Prevention Issues in Adolescent Health Care—Adolescent Medicine: State of The Art Reviews, Volume 10, Number 1

2000 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hatim Omar
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Adolescent Medicine

AM:STARs: Ethical and Legal Issues in Adolescent Medicine, Volume 22, No. 2

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Adolescent Medicine ◽  
Ethical And Legal Issues

This issue of Adolescent Medicine State of the Art Reviews (AM:STARs) focuses on a variety of ethical and legal issues that practitioners may encounter during the delivery of adolescent health care. A panel of authors has been assembled that not only explores these issues, but also provides the reader with sound reasoning and proposed solutions.

Adolescent health in Asia: insights from Thailand

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosawan Areemit ◽  
Boonying Manaboriboon
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
Fellowship Training ◽  
Resident Training ◽  
Adolescent Medicine ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Age Of Consent

Abstract Background: Adolescence in an age of opportunity in Thailand. The main health issues of this age group are related to pregnancy, injuries and poisoning, all which should be preventable. Objective and methods: This article presents the experiences of Thai physicians, who received adolescent medicine fellowship training in North America and brought their experience, knowledge, skills, and adolescent health care principles and practice back to Thailand. The anticipations and the facts faced in everyday practice, training, research, and collaboration in a place with their own culture and societal norms are described. Results: Currently, there are six adolescent medicine specialists who work with experienced specialist in the subcommittee of adolescent health under the Royal College of Pediatricians of Thailand. There has been collaboration with both the public sector and health care sector, government and non-government organizations with regards to health care service and promotion. Many hospitals especially residency training institutes have increased the cut-off age of patients to be seen by pediatricians to 15 or 18 years of age. Since 2011, adolescent medicine was made one of the mandatory rotations in all pediatric resident training programs. Conclusion: There is still more work to be done – issues around policies for confidentiality and a lower age of consent, collaboration between other specialties to enable a large-scale youth-friendly one-stop services, and multicenter research opportunities are still awaiting.

AM:STARS: Youth Violence Prevention and Intervention in Clinical and Community-based Settings, Vol. 27, No. 2

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Youth Violence ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Health Care Setting ◽  
Adolescent Medicine ◽  
Prevention And Intervention ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Trauma Informed Practice

Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews (AM:STARs) is the official publication of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Adolescent Health. AM:STARs is a series of clinical reviews that detail advances in the diagnosis and management of a wide range of health problems affecting adolescents. Edited by the AAP Section on Adolescent Health, AM:STARs helps you stay up-to-date in key areas of current adolescent clinical practice. This widely respected resource continues to deliver practice-focused, useful information you won't see anywhere else. Articles in this issue: The role of the health care professional in curbing youth violence Assessing and treating youth violence in the primary care setting Violence and mental health: trauma-informed practice and wellness approach to violence victimization Adolescent relationship abuse prevention and intervention Social media, cyberbullying, and adolescent health Media use and violence perpetration Substance abuse and violence Promoting resilience for youth who are violence involved Firearm risk: assessment and intervention in the health care setting Building an evidence-based multi-tiered system of support for violence prevention in the health care setting Treating youth violence in the hospital and emergency department settings

Adolescent Health: Concerns for the Eighties

1982 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-7
Author(s):  
MICHAEL I. COHEN
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Death Rate ◽  
Significant Degree ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Adolescent Medicine ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Pediatric Health ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Pediatric Health Care

More than a quarter of a century after Dr. J. Roswell Gallagher began the first formal adolescent medicine program, several significant issues surrounding care for teenagers continue to surface and form the basis for concern by pediatricians in the upcoming decade. The degree of serious health disability that exists in this age group is shown by the fact that this is the only age group for which the death rate is rising. Furthermore, once recognizing the extent of morbidity and mortality and its diverse characteristics and complexities, it seems clear that to a very significant degree, the mechanism for resolution resides in effective pediatric health care.

AAP Textbook of Adolescent Health Care

2011 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Clinical Problem ◽  
Physical Growth ◽  
Pediatric Care ◽  
Adolescent Medicine ◽  
High Confidence ◽  
Management Guidelines ◽  
Clinical Problem Solving ◽  
Laboratory Screening

Trustworthy guidance spanning every aspect of adolescent health care. Unlike other adolescent medicine references, the all-new AAP Textbook of Adolescent Care is an action-oriented working tool expressly built for efficient, on-target clinical problem-solving. Broad scope - Nearly 200 chapters cover physical growth and development, examination and laboratory screening, sexual development, puberty, obesity, sleep disorders, adolescent dermatology and much more. Clear management guidelines - Provides step-by-step recommendations: What to do, How to do it; When to admit, When to treat, When to refer. Evidence-based approach - Treat patients and counsel parents with high confidence. Excellent study reference - for the pediatric or internal medicine boards. Integrated companion resources - Use with complementary AAP resources: AAP Textbook of Pediatric Care, Tools for Practice, and Pediatric Care Online.

Adolescent health care education and training: insights from Israel

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nogah C. Kerem ◽  
Daniel Hardoff
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Adolescent Medicine ◽  
Formal Training ◽  
Quality Health Care ◽  
Israeli Experience

Abstract There is a growing need for health care professionals to extend their knowledge in adolescent health care. Formal training curricula in adolescent medicine have been established in the United States, Canada, and Australia, yet many other countries have developed shorter training programs to enable interested physicians to further pursue knowledge and practical experience in delivering improved quality health care for adolescents. The Israeli experience in building an infrastructure that allows students and physicians to learn about adolescent medicine and to train in the field is described. It includes a series of lectures and seminars for medical students during medical school and at the clinical rotations in pediatric wards; the development of hospital-based and community-based multidisciplinary adolescent health services where residents can practice adolescent health care; a 3-year diploma course in adolescent medicine for specialists in pediatrics and family medicine; mini courses in adolescent medicine for pediatricians and family practitioners working in community settings; and a simulated patient-based program regarding communication with adolescents, aimed for all professional levels – medical students, residents, and specialists. This infrastructure has been developed to create a leading group of physicians, who are able to operate adolescent clinics and to teach adolescent medicine. Recently, a formal fellowship program in adolescent medicine has been approved by the Scientific Council of the Israel Medical Association. The Israeli experience described here could be applied in countries, where formal training programs in adolescent health care are not yet established.

AM:STARs: Hot Topics in Adolescent Health, Vol. 25, No. 2

2014 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Diagnostic Techniques ◽  
Adolescent Medicine ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
Treatment Regimens ◽  
Mindfulness Practices ◽  
Long Acting

This issue of AM:STARs, Hot Topics in Adolescent Health, presents a wide array of articles exploring some of the most exciting advances and controversies in adolescent health. These topics and other evolving areas are presented to guide the reader toward providing state of the art clinical care to adolescents, as well as reviewing new research that will shape the future of adolescent health. Topics include: Nutritional and metabolic controversies including the diagnosis of gluten intolerance, vitamin D deficiency and metabolic syndrome in adolescents, and the use of bariatric surgery to treat the comorbidities of adolescent obesity. New diagnostic considerations, including updated DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for mental health disorders such as mood dysregulation, eating disorders, and ADHD. Reproductive health advances including new diagnostic techniques and treatment regimens for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, as well as the expanding use of long-acting reversible contraceptives. New frontiers in adolescent medicine including office-based management of opiate addiction, support of gender nonconforming youth, and the use of mindfulness practices in the care of a variety of conditions. AM:STARs: Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews is the official publication of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Adolescent Health. Published 3 times per year, the journal offers adolescent medicine specialists and other primary care physicians who treat adolescent patients with state of the art information on all matters relating to adolescent health and wellness.

Improving adolescent access and services in a large primary care network: report of a 10 year project

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Alderman ◽  
Kim L. Freeman ◽  
Katherine S. Lobach
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Adolescent Medicine ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Health Care Environment ◽  
Care Network ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Large Primary

Abstract This report describes a decade long initiative to bring a unified approach and improved quality to the process and content of adolescent health care in a large and complex urban primary care network within an academic health system. The moving force was a voluntary multidisciplinary group who comprised the Montefiore Adolescent Primary Care Initiative, known as MAPCI, led by a physician subspecialist in Adolescent Medicine. A series of needs assessments formed the basis for a multipronged effort to create policies and procedures, educational activities and materials, changes in record-keeping and billing practices, and modification of staff attitudes and behavior that would enhance access and ensure confidentiality of services for the adolescent age group. The commitment of medical center leadership contributed to overall progress which was accelerated in the second half of the decade by the addition of a full-time staff member, with the title Adolescent Program Manager. Progress in various arenas was assessed with a series of planned studies, whose positive results provided encouragement for continuing efforts. The example of this initiative and its accomplishments should provide useful and replicable methods that could be adapted for improvement of adolescent health services in some of the other large primary care networks that are an ever-expanding presence in the current health care environment.

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