Thank you to Dr. Michelle Dern for speaking at our October Parent Support Group. Dr. Dern is a local Pediatrician who has many years of experience working with internationally adopted children.
She discussed the importance of pre-adoption assessment, items for travel medical kit, and post-adoption evaluation. In particular, she informed our families of the importance of vaccination (flu, Hep A and B, etc.) not only for adoptive parents and adoptees, but for the all household members.
Dr. Dern shared that there is a new blood test to determine if a child was exposed or is positive for TB. Please check with your Pediatrician to find our more information.
If you would like to contact Dr. Dern, please call El Camino Pediatrics at (760)-753-7143.
