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PROVIDER POST
SPRING 2021
Children Treated
We are devoted to making a positive difference in the lives of children, their families and the communities in which they live. This mission is carried out regardless of a family’s ability to pay.
Patient Visits Annually
Families throughout the country travel to the Northern California Shriners Hospital for high-quality, pediatric sub-specialty care.
Referrals Annually
Patients under the age of 18 are accepted for care if their diagnosis is within our scope of care.
PECTUS EXCAVATUM SURGERY HAS HEALTH BENEFITS, EXPERT SAYS
Chest wall surgery, once dismissed as primarily cosmetic, has serious health and psychological benefits for children and adolescents who need to be active and, of course, desperately want to look normal like their peers.
BOWEL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: CUSTOM MADE FOR THE TOUGHEST CASES
A program designed by pediatric colorectal surgeons uses enemas and a fairly simple, stepwise approach to help the toughest cases of fecal incontinence and constipation get under control, giving them a new lease on life.
EOS: BETTER X-RAYS FOR CHILDREN
The EOS imaging machine at Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California uses 70%-80% less X-rays than a conventional machine, which adds up to more safety for children and adolescents who need lots of imaging.
TETHERING DEVICE PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE TO FUSION FOR SCOLIOSIS CORRECTION
Northern California Shriners Hospital orthopedic surgeon Rolando Roberto says a FDA-approved surgical treatment for scoliosis called vertebral body tethering leaves spinal mobility intact and lets kids return to an active lifestyle fast.
UPCOMING CME COURSES FREE TO REGISTER
Constipation and Motility Testing
June 16, 2021
Time: 6-7 p.m.
Credit: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™
Cost: Complimentary for all providers
Special Invitation: Pediatricians, Primary Care Physicians, Orthopedic Specialists, RNs, School-Based Nurses
Maheen Ahmed Hassan, M.D. Director, GI Motility
Advocating Resources for Children with Developmental Disabilities
July 13, 2021
Time: 6-7 p.m.
Credit: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™
Cost: Complimentary for all providers
Special Invitation: Pediatricians, PCPs, Physiatrists, Registered Nurses, School-based Nurses
Loren Davidson, M.D. Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Photo Feature
Myrtle Walks the Green - Lucky dog walks again thanks to Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California
As a puppy, Myrtle did not fully stand on her hind legs. English bulldogs like Myrtle are prone to spina bifida. Now, at one year old, Myrtle stands and walks, thanks to an investigational treatment with stem cells. Myrtle is one of 10 English bulldog pups to have had a spina bifida resection procedure where the repair was seeded with mesenchymal stem cells at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, thanks to a research program at the Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine and the Northern California Shriners Hospital. The positive results seen in the dogs helped lead to the approval of a human trial of stem cells in six, fetal, spina bifida surgeries. Best part, maybe? Myrtle now has a family and lives with a Chihuahua in a nice cozy home in Sacramento.
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Recently published work by Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California Medical Staff
