Pediatric Links and Resources

Clinical Resources

• WIC-Approved Formula List
  Includes a complete list of approved formulas as well as other WIC-approved foods. Also contains procedures for making and approving formula requests.  
• Necrotizing Fasciitis Fact Sheet
  Information on the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of necrotizing fasciitis from Public Health – Seattle and King County.
• Infectious Diseases and Virology Clinic Referral Information
  
• Obesity Evaluation and Treatment
  Guidelines developed by an expert committee convened by MCHB, HRSA and DHHS.  
• Pediatric Office Guide to Oral Health Care (PDF) 
  Questions, examples and recommendations to help medical staff with caries risk assessment.  

Seattle Children’s Affiliates

• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
• University of Washington School of Medicine
  Most of our hospital-based physicians have an appointment at the UWSOM.  

Disaster Resources

• Promoting Adjustment and Helping Children Cope (AAP)  
• Children, Terrorism and Disasters (AAP)  
• Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (CDC)  
• Smallpox Vaccination Overview for Clinicians (CDC)  
• Promoting Tolerance and Peace in Children: Tips for Parents and Schools (a communication piece between physician and families)  
• Anthrax as a Biological Weapon (JAMA)
  Updated recommendations for management  
• Index Case of Fatal Inhalational Anthrax Due to Bioterrorism in the United States
  L.M. Bush et al., New England Journal of Medicine  
• Cutaneous Anthrax Infection
  K.J. Roche et al., New England Journal of Medicine  

Pediatric Websites

• American Academy of Pediatrics  
• America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being  
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Child and Adolescent Health  
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development  
• UK Center for Evidence-Based Child Health  

General Healthcare Websites

• U.S. National Library of Medicine databases and electronic information resources  
• U.S. National Library of Medicine's free search engine for MEDLINE containing over 12 million citations  
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control site for information about infectious diseases, immunizations and international travel  
• U.S. National Guideline Clearinghouse  
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, putting prevention into practice based on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations  
• "Reliable Health Information" from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine  
• RWJ Funded General Pediatric Directory by Donna M. D'Alessandro, MD, at the University of Iowa  
• National Organization of Rare Disorders  
• Oxford Center for Evidence-Based Medicine  

Professional Organizations

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  Has 57,000 members including pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists.  
• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
  The membership organization representing the specialty of pediatric dentistry   
• American Medical Association
  Committed to standards, ethics, excellence in medical education and practice, and advocacy on behalf of the medical profession and the patients it serves   
• Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center
  One of the premier institutions researching how and why people suffer injuries and what can be done to prevent them  
• The Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society (PCICS)
  Formed to provide an optimum forum to promote excellence in pediatric cardiac critical care medicine  
• Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
  An organization of AAP-certified pediatricians in the state of Washington