Internet Sources for Providers

and their Students

 

 

 
 

 

 

for Clinical Care
and
teaching

 

POLICY STATEMENTS / PRACTICE GUIDELINES

American Academy of Pediatrics Policy statements: www.aap.org

 

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

                General info: www.cdc.gov

                Guidelines:  http://stacks.cdc.gov/cbrowse/?parentId=cdc:100&pid=cdc:100&type=1&facetRange=960

 

Texas Department of Health,  for Professionals: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/Health_Professionals.aspx

 

US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations for Children and Adolescents

full-version

http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/tfchildcat.htm

 

abridged, pocketguide

http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/pocketgd1011/gcp10s3.htm

ADHD

Clinical Practice Guidelines:

Diagnosis and Evaluation of the School-Aged Child With ADHD

Treatment of the School-Aged Child With ADHD

 

 

Bilirubin

BiliTool :  http://bilitool.org/

 

easy calculator for the risk zones for infants with jaundice. and with recommended interventions

Blood Pressure

A Pocket Guide to Blood Pressure Assessment in Children.  National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents. National Institute of Health,  National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute,

 

Hypertension Guidelines:  Blood Pressure Levels for Boys by Age and Height Percentile. National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on High Blood Pressure in Children and

Adolescents. National Institute of Health,  National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute,

 

 

Breastfeeding

Texas Department of State Health Services

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/wichd/bf/protocol.shtm

          

United States National Library of Medicine Toxicology Data Network.

http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT

 

Resources for Physicians

ICD Codes related to Breastfeeding Management

Database with information about medications and breastfeeding.

Bright Futures

http://brightfutures.aap.org/index.html

 

 

Dermatology

DermAtlas

http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm

thousands of dermatology images with brief discussion

 

E&M Coding

http://emuniversity.com/MDMCalculator.html

 

a calculator to help make decisions about level of coding

Immunizations

AAP Immunizations- for Pediatricians

http://www2.aap.org/immunization/pediatricians/pediatricians.html

 

Texas Dept. Health Services, Immunization Branch

School & Childcare Facility Requirements

Immunization Requirements

Child-care & Pre-K Requirement

Exclusions From Immunization

Texas School Entry Requirements

 

Infectious Disease

Red Book

http://aapredbook.aappublications.org/

 

 

Integrative Healthcare

Natural Standard

http://naturalstandard.com
 

 

Genetics

http://www.genome.gov/10001204

 

 

Nutrition
ChooseMyPlate.gov

UTMB Pediatrics Steps 1-5 Handouts
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Searching Tools

 

General Pediatrics.com 

www.generalpediatrics.com
 

widely respected site for up-to-date pediatric information, including EBM resources and links to guidelines

Google Scholar

http://www.google.com -> More -> Even More

 

use Google to search published work

Guidelines 

www.guidelines.gov

 

updated guidelines issued by respected authorities
Pediatric Care Online
www.pediatriccareonline.com

 
from the American Academy of Pediatrics
PubMed  www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

 tutorials on using PubMed

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmed.html

Searching Pediatrics

www.searchingpediatrics.com
 

a point-of-care decision support tool for pediatricians.  A search engine specifically for searching pediatric peer-reviewed information.  Includes a PubMed Search.
   
 
     
 
specifically for teaching

PediatricEducation.org

www.pediatriceducation.org
 

Weekly case-based topics, with discussion

Online Resources for Pediatric Education

http://www.utmb.edu/pedi_ed/Online/online.htm
 

online instructional sources developed at UTMB Pediatrics

Google Images

http://www.google.com

 
 
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This website was built to support pediatricians' continuing education and faculty development, 

It is designed to help providers find resources for their families,  for themselves, and for learners in their practices.

 

This activity is supported by pedi.edtech, a faculty development program at UTMB Pediatrics,

supported by a grant from the US Dept. Health and Human Services, 

Health Resources & Services Administration, (HRSA),  Bureau of Health Professions.  D55HP23204,  2011-2016.
Virginia Niebuhr, PhD, Project Director.