Medical City Children's Hospital Hosts Region 10 School Nurses on Oct. 21
Posted on: Tuesday, 10 October 2006, 09:00 CDT
DALLAS, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- School nurses are often on the frontlines when it comes to identifying cases of scoliosis, but medical information and treatments for the common spine disorder are constantly improving.
In an effort to keep school nurses abreast of the latest discoveries, Medical City Children's Hospital is offering "Where's Scoliosis in the 21st Century?" a program to share medical experts' knowledge of screening, referring and managing children with scoliosis.
The class will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 21, at Medical City and features Alexis P. Shelokov, M.D., who is a world-renowned scoliosis surgeon and director of Medical City Children's Hospital's new Scoliosis Center. Other presenters include orthopedic spine surgeon Richard A. Hostin, M.D., expert nurses and patients. Dr. Hostin is a member of Consulting Orthopedists, a medical practice based in Dallas that focuses solely on the treatment of pediatric and adult patients with scoliosis.
Scoliosis, curvature of the spine, affects 12 million people worldwide. The majority of affected individuals have few problems, but a small percentage of individuals with progressive curvature may have severe problems. In untreated cases, progressive disfiguring curves may develop. The result in severe cases may be increasing difficulty with exercise tolerance, pain and breathing. This pain may be debilitating.
"School nurses often screen children for scoliosis in the fifth through ninth grades," Shelokov said. "The information provided at our seminar allows these nurses to better understand what students with scoliosis are going through and how to provide them with the best possible support."
The Medical City Children's Hospital program, a continuing education opportunity, meets 3.3 Type I criteria for mandatory continuing education requirements toward relicensure as established by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas.
The program will be held at Medical City, CareTower E, City Hall, 7777 Forest Lane, Dallas 75230. RSVP by calling 972-566-4081, faxing 972-566-4624 or emailing MCCH.EventRegistration@HCAHealthcare.com. Please include your name, phone number, school district and email address in your message. For more information, please visit http://scoliosis.mcchildrenshospital.com/.
Medical City Children's Hospital
CONTACT: Beth Ann Black for Medical City Children's Hospital,+1-972-745-7638, bethann@victorymc.com
Web site: http://scoliosis.mcchildrenshospital.com/
Source: PRNewswire
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