Spec. MD. Hüsniye Altan

Medical Specialist

Areas of Interest

Pediatrics Social pediatrics Supervision of Well Child (growth and vaccines) Nutrition in infants and children Supervision of Neonate Breast Milk and Breastfeeding Children with poor appetite Growth and developmental retardation Acute and chronic tonsillitis Nutritional disorder Vitamin and mineral deficiencies Febrile convulsion Supervision of child with lymphadenopathy Abdominal pain Supervision of asthma, bronchitis, bronchopneumonia and bronchiolitis Early adolescence

Courses Attended

Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Practitioner Certificate, November 17-19, 2008, Ankara
Pediatric Critical Care Course. 9th National Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Nursing Care Congress, April 30 – May 4, 2012, Ankara
Trainer’s Training for Advanced Life Support in Children, June 15, 2012, Diyarbakır Governor Office, Provincial Health Directorate.
Course titled Approach to Child Abuse and Negligence, November 7, 2012, 2nd National Social Pediatrics Congress, November 7-11, 2012, Istanbul.
Holistic approach to child protection services; face-to-face education program. September 25-29, 2013, Istanbul. Association for Supporting Child Protection Centers
Growth Monitoring and Support Guidelines, Practitioner Training Course, November 1, 2013, 57th Turkish Pediatrics Congress, October 30- November 3, 2013, Antalya.
In-service training for breast milk and lactation counseling. Directorate of Public Health, April 26-28, 2017, Ankara
Course “Vaccines and Immunization for Candidate Mothers and Health and Strong Steps in Early Life. 5. First 1000 Days from Fetal Life to Childhood. Pregnant Woman and Child Nutrition Congress. March 19-22, 2017. Ankara

Publications

Altan H, Budakoglu II, Dagli FS, Oral R.
Measuring Awareness about Child Abuse and Neglect: Validity and Reliability of a Newly Developed Tool- Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Scale. The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2018; 60:
H Altan, S Demirtaş, D Taş, Iİ Budakoğlu
Hepatitis B Seroprevalence in Children Presenting to a State Hospital in Ankara. Ankara Medical Journal, Vol. 17, Num. 1, 2017
Erdoğan S, Çakmak FN, Aliefendioğlu D, Köse G, Altan H Neonatal convulsions and serum prolactin concentrations. Journal of New Medicine. Vol.: 19, Issue: May 3, 2002
Erdoğan S, Ezer Ü, Altan H
Gaucher’s disease in childhood: Case report. Journal of New Medicine. Vol.: 18, Issue: 6, November 2001.
Erdoğan S, Atakan C, Sökmen A, Altan H Cases of Month: What is your diagnosis?
Journal of New Medicine, Vol.: 18, Issue: 6, November 2001.