Pediatric Series for Child Care Providers

Wilkes Community Partnership for Children hosted a fall educational series for child care providers. The series featured local pediatricians who addressed common medical issues among young children.

Dr. Julie Koch presented a session on "Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care". The training was a review of common illnesses, management of symptoms, and exclusion/inclusion criteria.

 Dr. Jerry Pinkerton taught providers all about flu: seasonal flu and H1N1, flu like illness and other respiratory illnesses, including pertussis. A review of appropriate exclusion and inclusion, when to worry, and universal precautions were addressed.

 Dr. Julie Koch taught a lesson on  "Asthma, Allergies, and Anaphylaxis." Participants reviewed disease process, triggers, use of rescue medications, and care plans for children who suffer from these conditions.

 Dr. Ila Baugham ended the 4 part series with a presentation on Autism, Aspergers, and Sensory Integration. She addressed behaviors and management in the classroom, accommodation of sensory needs and held a question-answer session.

 The sessions were well attended by child care providers.  Wilkes Community Partnership for Children would like to thank all of the pediatricians who volunteered their time and the providers who attended so we can achieve better health outcomes for the children in Wilkes County.

Wilkes Community Partnership for Children , a local Smart Start Agency, is a United Way funded agency.