BMI – time for reappraisal

By PC PAL AdministratorAugust 23, 2023November 17, 2023 BMI, child growth, GrowthXP, skinfold thickness, Skolnik N, Visaria A

Body Mass Index (BMI) has been relied on as a convenient measure to diagnose underweight, overweight and obesity. The cut-offs for overweight and obesity are routinely used to determine disease risk and even eligibility for surgery. However, the availability of new data is now leading some specialists to question the traditional reliance on BMI. A…

PC PAL gives clinicians better access to patient data through SMART on FHIR

By PC PAL AdministratorJune 27, 2023August 26, 2023 child growth, child height weight percentile, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, FHIR, growth charting application, GrowthXP, online growth chart plotting tool, percentile child growth chart, plottable growth chart, SMART, Substitutable Medical Applications and Reusable Technologies

We take it for granted when using our smart phones, whether Apple or Android, that a product downloaded from an app store will work on our device and pick up the correct information from the relevant database. The same ‘plug and play’ convenience is the dream for healthcare providers who wish to allow their staff…

2023 US Spring Pediatric Congresses

By PC PAL AdministratorJune 1, 2023October 2, 2023 child growth, Pediatric Endocrine Society

Returning to the US pediatric congress events (PAS and PES) has been a revelation for PC PAL and also for pediatric specialists. At our booth, the growth charting application, GrowthXP, familiar to many throughout Europe, attracted many plaudits from US clinicians. The overall impression of the product is summed up by one delegate who believes…

GrowthXP – installed in record speed

By PC PAL AdministratorMay 25, 2023August 26, 2023 CGM Medico, child growth, Electronic Health Record, GrowthXP

Many hospital clinicians report lengthy delays in the implementation of IT improvements connected to the electronic health record system (EHR). This can be caused by lack of time, limited IT resources, or complex processes. Software engineers at PC PAL are ready to move fast. This month, in a German centre using the CGM Medico patient…

PC PAL support for growth specialists at the Pediatric Endocrine Society congress, 2023

By PC PAL AdministratorMay 3, 2023August 24, 2023 child growth, ESPE, GrowthXP

PC PAL’s long-standing cooperation with the pediatric endocrinology community continues at this week’s annual meeting of the Pediatric Endocrine Society, in San Diego (5 – 8 May). We welcome delegates to discuss our exhibition to see the latest features within the growth monitoring application, Growth XP. Also available at the exhibit, our scientific newsletter provides…

PC PAL presenting new child growth software at the PAS congress, 2023

By PC PAL AdministratorApril 24, 2023August 24, 2023 child growth, GrowthXP, PAS

PC PAL is delighted to support this year’s annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in Washington (27 April – 1 May). Please visit our exhibition booth for a friendly and informative discussion on the state-of-the-art of growth charting. At our exhibit booth delegates can see the leading growth charting applications, GrowthXP and GrowthXP Prenatal….

KIGS – The Final Report

By David BennettMarch 17, 2023August 27, 2023 child growth, growth hormone, GrowthXP, Kabi International Growth Study, KIGS

Recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) was introduced in 1985, replacing the previous, pituitary-derived option in many countries when the risk of contamination with the CJD prion was identified. At that time, specialists desired a patient registry to assess the safety and efficacy of the new treatment provided to patients in Europe and many other parts…

Body Mass Index (BMI) – New CDC extended charts for children and adolescents available with GrowthXP

By PC PAL AdministratorMarch 1, 2023August 26, 2023 BMI, child growth, GrowthXP

The CDC has released new BMI charts for 2-18-year-olds, which provide curves above the 97th percentile (98th, 99th, 99.9th and 99.99th). These charts address a weakness of the earlier versions: for most obese individuals they suffered from data weakness above 97th percentile, relying on data extrapolation rather than real data. The new charts are based…