A New Approach: Getting Clinicians More Involved1
{"Image DocumentName": "A New Approach: Getting Clinicians More Involved1", "Image ImageDescription": "The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) calls for a new approach to diagnosis and treatment of head lice. The rationale: Self-diagnosis by families, plus easy availability of OTC products, have removed clinicians from the treatment process. The potential for misdiagnosis leading to improper use of pediculicides raises concerns about unsafe use of these products, especially when no lice are present or when products are used excessively. Emergence of resistance to some head lice products and introduction of new products call for increased provider involvement in the diagnosis and treatment of head lice. A New Approach: Getting Clinicians More Involved1. In 2010 the AAP, through its Council on School Health and Committee on Infectious Diseases, updated its recommendations on diagnosis and management of head lice. The AAP called on pediatricians and other health care providers to become more directly involved in the decision making process when infestations are detected, noting that resistance to older pediculicide products has spread at the same time that new products are being developed. The Academy feels that practitioners should be better prepared to handle parents\u2019 questions, concerns, and anxieties and that guidance from a clinician would be both timely and welcome. Reference: 1. Frankowski BL, Bocchini JA Jr, AAP Council on School Health and Committee on Infectious Diseases. Clinical report\u2014head lice. Pediatrics. 2010;126(2): Reference: 1. Frankowski BL, et al. Pediatrics. 2010;126(2):", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}