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Caring for kids new to Canada

A guide for health professionals working with immigrant and refugee children and youth

Checklist: Initial Assessment

1

Complete history and physical including:

2

Address specific parental concerns

Complete Screening Assessments for:
3

Initial screening

All children

General

Serology

Microbiology

Applicable only to select geographic/genetic groups

Region

Africa
North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Asia
Central Asia
South-East Asia
Middle East
Caribbean
Eastern Europe

* Test for HIV if from this region and when any one of the following are present:

  • ≥15 yr
  • infected/deceased parent or sibling
  • suspected sexual abuse
  • history of blood product transfusion
  • not accompanied by birth mother
4

Additional testing to consider

General

Serology

Microbiology

5

Next steps

Notes on Initial Medical Assessment