RT Book, Section
A1 Dewitt, Thomas G.
A1 Halfon, Neal
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 6720001
T1 Chapter 1. Role of the Pediatrician
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6720001
RD 2024/10/13
AB As  pediatrics  and  the  delivery  of  children’s  health  care  enter  the  21st  century,  the  role  of  the  pediatrician  continues  to  evolve  and  change.  Guided  by  the  knowledge,  skills,  and  tools  that  the  profession  has  accumulated  over  many  decades,  pediatricians  must  strategically  respond  to  changing  conditions,  health  determinants,  and  epidemiology  of  childhood  as  well  as  to  shifting  social  and  cultural  norms  of  what  constitutes  healthy  child  development.  Our  knowledge  of  the  pathophysiology  of  many  diseases  has  evolved  from  simple  causal  models  based  on  germ  theory  to  more  complex  notions  of  gene-environment  interactions.  As  pediatric  care  has  triumphed  over  many  infectious  diseases  and  made  significant  strides  in  the  management  of  chronic  disease,  newer  morbidities  have  emerged,  including  a  growing  prevalence  of  developmental,  behavioral,  and  mental  health  conditions.  To  impact  child  health,  21st-century  pediatricians  must  provide  care  with  an  expanded  concept  of  healthy  child  development  and  must  acquire  skills  to  effectively  practice  in  collaboration  with  other  individuals  and  entities  involved  in  promoting  and  supporting  that  development.