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Pediatric integrative medicine: pediatrics' newest subspecialty?Sunita Vohra
CARE Program for Integrative Health and Healing, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Stollery Children s Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada
BMC Pediatr 12:123. 2012..Key barriers and opportunities were identified for the growth and development of academic PIM initiatives in the US and Canada...
Adverse events associated with pediatric spinal manipulation: a systematic reviewSunita Vohra
CARE Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
Pediatrics 119:e275-83. 2007..Spinal manipulation is a noninvasive manual procedure applied to specific body tissues with therapeutic intent. Although spinal manipulation is commonly used in children, there is limited understanding of the pediatric risk estimates...
Referrals and shared or collaborative care: managing relationships with complementary and alternative medicine practitionersJoan Gilmour
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 128:S181-6. 2011..We also suggest best practices in managing such relationships...- Informed consent: advising patients and parents about complementary and alternative medicine therapiesJoan Gilmour
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 128:S187-92. 2011..At the same time, the more limited state of knowledge regarding effects of a particular therapy in the pediatric population must be factored into decision-making when treating a child... - Hospitals and complementary and alternative medicine: managing responsibilities, risk, and potential liabilityJoan Gilmour
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 128:S193-9. 2011.... - Complementary and alternative medicine practitioners' standard of care: responsibilities to patients and parentsJoan Gilmour
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 128:S200-5. 2011.... - Concluding comments: maximizing good patient care and minimizing potential liability when considering complementary and alternative medicineJoan Gilmour
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 128:S206-12. 2011..Consequently, many of our observations apply to conventional and CAM care and to both adult and pediatric patients... - Considering complementary and alternative medicine alternatives in cases of life-threatening illness: applying the best-interests testJoan Gilmour
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 128:S175-80. 2011.... - Childhood immunization: when physicians and parents disagreeJoan Gilmour
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 128:S167-74. 2011..We also suggest initiatives that could increase confidence in immunization programs... - Treating teens: considerations when adolescents want to use complementary and alternative medicineJoan Gilmour
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 128:S161-6. 2011..In addition, we suggest ways that health care providers can foster a trusting relationship with patients and parents... - Natural health product-drug interactions: evolving responsibilities to take complementary and alternative medicine into accountJoan Gilmour
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 128:S155-60. 2011..It also addresses the responsibility of hospitals and health facilities to ensure that the reality of widespread CAM/NHP use is taken into account in patient care to effectively protect patients from harm... - Integrating complementary and alternative medicine into academic medical centers: experience and perceptions of nine leading centers in North AmericaSunita Vohra
CARE Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
BMC Health Serv Res 5:78. 2005..The objective of this study was to develop a guide for academic health sciences centers that may wish to consider starting an integrative medicine program... - Pediatric use of complementary and alternative medicine: legal, ethical, and clinical issues in decision-makingJoan Gilmour
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 128:S149-54. 2011..Although the focus on a pediatric population adds another layer of complexity to the analysis, many of the concepts, issues, principles, and recommendations also apply to adults... - A comparison of Canadian pediatric resident career plans in 1998 and 2006Larissa Shamseer
CARE Program, University of Alberta, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, 8213 Aberhart Centre 1, 11402 University Ave, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2J3
Pediatrics 122:e1199-209. 2008..With this study we aimed to compare 4 aspects of Canadian pediatric resident career plans in 1998 and 2006: (1) weekly work hours; (2) scope of practice; (3) professional activities; and (4) community size... - Complementary, holistic, and integrative medicine: atopic dermatitisCecilia Bukutu
Complementary and Alternative Research and Education (CARE) Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Pediatr Rev 28:e87-94. 2007 - EchinaceaTheresa L Charrois
Complementary and Alternative Research and Education Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Pediatr Rev 27:385-7. 2006 - The efficacy and safety of exogenous melatonin for primary sleep disorders. A meta-analysisNina Buscemi
Capital Health Evidence based Practice Centre, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
J Gen Intern Med 20:1151-8. 2005..Exogenous melatonin has been increasingly used in the management of sleep disorders... - Efficacy and safety of exogenous melatonin for secondary sleep disorders and sleep disorders accompanying sleep restriction: meta-analysisNina Buscemi
University of Alberta Capital Health Evidence Based Practice Centre, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2J3
BMJ 332:385-93. 2006..To conduct a systematic review of the efficacy and safety of exogenous melatonin in managing secondary sleep disorders and sleep disorders accompanying sleep restriction, such as jet lag and shiftwork disorder... - Vitamin use among children attending a Canadian pediatric emergency departmentRan D Goldman
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, BC Children s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Child and Family Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Fundam Clin Pharmacol 25:131-7. 2011..In light of these findings, pediatricians should ask about vitamin use and discuss with parents potential interactions and possible adverse effects... - Complementary, holistic, and integrative medicine: butterburCandace Sadler
Complementary and Alternative Research and Education Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Pediatr Rev 28:235-8. 2007 - Community identification of natural health product-drug interactionsTheresa L Charrois
CARE Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Ann Pharmacother 41:1124-9. 2007..Community pharmacists regularly field inquiries regarding NHPs. As such, pharmacists are ideally placed to answer questions about NHP use and interactions with other medications... - Rhodiola rosea for physical and mental fatigue: a systematic reviewSana Ishaque
Complementary and Alternative Research and Education Program, Department of Pediatrics, and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
BMC Complement Altern Med 12:70. 2012..To systematically review evidence of efficacy and safety of R. rosea for physical and mental fatigue... - The safety of cruciferous plants in humans: a systematic reviewOri Scott
Pediatric Neurosciences, Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children s Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy ECHA, Edmonton, AB, Canada
J Biomed Biotechnol 2012:503241. 2012..Individuals treated with warfarin should consult their physician. Further investigation of uses of cruciferous plants in preventative medicine is warranted... - Complementary and alternative medicine use by pediatric specialty outpatientsDenise Adams
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, 8B19 11111 Jasper Ave, Edmonton General Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada T5K
Pediatrics 131:225-32. 2013..The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and patterns of CAM use in 10 subspecialty clinics in Canada and to compare CAM use between 2 geographically diverse locations... - A descriptive study evaluating Health Canada's risk communicationsJustin Bateman
CARE Program Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 20:1104-9. 2011..In this descriptive study, we evaluated risk communications (RCs) issued by Health Canada for NHPs and for therapeutic products, looking for differences in a number of variables... - Complementary, holistic, and integrative medicine: St. John's wortTheresa L Charrois
Complementary and Alternative Research and Education Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Canada
Pediatr Rev 28:69-72. 2007 - Complementary, holistic, and integrative medicine: cranberryLarissa Shamseer
Complementary and Alternative Research and Education (CARE) Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Canada
Pediatr Rev 28:e43-5. 2007 - Complementary, holistic, and integrative medicine: therapies for acute otitis mediaCecilia Bukutu
Complementary and Alternative Research and Education (CARE) Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Pediatr Rev 29:193-9. 2008 - Ethics of complementary and alternative medicine use in childrenSunita Vohra
Complementary and Alternative Research and Education CARE Program, Stollery Children s Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Pediatr Clin North Am 54:875-84; x. 2007..This article explores the major ethical principles involved in pediatric CAM use and how they affect clinical care and research... - Study of natural health product adverse reactions (SONAR): active surveillance of adverse events following concurrent natural health product and prescription drug use in community pharmaciesSunita Vohra
Complementary and Alternative Research Program CARE for Integrative Health and Healing, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
PLoS ONE 7:e45196. 2012..To conduct active surveillance in participating community pharmacies to identify adverse events related to concurrent NHP-prescription drug use... - The safety of pediatric acupuncture: a systematic reviewDenise Adams
Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Pediatrics 128:e1575-87. 2011..Acupuncture is increasingly used in children; however, the safety of pediatric acupuncture has yet to be reported from systematic review... - Safety and tolerability of North American ginseng extract in the treatment of pediatric upper respiratory tract infection: a phase II randomized, controlled trial of 2 dosing schedulesSunita Vohra
Complementary and Alternative Research and Education CARE Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Pediatrics 122:e402-10. 2008.... - Potential vitamin-drug interactions in children: at a pediatric emergency departmentRan D Goldman
Pediatric Ress in Emergency Ther PRETx Program, Div of Pediatric Emergency Med, BC Children s Hosp, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Paediatr Drugs 11:251-7. 2009..A significant increase in vitamin use has been observed in recent years and interactions between vitamins and medications have been reported... - Complementary, holistic, and integrative medicine: garlicLarissa Shamseer
Complementary and Alternative Research and Education Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Canada
Pediatr Rev 27:e77-80. 2006 - Peppermint oilTheresa L Charrois
Complementary and Alternative Research and Education (CARE) Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Pediatr Rev 27:e49-51. 2006 - Probiotics for pediatric antibiotic-associated diarrhea: a meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trialsBradley C Johnston
Complementary and Alternative Research and Education (CARE) Program, Stollery Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
CMAJ 175:377-83. 2006..Trials should involve those probiotic strains and doses with the most promising evidence (i.e., Lactobacillus GG, L. sporogens or S. boulardii at 5-40 x 10(9) CFUs daily)... - Vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and the risk of acute lower respiratory tract infection in early childhoodDaniel E Roth
Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
J Infect Dis 197:676-80. 2008.... - Initial successes and challenges in the development of a pediatric resident research curriculumDaniel E Roth
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
J Pediatr 149:149-50. 2006 - Heat loss prevention: a systematic review of occlusive skin wrap for premature neonatesKristie Cramer
Complementary and Alternative Research and Education Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
J Perinatol 25:763-9. 2005..76, 95% CI 0.51, 1.13). CONCLUSIONS:The findings suggest that occlusive skin wrap prevents heat loss in premature infants. The meta-analysis lacked the power to provide definitive results regarding the effect of wrap on mortality... - ProbioticsTheresa L Charrois
Complementary and Alternative Research and Education (CARE) Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Canada
Pediatr Rev 27:137-9. 2006 - Pediatric guidelinesKathi J Kemper
Explore (NY) 2:386-7. 2006 - Characteristics of pediatric and adolescent patients attending a naturopathic college clinic in CanadaKumanan Wilson
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 115:e338-43. 2005..We also determined factors associated with the use of CAM products and vaccination status... - Addressing the emergence of pediatric vaccination concerns: recommendations from a Canadian policy analysisKumanan Wilson
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Can J Public Health 97:139-41. 2006..However, such an investment is easy to justify given the benefits offered by pediatric vaccination and the ramifications of failing to maintain confidence in vaccination programs or missing a vaccine-related adverse event... - Teaching evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine: 2. A conceptual approach to causation-part 1Kumanan Wilson
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Altern Complement Med 8:379-83. 2002.... - Complementary, holistic, and integrative medicine: colicLawrence D Rosen
Chair, Integrative Pediatrics Council, Old Tappen, NJ, USA
Pediatr Rev 28:381-5. 2007 - MotherNature: establishing a Canadian research network for natural health products (NHPs) during pregnancy and lactationGideon Koren
Motherisk Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Altern Complement Med 14:369-72. 2008.... - Teaching evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine: 2. A conceptual approach to causation-part 2Kumanan Wilson
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Altern Complement Med 8:385-9. 2002..more likely to lead to disease? Is there evidence from several different studies showing the same association? Does withdrawal of the cause result in loss of the effect? Is there a biologic model that can explain the causal relationship?..