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Weight Management Psychology Services Connecticut Children’s Pediatric Obesity Center for Treatment, Research and Education provides surgical and non-surgical weight management treatment for children and adolescents. Our behavioral psychologists specialize in helping children and their families change behaviors to Service/Program
Pediatric Psychogastroenterology Program Connecticut Children’s Pediatric Psychogastroenterology Program focuses on the “brain-gut” connection in children and adolescents with gastrointestinal disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). These conditions can be difficult to manage or cause feelings of Care Detail
Pain Medicine Research The Division of Pain & Palliative Medicine at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center is at the forefront of pediatric pain research. Our top physicians and researchers are dedicated to easing children’s pain with clinical advances, supported by commercial and private funding along Care Detail
Pain Resource Nurse Program The Pain Resource Nurse Program at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center provides effective pain strategies based on best practices in the care of pediatric patients. Specially trained nurses use the latest clinical advances to assess and treat pain across the continuum, from Inside the NICUs The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, or NICU, provides care for babies born prematurely or with health challenges. Here’s what to expect if your baby is in our care. Every member of your baby’s core NICU care team has advanced training in newborn care, with all the advanced
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Infectious Diseases We provide Infectious Diseases Consultation Services for Neonates through young adults. These include patients coming in with a variety of common and rare Infectious Diseases including periodic fevers, Lyme disease, Long Haul COVID, tick-borne diseases, bone infections Service/Program
Child Health Clinic for Refugee The Child Health Clinic for Refugee and Immigrant at Connecticut Children’s, Hartford, CT was established by Dr. Melissa Held in January 2018 to provide the initial medical evaluation and management for refugee children up to age 18 years. Our doctors and staff will review Special Visits Connecticut Children’s welcomes group or individual special visits that offer fun and enriching experiences for our patients and families. Special visitors interact with patients and families in both inpatient and outpatient settings, doing room-to-room visits, performances, or
Child Life Child Life specialists facilitate coping and use a variety of interventions to support the emotional needs of hospitalized children, as well as their siblings. Child Life specialists prepare children for medical procedures in an age-appropriate way and provide children with
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Brendan Campbell, MD, MPH, FACS Clinical Director, Pediatric Surgery | Director of Trauma | Pediatric Surgical Quality and Safety Officer | Donald W. Hight, MD, Chair for General Pediatric Surgery
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- Pediatric Surgery
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Innovating with Purpose: Lessons Learned from Team Members By Jacquelyn Rose, MPH: This is the fourth article in our Innovating with Purpose series, which describes Connecticut Children’s Office for Community Child Health’s journey to create and nurture a culture of innovation. Innovating with purpose is critical to an organization’s success. As you can imagine Article
Help Me Grow Forum: “It’s Time to Stand Up for Our Kids!” By: Jacquelyn M. Rose, MPH and Joann Petrini, PhD, MPH The 10th annual Help Me Grow National Forum, co-hosted by the Help Me Grow National Center and Help Me Grow Western New York, featured three days of shared learning and inspiration around best practices to collectively Article
Help Me Grow: From Singular Focus To “Triple Threat” By Paul Dworkin, MD: The momentous occasion of the 10th annual Help Me Grow National Forum, held in Buffalo, New York, is a time for reflection and celebration. While I am grateful for the opportunity to share my thoughts and emotions, I am admittedly challenged to do justice to this noteworthy event