Rhonda Dunaway
02-22-2010, 01:07 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Cherie Lytle, Media Relations Liaison
(402) 955-6962
clytle@ChildrensOmaha.org
Spring Semester of Parenting U
Begins March 2
Omaha, Neb. – Children’s Hospital & Medical Center is kicking off its spring semester of Parenting U. The series of free, weekly educational seminars connects parents with experts on hot topics in pediatric health care.
The 2010 session opens on Tuesday, March 2 with “Facts and Myths Surrounding Vaccines,” focused on sharing important information with parents about childhood vaccinations and the immunization schedule, while also answering questions and concerns. Other topics this spring include “Single Parenthood,” “Surviving the Trying Twos,” and “Avoiding Food Fights.”
Each seminar is led by an expert in the field of pediatrics. Parents are encouraged to be active participants, sharing experiences and asking questions.
Parenting U runs from 6 – 7 p.m. on Tuesdays through March and April. All sessions are free of charge and will be located in the Glow Auditorium at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, 8200 Dodge St. in Omaha.
Children’s also offers Parenting U live on the Internet through video streaming. This option makes Parenting U more convenient than ever, and allows parents anywhere in the region and beyond to take part, as long as they have Internet access. Past participants have watched from as far away as Texas.
The spring 2010 Parenting U schedule and topics are as follows:
Tuesday, March 2 Facts and Myths Surrounding Vaccines
Rachel McCann, MD, Children’s Physicians
Tuesday, March 9 Preparing for Your Newborn
Melissa St. Germain, MD, Children’s Physicians
Tuesday, March 16 Mommy, I Can’t Go
LeAnne Vitito, APRN, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center
Tuesday, March 23 Single Parenthood
Rene Pretorius Parks, LMHP
Colleen Cusick Brown, CMSW, LIMHP
Children’s Hospital & Medical Center Behavioral Health
Tuesday, April 6 Potty Training
Bernard Douglas, MD, Methodist Physicians Clinic
Tuesday, April 13 Surviving the Trying Twos
Lars Vanderbur, MD, Children’s Physicians
Tuesday, April 20 Avoiding Food Fights
Greg Severson, MD, Methodist Physicians Clinic
Tuesday, April 27 Preparing for Your Newborn
John Andresen, MD, Children’s Physicians
A light supper is provided and again, there is no charge to participate. Registration is required for each session. Web participants will be asked to provide an e-mail address in order to receive the viewing link.
Online registration is available at www.ChildrensOmaha.org (http://www.childrensomaha.org/). Look for Parenting U. on the right hand side of the home page. You can also register by phone, 1-800-833-3100.
Proudly serving children since 1948, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center is the only full-service, pediatric health care center in Nebraska. Located in Omaha, it provides expertise in more than 30 pediatric specialty services to children and families across a five-state region and beyond. The 145-bed, non-profit hospital houses the only dedicated pediatric emergency department in the region and offers 24-hour, in-house services by pediatric critical care specialists. Children’s Hospital & Medical Center has achieved the Magnet designation for nursing excellence and is an InfoWorld 100 award winner for innovation in information technology. A pediatric affiliation established between Children’s and the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine supports enhancements in pediatric education, research and clinical care. Children’s is also the primary teaching site for the family practice and joint pediatrics residency programs at Creighton University and UNMC. For more information on Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, visit www.ChildrensOmaha.org (http://www.chsomaha.org/).
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Contact: Cherie Lytle, Media Relations Liaison
(402) 955-6962
clytle@ChildrensOmaha.org
Spring Semester of Parenting U
Begins March 2
Omaha, Neb. – Children’s Hospital & Medical Center is kicking off its spring semester of Parenting U. The series of free, weekly educational seminars connects parents with experts on hot topics in pediatric health care.
The 2010 session opens on Tuesday, March 2 with “Facts and Myths Surrounding Vaccines,” focused on sharing important information with parents about childhood vaccinations and the immunization schedule, while also answering questions and concerns. Other topics this spring include “Single Parenthood,” “Surviving the Trying Twos,” and “Avoiding Food Fights.”
Each seminar is led by an expert in the field of pediatrics. Parents are encouraged to be active participants, sharing experiences and asking questions.
Parenting U runs from 6 – 7 p.m. on Tuesdays through March and April. All sessions are free of charge and will be located in the Glow Auditorium at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, 8200 Dodge St. in Omaha.
Children’s also offers Parenting U live on the Internet through video streaming. This option makes Parenting U more convenient than ever, and allows parents anywhere in the region and beyond to take part, as long as they have Internet access. Past participants have watched from as far away as Texas.
The spring 2010 Parenting U schedule and topics are as follows:
Tuesday, March 2 Facts and Myths Surrounding Vaccines
Rachel McCann, MD, Children’s Physicians
Tuesday, March 9 Preparing for Your Newborn
Melissa St. Germain, MD, Children’s Physicians
Tuesday, March 16 Mommy, I Can’t Go
LeAnne Vitito, APRN, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center
Tuesday, March 23 Single Parenthood
Rene Pretorius Parks, LMHP
Colleen Cusick Brown, CMSW, LIMHP
Children’s Hospital & Medical Center Behavioral Health
Tuesday, April 6 Potty Training
Bernard Douglas, MD, Methodist Physicians Clinic
Tuesday, April 13 Surviving the Trying Twos
Lars Vanderbur, MD, Children’s Physicians
Tuesday, April 20 Avoiding Food Fights
Greg Severson, MD, Methodist Physicians Clinic
Tuesday, April 27 Preparing for Your Newborn
John Andresen, MD, Children’s Physicians
A light supper is provided and again, there is no charge to participate. Registration is required for each session. Web participants will be asked to provide an e-mail address in order to receive the viewing link.
Online registration is available at www.ChildrensOmaha.org (http://www.childrensomaha.org/). Look for Parenting U. on the right hand side of the home page. You can also register by phone, 1-800-833-3100.
Proudly serving children since 1948, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center is the only full-service, pediatric health care center in Nebraska. Located in Omaha, it provides expertise in more than 30 pediatric specialty services to children and families across a five-state region and beyond. The 145-bed, non-profit hospital houses the only dedicated pediatric emergency department in the region and offers 24-hour, in-house services by pediatric critical care specialists. Children’s Hospital & Medical Center has achieved the Magnet designation for nursing excellence and is an InfoWorld 100 award winner for innovation in information technology. A pediatric affiliation established between Children’s and the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine supports enhancements in pediatric education, research and clinical care. Children’s is also the primary teaching site for the family practice and joint pediatrics residency programs at Creighton University and UNMC. For more information on Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, visit www.ChildrensOmaha.org (http://www.chsomaha.org/).
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