Exceeding the limits of paediatric heat stress tolerance: the risk of losing a generation to climate inaction by Sulani Nyimbili, Anna Bershteyn, Alexander Azan, Oyinkansola O Babayode

“…Paediatricians and other child healthcare providers have a crucial role in research, education, clinical practice and advocacy to protect children during extreme heat events. …”
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Transition from paediatric to adult neurological care: What do we know? by A. Valero-Mut, M.M. Rosselló-Vadell, M. Caner-Faig, J. Rubies-Olives, M. Carmona-Belda, E. Córdoba-Borrás, M.A. Grimalt-Calatayud, E. Miravet-Fuster

“…Results: Responses were received from 58 professionals; 46.6% were hospital paediatricians, 29.9% were neurologists, 13.8% were paediatric neurologists, and 13.8% were primary care paediatricians. …”
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Quality improvement on reducing neonatal mortality through intensive Clinical Mentorship Intervention: a case study in Biak Regional Hospital, Papua-Indonesia by Rinawati Rohsiswatmo, Windhi Kresnawati, Liza Froulina, Bobby Marwal Syahrizal, Nurlely Bethesda Sinaga, Edit Oktavia Manuama, Setya Wandita

“…The mentoring programme is a combination of a direct-intensive-regular mentoring process and a scholarship programme for paediatricians. In the mentoring process, paediatricians, neonatal nurses and electromedical staff from national hospitals were sent to train the nurses on nursing management for sick neonates, clinical neonatal resuscitation, stabilisation and transportation. …”
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Varying Presentations of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Temporarily Associated with COVID-19 by Jasmina Krikilion, Lisa Nuyttens, Siel Daelemans, Karlien François, Reiner Mauel, Daniel De Wolf, Gerlant van Berlaer

“…These cases are presented to increase awareness and familiarity among paediatricians and emergency physicians with the different clinical manifestations of this syndrome. …”
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Fetal Limb Ischaemia in Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome by Mark Kilby, Rachel Pounds, Paul Mannix

“…Neonatologists and paediatricians need to be aware of this association as it has medicolegal implications and parents should be counselled as to the possible, albeit rare, occurrence, especially when twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome is of advanced stage at presentation.…”
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National Consensus for the Management of Acute Gastroenteritis in Jordanian Children: Consensus Recommendations Endorsed by the Jordanian Paediatric Society by Mohammed Rawashdeh, Basim Al-Zoubi, Maha Barbar Aliwat, Salma Burayzat, Esam Alhindawi, Ali Attia Al-Matti, Eyad Altamimi

“…With neither regional nor local guidelines available for AGE, consensus recommendations on the management of paediatric AGE in Jordan were developed by a panel of senior paediatricians and paediatric gastroenterologists and are endorsed by the Jordanian Paediatric Society. …”
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Superior Mesenteric Vein Occlusion Causing Severe Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage in Two Paediatric Cases by Anna L. Fox, Matthew Jones, Andrew Healey, Marcus K. H. Auth

“…CT angiography confirmed the diagnosis in both cases, in addition to characteristic findings on endoscopy. Paediatricians should suspect this condition in children with severe gastrointestinal bleeding, particularly in children with previous, complex abdominal surgery.…”
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Adaptation and validation of the Children’s Surgical Assessment Tool for Rwandan district hospitals by Sarah Nuss, Jean Paul Majyambere, Edmond Ntaganda, Callum Forbes, Jonathan Nkurunziza, Carol Mugabo, Vincent Cubaka, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier

“…An expert panel of surgeons, anaesthesiologists, paediatricians, and health systems strengthening experts were invited to participate based on their experience with paediatric surgical or anaesthetic care at district hospitals or with health systems strengthening in the Rwandan context. …”
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Practical Recommendations of Scientific Society for the Study of Human Microbiome and the Russian Gastroenterological Association on Use of Probiotics, Prebiotics, Synbiotics and F... by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, D. I. Abdulganieva, S. A. Alekseenko, A. V. Gorelov, I. N. Zakharova, O. Yu. Zolnikova, N. Yu. Ivashkina, N. V. Korochanskaya, S. N. Mammayev, E. A. Poluektova, A. S. Trukhmanov, D. V. Usenko, Yu. P. Uspensky, V. V. Tsukanov, O. S. Shifrin, I. V. Berezhnaya, K. V. Ivashkin, T. L. Lapina, R. V. Maslennikov, S. V. Nikolaeva, N. G. Sugyan, A. I. Ulyanin

“…The practical guidelines are intended for primary care physicians, general practitioners, paediatricians, gastroenterologists and general internists to advance the treatment and prevention of gastroenterological diseases in adults and children in therapies with probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics and their enriched functional foods.Key points. …”
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A Boy With KIF11-Associated Disorder Along With ADHD and ASD: Collaboration Between Paediatrics and Child Psychiatry by Annelien Marcelis, Evelyne Van Reet

“…Collaboration between ophthalmologists, paediatricians, and child psychiatrists is crucial for early detection and intervention. …”
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Mitigating moral distress by enhancing healthcare workers’ understanding of challenges faced by carers of children with disabilities in low-resource settings in Kenya by Anne Geniets, Jarim Omogi, Laura Hakimi, Alice Lakati, Niall Winters

“…Conclusions Female carers of children with disabilities in low-resource settings in Kenya face numerous psychological, social and systemic challenges which jeopardize their caregiving, leading to moral distress. Paediatricians and nurses can contribute to enhance the caregivers’ coping-strategies and psychological well-being through simple changes, like explaining a child’s condition in non-technical language. …”
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A qualitative study exploring the feasibility and acceptability of computerised adaptive testing to assess and monitor children and young people’s mental health in primary care set... by Peter B Jones, Tamsin Ford, Anne-Marie Burn, Jan Stochl, Joanna Anderson, William Lan

“…Due to its speed, reliability and accessibility, it may be a valuable tool for healthcare practitioners (HCPs) working with children and young people (CYP) in primary, community and potentially secondary care settings in the future.Objective To explore whether Artemis-A would be a useful, feasible and acceptable tool for HCPs working in primary and community care settings to identify CYP’s mental health difficulties.Methods Semistructured interviews were conducted with 20 HCPs: 5 general practitioners, 5 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) staff, 5 school nurses and 5 community paediatricians. Data were analysed using the Framework approach.Findings HCPs reported that Artemis-A has the potential to enhance mental health assessment and aid overburdened services by providing a quick, patient-centred assessment and monitoring mechanism. …”
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A cross-sectional study to determine prevalence of neonatal dermatoses in a tertiary health care centre of Andhra Pradesh, South India by Deepti Vemu, Shalini Eslavat, Shankar Kunti, Prasad Naik NM, Ritu Gujarati Vishwanath, Sruthi Kamatham

“…Dermatologists and paediatricians must be able to recognize typical events and distinguish them from the more serious cutaneous illnesses that affect newborns. …”
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Did the resurgence of childhood lower respiratory infections offset the initial benefit of COVID-19-related non-pharmaceutical interventions in children? A time-series analysis by Inès Fafi, Zein Assad, Léa Lenglart, Zaba Valtuille, Florentia Kaguelidou, Camille Aupiais, Aurélie Bourmaud, Alexis Rybak, Stéphane Bechet, Corinne Levy, Robert Cohen, Bruno Frandji, Andreas Werner, François Angoulvant, Romain Basmaci, Naïm Ouldali

“…All hospitalisations from January 2015 to March 2023 and all ambulatory visits for LRTI from a network of 110 paediatricians from June 2017 to March 2023 were included. …”
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Protocol for the implementation evaluation of an integrated paediatric and primary care model: Strengthening Care for Children (SC4C) by Yvonne Zurynski, Susan Woolfenden, Peter D Hibbert, Harriet Hiscock, Raghu Lingam, Karen Wheeler, Michael Hodgins, Jade Burley, Rachel Pelly, Jane Le, Sonia Khano, Tammy Meyers Morris, Stephanie Germano

“…Data collection will be via questionnaires and semistructured interviews with general practitioners, paediatricians, general practice administrative staff and children and families. …”
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Ten proposed measures to improve vaccination: Health care providers’ perspectives on promoting the vaccination intake of children with special healthcare needs in China by Xiang Guo, Tianxing Feng, Meiyi Chen, Xuran Zhao, Xiangshi Wang, Yanling Ge, Zhonglin Wang, Zhuoying Huang, Mei Zeng

“…A purposive sampling strategy was used to recruit interviewees including primary care providers, paediatricians and immunisation programme administrators. …”
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