Digital child health: opportunities and obstacles. A joint statement of European Academy of Paediatrics and European Confederation of Primary Care Paediatricians.

The advancement of technology and the increasing digitisation of healthcare systems have opened new opportunities to transform the delivery of child health services. The importance of interoperable electronic health data in enhancing healthcare systems and improving child health care is evident. Interoperability ensures seamless data exchange and communication among healthcare entities, providers, institutions, household and systems.

Entrustable Professional Activities for the Training of Postgraduate Primary Care Pediatricians.

Problem: Competency-based training is a model of medical education program that uses an organized framework of competencies to develop entrustable professional activities (EPAs) for each specialty. Implementation of EPAs varies by medical specialty and country. Although national models for primary care pediatrics have been suggested in the past, standardized EPAs have not been established.

Enhancing the primary care pediatrician's role in managing psychosocial issues: a cross sectional study of pediatricians and parents in Israel.

Background: Psychosocial issues are an integral part of children's health and well-being, and it is widely acknowledged that pediatricians should be involved in their management. We examined the current perception of the pediatrician's role in the management of psychosocial problems in Israel from the perspective of parents and pediatricians, and identified possible barriers.

Methods: We assessed parents' and pediatricians' perspectives through a cross sectional survey.

Control of a Outbreak in an Institutional Setting Using Azithromycin Prophylaxis.

Background: is a major cause of respiratory infection of varying severity. Outbreaks of infection commonly occur in closed or semi-closed communities and settings. The control of such outbreaks is challenging, owing to delayed detection, long incubation period, and paucity of infection control guidelines.

The measure of psychological distress in cancer patients: the use of Distress Thermometer in the Oncological Rehabilitation Center of Florence.

Goals Of Work: Distress in cancer patients is common. In the last years, several studies have used the single-item Distress Thermometer (DT) as a screening tool for psychological distress in cancer patients. The primary objective of this study was to determine the optimal cutoff score on the DT for detecting psychological distress in cancer patients attending a rehabilitation center, by comparing the DT's scores with those of the Psychological Distress Inventory (PDI).

Thirty years of the Union of National European Paediatric Societies and Associations (UNEPSA).

Background: The Union of National European Paediatric Societies and Associations was founded in 1976 in Rotterdam. Thirty years later, the authors--former presidents and secretaries general--present a retrospective on the activities and achievements of UNEPSA. In 2006, 36 of 46 (78%) European countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union, were members of UNEPSA.

[Evaluation of hospital admissions: admission guidelines implementation in a pediatric emergency department].

Objectives: To develop and implement locally tailored pediatric admission guidelines for use in a pediatric emergency department and evaluate the appropriateness of admissions based on these guidelines.

Methodology: Our Study was based on the development of admission guidelines by senior physicians, using the Delphi Consensus Process, for use in the Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) at Soroka University Medical Center (Soroka). We evaluated the appropriateness of admissions to the pediatric departments of Soroka on 33 randomly selected days in 1999 and 2000 prior to guideline implementation and 30 randomly selected days in 2001, after guideline implementation.

Demography of paediatric renal care in Europe: organization and delivery.

Background: Members of the European Society of Paediatric Nephrology (ESPN) initiated a study of the demography and policy of paediatric renal care among European countries at the end of the 20th century.

Methods: A questionnaire was mailed to the presidents of each of 43 national renal paediatric societies or working groups in Europe. Data on each country's population, income as reflected by its gross national product and infant mortality rate, were obtained from the United Nations.

[Primary care approach to children with special needs].

Children with special needs have medical, educational, social and emotional needs which are significantly greater than the average needs of their healthy peers. They and their families have to struggle with the physical, economical and emotional burden imposed on them by their special needs. The role of primary physicians is to lead a team that is capable of diagnosing, treating and coordinating treatment and support for the child and the family.

Demography of pediatric primary care in Europe: delivery of care and training.

Objective: The Union of National European Pediatric Societies and Associations recognized the lack of information regarding demography of delivery of care and training for the doctors who care for children in Europe. Therefore, the Union of National European Pediatric Societies and Associations studied factors and explanations for the variation between countries regarding pediatric primary care (PPC) and community pediatrics (CP) as well as the extent of formal training provided for those who take care of children at the community level.

Methods: An explanatory letter and a questionnaire with 12 questions regarding delivery of PPC and CP and training was mailed to the president of each of 41 national pediatric societies in Europe.