| Patient education resources on flu available on the Web for in-practice use
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| "Kids Need Flu Vaccine, Too!," a toolkit developed by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, now includes new material—available online—to help educate parents about influenza and the importance of annual flu vaccinations for infants and children.
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| Acne is a pox on big moments in teenage girls' lives, poll shows
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| In a recent survey by the American Counseling Association (ACA), eight in 10 adolescent girls said that acne makes them feel embarrassed, unhappy, or less attractive. The survey, underwritten by Dermik Laboratories, polled 738 girls between 13 and 17 years old. Its goal was to raise public awareness of the impact of acne during important moments in a teenager's life.
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| Contributing Editor Andrew J. Shuman, MD, to speak about the electronic medical record in pediatric practice at AAP National Conference Exhibit Hall
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| Dr. Schuman will discuss the "EMR" and larger issues of technology in the pediatric office with conference attendees when he visits the Contemporary Pediatrics Exhibit Hall booth (#822) on Sunday, October 9, 2005, from noon until 4 p.m. He'll also bring his novel "Pretty Good Pediatrician" (PGP) program to the booth to recognize the hard work of pediatric clinicians.
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| Hepatitis A vaccine approved for use in young children
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| The FDA announced in August that it has expanded the indication for Merck's approved hepatitis A vaccine (Vaqta) to include patients 12 months and older. Previously, Vaqta was approved for children 2 years and older. The change is the result of an open-label study of children with no evidence of hepatitis A infection.
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| FDA decision means Serevent, Advair, and Foradil to remain on market
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| A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended in July that Serevent (salmeterol), Advair (fluticasone propionate/salmeterol), and Foradil (formoterol) be kept on the market, despite safety concerns. The committee, which had convened in response to an FDA request to consider withdrawal of those drugs, did, however, call for the addition of a black box warning to Foradil.
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| Nurses are in a prime position to prevent pediatric medication errors
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| The inability to calculate therapeutic dosages for children accounts for the majority of pediatric drug errors, according to Ronda G. Hughes, PhD, MHS, RN, and Elizabeth A. Edgerton, MD, MPH, of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. But there are practical ways for nurses-who often have primary responsibility for ensuring patient safety in the hospital and are usually the providers who administer the medications-to reduce the likelihood of a mistake.
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