Pediatrics Presentation
Transcript: A Day in The Life: By: Andrew Leslie, Fabio Soares, Hannah Bernard, Sancia Ackie & Shian Henry PEDIATRICS They require care from a Pediatric Nurse with specializ... Children are “our most defenseless and vulnerable population….,” Feeg, V. (1999) according to Jacqueline Gonzalez, in an issue of Nursing Spectrum They require care from a Pediatric Nurse with specialized knowledge, skills and abilities, to ensure efficiency and advocacy for the child True Or False?: 'I love working with children so I'm most definitely capable of pursuing said career specialty!' False! Skills & Abilities Skills & Abilities Lifestyle & Impact " [Health care providers] have the enormous privilege of touching and changing lives” (Rubin, 2013) so it's important to know how your own life is about to change. They work 45-60 hrs/wk Work in a variety of settings (hospitals, clinics, academic) 36% of pediatricians asked in a survey conducted by MedScape Lifestyle said they were very happy with their job Finding balance is very very hard, but not impossible! Lifestyle & Impact TRENDS & OUTLOOKS *No governing body specific to pediatrics in Ontario TRENDS & OUTLOOKS •24 current job openings currently in Toronto which is higher than anywhere else in Ontario. (Job Bank, 2017) • The current outlook looks to be fairly average, as it is expected that the field will neither increase or decrease in demand. (Ontario Labour Market, 2017) • Although the projected job openings seem to be coming mostly from retirements instead of new jobs being created. (Ontario Labour Market, 2017) This is likely because people tend to be more comfortab... As expected, the gender ratio in this field is about 59% female to 41% male and the number of females has only been increasing in the last 10 years. This is likely because people tend to be more comfortable bringing their child to a female practitioner (CMA Masterfile, 2016) An interesting trend in the recent world of pediatricians ... An interesting trend in the recent world of pediatricians is dealing with kids and “screen time”. This is how much time a child spends in front of screens. Apart from psychological health impacts, there is strong association between screen time and body mass index. As well as sleep problems for children. Education, Certificates/License Education, Certificates/License 1 YR 4 YRS 4 YRS 4 YRS Pre Health Science Medical School Undergraduate Residency *Potential fellowship opportunity EMPLOYMENT & SALARY INFO EMPLOYMENT & SALARY INFO Employment Organizations: Canadian Pediatric Society Medical Council of Canada Ontario Medical Association 46% of Employment opportunities for specialist physicians are in Toronto 44% of specialist physicians are self employed Unemployment rate is 1.6% Salary: Entry: $132,000 Average: $188,071 Experienced: $263,000 Works Cited Interactive, E. (n.d.). Pediatricians - SchoolFinder.com! Retrieved July 29, 2017, from http://www.schoolfinder.com/Careers/Requirements/3111ped/Pediatricians Network, W. N. (n.d.). Job details. Retrieved July 29, 2017, from http://niche.workopolis.com/frontoffice/seekerViewJobDetailAction.do?sitecode=pl517&jobId=1513742&page=search&cid=N%7CC%7CDRCAREERS%7CWIDGET&country=CA&language=en Pediatrician - Toronto, ON - Job posting. (2017, June 28). Retrieved July 29, 2017, from https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/jobsearch/jobposting/23945959 Specialist physicians. (n.d.). Retrieved July 29, 2017, from https://www.app.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/labourmarket/ojf/profile.asp?NOC_CD=3111#Wages Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced D iplomas and Degrees - Durham College - Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. (n.d.). Retrieved July 29, 2017, from http://www.durhamcollege.ca/programs/pre-health-sciences-pathway-to-advanced-diplomas-and-degrees (n.d.). Retrieved July 29, 2017, from https://www2-careercruising-com.gbcprx01.georgebrown.ca/careers/education/321 Government of Canada. (n.d.). Retrieved July 26, 2017, from https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/jobsearch/jobsearch?sort=M&searchstring=pediatrician&button.submit=Search Specialist physicians. (n.d.). Retrieved July 26, 2017, from https://www.app.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/labourmarket/ojf/profile.asp?NOC_CD=3111#Wages 3111 Specialty Physicians . (n.d.). Retrieved July 26, 2017, from http://noc.esdc.gc.ca/English/noc/ProfileQuickSearch.aspx?val=3&val1=3111&ver=16&val65=specialist%20physician Society, C. P. (n.d.). Canadian Paediatric Society / Société canadienne de pédiatrie. Retrieved July 26, 2017, from http://www.cps.ca/en/ Works Cited Society, C. P. (n.d.). Canadian Paediatric Society / Société canadienne de pédiatrie. Retrieved July 26, 2017, from http://www.cps.ca/en/ Medical Council of Canada. (n.d.). Retrieved July 26, 2017, from http://mcc.ca/home/ Welcome to MD Financial Management. (n.d.). Retrieved July 29, 2017, from https://mdm.ca/md-wealth-management?gclid=CjwKEAjw5PDLBRD0rICj35CtqS4SJACH7bsyg9G8JAgt_nHS_GfbBXtlQZBRb-oig703XUlIUYeGSBoC-q3w_wcB Pediatrician salary in Canada. (n.d.). Retrieved July 29, 2017, from