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Health Information Center Resources on July 30th's Topic
Learn why children are NOT just small adults, particularly in the operating room. This Sunday, meet Dr. Michael Ratner, pediatric surgeon and head of the Center for Children's Surgery at University Hospital.
For information on The Center for Children's Surgery at University Hospital: www.upstate.edu/uh/peds/ccs
Books For Parents:
- “Your Child in the Hospital: A Practical Guide for Parents” by Nancy Keene & Rachel Prentice
Books For Children:
- “Franklin Goes to the Hospital” by Paulette Bourgeois
- “Going to the Doctor” by T. Berry Brazelton
- “Madeline” by Ludwig Bemelmans (a story about appendicitis)
Books are in the Health Information Center, or can be ordered in bookstores or Amazon.com
Web Sites:
From University Hospita's Center for Children's Surgery web site:
- Day of Your Child's Surgery or Procedure
- After Your Child's Procedure
From the Health Information Center:
- Kids' and Teens' Health
- Preparing Your Child for Surgery - this resource also offers information on many specific surgeries, some have animations so you can actually see what is done (for example, tonsillectomy), and some of the articles are available in Spanish.
From the American Society of Anesthesiologists:
- When Your Child Needs Anesthesia (information about controlling your child's pain)
 HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER
at SUNY Upstate Medical University
Medical Speak Word of the Week—
ATTENDING PHYSICIAN
Definition: Attending physician is a term used in academic medical centers such as University Hospital, the Mayo Clinic or Johns Hopkins, to refer to a physician who has completed training in a specialty, practices independently, and supervises residents in a teaching hospital.
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