Is Your Child Sick?

Is Your Child Sick? is a collection of nearly 100 topics that address parent’s most frequent concerns after hours. Written by Dr. Bart Schmitt, this content allows a worried parent to visit your site online to learn about 1. signs and symptoms, 2. when to call their doctor’s office, 3. home treatment. The content correlates with Dr. Schmitt’s book, Pediatric Telephone Protocols which is used by telephone nurses in over 20,000 physician practices throughout the country.

Barton Schmitt, M.D. is professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He is Medical Director of the After-Hours Call Center at The Children's Hospital of Denver that covers calls for over 320 pediatricians and 100 family physicians throughout Colorado and Wyoming. He is the author of books/information sheets for parents, and telephone triage books/software for physicians.