Topics
A letter from Dr. Dana Johnson
Abuse, physical and sexual
Attachment
BCG and TB skin testing
Bony fractures, physical abuse and rickets
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Development
Eating
Fetal alcohol issues, see also FAS Guidelines (Centers for Disease Control)
Growth
Head size and neurologic outcomes
Health history, how to gather the child's health history
Hearing and vision screening
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
HIV
How to measure head circumference
Immunizations
International adoption: why and from where? (formerly “New kids, new challenges”)
Links and resources
Melamine exposure
Other Adoption Medicine Professionals (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Parasites
Pharmaceuticals used in orphanages
Photos, how to take good photos (for purposes of FAS diagnosis)
Physical abuse
Precocious puberty
Radiation effects
Recommended resources
Referral you’ve been waiting for, the
Resources and links
Reviewer’s role (formerly “On choosing a child”)
Scabies
Screening tests
Sexual abuse
Sleep
Syphilis
The referral you’ve been waiting for (formerly, “Planning for health needs”)
Translator, finding a
Tuberculosis (TB)
Travel packing list
Understanding the medical information in your referral
Video, how to take good video (for the purpose of assessing development)
PUBLICATIONS
2008/2007
2006/2007
DOWNLOADS Some articles may take a moment to download
Seeking Doctors' Advice in Adoptions From Afar (2006) New York Times (www.nytimes.com): Jan. 3, 2006
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International Adoption: What Is Fact, What Is Fiction, and What Is the Future? (2005) Pedatr Clin N Am 52: 1221-1246 10.2MB
Education and Internationally Adopted Children: Working Collaboratively With Schools (2005) Pedatr Clin N Am 52: 1445-1461 4.6MB
Malaria Among Refugee Children at Arrival in the United States (2005) Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal; 24(5): 450-452
Medical Concerns for International Adoptees: A Guide for Pediatricians and Other Health Care Providers (2005) Report on Intercountry Adoption; 73-77 108KB
International Adoption: Information for Parents and Educators (2004) National Association of School Psychologists; S7-43-47 1.8MB
Adoption and the Effect on Children's Development (2002) Early Human Development; 68 (39-54) 14.7MB Also at Elsevier Science Journal
Medical and Developmental Sequelae of Early Childhood Institutionalization in Eastern European Adoptees (2000) Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology Vol. 31:4 10.1MB
Long-term Medical Issues in International Adoptees (2000) Pediatr. Ann. Vol 29(4): 234-41 2.8MB
The Risks of Radiation Effects in Children Adopted from Russia (1998) Adoptive Families Jan/Feb 6MB
Medical Issues in International Adoption (1997) Adoptive Families Jan/Feb 6MB
Health of Children Adopted from the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe: Comparison with Pre-adoptive Medical Records (1997) JAMA Vol 27B, No. 11 1.7MB
Medical Evaluation of Internationally Adopted Children (1991) NEJM 325:479-485 9.9MB
Hepatitis B: Interpretation of Laboratory Test Results Minnesota Department of Health
Does [Head] Size Matter, or Is Bigger Better? 297KB
International Adoption: Implications for Early Intervention 4.2MB
Medical Supervision of Internationally Adopted Children 4MB
Recommended external resources
Growth Charts
Clinical Growth Charts redirects you to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) web site
Nellhaus Head Circumference (OFC) & Low Birth Weight (LBW, VLBW) Charts redirects you to the Center for Adoption for Adoption Medicine (adoptmed.org)
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