Safety Tips: Keep Medications Out Of Children's Reach
Madison, Wisconsin - The Safe Kids Coalition reports that more than 60,000 children were seen in emergency departments across the country in 2013 after ingesting medications within their reach."Mom's purse is a common place for medications and is oft...
3/21/2016 | Safety Tips: Keep Medications Out Of Children's Reach
10 Minutes on the Phone for Better Patient Safety
Madison, Wisconsin - Do you have what you need to have a safe day?That's the question that ends every interaction on the newly-instituted American Family Children's Hospital safety call.The call involves roughly 20 children's hospital departments, la...
2/26/2016 | 10 Minutes on the Phone for Better Patient Safety
Piano Play-a-thon Benefits American Family Children's Hospital
Hundreds of young piano students will play in an eight-hour marathon to benefit patients at American Family Children’s Hospital.The 24th annual Piano Play-a-thon will be held:On Saturday, February 6From 10am to 6pmAt Barnes and Noble near West ...
2/01/2016 | Piano Play-a-thon Benefits American Family Children's Hospital
Talking About End-of-Life with Young Cancer Patients
Madison, Wisconsin - How do you tell a child he is dying?That's a question that health care providers who work with pediatric cancer patients have to confront with some regularity, says American Family Children's Hospital pediatric cancer doctor ...
11/10/2015 | Talking About End-of-Life with Young Cancer Patients
Research Park 20th Anniversary: From Sports Science to Pediatric Fitness
Madison, Wisconsin - When UW Health Research Park opened in 1995, Sports Medicine exercise science manager Randy Clark worked extensively with the University of Wisconsin athletic teams.Sports was becoming science, and Clark tested the Badger athlete...
10/07/2015 | Research Park 20th Anniversary: From Sports Science to Pediatric Fitness
About Cars Curing Kids and McKenah
Cars Curing Kids is a group of car collectors and auto enthusiasts who are committed to supporting research and programs for childhood diseases at the American Family Children’s Hospital. The group was founded by Dr. Peter Nichol, a pediatric s...
3/17/2016 | About Cars Curing Kids and McKenah
Amazing Kids, Amazing Stories: Madisen's Story
Young Madisen is a self-admitted "tough cowgirl." At birth she was diagnosed with aortic valve stenosis, and has had to have multiple procedures as she's grown to fix her heart valve.Using our low-dose radiation imaging technology, our pediatric hear...
1/06/2016 | Amazing Kids, Amazing Stories: Madisen's Story
Amazing Kids, Amazing Stories: Miles' Story
Diagnosed with a heart condition at birth, Miles faced numerous surgeries and treatments before he was 9 months old.Our pediatric heart team and hybrid catheterization lab has helped him get back to being a kid.
1/06/2016 | Amazing Kids, Amazing Stories: Miles' Story
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Upcoming Events
| 4/23/2016 | Car Seat Recycle Day |
| 5/04/2016 | American Family Children's Hospital Radiothon |
| 5/11/2016 | Dinner and Diabetes: A Discussion for Teens and Their Families |
| 6/12/2016 | Mike and Jessica McCarthy Golf Invitational |
| 8/13/2016 | Out Run Asthma 5K |
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