Contemporary Pediatrics Newsletter

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How to avoid missteps when prescribing medications

Medication errors are all too common in pediatric practice, whether in the hospital, home, or office. Here's helpful advice how to avoid the hazards of pediatric prescribing and medication missteps.

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Why do so many kids die so soon following a cancer diagnosis?

Although improvements have been made to childhood cancer mortality rates, a recent research study aims to identify how many children die before being able to start treatment, and what interventions can be put in place to improve their chances.

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CALL FOR PAPERS

The editors of Contemporary Pediatrics invite you to submit review articles on pediatric diseases, conditions, and other topics of importance to community pediatricians. Please note that Contemporary Pediatrics does not accept original research papers.

Contact [email protected] for our guidelines, then send your paper and we'll let you know if your submission for publication has been accepted.

CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS VIDEO

Should surgery be standard of care in uncomplicated appendicitis?

For Contemporary Pediatrics, Dr Bobby Lazzara discusses a large study published in Pediatrics that examined what happened when children were nonsurgically managed for appendicitis, often with antibiotics, and compared the results with their peers who had received surgical treatment.

All Healthcare is not Local: The Human Cost of Disparate Health Data

Can you access patient data from outside systems within your existing EHR workflow? Now you can.

Read how a truly national record locator service improves patient care coordination and positively impacts care quality.

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