Adolescent medicine subspecialty workforce: Insights from Canada.

Objectives: Adolescent Medicine (AM) in Canada has undergone significant growth since being accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) in May 2007. A deeper understanding of the workforce is needed in order to identify current gaps, to improve clinical care and scholarly endeavors, and to inform future developments.

Methods: This is the first AM workforce survey administered in Canada and included 39 multiple-choice and 3 open-ended questions.

Incidence and Age- and Sex-Specific Differences in the Clinical Presentation of Children and Adolescents With Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.

Importance: To our knowledge, this is the first pediatric surveillance study of children and adolescents with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).

Objectives: To examine the incidence and age- and sex-specific differences in the clinical presentation of ARFID in children and adolescents in Canada.

Design, Setting, And Participants: In this cross-sectional study, patients with ARFID were identified through the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program by surveying 2700 Canadian pediatricians monthly from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2017.

Accreditation of Adolescent Medicine as a pediatric sub-specialty: the Canadian experience and lessons learned.

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College) has an extensive process for recognizing new specialties and subspecialties. Among other requirements, the process requests that the applicants demonstrate that sufficient scientific breadth and depth exists within the proposed field, that a unique field of clinical practice exists, and that there is a societal need for individuals with this distinct area of specialization. In 2004, a group of adolescent medicine specialists from across Canada started the application process for the field to become an accredited pediatric subspecialty.

Use of gastrostomy tubes in children and adolescents with eating disorders and related illnesses.

Purpose: The aim of this case series was to describe five youths with psychiatric illnesses who underwent feeding tube placement as part of their treatment.

Methods: The database of a Canadian academic tertiary care eating disorder program was used to identify patients with feeding tubes.

Results: Five patients with feeding tubes were identified in the database of more than 600 patients.

The tired teen: A review of the assessment and management of the adolescent with sleepiness and fatigue.

The symptoms of sleepiness and fatigue are frequently encountered when caring for adolescents. Up to 40% of healthy teens experience regular sleepiness, defined as an increased tendency to fall asleep. Fatigue is the perception of low energy following normal activity and is reported by up to 30% of well teens.