MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (Marketwired) -- 06/25/14 -- The Canadian Paediatric Society's 91st Annual Conference, from June 25 to the 28 in at the Palais des Congres in Montreal, features the latest research on child and youth health, including more than 200 scientific research abstracts.
Abstracts cover areas such as: neonatology, nutrition, healthy active living, injury prevention and emergency medicine
Among the abstracts being presented:
-- #22 - Ultrasound-guided reductions of distal forearm fractures in
children
-- #31 - Treatment and reduction of anxiety and pain in pediatric emergency
department: 'trapped' survey; a pediatric emergency research Canada
study
-- #37 - Ethical implications of genetic testing for developmental
disorders
-- #52 - A safe community-based campaign to promote the use of bicycle
helmets in children
-- #53 - Effects of dosage on sleep duration during stimulant treatment of
ADHD in youth
-- #101 - Meat and iron-rich food consumption in healthy Canadian infants
-- #113 - Incidence and mechanisms of mild traumatic brain injury in
children presenting to the emergency room
-- #124 - "But we're not like the people on TV: A qualitative examination
of the influence of media messages on the lives, beliefs, and health
behaviours of pregnant and parenting adolescents"
-- #139 - Breastfeeding knowledge, confidence, beliefs and attitudes of
Canadian physicians
-- #174 - L'intimidation scolaire et les maux physiques y etant relies chez
les enfants de 4e, 5e et 6e annee du primaire : Exploration de la
communication parent-enfant et du vecu scolaire parental
-- #186 - Trends in emergency department utilization by children with
mental health issues
-- #195 - Substance use profile of adolescents entering Quebec youth
protection centers
For a complete listing and details of scientific abstracts being presented at the conference, e-mail media@cps.ca or visit the online media kit.
NOTE: Abstracts are being presented June 26 and 27. Conference program provides details and exact times. Interviews with abstract authors can be arranged with media staff. Presenters may only be available on the day their abstracts are presented.
Contacts:
Katie Olsen
Media Relations Coordinator
Canadian Paediatric Society
613-526-9397 ext. 247
media@cps.ca
