This guide pulls together some of the major resources in pediatrics. It includes links to online books, journals, databases, and media for self-directed learning. It's designed to help you "study for your patients."
Textbooks
AAP Textbook of Pediatric Care. 2nd ed. 2016
NEW EDITION! Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Pediatrics. 25th ed. 2020 [AccessMedicine]
NEW EDITION! Harriet Lane Handbook. 22nd ed. 2021. [ClinicalKey]
Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 21st ed. 2020. [Clinical Key]
NEW EDITION! Red Book: 2021-2024 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 32nd ed. 2021 [Stat!Ref]
Journals
Pediatrics in Review
Point-of-Care Resource
UpToDate
AAP Textbook of Pediatric Care. 2nd ed. 2016
NEW EDITION! Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Pediatrics. 25th ed. 2020 [AccessMedicine]
NEW EDITION! Harriet Lane Handbook. 22nd ed. 2021. [ClinicalKey]
Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 21st ed. 2020. [Clinical Key]
NEW EDITION! Red Book: 2021-2024 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 32nd ed. 2021 [Stat!Ref]
Journals
Pediatrics in Review
Point-of-Care Resource
UpToDate
- NEW EDITION! Klaus and Faranoff's Care of the High Risk Neonate. 7th ed. 2020 [ClinicalKey]
- Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests (Fischbach). 9th ed. 2015 [Ovid]
- Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics. 8th ed. 2019 [ClinicalKey]
- Pediatric Primary Care. 6th ed. 2017 [R2]
- NEW EDITION! Pediatric Secrets. 7th ed. 2021 [ClinicalKey]
- Rudolph's Pediatrics. 23rd ed. 2018 [AccessPediatrics]
- NEW EDITION! Zitelli and Davis' Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis. 8th ed. 2023 [ClinicalKey]
- The Zuckerman Parker Handbook of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics for Primary Care. 3rd ed. 2011 [R2]
- NEW EDITION! Case File: Pediatrics. 6th ed. 2022 [AccessMedicine Case Files]
- Blueprints Pediatrics. 7th ed. 2020 [LWW Health Library-Clerkship]
- BRS Pediatrics. 2nd ed. 2019 [LWW Health Library-Clerkship]
- First Aid for the Pediatrics Clerkship. 4th ed. 2017 [McGraw-Hill eBookLibrary]
- Shelf-Life Pediatrics. 2015 [LWW Health Library-Clerkship]
National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ)
NICHQ seeks to catalyze a national commitment to improve health care for children, as well as to achieve better outcomes in practices that care for children by developing, testing and deploying new methods to provide and improve care.
PedsCases
Developed by medical students at the University of Alberta with faculty oversight to supplement the undergraduate curriculum. It has grown to include interactive cases, podcasts, videos, and links to other sites with content supplied by physicians and students from across Canada.
NICHQ seeks to catalyze a national commitment to improve health care for children, as well as to achieve better outcomes in practices that care for children by developing, testing and deploying new methods to provide and improve care.
PedsCases
Developed by medical students at the University of Alberta with faculty oversight to supplement the undergraduate curriculum. It has grown to include interactive cases, podcasts, videos, and links to other sites with content supplied by physicians and students from across Canada.
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AccessPediatrics Videos - Brief videos on a wide variety of pediatric topics.
Alexander Street Pediatric Videos - Searchable database of videos and lectures on a variety of pediatric topics, including physical assessment.
Bates' Physical Examination Videos
* Head-to-Toe Assessment: Infant
* Head-to-Toe Assessment: Child
* OSCE Clinical Skills Videos - Includes several pediatric cases
ClinicalKey Pediatric Procedures Videos
NEW! Pediatrics Video Abstracts Library - Watch lead authors from major medical institutions present their research published in the journal Pediatrics.
Alexander Street Pediatric Videos - Searchable database of videos and lectures on a variety of pediatric topics, including physical assessment.
Bates' Physical Examination Videos
* Head-to-Toe Assessment: Infant
* Head-to-Toe Assessment: Child
* OSCE Clinical Skills Videos - Includes several pediatric cases
ClinicalKey Pediatric Procedures Videos
NEW! Pediatrics Video Abstracts Library - Watch lead authors from major medical institutions present their research published in the journal Pediatrics.
AccessPediatrics - This is a collection of 21 full-text pediatric specialty and sub-specialty textbooks from McGraw-Hill, including Rudolph's Pediatrics. AccessPediatrics also includes images, videos, patient education handouts, drug information and self-assessment tools. Includes a Test Question of the Month and Image of the Month.
LWW Health Library - Clerkship Collection: Pediatrics - Collection of key texts and review books specific to the pediatics clerkship including the popular Blueprints and Shelf-Life series. Also inclues self-assessment quizzes and cases.
Pediatric Care Online - A collection of key resources from the AAP including the Red Book, policy statements, webinars, patient education handouts, and much more. NOTE: This is a Beaumont subscription. To access it remotely, you must log in through https://www.beaumont.edu and use the link on the Beaumont Medical Library web page.
LWW Health Library - Clerkship Collection: Pediatrics - Collection of key texts and review books specific to the pediatics clerkship including the popular Blueprints and Shelf-Life series. Also inclues self-assessment quizzes and cases.
Pediatric Care Online - A collection of key resources from the AAP including the Red Book, policy statements, webinars, patient education handouts, and much more. NOTE: This is a Beaumont subscription. To access it remotely, you must log in through https://www.beaumont.edu and use the link on the Beaumont Medical Library web page.