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In Memory of Dr. Ralph D. Feigin
Cancer Center launches nation’s first web-based application for care of childhood cancer survivorsTexas Children's Hospital participates in the largest-ever NIH children’s study
18th annual Texas Children's Hospital International Colloquium
Education for health care professionals
Additional local education offerings
In Memory of Dr. Ralph D. Feigin
Physician-in-Chief of Texas Children's Hospital
1938 - 2008
His memory will live on in the many children healed, the many physicians he taught, and the many lives he inspired by accepting nothing less than excellence from himself
Texas Children’s Cancer Center launches nation’s first comprehensive web-based application for care of childhood cancer survivors
Texas Children’s Cancer Center launched Passport for Care, an innovative Web-based application that provides childhood cancer survivors and their physicians with immediate access to a survivor’s diagnosis and treatment history. Passport for Care provides detailed, individualized health care recommendations based on the most up-to-date national survivorship care guidelines.
Passport for Care inventor and Texas Children’s Cancer Center director Dr. David Poplack said the Web-based solution, one of the first to address the critically important issues pediatric cancer survivors face, will be offered free to physicians, and ultimately, survivors, with the goal of helping them live longer, healthier lives.
Texas Children's Hospital participates in the largest-ever NIH children’s study
Texas Children's Hospital is part of a consortium of local researchers, led by Baylor College of Medicine, who will take part in the largest-ever National Institutes of Health study of children. The study will evaluate the long term environmental and genetic effects on youngsters’ health from before conception to age 21 years.
The National Children’s Study (NCS) is the largest such research project ever undertaken in the United States and will involve at least 100,000 youngsters as participants over a 21-year period. Locally, researchers will enroll approximately 1,000 children with future funding to enroll an additional 1,000. The local arm of the study will be called the Harris County Hospitals and Universities National Children’s Study (HC-HUNCS). The NIH granted the consortium a $14.4 million, five-year contract for the Harris County Study location.
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18th annual Texas Children's Hospital International Colloquium
This year marks the 18th Annual Texas Children's International Colloquium, a symposium that brings together physicians from around the world. The International Colloquium is held in conjunction with the Baylor Pediatric Postgraduate Symposium.
From Latin America to Europe, physicians join Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine pediatric specialists and subspecialists to discuss the latest advancements in pediatric medicine and research.
The 2009 International Colloquium offers three core experiences:
Scientific and academic presentation of the latest advancements in pediatric medicine and research, focusing on Neonatology
Experiential learning from core hospital services and key physicians in an interactive setting
Exposure to hospital leadership and key departments essential to providing comprehensive pediatric healthcare delivery
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Education for health care professionals
Presented by Baylor College of Medicine, Office of CME
Ongoing, free online continuing medical education
Topic: Hemangiomas: When to Worry, What to Do
by Denise Metry, M.D.
To register visit: http://www.baylorcme.org/hemangioma/Topic: A Challenge for the Pediatrician: The Adolescent Interview
by Amy B. Middleman, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.Ed.
To register visit: http://www.baylorcme.org/adolescent/Topic: Pediatric Renal Disease: Selected Topics
by Eileen D. Brewer, M.D., Steven R. Alexander, M.D., Stuart L. Goldstein, M.D. and Sami A. Sanjad, M.D.
To register visit: http://www.baylorcme.org/renal/
Additional local educational offerings
Evenings with Genetics is a monthly seminar series that offers families, health care professionals and the community the most current information on care, education and research for a variety of genetic conditions.
Please mark your calendars for 2009! You are cordially invited to attend the seminars held in Houston and sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital. Program is free and open to the public.
January 13, 2009 "The impact of our genes on cholesterol, lipids and heart disease"
February 17, 2009 “It’s my heart: updates on genetic causes of heart defects”
March 24, 2009 “Updates on genetic research of Autism”
Autism Conference (Conference language – Spanish)
Spanish speaking families, healthcare promoters, and workers who are involved with the Hispanic community will benefit from this educational conference that will provide a comprehensive overview and understanding of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD.)
During the conference, Information related to interventions and community resources that will maximize the development of a child with an ASD will be provided. For additional information please e-mail cmflores@texaschildrens.org
March 26, 2009 “Conferencia de Autismo A - Z “
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