European Mastercourse in Paediatrics

How to use this book
Index of DVD clips
List of abbreviations
Module 1: Normal children and child health:
1. Child health in a changing society
2. Child development and developmental problems
3. Psychological and emotional development
4. Nutrition, infant feeding and weaning
Module 2: Toolkit for child health and disease
5. History-taking and physical examination
6. Diagnosis and management
7. Communication skills
8. Evaluation of the newborn
9. Clinical genetics
10. Pharmacology and therapeutics
11. Ethics and children s rights
12. Practical procedures and investigations
13. Evidence-based paediatrics and audit
Module 3: Child public health
14. Epidemiology
15. Screening
16. Immunization
17. Health promotion and disease prevention
Module 4: Community child health
18. Childhood disability
19. Adolescent health and health problems
20. Emotional and behavioural problems: primary care aspects
21. Child protection in the community
Module 5: Common problems in primary care
22. Growth: normal and abnormal
23. Heart and lung disorders
24. Brain and movement disorders
25. Abdominal disorders
26. Disorders of the urinary tract
27. Skin disorders
Module 6: Childhood disorders 1
28. Central nervous system
29. Neuro-developmental disability
30. Child mental health
31. The eye and vision
32. Disorders of hearing, the ear and throat
33. Disorders of bones and joints
34. Inborn errors of metabolism
35. Endocrinology and diabetes
36. Child abuse and neglect
37. Child health in developing countries
Module 7: Childhood disorders 2
38. Gastroenterology and hepatology
39. Urinary system
40. The cardiovascular system
41. Respiratory paediatrics
42. Blood and reticuloendothelial disorders
43. Immunology and infectious disease
Module 8: The child in hospital
44. Care of the critically ill child
45. Neonatology I: problems of the prenatal and perinatal period
46. Neonatology II: respiratory and cardiac disorders
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Malcolm Levene MD, FRCP, FRCPCH, FMedSc
retired Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Leeds, Leeds General Infirmary Leeds