Mettez-vous hors ligne avec l'application Player FM !
Podcasts qui valent la peine d'être écoutés
SPONSORISÉ
The Kids Are Not All Right, with Ayisha Kurji
Manage episode 317668856 series 2876289
Some had cardiovascular damage. Some had gastrointestinal issues.
But it wasn't because of Covid-19.
Instead, she kept seeing children and adolescents hospitalized with eating disorders.
"They were so sick, so medically unwell," said Kurji. "We started to track it."
As familiar routines evaporated and face-to-face interactions vanished after school cancelations, Kurji said across Canada, outpatient referrals for eating disorders shot up 60 per cent, largely driven by an increase in anorexia nervosa.
Kurji is one of the only paediatricians in Saskatchewan who specializes in treating children and teens with eating disorders.
During the pandemic, she said inpatient hospitalizations for eating disorders tripled.
The phenomenon is not isolated, with doctors in Canada and internationally observing the same spike, Kurji said.
"In the pandemic where we've seen school closures and things like that, we've also seen more kids with depression, more kids with anxiety, and this eating disorder trend is huge," she said.
Kurji shared red flags for eating disorders, and emphasized the need for parents to keep an eye on children and teens who develop new habits around food and exercise.
"As a pediatrician, as a mom, we need to be putting our kids first," said Kurji.
In this episode, she talks about her path to pediatrics, one that included a bachelor's degree in psychology before she entered medical school at the University of Calgary.
Kurji completed her residency in Saskatchewan, and is now an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Saskatchewan's College of Medicine.
Almost two years into the pandemic, she's now compiling her observations on the spike in eating disorders into an article for peer review.
As Omicron infects a growing number of people, she said it's important to learn from the early days of the pandemic.
"I think we need to be really careful how we approach things like school closures and delays," she said.
"Sometimes they might be needed, but we need to keep in mind that that's going to have an effect on our kids and we need to be prepared."
Kurji also said popular culture and social media sites also tend bombard young people with questionable messages about food, body image, and beauty.
"When you're watching together, or if you see something like that, it's a good idea that you say 'let's pause this and let's talk about it," Kurji said.
She said parents need to actively reframe discussions around outward appearances, in favour of talking about active living, and what a person's body can do.
"Eating disorders really speak to me as my special thing where I feel like I can make a difference," she said.
Left untreated, she said patients who suffer from anorexia and purging often go on to struggle with food as adults, increasing their risk of death by five per cent each decade.
"Catching things early makes a huge difference," said Kurji
Further resources are available at The National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) and at the Kelty Mental Health resource centre.
87 episodes
Manage episode 317668856 series 2876289
Some had cardiovascular damage. Some had gastrointestinal issues.
But it wasn't because of Covid-19.
Instead, she kept seeing children and adolescents hospitalized with eating disorders.
"They were so sick, so medically unwell," said Kurji. "We started to track it."
As familiar routines evaporated and face-to-face interactions vanished after school cancelations, Kurji said across Canada, outpatient referrals for eating disorders shot up 60 per cent, largely driven by an increase in anorexia nervosa.
Kurji is one of the only paediatricians in Saskatchewan who specializes in treating children and teens with eating disorders.
During the pandemic, she said inpatient hospitalizations for eating disorders tripled.
The phenomenon is not isolated, with doctors in Canada and internationally observing the same spike, Kurji said.
"In the pandemic where we've seen school closures and things like that, we've also seen more kids with depression, more kids with anxiety, and this eating disorder trend is huge," she said.
Kurji shared red flags for eating disorders, and emphasized the need for parents to keep an eye on children and teens who develop new habits around food and exercise.
"As a pediatrician, as a mom, we need to be putting our kids first," said Kurji.
In this episode, she talks about her path to pediatrics, one that included a bachelor's degree in psychology before she entered medical school at the University of Calgary.
Kurji completed her residency in Saskatchewan, and is now an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Saskatchewan's College of Medicine.
Almost two years into the pandemic, she's now compiling her observations on the spike in eating disorders into an article for peer review.
As Omicron infects a growing number of people, she said it's important to learn from the early days of the pandemic.
"I think we need to be really careful how we approach things like school closures and delays," she said.
"Sometimes they might be needed, but we need to keep in mind that that's going to have an effect on our kids and we need to be prepared."
Kurji also said popular culture and social media sites also tend bombard young people with questionable messages about food, body image, and beauty.
"When you're watching together, or if you see something like that, it's a good idea that you say 'let's pause this and let's talk about it," Kurji said.
She said parents need to actively reframe discussions around outward appearances, in favour of talking about active living, and what a person's body can do.
"Eating disorders really speak to me as my special thing where I feel like I can make a difference," she said.
Left untreated, she said patients who suffer from anorexia and purging often go on to struggle with food as adults, increasing their risk of death by five per cent each decade.
"Catching things early makes a huge difference," said Kurji
Further resources are available at The National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) and at the Kelty Mental Health resource centre.
87 episodes
Tous les épisodes
×1 Exercise Your Right to Breathe: Dr. Brianne Philipenko & Asthma 18:45
1 Dr. Sarah Forgie: Why the New Dean of Medicine Taught Herself the Ukelele 27:00
1 Grey Area: Dr. John Howland on Cannabis & Budding Brains 24:33
1 Innovating and Bridging Gaps in IBD Care: Dr. Juan-Nicolás Peňa-Sánchez 24:36
1 Cuts Like a NanoKnife: Dr. Mike Moser 27:56
1 Walking the Talk: Dr. Daniel Fuller on Urban Health and Mobility 26:43
1 Anatomy of Success: Three Researchers, Three Grants, One Goal 37:31
1 Dr. Jacob Alhassan and the Politics of Expendability 29:01
1 Dr. Sabira Valiani: Creating Connections in Critical Care 25:02
1 Dr. Daphne Yau on Blood Sugar & Brain Health 21:58
1 Dr. Sam Haddad: At the Heart of Patient Care 22:55
1 Remote Rehabilitation: Dr. Stacey Lovo's Quest for Equitable Care 24:45
1 Dr. Angelica Lang: Shaping the Future of Shoulder Health 27:34
1 Stronger Foundations: Dr. Munier Nour on Bone Development in Diabetic Youth 21:21
1 Thriving Against The Odds: Dr. Amanda Hall on Short Gut Syndrome 24:13
1 Inhale, Exhale, Repair: Dr. Valerie Verge 26:06
1 Fighting Treatment-Resistant Depression with Ketamine: Dr. Evyn Peters 28:07
1 Dr. Wendie Marks: Researching Complex Connections Between Stress, Nutrition & Health 21:26
1 Mossy Cells and New Paths in Neuroscience: Dr. Justin Botterill 22:14
1 Be Like Bruce is Back: Chris Gordon Tackles Pancreatic Cancer 17:01
1 Turning Back the Neurotoxin Clock, with Dr. Jeff Dong 20:42
1 Antibodies and Aging Gracefully: Dr. Peter Pioli 21:56
1 Ready to Launch: Anurag Sakharkar Pinpoints Key Biomarkers in Astronaut Health 23:00
1 Scratching That Itch: Dr. Rachel Asiniwasis Targets Atopic Dermatitis 24:11
1 When Can ICU Patients Be Discharged Home? 22:18
1 Reversing the effects of Alzheimer's Disease: Dr. Ron Geyer on NeuroEPO 20:36
1 From Scratch: Rural Dementia Care with Dr. Debra Morgan 29:08
1 Affairs of the (Zebrafish) Heart: Dr. Michelle Collins 22:09
1 Dr. Darryl Adamko: Little Lungs, Lessons Learned 24:12
Bienvenue sur Lecteur FM!
Lecteur FM recherche sur Internet des podcasts de haute qualité que vous pourrez apprécier dès maintenant. C'est la meilleure application de podcast et fonctionne sur Android, iPhone et le Web. Inscrivez-vous pour synchroniser les abonnements sur tous les appareils.