Practical Paediatric Problems in Primary Care

Dr Michael Bannon is a paediatrician with an interest in community child health. He has held several consultant posts in England. He has had a continuing interest in education in training and has been BPA tutor, Senior Lecturer, Associate Postgraduate Dean and more recently, Postgraduate Dean in Oxford. Dr Bannon is also an associate editor for Archives of Disease in Childhood, published by BMJ publishing group. Professor Yvonne Carter was appointed as Vice-Dean of Leicester Warwick Medical Schools in 2003 and became Dean of Warwick Medical School the following year. She held a Chair in General Practice and Primary Care and is a practising GP in Coventry. She was also a Non-Executive Director at the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. Between 1996-2000 she was the Chairman of Research for the RCGP and in 2000 received an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to health service research. In 2004 she also received an Honorary Fellowship from Queen Mary, University of London for services to general practice and primary care.

1. Introduction ; 2. Recognition and initial management of the sick child ; 3. Ambulatory paediatrics ; 4. Respiratory problems ; 5. Common renal problems ; 6. Neonatal issues in primary care ; 7. Paediatric surgery ; 8. Allergy in childhood ; 9. Ear, nose and throat problems in childhood ; 10. Common infectious diseases of childhood ; 11. Failure to thrive: recognition and management in primary care ; 12. Childhood nutrition for primary care ; 13. Paediatric cardiology for the primary care physician ; 14. Paediatric haematology ; 15. Height: short and tall stature - when to worry and refer ; 16. Orthopaedic problems ; 17. Dermatology ; 18. Gastroenterology problems for primary care ; 19. Paediatric neurology ; 20. Endocrine disorders ; 21. Speech and language disorders and hearing problems ; 22. Protecting children from abuse and neglect ; 23. Ophthalmology ; 24. Autism for primary care ; 25. Child health promotion programme ; 26. The transition to parenthood: the role of the health visitor ; 27. Immunization ; 28. Accidental injuries in childhood ; 29. Eating disorders ; 30. Childhood obesity in primary care ; 31. Adolescence and primary care ; 32. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder ; 33. Encopresis and enuresis: their management in primary care ; 34. Common psychosocial disorders in children and adolescents: diagnosis and treatment ; 35. Multicultural paediatrics ; 36. Ethical and legal issues in paediatric primary care ; 37. The impact of bereavement on children and young people's welfare & development