PedsCases: Pediatric Education Online

This podcast will discuss a guide to the community management of paediatric eating disorders. The podcast was created by Sahaj Puri, a first-year resident in Pediatrics at McMaster University, in collaboration with Dr. Christina Grant, who works in Adolescent Medicine at McMaster University.
There are no conflicts of interest to disclose by the authors.

This podcast discusses somatic symptom and related disorders (SSRDs) in children, including the definition of somatization and the five disorders classified under SSRDs. It reviews the epidemiology and clinical presentation of these conditions, outlines when further testing and investigations are appropriate, and presents evidence-based approaches to management. The episode also explores practical strategies for approaching clinical encounters with patients experiencing SSRDs. This podcast was created by Sarah Clements, a second-year medical student at McMaster University, and Dr. Christina Grant, an adolescent medicine specialist in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at McMaster Children's Hospital.
There are no conflicts of interest to disclose by the authors.

This podcast will give you an approach to rickets. In this episode, listeners will define rickets and explain the roles of vitamin D, calcium and phosphate in bone mineralization, differentiate the types and common causes of rickets, identify the risk factors associated with rickets and epidemiological implications in a Canadian context, recognize common clinical symptoms and diagnostic investigation findings, develop an approach to the management of rickets, and identify prevention strategies to apply in clinical practice for high-risk populations. This podcasts was created by Sarah Clements, a second year medical student at McMaster University, in collaboration with Dr. Ranu Malhi, a general pediatrician at McMaster Children's Hospital.
There are no conflicts of interest to disclose by the authors.

This podcast will discuss an approach to congenital hand anomalies in children. This podcast was created by Harold Zhu, a first-year medical student at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Regan Guilfoyle, MD, a Pediatric Plastic Surgeon and Associate Professor at the University of Alberta.
There are no conflicts of interest to disclose by the authors.

This podcast will discuss acute abdominal pain in pediatrics, with a focus on an approach to this presentation, important differential diagnoses to consider, associated red flags, and initial investigations based on history. The podcast was created by Dr. Stephanie de Waal, a first year Emergency Medicine Resident at McMaster University, in collaboration with Dr. Mel Lewis, a Pediatrician at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton.
There are no conflicts of interest to disclose by the authors.