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 | FROM CO-FOUNDER DANA JOHNSON Dear Adoptive Parent: After reviewing the medical records of nearly 15,000 institutionalized children, I can conclusively state that the most difficult area in adoption medicine is predicting the needs of children adopted from orphanages. Unfortunately, there is no shortage of dogmatic opinion, both positive and negative, on the outcome of these children. Recently I have been quoted as saying that 85% of institutionalized children are normal. If so, why are so many families seeking help for their adopted children... More |
MULTIMEDIAHead circumference, how to measure a child's Fetal alcohol facial features, how your clinician measures
PRE-ADOPTION & TRAVEL PREPARATION
Abuse, physical and sexual Bony fractures, physical abuse and rickets Health history, how to gather the child's health history Health Guidance and Immigration Support (CDC external link) How to measure head circumference International adoption: why and from where? Pharmaceuticals used in orphanages Photos, how to take good photos (for purposes of FAS diagnosis) Physical abuse Referral you've been waiting for, the Reviewer's role Sexual abuse Translator, finding a Travel clinics HealthPartners Travel Medicine (Twin Cities) Travel packing list Understanding the medical information in your referral Video, how to take good video (for the purpose of assessing development)
POST-ADOPTIONAdoptee screening protocols Attachment BCG and TB skin testing Breastfeeding Development Eating Growth Head size and neurologic outcomes Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: MOFAS.org Evaluations Hearing and vision screening How to collect stool specimen (for clinic appt) Immunizations Melamine exposure Precocious puberty Radiation effects Screening protocols for newly arrived IA Sleep issues
INFECTIOUS DISEASESCytomegalovirus (CMV) Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C HIV Parasites Scabies Syphilis Tuberculosis (TB)
LEGACY PUBSSeeking Doctors' Advice in Adoptions From Afar (2006) New York Times (www.nytimes.com): Jan. 3, 2006 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
ELSEWHERE: INTL ADOPTION ON THE WEBLinks Other adoption medicine professionals
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