Community paediatrics: Soft science or firm foundations?

:  Community paediatrics strives to integrate the biology of health into the social and psychological worlds within which children grow and develop. Consumer demand for limited community paediatric clinical services is increasing and medico–legal pressures escalate professional and personal concern....

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Published in:Journal of paediatrics and child health 2006-05, Vol.42 (5), p.297-301
Main Authors: Smith, J Anne S, McDowell, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accreditation
Australia
Child
Child Development
Child health
Child Health Services - organization & administration
Child Health Services - trends
Child protection
Child welfare
Clinical specialisation
Community Medicine - organization & administration
Community Medicine - trends
community paediatrics
Continuing professional education
developmental and behavioural paediatrics
Health Care Sector
Health Services Research
Humans
Medical practitioners
Paediatrics
Pediatrics - trends
Public health
Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Chapter of Community Child Health
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Summary::  Community paediatrics strives to integrate the biology of health into the social and psychological worlds within which children grow and develop. Consumer demand for limited community paediatric clinical services is increasing and medico–legal pressures escalate professional and personal concern. Meanwhile, the profession, through training and professional support, has struggled to keep up. Research into community paediatrics and its integration into policy and clinical practice remains limited, raising the perception that it is a ‘soft’ science. Our viewpoint is that necessary progress in this field requires leadership, apprenticeship and research. We argue that to build firm foundations for the future requires structures to enable clinical specialisation and continuing professional development in this area.
ISSN:1034-4810
1440-1754
DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00856.x