Posts Tagged ‘Pediatric Neurosurgery’
Aging Out of Pediatric Care: A Cautionary Tale
Four. That is how many different hospitals I visited trying to transition from a pediatric to an adult neurosurgery program in the midst of a shunt malfunction.
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Mixed Emotions: Heartbreak
Jamie Wright, Houston Community Network leader, went to Haiti with a pediatric neurosurgery team from Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. This is her experience.
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Mixed Emotions: Joy
Jamie Wright, Houston Community Network leader, went to Haiti with a pediatric neurosurgery team from Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. This is her experience.
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Mixed Emotions: Nerves
Jamie Wright, Houston Community Network leader, went to Haiti with a pediatric neurosurgery team from Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. This is her experience.
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Dr. Marion “Jack” Walker Honored for his Contributions to Pediatric Neurosurgery
The AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery awards Dr. Marion L. Walker the 2014 Franc D. Ingraham Award for Distinguished Service and Achievement.
Read MoreLooking Back…Moving Forward: Mentoring the Future Voice of Hydrocephalus
Jennifer Bechard, the Hydrocephalus Association’s Teens Take Charge mentor and Education and Support Manager, shares her views on growing up with hydrocephalus and mentoring the future voice of hydrocephalus through her work with the teen and young adult community.
Read MoreLooking Back…Moving Forward: Building Bridges Between Pediatric and Adult Hydrocephalus
As the Hydrocephalus Association continues our 30th year anniversary commemoration, Dr. Marion “Jack” Walker, pediatric neurosurgeon, Primary Children’s Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, reflects on his 37 years of service to the hydrocephalus community.
Read MoreLooking Back…Moving Forward: The Need to Value Shunt Management
As the Hydrocephalus Association continues our 30th anniversary interview series, Ann Marie Flannery, M.D., shares her thoughts on young adults transitioning to adult neurological care and issues a call to action for society to value the management of shunts and the individuals living with them.
Read MoreHCRN Update: Shunt Outcomes in Post Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus
In a new Research Department blog series, HCRN Update, Ashly Westrick interviews Dr. Jay Wellons, principal HCRN investigator for the Shunt Outcomes in Post Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus study.
Read MoreMary Smellie-Decker Award Recipient Announced
The Hydrocephalus Association (HA) with the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN) are pleased to announce this year’s Mary Smellie-Decker award recipient.
Read MoreLooking Back…Moving Forward: Fresno Says YES to Our Hydrocephalus WALK
As part of our interview series commemorating our 30th anniversary, this week Randi Corey, our National Director of Special Events and Volunteer Support, sits down with Cheryl Merrell, our Hydrocephalus Association WALK Chair in Fresno, California, to talk about volunteering for HA, starting and chairing a HA WALK, and other thoughts about the organization.
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