PedsCases: Pediatric Education Onlin‪e‬ PedsCases Team

This podcast discusses Behcet’s disease. In it, the listener will learn to recognize the presentation of Behcet’s, its diagnostic criteria, how to conduct a focused history and physical examination for the disease, and which investigations and management options to pursue. The podcast was developed by Levi Ansell, a medical student at the University of Alberta, with support form Dr. Dax Rumsey, a pediatric rheumatologist at the University of Alberta’s Stollery Children’s Hospital.

This podcast covers handover, including why it is important, elements of a good handover, common barriers to effective handover, and some commonly used tools.  It was developed by Chelsea Gilbert, a medical student at the University of Alberta and Dr. Zafira Bhaloo, a pediatrician at the University of Alberta.

This podcast presents specific learning disorders (SLDs), with a particular focus on screening for and managing impairments in reading, commonly referred to as Dyslexia. This podcast was created by Liane Kang, a third-year medical student at the University of Alberta with support from Dr. Lyn Sonnenberg, a neurodevelopmental pediatrician at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Edmonton.

Part 1 of this 3-part series on single ventricle physiology presents an approach to the management of tricuspid atresia in a neonate. In this episode, listeners will learn about the anatomy-associated anomalies, pathophysiology, and clinical presentation of tricuspid atresia as well as an approach to its diagnosis and management.

This podcast presents an approach to pediatric vitiligo. In it, the listener will learn to describe the typical clinical presentation of pediatric vitiligo, recall its underlying pathophysiology and common subtypes, generate a differential diagnosis for pediatric vitiligo, understand its psychosocial impact, list resources available to patients, and list various treatment modalities. This podcast was created by Dr. Harry Liu, a dermatology resident at the University of British Colombia, and Sara Choi, a medical student at the University of British Colombia, in collaboration with Dr. Wingfield Rehmus, a pediatric dermatologist from BC Children’s Hospital and professor in the Department of Dermatology and Skin Science at the University of British Columbia.

This podcast presents an approach to esotropia. In it, the listener will learn about the main categories of esotropia, how to evaluate a patient with esotropia, how to identify urgent cases of esotropia, and treatment options for esotropia. This podcast was developed by Katia Milovanova, a medical student at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Dr. Natashka Pollock, a pediatric ophthalmologist at the University of Alberta.