In this podcast, Cora Collette Breuner, MD, MPH, speaks about the safety and efficacy of herbs and supplements in children and adolescents, including combinations that should be avoided in certain populations, adverse side effects, and questions clinicians and members of the health care team need to ask patients, parents, and guardians, as part of the health care visit. She presented on this topic at AAP 2021 National Conference and Exhibition.
Additional Resources:
- McDonagh MS, Holmes R, Hsu F. Pharmacologic treatments for sleep disorders in children: a systematic review. J Child Neurol. 2019;34(5):237-247. https://doi.org/10.1177/0883073818821030
- Breuner CC. Safety and Efficacy of Herbs and Supplements in Children and Adolescents. Talk presented at: American Academy of Pediatrics Virtual 2021 National Conference and Exhibition. October 8-11, 2021; Virtual. https://www.eventscribeapp.com/live/slides/view.asp?svfp=MTUwOTZ8NTMwMzQ2NjB8MTU4MTEyfDkxMDE3MHxXZWJzaXRl
Cora Collette Breuner, MD, MPH, is an adolescent medicine physician at Seattle Children’s Hospital and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Executive Council for holistic and integrative medicine. She’s also a professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seatle, Washington.
