee absences. You have to plan for them. The more jobs your employees can do, the better it is for them, for you, and for your patients.
A prudent approach to screening for and treating tuberculosis
November 1st 2005Screen children and adolescents for risk factors for latent TB infection and active disease, perform a tuberculin skin test if-and only if- a risk factor is present, and treat patients with a positive finding according to strategies discussed here.
Tackling back pain in a young athlete
November 1st 2005Today's focus on intense, specialized sports training at younger ages means that children are increasingly susceptible to back injury. The authors provide an overview of the diagnosis and treatment of back pain in child and adolescent athletes, including conditions to consider in the differential.
A new leader assumes the reins at AAP
October 11th 2005Eileen Ouellette, MD, JD, of Newton Center, Mass., today began her role as the 2005-2006 President of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), based in Elk Grove Village, Ill. Dr. Ouellette is the AAP's fourth woman president since it was founded in 1930.
Allergic conditions exact a heavy toll, says specialist
October 11th 2005Allergic diseases are the sixth leading cause of chronic disease in the United States and cost the health-care system more than $18 billion a year. But despite the seriousness suggested by these numbers, many people don't understand how deflating allergies can be to quality of life for patients and families, according to Mark Boguniewicz, MD, professor at Denver's National Jewish Medical and Research Center.