Dear Patrons, Four new links have been added to GeneralPediatrics.com during February For Professionals:1. The American Association of Poison Control Centers has a new guideline on treatment for salicylate poisoning.
American Association of Poison Centers - Salicylate Poisoning http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?view_id=1&doc_id=99052. From the Centers for Disease Control comes consolidated information about thalassemias.
CDC - Thalassemia http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hbd/thalassemia.htm3. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has guidelines for primary care physicians for brief interventions in smoking cessation.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence - Brief Smoking Cessation Interventions
http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?view_id=1&doc_id=9740 For Patients:1. The American Psychiatric Association has a nice overview handout on common psychiatric conditions in children.
APA - Common Childhood (Psychiatric) Disorders http://healthyminds.org//factsheets/LTF-CommonChildhood.pdfRemember you can always review all the up to date information on our What's New page at http://www.generalpediatrics.com/WhatsNew.html
Respectfully, Donna M. D'Alessandro, M.D. Curator, GeneralPediatrics.com