A recommended chidhood immunization schedule from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Collection of policy statements, clinical reports, technical reports, and clinical practice guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Management of Airway Emergencies

This is an electronic version of the Antimicrobial Use Guidelines.

State-of-the-art clinical practice guidelines for diagnosing and managing asthma. Provides information on treating asthma at all severity levels and stresses both clinical and self-management strategies. Also provides a comprehensive discussion of current medications and their appropriate use.

This treatment information summary on childhood brain tumors is an overview of diagnosis, classification, patient treatment, and prognosis. The National Cancer Institute created the PDQ database to increase the availability of new treatment information and its use in treating patients. Information and references from the most recently published literature are included after review by pediatric oncology specialists.

The statements will be posted after their publication in Pediatrics or AAP News. If a policy statement is retired, it will be removed from this list.

Includes sections on screening for prenatal & congenital disorders. This report is intended for primary care clinicians: physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, other allied health professionals, and students. It provides recommendations for clinical practice on preventive interventions screening tests, counseling interventions, immunizations, and chemoprophylactic regimens-for the prevention of more than 80 target conditions.

A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the Committee on Congenital Cardiac Defects of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young,

a comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents produced by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), in partnership with the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Association of Health Plans (AAHP).