4th Annual Dinnertime Talk: Part I

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Jefferson Pediatric Society


present...

The 4th Annual Dinnertime Talk Series

Part 1: The Epidemiology and Etiology of Cerebral Palsy"

Presented by Dr. Steven Bachrach, MD

Tuesday, October 4th 2011

6:00 pm

Jefferson Alumni Hall Room 307

Non-Pizza (Burmese) Dinner will be provided

ALL ARE WELCOME

Please arrive by 5:45 in order to grab a bite to eat and take a seat before the talk begins.

Dr. Bachrach, our advisor, is a pediatrician at A.I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE.  He is the Co-Director of the Cerebral Palsy Program and is also a Co-Director of the Bone Metabolism Program.  Dr. Bachrach will be giving an hour long dinnertime talk on the etiology of CP. This talk will also serve as an introduction to the following talk in the Spring semester.

Please contact Tina for details and further information at Tina.Ahmadinejad@jefferson.edu

Volunteering Dates Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

One of the goals of Jeff Cares for Kids is to provide students the opportunity to volunteer at HMS's Musical and Recreational Therapy program. Students can volunteer on Monday or Wednesday nights from 5:30pm-7:30pm (includes travel time). Directions to HMS and more details are provided on the doodle link. Further instructions will be emailed to you once you sign up for dates.

Doodle link for Volunteering Dates at HMS:
http://doodle.com/rir8iktqgvmi4c44


"Volunteering at HMS was both eye-opening and exciting. We spent the hour there setting up and then interacting with the kids. Since everything was musically-based, we helped kids get geared up for square dancing, playing instruments along with the musical instructor, and forming a hip-hop dance circle. It was a great time! I'm definitely coming again."

- Aivi Nguyen, JMC MS-III

A.I duPont Shadowing Dates: Nov & Dec 2011

JC4K also provides shadowing opportunities with Drs. Bachrach and Miller, one pediatrician and pediatric orthopedic surgeon, respectively, at A.I. duPont Children's Hospital in Wilmington, DE. This opportunity which lasts for half a day, is open to two students per trip and is incredibly rewarding. Both Dr. Bachrach and Dr. Miller are gifted clinicians and teachers --you will certainly benefit from spending time with them! Further instructions are detailed on the doodle page, and will be emailed to you when you sign up for dates.

Surgery Hours: arrive 7:30AM - 12 noon

CP Clinic Hours: arrive 8:30AM - 12 noon

**Note**: You will need to leave Jefferson at least 1 hour prior to the allotted shadowing time.  If you are unable to be at AI duPont at that time, please sign-up for another date that you can make it on time.

If interested, please click on the following doodle link and sign-up http://www.doodle.com/nmqgp3nwdrn48et6

(Nov & Dec 2011 dates only!)

Photo courtesy of http://www.nemours.org/welcome.html

Selected Student Testimonies:

"I had a great time shadowing Dr. Bachrach (and his staff).  [....] I really enjoyed looking at x-rays, scans, test etc on the computer.  He very clearly explained what I was looking at (especially because I haven't had much exposure to that yet).  Even though I drove myself, I thought it was great that there was the van available to use.  Awesome!"

-Stephanie R., PT Student

"The visit with Dr. Miller was awesome.  I REALLY enjoyed watching the surgeries.  I found it fascinating and Dr. Miller and the nurses working with him were very open to questions.  I learned so much about what these operations entail and gained a lot of understanding about how these patients will be presenting in a physical therapy evaluation the day following the operation." 

-Ananya R., PT Student

"The day was absolutely phenomenal, Dr. Bachrach was so nice and a great teacher I cannot express how valuable this experience was for me. I had never been exposed to cerebral palsy and we saw a great variety of patients I really learned a lot. I would love to go back again. Thanks so much for the opportunity!"

-Lara M., Medical Student (MS-I)