ACH Events in the Next 30 Days

Car Seat Safety Check

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:01:01 GMT

Event Date: 07/10/2009 9:00 AM Did you know 4 out of 5 car seats are not installed properly? Could yours be one of them? Get your child's car seat checked by a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician. Where: All Children's Specialty Care of Pasco 4443 Rowan Road New Port Richey, FL 34653 Appointments Required-Call 727-834-5403 to schedule an appointment. What Parents Need to Do: Provide the age and weight for each child under 8 when making the appointment. Bring the child to the fitting station appointment using the child's current car seat. Allow at least 20 to 30 minutes for each seat to be checked. Be prepared to purchase a replacement child restraint if the current restraint is unsafe. There are no free child restraints at fitting stations. Seats are replaced AT COST. Provide the vehicle owner's manual. Provide the child restraint instructions.

Pediatric Grand Rounds

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:01:01 GMT

Event Date: 07/10/2009 12:30 PM Title: Nutrients and Nutrient-Derived Substances in Cancer Chemoprevention Speaker: Nagi B. Kumar, PhD, RD, FADA, Professor, Oncologic Sciences, USF College of Medicine, Tampa, FL  As a result of attending this presentation, participants will be able to: Define the goals of cancer chemoprevention Relate NCI guidelines for identifying and evaluating nutrients and diet-derived agents as chemopreventive agents for prostate cancer Recognize the most promising nutrients as chemopreventive agents and describe their chemopreventive activity and the mechanisms that promote or slow the progression, or reverse or inhibit carcinogenesis Discuss future directions for the use of nutrients in chemoprevention              

Pediatric Grand Rounds

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:01:01 GMT

Event Date: 07/17/2009 12:30 PM Title: The Rarely Encountered Vaccine-Preventable Diseases  Speaker: Allison Messina, MD, Infectious Disease, ACH; Affiliate Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, USF College of Medicine, St. Petersburg, FL As a result of attending this presentation, participants will be able to: Recognize rarely encountered vaccine-preventable disease Appropriately diagnosis and treat rarely encountered vaccine-preventable diseases            

Pediatric Grand Rounds

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:01:01 GMT

Event Date: 07/24/2009 12:30 PM Title: Organ Donation Process Speaker: Charles Wright, MD, Medical Director, Lifelink of Florida, Tampa, FL As a result of attending this presentation, participants will be able to: Assess the process of a potenital organ donor referral Follow the appropriate procedures for obtaining organ donor consent   

Child & Babysitter Safety Program

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:01:01 GMT

Event Date: 07/25/2009 9:00 AM This class is now full. The next class will be Wednesday, August 5.

Pediatric Grand Rounds

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:01:01 GMT

Event Date: 07/31/2009 12:30 PM Title: Why Infant Mental Health is Relevant to Physicians Speaker: Wil Blechman, MD, FACP, Clinical Professor Emeritus at the University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL As a result of attending this presentation, participants will be able to: Recognize the link between health and education Describe the importance of social-emotional development as part of health    

Child & Babysitter Safety Program

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:01:01 GMT

Event Date: 08/05/2009 9:00 AM The one-day program is designed for young teens ages 11-14 who are interested in becoming babysitters. Participants will learn the basics of caring for children such as changing a diaper, feeding infants and toddlers, how to calm an upset child, and much more. Participants will also learn the importance of responsibility, how to recognize an emergency, personal safety tips, and basic first aid and fire safety. This all-day course will help babysitters build their self-confidence as caretakers, as well as teach them many necessary skills to care for children properly. Registration is required. Your registration is not complete until we receive a completed form and any required fees. Class size is limited! This babysitting class is a training ground for your child to work independently; therefore we encourage children to attend the class without their parents. Education & Conference Center 701 4th Street S. St. Petersburg 33701 (parking and entrance in back of building)

Child & Babysitter Safety Program

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:01:01 GMT

Event Date: 07/09/2009 9:00 AM Registration is closed as this class is now full. The next class will be Wednesday, August 5.

CPR Training Course

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:01:01 GMT

Event Date: 07/11/2009 9:00 AM This 1 day course teaches participants how to recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in infants, children and adults. This 6-hour program on basic life support from the American Red Cross provides instruction in the life-saving techniques of CPR and Obstructed Airway procedures. Certificate is valid for 1 year. Ages 13 and up.

Ace Hardware Balloon Campaign

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:01:01 GMT

Event Date: 08/01/2009 Since becoming a Children's Miracle Network sponsor in 1991, Ace Hardware has raised more than $43 million for local hospitals. This success stems from the creative fundraising efforts of the Ace Hardware Foundation and the generous contributions of Ace retailers, vendor partners and Ace team members. Local, participating Ace retailers will participate in an in-store Miracle Balloon campaign starting on August 1 and will end on August 31, 2009. Stop by your local participating Ace Hardware store to help build miracles for All Children's Hospital your local Children's Miracle Network hospital.