Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Australia Michael Marks, MBBS, MPH, MD, FRACP Paediatrician Department of General Medicine Senior Lecturer Department of Paediatrics University of Melbourne Victoria, Australia A John Wiley and Sons, Ltd., Publication Paediatric Handbook, Eighth Edition Edited by Kate Thomson, Dean Tey and Michael Marks. This book contains the essential clinical information that registrars need to know to manage the spectrum of patients in a busy paediatric intensive care unit. These guidelines have been produced for use in The Royal Children’s Hospital’s Paediatric Intensive care Unit (PICU).
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Editors: Kate Thomson, Dean Tey, Michael Marks. Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 8th Edition, 2009. ISBN: 978-1-405-7400-8. Orders:www3.interscience.wiley.com
The Paediatric Handbook evolved from the 1960s as a management guide intended for in-house use by medical officers at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, a leading clinical and training centre for paediatric medicine in Australia. This new eighth edition is the fruit of the tireless efforts and contributions of its staff team. It was developed from evidence-based practice and longstanding clinical experience as a succinct and relevant guide to those who care medically for children from infancy through adolescence. This new edition has been updated from the last (2003) edition and is available both in print and PDA version online.
The current edition contains new and revised chapters aligned with the hospital clinical practice guidelines. It comprises a table of contents with a list of contributors, editorial committee, forward, preface and health problems divided into seven parts followed by appendices and finally the index. The different Parts are: Emergencies, with up-to-date guidelines and algorithms regarding resuscitation; Procedures and Pain Management; Fluids and Nutrition; Child Public Health; Development; Psychosocial Problems and, lastly, important paediatric conditions in Medicine and Surgery. Each of the Parts has from 2 to 20 chapters. There are four appendices: Growth Charts; Pharmacopoeia; Antimicrobial guidelines and Formulae. A Resuscitation Guide and Australian immunization schedule are also included on the front and back pages for easy reference.
New topics for this edition include sleep problems, continence, slow weight gain (failure to thrive), obesity, continuous SC insulin infusion pumps, cystic fibrosis and illicit drug poisoning. Chapters on renal conditions, pain management, management of stroke, immigrant health and the immunisation schedule have been extensively revised. Each chapter provides useful web links to assist the reader with further references. The illustrations, diagnostic and management algorithms greatly enhance the accessibility of the information. The Handbook would be further enhanced by including a chapter on history taking and physical examination in children. In addition, a darker font would minimise strain on the eyes and make for easier and more rapid reading.
The Paediatric Handbook, with its concise descriptions, is a useful source of quick revision for medical students and paediatric residents. Practising general physicians and busy nurses will also find it a ready reference tool for clinical management and fast decisions making at the point of care. Being comprehensive, it is easy to use, thus providing a practical guide to the diagnosis and management of common and serious health problems in children. It also complements and extends information in the clinical practice guidelines. The book will have a wide appeal as a comprehensive and clear guide to managing common and serious disorders of childhood. To conclude, this is an excellent handbook which serves the needs of all health professionals involved in the day-to-day care of paediatric patients. It emphasises the community-based approach to the practical management of children’s problems and paediatric pharmacopoeia as well as covering the current significant advances in paediatric practice.
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- Immunising kids against pneumoniaAcross the Asia-Pacific, too many children are still dying from pneumonia, but a new study in Laos is proving that vaccinating the most vulnerable can protect entire communities
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- Finding a place to call homeReducing the impact of homelessness for young people through establishing a foundation for prevention, breaking down stereotypes, giving young people a voice, understanding and learning from their unique experiences, and empowering them through connecting them with appropriate services.
- Early-Career Travel Awards from the Australian Epidemiological AssociationCongratulations to two of our PhD students, Jocelyn Chan and Eleanor Neal, who were awarded Early Career Travel Awards from the Australian Epidemiological Association.
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- New! Indigenous Scholarship for Genetic CounsellingThe Department of Paediatrics is pleased to be able to offer a comprehensive scholarship program to support indigenous Australians to become qualified Genetic Counsellors.
- Melbourne Children's GP paediatric update 2019Save the Date: Saturday October 12, 2019 at The Royal Children's Hospital.
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- Paediatric Research students excel at ASMR Victorian Student Research SymposiumCongratulations to Ana Rita Leitoguinho and Xavier Busuttil-Crellin on receiving the ASMR Victorian Student Research Symposium oral presentation award in their respective categories.
- 2019 Queen's Birthday HonoursThe Department of Paediatrics congratulates our members who are recipients of 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours.
- Professor Fiona Russell receives Frank Fenner AwardCongratulations to Professor Fiona Russell on receiving the Frank Fenner Award.
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- Child and Adolescent Health PhD mentoring programA new mentoring program launched to develop and support PhD students.
- Strategic Grants for Outstanding Women – Now closed for ApplicationsThe Melbourne Medical School is delighted to officially launch a brand new initiative: the Strategic Grants for Outstanding Women. This scheme aims to assist talented female academics to negotiate some of the challenges they face in sustaining and building their careers with a view to facilitating their progression to senior academic positions.
- Global health efforts need to catch up with young peopleAdolescents around the world have been overlooked by the global health agenda, but for the first time we now have the data to make a difference. Dr Peter Azzopardi's research is featured in Pursuit.
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- Professor Sarath Ranganathan appointed head of Department of PaediatricsProfessor Ranganathan is an experienced paediatric respiratory physician, medical researcher and teacher with an impressive international record. Last year he was elected an inaugural Fellow of the American Thoracic Society for international leadership in paediatric pulmonology. Throughout his esteemed career he has received awards from the British Paediatric Respiratory Society, the Cystic Fibrosis Trust UK, and in 2016 he was awarded the Cystic Fibrosis Australia Patrons Award by the Governor General, Sir Peter Cosgrove.
- The Melbourne Medical School: Translating Advances for Better HealthcareHealthcare is a complex and rapidly changing environment and the Melbourne Medical School is poised to adapt to these real-world challenges.
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- Stumbling into the brave new world of gene editingDr Christopher Gyngell writes in Pursuit about how the alleged creation of the world’s first gene-edited babies in China raises serious questions about the ethics and transparency of CRISPR technology.
- How do you define healthy in kids?When you have a blood test, your results are compared to what’s considered ‘normal’ in order to work out suitable treatment, but this vital step is missing in diagnosing children.
- Faculty Award for Carmen van TiggelCongratulations to Carmen van Tiggel who received one of the MDHS Faculty’s inaugural professional staff awards announced last week.
- Congratulations to our newly awarded Professor Fiona RussellFiona Russell has been promoted to Professor in the 2018 Promotions round. Professor Russell is both a general paediatrician and an international opinion leader in the translational research of vaccine preventable infectious diseases that cause premature childhood death and disease in low and middle income countries.
- The vaccine saving lives of Pacific childrenEach year, about 650,000 children under the age of five die from pneumonia. But effective vaccination, in some of the world’s poorer countries, is saving lives. Associate Professor Fiona Russell tells the story in Pursuit.
- Professor John Hutson honoured by American College of SurgeonsThe Department is delighted to announce that Professor John M. Hutson is a recipient of an Honorary Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
- Professor Cheryl Jones elected to the Australian Academy of Health & Medical SciencesCongratulations to Professor Cheryl Jones, Stevenson Chair of Paediatrics and Head of Department who was recently elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health & Medical Sciences in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the health and medical research landscape in Australia.
- Congratulations to Melbourne Children's Research Leaders The Department congratulates two members of the Melbourne Children’s campus who have also been elected as Fellows to the Australian Academy of Health & Medical Sciences.
- Welcome Professor Franz BablThe Department of Paediatrics is delighted to announce Professor Franz Babl, from RCH Emergency Department has been appointed the inaugural Professor of Paediatric Emergency Medicine with the Department of Paediatrics.
- Student Association Charity Gala a Great SuccessThe Melbourne Children’s Campus Research Student Association (MCCRSA) is pleased to announce that their inaugural charity Gala, run on the 16th of August, was successful in raising a grand total of $11,001 to support Very Special Kids.
- David Pethick wins MMS Professional Staff AwardCongratulation to David Pethick, Department of Paediatrics HELP Manager, who was recently awarded the Melbourne Medical School Professional Staff award.
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