2016 Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care

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The Natural History of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis in Children

“…Healthy children are not screened for liver diseases with routine biochemical tests at well-child visits, per recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics (10). As many patients with PSC present with asymptomatic elevations in liver enzymes, it is possible that some of these children had PSC for an extended period of time before diagnosis.…”

Synthèse des connaissances portant sur l’identification d’outils permettant la mesure populationnelle du développement des enfants de 2 ans.

“…En accompagnement à cette mesure, il pourrait être souhaitable de disposer d’un indicateur multidimensionnel qui évaluerait le développement des capacités psychomotrices, cognitives/langagières et comportementales de l’enfant plus tôt, soit vers l’âge de ±2 ans, notamment afin de pouvoir orienter les politiques et les mesures de soutien aux enfants plus vulnérables. Plusieurs auteurs (Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine and Bright Futures Periodicity Schedule Workgroup, 2016; Kuo et al, 2018; McCain et al, 2007; McCoy et al, 2016) ont déjà souligné la pertinence de mettre en place une mesure populationnelle du développement auprès des « trottineurs » (enfants de 18 à 30 mois).…”

The Association Between Care Coordination and Preventive Care Among Children With Special Health Care Needs

“…8 For decades, the WCC periodicity schedule has been implemented to provide immunizations to prevent illness and to monitor and ensure optimal growth and development through a team-based approach. 21,22 Expert opinion holds that if children attend the minimum recommended WCC visits, services will be provided that will decrease episodes of illness and increase the likelihood of a child reaching their optimal health. 23 The evident overlap in comprehensive health goals makes CC an innate supplement to the ambulatory pediatric clinic.…”