Best Selling Books by American Academy of Pediatrics

This resource is designed for physicians interested in reducing antibiotic use without compromizing patient care. It features six articles which examine scientific studies on reducing antibiotic overuse. Topics include antibiotic prescribing for children with colds, upper respiratory tract infections, and bronchitis; parents'' and physicians'' views on antibiotics; and parent-directed materials on infection prevention strategies. The text includes a report of a seminar co-sponsored by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the AAP, and contributors include members of the Childhood and Respiratory Disease Branch of the CDC.

This reference text provides the medical practitioner with the information needed to assess poisoning exposure and initiate a course of action. It includes information on poison prevention, drugs used on poisoned patients, toxicity calculations, and the syptoms and treatments for specific poisons.

With more than 4.7 million copies in print, the American Academy of Pediatrics flagship parenting title has shaped the health and well-being of children for more than thirty years! You want to provide the best possible care for your child. And when you have questions, the 67,000 member pediatricians of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have answers. Based on the latest AAP recommendations, this evidence-based guide covers everything from preparing for childbirth to breastfeeding and from toilet training to starting school. The revised and updated eighth edition reflects current AAP policy statements and guidelines. This is just a sampling of the topics included in this comprehensive handbook of child care. • ADHD • Allergies and asthma • Autism spectrum disorder • Behavior • Breastfeeding • Car safety seats • Cough and cold treatment • CPR instruction • Early brain development • Eczema • Environmental hazards • Head lice • Immunizations • Media and technology exposure • MRSA infections • Newborn screening • Obesity • Organic foods • Parenting multiples • Prebiotics • Prenatal and newborn care • Probiotics • Resilience • RSV prevention • Safe sleep and SIDS • Sickle cell disease • Vitamin and iron supplementation Also included is a complete health encyclopedia addressing injuries, illnesses, congenital diseases, and other disabilities. New parents will find this pediatrician-approved guidance to be a lifesaver during middle-of-the-night health crises and when deciding whether to head to the pediatrician’s office, urgent care, or the emergency department.

Offers an overview of how to care for a child diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, with information on symptoms, causes, treatments, education, medical care, community resources, developmental milestones, child advocacy, and family challenges.

Describes more than one hundred common childhood symptoms and provides advice for parents and caregivers.

Explores fetal and neonatal neurologic injury and presents evidence that most cases of cerebral palsy result from multifactorial and unpreventable causes that occur during fetal development or in the newborn after delivery.

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Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews helps you stay up-to-date in key areas of current clinical practice of adolescent medicine. Topics in What''s New in Adolescent Clinical Care? include "The Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs," "Screening for Substance Abuse in the Office Setting," "Strength Based Interviewing," "Dropout Crisis Impacting America: Can We Turn It Around?" "Management of the Adolescent Concussion Victim," "Adolescent Contraceptive Care for the Practicing Pediatrician," "Social Networking and Adolescents," "An Approach to Obesity Management in Primary Care," "Understanding Adolescent Brain Development and its Implications for the Clinician," and "Adolescent Contraceptive Care for the Practicing Pediatrician."

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Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews helps you stay up-to-date in key areas of current clinical practice of adolescent medicine. Topics in Infectious Diseases and Immunizations include: Immunization Update, Sinusitis and Complications, Pneumonia, Pertussis, Influenza, Infectious Mononucleosis & CMV, Viral Hepatitis, Meningitis/Encephalitis, HIV, HPV.

The AAP has compiled more than 150 patient education handouts and this compendium includes the printed brochures, fact sheets, and Patient Education on CD-ROM.

New 7th Edition! Powerful resource for interactive, simulation-based teaching and learning! The Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) is an educational program jointly sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Heart Association (AHA). The course is designed to teach an evidence-based approach to resuscitation of the newborn to hospital staff who care for newborns at the time of delivery. New in the 7th edition! Text updated to reflect the 2015 AAP/AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care of the Neonate Two new chapters added covering post-resuscitation care and preparing for resuscitation 140+ new full-color photographs replacing most line drawings

Practice Management Consultant is an extensive collection of pediatric-specific practice management resources to assist pediatricians with managing a practice. Practice Management Consultant is a a compendium of articles which cover a wide variety of issues that impact the daily management of pediatric practices. In many ways, pediatric practices are in a state of economic crisis in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. From vaccine payment and supply issues to competition from large-scale retail-based clinics, pediatric practices both large and small are facing many business issues and constraints. This essential practice reference includes key practice management resources and guidance to help manage today''s busy pediatric practice. Contents Include: Getting Started/Practice Basics Office Operations Business Considerations and Contracts Employment/Personnel Finance and Payment Medical Liability and Risk Management Patient Management Quality Improvement Medical Home Physician Health/Wellness Career Transitions. There are multiple appendices and forms included Supplies Needed to Start a Practice Sample Employee Handbook Outline Staff Evaluations: Guidelines and Instructions Sample Financial Policy Patient Survey Parent Refusal to Vaccinate Form Appeal to Payers for Payment Letter Template Outstanding Patient Account Balance And many more.

Use of telehealth was already on the rise before the COVID-19 public health emergency, but the pandemic has brought it to the forefront of medical care. With its increased use came a lot of questions--"How can I assist pediatric patients with limited access to technology?" "Do this patient''s symptoms make them a good candidate for telehealth?" "How do I code this visit?" Pediatric Telehealth Best Practices answers those questions and seeks to help pediatric providers develop efficient, effective telehealth services within their own practices. Pediatric Telehealth Best Practices goes beyond AAP policy to offer straightforward strategies for establishing and sustaining a successful telehealth program. Its contents are curated from AAP published content, including guidance from the Section on Telehealth Care as well as journals and books.

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The new 6th edition textbook includes video clips will reflect the 2010 American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association Guidelines for Neonatal Resuscitation. This textbook wtih extensively updated Neonatal Resuscitation Program materials represent a shift in approach to the education process, eliminating the slide and lecture format and emphasizing a hands-on, interactive, simulation-based learning environment. Content updates include: Changes in the NRP(TM) Algorithm, Elimination of Evaluation of Amniotic Fluid in Initial Rapid Assessment, Use of Supplemental Oxygen During Neonatal Resuscitation, Use of Pulse Oximetry, Revisions in the NRP flow diagram, Chest Compression Procedures, Overview and Principles of Resuscitation, Initial Steps of Resuscitation, Use of Resuscitation Devices for Positive-Pressure Ventilation, Endotracheal Intubation and Laryngeal Mask Airway Insertion, Medications, Special Considerations, Resuscitation of Babies Born Preterm, Ethics and Care at the End of Life, Integrated Skills Station Performance Checklist, including Clear and Concise Tables, Detailed Figures, Extensive Learning Tools, and Easy Step-by-Step Illustrations.

The Complete Guide: Providing Telephone Triage and Advice in a Family Practice, this manual describes the steps to establishing and maintaining an effective, cost-efficient telephone care system.

Programa de educación pediátrica prehospitalaria (PEPP), tercera edición representa una fuente completa de información médica prehospitalaria para la atención de urgencias de los lactantes y los niños.

Convenient go-anywhere format! 2012 ICD-9-CM Coding Pocket Guide, Streamline pediatric diagnosis coding with this newly revised spiral-bound quick reference. Here are basic guidelines for selecting appropriate codes for commonly encountered pediatric diagnoses and diseases. All 2012 ICD-9-CM codes are indexed by diagnosis and organized alphabetically for easy identification. Also included is a glossary of key medical abbreviations. Spiral-bound - 4" x 7" pocket guide--101 pages Now available as an AAP eBook! Visit www.aapebooks.org for details.

This volume of articles focuses on the increasingly important yet controversial topic of psychopharmacologic treatment for adolescent emotional and behavioral disorders. It begins with a practical "when and how to medicate" guideline for primary care physicians and then follows with concise, comprehensive reviews of medications used to treat the major disorders seen in a child and family practice including substance abuse and complimentary and alternative treatments.

In this booklet you will learn more about the role vaccines play in keeping them healthy. You will learn about: Diseases that are prevented by vaccines, and the vaccines that prevent them. -- How to prepare for a doctor''s visit that includes vaccinations, and what to expect during and after the visit. -- How vaccines help your child''s immune system do its job. -- How well vaccines work, and how safe they are. -- Where to find more information.

This issue features two articles about the AAP national meeting in San Francisco, California. There are two photographs of Fred Rogers as well as highlights from the speech he delivered at the meeting.

This 4th edition includes the latest techniques and protocols from the 2000 guidelines, plus exciting new tools to enhance both teaching and learning, including an all-new CD-ROM..