DSES Healthcare for Children with Down Syndrome
***Please note that this presentation is being held in Mammel Hall, located near Aksarben Village, on UNO's Pacific Street campus. You do NOT need a parking pass on this date. The University has open parking. There is construction going on nearby that may impact accessibility to the building. Please see the map attached below.***
The Down Syndrome Education Series (DSES) is a monthly educational seminar for families of children with Down syndrome, designed to connect parents with information that will positively impact the education and well-being of their child.
Marilyn J. Bull, MD, FAAP
Healthcare for Children with Down Syndrome: How Parents Can Help Their Child
Healthcare supervision recommendations have undergone several significant changes, and it is important that family, caregivers, and healthcare professionals understand how they can participate in ensuring a child with Down syndrome gets the best possible care. An explanation of the reasons for the most up-to-date recommendations will be discussed and specific resources will be given including the parent guidelines. Patient examples illustrating some of the critical issues will be presented, as well as tools and techniques to help families navigate the medical system.
Speaker Bio -
Dr. Marilyn Bull is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School and continued her education with a pediatric residency at Children's Memorial Hospital of Chicago and a clinical fellowship in Birth Defects and Genetic Counseling at Boston Floating Hospital. She has served on the faculty at the Indiana University Medical Center since 1976 where she currently is the Morris Green Professor of Pediatrics at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health. Dr. Bull served as the director of the section of Developmental Pediatrics at Riley Hospital from 1982 until 2006. Her continuing administrative appointments include director of the Down Syndrome Program and the Feeding Team as well as co-medical director of the Automotive Safety Program. She has Board Certification in Pediatrics, Clinical Genetics and Neuro-developmental Disabilities. She is active in the American Academy of Pediatrics and currently serves on their Board of Directors. She was the lead author of the AAP Report: Health Supervision for Children with Down Syndrome.
***Childcare is not provided. With the exception of infants, we request that you refrain from bringing children to this event.
*Registration will close Monday, May 8th at 10 a.m.
