Allergy and Immunology

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with COVID-19

This podcast discuss an overview and approach to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in COVID-19, also known as [MIS-C]. The podcast was created by Mia Voyatzis, a second-year medical student at the University of Alberta, with the guidance of Dr. Lillian Lim, an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Rheumatology at the Stollery Children’s Hospital of the University of Alberta.


Approach to Thrombocytopenia

This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on an approach to thrombocytopenia, including the presentation, investigations, differential diagnosis, and management considerations for ITP and DIC. It was developed by Usman Ahmed, a medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Mark Belletrutti, a pediatric hematologist at the University of British Columbia.

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Approach to Immunodeficiency

This podcast discusses paediatric immunodeficiencies. Particularly, it discusses various aetiologies, clinical presentations, recommended investigations and management of primary immunodeficiencies in children. This podcast was developed by Dominique Ferrarelli, a medical student from Italy, in collaboration with Dr. Sneha Suresh, a paediatric immunologist at the University of Alberta.


Physical Examination in a Patient with a Suspected Systemic Rheumatic Disease

This podcast will go over the signs and symptoms, approach to physical exam, and differential diagnosis for suspected rheumatic disease. It was developed by Erin Dockery, a third-year medical student at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. This podcast was developed with Dr. Dax Rumsey, a pediatric rheumatologist at the Stollery Children’s Hospital and University of Alberta in Edmonton.


Allergenic Food Introduction in Infants at Risk – CPS Podcast

This podcast will review the CPS practice point "Timing and introduction of allergenic solids for infants at high risk". It was developed by Dr. Nicole Arseneau, a first year pediatrics resident at the Stollery Children’s Hospital and the University of Alberta, in conjunction with Dr. Elissa Abrams, an Allergist and Immunologist at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, and Dr. Edmond Chan, a pediatric allergist at UBC/BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver.


Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) - CPS Podcast

This podcast is an overview of the newly published 2018 Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) statement on the Diagnosis and Management of typical, newly diagnosed primary immune thrombocytopenia of childhood. It was developed by Stephanie Zachary and Sarah Weicker, fourth year medical students at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Jeremy Friedman, a general and complex care pediatrician at the University of Toronto, and Dr. Carolyn Beck, a general pediatrician at the University of Toronto who are the lead authors of this CPS statement, as well as Dr.


Urticaria

This podcast is designed to give you an overview of urticaria. Listeners will learn about urticaria presentation, the pathophysiology, different classifications, how to diagnose it and management options. This podcast has been developed by Dayne Jeong, a medical student at McMaster University, with Dr. Wade Watson, a pediatric allergist, professor of pediatrics, Dalhousie University, and head of the Division of Allergy at IWK Children’s Hospital.


Approach to Purpura

This podcast presents a general approach to purpura. Listeners will learn about symptoms, history and physical exam findings, and the differential diagnosis for purpura in children. This podcast has been developed by Dr. Samantha Lam, a medical graduate of the University of Alberta, with Dr. Melanie Lewis, a general pediatrician and Associate Professor at the University of Alberta and Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton.


Management of Food Allergies

This Podcast will review the management of food allergies in children. In this episode, listeners will learn an approach to the history and physical examination, diagnosis and treatment of a child with an allergic reaction to food. Long term risk reduction strategies for a food allergy will also be discussed. This podcast was written by Cary Ma, a medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr.


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