Posted: 7/26/2010
DR VICTORIA RIESE
GLOBAL PEDIATRICS IS HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT DR. RIESE HAS JOINED OUR PRACTICE, AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FULL TIME AS OF SEPTEMBER 1,2010
DR RIESE DID HER MEDICAL TRAINING AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY AND ALREADY HAS RECEIVED HIGH PRAISE FROM THOSE PATIENTS WHOM SHE HAS SEEN DURING HER STARTING WEEKS AT GLOBAL PEDIATRICS.
WE ARE ALL PROUD AND HAPPY TO WELCOME HER IN OUR PRACTICE.
Posted: 7/26/2010
AETNA INSURANCE
WE ARE HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 GLOBAL PEDIATRICS WILL PARTICIPATE WITH AETNA INSURANCE.
WE DO NOT HAVE AN ARRANGEMENT WITH AETNA TO ACCEPT THE HMO PRODUCT
Posted: 6/4/2010
New Vaccines and Vaccine recommendations - CONTINUED
Hepatitis A: This is a vaccine against the oral-fecally spread form of hepatitis. It has been previously given only to patients traveling abroad to areas of the world where Hepatitis A is endemic.
The recommendation has been expanded to include all children over the age of 1 year, regardless of travel.
Rotateq: This is a vaccine administered orally to infants in order to protect them against Rotavirus.
This virus produces an illness that generally hits during the winter season and can cause significant diarrheal illess with subsequent dehydration especially in young children.
If your child is under 3 months of age, they are eligible to receive this vaccine. We routinely start this vaccine at the 2 months well care visit.
Posted: 6/4/2010
New Vaccines and Vaccine recommendations
There has been a flurry of activity this Spring concerning vaccines- both new offerings as well as new recommendations about existing vaccines. The following is a summary of our office policies on these recommendations.
Gardasil: This vaccine is recommended for adolescent females over the age of 9 years. It protects against cervical cancer and should be administered before the patients becomes sexually active. We are routinely offering it at the 11 year well visit.
Varicella: A booster dose is now being recommended for the Chicken Pox vaccine. We will be routinely administering this at the 4 year well visit. Children who are older and require a booster will receive it at their next well visit.
Adacel: This is the newly formualted "tetanus booster" which now contains protection against pertussis (whooping cough) as well as tetanus and diphtheria. We are routinely administering it during the 11 year well visit.
Posted: 6/4/2010
Flu vaccine
The flu season is fast approaching. The prime time to receive your vaccine is Sept. We will be starting to vaccinate against the flu. It will be necessary to schedule an appointment to receive a vaccine.
We will be offering dedicated "flu shot sessions" for healthy children, parents and caretakers. Sessions are Tuesdays through Thursdays 8-9AM and weekends, 8-10AM. Please call to schedule an appointment
The live flu vaccine, Flumist, is an appropriate flu vaccine for patients over the age of 2 years to 49 years. You must be healthy, without any medical contraindication, in order to receive this vaccine.
Posted: 6/4/2010
Open House
Expectant parents can call our office to sign up for our bi-monthly open houses held on Thursday evenings at 7 PM.
Posted: 6/4/2010
New policy regarding forms
Global Pediatrics' New Policy Regarding School, Daycare or Camp Forms:
1.With our new computer system, we can now generate a form for your child at any time at no extra cost. Our forms contain all the information required on a typical school, camp or daycare form.
You can simply include our form with yours along with the instruction see attached.
2.There will be a $10/form fee if you need us to complete it by hand.
Posted: 6/3/2010
FDA RECALL CHILDREN'S OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS
Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, and Benadryl Products are being recalled by the manufacturer.
we advise that any of the above products be used in their generic form.
For more information about the recall the company's web site is www.mcneillproductrecall.com or you can call (888)222-6036.
Posted: 2/1/2010
Camp physicals
Spring will soon be upon us and so will requests for camp physicals. In order to ensure appointment times that work best for your schedule, we urge you to call us to set these appointments up as soon as possible.
Posted: 11/5/2009
Suspension of Walk-In Hours
As of November 9, 2009, we are no longer having walk-in hours.
Posted: 10/20/2004
Mercury and Fish
Mercury, which occurs naturally in our environment, can be harmful to young children and unborn babies. Larger fish, which typically live longer, can accumulate large amounts of mercury and should be avoided by these vulnerable groups.
These include: 1. Shark 2. Swordfish 3. King Mackerel 4. Tilefish 5. Small and large-mouth bass 6. Walleye 7. Lake trout 8. Northern pike 9. some forms of tuna
Fish and shellfish can contribute to heart health and proper growth and development and therefore, are an important part of a healthy diet.
They contain high quality proteins and other essential nutrients, are low in saturated fat, and contain omega-3 fatty acids.