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About Pediatric Care Online

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Developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics

About: American Academy of Pediatrics | Features | Users | Editorial Advisory Board

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its member pediatricians dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. The AAP has approximately 60,000 members, including pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists. More than 34,000 members are board certified and called Fellows of the AAP (FAAP). Visit About AAP for additional information.

Pediatric Care Online integrates many different pediatric resources for quick access when you need it, including:

  • Point-of-Care Quick Reference – Over 240 select topics taken from the AAP Textbook of Pediatric Care outlined for quick retrieval of information
  • The new AAP Textbook of Pediatric Care – Over 3000 pages of detailed information and recommendations
  • Bright Futures – Comprehensive health supervision guidelines to help make the most of well-child visits
  • Red Book Content– Detailed information from the AAP Red Book on over 200 childhood infectious diseases
  • Interactive Periodicity Schedule – Interactive chart providing preventive screening and recommended actions for each well-child visit
  • Signs & Symptoms Search – Quickly suggests diagnoses based on selected signs and symptoms
  • Patient Handouts - Hundreds of patient handouts with easy to read explanations for many conditions and procedures
  • Forms & Tools - Hundreds of resources to help screen, track, and record clinical information
  • And much more !

Who uses Pediatric Care Online ?

Pediatric Care Online is the premier pediatric point-of-care resource. For the unique benefits PCO offers certain groups, click on the links below:

Meet the Pediatric Care Online Editorial Advisory Board who oversees development of features, such as the Point-of-Care Quick Reference, Interactive Periodicity Schedule, Antimicrobial Therapy Guide, Signs & Symptoms Search, and keeps the site updated with the latest research and findings from the field:

Editorial Advisory Board Members

  • Thomas McInerny, MD, FAAP, Chair
  • Henry Adam, MD, FAAP
  • Kathleen Cain, MD, FAAP
  • Deborah Campbell, MD, FAAP
  • Thomas DeWitt, MD, FAAP
  • Jane Meschan Foy, MD, FAAP
  • Alexander Holston, MD, Post-Residency Training Fellow
  • Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, FAAP
  • Kelly Kelleher, MD, MPH, FAAP
  • Michael Leu, MD, First Year Candidate Member
  • Mark Wolraich, MD, FAAP
  • Beverly Wood, MD, MDEd, PhD, FAAP

Contributors for PCO resources:

AAP Textbook of Pediatric Care
Bright Futures
Red Book

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