PediaCast 03 * ADHD, Infant Feeding * 347-404-5437
Posted by Dr Mike on Aug 02 2006
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Pediacast is a Pediatric Podcast For Parents
This week’s show notes:
NEWS: Injection technique can make a difference in the amount of pain infants experience during vaccination. I couldn’t find a link to the recent study I discuss on the program (you would have to check it out the old-fashioned way–in a paper publication!), but here is a LINK to a page on the CDC’s website that discusses vaccine recommendations. Once you get to that page, click on the “aspiration before injection” link. I also discuss vaccines on the horizon for the prevention of obesity and nicotine addiction.
FEATURE: This weeks feature segment takes an in-depth look at ADHD. I discuss the symptoms, diagnostic criteria, cause, treatment options, and long-term expectations of this common problem.
MAIL BAG: A listener asks a question about nighttime feedings for infants.
on 22 Aug 2006 at 5:10 am 1 Samuel Van Steirteghem said …
Dear doctor,
thank you very much for your very informative and very pleasant podcast. As a Belgian father, I find it also very usefull to practice my english ! I was very much interested in your talk on vaccination techniques. I went to your link to the CDC but did not find trace of the Canadian study comparing two group of infants with or without prior aspiration. Would you have the exact reference ?
Thank you so much and once again congratulation for the quality of your podcast
Samuel
on 22 Aug 2006 at 6:22 am 2 Mike Patrick Jr, MD said …
Hi Samuel
The study I refer to regarding infant vaccination techniques was presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Paediatric Society in St. John’s Newfoundland on June 13-17, 2006. Prior to recording the podcast, I searched the internet extensively and could not find it anywhere. If you are interested, you could get in touch with the author of the study and see if he’ll send you an abstract. The study was called “Pain Associated With Aspiration Prior To Intramuscular Vaccine Injection.” The primary researcher is listed as “Sam J” (Sam would be his last name or family name and J would be the first initial of his first name or given name) at The Hospital For Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I did not attend the meeting, but found out about the study through a publication pediatricians get called PEDIATRIC NOTES. You might try these links in attempting to get in contact with Sam J:
Canadian Paediatric Society
The Hospital For Sick Children (research division)
Hope that helps. Take care and thanks for your interest in Pediacast.
Dr Mike