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Updated 25-09-23: • Contraceptive care for Canadian youth: subdermal implant available in Canada; in recommended LARCs cps.ca/en/documents/p… • Universal access to no-cost contraception for youth in Canada: subdermal implant available; no cost data yet cps.ca/en/documents/p…

Updated 25-09-33: Salmonella infections in Canadian children: • 2024 AAP Red Book suggests abx for NTS gastro in immunocompromise • Suggest CTX or azithro for possible XDR Salmonella in Iraq/Pakistan traveller typhoid fever cps.ca/en/documents/p…

New 2025-09-18: Cultural safety in practice: Providing quality health care for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children and youth cps.ca/en/documents/p…

New 2025-08-19: Sleep matters: Supporting healthy sleep for children and youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs) cps.ca/en/documents/p…

New 2025-07-30: Applications of point-of-care ultrasonography in the NICU: A Canadian perspective cps.ca/en/documents/p…

New 2025-06-17: Recognition and management of acute kidney injury in children cps.ca/en/documents/p…

New 2025-05-05: Paediatric compounding and formulations in Canada: A primer for prescribers and call to action for government cps.ca/en/documents/p…

Updated 25-05-02: Managing pain and distress in children undergoing brief diagnostic and therapeutic procedures: • Zensa fast onset • Ametop duration 4h --> 3h • Buzzy available and effective • HSO's Pediatric Pain Management Standard • Use less nitrous as greenhouse gas

New 2025-03-28: Management of the paediatric patient with acute head trauma cps.ca/en/documents/p…

New 2025-03-18: Guidelines for detection and management of hyperbilirubinemia in term and late preterm newborns (≥35 weeks gestational age) cps.ca/en/documents/p…

Retired (both replaced with new statements): • 2025-02-25 - Preventing injuries from all-terrain vehicles • 2025-03-18 - Guidelines for detection, management and prevention of hyperbilirubinemia in term and late preterm newborn infants

New 2025-02-24: Off-road vehicle use by children and adolescents: Strategies to prevent injury cps.ca/en/documents/p…

Retired 2025-02-07: • HIV in pregnancy: Identification of intrapartum and perinatal HIV exposures • Diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted infections in adolescents • Vaccine-preventable diseases: Uncommon disease primer for the front-line provider

Retired: • 2025-01-08: Prevention and management of pain in the neonate: An update • 2025-01-17: Managing infants born to mothers who have used opioids during pregnancy

Updated: • Potential strategies to improve childhood immunization rates • Risk of acute hyponatremia in hospitalized children receiving IV fluids • Update on congenital cytomegalovirus infection • The management of infants, children, and youth at risk for hepatitis C virus

New 2025-01-07: Managing newborns at risk for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)/neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS): Updates and emerging best practices cps.ca/en/documents/p…

New 2024-12-18: Managing pain in newborns: A multidimensional approach cps.ca/en/documents/p…

Retired 2024-12-10: • Meeting health care needs of street-involved youth • Health research involving First Nations/Inuit/Métis children & communities • Preventing smoking in children/adolescents • What paediatricians can do to support children/youth during COVID-19 pandemic

Updated 2024-12-10: Acute complications in children with sickle cell disease: Prevention and management •Added link to Solutions for Kids in Pain PDF summary of statement recommendations cps.ca/en/documents/p…

New 2024-11-20: Somatic symptom and related disorders: Guidance on assessment and management for paediatric health care providers cps.ca/en/documents/p…