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Expecting A Child
Medicaid Waiver, SCHIP, SSI
Medicaid Waiver, SCHIP, SSI, Katie Beckett, TEFRA, etc. Medicaid Waivers Waivers are programs that states can use to test new or existing ways to deliver and pay for health care services in Medicaid...
What Does “Rare” Disorder Mean?
PROFESSIONAL VIEWPOINT: Journal Club All of us at SOFT and the trisomy 18 community worldwide were saddened by the news of the two hospitalizations of Bella Santorum, daughter of Republican...
Medical Ethics and Decision Making
Presentation From the 2010 SOFT Conference in Sioux Falls Presenters: Terry Peterson-Henry, D. O. Pediatric Palliative Care and Ellie Schellinger, MA. Medical Ethicist Medicine, although it is...
New Molecular Genetics
New Molecular Diagnostic Methods in Genetics Workshop Presentation From the 2010 SOFT Conference in Sioux Falls Presenter: Patricia Crotwell, Ph.D. There have been advances in genetic testing in...
The Nature of Hope
The Nature of Hope: A Live Interview with the Family of Little Erin Workshop Presentation From the 2010 SOFT Conference in Sioux Falls Presenter: Dr. Lawrence Fenton, M.D Dr. Fenton emphasized that...
Developmental Pediatrics and the Medical Home
From the 2011 Chicago SOFT Conference This workshop, presented by Larry W. Desch, MD, FAAP Advocate: Hope Children’s Hospital focuses on the need for special needs children to have a Medical Home....
Trisomy 18, Trisomy 13 and Related Disorder Syndromes
Workshop Presentation from the 2011 SOFT Conference in Chicago Presenters: Dr. John Carey and Dr. Jeannette Israel This genetic syndrome overview workshop was presented by Dr. Carey and Dr. Israel,...
One Family’s Birth Plan
This birthing plan, for a child with trisomy 18, was prepared by Patricia Lawson, a trisomy parent. Parents: Elliott & Patti LawsonChild: Regan Adeline After our daughter Regan...