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Paediatric Medicine

Brief Biography

Dr. Hosanna Au graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School in 2001.  Dr. Au completed her resident training in Paediatrics at SickKids in 2005 and was Associate Chief Resident in her final year.  She is an Academic Clinician in the Division of Paediatric Medicine and her areas of practice include: inpatient medicine and child abuse and neglect.  She is currently enrolled in the Masters of Medical Education at the University of Dundee in Scotland.  She is the Manager of the Paediatrics Curriculum for the 2nd year medical students at the University of Toronto.  She is also the Coordinator for undergraduate paediatric electives.

Academic Background

M.D. University of Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario  1997 – 2001

LMCC, Medical Council of Canada 2002

FRCPC 2005

Masters in Medical Education, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK
2008 - present

Research Interests

Medical Education

Learning Intersts

Medical Education

Publications

1. Au, H, Friedman J. An Infant with Bloody Diarrhea, Clinician's Corner. Paediatrics and Child Health 2003: 8: pp 109-110. 

2. Au, H. Teaching Case Report: Recurrent meningitis in a child due to occult spinal lesion. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2006: 175: pp 737-738. 

3. Au, H. Neonatal Seizures. Paediatrics and Child Health 2007: 12: pp 37-40. 

4. Au, H, Harrison M, Ahmet A, Orsino A, Beck CE, Tallett S, Gans M, Birken C. Residents as Health Advocates: The Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Child Advocacy Initiative at the University of Toronto. Paediatrics and Child Health 2007: 12: pp 567-571. 

5. Porepa, M, Huber, JF, Lam, C, Au, H, Birken CS. Kids on Kids' Health: Creating a Child Health Magazine with Students from an Urban, Multicultural, Low Income Elementary School. Paediatrics and Child Health 2009: 14: 219-221. 

6. Ravichandiran N, Schuh S, Bejuk M, Al-Harthy N, Shouldice M, Au H, Boutis K Delayed identification of Pediatric Abuse-Related Fractures. Pediatrics 2010: 125: 60-66. 

Books/Chapters in Books/Proceedings

1. Au, H.  Paediatrics. 2001. MCCQE. Review Notes and Lecture Series-The Toronto Notes (Ahuja G, Yue J, eds). Toronto 2001. 

2. Au, H, Friedman J, Hilliard R, Schneider R (Staff Editors). Paediatrics. The Toronto Notes 2007 (Marilyn Hen, Joseph Ari Greenwald, eds). Toronto 2007. 

3. Bernstein, S, Au, H, Antonopoulos, M, Houston, K. Paediatric Syllabus 2007/2008 2007. 

4. Au, H, Bernstein, S, Hilliard, R, Schneider, R (Staff Editors). Paediatrics. The Toronto Notes 2008 (Colman, Somogyi, eds). Toronto 2008. 

5. Au H, Bernstein S, Schneider R, Weinstein M (Staff Editors): Paediatrics. The Toronto Notes 2009 2009. 

Abstracts

1. Au, H, Friedman, J. Causes of Chronic Diarrhea in Infants Admitted to Hospital in the First 6 Months of Life. Canadian Paediatric Society, Canada. Paediatrics and Child Health 2004: 9 (supA): pp 45. 

2. Au, H, Birken CS, Orsino A, Beck CE, Harrison M, Ahmet A, Gans M, Tallett S. A University of Toronto Paediatric Residents' Child Advocacy Initiative. Canadian Paediatric Society, Canada. Paediatrics and Child Health 2005: 10 (supB): pp 69. 

3. Au, H, Birken, CS, Orsino, A, Bec,k CE, Harrison, M, Ahmet, A, Gans, M, Tallett, S. A University of Toronto Paediatric Residents' Child Advocacy Initiative. Pediatric Academic Society, USA. PAS 2005: 57: pp 3105. 

4. Porepa, M, Lam, C, Huber, JF, Au, H, Birken, C. Kids on Kids' Health: Creating a Child Health Magazine With Students From An Urban Multicultural, Low Income Elementary School. Canadian Paediatric Society, Canada. Paediatrics and Child Health 2007: 12 Suppl A: pp 15A. 

5. Porepa, M, Huber, JF, Lam, C, Mekky, M, Au, H, Birken, CS. Evaluating The Impact of a Child-Driven Health Magazine with Children from an Urban, Multicultural, Low-Income Elementary School. Canadian Paediatric Society, Canada. Paediatrics and Child Health 2008: 13 Suppl A: pp 60A.